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)
Good luck!
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