2016 PopSugar Challenge

[Kate]

After completing the 2015 PopSugar challenge, I decided to take it on again this year. Here's the 2016 PopSugar Challenge. Hopefully this will help you read a variety of new and interesting selections! Read a few or read them all. Edit your post with the selections you read throughout the year. Happy reading!

1. A book based on a fairytale
2. National Book Award winner
3. A YA Bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated into your native language
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe
9. A book under 150 pages
10. A NY Times Bestseller
11. A book that is becoming a movie this year
12. A book recommended by someone you just met (maybe at C&B) :)
13. A self-improvement book
14. A book you can finish in a day
15. A book written by a celebrity/someone you look up to
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years old
18. A book thats 600+ pages
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A sci-fi novel
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that was published in 2016
24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation (or if you're a student, is a student)
25. A book that takes place in the Summer
26. A book and its prequel (its a double whammy)
27. A murder mystery
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel
30. A book with a blue cover
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstore/or online/or in the library
33. A classic from the 20th century
34. a book from the library
35. An autobiography
36. A book about a road trip
37. a book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island
40. A book thats guaranteed to bring you joy

[Kate]

I'm in! Here's my list so far... 24/40

1. A book based on a fairytale: The Book of Lost Things
2. National Book Award winner: Between the World and Me ✔
3. A YA Bestseller: Reconstructing Amelia ✔
4. A book you haven't read since high school: Fahrenheit 451 ✔
5. A book set in your home state: The Good Girl ✔
6. A book translated into your native language: The Plague ✔
7. A romance set in the future:
8. A book set in Europe: At the Water's Edge ✔
9. A book under 150 pages: Overqualifieder ✔
10. A NY Times Bestseller: Still Alice ✔
11. A book that is becoming a movie this year: Concussion ✔ (Okay, I counted this because the movie came out soooo close to 2016, don't hate me, people)
12. A book recommended by someone you just met: Orphan Train ✔
13. A self-improvement book:
14. A book you can finish in a day: Pierced by the Sun ✔
15. A book written by a celebrity/someone you look up to: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
16. A political memoir:
17. A book at least 100 years old: The Scarlet Pimpernel
18. A book thats 600+ pages: The Goldfinch ✔
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club: A Million Little Pieces
20. A sci-fi novel: The Bone Clocks ✔
21. A book recommended by a family member:
22. A graphic novel:
23. A book that was published in 2016: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ✔
24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation:
25. A book that takes place in the Summer: A Spool of Blue Thread ✔
26. A book and its prequel/sequel: To Kill a Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman
27. A murder mystery: Dark Places ✔
28. A book written by a comedian: Bossypants
29. A dystopian novel: The Casualties ✔
30. A book with a blue cover: Katrina: After the Flood ✔
31. A book of poetry:
32. The first book you see in a bookstore/or online/or in the library: Don't You Cry ✔
33. A classic from the 20th century: Of Mice and Men
34. A book from the library: Too Bright to Hear Too Loud to See ✔
The Insides ✔
35. An autobiography: Running with Scissors ✔
36. A book about a road trip: Station Eleven
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: The Bees ✔
38. A satirical book:
39. A book that takes place on an island: The High Mountains of Portugal ✔
40. A book thats guaranteed to bring you joy: