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A-Z CHALLENGE - COMPLETE26 of 26 completed
✔ A - Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding 7/1/18
✔ B - Big Little Liesby Liane Moriarty 4/4/18
✔ C - Rumor Central by Reshonda Tate Billingsley 3/6/18
✔ D - Dearly Devoted Dexter 6/13/18
✔ E - The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck 1/28/18
✔ F - Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins 1/10/18
✔ G - Ghost Summer: Stories 1/9/18
✔ H - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/30/18
✔ I - Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Anderson 4/14/18
✔ J - Princess Jellyfish Omnibus, Vol. 6 6/29/18
✔ K - A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 2/23/18
✔ L - Peony in Love by Lisa See 1/8/18
✔ M - Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 1/19/18
✔ N - Never Love a Highlander 6/19/18
✔ O - The Obelisk Gate by N.M. Jemisin 1/8/18
✔ P - Princess in Love by Meg Cabot 1/26/18
✔ Q - Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe 3/4/18
✔ R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs 1/23/18
✔ S - The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 2/15/18
✔ T - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 4/13/18
✔ U - An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 1/12/18
✔ V - Vengeance by Zane 2/10/18
✔ W - Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot 2/9/18
✔ X - Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 5 6/24/18
✔ Y - If Someone Says “You Complete Me, RUN!” by Whoopi Goldberg 3/28/18
✔ Z - Dragon Ball Z, Vol. 15 7/2/18
COLOR READING CHALLNEGE - COMPLETE15of 15 completed
1 White cover –
by P.L. Travers 1/19/182 Pink cover –
by Meg Cabot 1/26/183 Red cover –
by Marissa Meyer 3/1/184 Orange cover –
2/13/185 Yellow cover –
by Lisa See 1/8/186 Green cover –
by Natsuki Takaya 2/14/187 Light Blue cover –
by Pearl S. Buck 1/28/188 Dark Blue –
by Meg Cabot 2/26/189 Purple cover –
by N.M. Jemisin 1/8/1810 Brown cover –
by Patricia Briggs 1/23/1811 Black cover –
by Douglas Adams 1/30/1812 Metallic cover –
by Liane Moriarty 4/3/1813 At Least 5 colors on the cover –
by Tananarive Due 1/9/1814 A Color in the Title –
by Meg Cabot 2/23/1815 A Word describing colors in the title –
by Eloisa James2/23/18
Good luck, Chetara! Good luck with your diversity reading!
Chetara wrote: "Ok, so I somewhat planned for the 2017, but I need to just trying something different. Can't stay in the same genre without adventuring to the other areas. Of Course, time to start setting new goal..."Wishing you a great reading year with lots of diverse amazing reads Chetara!!
Kristin wrote: "Great goals for 2018, Chetara! What are your favorite genres and what new genres are you hoping to venture into this upcoming year?"I'm going to try incorporating western and biography fictions and non-fictions. I'm always taking recommendation for either genre.
TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE - COMPLETE30 of 30 completed
1 Peony in Love by Lisa See 1/8/18
2 The Obelisk Gate by N.M. Jemisin 1/8/18
3 Ghost Summer: Stories 1/9/18
4 An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 1/12/18
5 Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 1/19/18
6 River Marked by Patricia Briggs 1/23/18
7 Princess in Love by Meg Cabot 1/26/18
8 The Good Earth by 1/28/18
9 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/30/18
10 Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot 2/9/18
11 Vengeance by Zane 2/10/18
12 Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 7 by Natsuki Takaya 2/14/18
13 The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 2/15/18
14 A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 2/23/18
15 Heartless by Marissa Meyer 3/1/18
16 River Marked by Patricia Briggs 3/4/18
17 Rumor Central by Reshonda Tate Billingsley 3/6/18
18 If Someone Says “You Complete Me, RUN!” by Whoopi Goldberg 3/28/18
19 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 4/3/18
20 Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares by Pierce Brown 4/11/18
21 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 4/13/18
22 Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth 4/14/18
23 Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Anderson 4/14/18
24 Accidental Mistress by Junko Okada, Cathy Williams 4/15/18
25 Accidentally Yours by Motoko Mori, Rebecca Winters 4/15/18
26 Alex + Ada, Vol. 1 by Jonathan Luna. Sarah Vaughn 4/16/18
27 Blue Exorcist, Vol. 1 by Kazue Kato 4/16/18
28 American Vampire, Vol. 2 by Scott Synder 4/18/18
29 Say I Love You, Vol. 1 by Kanae Hazuki 4/20/18
30 Tail of the Moon, Volume 1 by Rinko Ueda 4/21/18
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 16 of 40 completed
1 A book made into a movie you’ve already seen – Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
2 True crime – Writing to save a Life by John Edger Wideman
Ghettoside by Jill Leovy
✔ 3 The next book in a series you started – River Marked by Patricia Briggs 1/23/18
4 A book involving a heist – Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Artemis by Andy Weir
5 Nordic noir – The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
6 A novel based on a real person – The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
✔ 7 A book set in a country that fascinates you – Peony in Love by Lisa See 1/8/18
✔ 8 A book with a time of day in the title (sunset, sunrise, midnight, twilight, morning, night, afternoon, evening, noon) – A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James 2/23/18
✔ 9 A book about a villain or antihero – Heartless by Marissa Meyer 3/1/18
10 A book about death or grief –
✔ 11 A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym – Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James 5/23/18
12 A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist – Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg
✔ 13 A book that is also a stage play or musical – Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 1/19/18
✔ 14 A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you – Peony in Love by Lisa See 1/8/18
15 A book about feminism – Bossypants by Tina Fey
The Supergirls: Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Books Heroines by Mike Madrid
The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore
✔ 16 A book about mental health – The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick 2/15/18
17 A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift – God Don't Like Ugly by Mary Moore
Iron Gold by Pierce Brown
18 A book by two authors – Sleeping Beauties by Stephen and Owen King
19 A book about or involving a sport – Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
