2025 Reading Challenge discussion

My goal for 2019 is 70 books.

70/70 Completed!
Link to challenge thread

2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge

January: 1
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (1/30/19) ★★★★
February: 3
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (2/1/19) ★★★★
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (2/3/19) ★★★★★
4. The Genesis Code by John Case (2/21/19) ★★★★
March: 1
5. All Systems Red by Martha Wells (3/17/19) ★★★★
April: 1
6. The Zero Game by Brad Meltzer (4/6/19) ★★★★
May: 0
June: 0
July: 3
7. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (7/23/19) ★★★★
8. The Martian by Andy Weir (7/26/19) ★★★★★
9. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood (7/26/19) ★★★
August: 9
10. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (8/6/19) ★★★★
11. The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi (8/15/19) ★★★★
12. Drama by Raina Telgemeier (8/18/19) ★★★
13. The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (8/21/19) ★★★
14. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (8/22/19) ★★★★ 1/2
15. Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Prelude by Will Corona Pilgrim (8/23/19) ★★★
16. Star Trek, Vol. 5 by Mike Johnson (8/24/19) ★★★
17. Bird Box by Josh Malerman (8/29/19) ★★★★
18. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (8/31/19) ★★★
September: 1
19. The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer (9/28/19) ★★
October: 7
20. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (10/4/19) ★★★★
21. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick (10/23/19) ★★
22. Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin (10/24/19) ★★★★
23. Summer Frost by Blake Crouch (10/25/19) ★★★
24. Star Trek: Countdown To Darkness by Roberto Orci and Mike Johnson (10/26/19) ★★★
25. Star Trek: Khan by Mike Johnson (10/26/19) ★★★
26. The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indriðason (10/31/19) ★★★★
November: 2
27. Star Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster (11/1/19) ★★★
28. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (11/14/19) ★★★★
December: 42
29. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (12/3/19) ★★
30. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (12/4/19) ★★★★
31. Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie (12/8/19) ★★★
32. Origin by Dan Brown (12/12/19) ★★★
33. Atomic Marriage by Curtis Sittenfeld (12/13/19) ★★
34. Randomize by Andy Weir (12/13/19) ★★
35. Ark by Veronica Roth (12/13/19) ★★★
36. The Sleep Tight Motel by Lisa Unger (12/16/19) ★★★
37. The Dead Drink First by Dale Maharidge (12/18/19) ★★★★
38. Star Trek, Vol. 6: After Darkness by Mike Johnson (12/18/19) ★★★
39. The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon by Todd Zwillich (12/21/19) ★★★
40. Christmas Eve, 1914 by Charles Olivier (12/24/19) ★★★★
41. You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles (12/25/19) ★★★★
42. Enemy of the People: The Untold Story of the Journalists Who Opposed Hitler by Terrence Petty (12/25/19) ★★★
43. Star Trek, Vol. 7 by Mike Johnson (12/25/19) ★★★
44. Star Trek, Vol. 8 by Mike Johnson (12/25/19) ★★★
45. Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 9: The Q Gambit by Mike Johnson (12/26/19) ★★★★
46. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff (12/27/19) ★★★★
47. Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 10 by Mike Johnson (12/28/19) ★★★
48. The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay (12/28/19) ★★★
49. Catching Murphy by Wilson Ring (12/30/19) ★★★
50. Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 11 by Mike Johnson (12/30/19) ★★★
51. A Wedding Thing by Shea Serrano and Larami Serrano (12/30/19) ★★★
52. There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed by Edgar Cantero (12/30/19) ★★
53. The Best Girls by Min Jin Lee (12/30/19) ★★★
54. Will Williams by Namwali Serpell (12/30/19) ★★★
55. The Stones, the Crows, the Grass, the Moon by Walter Kirn (12/30/19) ★★★
56. Black Sheep by Rory Scholl (12/30/19) ★★★
57. Zenith Man by Jennifer Haigh (12/30/19) ★★
58. Before Her by Jacqueline Woodson (12/30/19) ★★★
59. Anonymous by Uzodinma Iweala (12/31/19) ★★★
60. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (12/31/19) ★★★
61. Verily, a New Hope by Ian Doescher (12/31/19) ★★★★
62. Midnight Son by James Dommek Jr. (12/31/19) ★★★★
63. The Lion's Den by Anthony Marra (12/31/19) ★★★
64. Everybody Loves Kamau! by W. Kamau Bell (12/31/19) ★★★★
65. Parable by Jess Walter (12/31/19) ★★★★
66. Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 12 by Mike Johnson (12/31/19) ★★★
67. Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 13 by Mike Johnson (12/31/19) ★★★★
68. Star Trek: Boldly Go Vol. 1 by Mike Johnson (12/31/19) ★★★
69. Star Trek: Boldly Go Vol. 2 by Mike Johnson (12/31/19) ★★★
70. Marvel's Jessica Jones by Brian Michael Bendis (12/31/19) ★★

POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2019
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

39/50
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✔1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 -- 7/23/19

✔2. A book that makes you nostalgic -- 8/31/19

✔3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) -- 8/29/19

✔4. A book you think should be turned into a movie -- 3/17/19

✔5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads -- 1/30/19

✔6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover -- 12/13/19

✔7. A reread of a favorite book -- 2/3/19

✔8. A book about a hobby -- 8/18/19

✔9. A book you meant to read in 2018 -- 10/4/19

10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
✔11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover -- 10/31/19

✔12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore -- 11/14/19

13. A book published posthumously
✔14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie -- 12/8/19

✔15. A retelling of a classic -- 8/22/19

16. A book with a question in the title
✔17. A book set on college or university campus -- 12/3/19

✔18. A book about someone with a superpower -- 8/23/19

✔19. A book told from multiple POVs -- 8/6/19

✔20. A book set in space -- 8/15/19

21. A book by two female authors
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
✔23. A book set in Scandinavia -- 12/4/19

✔24. A book that takes place in a single day -- 12/12/19

✔25. A debut novel -- 10/23/19

✔26. A book that's published in 2019 -- 12/13/19

✔27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature -- 2/1/19

✔28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire -- 7/26/19

✔29. A book with LOVE in the title -- 12/31/19

✔30. A book featuring an amateur detective -- 4/6/19

✔31. A book about a family -- 12/25/19

✔32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America -- 12/30/19

✔33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title -- 12/21/19

✔34. A book that includes a wedding -- 12/30/19

35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
✔36. A ghost story -- 7/26/19

✔37. A book with a two-word title -- 10/25/19

✔38. A novel based on a true story -- 12/24/19

✔39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game -- 12/13/19

✔40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge (2015: A book you can finish in a day) -- 12/25/19


Advanced

✔41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book -- 10/24/19

42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book
✔43. An "own voices" book -- 12/31/19

✔44. Read a book during the season it is set in -- 8/21/19

45. A LitRPG book
✔46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters -- 12/27/19

47. Two books that share the same title
48. Two books that share the same title
✔49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom -- 12/31/19

50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent

Around the Year in 52 Books
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

52/52 Completed!
My Plan

✔1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy -- 3/17/19

✔2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why) -- 12/21/19

✔3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y -- 12/28/19

✔4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc) -- 12/12/19

✔5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare -- 12/31/19

✔6. A book with a dual timeline -- 10/31/19

✔7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 -- 10/26/19

✔8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 -- 10/26/19

✔9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror) -- 10/25/19

✔10. A book featuring an historical figure -- 1/30/19

✔11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) rat, snake, tiger, rabbit, pig, horse, dragon, dog, monkey -- 2/1/19

✔12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer -- 12/13/19

✔13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list -- 7/23/19

✔14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term -- 11/1/19

✔15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country -- 8/22/19

✔16. A book told from multiple perspectives -- 8/6/19

✔17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia) -- 12/25/19

✔18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements -- 10/28/19

✔19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR -- 4/6/19

✔20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country -- 12/31/19

✔21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes close call: less than 200 pages -- 8/24/19

✔22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover --12/24/19

✔23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old -- 8/21/19

✔24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New -- 12/13/19

✔25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed -- 8/18/19

✔26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue -- 12/13/19

✔27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list -- 12/31/19

✔28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.) (snow on the cover) -- 9/28/19

✔29. A book published before 1950 -- 12/8/19

✔30. A book featuring an elderly character -- 12/4/19

✔31. A children’s classic you’ve never read -- 8/31/19

✔32. A book with more than 500 pages -- 12/27/19

✔33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet -- 7/26/19

✔34. A book with a person's name in the title -- 12/30/19

✔35. A psychological thriller -- 8/29/19

✔36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list -- 12/3/19

✔37. A book set in a school or university -- 2/3/19

✔38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc) -- 11/14/19

✔39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life -- 7/26/19

✔40. A book you stumbled upon -- 12/25/19

✔41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards -- 8/15/19

✔42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character -- 12/30/19

✔43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction] -- 2/21/19

✔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.) -- 8/23/19

✔45. A multi-generational saga (not much of a "saga" but it is multi-generational) -- 12/30/19

✔46. A book with a (mostly) black cover -- 12/16/19

✔47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.) -- 12/31/19

✔48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year -- 10/4/19

✔49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country -- 12/30/19

✔50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual) -- 12/30/19

✔51. A book published in 2019 -- 10/24/19

✔52. A book with a weird or intriguing title -- 12/18/19

Modern Mrs. Darcy 2019 Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

12/12 Completed!

