2018 Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge

I've thought about joining this challenge for the past three years, but just never actually committed. So, I'm jumping in this year!

2018 Reading Assignment Reading Challenge

From Because Reading:

The Rules

The 2018 Reading Assignment Challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st 2018. You may sign up anytime before October 1, 2018.
You may only participate for the months AFTER you sign up (so if you sign up in February, January doesn’t count)
Commit to reading 1, 2, 3, or 4 books a month and MAKE A LIST of the SPECIFIC books you will read in January – June. This is one of our changes… rather than committing for a year, you’re just picking the books for the first half of the year. You’ll make a new list and commit to a new number of books per month in June for July – December. So 2 books a month works for January – June, but only 1 for July – December? That’s fine!
You may read any genre or any format (i.e., eBook, Audiobook, Paperback, Hardcover). But they must be published before January 1, 2018 and they must be at least 100 pages.
Pick a level and make your list. REMEMBER: you’re committing to not just those books, but that number of books a month. You CANNOT read them all in one month.
At the end of each month, cross off the book(s) you read. We will have a link-up each quarter for you to link your progress.
Tweet your progress to #2018HW and keep an eye out for random tweets from us.
There will also be a grand prize drawing in January 2019. The number of entries you get in the grand prize giveaway will depend on how you perform in the quarterly Report Cards and what percentage of books you read from your list.

The Levels

Reading Level 1:
12 books (1 book/month)

Reading Level 2:
24 books (2 books/month)

Reading Level 3:
36 books (3 books/month)

Reading Level 4:
48 books (4 books/month)

Note: This year DNFs count as having read the book – you will NOT need to replace books that you DNF.

The Quarterly Report Cards

You get a do-over. Every quarter.

Here’s what you’ll need to do every time you turn in your Quarterly Report Card:

Report which books you read, during which months.
Report which months, if any, you didn’t make it.
Link to your review and/or reading progress on Goodreads showing you read the book(s).
Your final grade for the quarter, based on this chart:
- I made an A! Read all your books all three months of the quarter.
- I made a B! Read all your books for two months of the quarter.
- I made a C! Read all your books for one month of the quarter.
- I made an F!Didn’t read all your books during any months of the quarter.

So what if you made an F for that quarter? Yeah, it stinks, but it’s a new quarter and you get a chance to start over with your spring semester list in January – June and your fall semester list in July – December. At the end of the year, when you enter the final giveaway you’ll get extra credit based on your grade for each quarter. To get the extra credit, though, you must have turned in your report card for that quarter.

We’ve come to realize that making a list for the whole year just doesn’t leave enough room for your mood to change, though. So the other do-over we all get is a second chance to make a reading list. You’re making two lists, the first one is due at the start of the challenge (January 1, or the first day you participate), with the books you’ll read in the Spring Semester (January – June). When July rolls around, you get to make a Fall Semester reading list with the books you’ll read July – December. This gives a lot more room for mood changes throughout the year.

And that’s it! This is a bit stricter than a lot of year-long challenges, but that’s because we want it to be a little harder and hopefully more satisfying when you rock it!

Time to Make Your Spring Semester 2018 Reading Assignment List!

Make the list of the books you WILL read for the challenge, picking your level. Remember you’re only picking the books for January -June. Also remember, you must read the number of books you say you will each month. If you have any questions now or at any point during the challenge, email Berls (berls@fantasyismorefun.com) or Michelle (limabean74@aol.com).

I'm going to attempt this challenge once again. I tried two years ago and failed miserably, but that's probably because I didn't pick books I was excited to get to... For January-June, I'm going to go with Reading Level 1 of 1 book per month. And here are my selections for the first half of the year:

January - Arabian Nights
February - Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
March - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
April - The Words We Live By by Linda Monk
May - Anne of Avonlea by Lucy Maud Montgomery
June - A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom

2018 Graphic Novel Reading Challenge

This challenge has been moved to a Facebook group this year. I'm down for it! I'm going to attempt another 24 comics this year. I'm sure I will surpass 24, but doubt I will get to 52 for the year. Currently my comic stack includes:

Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 1
Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 2
Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 3
Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol. 4
Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 1
Wonder Woman Rebirth Vol. 2
The Walking Dead Vol. 27

2018 Share-a-Tea Reading Challenge

From: Becky's Book Reviews:

Duration: January - December 2018
# of books: minimum of 2

Love drinking tea? Love reading books? Love reading a book while drinking tea? Have I got a reading challenge for you! In 2018, I'll be hosting the Share-a-Tea Reading Challenge again.

Who can join? Anyone who enjoys reading. You don't need to have a blog. You don't need to have a twitter account.

Are coffee drinkers welcome? Well. You can still join in, I suppose. But you might be outnumbered by tea drinkers.

Which books count towards the challenge? Any book that you primarily read while drinking tea. Not every single page needs to have been read while drinking tea. (I'm not that strict!!!) But this challenge is all about celebrating SLOWING DOWN and SAVORING the moments.

How many books? Is there a set minimum? This challenge is about QUALITY and not quantity. It's not about reading fifty books or even twelve books. This is an anti-rush reading challenge. Enjoy where you are in a book, and, engage fully in it. Live in the book.

This challenge has a focus on SHARING. How can you share? Several ways:

1) When you sign up in a comment below, share one favorite tea and one favorite book. And if you've got one handy: a favorite quote.
2) If you write a post on your blog announcing the challenge (and making a place to keep track of what you've read), consider sharing a bit about yourself--your reading and drinking habits. You might consider a longer list of recommendations!
3) If you're on twitter, tweet me as often as you like. @blbooks OR @operationbible Tweet about favorite teas, favorite books, favorite authors, favorite quotes, what you're currently reading, what you've just finished reading, etc.
4) Consider adding me and fellow participants to your blogroll, and cheer on other participants by reading reviews and leaving comments.
5) At the end of each month, I'll publish a check-in post. You can leave comments sharing what you're reading, what you've read, tea recommendations, etc. Even if you haven't finished a book, you can share where you're at. Remember, it isn't about how many books you read per month!

Be aware that comment moderation is turned on. So if you sign up for the challenge, and don't see your comment published, it just means I haven't published it...yet. But I will.

Do ask questions if you have them. I'll do my best to answer them.

I love drinking tea and reading a good book! This challenge sounds like it was made for me. Currently my favorite tea is have is any kind of Chai, but I love most teas I try. I'm going to attempt to read 20 specific books while enjoying a nice cup of tea. Some of these books may come from my unread shelves, but I imagine I will pick up a few library books here and there.

