2025 Reading Challenge discussion

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

It's a subgenre challenge with a twist! This challenge uses a monopoly board, and each color is a different genre. Read the subgenre listed on each property--your goal is to get as many monopolies (all the subgenres listed for each color) as possible.


(Click to go to the full size version of the board.)

For example, if I were going for the suspense category, I would need to read one crime, one thriller, and one mystery book. A single book cannot count for multiple properties for this challenge--one book per category.

The max number you can go for is eight because there are eight possible monopolies on the board.

Young Adult
Coming of Age
YA Fantasy

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Chick-lit

Suspense
Crime
Horror
Mytery

Historical (time periods)
Medieval
Victorian
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian
Space Opera

Biographical
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography

Non-fiction
History
Science

Participation Challenge List:


Adriana: 1/2
Alej: 0/8
Alessia: 1/6
Ana: 0/6
Anna: 0/8
Annika: 0/3
Apoorv: 0/8
Ashleigh: 0/3
Audrey: 2/8
Berglind: 0/6
Bobbie: 0/?
Brenda: 0/8
Brian: 0/4
Brianna: 3/8
Cam: 0/1
Carrie: 0/8
Casey: 0/3
Cathie: 0/5
Chloe: 3/8
Christine: 0/2
Claire: 5/8
Clare: 5/4 COMPLETE
Colby: 0/8
Craig: 0/3
Cynthia: 8/8 >b>COMPLETE
CynthiaB: 3/6
Danielle: 2/3
Daphne: 8/8 COMPLETE
Dee: 0/3
Diana S: 0/6
Emma: 0/8
Erika: 4/4 COMPLETE
Erika W: 1/3
EstaAmeliaR: 0/8
Finley Jayne: 3/3 COMPLETE
Heather (Heatso): 1/4
Helen: 5/5 COMPLETE
Jackie: 0/5
Jacqueline: 0/8
Jannene: 4/4 COMPLETE
Jane: 3/3 COMPLETE
Jayne: 2/3
Jennifer: 6/8
Jennifer Engelsigh: 0/1
Jeri: 3/4
Jessica: 0/4
Joanne♥: 0/6
Jodi: 4/5
Johanna: 0/4
Joni: 0/3
Kara: 8/8 COMPLETE
Karina: 4/4 COMPLETE
Kat: 0/5
Kate: 0/8
Kathy(ebookkat): 2/8
Kimberly: 1/5
Lacee: 0/4
Laura: 0/6
Laura Albins: 5/8
Laura Jane: 0/3
Lianne: 0/4
✿Lilac✿: 2/8
Lisa: 8/8 COMPLETE
Madelyn: 0/8
Maureen: 0/8
Megan: 4/8
Melissa: 0/8
Melissa(mellrouvray): 0/4
M.H.: 3/8
Mim: 0/3
Natalie: 8/8 COMPLETE
Nathan: 0/4
Nicole: 0/3
Pigletto: 0/8
Rebecca: 0/5
Rose: 0/8
Ruth: 0/8
Sarah: 2/8
Sarah Lou: 2/4
ScarlettMi: 4/5
Sharon: 5/8
Sherry: 5/5 COMPLETE
Sibyl: 0/3
Stefani 3/5
Tasha: 5/5 COMPLETE
Teresa: 0/3
Terrie: 0/3
Theresa: 0/8
Theresa~OctoberLace 4/4 COMPLETE
Tiffany-Rae: 3/6
Traci: 0/5
Tricia: 1/8

My lists:

Fantasy
High Fantasy, Mythic Fiction, & Magical Realism


Romance:
Historical + Paranormal Romance & Chick-lit

I'll do 4 - YA, fantasy, SF and non-fiction

I'm in! Not sure how many I'll do yet :)

I'll go for three: YA, non-fiction, and historical.

I'm in for 3, maybe 4. Just put me down for 3, please.

I'm in for 4 to start with, but I might go for the full eight when I look at my list of books to read next year. Edit: I'm going to go for all 8 as January's gone well! ✿ = completed category!

