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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 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
3. A book of letters - Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
4. An audiobook - I have a ton that are unread in my library. Maybe The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
5. A book by a person of color I Almost Forgot About You
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 - The Bourne Identity
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Wedding Night
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 - Delicious!
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The One and Only Ivan
22. A steampunk novel - The Aeronaut's Windlass
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child - The Diamond in the Window
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Cress
28. A novel set during wartime The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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 - This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
33. A book set in two different time periods - Doomsday Book
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Saturdays at Sea
35. A book set in a hotel - The Witches
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie on 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 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement

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This is ambitious - I tried to mix fast/slow reads. This will definitely be the most books I've read in a single year but I'm excited for 2017!
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Orchardist
√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The Tales of Beedle the Bard
√ 3. A book of letters - The Color Purple
√ 4. An audiobook - The Bourne Supremacy
√ 5. A book by a person of color - A Little Life
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter Solstice
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story - The Blind Assassin
8. A book with multiple authors - The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet
9. An espionage thriller - The Scarlatti Inheritance
10. A book with a cat on the cover Life of Pi
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Bringing Up Bebe
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - A Place of Healing
√ 14. A book involving travel - Fellowship of the Ring
15. A book with a subtitle- Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017 - My Not So Perfect Life
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Critical Failures
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
√ 19. A book about food - In Defense of Food
√ 20. A book with career advice - Big Magic
√ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Watership Down
√ 22. A steampunk novel - The Golden Compass
√ 24. A book set in the wilderness - Eragon
√ 25. A book you loved as a child - Island of the Blue Dolphins
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Kite Runner
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Tess of the D’Urbervilles
√ 28. A novel set during wartime - All the Light We Cannot See
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
30. A book with pictures
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman - Call the Midwife
√33. A book set in two different time periods - Cloud Atlas
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Tuesdays with Morrie
√ 35. A book set in a hotel - Nights in Rodanthe
36. A book written by someone you admire - Bullseye Mind by Raymond Prior
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Glass Castle
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Chocolat
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Odd Thomas
√ 40. A book you bought on a trip - Outlander

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2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge
1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Anne of Avonlea
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
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 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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 - Forever Liesl
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 - One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd or May the Road Rise Up to Meet You
25. A book you loved as a child - These Happy Golden Years
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 - Anne of the Island
28. A novel set during wartime - The Girl From the Train
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 - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
33. A book set in two different time periods - The German Girl
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title -Tuesdays with Morrie
35. A book set in a hotel
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Zookeeper's Wife
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
40. A book you bought on a trip

2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The Help
3. A book of letters - Sam's Letters to Jennifer
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color - The Temple of My Familiar
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter Garden
7. A book that is a story within a story - The Thirteenth Tale
8. A book with multiple authors - America's First Daughter
9. An espionage thriller - The Unlikely Spy or The Bourne Identity
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Matthew Flinders' Cat
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 - An Innocent Client
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time or All the Light We Cannot See or The Fault in Our Stars
14. A book involving travel - The Dressmaker
15. A book with a subtitle - Don't Let Her See Me Cry: a Mother's Story
16. A book that's published in 2017 -
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Eragon or The Hobbit
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 - The Glass Kitchen: A Novel of Sisters
20. A book with career advice -
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - The Art of Racing in the Rain or Someone to Look Up To
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine - The Power of One
24. A book set in the wilderness - The Mountain Story
25. A book you loved as a child - Peter Pan or The Wind in the Willows
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 - Looking for Alaska or What Alice Forgot
28. A novel set during wartime - The Book Thief or Good Night, Mr. Tom
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Turn of Mind or Before I Go to Sleep
30. A book with pictures - The Velveteen Rabbit
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - The House on Mango Street
32. A book about an interesting woman - The Year of Magical Thinking or Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
33. A book set in two different time periods - The Shifting Fog
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
35. A book set in a hotel - Nights in Rodanthe
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Zookeeper's Wife or The Nightingale
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - The Husband's Secret
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Outlander
40. A book you bought on a trip

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[X] 1. A book recommended by a librarian-The Ex
[] 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: The Painter of Battles
[X] 3. A book of letters: The Color Purple
[X] 4. An audiobook-The Quilter's Apprentice
[X] 5. A book by a person of color-We Should All Be Feminists
[X] 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title-The Summer Before the War
[X] 7. A book that is a story within a story-Fangirl
[X] 8. A book with multiple authors-Cherringham: A Cosy Crime Series Compilation by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards
[] 9. An espionage thriller: The Sympathizer
[X] 10. A book with a cat on the cover: Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
[X] 11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym: Legacy of the Dead by Charles Todd: a mother/son duo
[X] 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: Non-Fiction, Science: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
[X] 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Fever Dream
[X] 14. A book involving travel-The Bette Davis Club
[X] 15. A book with a subtitle: Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
[X] 16. A book that's published in 2017: History of Wolves
[X] 17. A book involving a mythical creature: The Nix
[X] 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: The Secret of the Old Clock
[X] 19. A book about food: Rosewater and Soda Bread
[X] 20. A book with career advice: The Sun Is Also a Star
[X] 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: Paw and Order
[X] 22. A steampunk novel: Etiquette & Espionage
[X] 23. A book with a red spine: Journey to Munich
[X] 24. A book set in the wilderness: News of the World
[X] 25. A book you loved as a child: The Velveteen Rabbit
[X] 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: Britt-Marie Was Here
[X] 27. A book with a title that's a character's name: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper
[X] 28. A novel set during wartime: Mrs. Roosevelt’s Confidante
[X] 29. A book with an unreliable narrator: The Woman in Cabin 10
[X] 30. A book with pictures: The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
[X] 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Under Milk Wood (Welsh)
[X] 32. A book about an interesting woman: The Prime Minister's Secret Agent
[X] 33. A book set in two different time periods: The Japanese Lover
[X] 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: The Septembers of Shiraz
[X] 35. A book set in a hotel: A Gentleman in Moscow
[X] 36. A book written by someone you admire: A Great Reckoning
[X] 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The Dinner
[X] 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: Easter: Some Like it Lethal
[X] 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: Her Royal Spyness
[X] 40. A book you bought on a trip: The Forgotten Affairs Of Youth
[X] 41. A book recommended by an author you love: The Guineveres recommended by Chris Bohjalian
[X] 42. A bestseller from 2016: The Nest
[X] 43. A book with a family-member term in the title: The Sparrow Sisters
[X] 44. A book that takes place over a character's life span: Commonwealth, Frannie Keating
[X] 45. A book about an immigrant or refugee: Exit West
[X] 46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of: crime noir: Pittsburgh Noir by Kathleen George (editor)
[X] 47. A book with an eccentric character: Never Let Me Go
[X] 48. A book that's more than 800 pages: Alexander Hamilton-818 pages
[X] 49. A book you got from a used book sale: The Winter Queen: A Novel
[X] 50. A book that's been mentioned in another book: Brat Farrar, mentioned in The End of Your Life Book Club
[X] 51. A book about a difficult topic: Home
[X] 52. A book based on mythology: Till We Have Faces

