Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Completed 21/20


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Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016
Completed: 24/40

**I will modify the hell out of this challenge to accommodate my taste, sorry I'm not sorry **
☐ A book based on a fairy tale – Uprooted by Naomi Novik
✔ A National Book Award winner – Redeployment by Phil Klay
✔ A YA Bestseller – Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
✔ A book you haven’t read since high for school - Strategic Compensation in Canada
☐ A book set in on your home state planet -
✔ A book translated to English – Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
✔ A romance set in the future – Saga, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan
✔ A book set in Europe – Slade House by David Mitchell
☐ A book that’s under 150 pages – The Grown Up by Gillian Flynn
✔ A New York Times bestseller – End of Watch by Stephen King
✔ A book that’s becoming a movie tv series this year – The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
✔ A book recommended by someone you just met trust - Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan
✔ A self-improvement book – 101 Job Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again by James Reed
✔ A book you can finish in a day – Lumberjanes #1 by Noelle Stephenson
✔ A book written by a celebrity favourite author - Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch
☐ A political memoir -
☐ A book at least 100 years older than you – The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
✔ A book that’s more than 600 pages – > The Fireman by Joe Hill
✔ A book from Oprah’s Your Book Club – Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove
☐ A science fiction novel –
☐ A book recommended by a family member –
✔ A graphic novel – New Suicide Squad, Vol. 1: Pure Insanity by Sean Ryan
✔ A book that is published in 2016 – The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
✔ A book that takes place during summer – Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
☐ A book and its prequel -
✔ A murder mystery – Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
☐ A book written by a comedian -
☐ A dystopian novel – The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
✔ A book with a blue cover – Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
☐ A book of poetry with beautiful writing -
☐ The first book you see in a bookstore -
✔ A classic from the 20th century - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets by Hergé
✔ A book from the library - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
✔ An autobiography – The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
✔ A book about an road trip adventure - Amulet, Vol. 7: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi
✔ A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with – One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore
☐ A satirical book -
✔ A book that takes place on an island - Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates
☐ A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy –

New Release Challenge 2016
Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Completed: 10/10

✔ Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
✔ The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
☐ The Blood Mirror by Brent Weeks
✔ End of Watch by Stephen King
✔ Dark Matter: A Novel by Blake Crouch
✔ The Fireman by Joe Hill
✔ Calamity by Brandon Sanderson
✔ Mata Hari's Last Dance by Michelle Moran
✔ Amulet, Vol. 7: Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi
✔ Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates
✔ Rat Queens, Vol. 3: Demons by Kurtis Wiebe
☐ A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab


Author Exploration Challenge
"New to me" - Authors I've never read before
Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Completed: 11/10

✔ Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
✔ The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
✔ Slade House by David Mitchell
✔ The Passage by Justin Cronin
✔ Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates
✔ Dune by Frank Herbert
✔ The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
✔ Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
✔ One Night in Winter by Simon Sebag Montefiore
✔ The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee
✔ Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Colorful Covers 2016
Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Level: Easy
Completed: 12/12


Blue Cover

Green Cover

Red Cover

Black Cover

White Cover

Yellow Cover

Pink Cover

Purple Cover

Orange Cover

Gray Cover

Brown Cover

Colorful Cover

A-Z Challenge 2016
Duration: January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016

Books completed: 17/26

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B - Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish by John Hargrove - Feb 11/16
C - Calamity by Brandon Sanderson Feb 28/16
D - Dune by Frank Herbert Mar 21/16
E - The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks - Jan 18/16
F - The Fireman by Joe Hill - Aug 20/16
G - The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by Hyeonseo Lee Sept 27/16
H - Hell House by Richard Matheson - Oct 27/16
I - Island of the Dolls by Jeremy Bates Feb 26/16
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K -
L - The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins June 24/16
M - Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer Sept 11/16
N - Nyphron Rising by Michael J. Sullivan Oct 12/16
O - Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz Jan 8/16
P - The Passage by Justin Cronin Feb 10/16
Q -
R - Rise of Empire by Michael J. Sullivan Sept 17/16
S - Slade House by David Mitchell Jan 22/16
T - Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan Sept 10/16
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V -
W - Wintertide by Michael J. Sullivan - Nov 10/16
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( For X, Z, the letter anywhere in the title is sufficient )

You are a very BAD, BAD influence to my TBR. This kind of lists should be banned :D
Good luck, happy reading!

ally ¯\(ツ)/¯ wrote: "**I will modify the hell out of this challenge to accommodate my taste, sorry I'm not sorry **"

lol!!...I plan to modify a couple of tasks in that challenge too. :)

Ioana wrote: "You are a very BAD, BAD influence to my TBR. This kind of lists should be banned :D"

I know! She has great books planned and they are all out there for us to see and want to read too.

LOL!
I'm trying all the challenges this year. I know I'll fail at all of them... but who cares :)

ally ¯\(ツ)/¯ wrote: "LOL!
I'm trying all the challenges this year. I know I'll fail at all of them... but who cares :)"

The planning is almost as fun though!

Vicki wrote: "

The planning is almost as fun though!"

100% agree :)

4/6 Challenges completed... I will never win in an A-Z Challenge... lol

Hahaha... That A-Z one is tough. I've done it before, but this year I basically forgot about it and don't have time to read enough books to finish. There is always next year!

Kristie wrote: "Hahaha... That A-Z one is tough. I've done it before, but this year I basically forgot about it and don't have time to read enough books to finish. There is always next year!"

So tough... I'm sure I'll fail again next year :P