2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I really enjoy taking part in reading challenges and found that 2016's really pushed me to read more books (even if I didn't manage to complete every challenge - it's about the taking part though, right?!).

I'm planning on trying some challenges again this year, starting with my personal goal of reading 60 books in 2017.

Can't wait to get started!

My Personal Challenge of 60 Books in 2017

Trying to read 52 books in 2017!

1. 'The Three' by Sarah Lotz - read 3rd January
2. 'The Passenger' by Lisa Lutz - read on Kindle on 7th January
3. 'Day Four' by Sarah Lotz - read on 8th January
4. 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness - read 9th January
5. 'Because She Loves Me' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 11th January
6. 'The Year I Met You' by Cecelia Ahern - read 19th January
7. 'The One Plus One' by Jojo Moyes - read 24th January
8. 'The Cuckoo's Calling' by Robert Galbraith - read 12th February
9. 'A Game of Thrones' by George R.R. Martin - read on Kindle on 13th February
10. 'The Silkworm' by Robert Galbraith - read 8th March
11. 'The Flavours of Love' by Dorothy Koomson - read 14th March
12. 'If I Stay' by Gayle Forman - read 19th March
13. 'Slade House' by David Mitchell - read 23rd March
14. 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' by Helen Fielding - read 31st March
15. 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon - read 12th April
16. 'Sharp Objects' by Gillian Flynn - read 27th April
17. 'Behind Closed Doors' by B.A. Paris - read 30th April
18. 'The Widow' by Fiona Barton - read 13th May
19. 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children' by Ransom Riggs - read 16th May
20. 'Confess' by Colleen Hoover - read on Kindle on 18th May
21. 'The Butterfly Garden' by Dot Hutchison - read on Kindle on 20th May
22. 'The Devil's Work' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 23rd May
23. 'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare - read 1st June
24. 'Into the Darkest Corner' by Elizabeth Haynes - read on Kindle on 1st June
25. 'City of Ashes' by Cassandra Clare - read 15th June
26. 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë - read on Kindle on 26th June
27. 'When She Was Bad' by Tammy Cohen - read 28th June
28. 'Look Behind You' by Sibel Hodge - read on Kindle on 7th July
29. 'City of Glass' by Cassandra Clare - read 22nd July
30. 'Mr. Mercedes' by Stephen King - read 24th July
31. 'City of Fallen Angels' by Cassandra Clare - read 2nd August
32. 'City of Lost Souls' by Cassandra Clare - read 13th August
33. 'Mad About the Boy' by Helen Fielding - read 29th August
34. 'Small Great Things' by Jodi Picoult - read 7th September
35. 'The Circle' by Dave Eggers - read on Kindle on 4th October
36. 'One of Us Is Lying' by Karen M. McManus - read on Kindle on 11th October>
37. 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou - read 20th October
38. 'City of Heavenly Fire' by Cassandra Clare - read 19th November
39. 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin - currently reading
40. 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' by Gail Honeyman - currently reading

Aiming for 24 books in this one!

The Genre Bingo Challenge



21/24

1. Science Fiction: 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin - currently reading
2. Horror: 'Slade House' by David Mitchell - read 23rd March
3. Paranormal Romance: 'City of Lost Souls' by Cassandra Clare - read 13th August
4. Literary Fiction: 'Small Great Things' by Jodi Picoult - read 7th September
5. Romance: 'The Year I Met You' by Cecelia Ahern - read 19th January
6. Coming of Age: 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon - read 12th April
7. Chick-lit: 'The One Plus One' by Jojo Moyes - read 24th January
8. Paranormal: 'City of Glass' by Cassandra Clare - read 22nd July
9. Tragedy: 'If I Stay' by Gayle Forman - read 19th March
10. Short Stories or Novella:
11. Crime: 'The Cuckoo's Calling' by Robert Galbraith - read 12th February
12. Suspense: 'The Three' by Sarah Lotz - read 3rd January
13. Mystery or Thriller: 'Because She Loves Me' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 11th January
14. Dystopian:
15. Urban Fantasy 'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare - read 1st June
16. Epic/High Fantasy: 'A Game of Thrones' by George R.R. Martin - read on Kindle on 13th February
17. Humour: 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' by Helen Fielding - read 31st March
18. YA Fantasy: 'City of Ashes' by Cassandra Clare - read 15th June
19. Magical Realism: 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness - read 9th January
20. Family Saga: 'The Flavours of Love' by Dorothy Koomson - read 14th March
21. Self-Help:
22. Historical: 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou - read 20th October
23. Adventure: 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children' by Ransom Riggs - read 16th May
24. Classics: 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë - read on Kindle on 26th June

Popsugar 2017 Reading Challenge

Aiming for 40 books to start.

