2018 Reading Challenge

Once again I am doing the Popsugar reading challenge!  Probably own't finish it again, but I'm still going to have fun doing it!!  I'm also planning to try to read more books then I did last year.  I read 45 books in 2017, so this years goal is 46!  I'll list any books that I read that don't fit any category at the bottom of the list!

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started ~ Witch is When Things Fell Apart (bk 4) ~ Adele Abbott
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical ~ Radium Girls ~ By Kate Moore
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins ~ A Court of Wings and Ruin ~ By Sarah J Maas
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018 ~ Dark in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to ~ The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat) ~ Brittany Gibbons
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges

ADVANCED

1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge ~ A Court of Thorns and Roses ~ By Sarah J. Maas


Books I have Read That Didn't Make the List

1. A is for Alibi ~ By Sue Grafton
2. A Court of Mist and Fury ~ By Sarah J Maas
3. A Secret History of Witches ~ By Louisa Morgan
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2017 Reading List Challenge

New year, new challenge!!!  I will be doing the Pop Sugar 2017 reading list challenge again this year with my friends!!  Feel free to join in and do the challenge too!

Any books that don't fit on the list I'll have listed at the bottom of the list, so I can easily keep track of all the books I read this year.

1. A book recommended by a librarian ~ Reclamation ~ By Bethany Perry
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long ~
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book by an author that uses a pseudonym ~ Echoes in Death  By JD Robb
12. A best seller from a genre you don't normally read ~ The Looking Glass wars By Frank Beddor
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel ~ Dreams of a Highlander By Katy Baker
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017 ~ The Turn By Kim Harrison
17. A book involving a mythical creature ~ Elemental (soul guardians bk 2) By Kim Richardson
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile ~ Dead Witch Walking  By Kim Harrison
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book with a nonhuman perspective ~ The Witch with No Name By Kim Harrison
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine ~ Seeing Redd ~ By Frank Beddor
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a characters name
28. A novel set during war time ~ Wives of War ~ By Soraya M. Lane
29. A book with an unreliable narrator 
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods ~ Shadow of Night ~ By Deborah darkness
34. A book with a month or a day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire ~ Revolution ~ By Bethany Perry
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other then Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before ~ Marked (Soul Guardians bk 1) By Kim Richardson
40. A book you bought on a trip

ADVANCED

1. A book recommended by an author you love
2. A best seller from 2016
3. A book with a family-member term in the title
4. A book that takes place over a characters life span
5. A book about an immigrant or refugee
6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
7. A book with an eccentric character
8. A book that is more then 800 pages ~ Voyager ~ By Diana Gabladon
9. A book you got from used book sale ~ Archenemy ~ By Frank Beddor
10. A book that's been mentioned in another book
11. A book about a difficult topic
12. A book based on mythology ~ Year One ~ By Nora Roberts

Books I have read that are not on the list

1. Horizon (Soul Guardians bk 3) ~ By Kim Richardson
2. Netherworld (Soul Guardians bk 4) ~ By Kim Richardson
3. Seirs (Soul Guardians bk 5) ~ By Kim Richardson
4. Mortal (Soul Guardians bk 6) ~ By Kim Richardson
5. Reapers (Soul Guardians bk 7) ~ By Kim Richardson
6. Seals (Soul Guardians bk 8) ~ By Kim Richardson
7. Sudden Backtrack (Hollows Novella) ~ By Kim Harrison
8. Short Stories of Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship, & Dangerous Hobbies ~ By J.K. Rowling
9. The Good, The Bad, and The Undead ~ By Kim Harrison
10. Every Which Way But Dead ~ By Kim Harrison
11. A Fistful of Charms ~ By Kim Harrison
12. For A Few Demons More ~ By Kim Harrison
13. The Outlaw Demon Wails ~ By Kim Harrison
14. White Witch, Black Curse ~ By Kim Harrison
15. Black Magic Sanction ~ By Kim Harrison
16. Pale Demon ~ By Kim Harrison
17. A Perfect Blood ~ By Kim Harrison
18. Ever After ~ By Kim Harrison
19. The Undead Pool ~ By Kim Harrison
20. Into the Woods ~ By Kim Harrison
21. Seven Stones to Stand or Fall ~ By Diana Gabladon
22. Come Sundown ~ By Nora Roberts
23. Secrets in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
24. A Discovery Of Witches ~ By Deborah Harkness
25. A Book of Life ~ By Deborah Harkness
26. Stars Above ~ By Marissa Meyers
27. Witch is When it All Began ~ By Adele Abbott
28. Witch is When Life Got Complicated ~ By Adele Abbott
29. Witch is When Everything Went Crazy ~ By Adele Abbott

45 total books for the year. A bit less then last year, So I guess I need to try to read more in 2018!!

