2025 Reading Challenge discussion

122/115 - challenge completed!!!

2018 Books and Movies/TV

Saw the movie first:
- Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space by Margot Lee Shetterly - completed January 2018 (movie was not close adaptation of book)
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - completed October 2018

Read the book first:
- Little Women
- The Hate U Give
- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - completed November 2018

Saw movie and read book close together:
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (re-read) - completed March 2018
- White Oleander by Janet Finch - completed August 2018
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - completed July 2018
- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer - completed July 2018
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - completed October 2018
- Mrs. Bridge by Evan Connell - completed November 2018

Pending movie release:
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - completed January 2018
- Guilty Wives by James Patterson - completed January 2018
- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton (screen rights optioned 2017) - completed March 2018
- Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - completed April 2018
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (screen rights acquired by Sony before the book was published) - completed February 2018
- Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King (screen rights acquired by Anonymous Content in April 2017) - completed June 2018
- The Eight by Katherine Neville (screen rights optioned in 2016) - completed January 2018
- Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld (screen rights purchased by ABC 9/2017) - completed February 2018
- The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh (screen rights optioned by Imagine 2017) - completed October 2018
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks (screen rights purchased by Amblin Entertainment 2017) - completed August 2018
- The Lying Game by Ruth Ware (optioned by the Gotham Group 2017) - completed July 2018
- Final Girls by Riley Sager (optioned by Universal 2017) - completed October 2018
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (optioned by the Russos 2017) - completed August 2018
- Artemis by Andy Weir (screen rights purchased by Fox 2017) - completed July 2018
- Dodgers by Bill Beverly (screen rights purchased by Gotham Group 2016) - completed April 2018
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides (screen rights purchased by HBO 2009) - completed May 2018
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (screen rights purchased by Reese Witherspoon 2017) - completed July 2018
- Roomies by Christina Lauren (screen rights purchased by Jenna Dewan 2018) - completed September 2018
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (screen rights purchased by TriStar 2018) - completed September 2018
- The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter (screen rights purchased by Endeavor Content) - completed October 2018
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbol (screen rights purchased by Amazon TV 2015) - completed November 2018
- The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward (rights purchased by NBC in 2015) - completed November 2018
- The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer (rights acquired by Amazon Studios 2018) - completed December 2018

2018 Goodreads Choice

- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - completed April 2018 (5 stars)
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah - completed September 2018 (5 stars)
- Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott - completed November 2018 (5 stars)
- Becoming by Michelle Obama - completed December 2018 (5 stars)
- Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas - completed November 2018 (5 stars)
- Still Me by Jojo Moyes - completed February 2018 (4.5 stars)
- War Storm by Victoria Aveyard - completed June 2018 (4.5 stars)
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks - completed August 2018 (4.5 stars)
- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor - completed October 2018 (4.5 stars)
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White - completed October 2018 (4.5 stars)
- Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward - completed November 2018 (4.5 stars)
- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor - completed January 2018 (4 stars)
- As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner - completed September 2018 (4 stars)
- The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - completed December 2018 (4 stars)
- Iron Gold by Pierce Brown - completed October 2018 (4 stars)
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper - completed March 2018 (4 stars)
- A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - completed May 2018 (4 stars)
- Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton - completed May 2018 (4 stars)
- Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - completed August 2018 (4 stars)
- The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine - completed July 2018 (3.5 stars)
- After The Shot Drops by Randy Ribay - completed September 2018 (3.5 stars)
- Fierce Like a Firestorm by Lana Popovic - completed November 2018 (3.5 stars)
- A Place for Us by Fatima Fahreen Mirza - completed December 2018 (3 stars)
- Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein by Jamie Bernstein - completed December 2018 (2.5 stars)

WPB Women's Book Club 2018:

January - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney - read earlier this year
February - The Sellout by Paul Beatty - completed February 2018
March - The Life We Bury by Allen Eskins - completed March 2018
April - Dodgers by Bill Beverly - completed April 2018
May - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - completed April 2018
June - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - completed June 2018
July - The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley - completed July 2018
August - Little Fires Everywhere by Celest Ng - completed July 2018
September - Roomies by Christina Lauren - completed September 2018
October - As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner - completed September 2018
November - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah - completed September 2018
January - The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
February - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
March - Educated by Tara Westover

Book Cellar Book Club:
March - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman - completed March 2018

Challenge - Books I Voted For Group Read (that didn't win):
- February: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
- March: Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly - completed January 2018
- April: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
- May: The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - completed October 2018
- June: The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson - read December 2017
- July: Girl at War by Sara Novic
- August: The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena - completed April 2018
- September: Night by Elie Wiesel
- October: The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel by Katherine Arden
- November: Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos
- December: The Longest Night by Andria Williams
- January: The Sellout by Paul Beatty - completed February 2018
- February: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
- March: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - already read - completed March 2018
- April: The Cutting Season by Attica Locke
- May: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed May 2018
- June: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - completed July 2018
- July: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - completed July 2018
- August: The Once and Future King by T. H. White
- September: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
- October: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
- November: The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder
- December: The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores by Diana Marcum
- January: Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
- February: Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018

One of the most popular reading challenges is back! The 2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge contains 40 tasks to broaden your horizons and 10 additional book prompts for the “hardcore” readers out here!

1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space by Margot Lee Shetterly - completed January 2018
2. True crime - The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue by Piu Marie Eatwell - completed January 2018
3. The next book in a series you started - Still Me by Jojo Moyes - completed February 2018
4. A book involving a heist - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - completed March 2018
5. Nordic noir - The Boy in the Suitcase by Lena Kaaberbol - completed November 2018
6. A novel based on a real person - The Eight by Katherine Neville - completed January 2018
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - The Freemason's Daughter by Shelley Sackier - completed March 2018
8. A book with a time of day in the title - Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas - completed February 2018
9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey - completed May 2018
10. A book about death or grief - Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - completed April 2018
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - completed November 2018
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley - completed July 2018
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - completed April 2018
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - completed March 2018
15. A book about feminism - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay - completed January 2018
16. A book about mental health - Two Nights by Kathy Reichs - completed May 2018
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor - completed January 2018
18. A book by two authors - Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis - completed January 2018
19. A book about or involving a sport - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - completed Januay 2018
20. A book by a local author - Bullseye by James Patterson - completed April 2018
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - completed September 2018
22. A book with alliteration in the title - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - completed July 2018
23. A book about time travel - The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic - completed September 2018
25. A book set at sea - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley - completed February 2018
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje - completed October 2018
27. A book set on a different planet - Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2017
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - completed April 2018
29. A book about or set in Halloween - The Murder House by James Patterson - completed July 2018
30. A book with characters who are twins - American Street by Ibi Zoboi - completed February 2018
31. A book mentioned in another book - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (re-read) - completed March 2018
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid - completed August 2018
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - completed October 2018
34. A book that’s published in 2018 - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks - completed August 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - completed March 2018
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah - completed March 2018
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis - completed June 2018
38. A book with an ugly cover - The Sellout by Paul Beatty - completed February 2018
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges (not your usual genre) - Something Old by Dianne Christner - completed May 2018

Advanced
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah - completed September 2018
42. A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - completed October 2018
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed May 2018
44. A book tied to your ancestry - The Last Girls by Lee Smith - completed February 2018
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert - completed May 2018
46. An allegory - Eligible by Curtis Sittinfeld - completed February 2018
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - completed August 2018
48. A microhistory - A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall - completed February 2018
49. A book about a problem facing society today - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper - completed March 2018
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig - completed January 2018

50/40 - challenge completed!!!

COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018

This challenge requires you find books that have certain colors in their covers or in the title. An extra challenge would be to find books with all of these colors in their titles. Let the challenge leader know how many you would like to do and post your number below!

TIP: This is a fun challenge to use the "add book/author" option (located just above the comment box) and selecting "cover."

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
- Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay - completed January 2018
- The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed July 2018
- The Breakdown by B.A. Paris - completed October 2018

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
- The Freemason's Daughter by Shelley Sackier - completed March 2018
- Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - completed August 2018
- Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic - completed September 2018

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
- The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey - completed May 2018
- The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone - completed September 2018

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
- The Last Girls by Lee Smith - completed February 2018
- The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley - completed July 2018
- All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - completed August 2018

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - completed March 2018
- The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert - completed May 2018
- Mrs. Bridge by Evan Connell - completed November 2018

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
- Something Old by Dianne Christner - completed May 2018
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - completed July 2018
- Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott - completed November 2018

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
- Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King - completed June 2018
- Chase by James Patterson - completed June 2018
- Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah - completed September 2018

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - completed January 2018
- The Lying Game by Ruth Ware - completed July 2018
- Night Road by Kristin Hannah - completed October 2018

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
- Two Nights by Kathy Reichs - completed May 2018
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - completed July 2018
- In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken - completed September 2018

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
- The Queen of the Tearling: Preview Edition e-Book by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018
- Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - completed July 2018
- The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje - completed October 2018

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - completed March 2018
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed May 2018
- After The Shot Drops by Randy Ribay - completed September 2018

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
- Eligible by Curtis Sittinfeld - completed February 2018
- The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine - completed July 2018
- Roomies by Christina Lauren - completed September 2018

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly - completed January 2018
- Lucky in Love by Kasie West - completed August 2018
- The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - completed October 2018

14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.
- A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall - completed February 2018
- White Oleander by Janet Finch - completed August 2018
- Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - completed September 2018

15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).
- The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead - completed April 2018
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - completed July 2018
- As Bright as Heaven by Sarah Meissner - completed September 2018

45/45 - challenge completed!!!

AN AUTHOR'S WORKS CHALLENGE - 2018
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018

Do you have authors you like but haven't had the chance to explore his or her writing to the extent you would like? Here's your chance! For this challenge, pick an author (or two or three) that you really enjoy reading. Look him or her up on Goodreads, and pick at least 5 unique works he or she has written (if an author has written less than 5 works, make sure to pick at least 2 authors so that your total is more than 5). You do NOT need to count short stories or books your author has merely contributed to, introduced, edited or translated.

Sarah Maas:
- Throne of Glass - completed January 2018
- A Court of Frost and Starlight - completed May 2018
- Crown of Midnight - completed February 2018
- Heir of Fire - completed March 2018
- Queen of Shadows - completed April 2018
- Empire of Storms - completed April 2018
- Tower of Dawn - completed April 2018
- Kingdom of Ash - completed November 2018

Kristin Hannah:
- The Great Alone - completed September 2018
- Firefly Lane - completed March 2018
- Distant Shores - completed January 2018
- Angel Falls - completed September 2018
- Night Road - completed October 2018
- Fly Away - completed April 2018

James Patterson:
- Guilty Wives - completed January 2018
- The Murder House - completed July 2018
- Bullseye - completed April 2018
- Woman of God - completed October 2018
- Chase - completed June 2018

19/17 - challenge completed!!!

SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2018

We definitely have some serious series readers in our group! As you showed us last year, series readers tend to be in it for the long haul, and here is another full year to provide more reading opportunities in a series challenge. All with the flexibility to choose series with longer books, long or short series, be able to move between series, etc. Here’s how it will work!

Fill in the following blanks to determine how many books you will read for this challenge. You can fill in one, two, three or all four blanks to come up with the total number of books you will read. Post your responses here!

I will finish 1 series I have started before this year. (1/1 books)
Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard
- War Storm - completed June 2018

I will start 11/6 series this year. (13 books)
The Crimson Empire trilogy by Alex Marshall (not continuing with series):
- A Crown for Cold Silver - completed February 2018

The Austen Project series:
- Eligible by Curtis Sittinfeld - completed February 2018
- Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope

The Glittering Court trilogy by Richelle Mead (2/3):
- The Glittering Court - completed April 2018
- Midnight Jewel - completed August 2018

Nina Borg series by Lene Kaaberbol (1/4)
- The Boy in the Suitcase - completed November 2018

The Plains City Bridesmaids triloy by Dianne Christner (1/3 - not continuing):
- Something Old - completed May 2018

Detective Max Rupert series by Allen Eskens (not continuing with series):
- The Life We Bury - completed March 2018

Serafina trilogy by Robert Beatty (not continuing)
- Serafina and the Black Cloak - completed September 2018

Hollywood Hills Clinic by various authors (not continuing)
- Seduced By The Heart Surgeon by Carol Marinelli - completed July 2018

Darkest Minds series by Alexandra Bracken (3/3)
- The Darkest Minds - completed July 2018
- Never Fade - completed August 2018
- In The Afterlight - completed September 2018

Southern Reach trilogy by Jeffrey VanderMeer (not continuing)
- Annihilation - completed July 2018

The Last Magician series by Lisa Maxwell (not continuing)
- The Last Magician - completed November 2018

I will read 3/1 series from start to finish this year. (13/3 books)
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (3/3):
- The Queen of the Tearling - completed June 2018
- The Invasion of the Tearling - completed June 2018
- The Fate of the Tearling - completed July 2018

Rebel of the Sands trilogy by Alwyn Hamilton (3/3):
- Rebel of the Sands - completed March 2018
- Traitor to the Throne - completed May 2018
- Hero at the Fall - completed May 2018

The Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas:
- Throne of Glass - completed January 2018
- Crown of Midnight - completed February 2018
- Heir of Fire - completed April 2018
- Queen of Shadows - completed April 2018
- Empire of Storms - completed April 2018
- Tower of Dawn - completed April 2018
- Kingdom of Ash - completed November 2018

I will read 7/1 number of books that are part of a series.
- Still Me by Jojo Moyes (3rd in the Me Before You series) - completed February 2018

Michael Bennett series by James Patterson
- Bullseye - completed April 2018
- Chase - completed June 2018

Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas
- A Court of Frost and Starlight - completed May 2018

Ravenspire series by C.J. Redwine
- The Traitor Prince - completed July 2018

Sisterhood series by Ann Brashares
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood - completed July 2018

Red Rising series by Pierce Brown
- Iron Gold - completed October 2018

35/15 - challenge completed!!!