2018 What's in a Name? Reading Challenge

From The Worm Hole:

The basics

The challenge runs from January to December. During this time you choose a book to read from each of the following categories. (Examples of books you could choose are in brackets – translations and other languages most definitely count!):

The word ‘the’ used twice (The Secret By The Lake; The End Of The Day, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time)
A fruit or vegetable (The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society; The Particular Sadness Of Lemon Cake)
A shape (The Ninth Circle, The Square Root Of Summer, Circle Of Friends)
A title that begins with Z – can be after ‘The’ or ‘A’ (Zen In The Art Of Writing; The Zookeeper’s Wife, Zelda)
A nationality (Anna And The French Kiss; How To Be A Kosovan Bride; Norwegian Wood)
A season (White Truffles In Winter; The Spring Of Kasper Meier; The Summer Queen; Before I Fall; The Autumn Throne)

As usual I’ve tried to include some easy categories and some not so. Remember the titles I’ve given here are only examples, you can by all means use them if you want to but it’s not necessary. There are plenty of other books that will fit the categories and you may have some in mind already or even some on your shelves you can read.

Extra information

Books can be any format (print, audio, ebook).
It’s preferred that the books don’t overlap with other challenges, but not a requirement at all.
Books cannot overlap categories (for instance my example of The Square Root Of Summer could be used for ‘a shape’ or ‘a season’ but not both).
Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!
You don’t have to make your list of books beforehand, you can choose them as you go.
You don’t have to read your chosen books in any particular order.

Everything else

On January 1 I’ll publish 7 posts, one for each category and one for your wrap-up post. These posts will be published as WordPress pages and linked to from the What’s In A Name logo on the sidebar. You will be able to post your links to your reviews or leave comments, depending on whether you’re a blogging reader or a non-blogger reader. If you are a blogger, please leave one review per category. You’ll be able to find the gateway post through a link I’ll be adding to the navigation section of my sidebar.

If you have trouble finding a book for a category, have a look at the corresponding page for it here once the challenge has started – readers who’ve already completed the category will have linked to their reviews and added titles that you can look through.

To join the challenge, sign up using the Mr Linky if you’re a blogger, and if you’re not a blogger please email me your details (I’ve had to turn off comments on this post because the spam has become too much). If at any time you have difficulties adding your link, email me at the address on my contact pagewith your information, and I’ll add it myself.

How to use Mr Linky: put your name and/or your blog’s name in the top box and the URL (web address) of your blog in the second box. If you have a Tumblr or use a Facebook page instead of a blog, use the web address to that instead.

How you link is up to you, but it’s suggested that you include both your name and blog name in the first box.

If you have any suggestions for this year’s challenge, let me know in the comments (again, if you’ve not commented here before the comment will show up after I’ve approved it as part of my site spam moderation).

And remember that you don’t have to sign up today – as the challenge runs until the end of 2018, you can sign up at any time during the year.

Hope you enjoy the challenge and best of luck! The hashtag for Twitter is #whatsinaname2018 (the number included so we don’t get lost amongst various Romeo And Juliet quotes!)

I have no idea what books I will be reading, but I'm going to attempt again this year.

2018 TBR Pile Reading Challenge

From Roof Beam Reader:

The Goal: To finally read 12 books from your “to be read” pile (within 12 months).

Specifics:

1. Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2017 or later (any book published in the year 2016 or earlier qualifies, as long as it has been on your TBR pile). Caveat: Two (2) alternates are allowed, just in case one or two of the books end up in the “can’t get through” pile.

2. To be eligible, you must sign-up with the Mr. Linky below. Link to your list (so create it ahead of time!) and add updated links to each book’s review. Books must be read and must be reviewed (doesn’t have to be too fancy) in order to count as completed.

3. The link you post in the Mr. Linky below must be to your “master list” (see mine below). This is where you will keep track of your books completed, crossing them out and/or dating them as you go along, and updating the list with the links to each review (so there’s one easy, convenient way to find your list and all your reviews for the challenge). See THIS LINK for an idea of what I mean. Your complete and final list must be posted by January 15th, 2018.

4. Leave comments on this post as you go along, to update us on your status. Come back here if/when you complete this challenge and leave a comment indicating that you CONQUERED YOUR 2018 TBR LIST! Every person who successfully reads his/her 12 books and/or alternates (and who provides a working link to their list, which has links to the review locations) will be entered to win a $50 gift card from Amazon.comor The Book Depository!

5. Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable, as long as you have never read the book before and it was published before 2017!

*Note: You can read the books on your list in any order; they do not need to be read in the order you have them listed. Audiobooks count. Graphic novels count. Poetry collections? Essay collections? All good! As you complete a book – review it, go to your original list and turn that title into a link to the review. This will keep the comments section here from getting ridiculously cluttered. For an example of what I mean, Click Here.

Monthly Check-Ins: On the 15th of each month, I’m going to post a “TBR Pile Check-In.” This will allow participants to link-up their reviews from the past month and get some recognition for their progress. There will also be small mini-challenges and giveaways to go along with these posts (Such As: Read 6 books by the June Check-in and be entered to win a book of your choice!) I’m hoping this will help to keep us all on track and make the challenge a bit more engaging/interactive. I started these mini-challenges in 2014, and I think they were a great success, so I am continuing them this year!

Chat: On Social Media, please use #TBR2018RBR

I'm joining this year hoping to knock off some reads from my unread shelves.

Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
The Bostonians by Henry James
Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman
School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
Parasite by Mira Grant
The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie
Birthmarked by Caragh O'Brien
A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander
Stealing Fire by Jo Graham
The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason
An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

2018 Picture Book Reading Challenge

From Becky's Book Reviews:

Duration: January - December 2018
Goal: To have adults read more picture books. To celebrate the fact that picture books are for everyone! Families are, of course, welcome to join in!
# of books: minimum of 6

Option 1: Read six picture books of your choice.
Option 2: Choose one author to focus on. Perhaps read through an entire author's work.
Option 3: Read as few as six, or as many as you like, from the checklist below

Feel free to copy/paste this. You can replace the _ with an X or a ✔ (copy/paste it) when you finish reading a book. If you list the books you read, that may help other people decide what to read.

