Play Book Tag discussion

Last year I read 500+ books, mainly because of Poll Ballot Tally and national lockdowns meant teaching from home, and only going in to school on a rota basis a couple of days a week. I won't be reading anywhere close to this number this year, as I want to pick books I think I will like, and not worry about their length.

This year, I want to read from my TBR as much as possible. I am in a Tier 4 area, which is basically a complete national lockdown with a different name, so I have no access to physical library books, and I have no idea when the libraries will reopen, but I'll stick reading from my TBR for as long as I can.

My main goals for this year are:

1. Get my TBR under 500 books.
2. Read at least one book for each monthly tag.
3. Participate in Fly the Skies.
4. Participate in Pursue It!
5. Complete Around The Year Challenge.
6. Complete Popsugar Challenge.
7. Read all remaining books in the Night Soldiers series.
8. Read all 6 Sarah Waters novels.

Get my TBR under 500 books.

Read at least one book for each monthly tag.

January - Mental Health

January - Historical Fiction (Bonus Tag)

Participate in Fly the Skies.

Participate in Pursue It!

Complete Around The Year Challenge.

THE 2021 LIST

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favourite Things" from The Sound of Music
4. A book with a monochromatic cover

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
6. A love story
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

14. A book set in a made-up place
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
16. A book with a building in the title
17. A book with a Muslim character or author

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

23. A cross genre novel
24. A book about racism or race relations
25. A book set on an island
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
28. A book connected to ice
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
30. A long book

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

36. A book with six or more words in the title
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
39. A book involving an immigrant

40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
42. A mystery or thriller
43. A book with elements of magic

44. A book whose title contains a negative
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

49. A book with an ensemble cast
50. A book published in 2021
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
52. A book related to "the end"

Complete Popsugar Challenge.

REGULAR

1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American / Muslim British author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

ADVANCED

41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

Read all remaining books in the Night Soldiers series.

3 - The Polish Officer
4 - The World at Night
5 - Red Gold
6 - Kingdom of Shadows
7 - Blood of Victory
8 - Dark Voyage
9 - The Foreign Correspondent
11 - Spies of the Balkans
15 - Under Occupation

Read all 6 Sarah Waters novels.

Fingersmith
The Night Watch
Tipping the Velvet
Affinity
The Paying Guests
The Little Stranger

Good to hear from you Hannah! My goal last year was to get below 800 TBR-I finished the year at 798-so, good luck with that-LoL

Night Soldiers has been on my TBR since the very beginning...I need to start it