Announcement and Sign-Up Post for the Year of the Asian Reading Challenge

I meant to join this reading challenge last year but never got around to signing up for it, so this year I am actually Doing the Thing. This reading challenge is hosted by CW (blog: The Quiet Pond, Twitter: @artfromafriend), Lily (blog: Sprinkles of Dreams, Twitter: @sprnklsofdreams), Shealea (blog: Shut Up Shealea, Twitter: @bookshelfbitch), and Vicky (blog: Vicky Who Reads, Twitter: @vickycbooks). You can find the sign-up and detailed information page here.

Basically the reading challenge encourages everyone to read books by Asian authors year-round throughout 2020. You set a goal for a number of books you want to read and earn a badge featuring an Asian animal for hitting certain targets. I’ve decided to be ambitious and aim for the highest tier, 50+ books, which makes my goal the Bengali tiger:

This post will serve as the place where I update which books I’ve read and link any reviews I write for the books I read for the challenge.

As a matter of fact, I’ve already read a few books by Asian authors this year, so I have a list already. Here’s my list:

I’m Ok by Patti Kim
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers #2) by Karina Yan Glaser
Aru Shah and the Song of Death (The Pandava Series #2) by Roshani Chokshi
Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business by Lyla Lee
The Descent of Monsters by JY Yang
The Ascent to Godhood by JY Yang
The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
Game of Stars by Sayantani DasGupta
Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim
The Long Ride by Marina Budhos
Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
The Iron Will of Genie Lo by F.C. Yee
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
Checked by Cynthia Kadohata
The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf
This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
Spirit Hunters: The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh
Girl Gone Viral by Arvin Ahmadi
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen
Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo
Dark Chapter by Winnie M. Li
I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
The Leavers by Lisa Ko
Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade by Lyla Lee
Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Derwin Mak and Lucas K. Law
We Hunt the Flame by Hasfah Faizal
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han
Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
Turtles Under Ice by Juleah del Rosario
Wicked Fox by Kat Cho
b, Book, and Me by Kim Sagwa
Internment by Samira Ahmed
Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O’Connell
Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco
Of Curses and Kisses by Sandhya Menon
The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: The Epic Story by Susan Tan
Pippa Park Raises Her Game by Erin Yun
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha
I Hope You Get This Message by Farah Naz Rishi
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala
The Beautiful by Renee Adhieh
Anna K by Jenny Lee
Stronger Than a Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan
The Twelve by Cindy Lin
Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani
Mimi Lee Gets a Clue by Jennifer J. Chow
The Beast Player by Nahoko Uehashi
Silverworld by Diana Abu-Jaber
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
House Rules by Ruby Lang
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
Brown Girl Ghosted by Mintie Das
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Malice by Pintip Dunn
Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
We Are Totally Normal by Rahul Kanakia

Current Badges Earned: Philippine Tarsier (1-10 books), Indian Cobra (11-20 books), Malayan Tapir (21-30 books), Giant Panda (31-40 books), Asian Elephant (41-50 books), Bengali Tiger (50+ books)