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2021 January Recap

Off to a nice start! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Eleven (11) audiobooks in!

  1. The One by Marrs, John 5-stars

  2. Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Van Ness, Jonathan 5-stars

  3. Party of Two (The Wedding Date, #5) by Guillory, Jasmine 5-stars

  4. No One Is Coming to Save Us by Watts, Stephanie Powell 5-stars

  5. The Night Before by Walker, Wendy 5-stars

  6. Glass Beads by Dumont, Dawn 4-stars

  7. Fortune and Glory (Stephanie Plum, #27) by Evanovich, Janet 5-stars

  8. May Cause Miracles: A 40-Day Guidebook by Bernstein, Gabrielle 4-stars

  9. Even If We Break by Nijkamp, Marieke 4-stars

  10. Your Irresistible Love (The Bennett Family, #1) by Hagen, Layla 5-stars

  11. Widows-In-Law by Miller, Michele W. 5-stars

#TBR (To Be Read) Pile

  1. Expect to Win: Proven Strategies for Success from a Wall Street Vet by Harris, Carla A.

  2. Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Goodwin, Doris Kearns

  3. Clap When You Land by Acevedo, Elizabeth

  4. Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0) by Thomas, Angie

  5. Fable by Young, Adrienne


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

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

A book by a male author

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

Romance | Party of Two (The Wedding Date, #5) by Guillory, Jasmine 5-stars

Fantasy | Fable by Young, Adrienne

Humor/Comedy

A book you can complete in a day

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

Try a young adult title | Even If We Break by Nijkamp, Marieke 4-stars

Biography/Memoir

A book about health or fitness

A title by an athlete or a sport

A book with two or more authors

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

Historical Fiction

A book with magic

A book with a one word title

A book with a four word or more title | Clap When You Land by Acevedo, Elizabeth

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”

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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