Hey y’all! In April last year, I stumbled upon my favorite reading challenge ever, the Library Love reading challenge! Hosted by Angel’s Guilty Pleasures & Books of My Heart, the goal is simple: read books from the library! And boy, do I ever do that!
2020 was probably even more library-heavy than usual since I had so much time to read and also couldn’t leave home for bookstore browsing and impulse buys. 😂 Instead it was like impulse loaning, which is much more budget-friendly. Thanks, libraries!
Here are the tiers that were established from the hosts for level of reading:
- Dewey Decimal: Read 12 books (my goal)
- Thrifty Reader: Read 24 books
- Overdrive Junkie: Read 36 books
- Library Addict: Read 48 books
- Library Card on Fire: Read 60+ books
My original goal was twelve books, because apparently I forgot who I was for a minute. 🤷♀️ So, where did I end up?
- Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
- Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
- The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin
- A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
- Illidan by William King
- Akin by Emma Donoghue
- Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
- Brunch and Other Obligations by Suzanne Nugent
- Rascal by Jean-Luc Deglin
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu
- Beach Read by Emily Henry
- Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende
- Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez
- Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertelli & Aisha Saeed
- Craigslist Confessional by Helena Dea Bala
- You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
- I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust
- Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
- Sister Dear by Mary Hannah McKinnon
- Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe
- Bull by David Elliott
- Game of Thrones Graphic Novel Vol. 1 by Daniel Abraham
- Will I See? by David A Robertson
- The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen
- Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer
- Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib Khorram
- The Queen’s Assassin by Melissa De La Cruz
- How to be Married by Jo Piazza
- A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 1 by Ryan North
- K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee
- 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
- The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol 2 by Ryan North
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
- The Unklikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
- Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena
- Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
- Heiress Apparently by Diana Ma
Overdrive Junkie!
I read 41 books from the library, which is in the “Overdrive Junkie” tier. This kind of made me laugh, because I actually finally switched to mostly using the new Libby app instead of Overdrive. There are some things Overdrive still does better, but I’ve given Libby a fair second chance. Anyway, I read a ton from the library! I’m definitely joining again in 2021. 🥰
My Book Joy 
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