✔1. A book you've been meaning to read -- 8/6/19

✔2. A book about a topic that fascinates you --7/26/19

✔3. A book in the backlist of a favorite author -- 7/23/19

✔4. A book recommended by someone with great taste -- 10/4/19

✔5. Three books by the same author #1 -- 1/30/19

✔6. Three books by the same author #2 -- 2/1/19

✔7. Three books by the same author #3 -- 2/3/19

✔8. A book you chose for the cover -- 12/30/19

✔9. A book by an author who is new to you -- 2/21/19

✔10. A book in translation -- 10/31/19

✔11. A book outside your (genre) comfort zone -- 12/16/19

✔12. A book published before you were born -- 8/21/19

LET’S TURN PAGES
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

11,989/20,000
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January: 256
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 256
February: 1224
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 341
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: 435
The Genesis Code: 448
March: 149
All Systems Red: 149
April: 460
The Zero Game: 460
May: 0
June: 0
July: 1046
Good Omens: 373
The Martian: 385
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud: 288
August: 2044
Wonder: 313
The Consuming Fire: 336
Drama: 240
The War of the Worlds: 144
The Song of Achilles: 370
Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War Prelude: 136
Star Trek, Vol. 5: 104
Bird Box: 305
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 96
September: 544
The First Counsel: 544
October: 1301
Station Eleven: 354
The Silver Linings Playbook: 302
Emergency Skin: 33
Summer Frost: 75
Star Trek: Countdown To Darkness: 106
Star Trek: Khan: 127
The Shadow District: 304
November: 674
Star Trek Into Darkness: 322
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War: 352
December: 4291
When Dimple Met Rishi: 400
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: 97
Death in the Clouds: 240
Origin: 482
Atomic Marriage: 1 (Audible Original without print page count)
Randomize: 28
Ark: 39
The Sleep Tight Motel: 48
The Dead Drink First: 4 (Audible Original without print page count)
Star Trek, Vol. 6: After Darkness: 104
The Man Who Knew The Way to the Moon: 130
Christmas Eve, 1914: 2
You Have Arrived at Your Destination: 46
Enemy of the People: The Untold Story of the Journalists Who Opposed Hitler: 51
Star Trek, Vol. 7: 104
Star Trek, Vol. 8: 143
Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 9: The Q Gambit: 152
Illuminae: 608
Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 10: 120
The Last Conversation: 56
Catching Murphy: 55
Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 11: 120
A Wedding Thing: 28
There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed: 146
The Best Girls: 18
Will Williams: 20
The Stones, the Crows, the Grass, the Moon: 31
Black Sheep: 30
Zenith Man: 21
Before Her: 17
Anonymous: 18
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: 96
Verily, a New Hope: 178
Midnight Son: 1 (Audible Original)
The Lion's Den: 24
Everybody Loves Kamau!: 34
Parable: 27
Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 12: 124
Star Trek (2011-2016) Vol. 13: 140
Star Trek: Boldly Go Vol. 1: 152
Star Trek: Boldly Go Vol. 2: 144
Marvel's Jessica Jones: 12

A-Z CHALLENGE - STAGE EDITION
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Read a book for each letter of the alphabet that has been adapted to a Movie, Television, or Stage Show (please post the year and type of the adaptation for credit). You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "the", "or", and "of").

15/15 | 15/26 Completed!
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✔A: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (several)
✔B: Bird Box (2018 movie)
✔C: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 movie)
✔D: Death in the Clouds (TV episode in 1992)
E:
F:
✔G: Good Omens (2019 TV miniseries)
✔H: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004 movie)
✔I: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013 movie)
✔J: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (several)
K:
✔L: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud (2010 movie)
✔M: The Martian (2015 movie)
N:
O:
✔P: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 movie)
Q:
R:
✔S: The Silver Linings Playbook (2012 movie)
T:
U:
✔V: Verily, a New Hope (this is more based on the 1977 movie instead of the other way around but I'm going to count it)
✔W: Wonder (2017 movie)
X:
Y:
✔Z: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War (2013 movie)

COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

15/18
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✔1. White

✔2. Pink

✔3. Red

✔4. Orange

✔5. Yellow

✔6. Green

✔7. Light Blue

✔8. Dark Blue

✔9. Purple

✔10. Brown

✔11. Black

✔12. Metallic

✔13. Five Colors

✔14. Geometric Pattern (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc.)

