I did it! (Sort of.)

This year I had two reading goals:

1. Read 75 books.
2. Read books that fit into the categories below.

I almost didn’t make it and I was okay with that, and I might have stretched things a bit (see my Facebook post), but I did it. Next year’s reading challenge is going to look quite a bit different (check back next week), but for now I’m happy to have accomplished this much.

How did you do this year?

New-to-me author similar to a favorite author Paint Me Yours Rachel Bowdler
Re-read a favorite book More Than Words Can Say Karen Witemeyer
Book set in a different country Miss Benson’s Beetle Rachel Joyce
A “daunting” book When Crickets Cry Charles Martin
New-to-me author’s debut The Ex Talk Rachel Lynn Solomon
Read an author of a different race or background Black Buck Mateo Askaripour
Read a book club book Get Out of Your Head Jennie Allen
Mystery novel Them Bones Carolyn Haines
Audiobook The Hundred-Year House Rebecca Makkai
Read a book based on the cover In Search of a Prince Toni Shiloh
Holiday novel His Christmas Wish Allie Pleitner
A friend’s favorite book Paper Dolls Kara Hunt
An animal on the cover Save the Cat! Writes a Novel Jessica Brody
Red, yellow, or blue cover The Hotel Nantucket Elin Hildebrand
Green, orange, or purple cover The Book of Jane Anne Dayton
Space opera novel The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams
2021 new release Love Ordained Tara Taffera
2020 award-winning book Self-Care Leigh Stein
Food on the cover Tart of Darkness Denise Swanson
Set in your home state Sarah’s Choice Pegg Thomas
Set in a state you’ve never visited The Bookworm’s Guide to Dating Emma Hart
Classic children’s novel Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder
Try a new book by an author you didn’t like Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish Bethany Turner
A memoir Eat Cake. Be Brave. Melissa Radke.
A novel on my TBR pile The Stars in April Peggy Wirgau
A nonfiction book on my TBR pile Strangers to Superfans David Gaughran
One-word title Bridges Deborah Raney
Three-word title The Music Shop Rachel Joyce
Five-or-more-word title The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick
God/Lord/Jesus in the title Forgotten God Francis Chan