Ultimate Challenge

[Francesca]

So this is another challenge. I found it on the "Cozy Mysteries" board. I thought it would be fun.

Here are the challenges - and the time limit is endless.

[ ] A book with 500 pages (List 1 List 2 List 3)
[ ] A classic romance (Suggested authors: Jane Austen, Agnes Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Georgette Heyer, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Barbara Cartland, Elizabeth Gaskell)
[ ] A book that became a movie
[ ] A book published this year
[ ] A book with a number in the title
[ ] A book written by someone age under 30
[ ] A book with nonhuman characters
[ ] A funny book
[ ] A book with a female author
[ ] A mystery or thriller

[ ] A book with a one-word title
[ ] A book of short stories
[ ] A book set in a different country
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author's first book
[ ] A book you have not read from an author you love
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list

[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir
[ ] A book you can finish in a day
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born

[ ] A book with bad reviews
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle (List 1 List 2)
[ ] A book set in the future
[ ] A book set in high school
[ ] A book with a color in the title
[ ] A book that made you cry
[ ] A book with magic
[ ] A graphic novel (List 1 List 2)

[ ] A book by an author you've never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[ ] A book originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas (List 1 List 2 List 3)
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished

[Francesca]

29/52



[1] A book with 500 pages - Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
[ ] A classic romance (Suggested authors: Jane Austen, Agnes Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Georgette Heyer, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Barbara Cartland, Elizabeth Gaskell)
[13] A book that became a movie - The Duff by Kody Keplinger
[9] A book published this year - Take Me With You by K.A. Linde
[2] A book with a number in the title - 1st to Die by James Patterson
[ ] A book written by someone age under 30
[3] A book with nonhuman characters - Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh
[ ] A funny book
[4] A book with a female author - Hard as You Can by Laura Kaye
[10] A mystery or thriller - The Departed by Shiloh Walker

[11] A book with a one-word title - Raid by Kristen Ashley
[ ] A book of short stories
[22] A book set in a different country - With Everything I Am by Kristen Ashley
[ ] A nonfiction book
[20] A popular author's first book - Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon
[18] A book you have not read from an author you love - Until the Sun Falls from the Sky by Kristen Ashley
[16] A book a friend recommended - Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list

[ ] A book your mom loves
[29] A book that scares you - Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[5] A book based entirely on its cover - Sins and Needles by Karina Halle
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[ ] A memoir
[6] A book you can finish in a day - Hard to Hold on To by Laura Kaye
[28] A book with antonyms in the title - Heaven and Hell by Kristen Ashley
[24] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - Wild Things by Chloe Neill
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born

[17] A book with bad reviews - Reinventing Mel by J.A. Hornbuckle
[14, 26, 27] A trilogy - Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles, Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles, Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
[ ] A book from your childhood
[21] A book with a love triangle (List 1 List 2) - Shine Not Burn by Elle Casey
[7] A book set in the future - Mine to Possess by Nalini Singh
[23] A book set in high school - V is for Virgin by Kelly Oram
[19] A book with a color in the title - White Star by Elizabeth Vaughan
[15] A book that made you cry - Affliction by River Savage
[25] A book with magic - Night Embrace by Sherrilyn Kenyon
[ ] A graphic novel (List 1 List 2)

[8] A book by an author you've never read before - The Missing by Shiloh Walker
[12] A book you own but have never read - Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live)
[ ] A book originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas (List 1 List 2 List 3)
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show
[ ] A book you started but never finished

[Emily]

I'm actually doing this exact challenge in another group! Haha. In that case, though, we're attempting one book a week, for one year, since including the trilogy it works out to 52 books. I'll post my progress here as well, though. Why not? :)

Most of the categories I've already picked my books for, but some may change, and others I have multiple options for, so I'll see what I want to do when the week comes.

