This was an A-Z challenge, but I was having problems getting books from countries of specific letters. I bought it, but why didn’t I read it?: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.Such a pretty cover: Winter’s Orbitby Everina Maxwell.A book that it feels like just my mother has read: The Field Guide to the Dumb Birds of North America by Matt Kracht.A book that it feels like no one and their mother has read: Persephone Station by Stina Leicht.A book that it feels like everyone and their mother has read: City of Brass, The by S.A.Book by an author on one of my previous best of blog lists: King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender.

With a color in the title: All Boys Aren’t Blueby George M.

By a new-to-me author: The Witch’s Heartby Genevieve Gornichec.

As Seen on Book Tube: Ring Shout by P.

An Elizabeth Acevedo book: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo.

By an author I’ve only read one book by: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell.

A NetGalley Backlist of Shame Book: These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy.

A Backlog Book by an author with a book coming out in 2021: When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo.

Start a new series: Raybearerby Jordan Ifueko.

These must be books that were on my TBR prior to January 1st, 2021 and fill one of the specific prompts below:

TBR Challenge (because I have a huge TBR): Read the last book in these Series (I’ve already started):.Neurodiverse OwnVoices/MC Read: Act Your Age, Eve Brownby Talia Hibbert.LGBTQIA+ OwnVoices Read: Here the Whole Time by Vitor Martins.Banned Book: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.Book by a Native/First Nations/ Indigenous Author: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger.

Standing Challenges (aka the challenges that will most likely be on the list every year): I do this mostly for my enjoyment and if a certain challenge doesn’t bring me joy anymore, it may be changed or cut. I’m going to aim high as per usual, but I retain the right to change or disregard certain challenges as things arise. I’m out of quarantine, but I am still a bit depressed. Last year I set my sights quite big at the beginning of the year and then… well quarantine and depression.

The Bone Fire by György Dragomán