2015 READING CHALLENGE | THE POPSUGAR ULTIMATE READING CHALLENGE

I’ve been looking around for fun reading challenges to participate in in 2015, and came across this one on PopSugar. I love reading challenges that have lots of random criteria, they encourage me to look at books I would otherwise have passed over. So, without further ado:

My progress so far:

• A book with more than 500 pages: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
• A classic romance:
• A book that became a movie: The Drop by Dennis Lehane
• A book published this year: If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie
• A book with a number in the title:
• A book written by someone under 30: The Shore by Sara Taylor
• A book with nonhuman characters: Free Days with George by Colin Campbell
• A funny book: Bream Gives Me Hiccups – Jesse Eisenberg
• A book by a female author: The Half Brother by Holly LeCraw
• A mystery or thriller: The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins
• A book with a one-word title: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
• A book of short stories: One More Thing by B.J. Novak
• A book set in a different country: Black Dove White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
• A nonfiction book: Crime Seen – Kate Lines
• A popular author’s first book:
• A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet:
• A book a friend recommended: Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
• A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
• A book based on a true story: Almost Famous Women by Megan Mayhew Bergman
• A book at the bottom of your to-read list: We Should All Be Feminists – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• A book your mom loves:
• A book that scares you: Someone Is Watching by Joy Fielding
• A book more than 100 years old: Anne of Avonlea by L.M. Montgomery
• A book based entirely on its cover: Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t:
• A memoir: Just Kids by Patti Smith 
• A book you can finish in one day: The Red Notebook by Antoine Laurain
• A book with antonyms in the title: Leaving Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller
• A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: Why New Orleans Matters by Tom Piazza 
• A book that came out the year you were born:
• A book with bad reviews:
• A trilogy:
• A book from your childhood: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• A book with a love triangle: The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes
• A book set in the future: Alive by Scott Sigler
• A book set in high school: The Fever by Megan Abbott
• A book with a color in the title: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
• A book that made you cry:
• A book with  magic: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
• A graphic novel:
• A book by an author you’ve never read before: God Help the Child – Toni Morrison
• A book you own but have never read: The Sweetness At the Bottom of the Pie – Alan Bradley
• A book that takes place in your hometown: We Are All Made of Molecules – Susin Nielsen
• A book that was originally written in a different language: Blood On Snow – Jo Nesbø
• 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:
• A book you started but never finished: Dept. of Speculation – Jenny Offill

Are you participating in the PopSugar reading challenge? Link me in the comments so I can check out the books you’ve selected!