Clear the Shelves 2018 #1

2015:
- Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - completed March 2018

2016:
- Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben - completed April 2018

2017:
- The Freemason's Daughter by Shelley Sackier - completed March 2018

2018:
- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor - completed January 2018

Audible:
- Guilty Wives by James Patterson - completed January 2018

Bookclub:
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper - completed March 2018

Challenge:
- Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis - completed June 2018

Checked out:
- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas - completed February 2018

Choice Awards 2014:
- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018

Choice Awards 2015:
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - completed March 2018

Choice Awards 2016:
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly - completed January 2018

Choice Awards 2017:
- Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King - completed June 2018

Finalists:
- Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018

Giveaways:
- A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall - completed February 2018

Juvenile Bookclub:
- The Sellout by Paul Beatty - completed February 2018

Kindle:
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley - completed February 2018

Library:
- Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah - completed January 2018

Library Audiobooks:
- Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Curtis Sittinfield - completed February 2018

Library Ebooks:
- Two Nights by Kathy Reichs - completed May 2018

Movie adaptations:
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - completed January 2018

Need to read first book:
- Something Old by Diahanne Cristner - completed May 2018

New Series:
- The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead - completed April 2018

Next in Series:
- Still Me by Jojo Moyes - completed February 2018

Not Library:
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - completed March 2018

Own:
- The Last Girls by Lee Smith - completed February 2018

PB Library:
- Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay - completed January 2018

Random Word:
- The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey - completed May 2018

Recommended by Readers:
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah - completed March 2018

S list: 28/28 - completed!!!

Clear the Shelves 2018 #2

2015:
- Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - completed September 2018

2016:
- Seduced By The Heart Surgeon by Carol Marinelli - completed July 2018

2017:
- Once and for All by Sarah Dessen - completed May 2018

2018:
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks - completed August 2018

Audible:
- The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert - completed May 2018

Bookclub:
- The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens - completed March 2018

Challenge:
- Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman - completed August 2018

Checked out:
- Artemis by Andy Weir - completed July 2018

Choice Awards 2014:
- Falling into Place by Amy Zhang - completed July 2018

Choice Awards 2015:
- The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - completed October 2018

Choice Awards 2016:
- The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena - completed April 2018

Choice Awards 2017:
- The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle - completed November 2018

Finalists:
- The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje - completed October 2018

Giveaways:
- White Oleander by Janet Finch - completed August 2018

Juvenile Bookclub:
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi - completed February 2018

Kindle:
- The Breakdown by B.A. Paris - completed October 2018

Library:
- Lucky in Love by Kasie West - completed August 2018

Library Audiobooks:
- Final Girls by Riley Sager - completed October 2018

Library Ebooks:
- The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell - completed November 2018

Movie adaptations:
- Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer - completed July 2018

Need to read first book:
- Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018

New Series:
- Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic - completed September 2018

Next in Series:
- Bullseye by James Patterson - completed April 2018

Not Library:
- The Simplicity of Cider by Amy Reichert - completed May 2018

Own:
- Heavyweight by M.B. Mulhall - completed November 2018

PB Library:
- Exit West by Mohsin Hamid - completed August 2018

Random Word:
- The Lying Game by Ruth Ware - completed July 2018

Recommended by Readers:
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - completed July 2018

R list: 28/28 - completed!!!

Clear the Shelves 2018 #3

2015:
- The Murder House by James Patterson - completed July 2018

2016:
- Boy Erased: A Memoir by Garrard Conley

2017:
- The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - completed October 2018

2018:
- Iron Gold by Pierce Brown - completed October 2018

Audible:
- Broken Angels by Gemma Liviero - completed December 2018

Bookclub:
- The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley - completed July 2018

Challenges:
- The Boy in the Suitcaseby Lena Kaaberbol - completed November 2018

Checked Out:
- The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - completed December 2018

Choice Award 2014:
- Tigerman by Nick Harkaway

Choice Award 2015:
- Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Choice Award 2016:
- Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters

Choice Award 2017:
- The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South by Michael Twitty

Finalists:
- Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

Giveaways:
- Dead Certain by Adam Mitzner

Juvenile Bookclub:
- Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton - completed May 2018

Kindle:
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Library:
- The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brasheres - completed July 2018

Library Audiobooks:
- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - completed November 2018

Library Ebooks:
- Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah - completed September 2018

Movie adaptation:
- The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

Need to read first book:
- On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle

New Series:
- Beastly by Alex Finn

Next in Series:
- To Wager Her Heart by Tamera Alexander

Not Library:
- The League of American Traitors by Matthew Landis

Own:
- These Days Are Ours by Michelle Haimouff

PB Library:
- See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt

Random Word:
- The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward - completed November 2018

Recommended by Readers:
- Night by Elie Wiesel

Q List: 12/28

Clear the Shelves 2018 #4

2015:
- The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley

2016:
- Dodgers by Bill Beverly - completed April 2018

2017:
- The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

2018:
- The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth

2019:
- When All Is Said by Anne Griffin

Audible:
- The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

Bookclub:
- Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - completed June 2018

Books of Your life:
- Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World by Scott Harrison

Challenge:
- The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future by Fawzia Koofi

Checked out:
- A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - completed May 2018

Choice Award 2014:
- My Name Is Resolute by Nancy E. Turner

Choice Award 2015:
- Girl at War by Sara Novic

Choice Award 2016:
- Paper Princess by Erin Watt

Choice Award 2017:
- Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - completed July 2018

Finalists:
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - completed April 2018

Giveaways:
- The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Juvenile bookclub:
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - completed April 2018

Kindle:
- This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

Library:
- Priestdaddy: A Memoir by Patricia Lockwood

Library Ebooks:
- The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

Library Audiobooks:
- Beartown by Fredrik Backman

Movie adaptation:
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - completed October 2018

