Hola!

As I gear up for a year of books & reading, I but naturally wanted to be part of a challenge that pushed me to read more & keeps me accountable & READING!

I am pretty thrilled to have signed up for my FIRST (of God Help me how many!) reading challenges for 2020!

So, here I am, Linking up for the #TBRCHALLENGE2020 with Shalzmojo & LifeofLeo.
Join us over on instagram & goodreads!

Here are the LIST Prompts for the
#TBRChallenge2020
& a tentative book list :
(I may end up changing them, but, inspired by Shalini & Soumya, I am going to try to read from the books I already have & not buy new ones!)

1. A book from a genre you generally avoid.
Book: Magical Forest
Author: Ramanti Mitra
My Book Review Link:

2. A book that’s a part of a series.
Book: Arbitrate or Die
Series: The Exceptional S. Beaufont
Author: Sarah Noffke
My Book Review Link

3. A book you started but never finished.
Book: The Worst Daughter Ever
Author: Aarti V Raman
My Book Review Link:

4. A book by an author you have been meaning to read but haven’t dared to so far.
Book: How to become Rich – 12 Lessons I learnt from Vedic & Puranic Stories
Author: Devdutt Pattanaik
My Book Review Link:

5. A book written 100 years ago/Classic.
Book: To the Lighthouse
Author: Virginia Woolf
My Book Review:

6. A book picked up after reading a favorable review on a book blogger’s site or a recommendation from a book obsessed friend/relative.
Book: I’d Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life
Author: Anne Bogel
Recommended by: Vinay Leo of https://abookwormsmusing.wordpress.com/
My Book Review Link:

7. A book set in the past or the future.
– TBD

8. Re-read an old favorite.
– TBD

9. A book to be read on a vacation or the plot is based around a holiday (could be a travelogue).
– TBD

10. A free hit (choose any book you wish here).
– TBD

11. A book that would be a foodies delight.
– TBD

12. A book with the cover in your favorite color.
Book: How to be a Likeable Bigot
Author : Naomi Datta
Publisher: Penguin
My Book Review Link: https://icdreams.in/how-to-be-a-likeable-bigot/

13. A book with a love triangle.
– TBD
(Need suggestions here too – this ain’t a theme I enjoy 🙁 )

14. WWI or WWII drama (could be a true story or fictional).
– TBD
(need suggestions here!)

15. A book written by a famous personality (could be an autobiography/memoir or just fiction).
– TBD
(probably the one Karan Johar wrote?!)

16. A book gifted to you.
From my secret santa in 2019 –
Book: The Village by the Sea
Author: Anita Desai
My Book Review Link:

17. A YA book.
– TBD

18. A book based on mythology (Indian, Roman, Greek etc).
Book: The Shiva Sutras
Author: Ranjit Chaudhri
My Book Review Link:

19. A book that’s been on your shelf for more than 5 years.
– TBD

20. An award winning book.
– TBD

Bonus Prompts (Optional):

21. A self help book.
– TBD
(probaby ‘The Secret’ or ‘The Power of Now’)

22. A book by an author whose name starts with the first letter as your name.

(Status: Looking for a book, recommend something? p.s. contemplating changing my initial to a more popular one! )

23. An Audiobook/e-book or a PDF read.
– TBD

24. A crime fiction.
Book: Unleashed – A Sydnew Rye Mystery
Author: Emily Kimelman
My book Review Link:

I am hoping to get much more than 24 books read in 2020, but here I am starting of from these 24!

Here’s wishing everyone a WONDERFUL 2020 – A Blessed year full of laughter & books & time to pursue the things we enjoy!

Cheerio!
I