I have been following the Modern Mrs. Darcy the past few years and historically she has a yearly reading challenge. This year (and last year) she did a choose-your-own-adventure style challenge. Many other bloggers create their own version and Goodreads has a plethora too. I had a list of types of books I would try to read every year, but never had success reading all of them until I streamlined it and tied each type to a month of the year. In 2020 and 2021, I hit all the categories! I also reviewed every book I read in 2021 which hasn't happened before. I have shared the reading list on my personal FB page, but here it is for wider perusal.
Note: this list has categories that reflect my Christian worldview, especially March and July, as well as choices in each category that are Christian books. I share to inspire you to think of categories that would fit you and to share my reading life too.
I italicized the potential picks in each category for 2022. I am trying to read books I already have or that are already on my to read list, but something new always catches my eye too! I will see how this goes since I am still in school. ;) Most of my 2021 list reading happened before September when I started my program.
January Social Justice for Martin Luther King Day:
February Marriage for Valentine's Day:
March Christian Living for Lent:
May Biography:
June Parenting for Children's Day:
July Christian Fiction for summer:
August Children's for summer:
September Classics for Back to School:
November Science:
December Global Issues for Christmas:
January Social Justice for Martin Luther King Day:
2021: White Fragility
2022: Be the Bridge
February Marriage for Valentine's Day:
2020: You and Me Forever
2022: What Did You Expect
March Christian Living for Lent:
2020: Everlasting Man
April Environment for Earth Day:
2021: Kingfisher’s Fire
May Biography:
2020: Queen of Katwe
2021: Tolkien (Devin Brown)
2022: Promise Me Dad
June Parenting for Children's Day:
2020: Driven to Distraction
2021: Raising Lions
2022: Are My Kids on Track?
July Christian Fiction for summer:
2020: The Great Divorce
2021: Descent into Hell
August Children's for summer:
2020: Esperanza Rising, Tweet Cute
2021: Out of My Mind, Echo Mountain, The Vanderbeekers of 141st St, Ella Enchanted
2022: Firekeeper's Daughter
September Classics for Back to School:
2020: Frankenstein
2021: Animal Farm
2022: Portrait of Dorian Gray
October Food for Harvest:
2020: Feast, Fast, Repeat
2021: Intuitive Eating
2022: Bread and Wine
November Science:
2020: The 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic
2021: Why We Sleep
2022: Range
December Global Issues for Christmas:
2020: Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics
2021: How to Avoid a Climate Disaster , The Moment of Lift
2022: Rich Dad, Poor Dad