_1. Title beginning with A
_2. Author beginning with A
_3. Title beginning with B
_4. Author beginning with B
_5. Title beginning with C
_6. Author beginning with C
_7. Title beginning with D
_8. Author beginning with D
_9. Title beginning with E
_10. Author beginning with E
_11. Title beginning with F
_12. Author beginning with F
_13. Title beginning with G
_14. Author beginning with G
_15. Title beginning with H
_16. Author beginning with H
_17. Title beginning with I
_18. Author beginning with I
_19. Title beginning with J
_20. Author beginning with J
_21. Title beginning with K
_22. Author beginning with K
_23. Title beginning with L
_24. Author beginning with L
_25. Title beginning with M
_26. Author beginning with M
_27. Title beginning with N
_28. Author beginning with N
_29. Title beginning with O
_30. Author beginning with O
_31. Title beginning with P
_32. Author beginning with P
_33. Title or Author beginning with Q
_34. Title beginning with R
_35. Author beginning with R
_36. Title beginning with S
_37. Author beginning with S
_38. Title beginning with T
_39. Author beginning with T
_40. Title or Author beginning with U
_41. Title or Author beginning with V or W
_42. Title or Author beginning with X or “Ex”
_43. Title beginning with Y
_44. Author beginning with Y
_45. Title or Author beginning with Z
_46. An alphabet book
_47. A counting book
_48. A color word in the title
_49. A number word in the title
_50. Concept book of your choice— picture book
_51. Concept book of your choice — board book
_52. bedtime book —board book
_53. bedtime book — picture book
_54. book that rhymes —picture book
_55. book that rhymes — early reader OR board book
_56. holiday of your choice — board book or early reader
_57. holiday of your choice — picture book
_58. wordless picture book
_59. new to you author
_60. new to you illustrator
_61. favorite author
_62. favorite illustrator
_63. free choice
_64. fairy or folk tale adaptation
_65. fairy or folk tale traditional
_66. a title with the word “first” in it
_67. a book set in the state you live
_68. a book set in a place you’d like to visit
_69. a book set in an imaginary place
_70. a book set in the past — fiction or nonfiction
_71. a book set in the present
_72. one word title
_73. long title (four or more words)
_74. a book about playing (hide and seek, tag, or peekaboo, etc.)
_75. a book about school
_76. a book about hobbies (art, dance, music, crafts, sports)
_77. a title that is a question
_78. a title that is an exclamation
_79. an award winner or an honor book
_80. a collection (of poems OR stories)
_81. a book with animals (fiction)
_82. a book with animals (nonfiction)
_83. a book about books or reading
_84. a book celebrating family
_85. book with an adventure or misadventure
_86. a book about a pet
_87. Impulse Pick
_ 88. Picture book published in 2018

Sign up by leaving a comment. Do indicate which option you're leaning towards. And if you have a blog, please leave your blog address so I can visit you.

Reviews are not a requirement. But if you do review, you can share links to your reviews. I'm thinking of having check-in posts on the 15th of every month.

I'm going to take the list of 104 categories and pair them down to the 88 categories that I will conceivably read. Arthur definitely enjoyed this challenge in 2017 so it shouldn't be too hard to get moving in 2018.

2018 A to Z Reading Challenge

From Ginger Mom:

This challenge isn’t just for people who want to read their way through the alphabet. Are you an author and want us to review your book as part of the challenge? How about an interview? We would love to hear how you got started writing! And as we are also doing a #kidlit version of this challenge, we are looking for authors with adorable picture books that we can spotlight each month throughout the year! Does this sound like something you’re interested in? Then email Megan or Crystal at gingermomquest17[at]gmail[dot]com!

Are you ready to accept this quest? Have you written your sign-up post, optimistically announcing to the world that you are going to read a book starting with every letter of the alphabet in 365 days? Then leave your name and your link in the comments below and grab our cool challenge button there at the top of the post. (That way you can proudly display your intent to take on this insane amazing challenge!) Then tweet it (#2018AtoZChallenge) and tell all your booknerd friends!

Why spread the word? Here’s the exciting part – each month, we will have link-ups for your reviews. And each review earns you 1 point. Each point is worth an entry into our Grand Prize at the end of the year (hint: it’s a $100 Amazon gift card!) So you collect entries that way. The other way? Each person you refer (all they have to do when they sign up is say you sent them our way) earns you an extra entry! How easy is that?

We can’t wait for January to come, bringing with it Instagram challenges, Twitter #AtoZChats with some of our favorite new (and old) authors, prizes and so much more! Sound like fun? We can’t wait to see you there!

I'm going to attempt this one in 2018. I don't have a list of books to read yet, but I'm sure I'll think of some very quickly.

2018 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge

From Celebrity Readers:

This challenge is focused on finally finishing those series that you’ve started but not yet completed. We participated in a similar challenge in 2016 hosted by Bea’s Book Nook, but we couldn’t find one for 2017. So we decided we would host our own version for 2018!

Guidelines:

While we’re pretty lax about how you wish to set up this challenge for yourself, we do have a few guidelines to follow.

The challenge will run from January 1st, 2018 to December 31st, 2018. Books must be read during this time frame to count. Sign up is open from now until December 1st, 2018, so you may join even just for the last month of the year.
Series can be already completed as well as still ongoing. For ongoing series, the goal is to catch up to the most recent book published. For example, I’m hoping to catch up on the Winston Brothers series by Penny Reid, but I know there will still be another book coming in 2019 before that series is considered complete. I would just need to read all the books published before the end of 2018 to qualify it as completed for this challenge. So assuming the release schedule remains the same, that would include Dr. Strangebeard but not Beard Necessities.
We don’t care if you have only 1 book or 10 books to read in order to finish your series, as long as you’ve started the series before 2018 (ie read at least one book in the series), it counts. Re-reads are not required.
Any format and length of book counts – print, ebook, audio, ARC, etc.
Series can be any length (even if it’s just a Duet).
Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable!
Reviews are not required, but highly encouraged.

How to Play:

Declare your intentions to participate in this challenge somewhere on the internet!! You do not need to be a blogger to participate, there are many ways to declare. You could write a blog post, create a reading challenge page, create a Goodreads shelf containing series you hope to finish, post about it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Some things you could include (but that aren’t required):
- A link to this page so that others may find us and join the fun as well (feel free to download the button at the top to use in your posts).
- A list of series you hope to read for this challenge. You could even get fancy and list the length of the series, or the books you’ve already read, etc.
- The level you are aiming for.
Sign up for the challenge using the link up below, and link directly to where you’ve declared your intentions (ie to the specific blog post, the goodreads shelf, the facebook post, etc).
We will be posting monthly link ups for you to add links to your reviews or any wrap-up/overview posts you wish to share.
Go forth and READ!! And have fun!!
Use the hashtag #FinishingTheSeries2018 on any social media to keep up with other participants!

The Reward:

Uh…your own sense of pride in achieving a goal? Sorry folks, we’re not actually that motivated by prizes ourselves, so we’re just offering bragging rights. But we can offer you some pretty graphics to either declare your goal or to use as a badge once achieved!

