Tuesday, December 25, 2018

2018 Book Challenges: COMPLETE!

Woot!  I finished 3 book challenges this year!  I'm super proud of myself.  Check out the details of each challenge and the date completed below.  :D

Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2018 (finished 12/4/18)

  • A book published posthumously
    • The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett
  • A book of true crime
    • You All Grow Up and Leave Me by Piper Weiss
  • A class of genre fiction
    • A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • A comic written and illustrated by the same person
    • Graveyard Shakes by Laura Terry
  • A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries
    • Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (South Africa)
  • A book about nature
    • Bird Love by Leila Jeffreys
  • A western
    • Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely
  • A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
    • Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 3 by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
    • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • A romance novel by or about a person of color
    • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
  • A children's classic published before 1980
    • The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
  • A celebrity memoir
    • The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
  • An Oprah Book Club selection
    • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • A book of social science
    • Fuck Feelings by Michael Bennett & Sarah Bennett
  • A one-sitting book
    • The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
  • The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
    • The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
  • A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
    • Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
  • A comic that isn't published by Marvel, DC, or Image
    • Giant Days Volume 3 by John Allison & Max Sarin
  • A book of genre fiction in translation
    • Blind Goddess by Anne Holt
  • A book with a cover you hate
    • Fuck Feelings by Michael Bennett & Sarah Bennett
  • A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
    • Blind Goddess by Anne Holt
  • An essay anthology
    • Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay
  • A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
    • The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
  • An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
    • The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
PopSugar Reading Challenge 2018 (finished 12/14/18)
  • A book made into a movie you've already seen
    • Psycho by Robert Bloch
  • True crime
    • You All Grow Up and Leave Me by Piper Weiss
  • The next book in a series you started
    • Hunted by Kevin Hearne
  • A book involving a heist
    • Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
  • Nordic noir
    • Blind Goddess by Anne Holt
  • A novel based on a real person
    • Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau
  • A book set in a country that fascinates you
    • I Am Malala by Malala Yousefzai
  • A book with a time of day in the title
    • The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
  • A book about a villain or antihero
    • The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
  • A book about death or grief
    • Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • A book with your favorite color in the title
    • Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
  • A book with alliteration in the title
    • Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
  • A book about time travel
    • Kindred by Octavia Butler
  • A book with a weather element in the title
    • Moon and Sun, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
  • A book set at sea
    • Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
  • A book with an animal in the title
    • The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
  • A book set on a different planet
    • Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
  • A book with song lyrics in the title
    • When Everything Feels Like the Movies by Raziel Reid
  • A book about or set on Halloween
    • Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine
  • A book with characters who are twins
    • I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
  • A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
    • Moonshine by Rob Thurman
  • A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
    • History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
  • A book that is also a stage play or musical
    • Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling
  • A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
    • Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • A book about feminism
    • Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay
  • A book about mental health
    • History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
  • A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
    • The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
  • A book by two authors
    • Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
  • A book about or involving a sport
    • The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr
  • A book by a local author
    • Bridget Rules the Day by Catherine Fitzpatrick & Stephanie Schafer
  • A book mentioned in another book
    • Story of O by Pauline Reage (in Riverdale Volume 1)
  • A book from a celebrity book club
    • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • A childhood classic you've never read
    • The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
  • A book that's published in 2018
    • The Wicked Deep by Shea Ershaw
  • A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
    • A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
  • A book set in the decade you were born
    • Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
  • A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
    • The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
  • A book with an ugly cover
    • Fuck Feelings by Michael Bennett & Sarah Bennett
  • A book that involves a bookstore or library
    • Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstoreby Robin Sloan
  • Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
    • The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (Story within a story)
Reading Women Challenge 2018 (finished 12/22/18)
  • A book by a woman in translation
    • Blind Goddess by Anne Holt
  • A fantasy novel written by a woman of color
    • Kindred by Octavia Butler
  • A book set in the American South
    • Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • A short story collection
    • The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
  • A graphic novel or memoir
    • Calling Dr. Laura by Nicole J. Georges
  • A book published by an independent press
    • Faith and the Future Force by Jody Houser, Stephen Segovia, Barry Kitson, Diego Bernard, & Cary Nod
  • A book set in Russia or by a Russian author
    • The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
  • A book with an immigrant or a refugee viewpoint character
    • Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • A book by an Australian or a Canadian author
    • The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
  • An essay collection
    • Not That Bad edited by Roxane Gay
  • A book about someone with a chronic illness
    • Extraordinary Means by Robin Schneider
  • A true crime book
    • You All Grow Up and Leave Me by Piper Weiss
  • A book by an African American woman about Civil Rights
    • Your Blues Ain't Like Mine by Bebe Moore Campbell
  • A classic novel written by a woman
    • A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • A poetry collection
    • The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
  • A book where the characters are traveling somewhere
    • Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • A book with a food item in the title
    • Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
  • A book written by a female Nobel Prize winner
    • I Am Malala by Malala Yousefzai
  • A book from the Reading Woman Award 2017 shortlists
    • Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • A memoir by someone who lives in a country different from yours
    • I Am Malala by Malala Yousefzai
  • A book inspired by a fairy tale
    • Hamster Princess: Whiskerella by Ursula Vernon
  • A book by a local author or recommended by your local bookstore
    • Bridget Rules the Day by Catherine Fitzpatrick & Stephanie Schafer
  • The book that has been on your TBR the longest
    • Self-Made Man by Norah Vincent
  • A book in a genre you have never read
    • Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely (western)
  • A book by Virginia Woolf (Bonus)
    • A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
  • A book by Flannery O'Connor (Bonus)
    • A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories by Flannery O'Connor

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