✔ 20 A book by a local author – Rumor Central by Reshonda Tate Billingsley 3/6/18
21 A book with your favorite color in the title – Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
22 A book with alliteration in the title –
23 A book about time travel –
24 A book with a weather element in the title –
25 A book set at sea – Life of Pi
26 A book with an animal in the title – Ida: A Sword Among Lion by Paula J. Giddings
✔ 27 A book set on a different planet – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 1/30/18
28 A book with song lyrics in the titles – Let’s go crazy by Alan Light
29 A book about or set in Halloween –
30 A book with characters who are twins – East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas
Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
31 A book mentioned in another book (Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot) – Robin Hood
Little Women
Gone with the Wind
Wuthering Heights
✔ 32 A book from a celebrity book club – Big Little Liesby Liane Moriarty 4/4/18
✔ 33 A childhood classic you’ve never read – Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 1/19/18
✔ 34 A book that’s published in 2018 – Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares by Pierce Brown 4/11/18
✔ 35 A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner – Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Anderson 4/14/18
✔ 36 A book set in the decade you were born – The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 4/13/18
37 A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to – Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there? by Whoopi Goldberg
Catwoman, Vol 1: Trail of the Catwoman by Ed Brubaker
38 A book with an ugly cover – Metal Gear Solid by Raymond Benson
39 A book that involves a bookstore or a library – Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
✔ 40 You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges (Read a book recommended by a librarian) – The Obelisk Gate by N.M. Jemisin 1/8/18
READ HARDER CHALLENGE5 of 24 completed
1 A book published posthumously –
Rent by Jonathan Larson
Crusade for Justice (Ida B. Wells)
2 A book of true crime –
Writing to save a Life by John Edger Wideman
Ghettoside by Jill Leovy
3 A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance) – Murder on the Orient Express by Christie Agatha
Devil in the Blue Dress
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams
4 A comic written and illustrated by the same person – Spinning by Tillie Walden
Mooncop by Tom Gauld
✔ 5 A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa) – Peony in Love by Lisa See 1/8/18
6 A book about nature – Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? By Frans de Waal
✔ 7 A western – Forbidden by Beverly Jenkins 1/10/18
8 A comic written or illustrated by a person of color – Black Panther: A Nation under our feet by Ta-Nehisi Coates
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang
America, Vol. 1 by Gabby Rivera
9 A book of colonial or postcolonial literature – The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
✔ 10 A romance novel by or about a person of color – An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole 1/12/18
11 A children’s classic published before 1980 – A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
12 A celebrity memoir – Bossypants by Tina Frey
13 An Oprah Book Club selection – East of Eden by Joh Steinbeck
The Hunter Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou
14 A book of social science – Freakonomisc by Steven D. Levitt
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
15 A one-sitting book – Superman: Red Son by Mark Millar
16 The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series – Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
Six of Crows
Akata Witch
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
✔ 17 A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author – The Obelisk Gate by N.M. Jemisin 1/8/18
✔ 18 A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image – Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Anderson 4/14/18
19 A book of genre fiction in translation – The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
20 A book with a cover you hate – Metal Gear Solid by Raymond Benson
21 A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author – Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
22 An essay anthology – Bad Feminist by Roxanne Gay
23 A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60 – The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
24 An assigned book you hated (or never finished) – It is Just me? By Whoopi Goldberg
A Lesson before dying by Ernest J. Gaines
LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE 2018Books Read: 199 – Pages Completed: 42,387
January: 10 Books - 2,782 pages
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February: 8 Books - 2,250 pages
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March: 4 Books - 9,688 pages
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April: 53 Books - 10,408 pages
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May: 53 Books - 10,408 pages
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June: 35 Books - 7,649 pages
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July: 41 Books - 8,342 pages
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August: 7 Books - 2,328 pages
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September: 3 Books - 1,012 pages
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October: 44 Books - 8,670 pages
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November: 19 Books - 4,728 pages
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December: 0 Books - 0 pages
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You are doing great! Hoping March is a smashing success for you. 19 books is great!!!
A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. I hope that April brings you many more five star reads. Do you have a stand out book so far this year?
You are doing great! I hope May is a fantastic month filled with books and sunshine!
2025 Reading Challenge
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Year Long Challenges:
A-Z CHALLENGE 2018 COMPLETE
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COLOR READING CHALLENGE 2018 COMPLETE
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LET’S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE 2018
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POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
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TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE 2018 COMPLETE