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My first time doing the challenge as well! As of Feb 5, 2018 -- 40/40 -- DONE!
Progress40/40
Completed: 31.12.17
✔1. A book recommended by a librarian - Beastkeeper 14.03.17 ★★★☆☆
✔2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Girls in White Dresses 04.02.17 ★★★☆☆
✔3. A book of letters - The Boy Next Door 07.04.17 ★★★★☆
✔4. An audiobook - The Amazing Book is Not on Fire 08.01,17 ★★★★★
✔5. A book by a person of color - The School for Good and Evil 15.07.17 ★★★☆☆
✔6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Summer and Bird 23.05.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔7. A book that is a story within a story - Between the Lines 17.02.17 ★★★★☆
✔8. A book with multiple authors - Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List 15.04.17 ★★★☆☆
✔9. An espionage thriller - Digital Fortress 17.02.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔10. A book with a cat on the cover - How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You 01.01.17 ★★★★★
✔11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Silver Master 11.02.17 ★★★★☆
✔12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Past the Shallows 14.10.17 ★★★★☆
✔13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Sisters Red 24.02.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔14. A book involving travel - Angels & Demons 30.08.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔15. A book with a subtitle - Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess, Russia, 1914 30.05.17 ★★★☆☆
✔16. A book that's published in 2017 - Wayfarer 08.02.17 ★★★★☆
✔17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Hunt of the Unicorn 31.12.17 ★★★☆☆
✔18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile P.S. I Like You 25.12.17 ★★★★★
✔19. A book about food The All You Can Dream Buffet 04.08.17 ★★★★☆
✔20. A book with career advice - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing 15.08.17 ★★★★★
✔21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Raven's End: a Tale of the Canadian Rockies 09.08.17 ★★★☆☆
✔22. A steampunk novel - Dearly, Beloved 11.12.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔23. A book with a red spine - Girl Against the Universe 06.01.17 ★★★★☆
✔24. A book set in the wilderness - Beware the Wild 24.01.17 ★★★☆☆
✔25. A book you loved as a child - Trixie Belden and the Secret of the Unseen Treasure 03.05.17 ★★★☆☆
✔26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Three Dark Crowns 14.12.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Leif 13.04.17 ★★★☆☆
✔28. A novel set during wartime - The Secret of Raven Point 18.08.17 ★★★☆☆
✔29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Imaginary Girls 26.05.17 ★☆☆☆☆
✔30. A book with pictures - Odin's Ravens 10.04.17 ★★★☆☆
✔31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Rebel of the Sands 30.12.17 ★★★☆☆
✔32. A book about an interesting woman - Of Fire and Stars 28.04.17 ★★★☆☆
✔33. A book set in two different time periods - The Secret Keeper 13.08.17 ★★★☆☆
✔34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Mister Monday 12.11.17 ★★★☆☆
✔35. A book set in a hotel - Suite Encounters 10.02.17 ★★☆☆☆
✔36. A book written by someone you admire - Scrappy Little Nobody 23.04.17 ★★★☆☆
✔37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - A Dog's Purpose 01.02.17 ★★★☆☆
✔38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Time Out, Valentine 21.06.17 ★★★★☆
✔39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Iron Duke 27.09.17 ★★★☆☆
✔40. A book you bought on a trip - Dash & Lily's Book of Dares 23.07.17 ★★★☆☆
Covers:
Books read so far:1. A book recommended by a librarian Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: The Call of the Wild
3. A book of letters: The Good Luck of Right Now
4. An audiobook The Otter Who Wanted to Know
5. A book by a person of colour: Under the Coconut Tree: A Chupplejeep Mystery
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: Ella's Ice-Cream Summer
7. A book that is a story within a story Inkheart
8. A book with multiple authors: Blue Monday, Dark Creations: Gabriel Rising
9. An espionage thriller:Kim, Call After Midnight
10. A book with a cat on the cover:The Good Luck of Right Now
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: Blue Monday
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: The Good Luck of Right Now, Dark Creations: Gabriel Rising: Wonder
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: The Good Luck of Right Now; Wonder
14. A book involving travel: The Call of the Wild, Murder on the SS Rosa
15. A book with a subtitle: Dark Creations: Gabriel Rising
16. A book that's published in 2017: Ella's Ice-Cream Summer
17. A book involving a mythical creature: Soulless, Lethal Latte, Poison My Pretty: A Cozy Witch Mystery
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: The Magic Faraway Tree
19. A book about food: Ella's Ice-Cream Summer, Lethal Latte, The Sunshine And Biscotti Club
20. A book with career advice: Poseidon's Gold Ok a bit of a stretch but friends and family and always advising Falco to change careers
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: The Call of the Wild
22. A steampunk novel: Soulless
23. A book with a red spine: The Good Luck of Right Now
24. A book set in the wilderness:The Call of the Wild
25. A book you loved as a child: The Magic Faraway Tree
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: In the Woods
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Kim, Ella's Ice-Cream Summer
28. A novel set during wartime Goodnight Mr Tom Book & Tape
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: In the Woods
30. A book with pictures: Goodnight Harry
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Under the Coconut Tree: A Chupplejeep Mystery; Blood Orchids
32. A book about an interesting woman: Soulless
33. A book set in two different time periodsTimeline
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: Blue Monday
35. A book set in a hotel; The Sunshine And Biscotti Club
36. A book written by someone you admire: A Tiny Bit Marvellous
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: Wonder
38. A book set around a holiday other than ChristmasHallowe'en Party
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Under the Coconut Tree: A Chupplejeep Mystery Ella's Ice-Cream Summer, Soulless. Poison My Pretty: A Cozy Witch Mystery, The 100; Blood Orchids
40. A book you bought on a tripThe Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
0/401. A book recommended by a librarian:
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long:
3. A book of letters:
4. An audiobook:
5. A book by a person of color:
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title:
7. A book that is a story within a story:
8. A book with multiple authors:
9. An espionage thriller:
10. A book with a cat on the cover:
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym:
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read:
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability:
14. A book involving travel:
15. A book with a subtitle:
16. A book that's published in 2017:
17. A book involving a mythical creature:
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile:
19. A book about food:
20. A book with career advice:
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective:
22. A steampunk novel:
23. A book with a red spine:
24. A book set in the wilderness:
25. A book you loved as a child:
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited:
27. A book with a title that's a character's name:
28. A novel set during wartime:
29. A book with an unreliable narrator:
30. A book with pictures:
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you:
32. A book about an interesting woman:
33. A book set in two different time periods:
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title:
35. A book set in a hotel:
36. A book written by someone you admire:
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017:
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before:
40. A book you bought on a trip:
1. A book recommended by a librarian1. I found you (6-24)
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
1. Blood Mirror
3. A book of letters
1. The Color Purple (5-11)
4. An audiobook
1. Go the F*ck to Sleep (3-21)
5. A book by a person of color
1. The Color of Water
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
1. A Fall of Marigolds (3-21)
7. A book that's a story within a story
1. The Name of the Wind (before 2-12)
8. A book with multiple authors
1. Good Omens (before 2-12)
9. An espionage thriller
1. I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you (July?)
10. A book with a cat on the cover
1. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (3-5)
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
1. The Bad Beginning (2-16)
12. A book from a genre you don't normally read
1. Sharp Objects (5-4)
13. A book by or about a person with a disability
1. 10 Things I Can See From Here (6-17)
14. A book involving travel
1. The Slippery Slope (2-24)
15. A book with a subtitle
1. The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution: A Proven 4-Week Program to Rescue Your Metabolism, Hormones, Mind & Mood (3-4)
16. A book published in 2017
1. The Bear and the Nightingale?
17. A book involving a mythical creature
1. The Reptile Room (2-17)
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
1. The Austere Academy (3-21)
19. A book about food
1. Too Many Cooks (6-3)
20. A book with career advice
1. Make Good Art (5-3)
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
1. The Golem and the Jinni (3-4)
22. A steampunk novel
1. The Miserable Mill (2-18)
23. A book with a red spine
1. The Ersatz Elevator (2-18)
24. A book set in the wilderness
1. Hunted (4-17)
25. A book you loved as a child
1. The cat in the hat (3-5)
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
1. Song of the Silk Road (4-?)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
1. George 4-8
28. A novel set during wartime
1. Blood Mirror (3-21)
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
1. The Blinding Knife (3-18)
30. A book with pictures
1. The Wide Window
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
1. Black Prism (3-13)
32. A book about an interesting woman
1. Elantris
33. A book set in two different time periods
1. The Girl in the Glass (4-8)
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
1. The Violets of March (4-22)
35. A book set in a hotel
1. The Penultimate Peril (2-25)
36. A book written by someone you admire
1. Cosmere Unbounded (5-8)
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
1. Murder on the Orient Express (5-27)
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
1. Lots of Latkes (8-15)
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
1. Who Could It Be At This Hour?
40. A book you bought got on a trip
1. The Coot Club and The Big Six (6-30 or 7-1)
OH MY! I've just discovered this list. Is there any problem to be that late to read all this? lolI'll try anyway...
My way of enjoying this list is to follow the list in ascending order and according to that, I'll only pick the book after the last reading.
