2021 February Update
Off to a nice start! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Eleven (32) audiobooks in!
Up from Slavery by Washington, Booker T 5-stars
Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Witherspoon, Reese 5-stars
Camino Island (Camino Island #1) by Grisham, John 5-stars
When No One is Watching by Cole, Alyssa 5-stars
That's What Frenemies Are For by Littlefield, Sophie 4-stars
The Good House by Due, Tananarive 4-stars
Is There Still Sex in the City? by Bushnell, Candace 5-stars
Breathe In, Cash Out by Henry, Madeleine 4-stars
Binti (Binti, #1) by Okorafor, Nnedi 4-stars
The Plus One by Archer, Sarah 4-stars
The Wife by Burke, Alafair 5-stars
That's What Frenemies Are For by Littlefield, Sophie 4-stars
Yes No Maybe So by Albertalli, Becky 5-stars
Dispossession by Jones, Tayari 4-stars
So We Can Glow: Stories by Cross-Smith, Leesa 3-stars
Sag Harbor by Whitehead, Colson 5-stars
Those Girls by Stevens, Chevy 5-stars
Charming as a Verb by Philippe, Ben 5-stars
Hope and Other Punchlines by Buxbaum, Julie 5-stars
Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Goodwin, Doris Kearns 4-stars
Clap When You Land by Acevedo, Elizabeth 5-stars
Fable by Young, AdrienneThe One by Marrs, John 5-stars
Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Van Ness, Jonathan 5-stars
Party of Two (The Wedding Date, #5) by Guillory, Jasmine 5-stars
No One Is Coming to Save Us by Watts, Stephanie Powell 5-stars
The Night Before by Walker, Wendy 5-stars
Glass Beads by Dumont, Dawn 4-stars
Fortune and Glory (Stephanie Plum, #27) by Evanovich, Janet 5-stars
May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook by Bernstein, Gabrielle 4-stars
Even If We Break by Nijkamp, Marieke 4-stars
Your Irresistible Love (The Bennett Family, #1) by Hagen, Layla 5-stars
Widows-In-Law by Miller, Michele W. 5-stars
#TBR (To Be Read) Pile
Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet by Harris, Carla A.
All Is Not Forgotten by Walker, Wendy
One (1) Book a Month Challenge (12)
January | Self-Help Title
May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook
by Bernstein Gabrielle 4-stars
February | Romance
by Archer, Sarah 4-stars
March | A book from celebrity book club
April | A book recommendation off social media
May | Biography/Memoir
June | A title by a diverse author
July | A book by your favorite author (new or reread)
August | Fantasy
September | Humor/Comedy
October | Thriller / Horror
November | Any book released in 2021
December | 2020 or 2021 debut author
READ 1 BOOK A WEEK BOOK CHALLENGE (52)
*done in any order
A title off the New York Times bestseller list | Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Goodwin, Doris Kearns
A book adapted for TV or the silver screen | The One by Marrs, John 5-stars
Any book released in 2021 | Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Thomas, Angie
2020 or 2021 debut author
A book by a female author | Hope and Other Punchlines by Buxbaum, Julie 5-stars
A book by a male author | Camino Island (Camino Island #1) by Grisham, John 5-stars
Goodreads “Book of the Year” or more than a million reviews
A book from Oprah's book club
A book from Reese Witherspoon’s book club
A book from Jenna Bush’s book club
A book recommendation off Pinterest
A book recommendation from a You Tuber
A book recommendation off Instagram
A classic (new or reread)
Celebrity author | Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Van Ness, Jonathan 5-stars
Comedian author
Thriller / Horror | The Wife by Burke, Alafair 5-stars
Romance | Party of Two (The Wedding Date, #5) by Guillory, Jasmine 5-stars
Fantasy | Fable by Young, Adrienne 5-stars
Humor/Comedy
A book you can complete in a day | Charming as a Verb by Philippe, Ben 5-stars
A family drama | Widows-In-Law by Miller, Michele W. 5-stars
Start a book series | Your Irresistible Love (The Bennett Family, #1) by Hagen, Layla 5-stars
Continue a book series | Fortune and Glory (Stephanie Plum, #27) by Evanovich, Janet 5-stars
A book based on a true story | That's What Frenemies Are For by Littlefield, Sophie 4-stars
Try a young adult title | Even If We Break by Nijkamp, Marieke 4-stars
Biography/Memoir | Up from Slavery by Washington, Booker T 5-stars
A book about health or fitness | Breathe In, Cash Out by Henry, Madeleine 4-stars
A title by an athlete or a sport
A book with two or more authors | That's What Frenemies Are For by Littlefield, Sophie & Lauren Gershell 4-stars
A self-help title | May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook by Bernstein, Gabrielle 4-stars
A book with a holiday setting
Latin-American author
African-American author | No One Is Coming to Save Us by Watts, Stephanie Powell 5-stars
Asian author
European author
A book that covers a controversial topic | When No One is Watching by Cole, Alyssa 5-stars
Historical Fiction
A book with magic | The Good House by Due, Tananarive 4-stars
A book with a one word title | Dispossession by Jones, Tayari 4-stars
A book with a four word or more title | Clap When You Land by Acevedo, Elizabeth 5-stars
A book with a number in the title | The One by Marrs, John 5-stars
A book with someone’s name in the title
A title with a very cool cover | Glass Beads by Dumont, Dawn 5-stars
A book with a very cool title
A book by your favorite author (new or reread)
A book set in the state or city where you live
A book set in a place you’d like to visit
A book with a city in the title
A oldest book on your “To be read [TBR] list” | Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Witherspoon, Reese 5-stars
Discover a new to you author | The Night Before by Walker, Wendy 5-stars
A title recommended by a family member or friend
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