1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Enduring Courage:Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed by John F. Ross
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color Her Name Is Grace by Shidorr Myrick-Gayer
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Just 18 Summers by Rene Gutteridge
7. A book that is a story within a story - Locus Amoenus by Victoria N. Alexander
8. A book with multiple authors -The Obsidian Chamber by Douglas Preston & Child
9. An espionage thriller - Under The Radar by Sandy Parks
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 - Freaks I've Met
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel - Toured to Death by Hy Conrad
15. A book with a subtitle - Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy
16. A book that's published in 2017 Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens
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 - Chasing Semolina: Love and the Perfect Pasta Dish by Piero Manno
20. A book with career advice - The Mad Crush: A Memoir of Mythic Vines and Improbable Winemaking by Sean Christopher Weir
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Duck and Hippo in the Rainstorm by Jonathan London
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine - The Devil's Teardrop
24. A book seet in the wilderness - Under Dark Waters by Bernadette Calonego
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Caleb by Charles Alverson
28. A novel set during wartime - Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures -Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman
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 - The House on Primrose Pond by Yona Zeldis McDonough
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel - The Undoing by Averil Dean
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
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1. A book recommended by an author you love
2. A bestseller from 2016
3. A book with a family member term in the title
4. A book that takes place over a character's life span
5. A book about an immigrant or refugee - Angela's Ashes
6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
7. A book with an eccentric character
8. A book that's more than 800 pages
9. A book you got from a used book sale
10. A book that's been mentioned in another book
11. A book about a difficult topic - Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia
12. A book based on mythology
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✔️ A book recommended by a librarian - We Need New Names
✔ A book that has been on your TBR list for way too long - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
✔️ A book of letters - The Second Mrs. Hockaday
✔An audiobook-Someone Else's Love Story
✔ A book by a person of color - Another Brooklyn
✔A book with one of the four seasons in the title -The Winter People
✔ A book that is a story within a story - The Eyre Affair
✔️A book with multiple authors - My Life in France
✔️An espionage thriller - The Invisible Library
✔️A book with a cat on the cover - The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
✔A book by an author who uses a pseudonym- Echoes in Death
✔️A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Hyperion
✔️A book by or about a person who has a disability - Know the Night: A Memoir of Survival in the Small Hours
✔️A book involving travel - At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe
✔A book with a subtitle - The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly: A Physician's First Year
✔️A book published in 2017 - Do Not Become Alarmed
✔️A book involving a mythical creature - The Golem and the Jinni
✔A book about food - The School of Essential Ingredients
✔️ A book with career advice - Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong
✔A book from a nonhuman perspective - A Dog's Purpose
✔️ A steampunk novel - Soulless
✔A book with a red spine - The Swans of Fifth Avenue
✔️A book set in the wilderness - The Snow Child
✔A book you loved as a child - Anne of Green Gables
✔️A book by an author from a country you've never visited - In the Shadow of the Banyan
✔️A book with a title that's a characters name - LaRose
✔ A novel set during wartime - Everyone Brave is Forgiven
✔️A book with an unreliable narrator - Elizabeth Is Missing
✔A book with pictures - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
✔A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Small Great Things
✔A book about an interesting woman - The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story
✔A book set in two different time periods - Revolution
✔A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Mothering Sunday
✔️A book set in a hotel - A Gentleman in Moscow
✔️ A book written by someone you admire - Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life
✔ A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
✔️ A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
✔The first book in a series you haven't read before - In the Woods
✔️ A book you bought on a trip - Find Her

2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian Ein Gentleman für Mma Ramotswe recommend on a online list (New York Public Library)
√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Schimmert die Nacht
√ 3. A book of letters The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. An audiobook Bourbon Kings
√5. A book by a person of color Be Not Afraid
√ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title Nur dieser eine Sommer
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story The Bourbon Thief
√ 8. A book with multiple authors Ein stachliger Gefährte
√ 9. An espionage thriller Love and Let Spy
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover Streuner George - Der Katzenmann
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym PS... You're Mine
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Todeshauch Thriller
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Harvard Hottie
√ 14. A book involving travel Mists of the Serengeti
√ 15. A book with a subtitle Alles ganz Isi: Isländische Lebenskunst für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017 Dirty Money
√ 17. A book involving a mythical creature Engelsherz
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Breeds: Lyras Leidenschaft
√ 19. A book about food A Taste of Heaven
20. A book with career advice Kommunikationstraining: Wie Sie durch mehr Schlagfertigkeit und einer besseren Körpersprache ihre Kommunikationsprobleme überwinden.
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective A Pug Like Percy
√ 22. A steampunk novel Die Eiserne See - Wilde Sehnsucht
√ 23. A book with a red spine Verlockung unterm Christbaum
√ 24. A book seet in the wilderness Transcendence
25. A book you loved as a child Frank und Irene
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Menschensöhne / Todesrosen: Zwei Fälle für Kommissar Erlendur in einem E-Book Iceland
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name Holmes und ich -Die Morde von Sherringford
√ 28. A novel set during wartime His Very Own Girl - 2. Weltkrieg
√ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator King's Captive
√ 30. A book with pictures Das verlorene Symbol
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Ein Krokodil für Mma Ramotswe
√ 32. A book about an interesting woman Lady Africa
33. A book set in two different time periods Julia
√ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Buck Me... For 4th Of July
√ 35. A book set in a hotel Engelsstimme
36. A book written by someone you admire Im Bann der Wölfe
√ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 Cry Baby - Scharfe Schnitte
√ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Stuffed: A Thanksgiving Romance
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Beautiful Bastard
√40. A book you bought on a trip Wicked Irish Wit bought in Ireland 2015

1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Lord of the Flies
3. A book of letters - Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color - Beloved
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Summerlong
7. A book that is a story within a story - Interview with the Vampire
8. A book with multiple authors - Irish Stories and Folklore: A Collection of Thirty-Six Classic Tales
9. An espionage thriller - Code Name Verity
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Horns
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Under the Dome
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle - Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Siren
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food - Chocolat
20. A book with career advice - The Danish Way of Parenting: A Guide To Raising The Happiest Kids in the World
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Book of the Dun Cow OR Dogsbody
22. A steampunk novel - Spare and Found Parts OR Prudence
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness - Little House in the Big Woods
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 - Isolde
28. A novel set during wartime The Book Thief
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (techincally a re-read but I'm reading it aloud to my child.)
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 - A Wrinkle in Time
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 - A Court of Thorns and Roses
40. A book you bought on a trip

1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Help
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ★★★★★
3. A book of letters - Love, Rosie ★★★★
4. An audiobook - Pedro Páramo ★★★★
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - El otoño del patriarca ★★★
7. A book that is a story within a story - La historia interminable
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Kafka en la orilla
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Mrs. Dalloway ★★★★
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving
14. A book involving travel - Eat, Pray, Love ★★★★★
15. A book with a subtitle - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason ★★★★
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 - The Little Prince ★★★★★
19. A book about food - Como agua para chocolate ★★★★★
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Animal Farm ★★★★★
22. A steampunk novel - The Golden Compass
23. A book with a red spine - Water for Elephants
24. A book seet in the wilderness - Robinson Crusoe
25. A book you loved as a child - Marianela ★★★★★
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited -
In Cold Blood ★★★★★
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Rebeca
28. A novel set during wartime - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas ★★★★★
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - The Catcher in the Rye
30. A book with pictures - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ★★★★★
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Memoirs of a Geisha ★★★★
32. A book about an interesting woman - Jane Eyre
33. A book set in two different time periods - It ★★★★★
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel - The Shining ★★★★★
36. A book written by someone you admire - El amor en los tiempos del cólera ★★★★
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Circle ★★★★★
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Swann's Way
40. A book you bought on a trip - La ciudad y los perros

40/40 Completed challenge 9/1/17
{****} 1. A book recommended by a librarian -- Every Heart a Doorway 5/20/17
{****} 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Jackaby 4/12/17
{***} 3. A book of letters -- Where'd You Go,Bernadette 2/25/17
{****} 4. An audiobook -- Disappearance at Devil's Rock 1/7/17
{*****} 5. A book by a person of color -- Labyrinth Lost 3/13/17
{*****} 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Second Chance Summer 6/15/17
{*****} 7. A book that is a story within a story -- The Name of the Wind 7/22/17
{***} 8. A book with multiple authors -- The Forgotten Room 4/1/17
{***} 9. An espionage thriller -- The Chemist 7/27/17
{****} 10. A book with a cat on the cover -- Look Both Ways 4/14.17
{***} 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym -- Curiosity Thrilled the Cat 6/24/17
{*****} 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read -- Love Warrior 7/19/17
{*****} 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability -- Kubrick's Game 7/15/17
{***} 14. A book involving travel -- Tout Sweet: Hanging Up My High Heels For A New Life In Rural France 4/2/17
{***} 15. A book with a subtitle -- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things 6/6/17
{****} 16. A book that's published in 2017 -- In the Shadow of Lakecrest 3/18/17
{****} 17. A book involving a mythical creature -- The Accidental Alchemist 6/29/17
{*****} 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile -- Twenties Girl 2/18/17
{***} 19. A book about food -- Jane Austen and Food 3/31/17
{***} 20. A book with career advice -- #GIRLBOSS 4/2/17
{***} 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective -- Hot Dogs: A Lord Tyee Mystery 9/1/17
{****} 22. A steampunk novel -- Changeless 7/4/17
{****} 23. A book with a red spine -- Dark Matter 1/3/17
{****} 24. A book seet in the wilderness -- The Bigfoot Expedition 3/2/17
{****} 25. A book you loved as a child -- The Bungalow Mystery 1/29/17
{****} 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited -- Soho Dead 6/11/17
{***} 27. A book with a title that's a character's name -- Mrs. Dalloway 7/26/17
{***} 28. A novel set during wartime -- Stars in the Night 6/1/17
{****} 29. A book with an unreliable narrator -- Code Name Verity 4/14/17
{*****} 30. A book with pictures -- Stumptown, Vol. 1. 1/1/17
{*****} 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you -- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 6/7/17
{*****} 32. A book about an interesting woman -- Scrappy Little Nobody 9/1/17
{****} 33. A book set in two different time periods -- Letters from Paris. 5/23/17
{***} 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title -- Saturday Night 2/2/17
{****} 35. A book set in a hotel -- Dead and Breakfast 5/29/17
{****} 36. A book written by someone you admire -- Shockaholic 1/1/17
{****} 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 -- My Cousin Rachel 7/11/17
{***} 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas -- Ten Thousand New Year's Eves 1/14/17
{****} 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before -- The Line 6/27/17
{****} 40. A book you bought on a trip -- The Handmaid's Tale 5/21/17

