Book Challenges 2016

My Goal: Level 4 (Expert series reader)

Complete 7 or more series.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: I've read 4/13 books

The Cousins' War series: I've read 6/6 books

Anna and the French Kiss series: I've read 3/3 books

Cormoran Strike series: I've read 2/3 books

Howl's Moving Castle series: I've read 1/3 books

07-Ghost series: I've read 5/17 books

Matched series: I've read 0/3 books

Siren series: I've read 0/3 books

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2016's Ultimate Reading Challenge

1. A book based on a fairy tale
2. A National Book Award winner - "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
3. A YA bestseller
4. A book you haven't read since high school
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future
8. A book set in Europe - "The Scandal in Kissing an Heir" (At the Kingsborough Ball #2) by Sophie Barnes
9. A book that's under 150 pages - "But You Did Not Come Back" by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
10. A New York Times bestseller - "Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances" by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle
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 - "Isla and the Happily Ever After" (Anna and the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins
15. A book written by a celebrity
16. A political memoir - "The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas" by Alison Weir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you
18. A book that's more than 600 pages - "The King's Curse" (The Cousins' War #6) by Philippa Gregory
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel - "Flashforward" by Robert J. Sawyer
21. A book recommended by a family member - "Anthem" by Ayn Rand
22. A graphic novel
23. A book that is published in 2016 - "Rebel of the Sands" (Rebel of the Sands #1) by Alwyn Hamilton
24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during Summer
26. A book and its prequel
27. A murder mystery - "Brother Grimm" (Jan Fabel #2) by Craig Russell
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel - "Blindness" (Blindness #1) by José Saramago
30. A book with a blue cover - "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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 - "The Beastly Arms" by Patrick Jennings
35. An autobiography - "Broken" by Shy Keenan
36. A book about a road trip
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie
38. A satirical book
39. A book that takes place on an island - "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy - "P.S. I Still Love You" (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han