Completed: 0/40
Last Updated: 08/28
1. A book recommended by a librarian And Then There Were None || Agatha Christie ||
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book seet in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading ChallengeRead 19/40
1. A book recommended by a librarian:
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
3. A book of letters: Dracula by Bram Stoker
4. An audiobook: IT by Stephen King
5. A book by a person of color: A Mercy by Toni Morrison
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
7. A book that is a story within a story: The Devil in the white City by Erik Larsen
8. A book with multiple authors: The 9th Judgement by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
9. An espionage thriller:
10. A book with a cat on the cover: Whiskerlist: The Kitty Classified by Angie Bailey
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym:
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read:
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: What is Schizophrenia Supposed to Look like? by Lori Rochat
14. A book involving travel: Frommer's New York City 2010
15. A book with a subtitle: Unspeakable Losses: Healing from Miscarriage, Abortion and Other Pregnancy Losses
16. A book that's published in 2017:
17. A book involving a mythical creature: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Are you there God, it's me Margaret by Judy Blume
19. A book about food: 500 Vegan Recipes by Celine Steer and Joni Marie Newman
20. A book with career advice: The Doulas by Mary Mahoney
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: Morte by Robert Repino
22. A steampunk novel:
23. A book with a red spine: The Handmaid's tale by Margaret Atwood
24. A book set in the wilderness:
25. A book you loved as a child: Across Five April's by Irene Hunt
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Belinda by A.N. Rocquelare
28. A novel set during wartime: The Designer by Marius Gabriel
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: the Girl on the train by Paula Hawkins
30. A book with pictures: Images of America-Cleveland's Buckeye Neighborhood by John T Sabol
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Chew: Vol 1-Tasters Choice by John Layman
32. A book about an interesting woman:
33. A book set in two different time periods: A Murder in time by Julie McElwain
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title:
35. A book set in a hotel:
36. A book written by someone you admire: Life's Work: A moral Argument for Choice by Dr. Willie Parker
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
40. A book you bought on a trip:
2017 PopSugar Reading ChallengeDuration January 2017 - December 2017
Completed: 40/40
✔ 1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Pillars of the Earth 9/29/17
✔ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - I, Robot 7/23/17
✔ 3. A book of letters - Letters from Skye 9/22/17
✔ 4. An audiobook - City of Ashes 6/6/17
✔ 5. A book by a person of color - Orleans 7/29/17
✔ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Drums of Autumn 5/1/17
✔ 7. A book that is a story within a story - Dragonfly in Amber 4/17/17
✔ 8. A book with multiple authors - The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band 1/28/17
✔ 9. An espionage thriller - Code Name Verity 11/12/17
✔ 10. A book with a cat on the cover - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World 3/20/17
✔ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The Silkworm 9/19/17
✔ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Fireman 10/12/17
✔ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - I'll Meet You There 9/14/17
✔ 14. A book involving travel - City of Glass
✔ 15. A book with a subtitle - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 6/12/17
✔ 16. A book that's published in 2017 - A Court of Wings and Ruin 6/4/17
✔ 17. A book involving a mythical creature - Unhooked 2/24/17
✔ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Water for Elephants 8/26/17
✔ 19. A book about food - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly 12/4/17
✔ 20. A book with career advice - Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library 8/3/17
✔ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Anatomy of a Soldier 10/1/17
✔ 22. A steampunk novel - Clockwork Angel 5/12/17
✔ 23. A book with a red spine - The Rook 8/22/17
✔ 24. A book set in the wilderness - In a Dark, Dark Wood 8/19/17
✔ 25. A book you loved as a child - The Polar Express 9/22/17
✔ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Bone Witch 5/23/17
✔ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Stalking Jack the Ripper 1/12/17
✔ 28. A novel set during wartime - Schindler's List 1/5/17
✔ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator - The Dead House 5/21/17
✔ 30. A book with pictures - Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 3/20/17
✔ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Flame in the Mist 7/28/17
✔ 32. A book about an interesting woman - Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space 10/23/17
✔ 33. A book set in two different time periods - Voyager 4/17/17
✔ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Five Days in November 10/5/17
✔ 35. A book set in a hotel - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 10/4/17
✔ 36. A book written by someone you admire - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between 4/14/17
✔ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Handmaid's Tale 4/8/17
✔ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Ghosts 11/20/17
✔ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Naturals 1/6/17
✔ 40. A book you bought on a trip - Caraval 12/21/17
1. A book recommended by a librarian -- Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long -- Fireborn by Keri Arthur
3. A book of letters -- need recommendations ?
4. An audiobook -- about 20; currently re-listening to Wildside by Steven Gould
5. A book by a person of color -- don't usually care, author could be purple for all I care, but Raven Gregory fits, so The Waking by Raven Gregory
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title -- Spring Invades by Nina Kiriki Hoffman, but it's a poem...
7. A book that is a story within a story -- need recommendations
8. A book with multiple authors -- anything by C.T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
9. An espionage thriller -- I'm reading The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross (50%)
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Witch Way to Murder by Shirley Damsgaard
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym -- several (Nina Kiriki Hoffman writes as Robin Aurelian; Charles de Lint writes as Samuel Key; Stephen King writes as Richard Bachman, Cathy Clamp & C.T. Adams write as Cat Adams...)
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read -- The Night Circus
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability -- odd disabilies: Wildlings (Josh turns into a mountain lion) and Nina Kiriki Hoffman is a breast-cancer survivor
14. A book involving travel -- Vision Impossible-- Abby goes to Canada
15. A book with a subtitle -- Veil's Visit (A Taste of Hap & Leonard)
16. A book that's published in 2017 -- The Bronze Skies by Catherine asaro
17. A book involving a mythical creature -- PERN has dragons!
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile -- A Fistful of Sky (makes my cry AND smile!)
19. A book about food -- Dead Giveaway (ebook by Charlaine Harris; if you don't know how to make the dish involved you might not "get it")
20. A book with career advice -- huh?
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective -- The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne (Oberon's a dog)
22. A steampunk novel -- recommendations?
23. A book with a red spine -- the library edition of Ready Player One I just finished has a red-orange spine
24. A book set in the wilderness -- recommendations?
25. A book you loved as a child -- does PERN count? I started reading them when I was 13
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited -- any of the Canadian or UK authors I read (Rowlining/Czerneda/Huff/de Lint)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name -- Hap & Leonard
28. A novel set during wartime -- Under a Graveyard Sky (an imagined war, but still a war)
29. A book with an unreliable narrator -- The Last Story
30. A book with pictures -- if graphic novels count...
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you. -- Rusty Puppy (Leonard)
32. A book about an interesting woman -- Alpha & Omega (Anna Latham-Cornick is interesting to me!)
33. A book set in two different time periods -- IT, which Tina & I listened to over the summer
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title -- October in the Chair
35. A book set in a hotel -- Fatal Fortune
36. A book written by someone you admire -- I admire MOST of my authors...
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 -- IT
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas -- Halloween
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before -- Six of Crows, The Girl With all the Gifts, Frostflower & Thorn, Shadow & Bone, The Raven Boys, Fireborn...
40. A book you bought on a trip - Monstress, bought in Phoenix (aka Hell's vestibule).
2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge1. A book recommended by a librarian
√2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
√12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - (play) (not sure if it is classified as a best seller) - The God of Carnage by Yasmina Resa
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
√15. A book with a subtitle - The Gift Of An Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir by Katrina Kenison
16. A book that's published in 2017
√17. A book involving a mythical creature - I Hate Fairyland #1 by Scottie Young
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
√19. A book about food - The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
√24. A book set in the wilderness - (Florida Everglades) Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
√27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen
28. A novel set during wartime
√29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Hyde by Daniel Levine
√30. A book with pictures - The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
√31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - (Turkish) - The King of Taksim Square by Emrah Serbes
32. A book about an interesting woman
√33. A book set in two different time periods - After The Fact by Owen J. Hurd
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
√40. A book you bought on a trip - (bought in the Raleigh NC airport) The Last Days of Video by Jeremy Hawkins
Completed: 40/40✔ 1. A book recommended by a librarian - Spring's Awakening by Frank Wedekind ★★★☆☆
✔ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi ★★★★☆
✔ 3. A book of letters - The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky ★★★★☆
✔ 4.An audiobook - Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk ★★☆☆☆
✔ 5. A book by a person of color - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler ★★★★☆
✔ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter by Marissa Meyer ★★★☆☆
✔ 7. A book that is a story within a story - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë ★★★★☆
✔ 8. A book with multiple authors - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany ★★★☆☆
✔ 9. An espionage thriller - The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming ☆☆☆☆☆
✔ 10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ★★★☆☆
✔ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - What is Obscenity?: The Story of a Good For Nothing Artist and her Pussy by Rokudenashiko ★★★★☆
✔ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks ★☆☆☆☆
✔ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Wonder by R.J. Palacio ★★★★☆
✔ 14. A book involving travel - Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs ★★☆☆☆
✔ 15. A book with a subtitle - Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondō ★★★☆☆
✔ 16. A book that's published in 2017 - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆
✔ 17. A book involving a mythical creature - Fairest by Gail Carson Levine ★★★★☆
✔ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - The Princess Bride by William Goldman ★★★★★
✔ 19. A book about food - The Vegetarian by Han Kang ★★★☆☆
✔ 20. A book with career advice - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson ★★☆☆☆
✔ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Cinder by Marissa Meyer ★★★★☆
✔ 22. A steampunk novel - Vermilion by Molly Tanzer ★★★★★
✔ 23. A book with a red spine - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood ★★★★☆
✔ 24. A book set in the wilderness - The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey ★★★★★
✔ 25. A book you loved as a child - Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine ★★★★★
✔ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry ★★★☆☆
✔ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ★★★☆☆
✔ 28. A novel set during wartime - The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman ★★★★☆
✔ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ★★★☆☆
✔ 30. A book with pictures - Ghost World by Daniel Clowes ★★★☆☆
✔ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo ★★☆☆☆
✔ 32. A book about an interesting woman - The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank ★★★★☆
✔ 33. A book set in two different time periods - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs ★★★☆☆
✔ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - August: Osage County by Tracy Letts ★★★☆☆
✔ 35. A book set in a hotel - A Room with a View by E.M. Forster ★★★☆☆
✔ 36. A book written by someone you admire - Bossypants by Tina Fey ★★★★☆
✔ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie ★★★☆☆
✔ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Midsummer Night by Deanna Raybourn ★☆☆☆☆
✔ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Outlander by Diana Gabaldon ★★★★★
40. A book you bought on a trip - A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab ★★★★☆
Covers:
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The Detective's Daughter by Lesley Thomson
√ 3. A book of letters - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
√ 4. An audiobook - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
√ 5. A book by a person of colour - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
√ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story - The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
√ 8. A book with multiple authors - From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards
√ 9. An espionage thriller - Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover - Life of Pi by Yann Martel
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Martian by Andy Weir
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
√ 14. A book involving travel - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
√ 15. A book with a subtitle - A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy by Sue Klebold
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017 - Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
√ 17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Dear Fatty by Dawn French
√ 19. A book about food - Chocolat by Joanne Harris
√ 20. A book with career advice - Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
√ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - The Bees by Laline Paull
√ 22. A steampunk novel - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
√ 23. A book with a red spine - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
√ 24. A book set in the wilderness - A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
√ 25. A book you loved as a child - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Milat: Inside Australia's Biggest Manhunt - A Detective's Story by Clive Small
√ 28. A novel set during wartime - The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
√ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator - What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
√ 30. A book with pictures - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - What Is the What by Dave Eggers
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
√ 33. A book set in two different time periods - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
√ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
√ 35. A book set in a hotel - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
√ 36. A book written by someone you admire - Admissions: A Life in Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh
√ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Dinner by Herman Koch
√ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
√ 40. A book you bought on a trip - The Dry by Jane Harper
2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge1. A book recommended by a librarian: A House Without Windows √
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World √
3. A book of letters: Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium **In Progress**
4. An audiobook: The Universe Has Your Back: Transform Fear to Faith √
5. A book by a person of color: The Sun Is Also a Star √
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story: Beautiful Ruins √
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry √
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle: You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life √
16. A book that's published in 2017: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone √
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice: The 4 Hour Workweek, Expanded And Updated: Expanded And Updated, With Over 100 New Pages Of Cutting Edge Content. √
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: The Complete Tales √
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail √
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood √
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Siddhartha √
28. A novel set during wartime: Atonement √
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures: Ganesha's Sweet Tooth√
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: The Miniaturist √
32. A book about an interesting woman: The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust √
33. A book set in two different time periods: The Muse √
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel: A Gentleman in Moscow √
36. A book written by someone you admire: Der Zug war pünktlich √
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Mountain Between Us √ (Don't bother watching the movie, just read the book!)
