The Nerd Daily 2020 Reading Challenge

Welcome to the detail and progress page for the 2020 The Nerd Daily Reading Challenge that I'm participating in this year! 

I will list each prompt, and then the book I read that fulfilled that prompt. I will also leave links to the reviews I write for each book. Click on the image above if you would like to participate in this reading challenge yourself!


  1. ✔ Author starting with "A": All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace | 3★ | Apr 6
  2. ✔ Female author: Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson | 4★ | Feb 17
  3. Purchased on holidays:
  4. 2020 film adaptation:
  5. ✔ Fantasy or sci-fi: Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire | 4★ | Jan 20
  6. Recommended by us:
  7. Under 200 pages:
  8. ✔ Six-word title: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson | 4★ | Feb 24
  9. Written by two authors:
10. Mystery/thriller: Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier | 3★ | May 12
11. Green cover:
12. Recommended by a friend:
13. ✔ Set in the past: The Borgia Confessions | 3★ | REVIEW
14. 2019 Goodreads choice winner:
15. A book you never finished:
16. Protagonist starting with "H": Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone | 4★ | Apr 11
17. Reread:
18. Non-fiction:
19. Released in February:
20. Part of a duology: This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab | 3★ | May 8 
21. New York Times bestseller:
22. Recommended by family:
23. Over 500 pages:
24. An award-winning book: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman | 4★ | May 27
25. Orange cover:
26. Bookstore recommended:
27. ✔ A number in the title: The One by John Marrs | 4★ | May 5
28. An audiobook: 
29. ✔ Debut author: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell | 4★ | Feb 28 | REVIEW
30. Inspired by mythology/folklore: 
31. ✔ A retelling: A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer | 5★ | REVIEW
32. One word title:
33. Bought based on a cover:
34. Author starting with an "M":
35. ✔ Start a new series: The Vanishing Island by Barry Wolverton | 4★ | May 22
36. A book released in 2019: The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
37. Male author:
38. 2020 TV adaption:
39. ✔ A book gifted to you: Coraline by Neil Gaiman | 5★
40. Author with hyphenated name: 
41. Released in September: 
42. Purchased years ago:
43. ✔ A standalone: A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler | 2★ | Mar 14 | REVIEW
44. Author with the same initials: 
45. Told from 2 perspectives: 
46. Romance or thriller:
47. A protagonist starting with an "S":
48. ✔ Two-word title: Lucky Caller by Emma Mills | 3★ | REVIEW
49. ✔ Set in a foreign country: The Tenant by Katrine Engberg | 4★ | Mar 27
50. ✔ Animal featured on the cover: Bunny by Mona Awad | 4★ | REVIEW
51. Written by your favourite author: 
52. ✔ Based or inspired by a true story: The Deep by Alma Katsu | 4★ | REVIEW