The Levels:

We offer you 3 different “Celebrity” levels of achievement for this reading challenge:

C-LIST SERIES FINISHER ⇒ COMPLETE 1-4 SERIES.

B-LIST SERIES FINISHER ⇒ COMPLETE 5-8 SERIES.

A-LIST SERIES FINISHER ⇒ COMPLETE 9+ SERIES.

I'm going to go with the B-List level of 5-8 series finished. I know that Juliet Blackwell's Witchcraft Mystery series is on my list. I also want to try and finish Jodi Taylor's Chronicles of St. Mary's.

2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge

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I've done this challenge for the past two years. Joining in yet again!

Made into a movie I've already seen --
True Crime --
Next book in a series I started --
Involving a heist --
Nordic noir --
Based on a real person --
Set in a country that fascinates me --
A time of day in the title --
About a villain or antihero --
About death or grief --
Female author who uses a male pseudonym --
LGBTQ+ Protagonist --
Also a stage play or musical --
Author of a different ethnicity than me --
About feminism --
About mental health --
Borrowed or was give as a gift --
By two authors --
Involving a sport --
Local author --
Favorite color in the title --
Alliteration in the title --
Time travel --
Weather element in the title --
Set at sea --
Animal in title --
Set on a different planet --
Song lyrics in the title --
About or set on Halloween --
Characters who are twins --
Mentioned in another book --
From a celebrity book club --
Childhood classic I've never read --
Published in 2018 --
Goodreads Choice Awards winner --
Set in the decade I was born --
Meant to get to in 2017 but didn't --
Ugly cover --
Involves a bookstore or library --
Fave prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge --

Advanced

Bestseller from year I graduated high school --
Cyberpunk --
Being read by a stranger in a public place --
Tied to my ancestry --
Fruit or vegetable in the title --
Allegory --
Author with the same first or last name as you --
Microhistory --
About a problem facing society today --
Recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge --

2018 Mount TBR Reading Challenge

From My Reader's Block:

Challenge Levels:

Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Vancouver: Read 36 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Ararat: Read 48 books from your TBR piles/s
Mt. Kilimanjaro: Read 60 books from your TBR pile/s
El Toro: Read 75 books from your TBR pile/s
Mt. Everest: Read 100 books from your TBR pile/s
Mount Olympus (Mars): Read 150+ books from your TBR pile/s

And the rules:
*Once you choose your challenge level, you are locked in for at least that many books. If you find that you're on a mountain-climbing roll and want to tackle a taller mountain, then you are certainly welcome to upgrade. All books counted for lower mountains carry over towards the new peak.

*Challenge runs from January 1 to December 31, 2018.

*You may sign up anytime from now until November 1st, 2018.

*Books must be owned by you prior to January 1, 2018. No library books. If you're looking for a library book challenge or one that counts books on your non-owned TBR list, then there may be challenges out there that do that. This one does not.

*Rereads may count only in the following circumstances: If you did not own the book when you read it long ago and far away [based on your age, you can decide what that might mean] and you bought the book pre-January 1, 2018 intending to reread it now that it's your very own. [To clarify--the intention is to reduce the stack of books that you have bought for yourself or received as presents {birthday, Christmas, "just because," etc.}. Audiobooks and E-books may count if they are yours and they are one of your primary sources of backlogged books.]

*You may count any "currently reading" book that you begin prior to January 1--provided that you had 50% or more of the book left to finish when January 1 rolled around. I will trust you all on that.

*You may count "Did Not Finish" books provided they meet your own standard for such things, you do not plan to ever finish it, and you move it off your mountain [give it away, sell it, etc. OR remove it from your e-resources]. For example, my personal rule (unless it's a very short book) is to give a book at least 100 pages. If I decide I just can't finish it and won't ever, then off the mountain it goes and I count it as a victory--the stack is smaller!

*Books may be used to count for other challenges as well.

*Feel free to submit your list in advance (as incentive to really get those books taken care of) or to tally them as you climb.

*There will be quarterly check-ins and prize drawings!

*A blog and reviews are not necessary to participate. If you have a blog, then please post a challenge sign up and link THAT post (not your home page) into the linky below. Non-bloggers, please leave a comment declaring your challenge level--OR, if you are a member of Goodreads, I will once again put together a group for the challenge there. Feel free to sign up HERE if that's where you want to participate. At the beginning of the year, I will update the sidebar link called Mount TBR Review Headquarters for current reviews and progress updates.

Of course I'm joining this challenge once again this year. I'm going to sign up for the Mount Ararat level of 48 books. Still hoping to knock those unread books off my shelf...

2018 Perpetual Reading Challenge

I have a whole list of Perpetual Reading Challenges that I've been trying to tackle for the past few years. To help myself out, I make a yearly Perpetual Reading Challenge. This year, I'm going to shoot for 30 books to read off my perpetual lists. I have a list of 39 choices to start with. A lot of these books are from my own shelves. Some of these I will be visiting the library to acquire. The words in parentheses are in reference to which perpetual challenges they come from. Pop on over to my Perpetual Reading Challenge Page to see the complete lists.

Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow (NonAd)
Frida by Hayden Herrera (NonAd)
The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan (NonAd)
The Words We Live by Linda Monk (NonAd)
The Origin of Satan by Elaine Pagels (NonAd)
Arabian Nights (FanPro)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo (FanPro)
Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis-Klause (FanPro)
Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning (FanPro)
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning (FanPro)
The Dark Tower by Stephen King (NPR Scifi)
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (NPR Scifi)
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon (NPR Scifi)
Looking for Alaska by John Green (NPR Teen, 100 YA)
Delirium by Lauren Oliver (NPR Teen, US of YA, 365)
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith (NPR Teen)
Fairest by Gail Levine (100 YA, YA Retellings)
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale (100 YA)
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (21st Century)
Arcadia by Lauren Groff (21st Century)
The History of Love by Nicola Krauss (21st Century)
The Diviners by Libba Bray (US of YA, 365)
White Cat by Holly Black (US of YA)
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh (Time 100)
Possession by AS Byatt (Time 100)
Bitch by Elizabeth Wurtzel (Rory, Feminism)
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Rory)
Out of Africa by Isak Dineson (Rory)
Ramses 2 by Anne Rice (Anne Rice)
The Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice (Anne Rice)
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice (Anne Rice)
How to be a Woman by Caitlyn Moran (Feminism)
Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Feminism)
The Boundaries of Her Body (Feminism)
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay (Feminism)
The Selection by Kiera Cass (365)
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (365, YA Retellings)
After the End by Amy Plum (365)
Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter (YA Retellings)