24/40

1. A book recommended by a librarian: 'If I Stay' - read 19th March
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: 'The One Plus One' by Jojo Moyes - read 24th January
3. A book of letters:
4. An audiobook:
5. A book by a person of color:
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title:
7. A book that is a story within a story: 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness - read 9th January
8. A book with multiple authors:
9. An espionage thriller:
10. A book with a cat on the cover:
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym: 'The Cuckoo's Calling' by Robert Galbraith - read 12th February
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read: 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Brontë - read 26th June
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability:
14. A book involving travel: 'The Three' by Sarah Lotz - read 3rd January
15. A book with a subtitle: 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' by Helen Fielding - read 31st March
16. A book that's published in 2017:
17. A book involving a mythical creature: 'City of Ashes' by Cassandra Clare - read 15th June
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile:
19. A book about food: 'The Flavours of Love' by Dorothy Koomson - read 14th March
20. A book with career advice:
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective:
22. A steampunk novel:
23. A book with a red spine: 'Slade House' by David Mitchell - read 23rd March
24. A book set in the wilderness:
25. A book you loved as a child:
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: 'Sharp Objects' by Gillian Flynn - read 27th April
27. A book with a title that's a character's name:
28. A novel set during wartime:
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: 'Day Four' by Sarah Lotz - read 8th January
30. A book with pictures: 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children' by Ransom Riggs - read 16th May
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you:
32. A book about an interesting woman: 'The Passenger' by Lisa Lutz - read 7th January
33. A book set in two different time periods: 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon - read 12th April
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title:
35. A book set in a hotel:
36. A book written by someone you admire: 'The Silkworm' by Robert Galbraith - read 8th March
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017:
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas:
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before: 'City of Bones' by Cassandra Clare - read 1st June
40. A book you bought on a trip: 'City of Glass' by Cassandra Clare - read 22nd July

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41. A book recommended by an author you love: 'Confess' by Colleen Hoover - read 18th May
42. A bestseller from 2016: 'Behind Closed Doors' by B.A. Paris - read 30th April
43. A book with a family-member term in the title:
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span:
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee:
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of:
47. A book with an eccentric character: 'Because She Loves Me' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 11th January
48. A book that's more than 800 pages: 'A Game of Thrones' by George R.R. Martin - read on Kindle on 13th February
49. A book you got from a used book sale: 'The Year I Met You' by Cecelia Ahern - read 19th January
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book:
51. A book about a difficult topic: 'Small Great Things' by Jodi Picoult - currently reading
52. A book based on mythology:

Colour Challenge 2017

13/15

1. White in the cover: 'The Three' by Sarah Lotz - read 3rd January
2. Pink in the cover: ''The One Plus One' by Jojo Moyes - read 24th January
3. Red in the cover: 'The Flavours of Love' by Dorothy Koomson - read 14th March
4. Orange in the cover: 'The Silkworm' by Robert Galbraith - read 8th March
5. Yellow in the cover: 'The Year I Met You' by Cecelia Ahern - read 19th January
6. Green in the cover: 'The Cuckoo's Calling' by Robert Galbraith - read 12th February
7. Light Blue in the cover: 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon - read 12th April
8. Dark Blue in the cover: 'Day Four' by Sarah Lotz - read 8th January
9. Purple in the cover: 'Confess' by Colleen Hoover - read 18th May
10. Brown in the cover: 'City of Heavenly Fire' by Cassandra Clare - read 19th November
11. Black in the cover: 'A Monster Calls' by Patrick Ness - read 9th January
12. Metallic colour in the cover: 'Small Great Things' by Jodi Picoult - read 7th September
13. At least 5 colours on the cover: 'Slade House' by David Mitchell - read 23rd March
14. Colour in the title:
15. Word describing colours in the title: