Challenges

2015 Challenges

Goodreads 50 Book Challenge:

1. The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

2. Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction and David Aja

3. Captain Marvel, Vol. 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More by Kelly Sue DeConnick

4. Ms. Marvel, Vol 1: No Normal by Willow G. Wilson
5. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
6. Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits by Matt Fraction and David Aja
7. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
8. Fairest by Marissa Meyer
9. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
10. The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski
11. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
12. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
13. The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
14. Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
15. The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
16. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
17. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
18. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
19. Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
20. The Diviners by Libba Bray
21. Vivian Apple at the End of the World by Katie Coyle
22. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
23. Where She Went by Gayle Forman
24. Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
25. The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
26. Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman
27. Saga Vol. 3 by Brian K. Vaughan & Fiona Staples
28. Locke & Key Vol. 1 Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
29. Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
30. Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
31. The Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
32. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
33. The Prestige by Christopher Priest
34. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
35. Far, Far Away by Tom McNeal
36. Cress by Marissa Meyer
37. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
38. The Gunslinger by Stephen King
39. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
40. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
41. Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi
42. Destroy Me by Tahereh Mafi
43. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
44. Batman Vol. 1 The Court of Owls by Scott Snyder
45. Batman Vol. 2 The City of Owls by Scott Snyder
46. Hperbole and a Hal by Allie Brosh
47. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
48. Before Watchmen: Minutemen by Darwyn Cooke
49. Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre by Darwyn Cooke
50. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
51.Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
52. Night Film by Marisha Pessl
53. Very Good Lifes by J.K. Rowling
54. The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
55. Just One Year by Gayle Forman
56. I Hate Myselfie by Shane Dawson
57. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (Actually #1 but I didn't feel like re-numbering)
58. Batman Vol. 3 Death of the Family by Scott Snyder
59. Locke & Key Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill
60. Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
61. Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi
62. City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2015

COMPLETED(List HERE)

• A book you can finish in a day
• A graphic novel
• A book you own but have never read
• A book with nonhuman characters
• A book published this year
• A book with a number in the title
• A book by a female author
• A book with a one-word title
• A book by an author you've never read before

TBR Pile Reduction

26 Unread Books

Big Books

1. Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
2. The Two Towers- J.R.R. Tolkien
3. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
4. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
5. The Diviners by George R.R. Martin
6. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
7. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
8. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

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2014 Update:

This year I am challenging myself to read 40 books. I have completed the challenge!

1. Macbeth- William Shakespeare
2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck- Jeff Kinney
3. Prodigy by Marie Lu
4. Hollow City- Ransom Riggs
5. Shadow and Bone- Leigh Bardugo
6. The Fault in Our Stars- John Green
7. 172 Hours on the Moon- Johan Harstad
8. Scarlet- Marissa Meyer
9. Where'd You Go, Bernadette- Maria Semple
10. Panic- Lauren Oliver
11. City of Glass- Cassandra Clare
12. Half Bad- Sally Green
13. The Fellowship of the Ring- J.R.R. Tolkien
14. The Invention of Hugo Cabret- Brian Selznick
15. Pretenders- Lisi Harrison
16. The Beginning of Everything- Robyn Schneider
17. Obsidian- Jennifer L. Armentrout
18. Onyx- Jennifer L. Armentrout
19. The Ocean at the End of the Lane- Neil Gaiman
20. We Were Liars- E. Lockhart
21. Burn for Burn- Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
22. Saga Volume 1- Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
23. Saga Volume 2- Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
24. City of Fallen Angels- Cassandra Clare
25. Chopsticks- Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral
26. The Vile Village- Lemony Snicket
27. Watchmen- Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
28. Since You've Been Gone- Morgan Matson
29. If I Stay- Gayle Forman
30. Batman: The Killing Joke- Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
31. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin
32. The Evolution of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin
33. Isla and the Happily Ever After- Stephanie Perkins
34. The Martian- Andy Weir
35. Throne of Glass- Sarah J. Maas
36. Gone Girl- Gillian Flynn
37. The Retribution of Mara Dyer- Michelle Hodkin
38. Just One Day- Gayle Forman
39. The Tempest- William Shakespeare
40. Champion- Marie Lu

2013 Update:

I do not have an official reading challenge this year. I originally set it for 30 but I saw a video from Ariel Bissett on YouTube and she made a very good point about reading challenges, and so I set it to 1. I will, however, list the books I have read this year. Please tell me if you would like a review of one that I have not already reviewed.

