2021 TBR Book Challenge
For the past six years I've done a challenge to get my TBR list down.
2021 TBR Book Challenge
What I read this quarter, Quarter IV
Winter is here, and there will be some scheduling changes, I won't be totally gone though!
original creator: erin @ Reading On A Star
Do I Have That OTHER Book TAG challenge, similar to a previous one (link) where you try to find a book for each prompt.
1. Do you have a book with a fox on the cover or part of the plot?
- Aesop's Fables
2. Do you have a book that was published the year you were born, or within a 3-year radius?
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
3. Do you have a book with music as a weapon or magic?
- The only music one I could think of is If I Stay, but that's definitely not in the context of weaponry
4. Do you have a series with mismatched covers?
- Oh most definitely. One I dislike the most is my Gallagher Academy collection because of the height changes in different paperbacks (and I also have one book as a hardcover!)
5. Do you have a book with a shapeshifter?
- Imposter has a "Variant" who can change appearances to become someone else
6. Do you have a book signed by the author?
- A couple! I think my first one was Torch Against the Night
7. Do you have a book with a mostly red cover?
- My copy of Catching Fire is pretty much completely red
8. Do you have a book between 287 – 306 pages?
- River Secrets has 290!
9. Do you have a book with a main character who wears glasses?
-Well the first one that popped into my head was Harry Potter, but other than that I'm not sure at all
10. Do you have a book with a title that has the same number of letters as your first name?
- Cress! That took a while to find
11. Do you have a book with cybercrime/technology as a plot point?
- Cinder and Ella
12. Do you have a book written in another language or translated to English?
- Some books in Finnish, though they are all translated like Ylpeys ja ennakkoluulo (Pride and Prejudice). Then there's the Ruby Red trilogy was originally in German and I have the English translations
13. Do you have a book written by an Asian author?
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang I believe
14. Do you have a book with a moon on the cover?
- Hans Christian Andersen Collection
15. Do you have an illustrated children’s book?
- I have a Dr. Seuss collection
16. Do you have a collection of fairy tales or myths?
- Grimm's collection
17. Do you have a sci-fi/fantasy with an alliance between races?
- I'd say Snow Like Ashes counts? It has different alliances between people from different Seasons
18. Do you have a book with a narrow front cover? (paperback with a front cover that is slightly trimmed shorter/narrower than the rest of the book)
- If I Stay
19. Do you have a book that includes the first chapter of the sequel?
- The Goose Girl
20. Do you have a book with a broken spine?
- Divergent, my one and only one with a cracked spine
Bonus Question: Do you have a book that covers 3 or more of the above prompts??
The year 2020 is reaching the end, all of a sudden for me. When writing this post I have read 20 books. This isn’t that much when comparing to previous years, but I am working on my Bachelor’s Thesis, so it is something.
With so many books I want to read, I thought I’d make this list about ones I’d really love to get to still this year. Well, I suppose we’ll see about accomplishing it, but that’s the idea at least.
Also, you might notice that most of these are from my ‘2020 Anticipated Reads and New Releases‘ (link), which I haven’t exactly done a good job with completing. But there is still some time!
The annual Helsinki Book Fair For 2020 was done completely electronically this year. You still had the chance to see everything - but from home this year.
By getting a full time ticket it was possible to see hundreds of shows either live or afterwards until the 8th of November. Though there were some technical difficulties, I was able to see everything I wanted to, and hopefully so could everyone else!
If you’ve seen my book fair posts from previous years (2019, 2018, 2017) I usually overview what the theme was and what I saw, with an emphasis on the books I saw and got. This year my experience was completely different, and not just the fact that it was online. This year I wanted to actually watch the shows, and almost skimmed through the books I saw. (Don’t get me wrong though, I now have a longer tbr list!)
Some of the shows I saw:
- True Crime (as a concept, ethics, audio format)
- Miika Nousiainen (new book, and humorous talk of regular people)
- Thomas Kyrö (10-year book character anniversary)
- Lars Kepler (new book, writing as a couple)
- Perttu Pölönen (first book, future if technology and being prepared for changes)
+ others e.g. being an audiobook reader, Jo Nesbo and Tarja Halonen
I definitely enjoyed being able to see so many shows, with lots of variety and I look forward to next year like always.
Thank you again to @helsinginkirjamessut for the tickets!
Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh
*GIVEAWAY*
The annual Helsinki Book Fair is done completely electronically this year. You still have the chance to see everything - but from home this year. It'll be a memorable one that's for sure!
I was sent some tickets for free to give out to some readers, and the giveaway is happening both through here and through my Instagram (@booksonal).
The only thing you need to do is either send an Instagram message or email me (booksonal@gmail.com) with why you would love a ticket!
Do this latest on Sunday the 18th, and I'll raffle them on Monday and contact the winners then.
Thank you @helsinginkirjamessut for the tickets!
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*ARVONTA*
Vuosittaiset Helsingin Kirjamessut ovat tänä vuonna kokonaan virtuaaliset. Sinulla on edelleen mahdollisuus nähdä tapahtumat - mutta kotoa käsin. Siitä tulee ainakin mieleenpainuva kokemus!
Minulle lähetettiin ilmaiseksi lippuja annettavaksi seuraajilleni, ja arvonta tapahtuu sekä täällä että instagramin (@booksonal) kautta.
Ainoa asia jonka sinun tarvitsee tehdä on joko lähettää instagram viesti tai sähköposti (booksonal@gmail.com) siitä miksi juuri sinä haluat lipun!
Tee tämä viimeistään sunnuntaina 18. päivä, sillä arpominen tapahtuu maanantaina jolloin otan yhteyttä voittajiin.
Kiitos @helsinginkirjamessut lipuista!
Burn by Patrick Ness