Need to read first book:
- Lord John and the Private Matter by Diana Gabaldon

New Series:
- The Good Earth by Pearl Buck

Next in Series:
- The Fire by Katherine Neville

Not Library:
- Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Own:
- Revisions of Goodloe Byron by Goodloe Byron

PB Library:
- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

Random Word:
- Courting Trouble by Deanne Gist

Recommended by Readers:
- The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers

P List: 7/28

Clear the Shelves 2018 #5:

2015:
- Crow Hollow by Michael Wallace

2016:
- The Longest Night by Andria Williams

2017:
- The House by the River by Lena Manta

2018:
- Everything Here is Beautiful by Mira Lee

2019:
- The Light Over London by Julia Kelly

Audible:


Bookclub:
- Roomies by Christina Lauren - completed September 2018

Books of Your life:
- Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein by Jamie Bernstein - completed December 2018

Challenge:
- War Storm by Victoria Aveyard - completed June 2018

Checked-Out:
- Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

Choice Award 2014:

Choice Award 2015:
- The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018

Choice Award 2016:
- Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018

Choice Award 2017:
- The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed July 2018

Finalists:
- Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018

Giveaways:
- The Company of Demons by Michael Jordan

Juvenile Bookclub:
- Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - completed August 2018

Kindle:
- The Naturalist by Andrew Mayne

Library:
- Falling Together by Marisa de los Santos

Library audiobooks:
- Woman of God by James Patterson - completed October 2018

Library E-books:
- Haunted by James Patterson

Movie adaptation:
- Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Need to read first book:
- An Irish Country Girl by Patrick Taylor

New series:
- The Last Girl by Joe Hart

Next in series:
- The September Society by Charles Finch

Not Library:
- The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers

Own:
- Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels, and the Borderland Dream by Joe Tone

PB Library:
- Sense & Sensibility by Joanna Trollope

Random word:

Recommended by readers:
- Night Road by Kristin Hannah - completed November 2018

O List: 10/28

Clear the Shelves 2018 #6:

2015:
- The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand

2016:
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - completed March 2018

2017:
- The Black Hand: The Epic War Between a Brilliant Detective and the Deadliest Secret Society in American History by Stephan Talty

2018:
- The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan

2019:
- Golden Child by Claire Adam

Bookclub:
- As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner - completed September 2018

Books for Your Life:
- A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza - completed December 2018

Challenges:
- The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon

Checked out:
- The Elizas by Sara Shepard

Choice Awards 2016:
- All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - completed August 2018

Choice Awards 2017:
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Finalists:
- The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder

Giveaways:
- Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi

Juvenile Bookclub:
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone - completed September 2018

Kindle:
- The Unkillable Kitty O'Kane: A Novel by Colin Falconer

Library:
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed May 2018

Library Audiobooks:
- Ruby Red by Kerstin Geir

Library ebooks:
- Chase by James Patterson - completed June 2018

Movie Adaptations:
- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

Need to Read First:
- Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - completed April 2018

New Series:
- Jade City by Fonda Lee

Next in Series:
- Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard

Not Library:
- The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine - completed July 2018

Own:
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

PB Library:
- The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman - completed March 2018

Recommended by Readers:
- Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

N List: 10/28

Clear the Shelves 2018 #7:

2015:
- The Witch of Napoli by Michael Schmicker

2016:
- The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh - completed December 2018

2017:
- A Beautiful Work In Progress by Mirna Valerio

2018:
- Sunburn by Laura Lippman

2019:
- The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

Bookclub:
- Educated by Tara Westover

Books of Your Life:
- His Favorites by Kate Walbert - completed December 2018

Checked Out:
- Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas - completed November 2018

Giveaways:
- The Birdwoman's Palate by Laksmi Pamuntjak

Juvenile Bookclub:
- After The Shot Drops by Randy Ribay - completed September 2018

Kindle:
- Pretty Girls Dancing by Kylie Brant

Library:
- Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton - completed May 2018

Library Audiobooks:
- Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

Library Ebooks:
- Invisible Murder by Lene Kaaberbol

Movie Adaptations:
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (re-read) - completed March 2018

New Series:
- Bone Music by Christopher Rice

Next in Series:
- Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead - completed August 2018

Not Library:
- The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah - completed September 2018

Own:
- The Other Mother by Carol Goodman

PB Library:
- Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell - completed November 2018

M List: 9/28

CLEAR ALL YOUR BOOKSHELVES CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 to December 31, 2018

This challenge is a way to clean out all of your bookshelves: your physical, your electric, and your audible ones! The books you read for this challenge are books you that are already in your possession. Whatever you do for this challenge, you are not allowed to read a book obtained after December 31, 2017 unless you have read at least 5 books you already own.

Here are some ideas on how to choose your books:

1. Read a book that you borrowed from a friend and want to return when finished.
2. Read a book that you have had for two+ years and haven't started.
3. Read a book you have started, set aside for awhile, and now want to finish.
4. Read a book that you own that will help towards a yearly challenge.
5. Read a book from your shelf then donate it to your local Little Free Library, church, shelters, Goodwill, etc.

List the number of
Physical Books:
- The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor - completed January 2018
- A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall - completed February 2018
- The Last Girls by Lee Smith - completed February 2018
- Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig - completed January 2018
- White Oleander by Janet Finch - completed August 2018
- The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks - completed August 2018
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - completed October 2018

Ebooks:
- Before the Fall by Noah Hawley - completed February 2018
- Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah - completed March 2018
- The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead - completed April 2018
- The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018
- Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - completed March 2018
- Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King - completed June 2018
- Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah - completed January 2018
- The Eight by Katherine Neville - completed January 2018
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterley - completed January 2018
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - completed January 2018
- The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue by Piu Marie Eatwell - completed January 2018
- Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - completed April 2018
- The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - completed July 2018
- Heavyweight by M.B. Mulhall
- The Marriage Lie by Kimberley Belle - completed November 2018
- Seduced By The Heart Surgeon by Carol Marinelli - completed July 2018
- Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty - completed September 2018
- Dodgers by Bill Beverly - completed April 2018
- Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman - completed August 2018
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - completed October 2018
- Night Road by Kristin Hannah - completed November 2018
- The Boy in the Suitcase by Lena Kaaberbol - completed November 2018
- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - completed November 2018

Audible Books:
- The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert - completed May 2018

30/30 - challenge completed!!!

Personalities Challenge:
Duration January 1 - January 31, 2018

To celebrate January’s theme, Personalities, we have decided to have an interactive challenge. Based on your Myers-Briggs Personality (please visit the Myers Briggs Foundation for more information if you need it), we are challenging you to read books that have characters matching your personality type.