2016 Reading List Challenge!

Another year has come and gone, and it's time for a new reading challenge!  Yes, I love my reading challenges.  While I did not read a book for every item on last years list, I enjoyed the challenge and read several books that I normally would not have read…and I enjoyed them!  So I figured, why not try the list again?  This is Popsugar's 2016 reading list challenge (last years challenge was also from Popsugar).  I'll once again be participating with my friends.  Let the fun begin!

• A book based on a fairy tale ~  Scarlet ~ By Marissa Meyers
• A National Book Award winner ~
• A YA bestseller ~  Hollow City ~ By Ransom Riggs
• 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 ~ Apprentice in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
• A book set in Europe ~  Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A book that's under 150 pages ~  Lord John and the Plague of Zombies ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A New York Time's bestseller ~  The Obsession ~ By Nora Roberts
• A book that's becoming a movie this year ~  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ~ By Ransom Riggs
• A book recommended by someone you just met ~  Arcshine's Gap ~ By Cory D Farris
• A self-improvement book ~
• A book you can finish in a day ~  Lord John and the Custom of the Army ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A book written by a celebrity ~  Bare Bones ~ By Bobby Bones
• A political memoir ~
• A book at least 100 years older then you ~
• A book that's more then 600 pages ~
• A book from Oprah's Book Club ~
• A science-fiction novel ~  Winter ~ By Marissa Meyers
• A book recommended by a family member ~  You Shook Me ~ By Bethany Perry
• A graphic novel ~  The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A book that is published in 2016 ~  Jilo ~ By J.D. Horn
• A book with a protagonist who has your occupation ~
• A book that takes place during the summer ~
• A book and it's prequel ~ Fairest and Cinder ~ By Marissa Meyer
• A murder mystery ~  Brotherhood in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
• A book written by a comedian ~
• A dystopian novel ~  Cress ~ By Marissa Meyers
• A book with a blue cover ~  Lord John and the Private Matter ~ Diana Gabaldon
• A book of poetry ~
• The first book you see in a bookstore ~  Lady Midnight ~ By Cassandra Clare
• A classic book from the 20th century ~
• A book from the library ~  Times Divide ~ By Rysa Walker
• An Autobiography ~
• A book about a road trip ~  Finding Fraser ~ By KC Dyer
• A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with ~  Exit Unicorns ~ By Cindy Brandner
• A satirical book ~
• A book that takes place on an island ~  Lord John and the Scottish Prisioner ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy ~  Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ~ By J.K. Rowling

Books that don't fit on the list :

• Lord John and the Hand of Devils ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• Love Beyond Time ~ By Bethany Claire
• Love beyond Reason ~ By Bethany Claire
• A Conall Christmas ~ By Bethany Claire
• Love Beyond Hope ~ By Bethany Claire
• Love beyond Measure ~ By Bethany Claire
• In Due Time ~ By Bethany Claire
• Love Beyond Compare ~ By Bethany Claire
• Love Beyond Dreams ~ By Bethany Claire
• Love Beyond Belief ~ By Bethany Claire
• Bay of Sighs ~ By Nora Roberts
• Times Mirror ~ By Nora Roberts (Novella)
• Time Bound ~ By Rysa Walker
• Tall, Dark, and Vampire ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Vampire Trouble ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Vampires Never Cry Wolf ~ By Sara Humphreys
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Going Back for Romeo, Clan Ross bk1 ~ By L.L. Muir
• Unleashed ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Untouched ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Untamed ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Undone ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Unclaimed ~ By Sara Humphreys
• Not Without Juliet, Clan Ross bk2 ~ By L.L. Muir
• Collecting Isobelle, Clan Ross bk3 ~ By L.L. Muir
• Hogwarts an Incomplete and Unreliable Guide ~ By J.K. Rowling (Novella)
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of heroism, Hardship, and DangerousHobbies ~ By J.K Rowling
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics, and Pesky Poltergeists ~ By J.K. Rowling
• Island of Glass ~ By Nora Roberts
• A Highlanders Bride ~ By Lexy Timms
• A Victorian Bride ~ By Lexy Timms
• A Modern Bride ~ By Lexy Timms
• A Royal Bride ~ By Lexy Timms