Saturday, January 2, 2016

Completed 2015 Reading Challenges

PopSugar 2015 Reading Challenge

  • A book with more than 500 pages
    • Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton
  • A classic romance
    • Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
  • A book that became a movie
    • Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
  • A book published this year
    • Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
  • A book with a number in the title
    • The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
  • A book written by someone under 30
    • Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya van Wagenen
  • A book with nonhuman characters
    • The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp by Kathi Appelt
  • A funny book
    • WTF, Evolution?!: A Theory of Unintelligent Design by Mara Grunbaun
  • A book by a female author
    • Serpent's Shadow by Amber Benson
  • A mystery or thriller
    • A Witch in Time by Madelyn Alt
  • A book with a one word title
    • Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton
  • A book of short stories
    • Hotter than Hell edited by Kim Harrison
  • A book set in a different country
    • Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • A nonfiction book
    • Yes Please by Amy Poehler
  • A popular author's first book
    • Hero at Large by Janet Evanovich
  • A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet
    • Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire
  • A book a friend recommended
    • Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
  • A Pulitzer Prize winning book
    • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
  • A book based on a true story
    • Wild by Cheryl Strayed
  • A book your mom loves
    • Blue Adept by Piers Anthony
  • A book that scares you
    • The Dead Zone by Stephen King
  • A book more than 100 years old
    • Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm & Sybille Schenker
  • A book based entirely on its cover
    • Mort(e) by Robert Repino
  • A book you were supposed to read in high school but didn't
    • Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
  • A memoir
    • Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham
  • A book you can finish in a day
    • Changers, Book Two: Oryon by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
  • A book with antonyms in the title
    • Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett
  • A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
    • I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar
  • A book that came out the year you were born
    • Forever by Judy Blume
  • A book with bad reviews
    • Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber
  • A trilogy
    • A Tale Dark & Grimm, In a Glass Grimmly, & The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz
  • A book from your childhood
    • Split Infinity by Piers Anthony
  • A book with a love triangle
    • Jealousy by Lili St. Crow
  • A book set in the future
    • The Drafter by Kim Harrison
  • A book set in high school
    • The Basic Eight by Daniel Handler
  • A book with a color in the title
    • The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
  • A book that made you cry
    • Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
  • A book with magic
    • How to Be Death by Amber Benson
  • A graphic novel
    • Meteor Man by Parker, Jarrell, & Volo
  • A book by an author you've never read before
    • The Year of Shadows by Claire Legrand
  • A book you own but have never read
    • Tracking the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
  • A book that takes place in your hometown
    • Doom with a View by Victoria Laurie
  • A book that was originally written in a different language
    • Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries by Anouk Ricard
  • A book set during Christmas
    • The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore
  • A book written by an author with your same initials
    • Classy by Derek Blasberg
  • A play
    • Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
  • A banned book
    • The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • A book based on or turned into a TV show
    • Serenity: Leaves in the Wind by Whedon, Jeanty, Moon, & Whedon
  • A book you started but never finished
    • Temping Fate by Esther Friesner
Book Riot 2015 Read Harder Book Challenge

  • A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
    • Popular: Vintage Widsom for a Modern Geek by Maya van Wagenen
  • A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
    • The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
  • A collection of short stories
    • Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige
  • A book published by an indie press
    • Changes, Book Two: Oryon by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
  • A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
    • Jason by Laurell K. Hamilton
  • A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
    • Trans Liberation by Leslie Feinberg
  • A book that takes place in Asia
    • Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
  • A book by an author from Africa
    • Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture
    • Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
  • A microhistory
    • Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
  • A YA novel
    • Betrayals by Lili St. Crow
  • A sci-fi novel
    • Split Infinity by Piers Anthony
  • A romance novel
    • A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James
  • A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize, or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
    • Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
  • A book that is a retelling of a classic story
    • A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
  • An audiobook
    • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling, read by Jim Dale
  • A collection of poetry
    • Poisoned Apples: Poems for You, My Pretty by Christine Heppermann
  • A book that someone else has recommended to you
    • The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel
  • A book that was originally published in another language
    • Anna & Froga: Thrills, Spills, and Gooseberries by Anouk Ricard
  • A graphic novel, a graphic memoir, or a collection of comics of any kind
    • Ms. Marvel: No Normal by Wilson & Alphona
  • A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
    • Deadly by Sara Shepard
  • A book published before 1880
    • Little Red Riding Hood by the Brothers Grimm & Sybille Schenker
  • A book published this year
    • The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
  • A self-improvement book
    • Just One Thing by Rick Hanson
2015 Series Ender Challenge
  • Vicious by Sara Shepard
  • Breath by Jackie Morse Kessler
  • "Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights?" by Lemony Snicket
  • How to Train Your Dragon: How to Fight a Dragon's Fury by Cressida Cowell
  • Seven Minutes in Heaven by Sara Shepard
  • Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
  • The Fire Ascending by Chris D'Lacey
  • The Golden Age of Death by Amber Benson
  • I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund #13-14 by Nozomu Tamaki
  • After School Nightmare #10 by Setona Mizushiro
  • Hana-Kimi #23 by Hisaya Nakajo
  • Absolute Boyfriend #6 by Yuu Watase
  • Home for a Spell by Madelyn Alt
  • Angel Diary #13 by Kara & Lee YunHee
  • Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
  • The Emerald City of Oz by Frank L. Baum, Eric Shanower, & Skottie Young
  • The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen
  • Reckoning by Lili St. Crow
  • The Grimm Conclusion by Adam Gidwitz
  • Fruits Basket #23 by Natsuki Takaya
  • Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes by Kate DiCamillo & Chris Van Dusen


The A to Z challenges are continuing into 2016 (they started 8/1/15).  I will be doing both the PopSugar and Book Riot challenges again in 2016 too.  :D

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