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
Update May 9, 2018... Still working on this one
2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book seet in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
tif's 2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge✔1. A book recommended by a librarian: Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi
✔2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
✔3. A book of letters: Letters of Note - Shaun Usher
✔4. An audiobook: Dry - Augusten Burroughs
✔5. A book by a person of color: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title:
✔7. A book that is a story within a story: The Power - Naomi Alderman
✔8. A book with multiple authors: A House in the Sky - Amanda Lindhout + Sara Corbett
✔9. An espionage thriller: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
✔10. A book with a cat on the cover: The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym:
✔12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: The Art of Fielding - Chad Harbach (its about sport and I would never normally choose to read about sport)
✔13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Wonder - R.J. Palacio
✔14. A book involving travel: Life on Air - David Attenborough
✔15. A book with a subtitle: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries - Kory Stamper
✔16. A book that's published in 2017: Difficult Women - Roxanne Gray
✔17. A book involving a mythical creature: Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman
✔18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
✔19. A book about food: Dinner: A Love Story - Jenny Rosenstrach
✔20. A book with career advice: Work Rules - Lazlo Bock
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective:
✔22. A steampunk novel: Tyson Hesse's Diesel - Tyson Hesse
✔23. A book with a red spine: Love and Misadventure - Lang Leav
✔24. A book seet in the wilderness: The North Water - Ian McGuire
✔25. A book you loved as a child: Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge - Mem Fox
✔26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises - Fredrick Backman
✔27. A book with a title that's a character's name: The Soul of Viktor Tronko - David Quammen
✔28. A novel set during wartime: The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen
29. A book with an unreliable narrator:
✔30. A book with pictures: Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
✔31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: The Invention of Nature - Andrea Wulf
✔32. A book about an interesting woman: Scrappy Little Nobody - Anna Kendrick
✔33. A book set in two different time periods: It Ends With Us - Colleen Hoover
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title:
35. A book set in a hotel:
✔36. A book written by someone you admire: Fight Like a Girl - Clementine Ford
✔37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before:
40. A book you bought on a trip:
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian: The Bees√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: The Book of Life
√ 3. A book of letters: Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy
√ 4. An audiobook: The Hate U Give
√ 5. A book by a person of color: You Can't Touch My Hair
√ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: When Autumn Leaves
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story: Fangirl
√ 8. A book with multiple authors: Good Omens
√ 9. An espionage thriller: The Handmaid's Tale
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover: Emily of New Moon
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: Feed
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Hunger: a Memoir about (My) Body
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
√ 14. A book involving travel: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
√ 15. A book with a subtitle: How to Manage Your Home without Losing Your Mind: Dealing with Your House's Dirty Little Secrets
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017: Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
√ 17. A book involving a mythical creature: One Salt Sea
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: The Stupidest Angel: a Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
√ 19. A book about food: Kitchen
√ 20. A book with career advice: Quiet: the Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking
√ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: Late Eclipses
√ 22. A steampunk novel: Spare and Found Parts
√ 23. A book with a red spine: Redshirts
√ 24. A book set in the wilderness: The Distance from Me to You
√ 25. A book you loved as a child: A Wrinkle in Time
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: The Ghost Bride
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Coraline
√ 28. A novel set during wartime: A Promise of Fire
√ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator: A Local Habitation
√ 30. A book with pictures: The Soul of an Octopus
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman: An Artificial Night
√ 33. A book set in two different time periods: The Jane Austen Project
√ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: The Enchanted April
√ 35. A book set in a hotel: The Elegance of the Hedgehog
√ 36. A book written by someone you admire: Postcards from the Edge
√ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The Circle
√ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: The Thanksgiving Visitor
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Rosemary and Rue
√ 40. A book you bought on a trip: Wolf Hall
DONE! As of my last edit (13 Dec 2017), I have one book left in the advanced list, and I will have finished with the entire list of 52.
Here's my finished list.1. A book recommended by a librarian The Girl Who Drank the Moon
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long The Pilgrim of Hate
3. A book of letters The Viscount's Son
4. An audiobook Eleventh Grave in Moonlight
5. A book by a person of color The Book of Phoenix
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title Italian Summer
7. A book that is a story within a story The Name of the Wind
8. A book with multiple authors Once Upon a Time in the Weird West
9. An espionage thriller Live to See Tomorrow
10. A book with a cat on the cover Thrice The Brinded Cat Hath Mewed
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Echoes in Death
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Antisocial
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Kept Tears
14. A book involving travel Misery Loves Maggody
15. A book with a subtitle Dr. Mütter's Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine
16. A book that's published in 2017 Blackwing
17. A book involving a mythical creature Blood Divine
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
19. A book about food A Frying Shame
20. A book with career advice The Tao of Book Publicity: A Beginner's Guide to Book Promotion
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The No. 2 Feline Detective Agency
22. A steampunk novel The Gilded Scarab
23. A book with a red spine You Cannoli Die Once
24. A book set in the wilderness The Rope
25. A book you loved as a child The Mystery at Lilac Inn
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited (Un)Masked
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Jackaby
28. A novel set during wartime The Guns Above
29. A book with an unreliable narrator B.U.G.
30. A book with pictures Library of Souls
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you A Cold Day For Murder
32. A book about an interesting woman The Eterna Files
33. A book set in two different time periods Broken Mirror
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title February and December: Dominus Calendar Series I
35. A book set in a hotel Fish and Ghosts
36. A book written by someone you admire The Gunslinger
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 A Monster Calls
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas The Festivus Miracle
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Don of the Dead
40. A book you bought on a trip Haunted Oregon: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Beaver State
Updated 12/18/17 39/40 = 97.5%2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge
✔ 1. A book recommended by a librarian The Invisible Bridge
✔ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Gift from the Sea
✔ 3. A book of letters The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
✔ 4. An audiobook Snapper
✔ 5. A book by a person of color Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
✔ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title When Winter Come: The Ascension of York
✔ 7. A book that is a story within a story The Golem of Hollywood
✔ 8. A book with multiple authors We Pointed Them North: Recollections of a Cowpuncher
✔ 9. An espionage thriller Code Name Verity
✔ 10. A book with a cat on the cover The Orphan Master's Son
✔ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym The Price of Salt Originally published under the name Claire Morgan
✔ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read The Road (Apocalyptic Science Fiction - though I discovered I liked it and have read more since reading this novel)
✔ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Me Before You
✔ 14. A book involving travel Ender's Shadow
✔ 15. A book with a subtitle 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works
✔ 16. A book that's published in 2017 How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
✔ 17. A book involving a mythical creature Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
✔ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
✔ 19. A book about food An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies
✔ 20. A book with career advice What the Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast: A Short Guide to Making Over Your Mornings--and Life
✔ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The One and Only Ivan
✔ 22. A steampunk novel Spare and Found Parts
✔ 23. A book with a red spine The Hate U Give
✔ 24. A book set in the wilderness Station Eleven
✔ 25. A book you loved as a child Hatchet
✔ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Problem of Pain
✔ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name Madame Bovary
✔ 28. A novel set during wartime The Care and Management of Lies
✔ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator The Silver Linings Playbook
✔ 30. A book with pictures Daytripper
✔ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you The Mothers
✔ 32. A book about an interesting woman I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
✔ 33. A book set in two different time periods Young Jane Young
✔ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title The October List
✔ 35. A book set in a hotel What I Saw and How I Lied
✔ 36. A book written by someone you admire I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
✔ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Glass Castle
✔ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Labor Day
✔ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
40. A book you bought on a trip Dragon Teeth
2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge[√] 1. A book recommended by a librarian - Emma by Jane Austen
[√] 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
[√] [√] 3. A book of letters - The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet by Reif Larson and Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
[√] 4. An audiobook - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
[√] 5. A book by a person of color - Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
[√] 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
[√] 7. A book that is a story within a story - The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
[√] 8. A book with multiple authors - Welcome to Night Vale by Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink
[√] [√] 9. An espionage thriller - Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet and An Honorable Man by Paul Vidich
[√] 10. A book with a cat on the cover - Life of Pi by Yann Martel
[√] [√] 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Acton Bell/Anne Brontë or The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Gailbraith/J.K. Rowling
[√] 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
[√] 13. A book that by or about a person who has a disability - Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
[√] 14. A book involving travel - The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
[√] 15. A book with a subtitle - The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
[√] 16. A book that's published in 2017 - Lucky You: A Novel by Erika Carter
[√] 17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break by Steven Sherrill
[√] 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
[√] [√] [√] [√] 19. A book about food - Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen: How One Girl Risked Her Marriage, Her Job, and Her Sanity to Master the Art of Living by Julie Powell, Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain, and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
[√] 20. A book with career advice - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
[√] 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - The Golem and the Jinni by Helen Wecker
[√] [√] 22. A steampunk novel - The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman and The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
[√] 23. A book with a red spine - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
[√] 24. A book set in the wilderness - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
[√] [√] 25. A book you loved as a child - Who is Victoria? by Betty K. Erwin and The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub
[√] [√] 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
[√] [√] 27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain and Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
[√] 28. A novel set during wartime - The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Wladyslaw Szpilman
[√] 29. A book with an unreliable narrator - John Dies at the End by David Wong
[√] [√] 30. A book with pictures - Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons and This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki
[√] [√] 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
[√] 32. A book about an interesting woman - Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
[√] 33. A book set in two different time periods - Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff
[√] [√] 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - A Million Junes by Emily Henry and The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
[√] 35. A book set in a hotel - Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
[√] [√] [√] 36. A book written by someone you admire - Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard. The Silkworm and Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith/J.K. Rowling
[√] 37. A book that's becoming a movie on 2017 - My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
[√] 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote
[√] 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
[√] 40. A book you bought on a trip - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
I'm on track to finishcurrent status is 34/40
✔1. A book recommended by a librarian- perhaps Kokoro by Sōseki Natsume- from this list https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/08/31/...