5/8

✿Young Adult✿
Coming of Age - The Thirteenth
YA Fantasy - The Hunger Games

✿Romance✿
Historical Romance - Altdorf
Paranormal Romance - Promise
Chick-lit - Fluke

✿Suspense✿
Crime - Death Of An Obnoxious Tourist
Horror/Thriller Stigma
Mystery - The Aphrodite Inheritance

Historical (time periods)
Medieval - Footsteps in Time
Victorian
Ancient

✿Fantasy✿
Epic/high fantasy - Wizard Rising
Mythic fiction - A Touch of Greek
Magical realism - The Ocean at the End of the Lane

✿Science Fiction✿
Cyberpunk/Steampunk - Red Mercury
Dystopian - Mankind's Worst Fear
Space Opera - Legend

Biographical
Memoir - Nee Naw: Real-Life Dispatches from Ambulance Control
Autobiography - The Rose Hotel
Biography - One of my royal biographies

Non-fiction
History - Blood: An Epic History Of Medicine And Commerce
Science - Genome

@Karina- Welcome to the challenge!
@Lilac- No problem! I'd love to know what you pursue later.
@Sibyl- Good luck!
@Danielle- Okay, you can always change your challenge if you feel you can make it four (:
@Claire- Sweet!

Announcement!

The category for Science Fiction has a minor change. You can read Cyberpunk or Steampunk for one of the categories.

I'm sooo in!

I'm in for 6 genres

Young Adult
Coming of Age~ by Jamie Wilson~ 1/25/14
YA Fantasy~ by Michelle Zink~ 1/11/14

Romance
Historical Romance~ ~ by Cassandra Clare~ 6/8/14
Paranormal Romance~ by Amelia Atwater Rhodes~ 2/8/14
Chick-lit~ by Amanda Grace~ 3/19/14

Historical (time periods)
Medieval~ ~ by Robin LaFevers, 11/23/14
Victorian
Ancient~ ~ by Vicky Alvear Shecter~ 7/12/14

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy~ ~ by Eva Vanrell~ 8/18/14
Mythic fiction~ ~ by Justina Ireland~ 6/1/14
Magical realism~ ~ by Julie Kagawa, 12/3/14

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk~ by Gail Carriger~ 1/20/14
Dystopian~ by Jade Varden~ pgs, 2/23/14
Space Opera

Non-fiction
History~ by Miranda Twiss~ 1/6/14
Science

I feel like I am signing up for all of the challenges. It is just fun to see where all the books I read fit in. I think I will go for five.

Young Adult

1. Coming of Age: Hatchet
2. YA Fantasy: The Knife of Never Letting Go

Suspense

1. Crime: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2. Horror: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
3. Mystery: The Silent Wife

Fantasy

1. Epic/High Fantasy: A Feast for Crows
2. Mythic Fiction: Lies Beneath
3. Magical Realism: The Night Circus

Science Fiction

1. Cyberpunk/Steampunk:
2. Dystopian: Insurgent
3. Space Opera: Xenocide

Non-Fiction

1. History: The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
2. Science: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

Romance

Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance: Finale
Chick-lit: The Lucky One

@Joanne- Awesome! Will put you down for six.
@Jodi- Good thing with this challenge is you can see what books you have planned for the year and what categories you can do. Of course you can stretch it a bit if you like a certain category. That's why it's a challenge after all (;

I'm intrigued. I'll say 5.

Young Adult
Coming of Age
YA Fantasy

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Chick-lit

Suspense
Crime
Horror The Green Mile
Mystery


Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy A Game of Thrones
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian The Hunger Games
Space Opera

Count me in for 6!

1/6 complete

Young Adult Complete
Coming of Age and YA Fantasy
★★ ★★★★

Romance
Historical Romance,Paranormal Romance and Chick-lit
★★★★ ★★★

Suspense
Crime,Horror and Mystery
★★★

Historical
Medieval,Victorian and Ancient
★★★★
★★★★★
Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy, Mythic fiction and Magical realism
★★★★ ★★★★

Science Fiction
Steampunk, Dystopian and Space Opera

Sign me up please. I will attempt 3 to start.

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

Young Adult FINISHED
Coming of Age-
YA Fantasy-

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance-
Chick-lit-

Suspense Finished
Crime-
Horror-
Mystery-

Historical (time periods)
Medieval
Victorian
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian
Space Opera

Biographical
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography

Non-fiction
History
Science-

@Laura- Love your list! I plan to read The Girl in the Steel Corset and Divergent next year too. Cool steampunk pick.
@Joni- Will do! Welcome (:

Had to look up the difference between an autobiography and a memoir. The differences are there but it's hard to find even one instance of an autobiography that I would like so if I ed up doing that section it'll probably be the closest thing to a memoir I can get. Any suggestions?

