It’s time to announce my selections for Book Challenge by Erin 14.0!

Book Challenge by Erin 14.0 is a reading challenge [you guessed that, right?] that runs from January through April. For more information and to join in the fun, check out Erin’s Facebook page.

Here are the book categories and my selections:

Freebie, read any book of your choice

Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

I’d never heard of the blue people of Appalachia. Sounds like a fascinating read. Plus, I love Appalachian arts and crafts, and my mother and I went on a quilt/art tour of Appalachia some years ago. Also, you know, books.

Read a book you have been meaning to re-read

A Gentleman in Moscow

I love, love, love this book. Even though I only read it a few years ago, it’s on my you-can-only-take-three-books-to-a-desert-island list.

Read the first book of a series you have never read before

The Legacy

Read a book with a mostly green and/or pink colour cover art

The Perfect Secret

How clever am I? I managed to find a book with green and pink art.

Read a book with a male relationship word in the title, i.e. Father, Grandfather, Husband, Uncle, Brother, Son or Nephew.

Kill the Father

Read a book set in a place that’s on your bucket list of places to visit

Silence of the Grave

Iceland has been on my bucket list for a while, probably because at my house we’ve recently watched a boat load of Nordic Noir. The landscape seems at once forbidding and inviting. Definitely beautiful.

Read a book that reminds you of 2020

Death of a Rug Lord

Explanation: Because of covid, I’m not seeing friends and family, and I’m not commuting to work. All of this means I have more disposable time. I’ve been a quilter since 1976, and I’ve wanted to make a rug for about that long. Thanks to the lockdowns of 2020, I made a rug. Rug-making was so enjoyable, I started on two more and am even building a simple loom! Watch out, fingers!

Read a book written by an LGBTQIA+ author

The Mermaids Singing

Read a book with the name of a bird in the title, or the word bird/birds in the title

Mark of the Loon

Read a book in which the protagonist has a questionable profession or lifestyle

Exit

So, the questionable lifestyle in this case is that the protagonist is an exiteer. Never heard of it? Me neither. Turns out, an exiteer is someone who assists a person in an at-home suicide and then removes the evidence.

Overall, it appears I have quite a few choices in the suspense and mystery categories. Definitely escapist reading this time around. Let’s go forth and escape in reading!

What about you, readers? Have you joined any reading challenges lately? What do you think of my choices for Book Challenge by Erin 14.0?

Remember, if I’ve piqued your interest about Erin’s book challenge, you are welcome to join any time on her Facebook page.