2020 Wrap-Ups & 2021 Sign-Ups #3

Time for wrap-ups! As I do many reading challenges every year, I thought it would always be better to split the wrap-up posts  into a series.

This week most of the challenges are unfinished. Actually that is pretty much the theme for the challenges left – I just gave up somewhere at the start of December.

SpaceTime Reading Challenge

Progress: 38/40 SciFi books

Well, I came close *sigh* Anyway, I must say there have been some excellent SciFi reads for me in 2020

Half Life || I had that same dream again || Artifact One Vol 1 || Sky Without Stars || Between Burning Worlds || Tokyo Ghoul:re Vol 16 || Riot Baby || An Unkindness of Ghosts || The Extraordinaries || Docile || The First Sister ||Once & Future

  

Samura 8: The Tale of Hachimaru Vol 1 || Samura 8: The Tale of Hachimaru Vol 2 || Samura 8: The Tale of Hachimaru Vol 3 || Samura 8: The Tale of Hachimaru Vol 4 || Guardian || Vagrant Queen Vol 1 || Swamp Things || Red Rising: Sons of Ares Vol 2 || The Sound of Stars || Cube Arts Vol 1 || The Fourth Island || Amatsuki Vol 1 || Apsara Engine

Will I do it again in 2021?

Sure. I still have to hit the goal.

Challenge guidelines… (Sign Up)

• All fiction books that qualify as space-based or time travel count, including anthologies with at least 30k words.
• If you can’t finish a book, you may still count it if you feel you’ve read enough to give a fair review (I usually base this on 30% or 80 pages).
• The challenge runs from 1st January to 31st December, and you can join at any time during the year.
• You should leave reviews of your books and do an update post on your blog (or other sign-up space) at least quarterly. Please use the hashtag #spacetimereads in any blog posts or tweets.

This year, I’m setting the same goal – To Infinity and Beyond (40 books)

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2020 New Release Reading Challenge

Progress: 194/200+ releases of 2020

Gah I was close enough *sad face*

Snow White with the Red Hair Vol 6 || Snow White with the Red Hair Vol 7 || Snow White with the Red Hair Vol 8 || Scavenge the Stars || Nameless Queen || Parham Itan Vol 1 || The Night Country || Given Vol 1 || Given Vol 2 || Given Vol 3 || The Infinity Son || Come Tumbling Down

Beastars Vol 5 || Beastars Vol 6 ||  Beastars Vol 7 || Spellhacker || A Castle in the Clouds || Blue Flag Vol 1 || Blue Flag Vol 2 || Blue Flag Vol 3 || Blue Flag Vol 4 || Blue Flag Vol 5 || Seven Deadly Shadows || Don’t Read the Comments

Artifact One Vol 1 || Dekoboko Sugar Days || Yona of the Dawn Vol 22 || Yona of the Dawn Vol 23 || Yona of the Dawn Vol 25 || Yona of the Dawn Vol 26 || Yona of the Dawn Vol 27 || Shortcake Cake Vol 7 || Shortcake Cake Vol 8 || Shortcake Cake Vol 9 || Havenfall || The Midnight Lie

A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Vol 2 || A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Vol 3 ||A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Vol 4 || A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow Vol 5 || Chosen || Komi Can’t Communicate Vol 5 || Komi Can’t Communicate Vol 6 || Komi Can’t Communicate Vol 7 || Komi Can’t Communicate Vol 8 || Komi Can’t Communicate Vol 9 || Wicked As You Wish || Red Hood

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 11 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 12 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 13 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 14 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 15 || Daytime Shooting Star Vol 5|| Daytime Shooting Star Vol 6|| Daytime Shooting Star Vol 7 || Bloom Into You: Regarding Saeki Sayaka Vol 1 || We Unleash the Merciless Storm || The Electric Heir || Between Burning Worlds

Kaguya-sama: Love is War Vol 13 || Kaguya-sama: Love is War Vol 14 || Kaguya-sama: Love is War Vol 16 || Kaguya-sama: Love is War Vol 17 || Kaguya-sama: Love is War Vol 18 || Vampire Knight: Memories Vol 4 || Anna K || The Oracle Code || The Raven & the Dove || Bone Crier’s Moon || Persona 5 Vol 2 || Persona 5 Vol 3

Act-Age Vol 1 || Act-Age Vol 2 || Act-Age Vol 3 || The Golden Sheep Vol 2 || The Golden Sheep Vol 3 || Eat and Love Yourself || Not Your Idol Vol 1 || Something is Killing the Children || Dark Skies || The Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea || Girl, Serpent, Thorn || Kakushigoto Vol 1

Camp || The Archer at Dawn || Love Me For Who I Am Vol 1 || Half Life || Obsidian Tower || Cemetry Boys || Forest of Souls || The Extraordinaries || Swamp Thing || At Night, I Turn Into a Monster || Kakuriyo Vol 6 || Year of the Witching

The Fox & the Tanuki Vol 1 || The Fox & the Tanuki Vol 2 || Children of the Whales Vol 12 || Children of the Whales Vol 13 || Children of the Whales Vol 14 || It Came from the Sky || My Calamity Jane || I Had that Same Dream Again (Light Novel) || The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Jack Flash and the Faerie Case Files Vol 1 || The Ancient Magus’ Bride: Wizard’s Blue Vol 1 || Gender Rebels || Teen Titans: Beast Boy

Koimonogatari Vol 2 || Restaurant to Another World Vol 1 || Sayonara, Football Vol 1 || Ash & Thorn Vol 1 || Our Teachers are Dating Vol 1 || Moriarty the Patriot Vol 1 || Girl Haven || A Golden Fury || Blue Period Vol 1 || The Witch and the Beast Vol 1 || Rainbow Black Vol 1 || I’m in Love with the Villainness Vol 1