@Kat- I missed you! I'll add you right now.

I'm in for all 8

Young Adult
Coming of Age
YA Fantasy

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Chick-lit

Suspense
Crime
Horror
Mytery

Historical
Medieval
Victorian
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian
Space Opera

Biographical
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography

Non-fiction
History
Science

Ooh fun. Okay I'll go for 4. Thanks!

1. Young Adult
1. Coming of Age: _______________
2. YA Fantasy: _______________

2. Fantasy
1. Epic/high fantasy: _______________
2. Mythic fiction: _______________
3. Magical realism: _______________

3. Science Fiction
1. Cyberpunk/Steampunk: _______________
2. Dystopian: _______________
3. Space Opera: _______________

4. Biographical
1. Memoir: _______________
2. Autobiography: _______________
3. Biography: _______________

@Pigletto- Whoa! Have fun with the challenge (:
@Brian- Added you!

I really like this challenge. I'll go for all 8.

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

Completed 8 out 8 genres

Young Adult
Coming of Age - This Song Will Save Your Life - 3/30
YA Fantasy - Inheritance - 1/25

Romance
Historical Romance - Mine Till Midnight - 2/7
Paranormal Romance - Secret - 1/28
Chick-lit - The Husband's Secret - 3/17

Suspense
Crime - The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line - 3/31
Horror - The Shining Girls - 3/23
Mystery - Camp Follower - 1/30

Historical
Medieval - The Winter King - 8/21
Victorian - Seduce Me at Sunrise - 2/7
Ancient - I Am Livia - 12/21

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy - The Emperor's Blades - 3/1
Mythic fiction - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - 3/17
Magical realism - Pedro Páramo - 2/2/

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk - Blameless - 2/25
Dystopian - The 100 - 1/11
Space Opera - Old Man's War - 7/19

Biographical
Memoir - I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - 1/28
Autobiography - Stronger - 11/11
Biography - Jon Stewart: Beyond the Moments of Zen - 2/20

Non-fiction
History - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America - 3/11
Science - The Strange Case of the Broad Street Pump: John Snow and the Mystery of Cholera - 3/30

Does the Historical monopoly refer to historical fiction that takes place in each time period or a book published within that time period? Or either?

I'm guessing since it's a genre challenge it's referring to historical fiction, but I'm just curious!

@Natalie- Awesome! You always do the most in each challenge I've seen so far.
@Erika- For the Historical monopoly it could be either fiction or non-fiction so it would be set in that time but it doesn't have to be published in that time period if you don't want to go that route. Of course there won't be that much to choose from non-fiction except like Beowulf or something like that.

There are other sections where it would just be historical without the fiction: under Non-fiction and under Biographical (for ex. a biographical book could be on Catherine the Great which set in a certain time period and is not a fictional book). Hope that helps (:

THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014
Completed: 8/8

It's a subgenre challenge with a twist! This challenge uses a monopoly board, and each color is a different genre. Read the subgenre listed on each property--your goal is to get as many monopolies (all the subgenres listed for each color) as possible.

Suspense - COMPLETED
Crime In the Woods 1/6/2014
Horror The Room in the Dragon Volant 1/18/2014
Mytery The Mystery of a Hansom Cab 1/14/2014


Historical - COMPLETED
Medieval Medieval Lives: Eight Charismatic Men and Women of the Middle Ages 1/20/2014
Victorian The Parasite 1/18/2014
Ancient The Day of the Barbarians: The Battle That Led to the Fall of the Roman Empire 1/3/2014


Fantasy -COMPLETED
Epic/high fantasy Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 1/2/2014
Mythic fiction A House of Pomegranates 1/6/2014
Magical realism The Castle of Otranto 1/25/2014


Biographical - Completed
Memoir Rescuing the Spectacled Bear 3/11/2014
Autobiography An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist 8/14
Biography The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy 2/11/2014


Non-fiction - COMPLETED
History The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York 1/7/2014
Science The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements 1/12/2014


Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk The Time Machine 2/12/2014
Dystopian Closure, Limited 1/23/2014
Space Opera The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Completed 1/4/2014


Young Adult - COMPLETED
Coming of Age The Graveyard Book 1/21/2041
YA Fantasy Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children 2/1/2014


Romance
Historical Romance Haussmann, or the Distinction: A Novel 1/27/2014
Paranormal Romance Zombies: The Recent Dead 10/19/2014
Chick-lit A Cure for Dreams 1/17/2014

Good luck Daphne!