✔2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- perhaps The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark- 128p.-1001 list
✔3. A book of letters- Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490 by Edwidge Danticat
✔4. An audiobook- The Woman Who Wouldn't by Gene Wilder
✔5. A book by a person of color- The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
✔6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title- Summer by Edith Wharton
✔7. A book that is a story within a story- If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
✔8. A book with multiple authors- Lionboy by Zizou Corder
9. An espionage thriller- probably Casino Royale by Ian Fleming or The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
✔10. A book with a cat on the cover- perhaps The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly by Luis Sepúlveda
✔11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
✔12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks-horror
✔13. A book by or about a person who has a disability- Nemesis by Philip Roth
✔14. A book involving travel- The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit by Elias Canetti
✔15. A book with a subtitle- same as 52 wks #28- perhaps Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film by Patton Oswalt
✔16. A book that's published in 2017- Big Book of Who: Baseball: The 101 Stars Every Fan Needs to Know by The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids
✔17. A book involving a mythical creature- perhaps The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile- probably The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
✔19. A book about food- The Invention of Curried Sausage by Uwe Timm
20. A book with career advice- Free for All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert 240p.
✔21. A book from a nonhuman perspective- The Call of the Wild by Jack London
✔22. A steampunk novel- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
✔23. A book with a red spine- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
✔24. A book set in the wilderness- Surfacing by Margaret Atwood
25. A book you loved as a child- perhaps [ book:Pudd'nhead Wilson|682793] by Mark Twain
✔26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
.✔27. A book with a title that's a character's name- Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee
✔28. A novel set during wartime- When the Tree Sings by Stratis Haviaras
✔29. A book with an unreliable narrator- Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky perhaps also The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie- 288p-1001 list
✔30. A book with pictures- Unlikely Friendships : 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom by Jennifer S. Holland
✔31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Respected Sir by Naguib Mahfouz
✔32. A book about an interesting woman- The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford- about Agatha Christie same as 52 weeks #25.
33. A book set in two different time periods- same as 52 weeks #10- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer (CD) - same as 52 weeks #10. (Could also use The Invention of Curried Sausage if not used above.) or The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian
✔34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title- August Is A Wicked Month by Edna O'Brien
✔35.A book set in a hotel- Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
✔36. A book written by someone you admire- Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
37.A book that's becoming a movie on 2017- perhaps= Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
✔38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (Valentines Day)
✔39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
40.. A book you bought on a trip…. Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
and then the Advanced list:
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19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
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40. A book you bought on a trip
Relic by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
3. A book of letters
Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes
The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen
5. A book by a person of color
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
7. A book that is a story within a story
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
8. A book with multiple authors
The Royal We by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan
9. An espionage thriller
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
10. A book with a cat on the cover
Black Cat by V.C. Andrews
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
The Running Man by Richard Bachman/Stephen King
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
14. A book involving travel
Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy by Michael Tucker
15. A book with a subtitle
Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten
16. A book that's published in 2017
Confessions of a Domestic Failure by Bunmi Laditan
17. A book involving a mythical creature
Death's Daughter by Amber Benson
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
Order of the Stick Vol. 1: Dungeon Crawlin' Fools by Rich Burlew
19. A book about food
Nuts by Alice Clayton
20. A book with career advice
Aspergers on the Job by Rudy Simone
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
Piper at the Gate by Mary Stanton
22. A steampunk novel
Monstress Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takada
23. A book with a red spine
Twelve Red Herrings by Jeffrey Archer
24. A book set in the wilderness
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
25. A book you loved as a child
The Heavenly Horse of the Outermost West by Mary Stanton
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
Audrey Rose by Fran de Felitta
28. A novel set during wartime
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
30. A book with pictures
The Complete Elfquest Book 1 by Wendy & Richard Pini
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
32. A book about an interesting woman
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
33. A book set in two different time periods
My Name is Memory by Ann Brashares
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
11/22/63 by Stephen King
35. A book set in a hotel
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
36. A book written by someone you admire
American Grown by Michelle Obama
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
Working Stiff by Rachel Caine
40. A book you bought on a trip
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks√2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long The International Bank of Bob: Connecting Our Worlds One $25 Kiva Loan at a Time
√3. A book of letters Dear Peter: Miniature Letters by Beatrix Potter
√4. An audiobook Bone Gap
√5. A book by a person of color for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf
√6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title Wicked Autumn
√7. A book that is a story within a story The Whitechapel Fiend
√8. A book with multiple authors My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
√9. An espionage thriller The Inner Circle
√10. A book with a cat on the cover Cat on the Bus
√11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Horns
√12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
√13. A book by or about a person who has a disability El Deafo
√14. A book involving travel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
√15. A book with a subtitle Birdsong: A Story in Pictures
√16. A book that's published in 2017 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Vol. 2
√17. A book involving a mythical creature A Fairy Friend
√18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
√19. A book about food Eat, Pray, Love
√20. A book with career advice Bossypants
√21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The Best Bear in All the World
√22. A steampunk novel The Dark Unwinding
√23. A book with a red spine The Red Book
√24. A book set in the wilderness Wolf in the Snow
√25. A book you loved as a child The Boxcar Children
√26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Norway Home Of The Trolls
√27. A book with a title that's a character's name The House That Jack Built
√28. A novel set during wartime Okay for Now
√29. A book with an unreliable narrator Elizabeth Is Missing
√30. A book with pictures A Library Book for Bear
√31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you March: Book Three
√32. A book about an interesting woman I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
√33. A book set in two different time periods March: Book Two
√34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard
√35. A book set in a hotel Booth
√36. A book written by someone you admire Hamilton: The Revolution
√37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Dinner
√38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson or Before I Fall
√39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Rookie Move
√40. A book you bought on a trip World Of Peter Rabbit And Beatrix Potter 110th Anniversary E,The
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√2. A book that’s been on you TBR list for too long -Water for elephants
√3. A book of letters -The Guernsey literary and potato peel pie society
√4. An Audio Book -Into the Free
√5. A book by a person of color -Underground Railroad
√6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title -Spring Fever
√7. A book that is a story within a story -Fangirl
√8. A book with multiple Authors -Between the Lines
√9. An espionage thriller -The English girl
√10. A book with a cat on the cover -Homer’s Odyssey
√11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym -The cuckoo’s calling
√12. A bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read -You are a Badass (self help)
√13. A book by or about a person who has a disability -The Memory Keepers Daughter
√14. A book involving travel -Eat, Pray, Love
√15. A book with a subtitle -Blood, bones and butter: The inadvertent education
√16. A book published in 2017 -The Bear and the Nightingale
17. A book involving a mythical creature -Library of souls
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√19. A book about food -The coincidence of coconut cake
√20. A book with career advice -Birth: the surprising history of how we are born
√21. A book from a nonhuman perspective -Animal Farm
√22. A steampunk novel -Mechanica
√23. A book with a red spine -Anne of Avonlea
√24. A book set in the wilderness -438 Days
√25. A book you loved as a child -Little House in the Big Wood
√26. A book by an author from a country you’ve never visited -My not so perfect life
√27. A book with a title that’s a character’s name -Sarah’s key
√28. A novel set during the war -Between shades of gray
√29. A book with an unreliable narrator -We Were Liars
√30. A book with pictures -Hallow city
√31. A book where the main character is diff ethnicity than you -Why not me?
√32. A book about an interesting woman -The girl with the lower back tattoo
√33. A book set in two different time periods -Letters from Skye
√34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title -Tuesdays at the castle
√35. A book set in a hotel -Hotel Ruby
√36. A book written by someone you admire -The world according to Mister Rogers
√37. A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017 -Before I fall
√38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas -Labor Day
√39. The first book in a series you haven’t read b4 -The Jewel
√40. A book you brought on a trip -The Chronicles of Avonlea
1. A book recommended by a librarian - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz [HS librarian Chris Evans]2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The Pigman by Paul Zindel [since 1988?]
3. A book of letters [or emails] - A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valérie Zenatti
4. An audiobook - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between by Lauren Graham
5. A book by a person of color - I Was Right On Time by Buck O'Neil
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
7. A book that is a story within a story - I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest
8. A book with multiple authors - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany
9. An espionage thriller - Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu [tiger]
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger [a.k.a. Tofa Borregaard]
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur [poetry]
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a True Story by Josh Sundquist
14. A book involving travel - A Summer at Sea by Katie Fforde
15. A book with a subtitle - Leopold II: Butcher of the Congo by Tod Olson
16. A book that's published in 2017 - The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
19. A book about food - The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
20. A book with career advice - 101 Strategies to Make Academic Vocabulary Stick by Marilee Spranger
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - The Bees by Laline Paull
22. A steampunk novel - Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
23. A book with a red spine - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
24. A book set in the wilderness - Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
25. A book you loved as a child - Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George [Germany]
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
28. A novel set during wartime - I Pledge Allegiance by Chris Lynch
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Life of Pi by Yann Martel
30. A book with pictures - The Gathering by Dan Poblocki
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
32. A book about an interesting woman - Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling
33. A book set in two different time periods - The Marvels by Brian Selznick
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Friday the Rabbi Slept Late by Harry Kemelman
35. A book set in a hotel - Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
36. A book written by someone you admire - March by John Lewis
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - One Fat Summer by Robert Lipsyte [July 4th]
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
40. A book you bought on a trip - Truly Madly Guilty by Lianne Moriarty
I just finished the basic challenge today! :) Woot!