1. A Streetcar Named Desire- Tennessee Williams
2. The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
3. Monument 14- Emmy Laybourne
4. The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life- Tara Altebrando
5. Anna Dressed in Blood- Kendare Blake
6. The Hobbit- J.R.R. Tolkien
7. The Name of the Star- Maureen Johnson
8. Choker- Elizabeth Woods
9. Full Tilt- Neal Shusterman 
10. City of Bones- Cassandra Clare
11. A Monster Calls- Patrick Ness
12. Looking for Alaska- John Green
13. City of Ashes- Cassandra Clare 
14. Cinder- Marissa Meyer
15. Batman: Year One- Frank Miller
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- J.K. Rowling
17. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams
18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets- J.K. Rowling
19. Sphere- Michael Crichton
20. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- J.K. Rowling
21. Legend- Marie Lu
22. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- J.K. Rowling
23. And Then There Were None- Agatha Chrisite
24. Anna and the French Kiss- Stephanie Perking
25. Across the Universe- Beth Revis
26. Batman: The Man Who Laughs- Ed Brubaker
27. Safe Haven- Nicholas Sparks
28. Animal Farm- George Orwell
29. The Archived- Victoria Schwab
30. Lord of the Flies- William Golding
31. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks- E. Lockhart
32. The Curse of Camp Cold Lake- R.L. Stine
33. 1984- George Orwell
34. Why We Broke Up- Daniel Handler, Art by Maira Kalman
35. Let it Snow- John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle

These are my personal challenges for 2012

*I WILL NOT be reviewing all of these on my own accord! But if you want me to review one that I have not already, please tell me!

50 Book Challenge

1. Pretty Little Liars- Sara Shepard
2. Flawless- Sara Shepard
3. Unbelievable- Sara Shepard
4. You Have To Stop This- Pseudonymous Bosch
5. Perfect- Sara Shepard
6. Dash & Lily's Book Of Dares- Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
7. Looking for Alaska- John Green
8. The Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins
9. Catching Fire- Suzanne Collins
10. Mockingjay- Suzanne Collins
11. All Quiet On The Western Front- Erich Maria Remarque
12. Paper Towns- John Green
13. 13 Little Blue Envelopes- Maureen Johnson
14. The Fault In Our Stars- John Green
15. Night- Elie Wiesel
16. Crank- Ellen Hopkins
17. What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?- The Buried Life
18. Skellig- David Almond
19. The Princess Diaries- Meg Cabot
20. A Midsummer Night's Dream- William Shakespeare
21. Divergent- Veronica Roth
22. Insurgent- Veronica Roth
23. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator- Roald Dahl
24. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour- Morgan Matson
25. The Invention Of Hugo Cabret- Brian Selznick
26. The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
27. Free Four: Tobias Tells The Story- Veronica Roth
28. The Future Of Us- Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler
29. Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck
30. When Lightning Strikes- Meg Cabot
31. The Maze Runner- James Dashner
32. The Perks of Being A Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky 
33. Girl, Interrupted- Susanna Kaysen
34. GRUM!- Robyn Hill
35. A Raisin In The Sun- Lorraine Hansberry
36. Crimson in the Very Wrong Fairy Tale- Liz Jasper
37. Perfect Chemistry- Simone Elkeles
38. The Crucible- Arthur Miller
39. The Book Thief- Marcus Zusak
40. The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne
41. Please Ignore Vera Dietz- A.S. King
42. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- J.K. Rowling
43. Speak- Laurie Halse Anderson
44. The Road- Cormac McCarthy
45. The Complete Works- Edgar Allan Poe
46. Notes from the Dog- Gary Paulsen
47. The Giver- Lois Lowry
48. Anna and the French Kiss- Stephanie Perkins