13/40 Challenges Completed
1. A book recommended by a librarian - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
2.
3.
4. An audiobook
5.
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Winter People
7. A book that is a story within a story - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
8.
9.
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Death of a Dapper Snowman
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Remember Me?
12.
13.
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 - The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19.
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine - Fight Club
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child - The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
26.
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Sarah's Key
28.
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31.
32.
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Thursdays at Eight
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
37.
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 5th Wave
40. A book you bought on a trip - Salt to the Sea

✓ 1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Sellout ★★★★★
✓ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Lady Chatterley's Lover ★★★
✓ 3. A book of letters - The Screwtape Letters ★★★
✓ 4. An audiobook - If I Stay ★★
✓ 5. A book by a person of color - Ghana Must Go ★★★
✓ 6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Winter of Our Discontent ★★★
✓ 7. A book that is a story within a story - The Neverending Story ★★★★
✓ 8. A book with multiple authors - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch ★★★★
✓ 9. An espionage thriller - Red Sparrow ★★★
✓ 10. A book with a cat on the cover - A Man Called Ove ★★★★★
✓ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - My Brilliant Friend ★★★★★
✓ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Name of the Wind ★★★★
✓ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Rules ★★★★
✓ 14. A book involving travel - Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu ★★★
✓ 15. A book with a subtitle - Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story ★★★★
✓ 16. A book that's published in 2017 - Exit West ★★★
✓ 17. A book involving a mythical creature - The Golem and the Jinni ★★★★
✓ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Eleanor & Park ★★★★★
✓ 19. A book about food - Real Food for Mother and Baby: The Fertility Diet, Eating for Two, and Baby's First Foods ★★
✓ 20. A book with career advice - On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep ★★★
✓ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Cinder ★★★
✓ 22. A steampunk novel - Leviathan ★★★
✓ 23. A book with a red spine - My Dad Wrote a Porno: The Fully Annotated Edition of Rocky Flintstone's Belinda Blinked ★★★
✓ 24. A book set in the wilderness - The Snow Child ★★★★★
✓ 25. A book you loved as a child - My Father's Dragon ★★★
✓ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Girl Who Played with Fire ★★★
✓ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Rebecca ★★★★
✓ 28. A novel set during wartime - Salt to the Sea ★★★★★
✓ 29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Challenger Deep ★★★★★
✓ 30. A book with pictures - Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History ★★★★
✓ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Born a Crime ★★★★★
✓ 32. A book about an interesting woman - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ★★★★
✓ 33. A book set in two different time periods - The Handmaid's Tale ★★★★
✓ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - 11/22/63 ★★★★
✓ 35. A book set in a hotel - A Gentleman in Moscow ★★★
✓ 36. A book written by someone you admire - American Gods ★★
✓ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Murder on the Orient Express ★★★★
✓ 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 - The Gunslinger ★★
✓ 40. A book you bought on a trip - Ready Player One ★★★★








































I already owned the book
1. A book recommended by a librarian => Tess of the D'Urbervilles
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long => Doctor Zhivago
3. A book of letters => Dracula
4. An audiobook => The Phantom of the Opera
5. A book by a person of color => The Piano Teacher
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title => Winter's Bone
7. A book that is a story within a story => Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
8. A book with multiple authors => Faceoff
9. An espionage thriller => The Bourne Identity (Jason Bourne, #1)
10. A book with a cat on the cover: Secrets of the Cat: Its Lore, Legend, and Lives
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 => Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability => Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
14. A book involving travel -> Twelve Years a Slave
15. A book with a subtitle => The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark For the Ivy League But Did Not Survive
16. A book that's published in 2017 => Rich People’s Problem
17. A book involving a mythical creature => A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile => Crazy Rich Asian
19. A book about food -> Relish: An Adventure in Food, Style, and Everyday Fun
20. A book with career advice => The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective => The Birthday of the World and Other Stories
22. A steampunk novel => Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Extraordinary Voyages, #6)
23. A book with a red spine => Emma
24. A book seet in the wilderness => The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge
25. A book you loved as a child => The Secret Adversary
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited => Blindness
27. A book with a title that's a character's name => Mary Poppins
28. A novel set during wartime => A Thousand Splendid Suns
29. A book with an unreliable narrator => The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
30. A book with pictures => The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you => The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
33. A book set in two different time periods => The Wedding Dress
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title => September in Shiraz
35. A book set in a hotel => Rebecca
36. A book written by someone you admire => You Learn by Living
37. A book that's becoming a movie on 2017 => Murder on the Orient Express
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas => Labor Day
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before => Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
40. A book you bought on a trip => Shahnameh

0/40
1. 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 - The Winter People
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 Cuckoo's Calling
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 - From the Earth to the Moon
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 - The Cuckoo's Calling
40. A book you bought on a trip

2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Easy
3. A book of letters - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
5. A book by a person of color - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter's Tale
8. A book with multiple authors - Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances
9. An espionage thriller - Six of Crows
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
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 - The Diary of a Young Girl
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Everything, Everything
14. A book involving travel - Love & Gelato
15. A book with a subtitle - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
16. A book that's published in 2017 - Carve the Mark
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
20. A book with career advice - #GIRLBOSS
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Cinder
22. A steampunk novel - Incarceron
23. A book with red spine - An Abundance of Katherines
24. A book set in the wilderness - Graceling
25. A book you loved as a child - The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Infinite Sea
28. A novel set during wartime - Between Shades of Gray
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - The Girl on the Train
30. A book with pictures - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Legend
32. A book about an interesting woman - Gone Girl
33. A book set in two different time periods - Dragonfly in Amber
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - 11.22.63
35. A book set in a hotel - A Room with a View
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - A Long Way Down
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Angelfall
40. A book you bought on a trip

1. 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

39/40
✔1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
✔2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan
✔3. A book of letters - Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole
✔4. An audiobook - Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks
✔5. A book by a person of color - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
✔6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
✔7. A book that is a story within a story - Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
✔8. A book with multiple authors - Wild Ride by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer and I also read The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter
✔9. An espionage thriller - A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
✔10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas
✔11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - The Venom Business by John Lange aka Michael Crichton
✔12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - (genre: quiet horror) The Hour of the Oxrun Dead by Charles L. Grant
✔13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Efter krigen - kampen for et nyt liv by Christian S. Richardson, Michael Holbek Jensen
✔14. A book involving travel - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
✔15. A book with a subtitle - Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles
✔16. A book that's published in 2017 - My Not So Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella & The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
✔17. A book involving a mythical creature - A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
✔18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie
✔19. A book about food - Season to Taste or How to Eat Your Husband by Natalie Young
✔20. A book with career advice - The Paper Magician by Charlie N. Holmberg
✔21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
✔22. A steampunk novel - The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
✔23. A book with a red spine - The Nakano Thrift Shop: A Novel by Hiromi Kawakami
✔24. A book seet in the wilderness - The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
✔25. A book you loved as a child - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
✔26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
✔27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
✔28. A novel set during wartime - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
✔29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Somewhere In Time by Richard Matheson
✔30. A book with pictures - Fables, Vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
✔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 - Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart
✔33. A book set in two different time periods - June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
✔34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - One of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde
✔35. A book set in a hotel - The Shining by Stephen King
✔36. A book written by someone you admire - Neverwhere: Author's Preferred Text by Neil Gaiman
✔37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Circle by Dave Eggers
✔38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Still Life by Louise Penny
✔39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Pines by Blake Crouch
40. A book you bought on a trip ( I am struggling with this one as I have gone on no trips this year because I will be spending all my vacation time when I move in October. Does a trip to my local bookstore count?)

