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@Lauredhel hosts a super fun #fourfoursin challenge, and I was lucky enough to win the draw for the prize for #fourfoursin21 !!! My package arrived yesterday and I am so delighted, especially with this amazing infinity scarf that Lara crocheted herself!!! Thank you so much for hosting this great reading challenge and for this lovely prize package ❤️

#fourfoursin21 completed! Just a wee bit late, I didn't finish the 2 in green until the new year.

Now, on to #fourfoursin22! I have ideas for a few of the prompts already...

Thanks for hosting a fun challenge, @Lauredhel!

My last book for #fourfoursin21 (late but oh well) for the epistolary prompt, as this book is entirely an epistolary novel. @Lauredhel

I really enjoyed this, though almost all the men are terrible (hello patriarchy) and at times I found Evelina's discomfort with the situations she's in pretty uncomfortable to read. I'd never read Burney before and will give her others a try.

Also this is the 100th book I've read from the #1001books list 🎉

I didn't finish #fourfoursin21 in 21, but still finished the last two prompts this week. This was for centenary (century is in the subtitle) @Lauredhel

This has been on my library wishlist for long enough I couldn't remember why I put it on there... I think to give true crime a try (not a genre I have read) with a non-violent crime. It was a compelling read, parts very upsetting for human destruction of nature via exotic animal trade. However ⬇️

Set 3 Hints #fourfoursin22 #readingchallenge

Volunteering: charity/medical experiments; useful weeds; MC steps up; military recruit; one-way space journey

Incubator: pregnancy/preemie; startup biz; epidemic; chickens; repro rights; microbiologist MC
Alternating: solarpunk/renewables; 2 PoV; 2 timelines; MC can't decide; alt-rock; alt history
Vegetation: botanical cover; vego food; set in forest/jungle, COVID lockdown

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#fourfoursin21 comestible @Lauredhel

Finished this a few days ago, and I did enjoy it overall. The focus is much more on his mental health, and less on food, than I was expecting. Which isn't a criticism.

Time to catch up on his Netflix shows.

Wrapping up the #fourfoursin21 #readingchallenge ! If you have completed it, please email me lauredhelhoyden@gmail.com with your list of reads by the end of the year. I'll randomly choose a winner, and email you your prize questionnaire.

I've just announced #fourfoursin22 in a separate post - please join us!

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It's time for the big reveal! The Four Fours in 22 reading challenge is go.

This is a very non-prescriptive challenge! You can read all your books in one genre if you like - fiction or non-fiction - or choose to take it as a challenge to strike out into new genres. Interpret the prompts as literally or as figuratively as you like, and use your imagination. There will be a wee prize at the end.

#fourfoursin22 #litsyevents #readingchallenge

#fourfoursin21 indigenous @Lauredhel

Poetry primarily about residential schools. Overall, I thought the poems were well done, though of course some worked better for me than others. Obviously, this is hard subject matter to deal with and to read about.