2017 Reading Challenge Round-up -- Failed Edition

Goal: 56/60 93.3%

The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling (1/11/17)
Buffering by Hannah Hart (1/20/17)
The Bargain by Jane Ashford (1/21/17)
A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron (1/22/17)
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (2/6/17)
The Very First Damned Thing by Jodi Taylor (2/18/17)
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (2/19/17)
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (3/24/17)
The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean (3/24/17)
When a Child is Born by Jodi Taylor (3/27/17)
So Wild a Heart by Candace Camp (4/3/17)
Tuscany for Beginners by Imogen Edwards-Jones (4/7/17)
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (4/12/17)
The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order (4/12/17)
A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor (4/13/17)
You're Doing a Great Job by Biz Ellis and Theresa Thorn (4/28/17)
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman (5/14/17)
The Hidden Heart by Candace Camp (5/15/17)
The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto (5/26/17)
Roman Holiday by Jodi Taylor (6/3/17)
Secrets of the Heart by Candace Camp (6/3/17)
Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol.2 by Danielle Paige (6/9/17)
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor (6/24/17)
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (7/8/17)
Christmas Present by Jodi Taylor (7/12/17)
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel (7/29/17)
Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh (8/4/17)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (8/9/17)
Simply Love by Mary Balogh (8/22/17)
Simply Magic by Mary Balogh (8/25/17)
Simply Perfect by Mary Balogh (8/27/17)
One Night for Love by Mary Balogh (9/4/17)
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (9/15/17)
Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine (9/16/17)
Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine (9/29/17)
8.4 by Peter Hernon (10/6/17)
Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell (10/8/17)
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (10/20/17)
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (10/20/17)
Paper Valentine by Brenna Yovanoff (10/24/17)
Reading People by Anne Bogel (10/25/17)
The Gates by John Connolly (10/27/17)
A Cast Off Coven by Juliet Blackwell (10/30/17)
Hexes and Hemlines by Juliet Blackwell (11/2/17)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (11/7/17)
In a Witch's Wardrobe by Juliet Blackwell (11/14/17)
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by Carol Karlsen (11/22/17)
The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark (11/28/17)
A Vision in Velvet by Juliet Blackwell (12/1/17)
Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor (12/6/17)
Bonk by Mary Roach (12/12/17)
The Water Witch by Juliet Dark (12/13/17)
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (12/16/17)
Christmas Magic by Ginny Baird (12/19/17)
The Sometime Bride by Ginny Baird (12/20/17)
A Christmas to Remember by Lisa Kleypas, et al (12/22/17)

Goal: 7/10 70%

A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron (1/22/17)
Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier (2/19/17)
The Golden Prince by Rebecca Dean (3/24/17)
Tuscany for Beginners by Imogen Edwards-Jones (4/7/17)
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
Dearly Departed by Lia Habel (7/29/17)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (8/9/17)
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa (DNF)
An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
Star of the Sea by Joseph O’Connor (12/6/17)
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl
Moonlight and Oranges by Elise Stephens (DNF)

Goal: 39/40 97.5%

Recommended by a librarian — Buffering by Hannah Hart (1/20/17)
On my TBR for too long — A Flaw in the Blood by Stephanie Barron (1/22/17)
Book of Letters —
Audiobook — Tarnished and Torn by Juliet Blackwell (11/27/17)
Book by a person of color — Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (6/23/17)
One of the four seasons in title —
Story within a story — Haunted Castles by Ray Russell (10/25/17)
Multiple Authors — The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany (1/11/17)
Espionage thriller —
Cat on the cover — We are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (8/11/17)
Author who uses a pseudonym — The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (3/9/17)
Bestseller from a genre i don’t normally read — And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (4/12/17)
By or about a person who has a disability —
Involving travel — A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (2/28/17)
With a subtitle — Unmentionable by Therese Oneill (3/29/17)
Published in 2017 — Zombies: A Brief History of Decay (6/20/17)
Involving a mythical creature — Atlanrtia by Ally Condie (4/13/17)
Makes me smile — A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor (4/13/17)
About food — Voracious by Cara Nicoletti (10/4/17)
Career advice — Reading People by Anne Bogel (10/25/17)
Nonhuman perspective — Anno Dracula by Kim Newman (5/14/17)
Steampunk novel — Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine (8/21/17)
Red spine — Ash and Quill by Rachel Caine (9/29/17)
Set in the wilderness —The Lost City of Z by David Grann (9/23/17)
Loved as a child —
Author from a country I’ve never visited — Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh (8/4/17)
Title with a character’s name -- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (5/27/17)
Set during wartime — Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine (9/16/17)
Unreliable narrator — Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (9/15/17)
With pictures — Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs (2/19/17)
Main character with an ethnicity different than me —
About an interesting woman — Dead Feminists by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring (7/27/17)
Set in two different time periods — Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (1/30/17)
Month or day in title —
Set in a hotel — A Bridge Across the Ocean by Susan Meissner (11/18/17)
Written by someone I admire — The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (11/7/17)
Becoming a movie in 2017 — Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (7/19/17)
Set around a holiday (not Christmas) —
First in a series — A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2/10/17)
Book bought on a trip — The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto (5/26/17)

Advanced

Recommended by an author I love —
Bestseller from 2016 — Hamilton The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (3/21/17)
Family member term in title —
Takes place over a characters life span — The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (11/25/17)
About an immigrant or refugee — Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor (12/6/17)
Genre/Subgenre I’ve never heard of —
Eccentric character — The Mummy by Anne Rice (10/18/17)
More than 800 pages — Voyager by Diana Gabaldon (12/16/17)
Got from a used book sale — Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier (2/19/17)
Mentioned in another book —
About a difficult topic —
Based on mythology — The Demon Lover by Juliet Dark (11/28/17)

Goal: 3/6 50%

A number in numbers – 50 Great American Places by Brent D Glass (7/19/17)
A building –
A title which has an ‘X’ somewhere in it – Hexes and Hemlines by Juliet Blackwell (11/2/17)
A compass direction –
An item/items of cutlery –
A title in which at least two words share the same first letter – alliteration! – Secondhand Spirits by Juliet Blackwell (10/8/17)

Goal: 1/12 8.3%

The Colour of Magic (Rincewind) (2/6/17)
The Light Fantastic (Rincewind)
Equal Rites (The Witches, The Wizards)
Mort (Death)
Sourcery (Rincewind, The Wizards)
Wyrd Sisters (The Witches)
Pyramids (Discworld Cultures – Dielibeybi)
Guards! Guards! (The City Watch)
Eric (Rincewind)
Moving Pictures (Misc. – Holy Wood; The Wizards)
Reaper Man (Death, The Wizards)
Witches Abroad (The Witches)

Goal: 4/6 books. 66.7%

A 19th Century Classic –
A 20th Century Classic – The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (10/20/17)
A classic by a woman author – And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (4/12/17)
A classic in translation –
A classic published before 1800 –
An romance classic – The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (11/25/17)
A Gothic or horror classic – The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (8/9/17)
A classic with a number in the title –
A classic about an animal or which includes the name of an animal in the title –
A classic set in a place you’d like to visit –
An award-winning classic –
A Russian Classic –

Wired into Scifi

Goal: 0/10 0%

Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
1984 by George Orwell
Earth Abides by George R. Stewart
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
Ring Around the Sun by Cliffard D. Simak
The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester
The Long Tomorrow by Leigh Brackett
When Worlds Collide by Philip Wylie
The Death of Grass by John Christopher
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
Make Room! Make Room! by Henry Harrison
Logan’s Run by William F. Nolan
The Female Man by Joanna Russ
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Life by Gwyneth Jones

2017 Reading Challenge Round-up -- Completed

Goal: 20/20 100%

Jane Ashford (1/21/17)
Ginny Baird (12/19/17)
Juliet Blackwell (10/8/17)
John Campbell (11/10/17)
John Connolly (10/27/17)
Juliet Dark (11/28/17)
Imogen Edwards-Jones (4/7/17)
Lia Habel (7/29/17)
Peter Hernon (10/6/17)
Antony Johnston (11/21/17)
Lisa Kleypas (12/22/17)
Marjorie Liu (3/17/17)
Susan Meissner (11/18/17)
Liane Moriarty (7/19/17)
Kim Newman (5/14/17)
Danielle Paige (5/29/17)
Ray Russell (10/25/17)
Jodi Taylor (1/30/17)
Sherry Thomas (2/10/17)
Brenna Yovanoff (10/24/17)

Goal: 24/24 100%

The Runaways Complete Collection Vol. 1 (1/3/17)
A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas (2/10/17)
The Daily Show by Chris Smith (2/10/27)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/17/17)
Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs (2/19/17)
Cress by Marissa Meyer (2/22/17)
A Symphony of Echoes by Jodi Taylor (2/28/17)
The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (3/9/17)
Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/9/17)
Winter by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17)
Monstress Vol. 1 (3/17/17)
Hamilton The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (3/21/17)
Unmentionable by Therese Oneill (3/29/17)
Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates (4/2/17)
Atlantia by Ally Condie (4/13/17)
Mostly Void, Partially Stars by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor (4/28/17)
Dorothy Must Dies Stories Vol. 3 by Danielle Paige (6/14/17)
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (6/19/17)
Zombies: A Brief History of Decay (6/20/17)
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (7/1/17)
Locke and Key Small World (7/15/17)
Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (7/17/17)
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (7/19/17)
The End of Oz by Danielle Paige (7/22/17)

Goal: 12/12 100%

Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/17/17)
Cress by Marissa Meyer (2/22/17)
Fairest by Marissa Meyer (3/9/17)
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17)
Winter by Marissa Meyer (3/15/17)
Atlantia by Ally Condie (4/13/17)
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (5/27/17)
Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol. 1 by Danielle Paige (5/29/17)
Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol. 2 by Danielle Paige (6/9/17)
Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol. 3 by Danielle Paige (6/14/17)
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige (7/11/7)
Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige (7/17/17)

Goal: 24/24 100%

Revival Vol. 3 (1/2/17)
Runaways Complete Collection Vol. 1 (1/3/17)
Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (3/10/17)
Monstress Vol. 1 (3/17/17)
The Complete Love Hurts by Kim Andersson (3/18/17)
Pretty Deadly Vol. 1 (3/20/17)
Pretty Deadly Vol. 2 (3/21/17)
Saga Vol. 6 (4/21/17)
East of West Vol. 5 (4/21/17)
East of West Vol. 6 (4/21/17)
The Walking dead Vol. 25 (4/22/17)
The Walking Dead Vol. 26 (4/22/17)
Lady Killer by Joelle Jones (4/28/17)
Step Aside, Pops by Kate Beaton (5/5/17)
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson (6/19/17)
Zombies: A Brief History of Decay (6/20/17)
Locke and Key Small World (7/15/17)
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1 (8/16/17)
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2 (8/18/17)
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 3 (8/18/17)
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 4 (8/18/17)
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 5 (9/3/17)
The Coldest City by Antony Johnston (11/21/17)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties by Neil Gaiman (11/24/17)

Perpetual Reading Lists Challenge
Goal: 20/20 100%

The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (2/6/17)
The Daily Show by Chris Smith (2/10/17)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (2/17/17)
Cress by Marissa Meyer (2/22/17)
The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell (3/24/17)
Everyday Sexism by Laura Bates (4/2/17)
The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order (4/12/17)
The Island at the Center of the World by Russell Shorto (5/26/17)
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige (5/27/17)
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (6/23/17)
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare (7/8/17)
50 Great American Places by Brent D. Glass (7/19/17)
Dead Feminists by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring (7/27/17)
The Great Quake by Henry Fountain (9/2/17)
The Lost City of Z by David Grann (9/23/17)
The Mummy by Anne Rice (10/18/17)
Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (10/20/17)
A Tea Reader by Katrina Avila Munichiello (10/20/17)
Bad Girls Throughout History by Ann Shen (11/19/17)
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman by Carol Karlsen (11/22/17)