✓2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: Big Little Lies
✓3. A book of letters: Daddy Long Legs
✓4. An audiobook:In the Unlikely Event
✓5. A book by a person of color The Underground Railroad
✓6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: A Fall of Marigolds
✓7. A book that is a story within a story: People of the Book
✓8. A book with multiple authors: Rhymes With Prey: Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport
✓9. An espionage thriller The Black Widow
✓10. A book with a cat on the cover:A Man Called Ove
✓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: As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Flowers for Algernon
✓14. A book involving travel: Do Not Become Alarmed
✓15. A book with a subtitle: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
✓16. A book that's published in 2017 The Girl Before
✓17. A book involving a mythical creature First Grave on the Right
✓18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Skinny Dip
✓19. A book about food: Society for Supper
✓20. A book with career advice: Bossypants
✓21. A book from a nonhuman perspective [book:The One and Only Ivan
✓22. A steampunk novel Leviathan
✓23. A book with a red spine: Dark Matter
✓24. A book set in the wilderness: The Wolf Road
✓25. A book you loved as a child [book:Winnie The Pooh: And The House At Pooh Corner
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: The Kite Runner
✓27. A book with a title that's a character's name: The Abduction of Grace
✓28. A novel set during wartime All the Light We Cannot See
✓29. A book with an unreliable narrator: We Have Always Lived in the Castle
✓30. A book with pictures: Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park
✓31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Small Great Things
✓32. A book about an interesting woman: Why Me?
✓33. A book set in two different time periods: The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
✓34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: October Mourning: A Novel of the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
✓35. A book set in a hotel: The Woman in Cabin 10
✓36. A book written by someone you admire: The Wright Brothers
✓37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 A Dog's Purpose
✓38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: The Husband's Secret
✓39. The first book in a series you haven't read before; One Grave Too Many
✓40. A book you bought on a trip: Emotional First Aid: Practical Strategies for Treating Failure, Rejection, Guilt, and Other Everyday Psychological Injuries

Current progress: 0/40
Last updated: 11/25/16
1. A book recommended by a librarian The Association of Small Bombs OR The Sun Is Also a Star OR Vinegar Girl
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. A book of letters Letters Home OR 84, Charing Cross Road
(4.) An audiobook - whatever doesn't fit within the others (I do lots of audiobooks, so maybe one from my library or else the public library)
5. A book by a person of color God's Bits of Wood
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title If on a Winter's Night a Traveler OR Spring Torrents OR Spring Flowers, Spring Frost OR Summer Will Show OR The Summer Book OR Summer in Baden-Baden
7. A book that is a story within a story Fangirl OR Life of Pi
8. A book with multiple authors Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
9. An espionage thriller I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
10. A book with a cat on the cover Time Cat
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Six Mary Westmacott Novels OR My Brilliant Friend
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Snow White: A Graphic Novel
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Ghost in My Brain: How a Concussion Stole My Life and How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get it Back
14. A book involving travel A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
15. A book with a subtitle Oliver Twist OR Roots: The Saga of an American Family
16. A book that's published in 2017 The Girl Before
17. A book involving a mythical creature The Island of Dr. Moreau or Baba Yaga Laid an Egg or something from this list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Where the Sidewalk Ends
19. A book about food Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table OR The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
20. A book with career advice - How to Win Friends and Influence People
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Watership Down OR The Bees
22. A steampunk novel - Spare and Found Parts OR The Master Magician OR Cinder
23. A book with a red spine Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd OR Al Capone Does My Shirts OR Rebecca
24. A book set in the wilderness - The Mountain Story OR All the Pretty Horses OR
25. A book you loved as a child - Pippi Longstocking OR The Phantom Tollbooth OR Pollyanna
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Girl at War
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Mary Barton OR Dracula OR Moll Flanders OR Joseph Andrews OR
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady OR Fanny Hill, or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
28. A novel set during wartime The Last Silk Dress or Gone with the Wind
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - Lolita OR We Have Always Lived in the Castle OR Code Name Verity
30. A book with pictures Watchmen OR Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Half of a Yellow Sun
32. A book about an interesting woman Rebecca OR Anna Karenina OR My Life in France OR Madame Bovary
33. A book set in two different time periods Possession OR The Weight of Water or The Hours
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Saturday Night and Sunday Morning OR Broken April OR July's People
35. A book set in a hotel Grand Hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire Born to Run
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The City of Shifting Waters OR The Mountain Between Us OR Ready Player One OR The Breadwinner OR The Giant Under the Snow
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Ring of Fire OR Buttercream Bump Off
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Sprinkle with Murder or Books Can Be Deceiving
40. A book you bought on a trip Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn for Teens: How to Turn a Loss into a Win OR A Farewell to Arms

Books completed: 1/40
Last updated: 1/27/2017
[ ] 1. 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: 84, Charing Cross Road
[ ] 4. An audiobook: The Story of the Lost Child
[ ] 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: Wuthering Heights
[ ] 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: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
[ ] 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: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
[ ] 27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Jane Eyre
[ ] 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

2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long If You Deceive 1/3
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook: Rocky Mountain Heat 1/27
5. A book by a person of color: The Kite Runner
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: Felony Ever After 3/11
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 Bossypants 2/2
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: The Chosen
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: Clockwork Prince
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book seet in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child: The Monster at the End of this Book 1/16
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: The Count of Monte Cristo
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Marrying Mr. English 1/1
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: Angels' Blood 1/15
40. A book you bought on a trip

Completed: 36/40
√ 1. Recommended by a librarian: The Marble Collector - Cecilia Ahern
√ 2. On my TBR list for too long: Whisky Galore - Compton Mackenzie
√ 3. A book of letters: Letter from New York - Helen Hanff
√ 4. An audiobook: Gilead - Marilynne Robinson
√ 5. By a person of colour: Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly
6. With a season in the title: Winter in Madrid - CJ Sansom
√ 7. A story within a story: The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Zuis Zafon
8. With multiple authors: A Secret Sisterhood - Emily Midorikawa & Emma Sweeney
√ 9. An espionage thriller: The Waiting Time - Gerald Seymour
10. With a cat on the cover: The Invention of Nature - Andrea Wulf
√ 11. By an author who uses a pseudonym: The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre I don't normally read: The Bone Clocks - David Mitchell
13. By/about a person with a disability: Nelson - Roger Knight
√ 14. Involving travel: On the Slow Train - Michael Williams
√ 15. With a subtitle: How To Be Danish by Patrick Kingsley
√ 16. Published in 2017: A Sweet Wild Note by Richard Smyth
√ 17. Involving a mythical creature: The Lion and the Unicorn - Tracy Chevalier
√ 18. Read before that always makes me smile: More About Paddington - Michael Bond
√ 19. About food: Polly, The True Story Behind Whisky Galore - Roger Hutchinson
√ 20. With career advice: The Year of Living Danishly - Helen Russell
√ 21. From a nonhuman perspective: Callanish - William Horwood
√ 22. A steampunk novel: Soulless - Gail Carriger
√ 23. With a red spine: Clayhanger - Arnold Bennett
√ 24. Set in the wilderness: To the Bright Edge of the World - Eowyn Ivey
√ 25. A book I loved as a child: Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
√ 26. By an author from a country I've not visited: The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
√ 27. With a title that's a character's name: Lorna Doone - RD Blackmore
√ 28. A novel set during wartime: The Old Wives' Tale - Arnold Bennett
√ 29. With an unreliable narrator: The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes
√ 30. With pictures: Love of Country - Madeleine Bunting
√ 31. With a main character ethnically different to me: Snow Falling On Cedars - David Guterson
√ 32. About an interesting woman: Jane's Fame - Claire Harman
√ 33. Set in two different time periods: Footsteps - Katherine McMahon
√ 34. With a month or day in the title: January Man - Christopher Somerville
√35. Set in a hotel: Mrs Palfray at the Claremont - Elizabeth Taylor
√ 36. By someone I admire: A Point of View by Lisa Jardine
√ 37. Becoming a movie in 2017: The Circle - Dave Eggers
√ 38. Set around a holiday other than Christmas: Great Northern? - Arthur Ransome
√ 39. First in an unread series: The Crime at Black Dudley - Margery Allingham
√ 40. Bought on a trip: The Timeless Way - Peter Clarke
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Finished 8/22.

