February 2016 Book Challenge Updates

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• N
• Nikki Donovan from Reign or Shine by Michelle Rowen
• W
• Willowdean Dixon from Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• No updates this month

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A book based on a fairy tale
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• A book written by a celebrity
• Gumption by Nick Offerman
• A political memoir
• Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik
• A dystopian novel
• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
• A book of poetry
• National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
• Read a book over 500 pages long
• Winter by Marissa Meyer
• 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 about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
• Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• February--New Releases
• Winter by Marissa Meyer

books i've read february 2016

2.1.16

• Saturday by Noah Kroese (GN)

2.2.16

• Ben Draws Trouble by Matt Davies (GN)
• The Perfect Tree by Chloe Bonfield (GN)
• Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle & Rafael Lopez (Y-NF)

2.4.16

• Gale Force by Rachel Caine (A)

2.5.16

• B. Bear and Lolly Catch That Cookie by A.A. Livingston & Joey Chou (PB)
• Duddle Puck the Puddle Duck by Karma Wilson & Marcellus Hall (PB)
• Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto #1 by Nami Sano (M)

2.6.16

• My Love Story!! #7 by Kazuna Kawahara & Aruko (M)
• Yo-kai Watch #2 by Noriyuki Konishi (M)
• Ariol: Top Dog by Emmanuel Guibert & Marc Boutavant (GN)
• Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers by Nick Offerman (A-NF)
• My Story, My Dance: Robert Battle's Journey to Alvin Ailey by Lesa Cline-Ransome & James E. Ransome (Y-NF)
• Sail Away by Langston Hughes & Ashley Bryan (PB)

2.8.16

• Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (YA)

2.12.16

• Noisy Neighbors by Ruth Green (PB)
• How to Bake a Book by Ella Burfoot (PB)
• Sam's Big Deer by James Stearns & Jason King (PB)
• Kate & Pippin: An Unlikely Love Story by Martin Springett & Isobel Springett (PB)
• Frankencrayon by Michael Hall (PB)
• Go Home, Little One! by Cate James (PB)
• The Tiger Who Would Be King by James Thurber & JooHee Yoon (PB)
• Goose Goes to the Zoo by Laura Wall (PB)
• Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko & Tim Miller (PB)
• Dill and Bizzy: An Odd Duck and a Strange Bird by Nora Ericson & Lisa Ericson (PB)

2.13.16

• No, No, Gnome! by Ashlyn Anstee (PB)
• Ella and Penguin Stick Together by Megan Maynor & Rosalinde Bonnet (PB)
• If I Had a Gryphon by Vikki VanSickle & Cale Atkinson (PB)
• Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian & Mike Curato (PB)
• Windmill Dragons: A Leah and Alan Adventure by David Nytra (GN)
• Upside Down: A Hat Full of Spells by Jess Smart Smiley (GN)
• Palefire by MK Reed & Farel Dalrymple (GN)
• Two Mice by Sergio Ruzzier (PB)

2.14.16

• The Copper Gauntlet by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare (Y)

2.15.16

• Giant Days Volume One by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, & Whitney Cogar (GN)

2.17.16

• Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (YA)

2.20.16

• The Night Gardener by Terry Fan & Eric Fan (PB)
• President Squid by Aaron Reynolds & Sara Varon (PB)
• Super Jumbo by Fred Koehler (PB)
• Peep and Egg: I'm Not Hatching by Laura Gehl & Joyce Wan (PB)
• The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by Douglas Florian & Sonia Sanchez (PB)
• Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance! Underpants! by Bob Shea (PB)
• What This Story Needs Is a Hush and a Shush by Emma J. Virjan (PB)
• Duck, Duck, Dinosaur by Kallie George & Oriol Vidal (PB)

2.21.16

• Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang & Max Lang (PB)
• Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa by Anna Dewdney (PB)
• My Brother's Book by Maurice Sendak (PB)
• The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin (PB)
• Winter by Marissa Meyer (YA)
• Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler (A)

2.22.16

• Prophecy by Ellen Oh (YA)
• Little Bo Peep and Her Bad, Bad Sheep: A Mother Goose Hullabaloo by A.L. Wegwerth & Luke Flowers (PB)
• Loula and Mister the Monster by Anne Villeneuve (PB)
• You Look Yummy! by Tatsuya Miyanishi (PB)
• The Battle of the Vegetables by Matthieu Sylvander & Perceval Barrier (PB)
• Grimmiss Island by Art Baltazar & Franco (GN)

2.23.16

• Something at the Window Is Scratching by Roman Dirge (GN)