The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent (Light Novel) Vol 1 || The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent (Manga) Vol 1 || Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan Vol 1 || Fae Child || The King’s Beast Vol 1 || Juliet Takes a Breath || Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 3 || Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 4 || Jujutsu Kaisen Vol 6 || Prince Freya Vol 1 || Prince Freya Vol 2 || Prince Freya Vol 3

Love Me, Love Me Not Vol 1 || Love Me, Love Me Not Vol 2 || Love Me, Love Me Not Vol 3 || The Shadows Between Us || Frozen Beauty || The Scarlet Soul Vol 2 || The Perfect Escape || Redemption Prep || RWBY: Beacon Arc Vol 1 || Seven Endless Forests || Koimonogatari Vol 1 || Toritan Vol 1

The Ghosts of Sherwood || Cagaster Vol 1 || The Sound of Stars || Dororo: The Legend of Hyakkimaru Vol 1 || Love on the Other Side || Fly Me to the Moon Vol 1 || The Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation Vol 1 || The Switch Up || Syrup: A Yuri Anthology Vol 1 || Failed Princesses Vol 1 || Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol 1 || Adachi and Shimamura (Light Novel) Vol 1

Ignite the Sun || BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Roselia Stage Vol 1 || Cube Arts Vol 1 || The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass || The Cutie and the Beast Vol 1 || Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie Vol 1 || All or None || Manly Appetites Vol 1 || Kingdoms of Ruin Vol 1 || Mary || The Sacrifice of Darkness || Rebel Rose

Witch || Her Dark Sins || Dear Girl || Samurai 8 Vol 1 || Samurai 8 Vol 2 || Samurai 8 Vol 3 || Samurai 8 Vol 4 || The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (Light Novel) Vol 1

Will I do it again in 2021?

Yes, of course!

Challenge Rules (sign-up):

• Books have to be released and reviewed in 2021.
• Other challenges can be used as well, if you are participating in the Netgalley / Edelweiss challenge or in the COYER challenge, books can count towards more than one challenge, as long as the ones you use for the 2021 New Release Reading Challenge qualify to the other rules.
• The minimum length for a book to qualify is 100 pages, it can be in any format though, physical, e-book, ARC or audiobook.
• The New Release Challenge is open from January 1st through December 31st 2021, and sign-ups are open until September 1st 2021.
• You don’t have to be a blogger to participate, you can link to your review on Goodreads or Booklikes instead – so don’t be shy!
• If you want to spread the love, please use #2021NewReleaseChallenge on Twitter

I am aiming for New Release Enthusiast (200+ books) again this year!

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Retellings Reading Challenge

Progress: 24/25 retellings

Just one book short *sigh*

Will I do it again in 2021?

It is not being hosted by Cornerfolds this year, but I am doing it on my own, with the same goal of 25 retellings.

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Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

Progress: 26/50 historical fiction books

Barely halfway *sob*

Rebel Rose || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 11 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 12 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 13 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 14 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 15 || The Raven’s Tale || My Calamity Jane || Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Vol 1 || Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku Vol 2 || The Gilded Wolves

Mermaid Saga Collector’s Edition Vol 1 || Maison Ikkoku Vol 1 || Slaughterhouse Five || A Lady’s Guide to Mischief and Murder || A Golden Fury || Amatsuki Vol 1 || Dororo: The Legend of Hyakkimaru Vol 1 || Dracula, Motherf**ker || The Kingdom || Witch

Will I do it again in 2021?

Yes, of course! I have to get to Prehistoric (50 books) Level after all!

Challenge Rules (sign-up):

• Everyone can participate! If you don’t have a blog you can post a link to your review if it’s posted on Goodreads, Facebook, or Amazon, or you can add your book title and thoughts in the comment section if you wish.
• Add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the Mister Linky we’ll be adding to our monthly post (please use the direct URL that will guide us directly to your review)
• Any sub-genre of historical fiction is accepted (Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical Fantasy, Young Adult, History/Non-Fiction, etc.)

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Year of the Asian Reading Challenge

Progress: 37/51 debuts

I could do only half of the goal *sob*

At Night, I Become a Monster || Forest of Souls || Scavenge the Stars || The Gilded Wolves || The Archer at Dawn || Guardian || The Wolf of Oren-Yaro || Female General and Eldest Princess || The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water || The Empress of Salt and Fortune || The Sorcerer’s Crown

Bloom Into You: Regarding Saeki Sayaka Vol 1 || Seven Deadly Shadows || Berserk of Gluttony Vol 1 || Heaven Official’s Blessing || The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Vol 1 || I Had that Same Dream Again || Dumb Husky and his White Cat Shizun || Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation || Deadline || Wicked As You Wish || Burning Roses || I’m in Love with the Villainess

Anna K || Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System || Adachi and Shimamura Vol 1 || The Perfect Escape || Bluebeard’s First Wife || Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol 1 || Apsara Engine || The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter

Will I do it again in 2021?

There isn’t a sign-up post yet (as of Jan 2), but I assume it is going to be hosted by The Quiet Pond, so I am intending to read for the same goal – Bengali Tiger (51 books)

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Page-a-Thon Challenge

Page-a-Thon is doing a year-long challenge this year! I am, of course, participating in Summer team!

Challenge Rules (Sign-up):

It works the same as the monthly one, basically! The only real differences (besides that it runs all year, of course!) are that there are no bonus points, books only count as a finished book if they were started in 2021, and if you sign up in a later month you can’t backlog previous months. For example, if you sign up March 15, you can log all your March books and pages, but not those of January & February, so be sure to sign up as early as possible!

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That’s all of them – whew!