1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Dry by Jane Harper - recommendation from Jill
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long – Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
3. A book of letters –
4. An audiobook -
5. A book by a person of color – The Vine Of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni or Blessed Are the Dead by Malla Nunn
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title – Autumn Manor by Helen Goltz
7. A book that is a story within a story - ? ? The House at the Edge of Night by Catherine Banner
8. A book with multiple authors – Griffith Review 32: Wicked Problems, Exquisite Dilemmas – Griffith Review
9. An espionage thriller – The Spy by James Phelan
10. A book with a cat on the cover – Leap by Myfanwy Jones
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym – Perhaps Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read – Fantasy/sci-fi – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams or Wool or The Name of the Wind
Or perhaps comedy/humour
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability – All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
14. A book involving travel – The Amber Trail by M.J. Kelly
15. A book with a subtitle – Freedom Fighter: One Man's Fight for One Free World by Majed El Shafie or Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued by Anna Elliott
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature – The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - perhaps Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
19. A book about food – The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais
20. A book with career advice - Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness by Chade-Meng Tan or Quitter: Closing the Gap Between Your Day Job and Your Dream Job by Jon Acuff
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective – The Call of the Wild by Jack London
22. A steampunk novel – perhaps The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman or The Map of Time by Félix J. Palma or Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger?
23. A book with a red spine -
24. A book set in the wilderness – the Appalachian Trail -
25. A book you loved as a child – Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery or an Enid Blyton or Matilda by Roald Dahl or Bernese Adventure by Jane Shaw
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited – The Library of Shadows by Mikkel Birkegaard (Denmark)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name – David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
28. A novel set during wartime - The Little Shadows by Marina Endicott
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 - The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
32. A book about an interesting woman – Nine Days a Queen: The Short Life and Reign of Lady Jane Grey by Ann Rinaldi
33. A book set in two different time periods – Truth Like the Sun by Jim Lynch or The Things We Never Said by Susan Elliot Wright
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 – maybe Unashamed by Lecrae Moore?
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 – not sure which books are becoming movies next year?
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 – Seven Types of Ambiguity by Elliot Perlman

2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Wonder Boys
3. A book of letters The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color A Bend in the River
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title The Summer Book
7. A book that is a story within a story The Thirteenth Tale
8. A book with multiple authors Modern Romance
9. An espionage thriller The 39 Steps
10. A book with a cat on the cover Life of Pi
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Fahrenheit 451
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel The Corfu Trilogy
15. A book with a subtitle The Year of Living Danishly: My Twelve Months Unearthing the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food Eat, Pray, Love
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Watership Down
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book seet in the wilderness Into the Wild
25. A book you loved as a child The Wind in the Willows
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Brooklyn
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Captain Corelli's Mandolin
28. A novel set during wartime Schindler's Ark
29. A book with an unreliable narrator The Wasp Factory
30. A book with pictures Ethel and Ernest
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you The Kite Runner
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods Station Eleven
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title November 9
35. A book set in a hotel One Hundred Hotel Alpha Stories
36. A book written by someone you admire Walking the Nile
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 Hunger Games
40. A book you bought on a trip

My 15 year-old daughter and I are doing the challenge together this year. This is a list we came up with together (which we will both be reading), trying to be as diverse as possible in our choices.
1. A book recommended by a librarian - Brown Girl Dreaming
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - The Book Thief
3. A book of letters - Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
4. An audiobook - Room
5. A book by a person of color - The Round House
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Ghost Summer: Stories
7. A book that is a story within a story - The Princess Bride
8. A book with multiple authors - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
9. An espionage thriller - Cloud and Wallfish
10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Tygrine Cat
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Alice in Wonderland
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Relic
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Wonder
14. A book involving travel - The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World
15. A book with a subtitle - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
16. A book that's published in 2017 - Beren and Lúthien
17. A book involving a mythical creature - His Majesty's Dragon
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - A World Without Heroes
19. A book about food - Maman's Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen
20. A book with career advice - In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - The One and Only Ivan
22. A steampunk novel - Everfair
23. A book with a red spine - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
24. A book seet in the wilderness - My Side of the Mountain
25. A book you loved as a child - Good-Bye Pink Pig
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Odd Thomas
28. A novel set during wartime - Homegoing
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - We Were Liars
30. A book with pictures - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Behold the Dreamers
32. A book about an interesting woman - The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
33. A book set in two different time periods - The Eight
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Come September
35. A book set in a hotel - The Hotel Majestic
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 - Ready Player One
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - Ramadan Sky
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - The False Prince
40. A book you bought on a trip - Marked

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

0/40
1. 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 - At Bertram's Hotel, Agatha Christie - done
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

✔️️ A book recommended by a librarian - And Then There Were None
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Smokin' Seventeen
A book of letters - TBD
✔️️ An audiobook - Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
✔️️ A book by a person of color - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
✔️️ A book with one of the four seasons in the title - A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France
✔️️ A book that is a story within a story - The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
A book with multiple authors - Divided Minds: Twin Sisters and Their Journey Through Schizophrenia
An espionage thriller - TBD
A book with a cat on the cover - TBD
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - TBD
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - TBD
✔️️ A book by or about a person who has a disability - The Bone Collector
A book involving travel - No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering
✔️️ A book with a subtitle - My Year of Running Dangerously: A Dad, a Daughter, and a Ridiculous Plan
✔️️ A book that's published in 2017 - The Bear and the Nightingale
✔️️ A book involving a mythical creature - The Family Plot
✔️️ A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
✔️️ A book about food - Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
✔️️ A book with career advice - An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
A book from a nonhuman perspective - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
A steampunk novel - TBD
✔️️ A book with a red spine - Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
✔️️ A book seet in the wilderness - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A book you loved as a child - TBD
✔️️ A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Lake House
✔️️ A book with a title that's a character's name - What Makes Olga Run?: The Mystery of the Ninety-Something Track Star Who Is Smashing Records and Outpacing Time, and What She Can Teach Us About How to Live
A novel set during wartime - Sarah's Key
A book with an unreliable narrator - TBD
✔️️ A book with pictures - Hollow City
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - The Book of Night Women
A book about an interesting woman - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
✔️️ A book set in two different time periods - A Tale for the Time Being
A book with a month or day of the week in the title - TBD
A book set in a hotel - TBD
A book written by someone you admire - The Princess Diarist
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - The Zookeeper's Wife
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - TBD
✔️️ The first book in a series you haven't read before - Haunted Ground
A book you bought on a trip - TBD

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3.
4. An audiobook - TBD
5. A book by a person of color - Shadow of Time
6.
7. A book that is a story within a story- The Time Traveler's Wife
8. A book with multiple authors -The Talisman
9. An espionage thriller-Lethal Circuit
10. A book with a cat on the cover –Claws
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym –Demon Child
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- The Notebook
13.
14. A book involving travel –The Branches of Time
15.
16. A book that's published in 2017 - The Silent Corner: A Novel of Suspense
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Alora
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile – Where the Red Fern Grows
19.
20. A book with career advice-Use the Power of Your Thoughts to Get Anything You Want: UPDATED: Refurbished Book(tm) Version of the classic book As a Man Thinketh
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective- A Shade of Vampire
22. A steampunk novel – The Shadow of Black Wings
23. A book with a red spine – Accountable to None
24. A book set in the wilderness – Cold Fear
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26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Burn Bright
27. A book with a title that's a character's name –Chasing Nikki
28. A novel set during wartime – A Tale of Two Cities
29. A book with an unreliable narrator -Defending Jacob
30. A book with pictures - Frankenstein
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Itsy Bitsy Spider
32. A book about an interesting woman - Dead Witch Walking
33. A book set in two different time periods –Airel: The Awakening
34. A book with a month or a day of the week in the title – Justice in June
35. A book set in a hotel- Psycho
36. A book written by someone you admire –Host
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 -Fifty Shades Trilogy
38.
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before – Becoming Alpha
40. A book you bought on a trip – Buried Prey by John Sanford

A book recommended by a librarian
The Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries by Emily Brightwell
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
The 39 Steps by John Buchan
A book of letters
My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams by Abigail Adams
An audiobook
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
A book by a person of color
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
A book that is a story within a story
Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham
A book with multiple authors
Riptide by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
An espionage thriller
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
A book with a cat on the cover
Murder at the Courthouse by A.H. Gabhart
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
When All The Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
A book by or about a person who has a disability
Triptych by Karin Slaughter
A book involving travel
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
A book with a subtitle
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid
A book that's published in 2017
A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong
A book involving a mythical creature
Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
A book about food
Delicious and Suspicious by Riley Adams
A book with career advice
Paradise by the Rifle Sights by Leslie Langtry
A book from a nonhuman perspective
Animal Farm by George Orwell
A steampunk novel
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
A book with a red spine
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
A book set in the wilderness
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
A book you loved as a child
A book by an author from a country you've never visited (Germany)
Falling in Death and Love by Magnus Stanke
A book with a title that's a character's name
Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain
A novel set during wartime
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
A book with an unreliable narrator
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
A book with pictures
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you (Cuban)
33 Revolutions by Canek Sánchez Guevara
A book about an interesting woman
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca
A book set in two different time periods
Black Dogs by Ian McEwan
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel: Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China by Pin Ho
A book written by someone you admire
A book that's becoming a movie on 2017
Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas (Independence Day)
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
The first book in a series you haven't read before
Star Nomad by Lindsay Buroker
A book you bought on a trip
The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War by Lynn H. Nicholas
A book recommended by an author you love (Rhys Bowen)
Murder in Mayfair by D.M. Quincy
A bestseller from 2016
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A book with a family member term in the title
A book that takes place over a character's life span
An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
A book about an immigrant or refugee
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of (metafiction)
At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien
A book with an eccentric character
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
A book that's more than 800 pages
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
A book you got from a used book sale
A book that's been mentioned in another book
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
A book about a difficult topic
The Fixer by Bernard Malamud
A book based on mythology
American Gods by Neil Gaiman

