I'm going to try again to read harder this year based on Book Riot's challenge!
Read a debut novel:
- Amina's Voice (April)
- City of Saints & Thieves (April/May)
- The Hate U Give (October)
Read a book about books:
Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author:
- Mama and Papa Have a Store (January)
Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative:
Read an all-ages comic:
- Lumberjanes, Volume 5: Band Together (January)
- Mighty Jack (January)
- The Time Museum (February)
- Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly (February)
- Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, Volume 1 (February)
- CatStronauts, Volume 1: Mission Moon and CatStronauts, Volume 2: Race to Mars (March)
- Princess Princess Ever After (March)
- Real Friends (April)
Read a book published between 1900 and 1950:
Read a travel memoir:
Read a book you’ve read before:
Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location:
Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location:
- Ronit & Jamil (February)
- City of Saints & Thieves (April/May)
Read a fantasy novel:
- The Bone Witch (February)
Read a nonfiction book about technology:
Read a book about war:
Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+:
Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country:
Read a classic by an author of color:
Read a superhero comic with a female lead:
- The Unstoppable Wasp, Issue 1 (January)
Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey:
Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel:
Read a book published by a micropress:
Read a collection of stories by a woman:
Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love:
Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color:
My second challenge is POPSUGAR's challenge:
A book recommended by a librarian:
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long:
A book of letters:
An audiobook:
A book by a person of color:
A book that is a story within a story:
A book with multiple authors:
An espionage thriller:
A book with a cat on the cover:
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read:
A book by or about a person who has a disability:
A book involving travel:
A book with a subtitle:
A book about food:
A book from a nonhuman perspective:
A steampunk novel:
A book with a red spine:
A book set in the wilderness:
A book by an author from a country you've never visited:
A book with a title that's a character's name:
A book with an unreliable narrator:
A book with pictures:
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you:
A book written by someone you admire:
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017:
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
Advanced challenges:
A book recommended by an author you love:
A bestseller from 2016:
A book with a family-member term in the title:
A book that takes place over a character's life span:
A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of:
A book with an eccentric character:
A book that's more than 800 pages:
A book you got from a used book sale:
A book that's been mentioned in another book:
A book about a difficult topic:
And I'm back to doing my local library system's reading challenge:
A book originally published in a language other than the one you normally read in
A book you originally read in school (or as a child)
A book set in your home state or country:
A book that’s been on your “to read” list (mental or physical) for more than a year
A book with a viewpoint different than your own
A book you started and never finished
A science fiction or fantasy book
Two or more connected books (duology, trilogy, series, etc.)
A book with a cover that is green
- The Sellout (January)
- March: Book Three (February)
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (March)
- City of Saints & Thieves (April/May)
- The Underground Railroad (May)
- Homegoing (August)
A book recommended by a librarian:
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long:
A book of letters:
An audiobook:
A book by a person of color:
- The Sellout (January)
- Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (January)
- The Bone Witch (February)
- March: Book Three (February)
- Hello, Universe (February/March)
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (March)
- The Round House (April)
- Amina's Voice (April)
- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (May)
A book that is a story within a story:
A book with multiple authors:
An espionage thriller:
A book with a cat on the cover:
- Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey (January)
- CatStronauts, Volume 1: Mission Moon and CatStronauts, Volume 2: Race to Mars (March)
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read:
A book by or about a person who has a disability:
A book involving travel:
A book with a subtitle:
- Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess (January)
- Snail and Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends (January)
- Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey (January)
- Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953 (May)
- Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part Two: 1953-1984 (May)
- Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess (January)
- Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (January)
- The Last of August (February)
- The Time Museum (February)
- Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly (February)
- Ronit & Jamil (February)
- The Bone Witch (February)
- Olga and the Ugly Thing from Nowhere (February)
- Hello, Universe (February/March)
- City of Saints & Thieves (April/May)
- Saga, Volume 7 (April)
- Real Friends (April)
- Amina's Voice (April)
- Brave (May)
- The Dark Days Pact (May)
- Patina (September)
- The Hate U Give (October)
- Lumberjanes, Volume 5: Band Together (January)
- Sticker Girl (February)
A book about food:
- Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (January)
A book from a nonhuman perspective:
A steampunk novel:
A book with a red spine:
A book set in the wilderness:
- Manifest Destiny, Volume 4: Sasquatch (January)
A book by an author from a country you've never visited:
A book with a title that's a character's name:
- The Last of August (February)
- Ronit & Jamil (February)
- Olga and the Ugly Thing from Nowhere (February)
- Amina's Voice (April)
- City of Saints & Thieves (April/May)
A book with an unreliable narrator:
A book with pictures:
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you:
- The Sellout (January)
- Ronit & Jamil (February)
- Hello, Universe (February/March)
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (March)
- The Round House (April)
- Amina's Voice (April)
- Patina (September)
- The Hate U Give (October)
- Rad American Women A-Z (January)
- The Bone Witch (February)
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (March)
- The Last of August (February)
- A Gentleman in Moscow (July)
A book written by someone you admire:
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017:
- Everything, Everything (August)
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
- Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (January)
- Scythe (January)
- Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen (January)
- The Time Museum (February)
- The Bone Witch (February)
- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (May)
Advanced challenges:
A book recommended by an author you love:
A bestseller from 2016:
A book with a family-member term in the title:
A book that takes place over a character's life span:
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (March)
A book from a genre/subgenre that you've never heard of:
A book with an eccentric character:
A book that's more than 800 pages:
A book you got from a used book sale:
A book that's been mentioned in another book:
A book about a difficult topic:
- The Sellout (January)
- The Heart (February)
- Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953 (May)
- Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part Two: 1953-1984 (May)
- My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (May)
And I'm back to doing my local library system's reading challenge:
A book originally published in a language other than the one you normally read in
- The Heart (February)
- Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953 (May)
- Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part Two: 1953-1984 (May)
A book you originally read in school (or as a child)
A book set in your home state or country:
- The Sellout (January)
A book that’s been on your “to read” list (mental or physical) for more than a year
A book with a viewpoint different than your own
A book you started and never finished
A science fiction or fantasy book
- Scythe (January)
- The Time Museum (February)
- ApocalyptiGirl: An Aria for the End Times (February)
- The Bone Witch (February)
Two or more connected books (duology, trilogy, series, etc.)
A book with a cover that is green
- Mighty Jack (January)
- Saga, Volume 7 (April)
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