2016 Reading Challenge

bluebookwithredbookmark-200Just for fun, I’m taking part in the Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge. Below are the topics and I’ll update the book I read for each one as I read it.

If any categories are in colour, it means I’ve initially marked it in a different colour so I can easily find them to allocate them to one category as the year goes on. I have included links to either purchase the books or to my Good Reads reviews.

  1. A book based on a fairy tale – Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  2. A National Book Award winner
  3. A YA Bestseller
  4. A book you haven’t read since high school
  5. A book set in your home state – Specky Magee and the Season of Champions by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
  6. A book translated into English
  7. A romance set in the future – Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
  8. A book set in Europe – The Reading Group by Elizabeth Noble
  9. A book that is under 150 pages – Virtually Ideal: Episode 1: Date or Die by Buffy Greentree
  10. A New York Times bestseller
  11. A book that’s becoming a movie this year
  12. A book recommended by someone you just met
  13. A self-improvement book
  14. A book you can finish in a day – Frankie Dupont and the Lemon Festival Fiasco by Julie Anne Grasso
  15. A book written by a celebrity – Spirits of the Ghan by Judy Nunn
  16. A political memoir
  17. A book at least 100 years older than you
  18. A book that’s more than 600 pages
  19. A book from Oprah’s book club
  20. A science-fiction novel – Escape from the Forbidden Planet by Julie Anne Grasso
  21. A book recommended by a family member – Into the Wild (Warriors Book 1) by Erin Hunter
  22. A graphic novel – The Bad Guys : Episode 1 by Aaron Blabey
  23. A book that is published in 2016 – Life Support by Nicki Edwards
  24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
  25. A book that takes place during summer – The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
  26. A book and its prequel – Specky Magee & a Legend in the Making by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon & Specky Magee and the Boots of Glory by Felice Arena & Garry Lyon
  27. A murder mystery – The Drop by Michael Connelly
  28. A book written by a comedian – The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do
  29. A dystopian novel – Cress by Marissa Meyer
  30. A book with a blue cover – Esio Trot by Roald Dahl
  31. A book of poetry
  32. The first book you see in a bookstore
  33. A classic from the 20th century
  34. A book from the library
  35. An autobiography – The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do
  36. A book about a road trip
  37. A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with – The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez
  38. A satirical book
  39. A book that takes place on an island – Carry Me Home by Dorothy Adamek
  40. A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy – The Tea Chest by Josephine Moon