Executive, ESTJ-A (extroverted, sensor, thinker, judger, assertive)

1. Cat the Black Queen - The Eight by Katherine Neville - completed

2. Jackson Shores and Edward Rhodes - Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah - completed

3. Abby Elliot - Guilty Wives by James Patterson - completed

4. Katherine Jackson - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterley - completed

4/3 - challenge completed!!!

PLACES AND SPACES
Duration: January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Through books, we can travel anywhere. We often think of visiting different countries, or even different planets, but books can also take us on topographical journeys. For this challenge, see how many places and spaces you can visit. The place or space should be a primary element of the story or historical account and may include natural, man-made, and imaginary terrains and structures.

Places::

Desert - The Eight by Katherine Neville - completed January 2018
The Blue House - Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig - completed January 2018
The Shore - Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah - completed January 2018
Prison - Guilty Wives by James Patterson - completed January 2018
NASA - Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterley - completed January 2018
The Glass Castle - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas - completed January 2018
The Woods - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay - completed January 2018
Welbeck Abbey - The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue by Piu Marie Eatwell - completed January 2018
Anderbury - The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor - completed January 2018
Dickens - The Sellout by Paul Beatty - completed February 2018
The Court - The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander - completed February 2018
Crossroads - American Street by Ibi Zoboi - completed February 2018
The Tudor - Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld - completed February 2018
The Star - A Crown for Cold Silver by Alex Marshall - completed February 2018
Fifth Avenue - Still Me by Jojo Moyes - completed February 2018
The Tomb - Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas - completed February 2018
Belle of Natchez - The Last Girls by Lee Smith - completed February 2018
A private jet - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley - completed February 2018
The Ice Court - Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - completed March 2018
The Black Veil - Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bargudo - completed March 2018
CENTRAL - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (re-read) - completed March 2018
The Internet - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - completed March 2018
Hillview Manor - The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens - completed March 2018
The Garden - The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman - completed March 2018
Howard University - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper - completed March 2018
Garrison - The Freemason's Daughter by Shelley Sackier - completed March 2018
Pistol Pit - Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton - completed March 2018
Television Studio - Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah - completed March 2018

28/25 - challenge completed!!!

Leftovers from 2017:
- Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig - completed January 2018
- The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse: An Extraordinary Edwardian Case of Deception and Intrigue by Piu Marie Eatwell - completed January 2018
- The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Kwame Alexander - completed February 2018
- The Eight by Katherine Nelville - completed January 2018

4/4 - completed!!!

Library Lovers Day
Duration: February 7, 2018 – February 21, 2018

Love is in the air! February 14th is more than Valentine’s Day, it is also Library Lovers' Day! To celebrate, join us in this mini-challenge.

For this challenge borrow and read a book of your choice from your local library during the challenge period. Any book count: physical (e.g., paperback or hardcover), e-books, and audiobooks.

Only one library book is required to participate in this challenge, but you are welcome to read as many more library books as you please during the two-week challenge period.

Looking to share a little more love with your library?
Try any of the following bonus activities: ask a librarian for a book recommendation; make a donation to your local library or volunteer your time; purchase a book from a library book sale; and most importantly, get a library card if you haven’t one already because the point of this challenge is to love your library!

1. American Street by Ibi Zoboi - completed

2. Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld - completed

3. Still Me by Jojo Moyes - completed

3/1 - challenge completed!

Clear the Shelves 2018 #8

2017:
- The Middleman by Olen Steinhauer

2018:
- The Italian Party by Christina Lynch

Books of Your Life:
- The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Iyer - completed December 2018

Checked Out:
- How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid - completed December 2018

Giveaways:
- Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney

Juvenile bookclub:
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White - completed October 2018

Kindle:
- The Cutting Season by Attica Locke

Library:
- Fierce Like a Firestorm by Lana Popovic - completed November 2018

Library Ebooks:
- Bridget Jones's Diary by Henry Fielding

Movie Adaptations:
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - completed October 2018

New Series:
- A Glimmer of Hope by Steve McHugh

Next in series:
- Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken - completed August 2018

Not library:
- The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

Own:
- Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi

PB Library:
- The Devoted by Blair Hurley - completed December 2018

Random:
- Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott - completed November 2018

L List: 8/28

March Group Read - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - completed!

Page to Screen in 2018 Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018

Grab your biggest bowl of popcorn, your comfiest clothes, and get ready to curl up with the inspiration for many of the biggest movies and TV shows of 2018. From classics to comics to the latest bestsellers and beyond, many great books have been or will be adapted to the big and small screens this year.

For this challenge, choose the number of books that you will read that will be adapted for a movie or TV show in 2018.

Need help? Feel free to read any book that will be adapted into a movie or television series in 2018

1. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (re-read) - completed March 2018

1/2 - didn't meet the challenge:(

The Bibliophile Challenge
Duration: April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018

A Bibliophile is a lover of books; one that loves to read, admire, and collect books. So if you are a bibliophile, see how many of the following tasks you can complete!

1. Read a book about books or reading. - Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis - completed June 2018
2. Read a book-in-a-book.
3. Read a book that is an author's memoir.
4. Read a book about language or linguistics. - The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey - completed May 2018
5. Read a book that takes place in a library or bookstore. - Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas - completed April 2018
6. Read a book before you see the movie/watch the tv show.
7. Read a book whose main character is a bookworm. - Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - completed April 2018
8. Read a book that is mentioned in another book.
9. Read a book that is a retelling of a classic or modern classic. - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed May 2018
10. Read a book that has a palindrome in the title.
11. Read a book that uses an alliteration in the title. - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert - completed May 2018
12. Read a book that has a full sentence as it's title.
13. Read a book with a title that rhymes.
14. Read a book with a one-word title. - Bullseye by James Patterson - completed April 2018
15. Read a book with an oxymoron in the title.
16. Read a book with a homonym or homophone in the title.
17. Read a book with a homograph in the title.
18. Read a book in translation or a book that merges two or more languages, e.g., Spanglish, Pidgin, or Creole. - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - completed April 2018
19. Read a work of epistolary fiction or nonfiction.
20. Read a book you can't get as an ebook.

8/10

Surprisingly Similar
Duration: April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018

We live in a world that loves to classify people into many different groups. It can be easy to fall into a trap of believing we have nothing in common, but once we learn more, we may find we are more similar than we initially thought. Reading diversely also helps us to see how differences in experience affect our lives in sometimes surprising but important ways.

For this challenge, chose books with elements of diversity that are different from YOU from the categories below. This is an open-ended challenge so it's up to you how many books you would like to read.

