2017 READING CHALLENGES
We are nearly halfway through the year, but I have decided to take part in some Reading Challenges. I may not get through all of them, at least I tried. Each challenged is created to have you read something that you may not be accustomed to. Apart from Bookopoly, I will not be using any of the same books for challenges.
40 book prompts plus and Advanced section that includes 12 more book prompts, making a total of 52 books to read for the year. This could be a book a week; however, since I'm starting so late in the game, I have to read about 2 books a week to finish. We'll see how that turns out.
1. A Book Recommended By A Librarian
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick
2. A Book That's Been On Your TBR List For Way Too Long
Seriously... I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGenres (on my TBR since April 7th, 2012)
3. A Book Of Letters
Love Letters of Great Men by Ursula Doyle
4. An Audiobook
Panic by Lauren Oliver
Review to follow
6. A Book With One Of The Four Seasons In The Title
Boys of Summer by Jessica Brody
7. A Book That Is A Story Within A Story
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
8. A Book With Multiple Authors
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green
9. An Espionage Thriller
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter
10. A Book With A Cat On The Cover
The Book of Night with Moon by Diane Duane
11. A Book By An Author Who Uses A Pseudonym
The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket AKA Daniel Handler
12. A Bestseller From A Genre You Don't Normally Read
14. A Book Involving Time Travel
Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren
16. A Book That's Published In 2017
Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
17. A Book Involving A Mythical Creature
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
18. A Book You've Read Before That Never Fails To Make You Smile
Timeless by Alexandra Monir
19. A Book About Food
Food Whore by Jessica Tom
20. A Book With Career Advice
#Girlboss by Sophia Amoruso
21. A Book From A Nonhuman Perspective
Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
22. A Steampunk Novel
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
23. A Book With A Red Spine
The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
24. A Book Set In The Wilderness
Wild by Cheryl Strand
25. A Book You Loved As A Child
The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine
26. A Book By An Author From A Country You've Never Visited
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
27. A Book With A Title That's A Characters Name
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
28. A Novel Set During Wartime
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
29. A Book With An Unreliable Narrator
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
30. A Book With Pictures
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
31. A Book Where The Main Character Is A Different Ethnicity Than You
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
32. A Book About An Interesting Woman
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
33. A Book Set In Two Different Time Periods
Time After Time by Karl Alexander
34. A Book With A Month Or Day Of The Week In The Title
October Mourning by Leslea Newman
35. A Book Set In A Hotel
Always the Baker, Never the Bride by Sandra D. Bricker
36. A Book Written By Someone You Admire
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
37. A Book That's Becoming A Movie In 2017
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
38. A Book Set Around A Holiday Other Than Christmas
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
39. The First Book In A Series You Haven't Read Before
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
40. A Book You Bought On A Trip
Advanced:
1. A Book Recommended By An Author You Love
Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
2. A Bestseller From 2016
Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
3. A Book With A Family-Member Term In The Title
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
4. A Book That Takes Place Over A Character's Life Span
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
5. A Book About An Immigrant Or Refugee
Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz
6. A Book From A Genre/Subgenre That You've Never Heard Of
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Subgenre: Cyberpunk)
7. A Book With An Eccentric Character
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
8. A Book That's More Than 800 Pages
Middlemarch by George Eliot
9. A Book That You Got From A Used Book Sale
No Dawn Without Darkness by Dayna Lorentz
10. A Book That's Mentioned In Another Book
The Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Mentioned in Perks of Being A Wallflower)
11. A Book About A Difficult Topic
Because You'll Never Meet Me by Leah Thomas
12. A Book Based On Mythology
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
1. Read A Book About Sports
The Football Girl by Thatcher Heldring
2. Read A Debut Novel
Marlena by Julie Buntin
3. Read A Book About Books
What We See When We Read by Peter Mendelsund
4. Read A Book Set In Central Or South America, Written By A Central Or South American Author
Perfect Days by Raphael Montes
5. Read A Book By An Immigrant Or With A Central Immigration Narrative
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
6. Read An All-Ages Comic
Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks
7. Read A Book Published Between 1900 and 1950
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
8. Read A Travel Memoir
A Fly Girl by Amanda Epe
9. Read A Book You've Read Before
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
10. Read A Book That Is Set Within 100 Miles From Your Location
Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton
11. Read A Book That Is Set 5000 Miles From Your Location
Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline B. Cooney
12. Read A Fantasy Novel
The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
13. Read A Nonfiction Book About Technology
The Technology of Orgasm by Rachel P. Maines
14. Read A Book About War
Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup
15. Read A YA or Middle Grade Novel By An Author Who Identifies As LGBTQ+
This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
16. Read A Book That Has Been Banned Or Frequently Challenged In Your Country
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
17.Read A Classic By An Author Of Color
Beloved by Toni Morrison
18. Read A Superhero Comic With A Female Lead
Ms. Marvel #1, No Normal by G. Willow Wilson
19. Read A Book In Which A Character Of Color Goes On A Spiritual Journey
Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
20. Read A Book Published By A Micro Press
Shut Up/Look Pretty by Kristy Logan
21. Read An LGBTQ+ Romance Novel
If You Could be Mine by Sara Farizan
22. Read A Collection Of Stories By A Woman
Six Bedrooms by Tegan Bennett Daylight
23. Read A Collection Of Poetry In Translation On A Theme Other Than Love
Madwomen by Gabriela Mistral
24. Read A Book Wherein All Point-Of-View Characters Are People Of Color
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
Talk about trying new things. As I read over some of these prompts, I can tell you now that they aren't what I usually go for in books. I'm going to play this like an actual monopoly board and roll dice to see what I land on, but I will be using some of the same books that I'm using for other challenges.
