Sue

This is my favorite challenge and will be my ninth year to join. I lightened up my challenge load in 2019 and signed up for 36 and Mt. Vancouver but exceeded that, so I’m going to return to my usual goal of 48 books from my To Be Read pile and sign up for Mt. Ararat. Thanks to Bev at My Reader’s Block for continuing to host.

My favorite challenge and with this being the eighth year and me hiking every year, I’ve definitely made a dent in my stacks. Because of some changes to my life last year, I barely made my usual goal of 48 books and the top of Mt. Ararat. I literally squeaked in during the last week, so to cut down on my stress level this year, I set my sights on 36 books and the top of Mt. Vancouver. But things change and I actually exceeded my goal by two peaks and read 60 for the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro!

Here’s my list:

I began this challenge in 2009 and have loved doing it. Thanks to Andrea at Carolina Book Nook for hosting. The rules are simple: Read one book in each category. Here are this year’s categories.

• An ampersand – & (ex. Blanca & Roja, Rot & Ruin)
• An antonym (ex. Big Little Lies, Wicked Saints)
• 4 letters or less (ex. Feed, Vox)
• A given/first name (ex. Tess of the Road, Flowers for Algernon)
• Reference to children (ex. Baby Proof, Children of Blood and Bone)
• One of the 4 natural elements – water, air, fire, earth (ex. The River at Night, The Name of the Wind)