√2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison
√3. A book of letters Love No Less: More Than Two Centuries Of African American Love Letters by Pamela Newkirk
√4. An audiobook - Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan
√5. A book by a person of color Up To No Good by Carl Weber
√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 Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
√8. A book with multiple authors The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line by Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
√9. An espionage thriller George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary War by Thomas B. Allen
√10. A book with a cat on the cover White Cat by Holly Black
√11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It by Charlamagne Tha God
√12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
√13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
√14. A book involving travel The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
√15. A book with a subtitle The Cook Up: A Crack Rock Memoir by D. Watkins
√16. A book that's published in 2017 Sin No More by Kimberla Lawson Roby
√17. A book involving a mythical creature Top Ten Worst Murderous Mythical Creatures You Wouldn't Want To Meet! by Fiona MacDonald
√18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
√19. A book about food Over Easy by Mimi Pond
20. A book with career advice One Year to an Organized Work Life: From Your Desk to Your Deadlines, the Week-by-Week Guide to Eliminating Office Stress for Good by Regina Leeds
√21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The Bear's Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud
√22. A steampunk novel Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
√23. A book with a red spine Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Adele Faber
√24. A book set in the wilderness Petit Jean: A Wilderness Adventure by William B. Jones Jr.
√25. A book you loved as a child Forever by Judy Blume
√26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Cellar by Natasha Preston
√27. A book with a title that's a character's name Genevieve by Eric Jerome Dickey
√28. A novel set during wartime Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
√29. A book with an unreliable narrator We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
√30. A book with pictures Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick
√31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali
√32. A book about an interesting woman Mama Ruby by Mary Monroe
√√33. A book set in two different time periods Kindred by Octavia E. Butler and My Name Is Memory by Ann Brashares
√34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew
√35. A book set in a hotel Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman
√36. A book written by someone you admire Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts: An A-to-Z Guide with Detailed Instructions and Endless Inspiration by Martha Stewart
√37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
√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 The Inn at Ocean's Edge by Colleen Coble
40. A book you bought on a trip (I planned to go to Books*A*Million at the mall across from the hotel that I was staying at on my trip. I forgot all about it by the time I was leaving. I was so disappointed in myself once I returned home and realized my oversight. I almost planned another trip just to buy a book)!

1. A book recommended by a librarian - TBA
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton (Own)
3. A book of letters - Illuminae by Amie Kaufman (Borrow ebook)
4. An audiobook - The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (borrow audio)
5. A book by a person of color - Let The Dead Lie by Malla Nunn (Own)
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Springtime by Michelle de Kretser (Own)
7. A book that is a story within a story - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (Own)
8. A book with multiple authors - Behind closed doors by Katerine X & Sue Smethurst (borrow audio)
9. An espionage thriller - Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith (Own)
10. A book with a cat on the cover - Forest by Sonya Hartnett (Own)
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Fidelity: Stories by Michael Redhill (Own)
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Science Fiction - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (borrow ebook)
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Gold by Chris Cleave (Own)
14. A book involving travel - After the Darkness by Honey Brown (Own)
15. A book with a subtitle - Trafficked: The Terrifying True Story of a British Girl Forced into the Sex Trade by Sophie Hayes (Own)
16. A book that's published in 2017 - TBA
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop (Own)
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - TBA
19. A book about food - The Secret Recipe for Second Chances by J.D. Barrett (Own)
20. A book with career advice - Life in Half a Second: How to Achieve Success Before It's Too Late by Matthew Michalewicz (own audio)
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann (Own)
22. A steampunk novel - Soulless by Gail Carriger (Own)
23. A book with a red spine - The Great North Road by Annabel Dore (Own)
24. A book set in the wilderness - Rain Music by Di Morrissey (own audio
25. A book you loved as a child - TBA
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Egypt Lyrics Alley by Leila Aboulela (Own)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
28. A novel set during wartime - The Perfumer's Secret by Fiona McIntosh (Own Audio)
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - White Cat by Holly Black (own)
30. A book with pictures - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Own)
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Leila's Secret by Kooshyar Karimi (own)
32. A book about an interesting woman - Reckoning: A Memoir by Magda Szubanski (own audio)
33. A book set in two different time periods - The Lake House by Kate Morton (own audio)
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title - Mothering Sunday by Graham Swift (Borrow audio)
35. A book set in a hotel - Hotel du Barry by Lesley Truffle (borrow audio)
36. A book written by someone you admire - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (own)
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (own)
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (borrow audio)
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Wool by Hugh Howey or Betrothed by Wanda Wiltshire (own)
40. A book you bought on a trip - Let the Games Begin by Niccolò Ammaniti (own)

(titles subject to change)
40 out of 40 complete
√1. A book recommended by a librarian Girl Waits with Gun
√2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long One Hundred Years of Solitude
√3. A book of letters Swimming Lessons
√4. An audiobook Small Great Things
√5. A book by a person of color Their Eyes Were Watching God
√6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title A Week in Winter
√7. A book that is a story within a story No Resting Place
√8. A book with multiple authors The Wife Between Us
√9. An espionage thriller The Alice Network
√10. A book with a cat on the cover Grumpy Cat & Pokey: Grumpus
√11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym The Story of a New Name
√12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
√13. A book by or about a person who has a disability A Piece of the World
√14. A book involving travel The Shadow Land
√15. A book with a subtitle Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
√ 16. A book that's published in 2017 The Bear and the Nightingale
√17. A book involving a mythical creature The Fifth Petal (banshee)
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book
√19. A book about food Bread and Wine: A Love Letter to Life Around the Table with Recipes
√20. A book with career advice The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
√21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Lincoln in the Bardo
√22. A steampunk novel The Bedlam Stacks
√23. A book with a red spine For One More Day
√24. A book set in the wilderness Beyond the Wild River: A Novel
√25. A book you loved as a child Old Yeller
√26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The House of the Spirits
√27. A book with a title that's a character's name Mr. Rochester
√28. A novel set during wartime The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
√29. A book with an unreliable narrator Emma in the Night
√30. A book with pictures Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
√31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Everything Belongs to Us
√32. A book about an interesting woman Nancy Wake
√33. A book set in two different time periods The Winter People
√34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title The Enchanted April
√35. A book set in a hotel Heartbreak Hotel
√36. A book written by someone you admire News of the World
√37. A book that's becoming a movie on 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
√38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Labor Day
√39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Still Life
√40. A book you bought on a trip The White Castle of Louisiana

A book that has been on your TBR list for a while - Ride the Lightning by John Lutz
A book of letters - The Spy by Paulo Coelho
An audiobook - White Gardenia by Belinda Alexandra
A book by a person of colour - Breadfruit by Celestine Hitiura Vaite
A book with one of the four seasons in the title - The Winter Rose by Jennifer Donnelly
A book that is a story within a story - Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood
A book with multiple authors - People of the Moon by Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear
An espionage thriller - Goldfinger by Ian Fleming
A book with a cat on the cover - Leap by Myfanwy Jones (Tiger on the Cover)
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Mina by Marie Kiraly
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
A book by or about a person who has a disability - Like Colour to the Blind: Soul Searching and Soul Finding by Donna Williams
A book involving travel - Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah McDonald
A book with a subtitle - To Love, Honour And Betray by Kathy Lette
A book that's published in 2017 - The Mermaids Scream by Kate Ellis
A book involving a mythical creature - The Mermaid's Daughter by Ann Claycomb
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
A book about food - The 10-Day Gi Diet: Lose up to an inch off your waist by Azmina Govindji and Nina Puddefoot
A book with career advice - See Jane Lead: 99 Ways for Women to Take Charge at Work by Dr Lois Frankel
A book from a non-human perspective - The Dalai Lama's Cat by David Michie
A steampunk novel - Automated Alice by Jeff Noon
A book with a read spine - The People's Train by Tom Keneally
A book set in the wilderness - The Silent Country by Di Morrissey
A book you loved as a child - The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
A book by an author from a country you've never visited - The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes
A book with a title that's a character's name - Valentina by Fern Michaels
A novel set during wartime - The Scarlatti Inheritance by Robert Ludlum
A book with an unreliable narrator - Room by Emma Donoghue
A book with pictures - The Coma by Alex Garland
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity to you - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
A book about an interesting woman - Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
A book set in two different time periods - The Midsummer Garden by Kirsty Manning
A book with a month or day of the week in the title - February Flowers by Fan Wu
A book set in a hotel - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach
A book that is becoming a movie in 2017 - The Shack by William Paul Young
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby (Set on New Years)
The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Industry by Rose Foster
A book you bought on a trip - People of the Raven by Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear

