2015 Reading List Challenge

So my friend Melissa found this reading challenge list…rather then challenging yourself to read X amount of books, it kind of spices things up a bit and gives you challenges for what kind of books to read.  So I am joining her on this challenge this year.  I know some of them will be easy to do, while others will be more difficult (like finishing a book you stopped reading…that's gonna SUCK haha), but I look forward to the challenge.

Here's the list!

A book with more than 500 pages-  Drums of Autumn ~ By Diana Gabaldon
A classic romance-
A book that became a movie-
A book published this year-  Devoted in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
A book with a number in the title-
A book written by someone under 30-
A book with nonhuman characters- Bound by Flames ~ By Jeannine Frost
A funny book- Fat Girl Walking ~ By Brittany Gibbons 
A book by a female author-  Time's Edge ~ By Rysa Walker
A mystery or thriller-  
A book with a one-word title-  Marked ~ By Sarah Fine
A book of short stories-  Down the Rabbit Hole ~ J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, and R. C. Ryan
A book set in a different country-  Dragonfly in Amber ~ By Diana Gabaldon
A nonfiction book-  Anne Frank:  The Diary of a Young Girl ~ By Anne Frank
A popular author's first book-  Irish Thoroughbred ~ By Nora Roberts
A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet-  Revealed ~ By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
A book a friend recommended-  Timebound ~ By Rysa Walker
A Pulitzer Prize winning book-
A book based on a true story-
A book at the bottom of your to-read list-
A book your Mom loves-  Fatal Affair ~ By Marcie Force
A book that scares you-
A book more than 100 years old-
A book based entirely on its cover-  Found (The Missing: Book 1) ~ By Margaret Peterson Haddix
A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't-
A memoir- Orange is the New Black ~ By Piper Kerman
A book you can finish in a day-  Time Echo's ~ By Rysa Walker
A book with antonyms in the title-
A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit-  Voyager ~ By Diana Gabaldon
A book that came out the year you were born-
A book with bad reviews-  Beauty's Kingdom ~ By A.N. Roquelaure
A trilogy- The Wolves of Mercy Falls (Shiver, Linger, Forever) ~ By Maggie Stiefvater
A book from your childhood-
A book with a love triangle-
A book set in the future-  Obsession in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
A book set in high school-  Redeemed ~ By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
A book with a color in the title-  Ruby Circle ~ By Richelle Mead
A book that made you cry-  Flirting with Felicity ~ By Gerri Russell
A book with magic-  The Void ~ By J.D. Horn
A graphic novel-
A book by an author you've never read before-
A book you own but have never read-  Hotshot ~ By Julie Garwood
A book that takes place in your hometown-  Desert Heat ~ By J.A. Janice
A book that was originally written in a different language-
A book set during Christmas-
A book written by an author with your same initials-
A play-
A banned book-
A book based on or turned into a TV show-  The Outlander ~ By Diana Gabaldon
A book you started but never finished-

Books that I read that didn't fit on this list!

• The Fiery Cross ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A Breath of Snow and Ashes ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• An Echo in the Bone ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• Written in My Own Heart's Blood ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows ~ Dy Diana Gabaldon
• The Space Between ~ By Diana Gabaldon
• Stars of Fortune ~ By Nora Roberts

Here are links to some of my friends who are also participating in this challenge!

Amber ~ http://ambershiines.blogspot.com/2015/01/reading-challenge-2015.html?m=0
Angela ~ http://angievcrafts.blogspot.com/p/2015-reading-challenge.html
Jessica ~ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9761582
Melissa ~ http://melgarnerandbabyj.blogspot.com/2015/01/reading-challenge-2015.html

2015 Out Do Yourself Reading Challenge

If your goal for 2015 is to read more, then this is the reading challenge for you! There have been 350+ readers who have wanted to outdo themselves so far. Are you up for the challenge?

Reading Challenge Details:

• Runs January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 (books read prior to 1/1/2015 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime before 9/30/2015. Sign up on The Book Vixen’s blog.
• The goal is to outdo yourself by reading more in 2015 than you did in 2014. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down. Remember, the idea is to challengeyourself.
• Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).
• Books can be any genre (fiction, nonfiction, romance, mystery, etc.).
• Novellas that are 100 pages in length (give or take), as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• To join the challenge, grab the 2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge button below and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2015 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

Levels:

• Getting My Heart Rate Up: read 1–5 more books (or 250–1,499 more pages)
• Out of Breath: read 6–10 more books (or 1,500–2,749 more pages)
• Breaking a Sweat: read 11–15 more books (or 2,750–3,999 more pages)
• I’m on Fire!: read 16+ more books (or 4,000+ more pages)

***My goal for 2015 is 'Getting My Heart Rate Up', which is 1-5 more books then last year.  Last year I read 87 books, so my goal for this year is 88-92.

1. Irish Thoroughbred ~ By Nora Roberts
2. The Void ~ By J.D. Horn
3. Marked ~ By Sarah Fine
4. Timebound ~ By Rysa Walker
5. Time Echo's ~ By Rysa Walker
6. Time's Edge ~ By Rysa Walker
7. Flirting with Felicity ~ By Gerri Russell
8. Shiver ~ By Maggie Stiefvater
9. Linger ~ By Maggie Stiefvater
10. Forever ~ By Maggie Stiefvater
11. Ruby Circle ~ By Richelle Mead
12. Obsession in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
13. Found (The Missing: Book 1) ~ By Margaret Peterson Haddix
14. Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl ~ By Anne Frank
15. Fatal Affairs ~ By Marcie Force
16. Bound by Flames ~ By Jeannine Frost
17. Desert Heat ~ By J.A. Janice
18. Revealed ~ By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
19. Redeemed ~ By P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast
20. Fat Girl Walking ~ By Brittany Gibbons
21. Orange is the New Black ~ By Piper Kerman
22. The Outlander ~ By Diana Gabaldon
23. Dragonfly in Amber ~ By Diana Gabaldon
24. Voyager ~ By Diana Gabaldon
25. Drums of Autumn ~ By Diana Gabaldon
26. The Fiery Cross ~ By Diana Gabaldon
27. A Breath of Snow and Ashes ~ By Diana Gabaldon
28. An Echo in the Bone ~ By Diana Gabaldon
29. Written in my Own Hearts Blood ~ By Diana Gabaldon
30. Devoted in Death ~ By J.D. Robb
31. Beauty's Kingdom ~ By A.N. Roquelaure
32. Hotshot ~ By Julie Garwood
33. The Space Between ~ By Diana Gabaldon
34. A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows ~ By Diana Gabaldon
35. Stars of Fortune ~ By Nora Roberts
36. Down the Rabbit Hole ~ By J.D. Robb and others