2.25.16

• Feathers by Jorge Corona & Jen Hickman (GN)
• Demon Princess: Reign or Shine by Michelle Rowen (YA)

2.26.16

• Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World by Georgia Pritchett (Y)
• National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis (Y-NF)

2.27.16

• Space Dumplins by Craig Thompson (GN)
• Cat Got a Lot by Steve Henry (PB)
• Bunny Vs. Monkey by Jamie Smart (GN)
• Olympians: Apollo: The Brilliant One by George O'Connor (GN)
• My Leaf Book by Monica Wellington (Y-NF)
• The Invisible Boy by Patrice Barton (PB)

2.28.16

• Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik (A-NF)
• Step Aside, Pops!: A Hark! A Vagrant Collection by Kate Beaton (GN)
• National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis (Y-NF)
• Secret Hero Society: Study Hall of Justice by Derek Fridolfs & Dustin Nguyen (Y)

2.29.16

• The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson (YA)
• Pinocchio Vampire Slayer Versus the Vampire Zoo by Van Jensen & Dusty Higgins (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #10: Lost and Found, Part Five by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #11: United, Part One by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)
• Angel & Faith, Season 10, #12: United, Part Two by Victor Gischler, Will Conrad, & Joss Whedon (C)

02.16 total: 76

15 graphic novels; 5 youth nonfiction; 2 adult fiction; 36 picture books; 3 manga; 2 adult nonfiction; 6 young adult fiction; 3 youth fiction; 4 comics

January 2016 Book Challenge Updates

A to Z Female Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• A
• Herald Amily from Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey
• G
• Gwen Stacy from Spider-Gwen: Most Wanted? by Jason Latour & Robbie Rodriguez

A to Z Male Main Character Challenge (started 8/1/15)

• C
• Callum Hunt from The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
• D
• Denton Little from Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
• P
• Parker Baer from Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman
• T
• Takeo Goda from My Love Story!! #6 by Kazune Kawahara & Aruko

PopSugar 2016 Reading Challenge

• A book translated to English
• Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer
• A book that's under 150 pages
• How to Carry Bigfoot Home by Chris Tarry
• A book you can finish in a day
• Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman
• A graphic novel
• Far Arden by Kevin Cannon
• A murder mystery
• Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham
• A book with a blue cover
• Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
• The first book you see in a bookstore
• The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith
• A book from the library
• Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin
• An autobiography
• The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden

Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a collection of essays
• Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
• Read a middle grade novel
• The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
• Read a book about religion
• Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer

2016 Monthly Motif Challenge

• January
• Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham

books i've read january 2016

1.1.16

• Fable Comics edited by Christ Duffy (GN)

1.2.16

• Religion: A Discovery in Comics by Margreet de Heer (A-NF)
• Far Arden by Kevin Cannon (GN)

1.5.16

• The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (YA)
• Jackaby by William Ritter (YA)
• No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart, Allen Young, & Nicole Wong (Y-NF)
• The Little Mouse Santi by David Eugene Ray & Santiago Germano (PB)
• The Other Rabbit by Maranke Rinck & Martijn van der Linden (PB)
• Traveling Butterflies by Susumu Shingu (Y-NF)
• The Snow Rabbit by Camille Garoche (PB)
• Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev & Taeeun Yoo (PB)
• Lily and Bear by Lisa Stubbs (PB)
• My Wild Family by Laurent Moreau (PB)

1.6.16

• Scarlett: Star on the Run by Susan Schade & Jon Buller (GN)
• Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee (Y)

1.8.16

• Fox's Garden by Princesse Camcam (PB)
• The World-Famous Cheese Shop Break-In by Sean Taylor & Hannah Shaw (PB)
• The Little Tree by Muon Van & JoAnn Adinolfi (PB)
• Happy Halloween, Witch's Cat! by Harriet Muncaster (PB)
• Two Is Enough by Janna Mathies & Tuesday Mourning (PB)
• Happy In Our Skin by Fran Manushkin & Lauren Tobia (PB)
• There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann & Ben Mantle (PB)
• When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey & Genevieve Godbout (PB)
• Bird & Squirrel: On Ice by James Burks (GN)

1.9.16

• Fairy Quest: Outlaws by Paul Jenkins, Humberto Ramos, & Leonardo Olea (GN)
• Fairy Quest: Outcasts by Paul Jenkins, Humberto Ramos, & Leonardo Olea (GN)
• The Awesome by Eva Darrows (YA)

