bookworm3091's 2023 Reading Challenge

I live in India. For 2023, I plan to use the AlphaKIT to reduce my TBR pile. I also plan to do the KiddyCAT and SeriesCAT. Would love to do the other 2 CATs and the MysteryKIT but I think that realistically I can manage only about 4 books a month :)

Will try to do the interconnected challenge below as well cos it seems like a fun way to reduce my TBR. Might overlap with my other challenges though

Have a great reading year!

I am doing the APLHA also and that is a great idea for book shelves.

Happy reading in 2023!

Good luck with your reading

I can only handle so many challenges too. Don't need added pressure! Good luck with your challenge!

Happy reading! And good luck with reducing the TBR!

>6 majkia: Thanks! I did the MysteryKIT last two years and really enjoyed it.... but had to prioritise so that it doesn't get overwhelming!

>4 Tess_W: Thanks! And thanks again for the cookie recipes! :)
>2 DeltaQueen50: >3 mnleona: >5 lowelibrary: >7 MissWatson: Thank you!

Good luck reducing the TBR pile! Happy reading in 2023.

Enjoy your reading in 2023!

I think AlphaKIT is such a great way to reduce the TBR, I plan to do the same!

>12 MissBrangwen: Happy reading and reducing TBR piles! :)

Have a good 2023 reading year.

Hope 2023 is a good reading year. And hoping that the TBR does reduce - around here my wish list only ever seems to increase!

>16 Helenliz: my wishlist is always increasing too! :) what I'm hoping to reduce is the pile of books I've bought but haven't got around to reading yet! But then I keep buying, so...

Totally get not being able to do all the kits and cats. I'm limiting myself to 3 this year. Hope the alphakit helps you reduce that pile of unread books.

The AlphaKIT is a great way to read off your own shelves! Have fun!

Adding a BingoDOG card just to see how much I can fill with the books I am reading for my selected categories.



1 : Theories of Personality by Richard M. Ryckman
2 : The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland
3 : Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
4 : Wit'ch Star by James Clemens
5: The Integration of Psychology and Theology by John D. Carter
6 : The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
7 : Dangerous Women by Hope Adams
8 : Come to Grief by Dick Francis
10 : How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door by Meg Easton
11 : Cross of Fire by Colin Forbes
12 : Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
13 : The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland (January Series CAT)
14 : The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen
16 : The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
17 : The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
18 : Itto, Le Pêcheur des vents by Anne Montange
19 : Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
20 : Give Me This Mountain by Don Schroder
22 : Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland
23 : The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
24 : Spirit-Controlled Temperament by Tim LaHaye
25 : Asterix and the Secret Weapon

I did too many CATs in 2022 so I'm limiting them too. I'm also targeting my actually bought TBRs rather than the ones that are just on my wishlist. Funnily enough I've never done the AlphaKIT, but it looks like a great way to pick random books.

>21 Jackie_K: Happy reading in 2023! And reducing your bought TBR pile! :)

Plan for the month

AlphaKIT
- I : Westwind by Ian Rankin - completed
- S : Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - completed

SeriesCAT
Series that is new to you
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson - completed
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman - completed - this was an unplanned read. Received the book as a gift for Christmas :)
The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland - completed - another unplanned read. Am visiting my sister and saw my niece and nephew reading this series, so tried it out.

KiddyCAT
Graphic Novel
Asterix and the Secret Weapon - completed

Read your bookshelf in 2023
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson - completed

Other Books
The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland
The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland
The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland
Character Studies: 8 Practical Lessons on Biblical Heroes of Faith by Jason Dexter

Stopping by with best wishes for your 2023 reading.

>24 lkernagh: Thanks!

Wishing you a great year of reading!

>26 thornton37814: Thanks!

Have a great year of reading, and best of luck with whittling down the TBR pile. And for using the challenges you've chosen to do just that!

>28 threadnsong: Thanks!

Just stopping by to say hello and wish you have some great books this year.

Happy New Year! Looks like you had a good start with The Thursday Murder Club!

>20 bookworm3091: Great start on the Bingo! Happy reading.

I really enjoyed The Thursday Murder Club. I'll have to try and get the others from the library (in a few years when everyone else has read them and there are fewer holds!).

>31 MissBrangwen: >33 Jackie_K: Yes, The Thursday Murder Club was a fun read. I hope to read the other books in the series sometime :)

>30 hailelib: >32 pamelad: Thanks! :)

Plan for the month

AlphaKIT
- F : Come To Grief by Dick Francis - completed ♥
- J : Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - completed

SeriesCAT
Series in translation
The Absent One by Jussi Adler-Olsen - completed

KiddyCAT
Mysteries
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - completed ♥

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Purity in Death by J.D. Robb - completed

Other Books
For Kicks by Dick Francis ♥
Wit'ch Star by James Clemens

Excellent plan! I have read A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and thought it was very well done - I hope you enjoy it.