• A book recommended by a librarian – The German Girl – 5 stars• A book that’s been on your TBR list for way to long – The Painted Girls – 3 stars
• A book of letters – Letters of Note – 4 stars
• An audiobook – The Story Hour – 4 stars
• A book by a person of color – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – 4 stars
• A book with one of the four seasons in the title – Forty Autumns – 5 stars
• A book that is a story within a story – The Pearl that Broke Its Shell – 4 stars
• A book with multiple authors – America’s First Daughter – 4 stars
• An espionage thriller – Make Me – 3 stars
• A book with a cat on the cover – A Man Called Ove – 4 stars
• A book by an author who uses a pseudonym – The Silkworm – 3 stars
• A bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read – Rare Bird – 5 stars
• A book by or about a person who has a disability – Inside the O’Briens – 4 stars
• A book involving travel – The Woman in Cabin 10 – 4 stars
• A book with a subtitle – Rise of the Rocket Girls – 5 stars
• A book that’s published in 2017 – Always – 4 stars
• A book involving a mythical creature – At the Water’s Edge – 3 stars
• A book you’ve read before that never fails to make you smile – Something Borrowed – 3 stars
• A book about food – Sweetbitter – 3 stars
• A book with career advice – The Ideal Team Player – 4 stars
• A book from a nonhuman perspective – The Art of Racing in the Rain – 4 stars
• A steampunk novel – The Invention of Hugo Cabret – 4 stars
• A book with a red spine – The Underground Railroad – 4 stars
• A book set in the wilderness – Endurance – 4 stars
• A book you loved as a child – Anne of Green Gables – 4 stars
• A book by an author from a country you’ve never visited – The Hypnotist’s Love Story – 3 stars
• A book with a title that’s a character’s name – My Name is Lucy Barton – 4 stars
• A novel set during wartime – Mischling – 4 stars
• A book with an unreliable narrator – Elizabeth is Missing – 3 stars
• A book with pictures – Grace and Justice on Death Row – 5 stars
• A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you – Someone Knows my Name – 4 stars
• A book about an interesting woman – Remarkable Creatures – 4 stars
• A book set in two different time periods – The High Mountains of Portugal – 4 stars
• A book with a month or day of the week in the title – The Color of Water in July – 3 stars
• A book set in a hotel – A Gentleman in Moscow – 4 stars
• A book written by someone you admire – Carry On Warrior – 4 stars
• A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017 – The Zookeeper’s Wife – 5 stars
• A book set around a holiday other than Christmas – Labor Day – 4 stars
• The first book in a series you haven’t read before – My Brilliant Friend – 3 stars
• A book you bought on a trip – Behind Closed Doors – 4 stars
1. A book recommended by a librarian: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: A Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood (editor)
3. A book of letters: The Boy is Back by Meg Cabot
4. An audiobook: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
5. A book by a person of color: Re-Jane by Patricia Park
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: Square Root of Summer by Harriet Hapgood
7. A book that is a story within a story: Love is Red by Sophie Jaff
8. A book with multiple authors: Magic Break by Ilona Andrews
9. An espionage thriller: Sekret by Lindsay Smith
10. A book with a cat on the cover: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Monstress by Majorie M. Liu
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
14. A book involving travel: The Vacationers by Emma Straub
15. A book with a subtitle: Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
16. A book that's published in 2017: Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
17. A book involving a mythical creature: Siren by Kiera Cass
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
19. A book about food: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
20. A book with career advice: The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator’s Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child by Ron Clark
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
22. A steampunk novel: The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook
23. A book with a red spine: Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
24. A book set in the wilderness: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
25. A book you loved as a child: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Scarlett Epstein Hates it Here by Anna Breslaw
28. A novel set during wartime: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
30. A book with pictures: Cravings: Recipes for all the Foods You Want to Eat by Chrissy Teigen
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
32. A book about an interesting woman: Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
33. A book set in two different time periods: A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: A Million Junes by Emily Henry
35. A book set in a hotel: Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
36. A book written by someone you admire: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The Dinner by Herman Koch
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: Stuffed: A Thanksgiving Romance by Jessica Gadziala
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older
40. A book you bought on a trip: The Wangs v. the World by Jade Chang
This is how far I am here in October. I've fudged a few categories a little (all in my goodreads reviews) and I feel as if they are becoming harder to find. I'm going to the lists next to see if there are any ideas there...The Underground RailroadUnderground Railroad is by far the best book I've read this year, withKitchens of the Great Midwest Kitchens of the Great Midwest second.
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A book recommended by a librarian Crosstalk
A book with one of the four seasons in the title Summerlong
A book involving travel Seeds of Deception
A book with a title that's a character's name Lola and the Boy Next Door
A novel set during wartime Wives of Los Alamos
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Behind the Beautiful Forevers
A book written by someone you admire March Volume 2
The first book in a series you haven't read before By Book or By Crook
A book with a cat on the cover Booked for Trouble
A book with a red spine Masked City
A book with an unreliable narrator What We Saw
A book you've read before that always makes you laugh Murder with Peacocks
A book set in two different time periods The Color of Water
A book by an author from a country you've never visited Goldenhand
A book about a difficult topic Being Mortal
A book you got from a used book sale Station Eleven
A book about an interesting woman The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion
A steampunk novel Mainspring
A book by a person of color How It Went Down
A book of letters Dear committee members
A book that is a story within a story Conviction by Julia Dahl
A book with a subtitle When Anything Goes: Being Christian in a Post-Christian World
A bestseller from 2016 When Breath Becomes Air (NYT NonFic 2016)
A book by or about a person who has a disability Rosie project
A book that's published in 2017 Song of the Lion
A book you loved as a child White in the Moon
An audiobook Bite the Hook
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
A book about food Kitchens of the Great Midwest
An espionage thriller Before the Fall
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler
A book involving a mythical creature Glass houses
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Masking for Trouble
A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of The Daily Show An Oral History
A book set in the wilderness Butter off Dead
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Underground Railroad
Finally getting caught up on my list. Although everything I read doesn't fit in a category here, it did make me think about my choices and read more!1. A book recommended by a librarian
*2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long The Heavenly Table Donald Ray Pollock
3. A book of letters
*4. An audiobook The Drifter Nicholas Petrie
*5. A book by a person of color Trail of Echoes by Rachel Howzell Hall
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym The Fireman Joe Hill
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
*13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Turn of Mind by Alice LaPlante
*14. A book involving travel The Quality of Silence Rosamund Lupton
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
*24. A book set in the wilderness The River at Night by Erica Ferencik
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
*27. A book with a title that's a character's name Eileen by Moshfegh, Ottessa
28. A novel set during wartime
*29. A book with an unreliable narrator The Widow Fiona Barton
30. A book with pictures
*31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Black Water Rising Attica Locke
*32. A book about an interesting woman Claire DeWitt and City of the Dead Sara Gran
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
*35. A book set in a hotel The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson
*36. A book written by someone you admire Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
*39. The first book in a series you haven't read before The Bad Samaritan by Robert Barnard
40. A book you bought on a trip
I'm coming pretty late to the party but I looked at the books I've tracked this year and quite a few applied. I'm going see how many more I can accomplish this year then start the 2018 list in January. (I'm putting all 52 in this post to make tracking easier.)39/52
✔ 1. A book recommended by a librarian A Man Called Ove
✔ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long The World of Downton Abbey
✔ 3. A book of letters Dear Fahrenheit 451: A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to the Books in Her Life
✔ 4. An audiobook The Magnolia Story
0 5. A book by a person of color
✔ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title A Year Without Autumn
✔ 7. A book that is a story within a story Stay on the Wing
✔ 8. A book with multiple authors Our Hearts Were Young and Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s
✔ 9. An espionage thriller Code Name Verity
✔ 10. A book with a cat on the cover The Cat Who Went to Paris
0 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
✔ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Odd Thomas
✔ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Housekeeper and the Professor
✔ 14. A book involving travel Around the World in 80 Days
✔ 15. A book with a subtitle Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy
✔ 16. A book that's published in 2017 Feast of Sorrow: A Novel of Ancient Rome
✔ 17. A book involving a mythical creature Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
✔ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Jonathan Livingston Seagull
✔ 19. A book about food Diary of a Pilgrimage
✔ 20. A book with career advice Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff
✔ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Into the Wild
0 22. A steampunk novel
✔ 23. A book with a red spine American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
✔ 24. A book set in the wilderness Julie of the Wolves
✔ 25. A book you loved as a child A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
✔ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Britt-Marie Was Here
✔ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name Anne of Green Gables
✔ 28. A novel set during wartime Hattie Big Sky
0 29. A book with an unreliable narrator
✔ 30. A book with pictures The Tao of Pooh
✔ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Mink River
✔ 32. A book about an interesting woman The Other Alcott
✔ 33. A book set in two different time periods Secrets of a Charmed Life
✔ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Tuesdays with Morrie
0 35. A book set in a hotel
✔ 36. A book written by someone you admire A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
✔ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Breadwinner
0 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
✔ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Video Game Plotline Tester
0 40. A book you bought on a trip
Advanced
0 1. A book recommended by an author you love
0 2. A bestseller from 2016
✔ 3. A book with a family member term in the title My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
✔ 4. A book that takes place over a character's life span The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
✔ 5. A book about an immigrant or refugee Witch Child
0 6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
✔ 7. A book with an eccentric character Breakfast with Buddha
