BBleil's 10th Annual Challenge to 75 in 2020
Talk75 Books Challenge for 2020
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1BBleil
Favorites of 2019
Five Stars (9)
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Written In My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig
Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
4.5 Stars (3)
Wool by Hugh Howey
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Dust by Hugh Howey
Four Stars (13)
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith OBrien
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
One Day in December by Josie Silver
How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Shift by Hugh Howey
Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow
Five Stars (9)
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Morning Star by Pierce Brown
Written In My Own Heart's Blood by Diana Gabaldon
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Food Freedom Forever by Melissa Hartwig
Little Women by Lousia May Alcott
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
4.5 Stars (3)
Wool by Hugh Howey
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Dust by Hugh Howey
Four Stars (13)
Far From The Tree by Robin Benway
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith OBrien
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
One Day in December by Josie Silver
How to Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Shift by Hugh Howey
Flatshare by Beth O'Leary
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman
Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy: The Story of Little Women and Why It Still Matters by Anne Boyd Rioux
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow
2BBleil
January
1. No Turning Back by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
2. Turn to Me by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
3. Turning Point by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
4. Out of Turn by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
5. Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
6. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (5 stars)
7. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (5 stars)
1. No Turning Back by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
2. Turn to Me by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
3. Turning Point by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
4. Out of Turn by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
5. Point of No Return by Tiffany Snow (3.5 stars)
6. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (5 stars)
7. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (5 stars)
3BBleil
February
8. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (3 stars)
9. The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (3 stars)
10. Iron Gold by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
11. The 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (3.5 stars)
8. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (3 stars)
9. The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott (3 stars)
10. Iron Gold by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
11. The 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (3.5 stars)
4BBleil
March
12. Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (3 stars)
13. I Found You by Lisa Jewell (4 stars)
14. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert (3.5 stars)
15. Things You Save In A Fire by Katherine Center (3 stars)
16. Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (3.5 stars)
17. Naked by David Sedaris (2 stars)
12. Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (3 stars)
13. I Found You by Lisa Jewell (4 stars)
14. Moloka'i by Alan Brennert (3.5 stars)
15. Things You Save In A Fire by Katherine Center (3 stars)
16. Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore (3.5 stars)
17. Naked by David Sedaris (2 stars)
5BBleil
April
18. Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (4 stars)
19. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (4 stars)
20. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (4 stars)
21. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (3 stars)
22. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (3.5 stars)
23. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira (3.5 stars)
18. Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (4 stars)
19. The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (4 stars)
20. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (4 stars)
21. A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline (3 stars)
22. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (3.5 stars)
23. My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira (3.5 stars)
6BBleil
May
24. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (3.5 stars)
25. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott (3.5 stars)
26. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson (4.5 stars)
27. Normal People by Sally Rooney (3 stars)
24. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (3.5 stars)
25. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott (3.5 stars)
26. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson (4.5 stars)
27. Normal People by Sally Rooney (3 stars)
7BBleil
June
28. The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (5 stars)
29. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish (4 stars)
30. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (3.5 stars)
31. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (4 stars)
28. The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia (5 stars)
29. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish (4 stars)
30. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (3.5 stars)
31. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (4 stars)
8BBleil
July
32. The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power (5 stars)
33. All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (2.5 stars)
34. House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg (5 stars)
35. Dark Age by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
36. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (3 stars)
37. Untamed by Glennon Doyle (3.5 stars)
32. The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power (5 stars)
33. All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews (2.5 stars)
34. House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg (5 stars)
35. Dark Age by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
36. Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (3 stars)
37. Untamed by Glennon Doyle (3.5 stars)
9BBleil
August
38. Career of Evil by Robert Gilbraith (5 stars)
39. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach (5 stars)
40. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (5 stars)
41. The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes (3 stars)
42. Beach Read by Emily Henry (3.5 stars)
43. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (5 stars)
38. Career of Evil by Robert Gilbraith (5 stars)
39. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach (5 stars)
40. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (5 stars)
41. The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes (3 stars)
42. Beach Read by Emily Henry (3.5 stars)
43. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (5 stars)
10BBleil
September
44. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (2.5 stars)
45. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (5 stars)
46. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (4 stars)
47. The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz (4 stars)
48. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (4 stars)
44. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow (2.5 stars)
45. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo (5 stars)
46. So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo (4 stars)
47. The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz (4 stars)
48. I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara (4 stars)
11BBleil
October
49. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (3 stars)
50. Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting (2.5 stars)
51. A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (3 stars)
**. Possession by A.S. Byatt (didn't finish)
**. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (didn't finish)
52. Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (5 stars)
**. Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart (didn't finish)
53. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves (3 stars)
49. Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer (3 stars)
50. Kiss My Cupcake by Helena Hunting (2.5 stars)
51. A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum (3 stars)
**. Possession by A.S. Byatt (didn't finish)
**. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (didn't finish)
52. Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (5 stars)
**. Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart (didn't finish)
53. The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves (3 stars)
13BBleil
December
56. Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks (4 stars)
57. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (3.5 stars)
58. The Jane Austen Society: Novel by Natalie Jenner (3.5 stars)
59. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (4 stars)
60. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (1 star)
56. Birdsong: A Novel of Love and War by Sebastian Faulks (4 stars)
57. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (3.5 stars)
58. The Jane Austen Society: Novel by Natalie Jenner (3.5 stars)
59. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson (4 stars)
60. The Duke and I by Julia Quinn (1 star)
14PaulCranswick
Another resolution is to keep up in 2020 with all my friends on LT. Happy New Year!
17FAMeulstee
Happy reading in 2020!
