Words & Whimsy May 2021 Reading Challenge

 Hosted by Words and Whimsy Reading Challenge on Facebook

Theme: "Folk of the Air"

Team: The Palace of Elfhame

Final Score: Team - 2nd Place, 10,187 points; Individual - Rank 12, 130 points

Updated: 6/8/2021

Completed: 5/28/2021

20 Points

Become Something to Fear: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Since I Can't Be Better, I'll Be Worse: Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

I Don't Take Commands From Mortals: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Nice Things Don't Happen in Story Books: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

10 Points

I Want To Tell You So Many Lies: Learn My Lesson by Katee Robert

My Villain, My Darling, My God: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

Crave A Little Violence: The Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

By You, I Am Forever Undone: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

5 Point Books

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black (finished after May 28)

5 Points per Author of Asian descent

Instagram Prompts (Completed All)

Days 1-2: Set Your TBR

Days 3-5: He's Flint, You're Tinder

Days 6-8: Love Is a Noble Cause

Days 9-11: Guard Your Mortal Heart

Days 12-14: All Forests Are Magic

Days 15-17: When His Blood Falls, Things Grow

Days 18-20: How Does It Feel To Be Stuck in a Fairy Tale?

Days 21-23: I Am What You Made Me

Days 24-26: Faeries Can't Lie

Days 27-28: Best Book of the Month

Mini Challenge (Completed All)

Set Your TBR

Make a Faerie Door

Design and Name a Crown

Watch a W&W Author Chat

Done

Read a Fae Book

Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

Complete the Charity Challenge

Done

Take Part in a Buddy Read

Read Ariadne by Jennifer Saint with a buddy

Make a Fae Inspired Cocktail

Complete the IG Challenge

Done

Best Book of the Month

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

Charity Challenge

Donated to Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC and shared to Facebook

2020/2021 Retellings Reading Challenge

 Hosted by Cornerfolds, for 2020, but started it in 2021.

1) German Myth/Fairy Tale: 

2) 1001 Nights: Desperate Measures by Katee Roberts (finished in February 2021)

3) Sherlock Holmes: 

4) Debut Author: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec (finished in April 2021)

5) Goodreads Award Winner: 

6) Edgar Allen Poe: 

7) Sirens or mermaids: 

8) Jane Austen: 

9) Set in Space: 

10) PoC Author: 

11) King Arthur: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (finished in April 2021)

12) African Myth/Fairy Tale: 

13) 500+ Pages: 

14) Phantom of the Opera/Les Mis: 

15) Middle Grade/Graphic Novel: 

16) Mulan: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim (finished March 2021)

17) Mythical Creature on the Cover: 

18) Villain Origin Story: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (finished April 2021)

19) South American Myth/Fairy Tale: 

20) Author Duo: Tin by Candace Robinson and Amber Duell (finished January 2021)

21) Dracula/Frankenstein: 

22) 2020 Release: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey (finished May 2021)

23) Hades and Persephone: 

24) Own Voices: 

Read Harder Challenge 2021

 Hosted by Book Riot

Updated: 12/28/21

1) One you've been intimidated to read: Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

2) Non-fiction about anti-racism: 

3) Non-European novel in translation: 

4) LGBTQ+ history book: 

5) Genre novel by Indigenous, First Nations, or Native American author: 

6) Fanfic: 

7) Fat-positive romance: Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn; Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

8) Romance by a trans or nonbinary author: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

9) Middle grade mystery: The Circus of Stolen Dreams by Lorelei Savaryn

10) SFF anthology edited by PoC: 

11) Food memoir by PoC: 

12) Work of investigative non-fiction by PoC: 

13) Book with cover you didn't like: The Beast by Katee Robert

14) Realistic YA not set in the US/UK/Canada: 

15) Memoir by Latinx author: 

16) Own voices book about disability: The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

17) Own voices YA with Black main character not about Black pain: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn; Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

18) Book by/about non-western world leader: 

19) Historical fiction with PoC or LGBTQ+ protagonist: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

20) Book of nature poems: 

21) Children's book centering disabled character but not their disability: 

22) Book set in the Midwest: 

23) Book that demystifies a common mental illness: 

24) Book featuring beloved pet where pet doesn't die: Megabat by Anna Humphrey

Bonus task: complete all tasks with LGBTQ+ authors