1.10.16

• Denton Little's Deathdate by Lance Rubin (YA)
• No More Cuddles! by Jane Chapman (PB)
• Me and My Dragon: Christmas Spirit by David Biedrzycki (PB)
• The Crocodile Under the Bed by Judith Kerr (PB)
• Alphabet School by Stephen T. Johnson (PB)
• My Dog, Bob by Richard Torrey (PB)
• The Garden of Monsieur Monet by Giancarlo Ascari & Pia Valentinis (Y-NF)

1.12.16

• Jessica Jones: Alias, Volume 2 by Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Gaydos (GN)
• Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi by Archie Goodwin, Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon, Ron Frenz, & Tom Palmer (GN)

1.13.16

• The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey & Anne Wilson (Y)
• Spider-Gwen, Volume 0: Most Wanted? by Jason Latour & Robbi Rodriguez (GN)
• Where Did My Clothes Come From? by Chris Butterworth & Lucia Gaggiotti (Y-NF)
• Crow Made a Friend by Margaret Peot (PB)
• Little Kunoichi, Ninja Girl by Sanae Ishida (PB)
• Bird & Diz by Gary Golio & Ed Young (Y-NF)
• Lost Dog by Michael Garland (PB)
• Crane Boy by Diana Cohn & Youme (Y-NF)
• My Two Blankets by Irena Kobald & Freya Blackwood (PB)
• Tough Guys (Have Feelings Too) by Keith Negley (PB)

1.16.16

• Dread Locks by Neal Shusterman (YA)
• Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish by Barry Deutsch (GN)
• My Love Story!! #6 by Kazune Kawahara & Aruko (M)
• Two White Rabbits by Jairo Buitrago & Rafael Yockteng (PB)
• Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins (PB)
• Miss Moon: Wise Words from a Dog Governess by Janet Hill (PB)
• Crocs at Work... by Robert Heidbreder & Rae Mate (PB)
• Bunny Dreams by Peter McCarty (PB)
• Library Day by Anne Rockwell & Lizzy Rockwell (PB)
• Everybody Sleep (But Not Fred) by Josh Schneider (PB)
• Beastly Verse by JooHee Yoon (Y-NF)
• How to Carry Bigfoot Home: Stories by Chris Tarry (A)

1.17.16

• Yo-Kai Watch #1 by Noriyuki Konishi (M)

1.19.16

• The Iron Trail by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare (Y)
• Bucky Barnes: The Winter Soldier: The Man on the Wall by Ales Kot, Marco Rudy, & Langdon Foss (GN)

1.20.16

• The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Volume 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North & Erica Henderson (GN)
• Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun #1 by Izumi Tsubaki (M)
• The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson (YA)

1.21.16

• Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey (A)
• Violet and Victor Write the Most Fabulous Fairy Tale by Alice Kuipers & Bethanie Deeney Murguia (PB)
• ABC Dream by Kim Krans (PB)
• Mr. Goat's Valentine by Eve Bunting & Kevin Zimmer (PB)
• The Seven Lady Godivas by Dr. Seuss (PB)
• A Tower of Giraffes: Animals in Groups by Anna Wright (PB)

1.23.16

• The Story of My Tits by Jennifer Hayden (GN)
• First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson by Simon Schwartz (GN)
• Star Wars: Lando by Charles Soule, Alex Maleev, & Paul Mounts (GN)
• I'm Not Santa! by Jonathan Allen (PB)
• Good Night Yoga by Mariam Gates & Sara Jane Hinder (PB)
• We Are a Family by Priddy Books (PB)
• Love Monster and the Last Chocolate by Rachel Bright (PB)
• Hedgehugs by Steve Wilson & Lucy Tapper (PB)
• The Red Hat by David Teague & Antoinette Portis (PB)
• I Love You Already! by Jory John & Benji Davies (PB)
• Be a Friend by Salina Yoon (PB)
• Peddles by Elizabeth Rose Stanton (PB)
• What the Dinosaurs Did Last Night: A Very Messy Adventure by Refe Tuma & Susan Tuma (PB)
• Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle (PB)

1.24.16

• My Wilderness: An Alaskan Adventure by Claudia McGehee (Y-NF)
• An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns by Betsy R. Rosenthal & Jago (Y-NF)
• Counting Lions by Katie Cotton & Stephen Walton (Y-NF)
• Voice Over! Seiyu Academy #3 by Maki Minami (M)
• A Boy & a Girl by Jamie S. Rich & Natalie Nourigat (GN)

1.27.16

• Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell by Rob Thomas & Jennifer Graham (A)