- Historial Era
- Age or Generational Group:
Fly Away by Kristin Hannah - completed
- Gender
Bullseye by James Patterson - completed
- Race or Ethnicity
Dodgers by Bill Beverly - completed April 2018
- Religion
- Socioeconomic Status (Income, Occupation, Education)
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena - completed
- Sexual Orientation
- (Dis)abilities, Medical Diagnoses, or Health Status
- Nationality/Language (Can read a book in translation)
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - completed

5/5 - challenge completed!!!

Clear the Shelves 2018 #9

2017:
- Weaver's Lament by Emma Newman

2018:
- The Emerald Sea by Richelle Mead

Giveaways:
- The Raging Ones by Krista Ritchie

Kindle:
- Trespassing by Brandi Reeds

Library:
- Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward - completed November 2018

Next in Series:
- In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken - completed September 2018

Not Library:
- The Insider by Reece Hirsch

Own:
- The Once and Future King by T.H. White

PB Library:
- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor - completed October 2018

Random:
- The Tenth Island: Finding Joy, Beauty, and Unexpected Love in the Azores by Diana Marcum

K List: 3/28

May group read - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed!!!

Group Readathon - 4/27-4/29

I'm joining in! I can probably read 4 hours on Friday, 4/27 (because I gotta work), five hours on Saturday, 4/28, and a good eight hours on Sunday, 4/29. Fingers crossed, I can make it happen!

4/27, 12:00 a.m.-2 a.m. - 30 minutes
4/27, 6:00 p.m.-8:59 a.m. - 70 minutes
4/27, 9:00 p.m.-11:59 p.m. - 60 minutes
4/28, 3:00 a.m.-5:59 a.m. - 30 minutes
4/28, 6:00 a.m.-8:59 a.m. - 75 minutes
4/28, 3:00 p.m.-5:59 p.m. - 95 minutes
4/28, 6:00 p.m.-8:59 p.m. - 75 minutes
4/29, 9:00 a.m.-11:59 a.m. - 30 minutes
4/29, 12:00 p.m.-2:59 p.m. - 90 minutes
4/29, 3:00 p.m.-5:59 p.m. - 90 minutes
4/29, 9:00 p.m.-11:59 p.m. - 120 minutes

765 minutes

12.75/17 hours

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
Duration: May 1, 2018 - May 31, 2018

Many flowers, herbs, trees, and other plants traditionally symbolize feelings, moods, or ideas, and each flower has its own particular meaning. For this monthly challenge, we have 12 tasks based on the language of flowers.

1. Aloe = healing. Read a book about medicine or a book that features a character who has a medical career. - The Boy on the Bridge by M. R. Carey - completed

2. Apple blossom = preference. Reread one of your favourite books.

3. Bay = glory. Read a book featuring a competition.

4. Daisies = innocence or hope. Read a book where someone may or may not have committed a crime and is claiming innocence.

5. Honeysuckle = bonds of love. Read a book featuring a long distance relationship.

6. Hyacinth = playfulness. Read a book with a sporting theme. - Two Nights by Kathy Reichs - completed

7. Iris = a message. Read an epistolary book.

8. Lilac = the joy of youth. Read a book where the main character is a child. - Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides - completed

9. Magnolia = a love of nature. Read a book set in the great outdoors. - Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton - completed

10. Rosemary = remembrance. Read a book that contains flashbacks or a book where a character has an unreliable memory. - Once and for All by Sarah Dessen - completed

11. Red Tulips = a declaration of love. Read a book about a topic you love. - The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert - completed

12. Violets = loyalty, devotion and faithfulness. Read a new-to-you book by one of your favourite authors. - A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas - completed

7/5 - challenge completed!!!

Ultimate Summer Reading Challenge - Expert Level:
June:
- Take Pride: LGBTQIA author or character - The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed
- Into the Great Wide Open: Takes place outside - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - completed
- It's the End of the World: End of the world as we know it - Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King - completed
- School's Out for Summer: Reread book forced to read in school
- Sick Day: Read a book supposed to read in school but didn't
- Hook 'Em: Fishing or Fisherman - Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis - completed June 2018
- Sports-a-holic: Popular summer sport
- Dear Pen Pal: Features letters or journal entries
- Father Knows Best: Features father figure - Chase by James Patterson - completed
- Campfire Story: Scary
- Ocean Blue: Takes place on water - War Storm by Victoria Aveyard - completed

July:
- Get Your Grill On: Summer recipes or outdoor summer activities - Falling into Place by Amy Zhang - completed
- Backyard BBQ: Family reuniting or hanging out for summer - The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares - completed
- Forefathers: Country's independence - The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed
- The Colors of Summer: Yellow, green, or sandy cover - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - completed
- Red, White, and Blue: Title featuring the words red, white, or blue
- Funny Bone: Humor book
- Embrace Your Inner Geek: Geek culture - Artemis by Andy Weir - completed
- Sun, Moon, and Stars: Takes place in outer space - The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley - completed
- I Feel a Breeze: Nudist colony or features nudists - The Lying Game by Ruth Ware - completed
- Beach Bum: Beach read - Seduced By The Heart Surgeon by Carol Marinelli - completed
- Sand Between My Toes: Takes place on or around beach/ocean - The Murder House by James Patterson

August:
- Let's Get It On: Features falling in and out of love - Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken - completed
- It's 12 O'Clock Somewhere: Features bar or heavy drinking - All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda - completed
- Stranded: Takes place on island or characters stranded - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid - completed August 2018
- One and Done: Finish in one day - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks - completed
- Girl Power: Feminism or written by feminist - White Oleander by Janet Finch - completed
- Life is a Highway: Features road trip
- Time of Our Lives: Characters go on adventure - Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead - completed
- Memories: Book bought while on vacation

Stretch Out of Comfort Zone:
- Won't Be Long: short stories or essays
- Poet at Heart: book of poetry
- You Have a Lovely Accent: Translated from another language
- Read the World: Takes place in country or culture other than your own - Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman - completed August 2018
- Diversify Yourself: Author of color - Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - completed August 2018
- My, What Big Teeth You Have: Spin on fairytale - The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine - completed July
- High Noon: Western
- Future is Bright: Takes place in future - The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken - completed
- The Book is Always Better: Book becoming movie this year - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - completed
- TBRing It: Bottom of TBR pile
- Unshelve It: Read book from Goodreads shelf for awhile - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed June 2018
- Childhood Reboot: Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novel
- Listen to Me: Audiobook

SENSATIONAL READS
Duration: June 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018

Our June theme is "Senses" and we will be reading books based on the five senses as well as several less-known senses. This is an open challenge, and you can interpret each sense literally or metaphorically, or choose a book with a title that relates to that sense in some way. Let your leader know the total number of books you would like to read for this challenge.

