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Becky Rivensworth | 3 comments As I'm also doing the Popsugar Reading Challenge, and the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, I'll try not to double dip per challenge, but will definitely try and find books to meet prompts for all three challenges.

Total Completed 52/52 (completed 10/31/19)

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy - It Ends with Us (completed 01/24/19) or Rebel of the Sands (completed 01/08/19)
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) - Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law (completed 08/19/19)
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y - Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky (completed 01/20/19)
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) - A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (completed 06/23/19)

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare - Station Eleven (completed 01/28/19)
6. A book with a dual timeline - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (completed 04/04/19)
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 - The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir (completed 02/23/19)
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 - The Polygamist's Daughter (completed 01/08/19)

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) - The Two Towers (completed 09/22/19)
10. A book featuring an historical figure - I Was Anastasia (completed 07/05/19)
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) - His Majesty's Dragon (completed 02/15/19)
12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (completed 03/26/19)

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list - An American Marriage (completed 05/22/19)
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term - How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (completed
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country - Circe (completed 07/29/19)
16. A book told from multiple perspectives - One of Us Is Lying (completed 05/04/19)
17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) - The Name of the Wind (completed 10/22/19)

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (completed 08/23/19)
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR - Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived by Rob Bell (completed 10/15/19)
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (completed 09/02/19)
21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes - A book published in a special-to-you year - Cinder (completed 09/11/19)

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover - 23/7: Pelican Bay Prison and the Rise of Long-Term Solitary Confinement (completed 02/20/19)
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old - Northanger Abbey (completed 10/31/19)
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New - On the Come Up (completed 03/27/19)
25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed - Dune (completed 08/17/19)

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue - Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart (completed 07/15/19)
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list - To Kill a Mockingbird (completed 03/06/19)
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.) - The Winter of the Witch (completed 02/03/19)
29. A book published before 1950 - The Hobbit (completed 08/25/19)
30. A book featuring an elderly character - The Fellowship of the Ring (completed 09/08/19)

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read - Where the Wild Things Are (completed 01/15/19)
32. A book with more than 500 pages - The Queens of Innis Lear (completed 05/15/19)
33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet - The Cinderella Princess (completed 10/24/19)
34. A book with a person's name in the title - A Man Called Ove (completed 02/04/19)

35. A psychological thriller - Before I Go to Sleep (completed 03/15/19)
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list - Seafire (completed 07/11/19)
37. A book set in a school or university - Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town (completed 02/07/19)
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) - The Princess Saves Herself in this One (completed 01/02/19)

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life - The Great Alone (completed 09/27/19)
40. A book you stumbled upon - The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting (completed 03/27/19)
41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards - The Kiss Quotient (completed 4/30/19) or Educated (completed 06/07/19)
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character - The Return of the King (completed 10/03/19)
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction] - Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military, (completed 01/05/19)

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.) - The Princess Bride (completed 08/30/19)
45. A multi-generational saga - Before We Were Yours (completed 09/06/19)
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover - Sometimes I Lie (completed 06/21/19)
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) - The Sugar Queen (completed 01/09/19)

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year - Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth (completed 06/26/19)
49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country - Crazy Rich Asians (completed 06/18/19)
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) - Eat, Pray, Love (completed 03/01/19)
51. A book published in 2019 - Two Can Keep a Secret (completed 04/16/19)
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title - The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever (completed 01/09/19)


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