✔ 8. A book that's more than 800 pages Win
0 9. A book you got from a used book sale
0 10. A book that's been mentioned in another book
✔ 11. A book about a difficult topic The Baker's Secret
0 12. A book based on mythology
35/40 and 0 in progress7. A book that is a story within a story: The Eyre Affair
9. An espionage thriller: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Laughing at My Nightmare
20. A book with career advice: The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*ck: How to Stop Spending Time You Don't Have with People You Don't Like Doing Things You Don't Want to Do
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: [Canadian Thanksgiving] Still Life
40. A book you bought on a trip: Everblade
2017 POPSUGAR Reading ChallengeCompleted: 12/31/17
1. A book recommended by a librarian // Lord of the Flies by Williams Golding
2. A book that’s been on your TBR list for way too long // The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
3. A book of letters // The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
4. An audiobook // Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
5. A book by a person of color // Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title // Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
7. A book that is a story within a story // Commonwealth by Ann Pratchett
8. A book with multiple authors // Gwendy's Button Box by Stephen King
9. An espionage thriller // The Night Manager by John le Carré
10. A book with a cat on the cover // The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym // The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
12. A bestseller from a genre you don’t normally read (humor non-fiction) // Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability // Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
14. A book involving travel // American Gods by Neil Gaiman
15. A book with a subtitle // In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson
16. A book that’s published in 2017 // Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
17. A book involving a mythical creature // Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
18. A book you’ve read before that never fails to make you smile // The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
19. A book about food // Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
20. A book with career advice // Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective // Elephants and Corpses by Kameron Hurley
22. A steampunk novel // The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
23. A book with a red spine // Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
24. A book set in the wilderness // Wintering by Peter Geye
25. A book you loved as a child // Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
26. A book by an author from a country you’ve never visited // The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
27. A book with a title that’s a character’s name // Carrie by Stephen King
28. A novel set during wartime // Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
29. A book with an unreliable narrator // The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
30. A book with pictures // Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you // The Most Beautiful: My Life with Prince by Mayte Garcia
32. A book about an interesting woman // Uninvited by Lysa Terkeurst
33. A book set in two different time periods // The Hike by Drew Magary
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title // It Can't be October Already by Jeffrey Archer
35. A book set in a hotel // Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
36. A book written by someone you admire // 33 Days to Morning Glory by Michael Gaitley
37. A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017 // The Shack by Williams Paul Young
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas // The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
39. The first book in a series you haven’t read before // Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
40. A book you bought or rented for a trip // The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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41. A book recommended by an author you love (recommended by Stephen King) // Red Moon by Benjamin Percy
42. A bestseller from 2016 // Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by JD Vance
43. A book with a family-member term in the title // My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier
44. A book that takes place over a character’s life span // A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee // Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
46. A book from a genre/subgenre that you’ve never heard of (chick-lit) // The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Reid Jenkins
47. A book with an eccentric character // His Bloody Project: Documents relating to the case of Roderick Macrae by Graeme Macrae Burnet
48. A book that’s more than 800 pages // 11/22/63 by Stephen King
49. A book that you got from a used book sale // A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
50. A book that mentions another book // The Woman in Cabin 10 (mentions The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath) by Ruth Ware
51. A book about a difficult topic // The Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
52. A book based on mythology // Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
52 out of 52 completed
1. A book recommended by a librarianNever Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
Midnight in Siberia: A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia by David Greene
3. A book of letters
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
4. An audiobook
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid
5. A book by a person of color
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
Summer Is My Favorite Season: A Memoir of Childhood and War in Kosovo by Ilir Berisha
7. A book that is a story within a story
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
8. A book with multiple authors
Where the Waters Divide: A 3,000 Mile Trek Along America's Continental Divide by Karen Berger
9. An espionage thriller
SS-GB by Len Deighton
10. A book with a cat on the cover
The Guest Cat by Takashi Hiraide
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
Ali and Nino: A Love Story by Kurban Said
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
True Grit by Charles Portis
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes by Emily Urquhart
14. A book involving travel
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux
15. A book with a subtitle
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code by Margalit Fox
16. A book that's published in 2017
A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
17. A book involving a mythical creature
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
The Haunted Bridge by Carolyn Keene
19. A book about food
Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History by Giles Milton
20. A book with career advice
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
Three Souls by Janie Chang
22. A steampunk novel
Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente
23. A book with a red spine
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
24. A book set in the wilderness
The Blue Bear: A True Story of Friendship and Discovery in the Alaskan Wild by Lynn Schooler
25. A book you loved as a child
Martin the Warrior by Brian Jacques
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
Blindness by José Saramago
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
28. A novel set during wartime
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
30. A book with pictures
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
32. A book about an interesting woman
Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa by Farley Mowat
33. A book set in two different time periods
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger
35. A book set in a hotel
The Shining by Stephen King
36. A book written by someone you admire
There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale by Sean Astin
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The Thanksgiving Visitor by Truman Capote
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
40. A book you bought on a trip
Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park by Lee H. Whittlesey
Patty's 2017 Reading List (I am just completing my master's degree so I'm starting late) - can I do all 40 in just 1 month???2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge - 20/40
1. A book recommended by a librarian Pachinko (recommended by NYPL staff)
√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Glory in Death
√ 3. A book of letters The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story The Keeper of Lost Things
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover Love Saves the Day: A Novel
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym The Girl Before
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read The Forgotten Room
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
√ 14. A book involving travel The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
15. A book with a subtitle
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017 Little Fires Everywhere
√ 17. A book involving a mythical creature Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
√ 19. A book about food The Wonder
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
√ 24. A book set in the wilderness The Distance from Me to You
25. A book you loved as a child
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Beartown
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name My Name Is Lucy Barton
√ 28. A novel set during wartime Exit West
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman My Not So Perfect Life
√ 33. A book set in two different time periods The Alice Network
√ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Enchanted August
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Etiquette & Espionage
√ 40. A book you bought on a trip (at the airport in Minneapolis) City of Bones
DONE! √ 1. A book recommended by a librarian Ghostly Echoes
√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Brave New World I can't believe I finally read it.
√ 3. A book of letters The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician
√ 4. An audiobook Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
√ 5. A book by a person of color Half of a Yellow Sun
√ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall (I fully accept that this is a bit of a cheat, playing on the word "fall" instead of "autumn" but I've never cheated since one game of heads up/seven up lo these many years ago in kindergarten, so I think I can be allowed this one to count for the intervening 32 years.)
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights
√ 8. A book with multiple authors As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
√ 9. An espionage thriller Manners & Mutiny (I mean, they're being taught to be spies... And I found it thrilling, at least.)
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover The Tiger's Wife
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read 1948
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability I'm going to say Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine although I'm not completely convinced you could call her affliction a disability
√ 14. A book involving travel Manifest Destiny, Vol. 1: Flora & Fauna
√ 15. A book with a subtitle Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017 The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
√ 17. A book involving a mythical creature The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Bitterblue
√ 19. A book about food Deathless (Okay, I don't read books about food. But this book, while completely unrelated to food, had several scenes with descriptions of food that were so vivid, I can remember them incredibly clearly even now.)
√ 20. A book with career advice The Vindico
√ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Moon Called
√ 22. A steampunk novel The Clockwork Scarab
√ 23. A book with a red
√ 24. A book seet in the wilderness Wildwood
√ 25. A book you loved as a child The Witch of Blackbird Pond
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited A Thousand Splendid Suns
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name Nora & Kettle
√ 28. A novel set during wartime Girl at War
√ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator Sarah's Key
√ 30. A book with pictures Saga, Vol. 1
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own
√ 33. A book set in two different time periods Kindred
√ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title 11/22/63
√ 35. A book set in a hotel The Etched City (Eh, parts of it.)