Goal: 92/92 100%

An alphabet book — Take Away the A by Michael Escoffier (February)
A counting book — One, Two, Three, Mother Goose by Iona Opie (April)
Concept book: shapes or numbers or opposites or colors — Happy-pea All Year by Keith Baker (April)
A book set on a farm or in the country -- Click, Clack, Quackity-Quack! by Doreen Cronin (July)
A book set in the city or in an urban area -- Little Elliott Big City by Mike Curato (Nov)
A book set at the beach, in the ocean, or by a lake -- Uh-Oh Octopus by Elle van Lieshout and Erik van Os (June)
A book with human characters — Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel (March)
A book with animal characters — Miss Fox’s Class Shapes Up by Eileen Spinelli (January)
A bedtime book -- Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (Nov)
A rhyming book — Too Many Moose by Lisa M. Bakos (February)
A book celebrating art -- Matisse's Garden by Samantha Friedman (Nov)
A book celebrating dance -- Dancing Feet by Lindsey Craig (Nov)
A book celebrating music -- The Carnival of the Animals by Jack Prelutsky (Nov)
A book celebrating family (parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc.) -- Froggy Goes to Grandma's by Jonathan London (Oct)
A book about feelings, expressing feelings -- How to Mend a Heart by Sara Gillingham (Sept)
A book with a twist (unexpected) ending -- Bluebird by Bob Staake (Sept)
A book about pets (cats, dogs, fish) -- Henry Hodges Needs a Friend by Andy Andrew (Sept)
A book celebrating libraries or reading — My Pet Book by Bob Staake (January)
A book translated into English (originally published in another language/country) -- Blanche hates the night by Sibyl Delacroix (Nov)
A book about trains or planes — Yellow Copter by Kersten Hamilton (February)
A book about cars or trucks -- Demolition by Sally Sutton (Oct)
A book about starting school -- Harry and the DInosaurs Go to School by Ian Whybrow (Nov)
A book about friendship (sharing, caring, forgiving) — The 329th Friend by Marjorie Weinman Starmat (January)
A book about being ME, about being unique, special, loved, etc. — Half of an Elephant by gusti (January)
A fairy tale -- Cinderella by Marcia Brown (Dec)
A twisted (adapted) fairy tale -- There was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight by Penny Parker Klostermann (Nov)
A book about a holiday -- Countdown to Halloween by Patricia Reeder Eubank (Sept)
A new-to-you author — It Came in the Mail by Ben Clanton (April)
A new-to-you illustrator — Zoo Zoom illustrated by Macky Pamintuan (February)
A book about new experiences (dentist, doctor, sleepovers, movies, playing sports, learning to swim, etc.) — Bike On, Bear by Cynthea Liu (February)
A series book — Absolutely One Thing by Lauren Child (April)
A book celebrating food (cooking, eating, trying new foods, eating healthy) -- Gobble, Gobble, Tucker by Leslie McGuirk (Oct)
A book published before 1950 -- Many Moons by James Thurber (Nov)
A book published in the 1950s -- Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss (Dec)
A book published in the 1960s -- Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown (Nov)
A book published in the 1970s -- The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord (Dec)
A book published in the 1980s -- The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle (Nov)
A book published in the 1990s -- The Day Jimmy’s Boa ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble (Nov)
A book published in the 2000s -- Word Builder by Ann Whitford Paul (Sept)
A book published 2010-2016 — Poo in the Zoo by Steve Smallman (April)
A book published in 2017 - Monster's New Undies by Samantha Berger (August)
A book by Dr. Seuss -- Hop on Pop (Oct)
A book by Mo Willems — Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late (January)
A book by Jan Thomas -- What Will Fat Cat Sit On? (December)
A book by Eric Carle -- Friends (Nov)
A book by Laura Numeroff -- If You Take a Mouse to School (Oct)
A book by Patricia Polacco -- An A from Miss Keller by Patricia Polacco (Nov)
A book by Jon Klassen -- I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen (Sept)
A book by Beatrix Potter -- The Unfortunate Tale of a Borrowed Guinea Pig (Nov)
A book by Kevin Henkes -- The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes (Nov)
A book written or illustrated by LeUyen Pham -- Real Friends by Shannon Hale (Nov)
A Caldecott winner -- Flotsam by David Weisner (Nov)
A Caldecott honor -- Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds (Nov)
A picture book biography -- The Girl wWho Though in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca (Nov)
A nonfiction picture book -- The Autumn Equinox by Ellen Jackson (Sept)
A book from your childhood -- The True Story of the Three Littles Pigs by John Scieszka (Nov)
A book you discovered as an adult -- Cinnamon by Neil Gaiman (Sept)
A book celebrating writing, being an author or illustrator — A Poem in Your Pocket by Margaret McNamara (March)
A library book — Frankie Stein by Lola M. Schaefer (February)
An audio book -- How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss (Dec)
A book about dinosaurs OR dragons -- Dinosaurs in Disguises by Stephen Krensky (july)
Nonfiction book about animals (or animal) — Animals by the Numbers by Steve Jenkins (March)
A challenged book OR a controversial book -- In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak (Dec)
A book that makes you laugh -- Open Very Carefully by Nicola O'Bryne (july)
A book that makes you cry -- Book by David Miles (Sept)
Hate the text, love the art -- Toy Boat by Randall de Seve (Oct)
Love the text, hate the art — I Wanna Go Home by Karen Kaufman Orloff (February)
A book with a great cover — Monster Park by Annie Bach (April)
A book with an ugly cover -- Molly and Her Dad by Jan Overrod (Oct)
A book about toys — Toys Meet Snow by Emily Jenkins (February)
A book about weather -- Freddy the Frogcaster and the Huge Hurricane by Janice Dean (Nov)
A picture book for older readers -- Enzo and the Fourth of July Races by Garth Stein (Oct)
A book of jokes, riddles, tongue-twisters -- Kitty Riddles by Katy Hall (Oct)
A book about seasons -- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak (Sept)
A song -- Ten Little Sleepyheads by Elizabeth Provost (Oct)
A poetry book -- WonderFall by Michael Hall (Sept)
A book by a celebrity — Never Play Music Next to the Zoo by John Lithgow (February)
A book published in Australia -- Animalia by Graeme Base (Dec)
A book published in the UK -- Agnes and Clarabelle by Adele Griffin and Courtney Sheinmel (Nov)
A book about science or math -- The Earth Book by Todd Parr (Sept)
A book about history or historical event -- Patience Wright by Pegi Deitz Shea (july)
A book about sports -- Big Kicks by Bob Kolar (August)
A book about celebrating birthdays -- Scaredy Squirrel has a Birthday Party by Melanie Watt (Nov)
A book about a President or world leader -- Hillary Rodham Clinton by Michelle Markel
A book about another country -- All Aboard for the Bobo Road by Stephen Davies (Sept)
A book celebrating faith -- By the Hanukkah Light by Sheldon Oberman (Oct)
A pop-up book, or, a book with cut-outs or flaps or fold-outs -- Little People Zoo (Oct)
A bilingual book -- Buenas Noches Luna by Margaret Wise (Dec)
A television series that has been adapted to a book — Meet Tracker by Geof Smith (March)
A book that has been adapted to a television series -- Vampirina Ballerina by Anne Marie Pace (Nov)
An adaptation of a myth or legend — The Sandman by William Joyce (February)
A book about babies — Funny Face, Sunny Face by Sally Symes (March)

2017 Reading Challenges Update #3

2017 is almost at an end. How am I doing on my reading challenges so far? What do I want to try and finish before the end of the year?