1. A book with more than 500 pages: The Signature of All Things (512 pages) - Currently Reading
✔2. A romance: The Virgin's Lover - Finished 2/2/15
✔3. A book that became a movie: Rosewater: A Family's Story of Love, Captivity, and Survival - Finished 1/28/15
✔4. A book published this year: The Art of Asking; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help - Finished 1/4/15
5. A book with a number in the title: Two Boys Kissing -Currently reading
6. A book written by someone under 30: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
7. A book with nonhuman characters: Redwall
8. A funny book: The Well of Lost Plots
9. A book by a female author: Broken Harbour
10. A mystery or thriller: The Secret Place
11. A book with a one-word title: Unbecoming
12. A book of short stories: Rogues
13. A book set in a different country: The Paying Guests
14. A nonfiction book: What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
15. A popular author's first book: Killing Floor
16. A book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet: Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
17. A book a friend recommended: The Rook
18. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: The Goldfinch
19. A book based on a true story: The Queen's Fool
20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list:
21. A book your mom loves: Handle with Care
22. A book that scares you: The Shining
23. A book more than 100 years old: Wuthering Heights
24. A book based entirely on its cover:
25. A book you were supposed to read in school, but didn't: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
26. A memoir:
27. A book you can finish in a day:
28. A book with antonyms in the title: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
29. A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit:
30. A book that came out the year you were born (1982): Life, the Universe and Everything
31. A book with bad reviews: Eat, Pray, Love
32. A trilogy, book one: The Myth Hunters
33. A trilogy, book two: The Borderkind
34. A trilogy, book three: The Lost Ones
35. A book from your childhood: Hatchet
36. A book with a love triangle: Something Borrowed
37. A book set in the future: Dune
38. A book set in high school: Eleanor & Park
39. A book with a color in the title: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
40. A book that makes you cry: Flowers for Algernon
41. A book with magic: Equal Rites
42. A graphic novel:
43. A book by an author you've never read before:
44. A book you own but have never read:
45. A book that takes place in your hometown (going with Southern Maine for this): The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island
46. A book that was originally written in another language: The Ice Princess
47. A book set during Christmas: Let it Snow
48. A book written by an author with your same initials (E.S.): Olive Kitteridge
49. A play: Titus Andronicus
50. A banned book: The Color Purple
51. A book based on, or turned into a, TV show: Serenity: Those Left Behind
52. A book you started but never finished:

[Megan]

Megan's Ultimate Challenge
Start Date: January 1, 2015

[ ] A book with 500 pages (List 1 List 2 List 3):
[ ] A classic romance (Suggested authors: Jane Austen, Agnes Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Georgette Heyer, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Barbara Cartland, Elizabeth Gaskell):
[✓] A book that became a movie: A Little Princess by Frances Hodges Burnett - 1/13/15
[ ] A book published this year
[ ] A book with a number in the title
[ ] A book written by someone age under 30
[✓] A book with nonhuman characters: Need by Carrie Jones - 1/3/15
[ ] A funny book:
[ ] A book with a female author:
[ ] A mystery or thriller:
[✓] A book with a one-word title: Splendor by Anna Godbersen - 1/1/15
[ ] A book of short stories:
[✓] A book set in a different country: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - 1/18/15
[ ] A nonfiction book:
[ ] A popular author's first book:
[✓] A book you have not read from an author you love: Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia
[ ] A book a friend recommended:
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize winning book:
[✓] A book based on a true story: Ghost Boy by Martin Postorius
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list:

[ ] A book your mom loves:
[ ] A book that scares you:
[ ] A book more than 100 years old:
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover:
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't:
[ ] A memoir:
[ ] A book you can finish in a day:
[ ] A book with antonyms in the title:
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit:
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born:

[ ] A book with bad reviews:
[✓] A trilogy: Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie - 1/16/15
[ ] A book from your childhood:
[ ] A book with a love triangle (List 1 List 2):
[ ] A book set in the future:
[✓] A book set in high school: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia - 2/15/15
[ ] A book with a color in the title:
[ ] A book that made you cry:
[✓] A book with magic: Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia - 3/6/15
[ ] A graphic novel (List 1 List 2):

[✓] A book by an author you've never read before: Fallen by Lauren Kate - 1/24/15
[ ] A book you own but have never read:
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live):
[ ] A book originally written in a different language:
[ ] A book set during Christmas (List 1 List 2 List 3):
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials:
[ ] A play:
[ ] A banned book:
[ ] A book based on or turned into a TV show:
[ ] A book you started but never finished: