Tara’s Comments (group member since Nov 25, 2015)

Tara’s comments from the 2016 Choose Your Own Challenge Challenge group.

Past or current? You decide! What are you thinking for this one?

This will be interesting, you could go classic like The Old Man and the Sea, or novella. What are you planning for this one? Suggestions?

I'm looking forward to this one. This will be my only prompt I'm allowing a reread for (I may reread to kill a mockingbird before reading go set a watchman, but I won't count it towards a prompt). I'm planning on reading The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood is one of my favourite authors and one of my heroes so it'll be interesting to see if I still love it as much as I did when it was the first Atwood book I'd ever read.

I'm actually a fan of YA novels, especially dystopias. What are you planning to read for this one?

Any thoughts on this one? It should be interesting, there are prequels, sequels, different perspectives etc what are you planning on reading for this prompt if you've decided to use it?

So glad to have so many people from different places and with varying goals. This should be a good challenge :)

I like that rule too, I definitely had some books I really didn't want to finish but forced myself. I will not do that this year either :)

I like that, it's different :)

Hey Mandy! That is exciting!! You did awesome on the 2015 one, a book a week with such specific prompts is so tough!

I like these, especially the self-published :) the one from the year you were born is one of the 2015 prompts which is why I didn't include it originally, but it's a great one for people who didn't do the 2015 challenge!

Yay! welcome everyone, so glad this group is getting a bit of traction. I can't wait to start but I am getting ahead of myself, since I still have 3 prompts to finish in my 2015 challenge :)

Here is a thread where we can put a bit about ourselves and chat. I'm Tara and I'm from Nova Scotia. I love reading and did the 2015 challenge to help me get back into a better pattern after having my baby in 2014. It was great and I will finish (2.5 books left) but it is hard finding time to read a book a week especially such specific ones with a toddler running around. I loved the prompts and finding new books to match certain prompts so I am looking forward to doing some next year. Welcome everyone whether your year reading goal is 5 or 500 and your prompts are 5 or 50 you are welcome here!

I'm planning on doing 20 prompts and a goal of 24 books (2 per month) I will likely read more but want to do a less daunting challenge in terms of numbers. I've chosen a mix of open ended prompts, specific ones and a few that tbr books will fit easily. I also have an over 200pgs (unless it's a book club pick) and no rereads for prompts (except number 2)

Edit: I finally updated and I switched a few of my prompts to ones I actually read or will read! Goal hasn't changed though; 20 prompts 30 books total

✅1) a book based on a fairy tale- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
✅2) a book you haven't read since high school- the Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
✅3) a book that's becoming a movie this year- Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
✅4) a book written by a celebrity- Troublemaker by Leah Remini
✅5) a book written by a comedian- Food: a Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
✅6) a book with a blue cover- The Death Cure by James Dashner
✅7) a book about a road trip- The Martian by Andy Weir
✅8) a book about a culture you're unfamiliar with- Ship of Brides by Jojo Moyes
✅9) the 16th book on your tbr list- House Rules by Jodi Picoult
✅10) A book set in your home province- Barometer Rising by Hugh McLennon
✅11) a book with a type of food/drink in the title- Beer's Folded and the Laundry's Cold
✅12) a dystopia- Maze Runner by James Dashner
✅13) a protagonist with your occupation (sahm)- Flight Bahaviour by Barbara Kingsolver
✅ 14) a book you meant to read in 2015 but didn't- Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
✅15) a goodreads choice awards winner or nominee- So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Ron Jonson
✅16) A graphic novel- Dayblack by Keef Cross
✅17) a book with one of the 5 w's- The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
18) a book everyone is talking about- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
✅19) A book about mental health- The Pocket Wife by Susan H Crawford
✅20) a book of poetry- Rotten Perfect Mouth by Eva H.D.

✅21) The Magicians by Mel Grossman
✅22) The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
✅23) The Magician King by Mel Grossman
✅24) The Kill Order by James Dashner
✅25) Secret Sister by Helen Edwards and Jenny Lee Smith
✅26) Scarlet by Marissa Meyer

26/30 books 19/20 prompts

Post your own list here. Feel free to include any rules you may have set for yourself (i.e. no rereads, no books under 200 pages, one book per month etc)

I've taken these from a couple of other reading challenges I have seen around including popsugar's 2016 reading challenge. I have not included any that are the same or very similar to the popsugar 2015 challenge (except book published this year because it's a new year). Feel free to use any number of these or to include or suggest your own!

- a book based on a fairy tale
- a YA bestseller
- a book you haven't read since high school
- a book under 150 pages
- a NYT bestseller\
- a book that's becoming a movie this year
- a self-improvement book
- a book written by a celebrity
- a political memoir
- a book from Oprah's Book Club
- a book published this year
- a book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- a book and its prequel
- a book written by a comedian
- a dystopian novel
- a book with a blue cover
- a book of poetry
- the first book you see in a book store
- a book about a road trip
- an autobiography
- a book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
- a satirical book
- a book you meant to read in 2015 and didn't
- a Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 winner or nominee
- a book with a title beginning with the first letter of your first name
- the highest rated on your tbr
- a book about books
- a book that was mentioned in another book
- a book by an author you feel you should have read by now but haven't
- a book from the Rory Gilmore Challenge
- a childhood classic
- a book with one of the 5 w's (who, what, when, where, why)
- a book with a first name in the title
- a book from your goodreads recommendations
- the first book in a new to you series
- a "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1.5, etc)
- a book everyone is talking about
- a book by an author who writes under more than one name
- an historical fiction book
- the 16th book on your tbr list
- a book about mental illness
- a book that you've seen the movie but haven't read
- a book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)
- a book you're embarrassed to read in public
- a book related to a hobby or passion of yours
- a book with a type of food or drink in the title
- a short story by a well-known author
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