1. Sight: Sight involves the ability to see colors and brightness. It is also associated with clairvoyance, visual appeal (e.g., beauty, art), and being insightful.

2. Hearing: Hearing refers to the ability to sense vibrations or sounds such as speech, music, or noises. It may also refer to one's ability to listen and understand another person.

3. Smell: The ability to smell is related to sensing chemicals and is believed to be one of the first senses to develop, and thus, relates to some of our earliest memories. It helps detect both pleasant and unpleasant scents such as flowers, fragrances, food, pheromones, hazardous materials, and decay.

4. Taste: There are five different taste receptors (sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami) and taste can refer to both the flavors of the foods we eat and our particular preferences (e.g., taste in clothing, taste in music).

5. Touch: The sense of touch refers to the ability to detect pressure, temperature, pain, and itchiness. It can also refer to a heartfelt emotional response a person feels, as in "I was very touched by their story." - Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis - completed

6. Proprioception: This sense is your ability to detect where parts of your body are in relation to each other and the world. It can help us to move with gracefulness, skill, and speed even when other senses are impaired. - The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed

7. Hunger & Thirst: Hunger and thirst relate to our internal cues to eat and hydrate, but also relates to longing and desire.

8. Time: Our sense of time relates to our circadian rhythm (sleep-wake cycle) as well as our abilities to estimate the time of day and to perceive the passing of time. - Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King - completed

9. Other Senses: There are many other senses that have been identified. Many are listed here. - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - completed

10. BONUS - Sensational: Sensational refers to something that receives a lot of buzz and attention (e.g., royal wedding, a high-profile court case, a scandal) or something that is in some way extraordinary. - War Storm by Victoria Aveyard - completed

5/5 - completed!!!

LIGHT SPELL OUT CHALLENGE
Duration: July 1 - July 31, 2018

I'll join in for 8!

C - Seduced By The Heart Surgeon by Carol Marinelli - completed
A - Artemis by Andy Weir - completed
M - The Murder House by James Patterson - completed
P - The Traitor Prince by C.J. Redwine - completed
F - The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen - completed
I - Falling into Place by Amy Zhang - completed
R - The Lying Game by Ruth Ware - completed
E - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng - completed

8/8 - challenge completed!!!

July Group Read - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Completed!

ROYALLY CHALLENGED
Duration: 1 August 2018 - 31 August 2018

For this month's theme of royalty, we received several creative ideas from our members so we've decided to combine some of them into one challenge.

1. Many monarchs had nicknames (e.g. Catherine the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Louis XIV - the Sun King). Read a book featuring a monarch who had a nickname - Brother’s Ruin by Emma Newman (Queen Victora - Grandmother of Europe) - completed
2. In the music industry, some artists are known as royalty (e.g. Michael Jackson is known as the King of Pop, Dolly Parton is the Queen of Country Music). Read a book about one of these musicians or one that features a character who is a musician - Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles - completed
3. It is well known that Henry VIII, King of England, had 6 wives. Read a book about the Tudors or a book where someone has remarried - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks - completed
4. A deck of cards features 12 members of royalty: a King, a Queen and a Jack in each suit. Read a book that has heart, club, diamond or spade in the title
5. Purple is considered to be one of the colours of royalty so read a book with a purple cover - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid - completed
6. Heirs are important for continuing the royal line. Read a book about someone raising a child - White Oleander by Janet Finch - completed
7. There are around 28 current monarchs in the world. Read a book where a character has the same name as one of these monarchs
8. There are many different words relating to the theme of royalty (throne, castle, ruler, sovereign, crown etc to name but a few). Read a book that features a royal word in the title - Midnight Jewel by Richelle Mead - completed

6/5 - challenge completed!!!

BUILD YOUR DREAM TEAM
Duration: September 1 - 30, 2018

Many great scientific discoveries and achievements were the result of a team of individuals working together on a common goal. For this challenge, set your goal and build your dream team to help you achieve it. You will read books that feature characters (fictional or real) who would help you to achieve the goal. Feel free to be as creative as you like! The goal and the members of your team may be realistic or fantastic.

I'm in! The below goal is real but the dream team is fictional, as I'm not of the scientifically-inclined:) My team will have at least five people.

Goal: Reverse Climate Change

Dream Team:
1. Mind changer - Ruby from In The Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken - completed
2. Essay writer - Holland from Roomies by Christina Lauren - completed
3. Debater - Justyce from Dear Martin by Nic Stone - completed
4. Celebrity spokesperson - Julian from Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah - completed
5. Witch - Iris from Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popovic

5/5 - challenge completed!

Books of Your Life Bookclub:

SJP:
- Famous Father Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up Bernstein by Jamie Bernstein - completed December 2018
- A Place for Us by Fatima Fareen Mirza - completed December 2018
- His Favorites by Kate Walbert - completed December 2018
- Golden Child by Claire Adam

AF:
- The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere by Pico Iyer - completed December 2018
- How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid - completed December 2018

SH:
- Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World by Scott Harrison

AL:
- Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott - completed November 2018
- Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell - completed November 2018
- The Devoted by Blair Hurley - completed December 2018

MAKE YOUR OWN BOOK AWARDS
Duration: 1 October - 31 December 2018

We're rolling out the red carpet and getting our gladrags on! It's time for a very special awards ceremony where you choose the categories and the winners.
For every book you read during this quarterly challenge, you must give an award to each one. The award can be for anything you like from the serious such as best setting or most historically accurate, to the light-hearted such as best character with blond hair or best relationship. If you want, you can also award the worst books with categories like most tropes used or biggest plot hole.
Once you've completed your challenge, there's one final award to give: best book of the quarter which will go to the book you've rated highest.

1. Most predictable gaslighting award - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris - completed October 2018 - 3.5 stars
2. Best book about a boy and girl's friendship - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - completed October 2018 - 4 stars
3. Best crime novel featuring female characters - The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter - completed October 2018 - 4.5 stars
4. Best Voyage from Sri Lanka - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje - completed October 2018 - 4 stars
5. Best '80's references - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - completed October 2018 - 4.5 stars
6. Best Consistent Plot Twists and Turns - Iron Gold by Pierce Brown - completed October 2018 - 4 stars
7. Best Slasher Book - Final Girls by Riley Sager - completed October 2018 - 4 stars
8. Best Novel About a Female Priest - Woman of God by James Patterson - completed October 2018 - 4 stars
9. Best Sequel About Blue Girls - Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor - completed October 2018 - 4.5 stars
10. Best retelling of Frankenstein - The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White - completed October 2018 - 4.5 stars
11. Best Retelling of 1001 Nights - The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - completed October 2018 - 4 stars
12. Most realistic depiction of the aftermath of grief - Night Road by Kristin Hannah - completed November 2018 - 4 stars
13. Best Descriptive Title - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward - completed November 2018 - 4.5 stars
14. Best Hope Notes - Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott - completed November 2018 - 5 stars
15. Best book where I finished and said thank God, I'm not her - Mrs. Bridge by Evan Connell - completed November 2018 - 3.5 stars
16. Best description of the differences between Seattle and Atlanta - The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle - completed November 2018 - 3.5 stars
17. Best fantasy series finale from 2018 - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas - completed November 2018 - 5 stars
18. Best Nordic Noir Written by Female Authors - The Boy in the Suitcase by Lena Kaaberbol - completed November 2018 - 4 stars
19. I didn't care about any of them at the end - The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell - completed November 2018 - 2.5 stars
20. Best character who turns into a seraph - Fierce Like a Firestorm by Lana Popovic - completed November 2018 - 3.5 stars
21. Best hairy detective novel - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith - completed November 2018 - 4 stars
22. Best bourbon descriptions - The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward - completed November 2018 - 3.5 stars