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I Dare You Book Challenge

1. Read a book in one day - "Anthem" by Ayn Rand
2. Read a book over 450 pages - "Brisingr" (The Inheritance Cycle #3) by Christopher Paolini
3. Read a book over 1000 pages
4. Read a novella (under 200 pgs) - "But You Did Not Come Back" by Marceline Loridan-Ivens
5. Read a book from a listopia list
6. Read a book on one of your GR friend's shelf
7. Read a book released this year
8. Read an ARC book
9. Read a book with a one word title - "Blindness" (Blindness #1) by José Saramago
10. Read a book with at least 5 words in the title - "The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas" by Alison Weir
11. Read a book where the author's name is above the title on the cover
12. Read a book where the author's name is below the title
13. Read a book where the title and the author's name are two different colors - "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
14. Read a book from your favorite genre
15. Read a book from a genre that you dislike
16. Read a book whose cover is your favorite color - "Rebel of the Sands" (Rebel of the Sands #1) by Alwyn Hamilton
17. Read a book whose cover is a color you don't like
18. Read a book in a male POV
19. Read a book in a female POV - "P.S. I Still Love You" (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han
20. Read a book with multiple POVs
21. Read a book with zombies in it
22. Read a book with vampires in it - "Let the Right One In" by John Ajvide Lindqvist
23. Read a book with werewolves in it
24. Read a book with ghosts in it
25. Read a book set in your country/location/state
26. Read a book set in a country/location/state that is different from yours
27. Read a book that is set in the same hemisphere as where you live
28. Read a book that is set in a different hemisphere than where you live
29. Read a sequel - "Brother Grimm" (Jan Fabel #2) by Craig Russell
30. Read a standalone
31. Read a book with less than 1,000 reviews or ratings - "Of A Boy" by Sonya Hartnett
32. Read a book with more than 10,000 reviews or ratings
33. Read a book that starts a new series - "Eragon" (The Inheritance Cycle #1) by Christopher Paolini
34. Read a book that ends a series
35. Read a book that was originally written in a language that is not your own
36. Read a book that was turned into a movie
37. Read a book that was turned into a tv series
38. Re-read a favorite book
39. Read a book that you gave up on
40. Read a book by your favorite author
41. Read a book by a new to you author - "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
42. Read a book by a new to you genre
43. Read a book on your TBR list
44. Read a book that you own
45. Read a book that you borrowed from a library
46. Read an ebook - "The Scandal in Kissing an Heir" (At the Kingsborough Ball #2) by Sophie Barnes
47. Read a classic novel
48. Read a novel you read in high school
49. Read a book with your favorite supernatural creature - "Eldest" (The Inheritance Cycle #2) by Christopher Paolini
50. Read a banned book
51. Read a non-fiction book - "Broken" by Shy Keenan
52. Read a book outside of your comfort zone - "Isla and the Happily Ever After" (Anna and the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins
53. Read/Listen to an audio book
54. Read a (auto)biography
55. Read a hardcover book
56. Read a paperback book
57. Read a book on one of the groups you are in shelves
58. Read a book that will help you with a challenge
59. Read a book recommended to you
60. Read a book from the POPULAR list
61. Read a book set somewhere you have gone on vacation to
62. Read a book set in a place where you would like to go on vacation to
63. Read a book set in the country your ancestors are from
64. Read a book with a main character who has a silly/weird name - "Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances" by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle
65. Read a book set in a school - "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
66. Read a book set in the past
67. Read a book from an author who is on the author's interview page
68. Read a young adult book
69. Read a book on the "movers and shakers" list (Renamed: Best Books of the Month)
70. Read a book on the Good Minds Suggest list
71. Read a book with people on the cover
72. Read a book with an animal on the cover - "The Beastly Arms" by Patrick Jennings
73. Read a book with some kind of scene on the cover (beach scene, night scene, ect)
74. Read a book with an inanimate object on the cover
75. Read a book with only one person on the cover
76. Read a book with a person from the waist down ONLY on the cover - "The King's Curse" The Cousins' War #6) by Philippa Gregory
77. Read a book where the title's font is bigger than the author's name font
78. Read a book where the author's name font is bigger than title's name font
79. Read a book (novel) by two authors
80. Read a book by a parent-child author team
81. Read a book by an author who uses at least one initial in their name
82. Read a book by an author who doesn't use any initials in their name
83. Read a book by an author who has at least 3 names - "Sent" (The Missing #2) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
84. Read a book by an author who uses at least 3 names where the middle name is an initial only - "Flashforward" by Robert J. Sawyer
85. Read a book by a male author
86. Read a book by female author
87. Read a book by a debut author
88. Read a book by an author who has at least 10 books published - "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg
89. Read a book of short stories - "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie
90. Read a book by an author who is from the same country/state/location as you
91. Read a book by an author who is from a different country/state/location than you
92. Read a book by an author who shares your birthday month
93. Read a book that you've been avoiding
94. Read a book in a trilogy
95. Read a book in a series that has at least 10 books in it
96. Read a book in a series that will bring you up to date on the series
97. Read a book from a series that you have been meaning to get back into or that you forgot about
98. Read a book that you just found out about and want to read
99. Read a book with an author whose first name starts with the same letter as your first name
100. Read a book with an author whose last name starts with the same letter as your last name
101. Read a book with an author whose first name starts with the same letter as your last name
102. Read a book with an author whose last name starts with the same letter as your first name
103. Read a book whose title starts with the same letter as your first name
104. Read a book whose title starts with the same letter as your last name
105. Read a book of your choice

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It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.

A: "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

B: "The Beastly Arms" by Patrick Jennings

C:

D:

E: "Eragon" (The Inheritance Cycle #1) by Christopher Paolini

F: "Flashforward" by Robert J. Sawyer

G:

H:

I: "Isla and the Happily Ever After" (Anna and the French Kiss #3) by Stephanie Perkins

J:

K: "The King's Curse" (The Cousins' War #6) by Philippa Gregory

L: "The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas" by Alison Weir

M:

N:

O: "Of A Boy" by Sonya Hartnett

P: "P.S. I Still Love You" (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han

Q:

R: "Rebel of the Sands" (Rebel of the Sands #1) by Alwyn Hamilton

S: "The Scandal in Kissing an Heir" (At the Kingsborough Ball #2) by Sophie Barnes

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Guidelines For The Shelf Love Challenge 2016

Read books that are in your personal library that were obtained before January 1, 2016.

Responsibly obtain books for your personal library. You may wish to abstain from purchasing books or set a book budget for yourself. You decide the best way to get control of your TBR pile and read the books you already own.

Library books (and textbooks) do not count for the challenge. You may use your library to obtain different formats of books you already own and count those towards your goal.

Now Select Your Goal For The Shelf Love Challenge 2016!

• 1-10 books: shake hands with your shelves
• 11-20 books: pat your shelves on the back
• 21-30 books: give your shelves a warm friendly hug
• 31-40 books: regular date night with your shelves
• 41-50 books: my shelves are now my bff
• 51+ books: my shelves and I are going steady

My goal is 31-40 books: Regular date night with your shelves

1. "All the Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
2. "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
3. "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" by Fannie Flagg
4. "P.S. I Still Love You" (To All the Boys I've Loved Before #2) by Jenny Han
5. "Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances" by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle

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