Book Riot's 2018 Read Harder Challenge
A book published posthumously
A book of true crime
A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
A comic written and drawn by the same person
A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
A book about nature
A western
A comic written or drawn by a person of color
A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
A romance novel by or about a person of color
A children’s classic published before 1980
A celebrity memoir
An Oprah Book Club selection
A book of social science
- From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty (January)
The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
A book of genre fiction in translation
A book with a cover you hate
A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
An essay anthology
A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
An assigned book you hated (or never finished)
Riveted 25 Reading Goals
Read a book written in verse
Read a fantasy or science fiction novel with explicitly queer characters
Start a new series
Read a sequel
Read a YA nonfiction book
Read a debut by an author of color
Read a book (any genre) starring a queer character of color
Read a book that’s been longlisted for a National Book Award (any year!)
Read a book that’s over 500 pages long
- The Blackthorn Key #3: The Assassin's Curse by Kevin Sands (January)
Read a book that confronts or discusses sexism
Read a book that confronts or discusses racism
Read a book with a first-generation immigrant main character
Read a work of historical fiction
- The Blackthorn Key #3: The Assassin's Curse by Kevin Sands (January)
Read a book featuring a dysfunctional family dynamic
Judge a book by its cover! Read something exclusively based on how good the cover art looks.
Read a book that has a person of color on the cover
Read a romance (comedy or drama) with two PoC protagonists
Read a YA anthology (fiction or nonfiction!)
Read a book about a character who’s struggling with mental illness
Read a book about toxic friendships
Read a book based on a true story
Read a book with an interracial relationship
- Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughan, illustrated by Fiona Staples (January)