1. A book recommended by a librarian: The Sellout
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: Me Talk Pretty One Day
3. A book of letters: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. An audiobook: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
5. A book by a person of color: Kindred
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title: The Summer that Melted Everything
7. A book that is a story within a story: Fangirl
8. A book with multiple authors: Never Never
9. An espionage thriller: The Girl Who Played with Fire
10. A book with a cat on the cover: The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: My Brilliant Friend
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: The Girl with All the Gifts
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability: Wonder
14. A book involving travel: The Wangs vs. the World
15. A book with a subtitle: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
16. A book that's published in 2017: TBA
17. A book involving a mythical creature: The Scorpio Races
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: TBA
19. A book about food: TBA
20. A book with career advice: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective: The Art of Racing in the Rain
22. A steampunk novel: The Time Machine
23. A book with a red spine: Illuminae
24. A book seet in the wilderness: Beauty Queens OR The Martian OR The Ruins
25. A book you loved as a child: TBA
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Eileen
28. A novel set during wartime: The Nightingale
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: You Will Know Me - √
30. A book with pictures: TBA
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: TBA
32. A book about an interesting woman: Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
33. A book set in two different time periods: Outlander
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title: Tuesdays with Morrie
35. A book set in a hotel: A Gentleman in Moscow
36. A book written by someone you admire: Hamilton: The Revolution
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: Murder on the Orient Express
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas: Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: In the Woods
40. A book you bought on a trip: TBA

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A BOOK RECOMMENDED BY A LIBRARIAN
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
A BOOK THAT’S BEEN ON YOUR TBR LIST FOR WAY TOO LONG
Watership Down
A BOOK OF LETTERS
84, Charing Cross Road84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
AN AUDIOBOOK
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
The Color Purple
Invincible Summer
A BOOK THAT IS A STORY WITHIN A STORY
Fangirl
A BOOK WITH MULTIPLE AUTHORS
Off the Page
AN ESPIONAGE THRILLER
The Chemist
A BOOK WITH A CAT ON THE COVER
Cat Vs Human
A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHO USES A PSEUDONYM
Echoes in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel
A BESTSELLER FROM A GENRE YOU DON’T NORMALLY READ
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Non-Fiction/Religion/True-Crime)
A BOOK BY OR ABOUT A PERSON WHO HAS A DISABILITY
The Running Dream
A BOOK INVOLVING TRAVEL
Far and Away: A Prize Every Time
A BOOK WITH A SUBTITLE
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
A BOOK THAT’S PUBLISHED IN 2017
Come Sundown
A BOOK INVOLVING A MYSTICAL CREATURE
The Last Unicorn
A BOOK YOU’VE READ BEFORE THAT NEVER FAILS TO MAKE YOU SMILE
Roomies
A BOOK ABOUT FOOD
Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books
A BOOK WITH CAREER ADVICE
Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box
A BOOK FROM A NONHUMAN PERSPECTIVE
Dogsbody
A STEAMPUNK NOVEL
The Time Machine
The Handmaid's Tale
A BOOK SET IN THE WILDERNESS
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A BOOK YOU LOVED AS A CHILD
The Phantom Tollbooth
A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR FROM A COUNTRY YOU’VE NEVER VISITED
The Alchemist
Anne of Green Gables
A NOVEL SET DURING WARTIME
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
A BOOK WITH AN UNRELIABLE NARRATOR
The Girl on the Train
A BOOK WITH PICTURES
The Walking Dead, Compendium 3
A BOOK WHERE THE MAIN CHARACTER IS A DIFFERENT ETHNICITY THAN YOU
Pointe
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A BOOK SET IN TWO DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS
Outlander
A BOOK WITH A MONTH OR DAY OF THE WEEK IN THE TITLE
A Week of Mondays
A BOOK SET IN A HOTEL
Hotel World
A BOOK WRITTEN BY SOMEONE YOU ADMIRE
Scrappy Little Nobody
A BOOK THAT’S BECOMING A MOVIE IN 2017
The Mountain Between Us
A BOOK SET AROUND A HOLIDAY OTHER THAN CHRISTMAS
Labor Day
THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES YOU HAVEN’T READ BEFORE
Code Name Verity
A Dog's Purpose

2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Richard Wagner: A Biography, by Watson, Derek (1981)
3. A book of letters Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Fanny Hill), by Cleland, John (1748)
4. An audiobook Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, The, by Jonasson, Jonas (2009)
5. A book by a person of color Another Country, by Baldwin, James (1962)
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title Winter, by Meyer, Marissa (2015)
7. A book that is a story within a story And Then There Were None, by Christie, Agatha (1939)
8. A book with multiple authors Documents in the Case, The, by Sayers, Dorothy L. & Eustace, Robert (1930)
9. An espionage thriller Dr. No, by Fleming, Ian (1958)
10. A book with a cat on the cover Man Called Ove, A, by Backman, Fredrik (2012)
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Greek Coffin Mystery, The, by Queen, Ellery (1932)
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Innocents, The, by Segal, Francesca (2012)
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Fault in Our Stars, The, by Green, John (2012)
14. A book involving travel Into Thin Air, by Krakauer, Jon (1996)
15. A book with a subtitle Queen Victoria: A Personal History, by Hibbert, Christopher (2000)
16. A book that's published in 2017 (match 40)
17. A book involving a mythical creature Time Machine, The, by Wells, H.G. (1895)
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Feeling Good Handbook, The, by Burns, David D. (1989)
19. A book about food Spirals in Time, by Scales, Helen (2015)
20. A book with career advice Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future, by Norberg, Johan (2016)
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Lovely Bones, The, by Sebold, Alice (2002)
22. A steampunk novel League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol II, The, by Moore, Alan (2004)
23. A book with a red spine Clockwork Orange, A, by Burgess, Anthony (1962)
24. A book set in the wilderness Circling the Sun, by McLain, Paula (2015)
25. A book you loved as a child Christmas Carol, A, by Dickens, Charles
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Three-Body Problem, The, by Liu, Cixin (2008)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Goldfinger, by Fleming, Ian (1959)
28. A novel set during wartime Quiet American, The, by Greene, Graham (1955)
29. A book with an unreliable narrator Outline, by Cusk, Rachel (2014)
30. A book with pictures (from someone else’s shelf)
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Harbor, by Lindqvist, John Ajvide (2010)
32. A book about an interesting woman Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, The, by Schumer, Amy (2016)
33. A book set in two different time periods Cryptonomicon, by Stephenson, Neal (1999)
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Enchanted April, The, by von Armin, Elizabeth (1922)
35. A book set in a hotel Thunderball, by Fleming, Ian (1961)
36. A book written by someone you admire Selected Poems, by Dickinson, Emily (1890)
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 3 to Kill, by Manchette, Jean-Patrick (1976)
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Bradbury, Ray (1962)
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Detective Inspector Huss, by Tursten, Helene (1998)
40. A book you bought on a trip Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, by Vance, J.D. (2016)

1. 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

2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge
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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
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

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1. A book recommended by a librarian A Tale of Two Cities
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Choices Under Fire: Moral Dimensions of World War II
3. A book of letters Life and Letters of Gen. Robert Edward Lee
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color No Longer a Slumdog: Bringing Hope to Children in Crisis
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title The Winter's Tale
7. A book that is a story within a story The Canterbury Tales
8. A book with multiple authors Hearts of Fire : eight women in the underground church and their stories of costly faith
9. An espionage thriller The Lost Key
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 This Gun for Hire (Double-never-read-genre....Western & Romance...nope, don't read either and most especially together. Why is it on my bookshelf??)
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Last Book in the Universe
14. A book involving travel Eclipse
15. A book with a subtitle Valiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature The War of the Worlds
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food The Cookbook Collector
20. A book with career advice A Mom Just Like You
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
23. A book with a red spine The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II
24. A book set in the wildernessTree Castle Island
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
27. A book with a title that's a character's name The Westing Game
28. A novel set during wartime The Last of the Mohicans
29. A book with an unreliable narrator Catch-22
30. A book with pictures Ansel Adams: America's Photographer
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 Things Fall Apart
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title The Wednesday Wars
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire And Then There Were None
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before The Shakespeare Stealer
40. A book you bought on a trip The Cloud Atlas

