The 2018 Reading Challenge

You all know I love the POPSUGAR Annual Reading Challenges! Totally late to the party for 2018, but isn’t it better this way? I have most of the challenge complete — what about you? 

POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challenge

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1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen. Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
2. True crime. West Cork by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir. How to Be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman
6. A novel based on a real person The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
11. A book with your favorite color in the title Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
12. A book with alliteration in the title The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
13. A book about time travel How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
14. A book with a weather element in the title
15. A book set at sea
16. A book with an animal in the title Animal Farm by George Orwell
17. A book set on a different planet
18. A book with song lyrics in the title The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (close enough!)
19. A book about or set on Halloween
20. A book with characters who are twins
21. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
22. A book with an LGBTQ+protagonist Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
23. A book that is also a stage play, or, musical
24. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
25. A book about feminism Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud: The Rise and Reign of the Unruly Woman by Anne Helen Peterson
26. A book about mental health The Breakdown by B.A. Paris
27. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
28. A book by two authors The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
29. A book about or involving a sport
30. A book by a local author
31. A book mentioned in another book The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn 
32. A book from a celebrity book club  An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read The Giver by Lois Lowry
34. A book that’s published in 2018 The Oracle Year by Charles Soule 
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
38. A book with an ugly cover White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America by Nancy Isenberg
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges: A book that’s been on your TBR list for way too long
    

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If you want the printable version, you can find it here. Good luck and happy reading!