Total Challenges: 2/13 15.4%

Total Spots: 213/340 62.6%

Individual Challenge Progress:

Perpetual Reading Challenges 15/2075%**
Mount TBR 37/6061.7%
Read Your Shelf 6/1250%
Popsugar 29/4072.5%
Fairytale Retelling 12/12 100%**
What’s in a Name 2/633.3%
Discworld 1/12 8.3%*
Back to the Classics 2/6 33.3%
New to Me 11/20 55%
Wired into Scifi 0/12 0%*
Graphic Novel22/24 91.7%
I Love Libraries 24/24100%**
Picture Books 52/92 56.5%*

**Successes: I've got two full challenges finished. And I've very excited about my progress in the Perpetual Challenge. Those lists are so long and it's hard to not get distracted my the shiny new books I find.

*Failures (Needs Improvement): I've completely dropped the ball on the Scifi and Discworld challenges. Need to get back to those. I'm also not happy with our progress on the Picture Books Challenge. We read a ton of picture books, but keep missing some of these categories for the challenge.

Next up on the TBR pile!

The Mummy Readalong

From Gather Together and Read:

Everyone knows I'm a huge Anne Rice fan (duh, the reading challenge might be a clue lol). She's my favorite author and she has written a sequel (with her son, Christopher Rice) to one of my favorites of her books, The Mummy, or Ramses the Damned. The new book is titled Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra. So, I've decided to host a read-along of the first book in honor of the sequel's release in November. This will be a reread for me and frankly, I'm pretty excited. Rereading a favorite is always fun!

I read The Mummy years and years ago, but frankly don't remember much of what happened. This is the perfect event for me to revisit the story. And maybe I will read the sequel when it arrives!

Next up on the TBR pile:

Summer 2017 Reading Finish Line

16/22 Books Completed (72.7%)

Summer is over (at least on the calendar, the weather is still very summer-like here until October). I had a very ambitious list of 22 books to tackle. I've read more than 22 books these past three months, but of course not all 22 books came from my original list. I get distracted by shiny library books. I still made a decent showing of my original list. Anyway, let's see how I did:

Rest of Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige:
1. Stories Vol. 2 √
2. Stories Vol. 3 √
3. The Wicked Will Rise √
4. Yellow Brick War √
5. The End of Oz √
The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare (loaned from a friend):
1. Clockwork Angel √
2. Clockwork Prince √
3. Clockwork Princess (DNF)
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel √
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James √
Secrets of the Heart by Candace Camp √
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah √
Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
Simply series by Mary Balogh
1. Simply Unforgettable √
2. Simply Love √
3. Simply Magic √
4. Simply Perfect √

Along with my original 22 selections, I also added a few random books along the way:

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson √
Zombies: A Brief History of Decay by Olivier Peru √
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor √
Christmas Present by Jodi Taylor √
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (July book club selection) √
Locke and Key Small World √
50 Great American Places √
Dead Feminists by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring √
We are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (August book club selection) √
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1 √
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 2 √
The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 3 √
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine √

Summer 2017 Reading Update #2

8/22 Books Completed (36.4%)

Let's check in and see how I've done so far... I've made a short list of the books I want to tackle this summer:

Rest of Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige:
1. Stories Vol. 2 √
2. Stories Vol. 3 √
3. The Wicked Will Rise √
4. Yellow Brick War √
5. The End of Oz √
The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare (loaned from a friend):
1. Clockwork Angel √
2. Clockwork Prince
3. Clockwork Princess
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel (in progress)
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Secrets of the Heart by Candace Camp √
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah √
Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
Simply series by Mary Balogh
1. Simply Unforgettable
2. Simply Love
3. Simply Magic
4. Simply Perfect

Along with my original 22 selections, I also added a few random books along the way:

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson √
Zombies: A Brief History of Decay by Olivier Peru √
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor √
Christmas Present by Jodi Taylor √
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (July book club selection) √
Locke and Key Small World √
50 Great American Places √
Dead Feminists by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring √

2017 Reading Challenges Update #2

At this point in the year, I would like to see all my reading challenges at least 50% complete. Let's see how I've done in the first half of 2017...

Total Challenges: 1/13 7.7%

Total Spots: 151/346 43.6%

Individual Challenge Progress:

Perpetual Reading Challenges 12/20 60%
Mount TBR 25/60 41.7%
Read Your Shelf 4/12 38.3%
Popsugar 20/40 50%
Fairytale Retelling 12/12 100%**
What’s in a Name 1/6 16.7%*
Discworld 1/12 8.3%*
Back to the Classics 1/12 8.3%*
New to Me 8/20 40%
Wired into Scifi 0/12 0%*
Graphic Novel 17/24 70.8%**
I Love Libraries 23/24 91.7%**
Picture Books 27/92 29.3%

**Successes: I've officially finished one challenge (Fairytale Retelling) and am getting close on a few others (I Love Libraries and Graphic Novel).

*Failures (Needs Improvement): Oh where do I start? I haven't even started the science fiction challenge and I've only read one book for three other challenges. I really need to get moving on those ones...

Next up on the TBR pile!

Summer 2017 Reading Update #1

4/22 Books Completed (18.2%)

Let's check in and see how I've done so far... I've made a short list of the books I want to tackle this summer:

Rest of Dorothy Must Die series by Danielle Paige:
1. Stories Vol. 2 √
2. Stories Vol. 3 √
3. The Wicked Will Rise (in progress)
4. Yellow Brick War
5. The End of Oz
The Infernal Devices series by Cassandra Clare (loaned from a friend):
1. The Clockwork Angel
2. Clockwork Prince
3. Clockwork Princess
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Flaming
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Secrets of the Heart by Candace Camp √
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah √
Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
The Probable Future by Alice Hoffman
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton
Simply series by Mary Balogh
1. Simply Unforgettable
2. Simply Love
3. Simply Magic
4. Simply Perfect

Along with my original 22 selections, I also added a few random books along the way:

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon by Jill Thompson √
Zombies: A Brief History of Decay by Olivier Peru √
A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor √

The Rules

The Levels

The Quarterly Report Cards

Time to Make Your Spring Semester 2018 Reading Assignment List!

Guidelines:

How to Play:

The Reward:

The Levels:

Goal: 56/60 93.3%

Goal: 7/10 70%

Goal: 39/40 97.5%

Goal: 3/6 50%

Goal: 1/12 8.3%

Goal: 4/6 books. 66.7%

Wired into Scifi

Goal: 0/10 0%

Goal: 20/20 100%

Goal: 24/24 100%

Goal: 12/12 100%

Goal: 24/24 100%

Perpetual Reading Lists ChallengeGoal: 20/20 100%

Goal: 92/92 100%

16/22 Books Completed (72.7%)

8/22 Books Completed (36.4%)

4/22 Books Completed (18.2%)

Perpetual Reading Lists Challenge
Goal: 20/20 100%