POPSUGAR’s 2016 Reading Challenge

Last year I participated in POPSUGAR’s reading challenge and I didn’t do as well as I had hoped. This year, I’m going to try to stick to my challenge better and actually read ALL of the books. Here’s my list of books and you can click here to see POPSUGAR’s article about the challenge and get your own print out checklist.

Note: Some books I can’t put in yet because they’re contingent on things that haven’t happened yet so I’ll fill those in later.

1. A book based on a fairy tale: Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
2. A National Book Award winner: Between The World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3. A YA bestseller: Prodigy by Marie Lu
4. A book you haven’t read since high school: Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
5. A book set in your home state: Mister O by Lauren Blakely
6. A book translated to English: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
7. A romance set in the future: The Crown by Kiera Cass
8. A book set in Europe: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
9. A book that’s under 150 pages: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
10. A New York Times bestseller: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
11. A book that’s becoming a movie this year: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth-Grahame-Smith
12. A book recommended by someone you just met: _______________________
13. A self-improvement book: Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady by Steve Harvey
14. A book you can finish in a day: Fairest by Marissa Meyer
15. A book written by a celebrity: Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton
16. A political memoir: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama
17. A book at least 100 years older than you: Emma by Jane Austen
18. A book that’s more than 600 pages: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
19. A book from Oprah’s book club: Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
20. A science-fiction novel: Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
21. A book recommended by a family member: Black Wall Street by Hannibal B. Johnson
22. A graphic novel: Are You My Mother? by Alison Bechdel
23. A book that is published in 2016: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation: Afterworlds by Scott Westerfield
25. A book that takes place during Summer: The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
26. A book and it’s prequel: Throne of Glass and The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
27. A murder mystery: A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro
28. A book written by a comedian: Seriously…I’m Kidding by Ellen Degeneres
29. A dystopian novel: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
30. A book with a blue cover: Love Lies Beneath by Ellen Hopkins
31. A book of poetry: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
32. The first book you see in a bookstore: ______________________
33. A classic from the 20th century: The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
34. A book from the library: Let It Snow by John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen Johnson
35. An autobiography: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
36. A book about a road trip: How To Be Bad by Lauren Myracle
37. A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
38. A satirical book: Animal Farm by George Orwell
39. A book that takes place on an island: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
40. A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Also, I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Enjoy the day!