2021 Reading
Tracking & Goals
Goals
- Read at least 24 books. (This is low because the rest of my goals are probably too lofty.)
- Read at least 50% of my IRL book club books. (But if I’m not interested in the books, I’m not going to force myself to read them. Life’s too short to read books I don’t enjoy or put me in a slump.)
- Read a book for each monthly tag hosted by my Goodreads group: Play Book Tag (PBT).
- Participate in the Fly the PBT Skies, Pursue It! Book It! Track It!, and Unofficial Trim challenges in PBT.
- Read 3,000 pages from books at least 500 pages or longer.
- Read books on “Personal Interest Read List.”
- Read at least one book every week for the first 24 weeks of 2021. (If I can keep up with it, continue it on through the end of the year.)
Master Read List
- Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (1/6)
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (1/14)
Book Club List
January
Shades of Milk of Honey
February
Flatshare
March
The Wonder
April
Spinning Silver
May
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes what We See, Think, and Do
Rules: read at least 50% of book club books.
Play Book Tag
January
Mental Health
Bonus Tag
Historical Fiction
Shades of Milk and Honey
Bonus Tag
Rules: read at least one book per month that fits each monthly tag.
Fly the PBT Skies
January
Starting Location: Utah, USA
Destination: England
Miles: 4799.42 miles
Bonus Miles: 500 Historical Fiction
Book: Shades of Milk and Honey
Total Miles
5299.42
Rules: travel the world by book. Must have at least 5 tags on Goodreads to count. (Go to Japan at least once.)
Pursue It! Book It! Track It!
January
Mental Health
- Prozac (exact word)
- group therapy (exact words or situation)
- suicidal ideation (exact words or situation)
- coping skills (exact words)
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Rules: collect specific word(s) or phrase(s) while reading the monthly PBT book.
Unofficial Trim
January = 2
1. Mistborn: The Final Empire
2. Ninth House*
3. Eleanor and the Iron King
4. The Lovely Bones
5. Nine Perfect Strangers*
6. Worth the Wrestle
7. Sean Griswold’s Head
8. Water for Elephants*
9. I am the Messenger
10. Salt to the Sea*
11. Eleanor & Park
12. Soul of Smoke
= buddy read
Rules: choose twelve books and number them 1-12. Read the book that corresponds to the number chosen each month.
Personal Interest Read List
Graceling
Fire
Bitterblue
Winterkeep
Jurassic Park
Paradise Snare
New Moon
Eclipse
Breaking Dawn
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Rules: read books on “Personal Interest Read List.”
Long Book Challenge
500-599 Pages
600-749 Pages
750-1,000 Pages
1,000+ Pages
Total Pages
0
Rules: read 3,000 pages from books at least 500 pages or longer. Additional Challenge: Read one book from each category.