1.29.16

• The Fox and the Star by Coralie Bickford-Smith (PB)
• Edie's Ensembles by Ashley Spires (PB)
• Wild and Tame Animals by Dahlov Ipcar (PB)
• Home by Carson Ellis (PB)
• Bunnies!!! by Kevan Atteberry (PB)
• Wumbers by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld (PB)
• Hillary Rodham Clinton: Some Girls Are Born to Lead by Michelle Markel & LeUyen Pham (Y-NF)
• Hillary by Jonah Winter & Raul Colon (Y-NF)
• Cockatoo, Too by Bethanie Deeney Murguia (PB)
• Bear & Hare Snow! by Emily Gravett (PB)
• Space Dog by Mini Grey (PB)
• Mr. Postmouse's Rounds by Marianne Dubuc (PB)

1.30.16

• Tricky Twenty-Two by Janet Evanovich (A)
• Mouse Scouts by Sarah Dillard (Y)

1.31.16

• Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit (A-NF)
• Mouse Scouts: Make a Difference by Sarah Dillard (Y)
• Pablo & Jane and the Hot Air Contraption by Jose Domingo (GN)

01.16 total: 107

17 graphic novels; 2 adult non fiction; 6 young adult fiction; 12 youth non fiction; 57 picture books; 5 youth fiction; 4 manga; 4 adult fiction

2016 Reading Challenges

Here are the reading challenges I am choosing to participate in this year!  I will do monthly updates on my progress, as I did last year.

There are two challenges that I started in August 2015 and will continue until July 2016: The A to Z Female Main Character Challenge and the A to Z Male Main Character Challenge.

2016 PopSugar Reading Challenge

• A book based on a fairy tale
• A National Book Award winner
• A YA bestseller
• A book you haven't read since high school
• A book set in your home state
• A book translated to English
• A romance set in the future
• A book set in Europe
• A book that's under 150 pages
• A New York Times bestseller
• A book that's becoming a movie this year
• A book recommended by someone you just met
• A self-improvement book
• A book you can finish in a day
• A book written by a celebrity
• A political memoir
• A book at least a 100 years older than you
• A book that's more than 600 pages
• A book from Oprah's Book Club
• A science-fiction novel
• A book recommended by a family member
• A graphic novel
• A book that is published in 2016
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
• A book that takes place during summer
• A book and its prequel
• A murder mystery
• A book written by a comedian
• A dystopian novel
• A book with a blue cover
• A book of poetry
• The first book you see in a bookstore
• A classic from the 20th century
• A book from the library
• An autobiography
• A book about a road trip
• A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
• A satirical book
• A book that takes place on an island
• A book that's guaranteed to bring you job

Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016

• Read a horror book
• Read a nonfiction book about science
• Read a collection of essays
• Read a book out loud to someone else
• Read a middle grade novel
• Read a biography (not a memoir or autobiography)
• Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel
• Read a book originally published in the decade you were born
• Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award
• Read a book over 500 pages long
• Read a book under a 100 pages
• Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender
• Read a book that is set in the Middle East
• Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia
• Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900
• Read the first book in a series by a person of color
• Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years
• Read a book that was adapted into a movie
• Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist issues
• Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction)
• Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction)
• Read a food memoir
• Read a play
• Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness

2016 Girlxoxo Monthly Motif Challenge

• January--Who Dunnit? (mystery)
• February--New Releases (within last year)
• March--Take a Trip (time travel or set in a different country)
• April--Best of the Best (recognition or literary award)
• May--Story of Survival (surviving something or dystopian)
• June--Girlxoxo Recommends
• July--LOL (something that will make you laugh out loud)
• August--Genre Jumble (from a genre you don't usually read from)
• September--Steampunk, Sci Fi, & Fantasy
• October--Things That Go Bump in the Night (ghost stories, murder mystery, paranormal creepy)
• November--Fiction Takes a Break (nonfiction)
• December--That's a Wrap (finish a series or the next book)

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

2015 Reading Summary

My Goodreads 2015 challenge was 1000 books and I made that goal on December 5th!  :)

2015 total: 1109

Broken down by category:
621 picture books
92 youth fiction
92 graphic novels
72 manga
69 adult fiction
65 youth non fiction
39 young adult fiction
28 adult non fiction
28 comics
3 young adult non fiction

My month of the least reading was in September when I read 52 books.
My month of the most reading was in January when I read 140 books.

For comparison, my 2014 totals were:
873 picture books
108 graphic novels
91 adult fiction
87 youth fiction
72 young adult fiction
51 manga
39 youth non fiction
29 adult non fiction
8 comics
1 young adult non fiction
2014 total: 1359

My Goodreads 2016 challenge is 1000 books again this year.  We'll see what I can do because I no longer have graduate school to cut into my reading time!  ;)  I have a bunch of book challenges to try too, but I'll put those in another post.

Happy reading in 2016!