I'm in for 3! This is a fun one.

Yay! Good luck Theresa ^__^

Where does this one fall? Crime or Mystery - or both?

@Daphne- It could go either way. Whichever you think best. Remember only one book per category so if you pick crime for that book you must pick a completely different book for mystery. Hope that helps!

Adriana wrote: "@Natalie- Awesome! You always do the most in each challenge I've seen so far.
@Erika- For the Historical monopoly it could be either fiction or non-fiction so it would be set in that time but it do..."

Thanks. Taking on a lot of challenges inspires me to read more and gives me a direction of what to read. I also do tend to double/triple/etc. count books for different challenges. I think this is my last yearly challenge for next year. I've already committed to four.

@Natalie- There's actually still one more that you might like (: I'll end up going for six which is crazy. I never did any last year so hopefully these will motivate me to read more. Have fun with your challenges!

I want to try! I'll have to read some genres that I never do. This could open more doors for me. 1/4

Young Adult
Coming of Age - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 8/8
YA Fantasy - I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore 1/18

Historical (time periods)
Medieval - The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage that Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham 2/15
Victorian - The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak
Ancient - Petra: City of Stone by T.L. Higley 8/25

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy - A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin 9/24
Mythic fiction - The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 3/28
Magical realism - The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima 3/5

Suspense
Crime -
Horror - Relic by Douglas Preston 9/21
Mystery - So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison 1/23

@Jannene- Awesome! Happy this challenge will expand your reading horizons (:

I'm in and will try all 8!
THE MONOPOLY GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2014

Young Adult
Coming of Age
YA Fantasy

Romance
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Chick-lit

Suspense
Crime
Horror
Mytery

Historical
Medieval
Victorian
Ancient

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk
Dystopian
Space Opera

Biographical
Memoir
Autobiography
Biography

Non-fiction
History
Science

Welcome to the challenge Ruth!

Sign me up for 4 monopolies :) not sure which ones yet, will have a think on it!

I'll go for 4: YA, historical, sci-fi and fantasy.

Melissa I've signed you up!
Lilac I've updated your goal!

This sounds fun, and I think it will work well with my other challenge. I'd like to go for 4 please.

I'm going to start filling in spots when I find books I want to read that fit, then we'll see how many I actually do with my goal of at least 4.

Young Adult - Completed
Coming of Age - Read The Fault in Our Stars
YA Fantasy - Read 7 Folds of Winter



Romance - Completed
Historical Romance - Read The Winter Rose
Paranormal Romance - Read A Discovery of Witches
Chick-lit - ReadThe Husband's Secret



Suspense - Completed
Crime - read - The Book of Souls
Horror - read Heart-Shaped Box
Mytery - read The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie



Historical (time periods)
Medieval - Read A Prince to be Feared: The love story of Vlad Dracula
Victorian - Black Silk
Ancient - Pearl in the Sand

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy - Read A Storm of Swords
Mythic fiction - Every Last Kiss
Magical realism - Read The Name of the Wind

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk - Clockwork Angel
Dystopian - Matched
Space Opera - The Witches of Karres

Biographical
Memoir - Read Kasher in the Rye: The True Tale of a White Boy from Oakland Who Became a Drug Addict, Criminal, Mental Patient, and Then Turned 16
Autobiography - Read Autobiography of a Face
Biography - The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

Non-fiction
History - The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume
Science - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

I'll do 3 categories:

Young Adult:

Suspense:

Romance:

@Jeri- Good luck!
@Ashleigh- Welcome to the challenge (:

I have a question, could we read a thriller rather than a horror?

✿Claire✿ wrote: "I have a question, could we read a thriller rather than a horror?"

Go ahead! ~ It's basically in the same category anyways. They both create suspense.

Okay, I've been staring at this challenge for a couple of days now debating whether or not I was going to sign up. I'm already signed up for 5 yearly challenges, but I love the idea of this challenge so much so I'm going to give it a shot!

I'll sign up for 4 genres:
Young Adult, Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction

@Erika-Yay! ^__^ Glad you decided to join. I also have a bunch of yearly challenges as well as personal ones. Good luck!

this looks too confusing for me. Im gonna skip this one.

I'd like to try all 8. This being my 1st challenge, I may have a lot of questions. Like, how long do I have to complete this challenge?

You have the whole year Madelyn. If you need help in the future you can always ask me (: