Monday, December 26, 2016

Completed 2016 Reading Challenges!

I completed 3 of the 4 reading challenges that I undertook this year. I still have a few days for the 4th, but it seems unlikely.  But, here are the 3 that I completed!  Woo hoo! :D

2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge

  • A book based on a fairy tale
    • Winter by Melissa Meyer
  • A National Book Award winner
    • Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
  • A YA bestseller
    • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
  • A book you haven't read since high school
    • Lord of the Flies by William Golding
  • A book set in your home state
    • Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • A book translated to English
    • Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer
  • A romance set in the future
    • Saga, Volume 4 & Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
  • A book set in Europe
    • Slade House by David Mitchell
  • A book that's under 150 pages
    • How to Carry Bigfoot Home by Chris Tarry
  • A New York Times bestseller
    • Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda & Jeremy McCarter
  • A book that's becoming a movie this year
    • A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
  • A book recommended by someone you just met
    • The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
  • A self-improvement book
    • You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
  • A book you can finish in a day
    • Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman
  • A book written by a celebrity
    • Gumption by Nick Offerman
  • A political memoir
    • Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
  • A book at least 100 years older than you
    • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
  • A book that's more than 600 pages
    • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
  • A book from Oprah's Book Club
    • Night by Elie Wiesel
  • A science-fiction novel
    • Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch
  • A book recommended by a family member
    • Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
  • A graphic novel
    • Far Arden by Kevin Cannon
  • A book that is published in 2016
    • The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
  • A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
    • Couch Fiction by Philippa Perry & Junko Graat
  • A book that takes place during Summer
    • The Great American Whatever by Tim Federle
  • A book and its prequel
    • The Book of Phoenix & Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
  • A murder mystery
    • Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
  • A book written by a comedian
    • Seriously...I'm Kidding by Ellen DeGeneres
  • A dystopian novel
    • Shatter Me by Tahereh Mati
  • A book with a blue cover
    • Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
  • A book of poetry
    • National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis
  • The first book you see in a bookstore
    • The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith
  • A classic from the 20th century
    • Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
  • A book from the library
    • Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
  • An autobiography
    • The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden
  • A book about a road trip
    • American Gods by Neil Gaiman
  • A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
    • Day of Honey by Annia Ciezaldo
  • A satirical book
    • The Sellout by Paul Beatty
  • A book that takes place on an island
    • The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George
  • A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy
    • Carry On by Rainbow Rowell


Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016

  • Read a horror book
    • Slade House by David Mitchell
  • Read a nonfiction book about science
    • Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe
  • Read a collection of essays
    • Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
  • Read a book out loud to someone else
    • The Knowing Book by Rebecca Kai Dotlich & Matthew Cordell
  • Read a middle grade novel
    • The Iron Trail by Cassandra Clare & Holly Black
  • Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography)
    • Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
  • Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
    • The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearsen
  • Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
    • Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
  • Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
    • Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming
  • Read a book over 500 pages long
    • Winter by Melissa Meyer
  • Read a book under 100 pages
    • The Dot & the Line by Norton Juster
  • Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender
    • If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo
  • Read a book that is set in the Middle East
    • Day of Honey by Annia Ciezaldo
  • Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia
    • Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed
  • Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900
    • The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
  • Read the first book in a series by a person of color
    • Prophecy by Ellen Oh
  • Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
    • Giant Days Volume One by John Allison, Lizzie Treiman, & Whitney Cogar
  • Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie
    • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
  • Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes
    • Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
  • Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
    • Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer
  • Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
    • Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
  • Read a food memoir
    • Blood, Bones, & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton
  • Read a play
    • Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne
  • Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness
    • Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman

Girl XOXO 2016 Monthly Motif Challenge
  • January--Who Dunnit?
    • Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
  • February--New Releases
    • Winter by Melissa Meyer
  • March--Take a Trip
    • The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
  • April--Best of the Best
    • Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
  • May--Story of Survival
    • Legend by Marie Lu
  • June--Girl XOXO Recommends
    • Uprooted by Naomi Novik
  • July--LOL
    • Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett
  • August--Genre Jumble
    • The Trouble with Witches by Shirley Damsgaard
  • September--Steampunk, Sci-Fi, & Fantasy
    • River Marked by Patricia Briggs
  • October--Things that Go Bump in the Night
    • The Walking Dead Compendium Volume One by Robert Kirkland, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, & Cliff Rathburn
  • November--Fiction Takes a Break
    • Thing Explainer by Randall Moore
  • December--That's a Wrap
    • Champion by Marie Lu

1 comment:

Somewhere Only We Know said...

Hello Dawn!

I'm commenting because you participated in the 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge. Holly and I just wanted to let you know that sign ups are open for the 2017 Series Enders Reading Challenge.

You qualify for this challenge if you will read and review even one series ender in 2017. Doing so enters you into not one but two giveaways (the giveaway for the month and the end of year giveaway).

I hope you will consider joining us again this year! It looks like you blew your challenges for 2016 away! Congrats!

Sandy @ Somewhere Only We Know