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January: Mental HealthYA involving mental health issues (2000-present)
February: Romance
Young Adult Romance
March: Paranormal
YA Paranormal Romance
It doesn't need to be romance, these are just ideas.
April: Sports
Sports Themed YA/NA
May: Science fiction
Teenagers . . . IN SPACE!
June: Queer
Best YA Fiction with GLBTQQI themes / characters
July: Fantasy
Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
August: Retelling
YA Modern Retellings
September: Urban fantasy
The Best Urban Fantasy
October: Suspense/thriller
Young Adult THRILLERS.
November: Dystopian
YA Dystopia Novels
December: Historical
Victorian YA Novels
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COMPLETED 12/12 ☑️
Hi Alicia, Before we all start posting, do you need to put a message box for participants?
Clare wrote: "Hi Alicia, Before we all start posting, do you need to put a message box for participants?"I'll pop one in, but we didn't have too many last year so I don't think it'll be an issue.
2023 Genre ChallengeCompleted 7/12
� January (Mental Health): Just Listen by Sarah Dessen 01/30 (3.75 stars)
� February (Romance): Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles 02/05 (1 star)
March: Paranormal :(
� April (Sports): Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally 04/30 (2.5 stars)
� May (Science Fiction): Risked 09/03 (4 stars)
� June (Queer): Red, White & Royal Blue 08/11 (1 star)
July: Fantasy
� August: Retelling Just Ella 08/29 (2 stars)
� September: Urban fantasy Legendborn 10/19 (5 stars)
October: Thriller/Suspense
November: Dystopian
December: Historical
Finished:
2023 Genre Challenge� January: Mental Health Am I Normal Yet? 2/1 (4 stars)
� February: Romance The Love Match 8/2 (3 stars)
� March: Paranormal Hard to Find 14/3 (4 stars)
� April: Sports It's All in How You Fall 3/4 (4 stars)
� May: Science Fiction Evensong 31/5 (2 stars)
� June: Queer We Who Hunt The Hollow 13/6 (4 stars)
� July: Fantasy Ruin and Rising 25/7 (5 stars)
� August: Retelling Neverlanders 29/8 (5 stars)
� September: Urban fantasy Loved 22/9 (4 stars)
October: Thriller/Suspense
November: Dystopian
� December: Historical These Violent Delights 17/12 (3 stars)
Finished:
Genre Challenge 2023 11/12
January: Mental Health - Anxiety
� Just Our Luck Julia Walton Read 1/13. 4� Review: /review/show...
February: Romance
� Mansfield Park by Jane Austen Read 2/13. 3� Review: /review/show...
Again Again by E. Lockhart
March: Paranormal
1. � Burden Falls aka Wicked Little Deeds by Kat Ellis Read 3/11. 5� Review: /review/show...
2. � The Reluctant Vampire Queen by Jo Simmons Read 3/3. 3� Review: /review/show...
3. � What We All Saw by Mike Lucas Read 3/8. 4� Review: /review/show...
4. � What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher Read 3/13. 4� Review: /review/show...
5. � Waking the Witch by Rachel Burge Read 3/18. 3�
Hide by Kiersten White
April: Sports
� Weightless by Sarah Bannan Read 4/5. 4� Review: /review/show...
Fish Out of Water by Kate Hendrick
Head of the River by Pip Harry
May: Science Fiction
� It's Not You, It's Me by Gabrielle Williams Read 5/27. 5� Review: /review/show...
Dark Stars by Danielle Rollins
June: Queer
� The Society For Soulless Girls by Laura Steven Read 6/12. 2� Review: /review/show...
July: Fantasy
� Unseelie by Ivelisse Housman Read 8/6. 5�
� A Hunger of Thorns by Lili Wilkinson Read 8/31. 3� Review: /review/show...
August: Retelling
Izzy + Tristan by Shannon Dunlap
September Urban fantasy
� The Gathering by Isobelle Carmody Read 9/25. 3� Review: /review/show...
Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch
October: Thriller/Suspense
� The Restless Dark by Erica Waters Read 10/17. 3� Review: /review/show...
� I Killed Zoe Spanos by Kit Frick Read 11/5. 5� Review: /review/show...
When I Am Through with You by Stephanie Kuehn
Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard
November: Dystopian
� The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes Read 12/26. 4� Review: /review/show...
December: Historical
� Emma Watson by Joan Aiken Read 12/13. 1� Review: /review/show...
Slipping the Noose by Meg Caddy
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TBR:
2023 Genre Challenge0/12
January: Mental Health
February: Romance
March: Paranormal
April: Sports
May: Science Fiction
June: Queer
July: Fantasy
August: Retelling
September: Urban fantasy
October: Thriller/Suspense
November: Dystopian
December: Historical
0/12January: Mental Health
February: Romance
March: Paranormal
April: Sports
May: Science Fiction
June: Queer
July: Fantasy
August: Retelling
September: Urban fantasy
October: Thriller/Suspense
November: Dystopian
December: Historical
2023 Genre Challenge
Duration January - December 2023
Books Completed: 7/12
☑️ January (Mental Health): The Sky Is Everywhere - ⭐️⭐️
☑️ February (Romance): Let's Get Lost - ⭐️⭐️.5
☑️ March (Paranormal): Incarnate - ⭐️⭐️.5
☑️ April (Sports): Breathe, Annie, Breathe - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☑️ May (Science Fiction): The Girl with All the Gifts - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
☑️ June (Queer): Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories - ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
☑️ July (Fantasy): An Ember in the Ashes - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
� August (Retelling):
� September (Urban Fantasy):
� October (Thriller/Suspense):
� November (Dystopian):
� December (Historical):
Completed:
2023 Genre ChallengeCompleted: 12/12
January: Mental Health
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Just Our Luck by Julia Walton
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
February: Romance
Begin Again by Emma Lord
The Accidentals by Sarina Bowen
Being Mary Bennet by J.C. Peterson
Seven Percent of Ro Devereux by Ellen O'Clover
This Is How You Fall in Love by Anika Hussain
11 Paper Hearts by Kelsey Hartwell
March: Paranormal
Black Halo by S.L Naeole
April: Sports
The Boyfriend League by Rachel Hawthorne (Baseball)
First & Then by Emma Mills (Football)
Throw Like a Girl by Sarah Henning (Softball/Football)
It's All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning (Tennis/Gymnastics)
Shut Out by Kody Keplinger (Football/Soccer)
Eyes on Me by Rachel Harris (Dance)
May: Science Fiction (Time Travel)
Throwback by Maurene Goo
It's Not You, It's Me by Gabrielle Williams
In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody
June: Queer
Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell
Last Chance Dance by Lakita Wilson
July: Fantasy
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L Armentrout
A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L Armentrout
August: Retelling
Cinder & Ella by Kelly Oram
Happily Ever After by Kelly Oram
Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
The Unexplainable Fairy Godmother by Sarah Noffke
September: Urban Fantasy
Cherish by Tracy Wolff
October: Thriller/Suspense
Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu
Hawkeye: Bishop Takes King by Ashley Poston
November: Dystopian
Dwindle by K.A. Gandy
December: Historical
My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century by Rachel Harris
Books Read:
2023 Genre Challenge0/12
January: Mental Health
February: Romance
March: Paranormal
April: Sports
May: Science Fiction
June: Queer
July: Fantasy
August: Retelling
September: Urban fantasy
October: Thriller/Suspense
November: Dystopian
December: Historical
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The purpose of this challenge is to expose everyone to different genres.
Duration: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Number of Books: 12
Guidelines:
- The genres for each month are posted in advance.
- Read ONE BOOK that falls into that genre. It doesn't need to be from the lists, those are just there for suggestions if you get stuck.
- The book may be completed in the listed month or later.
This thread is for the participants to post their lists, progress, and discussions.