>36 DeltaQueen50: Thanks! Looking forward to reading it. :)

Plan for the month

AlphaKIT
- G : Give Me This Mountain by Don Schroder - completed
- A : The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow - completed

SeriesCAT
Children's / YA Series
The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow - completed

KiddyCAT
YA Historical Fiction
Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers - completed - ♥

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Quiet Reflections of Hope

Other Books
Theories of Personality by Richard M. Ryckman
Spirit-Controlled Temperament by Tim LaHaye
The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson
The Last Odyssey by James Rollins
The Lost Man by Jane Harper
Care of Souls by David Benner

Stopping in to wave at you part way through March! Looks like your reading year is going well.

>39 threadnsong: Thank you! Yes, am managing to get more reading done than I expected... so that's good :)

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
- D & W : Dangerous Women by Hope Adams - completed
- D & W : Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - completed

SeriesCAT
A series you don't need to read in order
Target by James Patterson - completed ♥

KiddyCAT
Fantasy for middle grade / YA
The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland - completed ♥

Read your bookshelf in 2023
A different genre
The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland - completed

Other Books
Effective Biblical Counseling by Lawrence J. Crabb
The Integration of Psychology and Theology by John D. Carter
The Hit by David Baldacci
How to Not Fall for the Guy Next Door by Meg Easton
Cage of Deceit by Jennifer Anne Davis
Clinical Theology by Frank Lake
The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
U - It Only Takes a Minute to Suit Up for the Lord by Ken Blanchard - completed
C - Cradle and All by James Patterson - completed

SeriesCAT
Trilogies
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson - completed ♥

KiddyCAT
Children's / YA classics
Mystery of the Tolling Bell by Carolyn Keene - completed

Read your bookshelf in 2023
has more pages
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson - completed

Other Books
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
Red Leech by Andrew Lane
Dark Triumph by Robin LaFevers ♥

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
B - Bears Tears by Craig Thomas - completed
K - The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton - completed

SeriesCAT
Series by a favorite author
The Incredulity of Father Brown by G. K. Chesterton - completed

KiddyCAT
Animals as main character
Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland - completed ♥

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Title has half as many letters
Runemarks by Joanne Harris - completed

Other Books
The Latent Power of the Soul by Watchman Nee
Itto, Le Pêcheur des vents by Anne Montange
The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
O - Cross of Fire by Colin Forbes - completed
P - The 17th Suspect by James Patterson - completed

SeriesCAT
Non-fiction series
The World's Wickedest Women by Margaret Nicholas - completed

KiddyCAT
Arts & Crafts
Itto, Le Pêcheur des vents by Anne Montange - completed

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Different country or world
Cross of Fire by Colin Forbes - completed

Other Books
The Joy Project by Tony Reinke
The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
Out of Time by Dave Sinclair - 👎
Case of the One-Eyed Tiger by Jeffrey Poole
On Thin Icing by Ellie Alexander

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
M - King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
Q - The Winglets Quartet by Tui T. Sutherland

KiddyCAT
Series
Winter Turning by Tui T. Sutherland - completed ♥

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Same genre
King and Maxwell by David Baldacci - completed ♥

Other Books
Interpreting Hebrew Poetry
Introduction to the Prophets by Paul Redditt
Mortal Heart by Robin LaFevers - ♥
The Parfit Knight by Stella Riley - ♥
The Mésalliance by Stella Riley
The Complaint of the Dove by Hannah March - ♥
The Player by Stella Riley
Call of the Chair by David L. McKenna

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
E - Engaging the Enemy by Nora Roberts - completed ♥
V - The Villa in Italy - completed ♥

SeriesCAT
Series that began more than 50 years ago
The King is Dead by Ellery Queen - completed

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Word from page 50 (of prev book) in title
The Dead Chill by Linda Berry - completed

Other Books
A Disruptive Gospel by Mac Pier

Plan for the month
AlphaKIT
N - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston - completed - ♥
H - Blood Hunt by Ian Rankin - completed - ♥

KiddyCAT
Siblings
N - Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston - completed

SeriesCAT
Asian Setting
The Blue Bar by Damyanti Biswas

Read your bookshelf in 2023
Title starts with B (first letter of last name of Sep author)
Blood Hunt by Ian Rankin - completed

Other Books
The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson - completed ♥