15. Ugly Cover
16. Two or More Colour Words in Title
17. “Color” in Title
✔18. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc.)

READ & GO CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

20/24
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✔1. A novel set in the woods -- 12/30/19

✔2. A novel involving a creative outlet -- 8/18/19

✔3. A novel featuring food you have not tried -- 12/3/49

4. A novel involving a train ride
✔5. A graphic novel -- 8/23/19

✔6. A novel involving ghosts -- 7/26/19

✔7. A novel featuring a zoo, animal shelter or sanctuary -- 12/31/19

8. A novel set on a bus
✔9. A novel where a main character seeks self-improvement -- 10/23/19

10. A novel featuring a bike ride
11. A novel set in or involving something industrial (factory, etc.)
✔12. A novel involving a plane ride -- 12/8/19

✔13. A novel set in a snow land -- 12/13/19

✔14. A novel set in a country other than your own -- 8/21/19

✔15. A novel featuring a garden -- 7/23/19

✔16. A novel set in a museum -- 12/12/19

✔17. A novel set in a hotel -- 12/16/19

✔18. A novel featuring an instrument you wish you could play -- 8/22/19

✔19. A novel involving an escape -- 8/29/19

✔20. A novel set underground or underwater -- 8/31/19 (She does go down a rabbit hole to get to Wonderland... and the original story was called Alice's Adventures Under Ground)

✔21. A novel involving a road trip -- 7/26/19

✔22. A novel depicting a sci-fi technology that now exists (quantum computers) --12/13/19

✔23. A novel set in a city within 100 km of your own -- 2/21/19 (while he also travels to other places throughout the book, the main character lives and works just outside DC)

✔24. Bonus: A novel set in your home town (I'm choosing to interpret home town as the area where I'm living now--I moved around growing up so I don't have a home town) -- 9/28/19

SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2019

35/20 Completed!
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The Murderbot Diaries


The Interdependency Series


Star Trek: Ongoing


Bird Box Series


Alice's Adventures in Wonderland


Forward Collection


Reykjavik Wartime Mystery Series


Dimple and Rishi


Hercule Poirot


Robert Langdon


Dark Corners Collection


Illuminae Files


The One


This Can't Be Happening


Inheritance


William Shakespeare's Star Wars


Star Trek: Boldly Go

CLEAR YOUR BOOKSHELVES CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

20/24
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Physical Books: 2
Star Trek Into Darkness (also own ebook)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Ebooks: 9
The Zero Game
The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
The War of the Worlds
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Origin
Illuminae
Star Trek: Boldly Go Vol. 1
Star Trek: Boldly Go Vol. 2
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Audiobooks: 9
Good Omens (also own ebook)
Wonder
The Consuming Fire
The Song of Achilles (also own ebook)
Station Eleven (also own ebook)
The Shadow District (also own ebook)
When Dimple Met Rishi
Christmas Eve, 1914
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (also own ebook)

THE TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019

Based on my 2019 list.

5/12
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✔1. Illuminae -- 12/27/19
2. Speak
3. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes
4. The Forgotten Book
5. The Golem and the Jinni
✔6. The Song of Achilles -- 8/22/19
✔7. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud -- 7/26/19
8. Ancillary Justice
9. The Rain Watcher
✔10. The Shadow District -- 10/31/19
11. Recursion
✔12. Origin -- 12/12/19

2019 Bookworm Catch-Up Challenge
Duration: 01.01.19 - 31.12.19

6/10
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bookshelf to check

1. Good Omens -- 7/23/19
2. Wonder -- 8/6/19
3. The Song of Achilles -- 8/22/19
4. Station Eleven -- 10/4/19
5. The Silver Linings Playbook -- 10/23/19
6. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde -- 12/31/19

New Releases: 18



Nonfiction: 11



Classics: 4

2018 Goodreads Choice Award Winners/Nominees
(only those I read during 2018 and 2019)

4/20
Challenge
gca-18 bookshelf

1. Only Human -- 7/7/2018
2. Head On -- 8/12/18
3. The Poet X -- 11/29/18
4. The Consuming Fire -- 8/15/19

All Books Read in 2019