8: Author's Debut Book: Marlena by Julie Buntin
READING FOR FUN:
1. A Book You Chose For The Cover
Other Broken Things by C. Desir
2. A Book With A Reputation For Being Un-Put-Down-Able
Looking for Alaska by John Green
3. A Book Set Somewhere You've Never Been But Would Like To Visit
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
4. A Book You've Already Read
Tricks by Ellen Hopkins
5. A Juicy Memoir
Whip Smart by Melissa Febos
6. A Book About Books Or Reading
Where I'm Reading From by Tim Parks
7. A Book In A Genre You Usually Avoid
Ten by Gretchen McNeil
8. A Book You Don't Want To Admit You're Dying To Read
Grey by E.L. James
9. A Book In The Backlist Of A New Favorite Author
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
10. A Book Recommended By Someone With Great Taste
11. A Book You Were Excited To Buy Or Borrow But Haven't Yet Read
Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
12. A Book About A Topic Or Subject You Already Love
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
READING FOR GROWTH:
1. A Newbury Award Winner Or Honor Book
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
2. A Book In Translation
No and Me by Delphine de Vigan
3. A Book That's More Than 600 Pages
The Accursed by Joyce Carol Oates
4. A Book Of Poetry, A Play, Or An Essay Collection
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
5. A Book Of Any Genre That Addresses Current Events
The Hate u Give by Angie Thomas
6. An Immigrant Story
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahin
7. A Book Published Before You Were Born
Remember Me by Christopher Pike
8. Three Books By The Same Author
9. A Book By An #OwnVoices Or #DiverseBooks Author
George by Alex Gino
10. A Book With An Unreliable Narrator Or Ambiguous Ending
Atonement by Ian McEwan
11. A Book Nominated For An Award In 2017
The Girl I Used to Be by April Henry
12. A Pulitzer Prize Or National Book Award Winner
The Hours by Michael Cunningham
1. A Collection Of Short Stories
Pretty Monsters: Stories by Kelly Link
2. A Young Adult Novel
What Light by Jay Asher
3. A Book With A Color In The Title
White Fur by Jardine Libaire
4. A Book That Is More Than 100 Years Old
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
5. A Book You Picked Based On Its Cover
A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho
6. A Book Set In A Place You Want To Visit
The Bronze Horseman by Paulina Simons
7. A Book Based On A Fairy Tale
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
8. A National Book Award Winner
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
9. A Book That Takes Place In A Forest
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
10. A Romance That Takes Place During Travel
Just One Day by Gayle Forman
11. A Book Under 200 Pages
The Tunnel by Ernesto Saba to
12. A Book Over 400 Pages
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
13. A Banned Book
Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
14. A Nonfiction Book About Nature
The Forest Unseen by David George Haskell
15. A Fantasy Novel
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
16. A Book By A Person Of Color
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
17. A Book By A Female Writer
Exposed by Kimberly Marcus
18. A Book Of Poetry
Paint Me Like I Am by Nikki Giovanni
19. A Book Set In Asia
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
20. A Book About Immigrants
Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos
21. A Book About A Historical Event
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
22. A Book With A Child Narrator
Room by Emma Donoghue
23. A Book Translated From Another Language
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
24. A Book That's Been Adapted Into A Move (Bonus: Watch The Movie and Compare)
Candy by Luke Davies
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