√ 36. A book written by someone you admire Castle in the Air
√ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space
√ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Something Wicked This Way Comes
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Clockwork Angel
√ 40. A book you brought on a trip Lost At Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries
14. A book involving travel: What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
Patty, I started this month too! WE CAN DO IT!A book recommended by a librarian
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
An audiobook Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
A book that is a story within a story
A book with multiple authors The Good Immigrant
An espionage thriller
A book with a cat on the cover
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
A book with a subtitle
A book involving a mythical creature
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
A book with career advice
A book from a nonhuman perspective
A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine All The Galaxies
A book seet in the wilderness
A book you loved as a child
A book by an author from a country you've never visited
A book with a title that's a character's name Nice Try, Jane Sinner
A novel set during wartime
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures
A book about an interesting woman
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A book written by someone you admire
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
A book you bought on a trip
I see I'm not the only one late to the party, thank goodness. I've been eagerly preparing my book list for the 2018 challenge (my first), but when I glanced at the 2017 prompts, I realized I could check off most of them with the reading I've already done this year. Now I just need to go full steam ahead for the final month of this year's challenge and hope I can finish! To cut myself a break, I'm going to skip the two challenges I really don't like (audiobook, career advice) and replace them with a few from the advanced challenge. So I won't legitimately finish, but I'll try to meet my goal of 40 books, and have fun, which I believe is rule number one for this group. :)2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge
39/43 READ
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian: The Poison Tree by Erin Kelly
√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
3. A book of letters: Letters from Father Christmas by Tolkein
√ 5. A book by a person of color: The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
√ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story: All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer
8. A book with multiple authors: Blue Monday by Nicci French (husband/wife writing team)
√ 9. An espionage thriller: Dead Lions by Mick Herron
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover: How to Tell If Your Cat Is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot (pen name of James Alfred Wight)
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (a book of essays)
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham (protagonist has a mental illness)
√ 14. A book involving travel: The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain by Bill Bryson
√ 15. A book with a subtitle: Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by Dr. John H. Watson by Lyndsay Faye
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017: Knife Creek by Paul Doiron
√ 17. A book involving a mythical creature: Plague Land by S.D. Sykes (demonic dog-headed men)
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
√ 19. A book about food: A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression by Jane Ziegelman
√ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: A Dog's Life by Peter Mayle
22. A steampunk novel: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
√ 23. A book with a red spine: Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
√ 24. A book seet in the wilderness: Ruthless River: Love and Survival by Raft on the Amazon's Relentless Madre de Dios by Holly Conklin FitzGerald
√ 25. A book you loved as a child: Eloise by Kay Thompson
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: Police by Jo Nesbo
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Mary Russell's War: And Other Stories of Suspense by Laurie R. King
√ 28. A novel set during wartime: Ninth City Burning by J. Patrick Black (war with aliens)
√ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator: Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz
√ 30. A book with pictures: Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman: My Life in France by Julia Child
√ 33. A book set in two different time periods: The Wicked Girls by Alex Marwood
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
√ 35. A book set in a hotel: Payment in Blood by Elizabeth George
√ 36. A book written by someone you admire: Glass Houses by Louise Penny
√ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
√ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby (NYE)
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
√ 40. A book you bought on a trip: Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry
√ 41. A book about a difficult topic: A Thousand Naked Strangers: A Paramedic’s Wild Ride to the Edge and Back by Kevin Hazzard
√ 42. A book you got from a used book sale: The Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid
√ 43: A book with an eccentric character: Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse
So far in 2017:1. Book recommended by a librarian: (currently reading) The First Americans
2. A book on your TBR list: Street of Crocodiles/ Bruno Schulz
3. A book of letters:Yours, Plum/P. G. Wodehouse
4. An audiobook: -Valiant Ambition/Nathaniel Philbrick
5. A book by a person of color: Kill 'Em and Leave/ James McBride
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: The Summer Before the War/ Helen Simonson
7. A book that is a story within a story: Turn of the Screw/Henry James
8. A book with multiple authors: The Book of Joy/ Dalai Lama + Desmond Tutu
9. An espionage thriller: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy/ John Le Carre
10. A book with a cat on the cover: Ol Possum's Book of Practical Cats/ T. S. Eliot
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: Buddhist Bootcamp/ Timber Hawkeye
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Food Rules/ Michael Pollan
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: (currently reading) Ice/ Anna Kavan
14. A book involving travel: Homage to Catalonia/ George Orwell
15. A book with a subtitle: 1913: The Eve of War/ Paul Ham
16. A book published in 2017: Ice Ghosts/ Paul Watson
17. A book involving a mythical creature: The Buried Giant/ Kazuo Ishiguro
18. A book you've read before...: Benchley-Lost and Found/ Robert Benchley
19. A book about food: Serve it Forth? M.F.K. Fisher
20. A book with career advice: Downsizing/ John Drake
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective; The Bees/ Laline Paull
22. A steampunk novel: Mortal Engines/ Philip Reeve
23. A book with a red spine: Red Plenty/ Francis Spufford
24. A book set in the wilderness: Relacion/ Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
25. A book you loved as a child: The Education of Hyman Kaplan/ Leo Rosten
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: The Empty Family/ Colm Toibin
27. A book that's a character's name: Zama/ Antonio di Benedetto
28. A novel set during wartime: The Hunters/ James Salter
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: Vanishing Point/ David Markson
30. A book with pictures: DC Dead Girls Club/ Jason Lucky Morrow
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Ragtime/ E. L. Doctorow
32. A book about an interesting woman: Pond/ Claire-Louise Bennett
33. A book set in two different time periods: How to Be Both/ Ali Smith
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning/ Alan Sillitoe
35. A book set in a hotel: Sinbad/ Kurt Vonnegut
36. A book written by someone you admire: Absolutely on Music/ Haruki Murakami(w. Seiji Ozawa)
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The Son/ Philipp Meyer
38. A book set around a holiday other than Xmas: The Long Way Down/ Nick Hornby
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Killing Floor/ Lee Child
40. A book you bought on a trip: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?/ Philip K. Dick
41. A book recommended by an author your love: Love in the Time of Cholera/ Gabriel Garcia Marquez
42. A bestseller from 2016: The 4 Agreements/ Don Miguel Ruiz
43. A book with a family- member term in the title: The Godfather/ Mario Puzo
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao/ Junot Diaz
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee:
46. A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of: House of Leaves/ Mark Danielewski
47. A book with an eccentric character:
48. A book that's more than 800 pages: 1Q84/ Haruki Murakami (currently reading)
49. A book you got from a used book sale: The Sorrow of War/ Bao Ninh
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book:
51. A book about a difficult topic: Common Ground/ Anthony Lukas
52. A book based on mythology: Odyssey/ Homer
I am getting there! 41 out of 52 completed...
I finished on 11-23-17! 2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge1. A book recommended by a librarian- Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon
3. A book of letters- 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
4. An audiobook- American Gods by Neil Gaiman
5. A book by a person of color- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title- Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
7. A book that is a story within a story- The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara
8. A book with multiple authors- Guide to National Parks
9. An espionage thriller- The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
10. A book with a cat on the cover- The Power of Purrs: Reflections on a Life with Cats
by Gary Shiebler
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym- Final Girls by Riley Sager
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability- Woman No. 17 by Edan Lepucki
14. A book involving travel- Ill Will by Dan Chaon
15. A book with a subtitle- Never Chase Men Again: 38 Dating Secrets To Get The Guy, Keep Him Interested, And Prevent Dead-End Relationships by Bruce Bryans
16. A book that's published in 2017- Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane
17. A book involving a mythical creature- Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstances by Ruth Emmie Lang
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile- The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
19. A book about food- Food Freedom by Melissa Hartwig
20. A book with career advice- Sourdough by Robin Sloan
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective- Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
22. A steampunk novel- The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
23. A book with a red spine- Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice
24. A book seet in the wilderness- Death in Yellowstone by Lee H Whittlesey
25. A book you loved as a child- Weep No More My Lady by Mary Higgins Clark
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
27. A book with a title that's a character's name- Blessing’s Bead by Debby Dahl Edwardson
28. A novel set during wartime- The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea Nesbit
29. A book with an unreliable narrator- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
30. A book with pictures- American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land by Monica Hesse
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Chemistry by Weike Wang
32. A book about an interesting woman- Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog
33. A book set in two different time periods- Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title- The Wednesday Group by Sylvia True
35. A book set in a hotel- A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
36. A book written by someone you admire- Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017- The Gunslinger, Dark Tower #1 by Stephen King
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
40. A book you bought on a trip- The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
Challenge- [x] 1. A book recommended by a librarian. Run by Ann Patchett
- [x] 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
- [x] 3. A book of letters. Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller
- [x] 4. An audiobook. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- [x] 5. A book by a person of color Swing Time by Zadie Smith
- [x] 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title. Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
- [x] 7. A book that is a story within a story. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Settenfield
- [x] 8. A book with multiple authors. America by John Stewart, Ben Karlin, David Javerbaum
- [x] 9. An espionage thriller. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
- [x] 10. A book with a cat on the cover. A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman
- [x] 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym. The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante
- [x] 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read. Naked Statistics by Charles Whelan
- [x] 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
- [x] 14. A book involving travel. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova.
- [x] 15. A book with a subtitle. Spring Chicken: Stay Young Forever (or Die Trying) by Bill Gifford
- [x] 16. A book that's published in 2017 Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
- [x] 17. A book involving a mythical creature. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
- [x] 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile. Dress your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
- [x] 19. A book about food. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain
- [x] 20. A book with career advice. Bossypants by Tina Fey
- [x] 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
- [x] 22. A steampunk novel. The Time Machine by HG Wells
- [x] 23. A book with a red spine. Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
- [x] 24. A book set in the wilderness The Grizzly Maze by Nick Jans
- [x] 25. A book you loved as a child Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain
- [x] 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited. And the Mountains Echoed by Khalid Hosseini
- [x] 27. A book with a title that's a character's name. Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
- [x] 28. A novel set during wartime. Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
- [x] 29. A book with an unreliable narrator. We Were Liars By E Lockhart
- [x] 30. A book with pictures. American Fire by Monica Hesse
- [x] 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
- [x] 32. A book about an interesting woman Yes Please by Amy Peohler
- [x] 33. A book set in two different time periods. The House Girl by Tara Conklin
- [x] 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title. Saturday by Ian McEwan
- [x] 35. A book set in a hotel. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
- [x] 36. A book written by someone you admire. Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
- [x] 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- [x] 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas. The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny
- [x] 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before. In The Woods by Tana French.
- [x] 40. A book you bought on a trip Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Here's my list (completed November 28):1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Moon Was the Best, by Tana Hoban
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Sabriel, by Garth Nix
3. A book of lettersCloud Atlas, by David Mitchell
4. An audiobook - Mr. Mercedes, by Stephen King
5. A book by a person of color - Long Way Down, by Jason Reynolds
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Full of Fall, by April Pulley Sayre
7. A book that is a story within a story - Magpie Murders, by Anthony Horowitz
8. A book with multiple authors - Who thought this was a good idea? And other questions you should have answers to when you work in the White House, by Alyssa Mastromonaco and Lauren Oyler
9. An espionage thriller - Girl in Disguise, by Greer Macallister
10. A book with a cat on the cover - A Cat is Better, by Linda Joy Singleton
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The bad Mood and the Stick, by Lemony Snicket
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Girl with All the Gifts, by M.R. Carey
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Close Enough to Touch, by Colleen Oakley
14. A book involving travel - Travels with Charley, by John Steinbeck
15. A book with a subtitle - American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land, by Monica Hesse
16. A book that's published in 2017 -
17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch
19. A book about food - Adventures in Slow Cooking, by Sarah DiGregorio
20. A book with career advice - Steal Like an Artist, by Austin Kleon
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Pigeon Pi, by Meg McLaren
22. A steampunk novel - The Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare
23. A book with a red spine, The Wrath and the Dawn, by Renee Ahdieh
24. A book set in the wilderness - The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden
25. A book you loved as a child - Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia Wrede
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - A Man Called Ove, by F. Backman
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Lirael, by Garth Nix
28. A novel set during wartime - Manhattan Beach, by Jennifer Egan
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Emma in the Night, by Wendy Walker
30. A book with pictures - American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri
32. A book about an interesting woman - Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren
33. A book set in two different time periods - Before We Were Yours, by Lisa Wingate
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George
35. A book set in a hotel - Evil Under the Sun, by Agatha Christie
36. A book written by someone you admire - Stardust, by Neil Gaiman
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Hidden Figures, Margot Lee Shetterly
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - The Night Before Thanksgiving, by Dav Pilkey
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Jackaby, by William Ritter
40. A book you bought on a trip - The Fortune Teller, by Gwendolyn Womack
Ladyslott wrote: "2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading ChallengeThis list is subject to change, depending on other reading challenges I am involved in throughout the year
Completed: 39/40
One more to go!
