What’s In A Name Reading Challenge 2018

 

What's In A Name 2018

This challenge (which is going to be my final challenge sign-up for 2018) is hosted by Charlie at The Worm Hole.

The challenge runs from January to December. During this time you choose a book to read from each of the six categories listed. I’ve had great fun making my selections and trying to source as many as possible from my TBR pile.  My final list is below and if you click on the title it will take you to the book’s entry on Goodreads. Once I’ve read each book, I’ll replace this with a link to my review.

The word ‘the’ used twice    The Boy at the Door by Alex Dahl

A fruit or vegetable               Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

A shape                                    Diamond Cut Diamond by Jane Jakeman

A title that begins with Z      Zoo Station by David Downing (can be after ‘The’ or ‘A’)

A nationality                          The German Messenger by David Malcolm

A season                                 The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

 

 

 

When Are You Reading? Challenge 2018

When Are You Reading Challenge 2018

This challenge, hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words, involves reading a book predominantly set in each of twelve time periods.

You can find my list below which I will be updating with links to my reviews as I read the books. At the moment, clicking on the title will take you to the book’s entry on Goodreads.

Sound like fun or an interesting challenge?  Then why not join in by visiting the challenge page and signing up….  (If you’re naughty – like me – you can always double up books with other challenges.)


Pre 1500                               1066: What Fates Impose by G. K. Holloway  READ

1500-1599                            The Assassin of Verona by Benet Brandreth

1600-1699                            Traitor by David Hingley READ

1700-1799                            The Optickal Illusion by Rachel Halliburton

1800-1899                            Villette by Charlotte Brontë

1900-1919                            The Power House by John Buchan  READ

1920-1939                            A Madras Miasma by Brian Stoddart

1940-1959                            Dear Mrs Bird by A J Pearce

1960-1979                            All The Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth Church

1980-1999                            Six Stories by Matt Wesolowski

2000-Present                       Three Things About Elsie by Joanna Cannon  READ

The Future                          The Last Man by Mary Shelley