2018 Reading Challenges
The 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – The 2018 Finer Books Club Reading Challenge – The 2018 ABC Reading Challenge (title edition)
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The 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
This challenge is created every year courtesy of POPSUGAR – an online media company focused on lifestyle entertainment. Interested in joining? Download their list here and their Advanced list here!
Current Progress:
- A book made into a movie you’ve already seen – Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- True Crime – The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
- The next book in a series you’ve started – Anne of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery
- A book involving a heist – Unholy Night by Seth Grahame-Smith
- Nordic Noir – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
- A novel based on a real person – Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman
- A book set in a country that fascinates you – Beyond Coincidence: A Novel by Edna Koelfgen
- A book with a time of day in the title – Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
- A book about a villain or antihero – Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- A book about death or grief – Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
- A book with your favorite color in the title – The Silver Dream by Michael Reaves and Neil Gaiman
- A book with alliteration in the title – Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
- A book about time travel – Black Curtain Call by Nikki Joan
- A book with a weather element in the title – The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
- A book set at sea – The Pirate’s Heir by Simon Brading
- A book with an animal in the title – Jackalope by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
- A book set on a different planet – Ethan and the Key by Dennis Canfield
- A book with song lyrics in the title – Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
- A book about or set on Halloween – Shivers in the Night by Various Authors
- A book with characters who are twins – The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
- A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym – Through the Grinder by Cleo Coyle
- A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist – The Secrets of my Life by Caitlyn Jenner
- A book that is also a stage play or musical – Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you – Mother, Can You Not? by Kate Friedman-Siegel
- A book about feminism – Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women by Marianne Monson
- A book about mental health – Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
- A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift – Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- A book by two authors – Eternity’s Wheel by Michael Reeves and Neil Gaiman
- A book about or involving a sport – Fight to Dance by Simon Brading
- A book by a local author – InterWorld by Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves
- A book mentioned in another book – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (and J.K. Rowling)
- A book from a celebrity book club – Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman
- A childhood classic you’ve never read – The BFG by Roald Dahl
- A book that’s published in 2018 – The Secret Life of Mrs. London by Rebecca Rosenberg
- A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner – A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
- A book set in the decade you were born – Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
- A book meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to – The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
- A book with an ugly cover – The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
- A book that involves a bookstore or library – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan
- Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges – There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me by Brooke Shields (based on: 2015 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – A book based on a true story)
Advanced Prompts
- A best seller from the year you graduated high school – Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent
- A cyberpunk book – Bluescreen by Dan Wells
- A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place –
- A book tied to your ancestry –
- A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title – Eden’s Apple by Jeff Rigdon
- An allegory – New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
- A book by an author with the same first or last name as you –
- A microhistory – Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky
- A book about a problem facing society today – Rediscovering Catholicism: Journeying Toward Our Spiritual North Star by Matthew Kelly
- A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – Caraval by Stephanie Garber
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The 2018 Finer Books Club Reading Challenge
In the late 2010s, Angela and Miranda found a way to channel their mutual love for heart-warming sidekicks, elegant plots, endearing main characters, twist endings and (most of all) fine words into something tangible and exciting. Thus began the Finer Books Club. This is their yearly challenge.
Interested in joining? Download their list here!
Current Progress:
- A book with a color in the title – Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
- A book with less than 10 chapters – D is for Dahl by Wendy Cooling
- A book that switches perspectives – Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
- A book on your DNF list – Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
- A book recommended by a friend – A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- A book with a 1-word title – Fairest by Marissa Meyer
- A book you picked because of the cover – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (illustrated) by Newt Scamander (and J.K. Rowling)
- A book you got from the free reading library – All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Derr
- A prequel – Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
- A book of short stories – The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
- An author debut – Headshot: A Novel by Matthew McAndrew
- Your mother’s favorite book – The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- A book set in the future – The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
- A book where the font of the author’s name is larger than the book title – Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini
- A book by a husband and wife team – Second Sunrise by David Thurlo and Aimée Thurlo
- A book a friend doesn’t recommend – First Life by Gena Showalter
- The last book in a series – Zom-B Goddess by Darren Shan
- An audiobook read by the author – I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
- A book from an unusual perspective – A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
- A book with a number in the title – Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- A book with a character that has a bad name – Equinox Whispers of Destiny by Gonzalo Guma
- A book based on your home state – American Gods By Neil Gaiman
- A banned book – Witches by Roald Dahl
- A book you can only read on a trip – Compendium by Tal McAbian
- A retelling of a classic – Winter by Marissa Meyer
- A book you see a stranger reading in public – Where’d you go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
- A book recommended by a book blogger – Little Monsters by Kara Thomas
- A book by an author who has written just one book – The Wonderer: A Darby, Baird & Co. Novel by A. Reneé Olesiewicz
Advanced Prompts
- A book based on a TV show or movie – Brave: The Junior Novelization by Irene Trimble
- A book with a pun in the title – On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
- A book that AJ Rocks has read – The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle
- A book with a written inscription – Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
- A book with a character that has your name – City of Dragons by Kelli Stanley
- An audiobook based on the reader’s voice – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling (read by Jim Dale)
- A book that doesn’t fit any of the above prompts – Danny the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
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The 2018 ABC Reading Challenge
(title edition)
When two challenges are no longer enough, why not create a third?
- A – About Ruth: A Novel by Bithi Paul
- B – The Bezert by Maria Knier
- C – The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- D – Devil’s List: Palm Beach by Pamela Westwood
- E – Empath by Simon Brading
- F – Fire by Kristin Cashore
- G – Goood Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
- H – Happy by Pharrell Williams
- I – Inside the Mind of a Borderline Personality, My Life and Recovery with BPD: A book on Borderline Personality Disorder by Matthew Gewinner
- J – Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- K – Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl
- L – The Lifeboat at the End of the Universe by Simon Brading
- M – The Magical Book of Spells: for Harry Potter Fans by Daniel Boger
- N – Now I Rise by Kiersten White
- O – The One and Only by Julia Ash
- P – Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Q – Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
- R – Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery
- S – The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer
- T – The Tribe of Iodine Wine by Brian Pacini
- U – Uncanny Valley by C.A. Gray
- V – Vox by Christina Dalcher
- W – Watch Me by Anjelica Huston
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- Y – You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
- Z – Zom-B Bride by Darren Shan