My completed list:1. A book recommended by a librarian - Moby Dick
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The More of Less
3. A book of letters - 84 Charing Cross Road
4. An audiobook - Underground Airline
5. A book by a person of color - The Underground Railroad
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter Solstice
7. A book that is a story within a story - Started Early, Took My Dog
8. A book with multiple authors - S.
9. An espionage thriller - Lair, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Tail Gait
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Silkworm
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Brown Girl Dreaming (poetry)
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Sleepwalker
14. A book involving travel - Le Road Trip
15. A book with a subtitle - Everything that Remains: A Memoir by the Minimalists
16. A book that's published in 2017 - Caraval
17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Golem of Hollywood
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - To the 9s
19. A book about food - Real Food, Fake Food: Why you don't know what you're eating and what you can do about it
20. A book with career advice - Who Thought This Was a Good Idea
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Dog On It
22. A steampunk novel - Etiquette & Espionage
23. A book with a red spine - Perfume: A Century of Scents
24. A book set in the wilderness - Heroes of the Frontier
25. A book you loved as a child - Caroline
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Quicksand
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Louisa
28. A novel set during wartime - Everyone Brave is Forgiven
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Before I Go To Sleep
30. A book with pictures - Morgue
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
32. A book about an interesting woman - The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
33. A book set in two different time periods - The Book That Matters Most
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - June
35. A book set in a hotel - A Separation
36. A book written by someone you admire - Voices and Silences
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Circle
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Death of a Neighborhood Witch
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Haunts of Men
40. A book you bought on a trip - The Couple Next Door
So I'm coming to this right at the end of the year with the anticipation of completing next years challenge. But I thought I'd go over this years list and fill in the prompts with the books I have already read this year. Pretty pleased to be able to fill 15 prompts without trying!
1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long – The Glorious Heresies
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook – The Sleeper and the Spindle
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017 – King's Cage
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child –Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
28. A novel set during wartime – Glass Sword
29. A book with an unreliable narrator – In the Woods
30. A book with pictures – The Graveyard Book
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman – Far from the Madding Crowd
33. A book set in two different time periods – A Spool of Blue Thread
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel – Hotel Iris
36. A book written by someone you admire - Passage
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 – Our Souls at Night
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
My completed 2017 challenge list: Librarian recommended: A Separation
TBR for too long: Gemini
Letters: The House We Grew Up In
Audiobook: The Reader
Person of color: Another Brooklyn
4 seasons: Secrets in Summer
Story within a story: The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
Multiple authors: The Sleeping Beauty Killer
Espionage: Murder, Magic, and What We Wore
Cat on cover: The Mysterious Benedict Society
Author using pseudonym: When All the Girls Have Gone
Genre not usually read: The Windflower
Peraon with disability: Room
Travel: The Girl in the Red Coat
Subtitle: The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests
Published in 2017: The Sunshine Sisters
Mythical creature: The Siren
Reread makes you smile: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
Food: Heartless
Career advice: The Antiques
Nonhuman perspective: I Liked My Life
Steampunk: Etiquette & Espionage
Red spine: The Handmaid's Tale
Wilderness: The Hunger Games
Loved as child: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Country never visited: The Woman in Cabin 10
Title characters name: Pearl in the Mist
Wartime: Alex and Eliza
Unreliable narrator: Behind Her Eyes
Pictures: Rope Burns
Different ethnicity: The Girl from Everywhere
Interesting woman: The Shimmering Road
Two time periods: Once Upon a Day
Day of week: The View from Saturday
Hotel: Heartbreak Hotel
Admire: I Don't Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice
Movie in 2017: Everything, Everything
Holiday: Catching Fire
Series never read: Every Heart a Doorway
Trip: Almost Missed You
My completed 2017 list.1. A book recommended by a librarian
Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War by Mary Roach (librarian on the reading challenge site)
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
1776 by David McCullough
3. A book of letters
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
4. An audiobook
Rook by Sharon Cameron
5. A book by a person of color
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Home by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
A Train in Winter: A Story of Resistance, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead
7. A book that is a story within a story
The Wrath and the Dawn (The Wrath and the Dawn #1) by Renee Ahdieh
8. A book with multiple authors
Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love by Wendy Ruderman & Barbara Laker
9. An espionage thriller
The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal by David E. Hoffman
10. A book with a cat on the cover
Spellbound: The Books of Elsewhere Book 1 by Jacqueline West
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
Who Could That Be at This Hour (All the Wrong Questions #1) by Lemony Snicket (pseudonym of Daniel Handler)
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu (comics/graphic novels)
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
The Answer to the Riddle Is Me: A Memoir of Amnesia by David Stuart MacLean
14. A book involving travel
The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson
15. A book with a subtitle
The Eighty-Dollar Champion: Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation by Elizabeth Letts
16. A book that's published in 2017
Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan
17. A book involving a mythical creature
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen (griffin)
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
19. A book about food
Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of a Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine by Maximillian Potter
20. A book with career advice
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer
22. A steampunk novel
Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
23. A book with a red spine
Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox by Jonathan B. Tucker
24. A book set in the wilderness
The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed by John Vaillant
25. A book you loved as a child
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (England)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
Elizabeth of York: A Tudor Queen and Her World by Alison Weir
28. A novel set during wartime
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
30. A book with pictures
Stealing the Mystic Lamb: The True Story of the World’s Most Coveted Masterpiece by Noah Charney
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sanez (Hispanic)
32. A book about an interesting woman
Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France by Leonie Frieda
33. A book set in two different time periods
Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David by Lawrence Wright
35. A book set in a hotel
A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
36. A book written by someone you admire
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The Strangers: The Books of Elsewhere Book #4 by Jacqueline West (Halloween)
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
The Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutoski
40. A book you bought on a trip
The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman (bought at 30th Street Station on way to DC)
Advanced List
1. A book recommended by an author you love
Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley (recommended by Rick Riordan)
2. A bestseller from 2016
The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
3. A book with a family member term in the title
Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
4. A book that takes place over a character's life span
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
5. A book about an immigrant or refugee
Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League by Dan-el Padilla Peralta
6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (social science fiction)
7. A book with an eccentric character
Joe Gould’s Teeth by Jill Lepore
8. A book that's more than 800 pages
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
9. A book you got from a used book sale
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
10. A book that's been mentioned in another book
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (mentioned in Inkheart)
Reading challenge 2017: italian version1. A book recommended by a librarian: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
3. A book of letters: Niente donne perfette, per favore by Jane Austen
4. An audiobook: Il cavaliere inesistente by Italo Calvino
5. A book by a person of color: We should all be feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: Mi sa che fuori è primavera by Concita de Gregorio
7. A book that is a story within a story: Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore by Italo Calvino
8. A book with multiple authors: L'educazione delle fanciulle by Luciana Littizzetto e Franca Valeri
9. An espionage thriller: the last days of our Fathers by Joel Dicker
10. A book with a cat on the cover: Vaclav and Lena by Haley Tanner
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: My brillian friend by Elena Ferrante
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Fangirl by Rainbo Powell
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Mio fratello rincorre i dinosauri by Giacomo Mazzariol
14. A book involving travel: Daisy Miller by Henry James
15. A book with a subtitle: Le persone sensibili hanno una marcia in più: Trasformare l'ipersensibilità da svantaggio a vantaggio by Rolf Sellin
16. A book that's published in 2017: Milk and honey by Rupi Kaur
17. A book involving a mythical creature: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: The importance of being earnest by Oscar Wilde
19. A book about food: La grande via
20. A book with career advice: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: Sono solo un gatto
22. A steampunk novel: The golden compass by Philip Pullmann
23. A book with a red spine: Maestra by Lisa Hilton
24. A book seet in the wilderness: Il pastore d'islanda
25. A book you loved as a child: James and the giant peach by Roald Dahl
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: Quello che non ti ho mai detto
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Tess of the d'Durbervilles by Thomas Hardy
28. A novel set during wartime: Il treno dell'ultima notte by Dacia Maraini
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: The murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
30. A book with pictures: Il suono del mondo a memoria
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Children of the Jacaranda tree by Sahar Delijani
32. A book about an interesting woman: The sory of a new name by Elena Ferrante
33. A book set in two different time periods: Life after life by Kate Atkinson
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: April in Paris
35. A book set in a hotel: Psycho by Robert Bloch
36. A book written by someone you admire: Io e te by Niccolò Ammanniti
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The dinner Herman Koch
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: The impossibile lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Fallen by Lauren Kate
40. A book you bought on a trip: Viva il congiuntivo by Giuseppe Patota
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1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- The Serpent King √
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook- Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo √
5. A book by a person of color- The Underground Railroad √
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title- Fall of Marigolds √
7. A book that is a story within a story- 13 Reasons Why √
8. A book with multiple authors- Unlucky 13 √
9. An espionage thriller- Private Paris √
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- The Handmaid's Tale √
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel- Woman of God √
15. A book with a subtitle- Leonard: My 50 Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man √
16. A book that's published in 2017- Cross the Line √
17. A book involving a mythical creature- Lily and the Octopus √
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food- Food: A Love Story √
20. A book with career advice- Bossypants √
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine- Victoria √
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited- The Hypnotist's Love Story √
27. A book with a title that's a character's name- The Chemist √
28. A novel set during wartime- The Lilac Girls √
29. A book with an unreliable narrator- Dark Matter √
30. A book with pictures- Jeter Unfiltered √
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Cross the Line √
32. A book about an interesting woman- Talking As Fast As I Can √
33. A book set in two different time periods- The Nix √
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title- Three Junes √
35. A book set in a hotel- A Gentleman in Moscow √
36. A book written by someone you admire Scrappy Little Nobody √
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- Still Life- Armande Gamache Series √
40. A book you bought on a trip