Scavenger Hunt 2023
“What’s the Year-Long Scavenger Hunt, you ask? Well, it’s basically a bingo, but with a few differences. There are 31 prompts for the entire year — January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023. You can choose to read 31 books where each book fits a different prompt or you can choose to find books that fit multiple prompts.” via Birdie’s Book Nook, via It’s The Bageler!
Why? Why not! Also, read this. And check my reading list out at The Storygraph.
1. Animal Sidekick
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- So many dogs and cats, but Luther and Blackjack definitely count.
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- Brushbuddies!
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
- Brushbuddies! And maybe Scalewolves?
2. Inspired by a Culture OTHER Than Any in Western Europe
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
- Heavy Japanese influences throughout.
- Nat Turner by Kyle Baker
- AmeriKKKa
3. Debut
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- Clutter: An Untidy History by Jennifer Howard
4. Merlin Character
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- Coco and her colleagues are literally being trained by Quifrey to learn magic.
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
- As above, but also maybe Alaira?
5. Green Cover
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- The titular hill is prominently featured on the mass market paperback’s cover,
6. Female Villain
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
- Alice Crenshaw, Katherine Hart
7. Time Travel
8. Final Book in A Series
9. Sword on the Cover
10. Found Family
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- The Bohemians; the dogs
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- The apprentices
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
- Sam Verner and Dodger
11. Title __ Of __
12. New to You Author
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
13. Retelling
14. YA Book
15. Set on a Spaceship
16. Magic House
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- The Tolkien House
17. Urban Fantasy
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
18. More Than Two Women
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- So many, including Aurora and Zephyr
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- All of Qifrey’s apprentices
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
- Sally Tsung,
- Alice Crenshaw, Katherine Hart
- Clutter: An Untidy History by Jennifer Howard
- Jennifer, her mother, and several experts
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
- All of Qifrey’s apprentices and Alaira
19. First Person POV
- Clutter: An Untidy History by Jennifer Howard
- Nat Turner by Kyle Baker
20. Hugo Winner
21. LGBTQ+ Main Character
22. Pirates
23. 2023 Release
24. POC Author
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- Japanese
- Nat Turner by Kyle Baker
- Black
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
- Japanese
25. Space Opera
26. Witches
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
27. Dragons
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
28. Standalone
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- Clutter: An Untidy History by Jennifer Howard
- Nat Turner by Kyle Baker
29. Over 500 Pages
30. High Fantasy
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
31. Cool Weapon
- Fool On the Hill by Matt Ruff
- The wind and others (spoilers)
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 4 by Kamome Shirahama
- Paper and ink!
- Never Deal with a Dragon by Robert N. Charrette
- So many!
- Witch Hat Atelier, Volume 5 by Kamome Shirahama
- Paper and ink! Tattoos! Imagination!