52/52!!
40/40
*Monthly challenge prompts- I plan on reading the challenge book up through September.
√ 1. A book recommended by a librarian - Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen
√ 2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- The Whistler by John Grisham
√ 3. *A book of letters [September challenge]- The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
√ 4. An audiobook- Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt and narrated by Frank McCourt
√ 5. *A book by a person of color [February challenge]- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
√ 6. *A book with one of the four seasons in the title [January challenge]- The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
√ 7. A book that is a story within a story- The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
√ 8. A book with multiple authors- Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha van Leer
√ 9. An espionage thriller - The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
√ 10. A book with a cat on the cover - The Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
√ 11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
√ 12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read- The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
√ 13. A book by or about a person who has a disability- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
√ 14. *A book involving travel [June challenge]- The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
√ 15. A book with a subtitle- Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival by Yossi Ghinsberg
√ 16. *A book that's published in 2017 [December challenge] - The Stars Are Fire by Anita Shreve
√ 17. *A book involving a mythical creature [October challenge]- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
√ 18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
√ 19. *A book about food [November challenge]- The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg
√ 20. A book with career advice- The Balanced Teacher Path: How to Teach, Live, and Be Happy by Justin Ashley
√ 21. A book from a nonhuman perspective- A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
√ 22. A steampunk novel- Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
√ 23. A book with a red spine- The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles #1) by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
√ 24. *A book set in the wilderness [August challenge]- The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
√ 25. A book you loved as a child - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
√ 26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
√ 27. A book with a title that's a character's name- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
√ 28. *A novel set during wartime [May challenge]- Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
√ 29. *A book with an unreliable narrator [April challenge] - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
√ 30. A book with pictures- Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo
√ 31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you- Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (He's from Mars!)
√ 32. *A book about an interesting woman [March challenge]- 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 [July challenge]- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
√ 34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title- The Color of Water in July by Nora Carroll
√ 35. A book set in a hotel - A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
√ 36. A book written by someone you admire- Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher
√ 37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
√ 38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas- A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
√ 39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth
√ 40. A book you bought on a trip- In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
12/12 books read
√ 1. A book recommended by an author you love- Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild; recommended by J.K. Rowling
√ 2. A bestseller from 2016- Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
√ 3. A book with a family member term in the title- The Story Sisters by Alice Hoffman
√ 4. A book that takes place over a character's life span- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
√ 5. A book about an immigrant or refugee- Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
√ 6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of - math fiction - Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
√ 7. A book with an eccentric character- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
√ 8. A book that's more than 800 pages- Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
√ 9. A book you got from a used book sale - Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year by Esmé Raji Codell
√ 10. A book that's been mentioned in another book- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (mentioned in Wonder)
√ 11. A book about a difficult topic- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
√ 12. A book based on mythology- The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood

2. A book that’s been on your TBR list for way too long The Assault on Reason
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook The Girls
5. A book by a person of color The Book of Unknown Americans
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title One Summer: America, 1927
7. A book that is a story within a story Fangirl
8. A book with multiple authors Read Bottom Up
9. An espionage thriller Patriot Games
10. A book with a cat on the cover Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
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 The Book Thief
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
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 The Man Who Ate Everything
20. A book with career advice The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective The Art of Racing in the Rain
22. A steampunk novel Boneshaker
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness Under Wildwood
25. A book you loved as a child From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
26. A book by an author from a country you’ve never visited A Thousand Splendid Suns
27. Book with a title that’s a character’s name My Name Is Lucy Barton
28. A novel set during wartime Green Island
29. A book with an unreliable narrator A Clockwork Orange
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Interpreter of Maladies
32. A book about an interesting woman The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
33. A book set in two different time periods The Hours
34. A book with a month or a day of the week in the title 11/22/63
35. A book set in a hotel The Shining
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Hallowe'en Party
39. The first book in a series you haven’t read before The Selection
40. A book you bought on a trip My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots

1. A book recommended by a librarian The Night Circus
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long The Secret History
3. A book of letters The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
4. An audiobook The Silkworm
5. A book by a person of color I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title Winter Garden
7. A book that is a story within a story The Thirteenth Tale
8. A book with multiple authors Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
9. An espionage thriller Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
10. A book with a cat on the cover A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Shopaholic to the Stars
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read All the Pretty Horses for a Western or Austenland for Romance
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability All the Light We Cannot See
14. A book involving travel The Wangs vs. the World
15. A book with a subtitle Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature Neverwhere
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Golden Son (OK I'm taking a little liberty on this one, as I don't like to reread books, but this is a series that made me smile (at least on the first book))
19. A book about food Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
20. A book with career advice #GIRLBOSS
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Thy Servant a Dog
22. A steampunk novel The Anubis Gates
23. A book with a red spine The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
24. A book seet in the wilderness The Revenant
25. A book you loved as a child The Witches
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Handmaid's Tale (yep, I've never been to Canada)
27. A book with a title that's a character's name The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (hoping this counts as I need to read it for work)
28. A novel set during wartime The Nightingale
29. A book with an unreliable narrator A Million Little Pieces Oprah's Book Club
30. A book with pictures Hollow City
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
32. A book about an interesting woman Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
33. A book set in two different time periods Outlander
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title November 9
35. A book set in a hotel The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire Born a Crime
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (Anyone know if this is really happening? It's rumored to come out in 2017 but it's just rumors...) Obvi will change to something else if this isn't happening.
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 Red Queen or One for the Money
40. A book you bought on a trip Fates and Furies

1. A book recommended by a librarian Truly Madly Guilty
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake ✔️
3. A book of letters Letters From Home
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color Mom & Me & Mom
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title The Winter People ✔️
7. A book that is a story within a story Before I Fall
8. A book with multiple authors The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
9. An espionage thriller Code Name Verity
10. A book with a cat on the cover White Cat
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Middlemarch
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read The Gender Game
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time OR Flowers for Algernon
14. A book involving travel What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding
15. A book with a subtitle Tess of the D'Urbervilles
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature A Clash of Kings OR The Fellowship of the Ring
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 Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead OR Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective A Dog's Purpose
22. A steampunk novel Timekeeper OR Spare and Found Parts
23. A book with a red spine Ireland
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 Book Thief
27. A book with a title that's a character's name A Man Called Ove
28. A novel set during wartime The Nightingale
29. A book with an unreliable narrator The Girl on the Train
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you The Secrets of Mary Bowser
32. A book about an interesting woman The Other Einstein
33. A book set in two different time periods Outlander
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title The Violets of March
35. A book set in a hotel A Gentleman in Moscow
36. A book written by someone you admire The Wonder
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Zookeeper's Wife
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas St. Patrick's Day Murder
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
40. A book you bought on a trip
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Completed 23/40
1. A book recommended by a librarian Faithful
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Into the Sea of Qi1/25/173. A book of letters Secret Scribbled Notebooks7/3/174. An audiobook Ready Player One6/7/175. A book by a person of color Zeely2/10/176. A book with one of the four seasons in the title The Winter People1/7/177. A book that is a story within a story The Name of the Wind1/4/178. A book with multiple authors Riptide
9. An espionage thriller The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship & Espionage
10. A book with a cat on the cover Tailchaser's Song2/24/1711. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym Ink and Bone7/15/1712. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory7/19/17 I don't often read Non -Fiction or autobiography13. A book by or about a person who has a disability Wonder3/8/1714. A book involving travel The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story1/20/1715. A book with a subtitle Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North6/7/1716. A book that's published in 2017 All the Little Children8/24/1717. A book involving a mythical creature Kachina 3/17/17
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile Out of the Closet and Nothing to Wear
19. A book about food The Seafront Tea Rooms
20. A book with career advice NOTE I don't have a career that they write books about nor am I interested in advice so I am substituting a 2016 prompt : Read an autobiography My Family and Other Animals2/17/1721. A book from a nonhuman perspective The Bees1/31/1722. A steampunk novel The Invisible Library3/23/1723. A book with a red spine The Scorpio Races
24. A book set in the wilderness The Snow Child
25. A book you loved as a child A Child's Garden Of Verses: Color Illustrated, Formatted for E-Readers
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Great Zoo of China
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Georgia: A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe
28. A novel set during wartime The Green Glass Sea8/10/17 (WWII)29. A book with an unreliable narrator Elizabeth Is Missing
30. A book with pictures Harlow & Sage (and Indiana): A True Story About Best Friends1/25/1731. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you The Bear and the Nightingale4/9/1732. A book about an interesting woman Lab Girl
33. A book set in two different time periods The Shadow of the Wind
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Tory's Tuesday
35. A book set in a hotel Buried Thunder
36. A book written by someone you admire The Alchemist1/12/1737. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Giant Under the Snow
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Black Easter
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Storm Front2/3/1740. A book you bought on a trip Prodigal Summer4/16/17