Soelo's 2020 50 books

I have averaged almost 52 books per year from 2011-2019. I am on track for just 41 this year, since I finished my 21st book yesterday, July 4th. I find having challenges outside just a number helps me read things out of my normal genres of magical realism, fantasy, and fairy tale retellings.

Trying to make sure I get in at least one of each:
Non fiction (Running the Books)
Memoir or Biography (Spinning)
Physical book (Water Weed)
Published in the 70s or earlier (The Bookshop)
Reread - (Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore)

1-21
The Book of Life (All Souls Trilogy, #3) Deborah Harkness
Rivers of London Volume 6: Water Weed Ben Aaronovitch
The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) Marie Lu
Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet Charlie Holmberg
False Value (Rivers of London #8) Ben Aaronovitch
The After-Room Maile Meloy
The Woman Who Died A Lot (Thursday Next #7) Jasper Fforde
Blue Bloods: The Graphic Novel Melissa de la Cruz
The Fowl Twins Eoin Colfer
Far Out Fairy Tales Louise Simonson
Early Riser Jasper Fforde
The Bookshop Penelope Fitzgerald
The Guggenheim Mystery Robin Stevens
Rivers of London: Detective Stories Ben Aaronovitch
Rivers of London: Action at a Distance Ben Aaronovitch
To Ruin a Queen (Ursula Blanchard #4) Fiona Buckley
The Glass Magician Charlie Holmberg
A Stitch in Time Monica Ferris (Needlecraft Mysteries#3)
The Secret Commonwealth Philip Pullman
The Master Magician Charlie Holmberg
Death by Chick Lit Lynn Harris

22-23
Unraveled Sleeve - Monica Ferris (Needlecraft Mysteries #4)
A Murderous Yarn - Monica Ferris (Needlecraft Mysteries #5)

24-28
Running the Books - Avi Steinberg
Hermes: Tales of the Trickster - George O'Connor
Hephaistos: God of Fire - George O'Connor
Rebel - Marie Lu
Mother Knows Best - Serena Valentino

29-30
Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës by Isabel Greenberg
Spinning by Tillie Walden

30 was my GR goal, plus I have read 14 short stories this year, not counting those that are part of anthologies (I am reading Naked City at about one story per week, 20 stories). My highest year for short stories is 27 in 2014.

31-32
Tales from the Folly - Ben Aaronovitch
Fables 13: The Great Fables Crossover - Bill Willingham

Up to 15 short stories

33-35
Naked City - Ellen Datlow
Queen of Kenosha - Howard Shapiro
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told - Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman

36-38
Alif the Unseen - G. Willow Wilson
Hanging by a Thread - Monica Ferris
Cutwork - Monica Ferris

39-41
The Good Neighbors: Kin
The Good Neighbors: Kith
The Good Neighbors: Kind
all 3 by Holly Black

42-44
Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

I have read plenty of 4 (out of 5) star books this year, but none that really stood out. Finally I got two 5 star books in a row with Magic for Liars and Spinning Silver!

45-48
The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
The Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
The Magic World by Edith Nesbit
Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

49-51
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil
Six Gun Snow White - Catherine Valente

I made it to 50 and I have 4 more books to complete the PopSugar reading challenge. For next year, I have a color challenge planned and also trying to read 5 of the books I've had the longest without reading.

Today I am at 20 short stories. I have found another color related challenge and so I will probably do both of those. I may also try to find a 50 book challenge with specific prompts but only use short stories.

52-53
I Love You so Mochi - Sarah Kuhn
Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour bookstore - Robin Sloan

Penumbra was a reread and I have now completed the list of 5 things in the first post. If I can finish a book set in the 1920s and a book that was recommended to me, I will complete the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge for 2020. I didn't think I would get through all 50, but I am close enough now with 35 days left in the year, I am pretty sure I can do it. I am also going to read some holiday themed books that I've had on my list for many years, plus some short stories and comics with a festive theme.

54-56
The Diviners by Libba Bray
My True Love Gave to Me short story collection
Alison Larkin presents: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Finishing My True Love completes my PopSugar challenge for the year!

57-58
Sorcery and Cecilia by Patricia C. Wrede
Crewel Yule - Monica Ferris

59-60
The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray
I Am: Cleopatra by Grace Norwich

61-62
Embroidered Truths by Monica Ferris
Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

63
The Cartoon History of the Universe Volume 1: The Evolution of Everything