22/20 - challenge completed!!!

WORLD BUILDING
Duration: October 1 - 31, 2018

Reading can take us anywhere, including fictional worlds or into the future. For this challenge, choose fiction or non-fiction books that do just that. You may read one or multiple books per prompt. Let us know the total number of books you will read for this challenge.

1. Utopia: Can you imagine a world where everything is desirable or perfect? Throughout history, many authors have. For this prompt, read a book that takes place in a utopian setting.

2. Dystopia: Recently, dystopian novels have become popular, imagining a world in which society or the environment has degraded. For this prompt, read a book that takes place in a dystopian setting. - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - completed

3. Land of Make Believe: Many children's books feature magical lands with mythical creatures or other imaginary elements. For this prompt, read a children's or middle grade-level book that takes place in a magical setting. - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - completed

4. Old-School Fantasy: Not only for children, many adult-level books also feature fantastical lands much different than the world we live in. For this prompt, read an adult-level high fantasy novel. - Iron Gold by Pierce Brown - completed

5. Modern Magic: How would the world be with a little bit of magic mixed in? For this prompt, read a low fantasy novel or one that features magical realism. - Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor - completed

6. Tall Tales: Many of us know one or two people who tell stories that are a little bigger, more exciting, or extraordinary than the can be believed. For this prompt, read a book with a story that is just a little too unbelievable to be true. - The Breakdown by B.A. Paris - completed

7. One Day, Maybe: Today and throughout history, people have imagined what the world (or galaxy, universe, etc.) would or could be like in the future. For this prompt, read a work of nonfiction that explores or predicts how the world may look in the days, years, or eons ahead.

5/5 - challenge completed!!!

Clear the Shelves 2018 #10

Giveaways:
- The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor

Own:
- Leadership: In Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin

J List - 0/28

THROWBACK TIME
Duration: November 1, 2018 - November 30, 2018

1) Historical events can have a significant impact on the current politics and/or culture. Read a book (fiction or non-fiction) to help you understand one of those events. - Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward - completed

2) A song or smell can bring back memories. But what about books? Read a book that connects you to a certain memory. - Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas - completed

3) Let's throwback to our childhood. Read a book that you loved or would have loved as a child.

4) There are so many great books being published every week that it is hard to keep track. Read a #1 New York Times Bestseller from the past decade. - The Marriage Lie by Kimberly Belle - completed

5) It is Throwback Thursday! Read any book, but finish it on a Thursday. - Mrs. Bridge by Evan Connell - completed

6) A throwback challenges without classics? Impossible! Read a classic that has been on your TBR list for a while.

7) Revisit a favorite monthly or quarterly challenge from earlier this year. Read a book to complete a task you missed. - Almost Everything: Notes on Hope by Anne Lamott - completed

8) Earlier this year for our Reading Through Time Party, and in previous years for our 10K Member Party, we created Listopias to celebrate. Put your party hats back on and read a book from one of our member-created Listopias. - Night Road by Kristin Hannah - completed

9) Sometimes we can all use a good laugh. Read a funny book that makes you "throwback" your head in laughter.

10) What did your parents read back in the day? Read a popular book published in the decade that you were born.

6/5 - challenge completed!

Megan’s mini-readathon: 12 am-11:59 pm 11/9/18

12 am-3:45 - sleep
3:45-4 - .25 read
4-5:45 - sleep
5:45-6 - .25 read
6-6:15 - take care of dog
6:15-7 - .75 read
7-7:30 - take dog out
7:30-9:30 - 2 hrs read - finished first book!
9:30-10:30 - get brunch
10:30-11:45 - 1.25 hrs read
11:45-1:15 - nap
1:15-6:00 - 4.75 hrs read
6:00-7:00 - dinner
7:00-12:00 - 5 hrs read

Goal - 1/1 books
Time - 14.25/10 hrs

I'm so impressed, Megan!
So little sleep and not even a nap! (I'd definitely have needed a nap.)
Oh wait, that schedule only took you up to brunch!?
I'd say "Best wishes with your mini-readathon," but you have it under control, obviously!
:D

oshizu wrote: "I'm so impressed, Megan!
So little sleep and not even a nap! (I'd definitely have needed a nap.)
Oh wait, that schedule only took you up to brunch!?
I'd say "Best wishes with your mini-readathon," ..."

Thanks, oshizu! I was inspired by a BR podcast, and I've been waiting for a day off to just read!

Hi Megan, I see your Challenge #50 is "a book set in an abbey, cloister," etc., and I have a recommendation for you! If you like British mysteries, the Brother Cadfael mystery series by Ellis Peters is well-written, suspenseful, and interesting, or at least I found it be so. The setting is usually an abbey and monastery in Shrewsbury, but Brother Cadfael also does a fair bit of traveling.

Good luck with your 2019 PopSugar Reading Challenge! And I admire your stamina for reading!

My Favorite Things
Duration: December 1 - 31, 2018

"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...these are a few of my favorite things." The Sound of Music reminds us to appreciate the little things in life. Choose books based on your favorite things.

Read a book inspired by your...
1. favorite color
2. favorite scent or fragrance
3. favorite season or holiday - Spring turning to summer - The Angels' Share by J.R. Ward - completed
4. favorite time of day
5. favorite town or city - NYC, Sex and the city, SJP - His Favorites by Kate Walbert - completed
6. favorite food
7. favorite emotion - righteous indignation - The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer - completed
8. favorite song
9. favorite genre or sub-genre (retellings) - The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh - completed
10. favorite author - Becoming by Michelle Obama - completed
...or, skip the tasks and read the books you have been longing to read this year. After all, reading a great book is a "favorite thing" in of itself.

5/5 - challenge completed!