2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Here are my challenges for 2018!

Personal challenge to read at least 50 books in 2018

1. 'The People at Number 9' by Felicity Everett - read on Kindle on 11th Jan
2. 'The Woman in Cabin 10' by Ruth Ware - read on 13th Jan
3. 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' by Gail Honeyman - read on 21st Jan
4. 'Trust Your Eyes' by Linwood Barclay - read on 12th Feb
5. 'The Keeper of Lost Things' by Ruth Hogan - read on Kindle on 14th Feb
6. 'Stillhouse Lake' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 22nd Feb
7. 'Into the Water' by Paula Hawkins - read on 27th Feb
8. 'Killman Creek' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 8th Mar
9. 'The Lucky Ones' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 21st Mar
10. 'Still Me' by Jojo Moyes - read 11th Mar
11. 'The Last Mrs. Parrish' by Liv Constantine - read on Kindle on 5th Apr
12. 'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch - read on Kindle on 12th Apr
13. 'Red Queen' by Victoria Aveyard - read on Kindle on 2nd May
14. 'When I Was Invisible' by Dorothy Koomson - read on 8th May
15. 'Noughts & Crosses' by Malorie Blackman - read on Kindle on 14th May
16. 'Then She Was Gone' by Lisa Jewell - read on 17th May
17. 'The Girl Before' by J.P. Delaney - read on 24th May
18. 'I Found You' by Lisa Jewell - read on 12th Jun
19. 'Flawed' by Cecelia Ahern - read on 12th Jun
20. 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood - read on 28th Jun
21. 'The Escape' by C.L. Taylor - read on Kindle on 2nd Jul
22. 'The Twelve' by Justin Cronin - read on 23rd Aug
23. 'The Light We Lost' by Jill Santopolo - read on 26th Aug
24. 'The Storyteller' by Jodi Picoult - read on Kindle on 31st Aug
25. 'Leaving Time' by Jodi Picoult - read on 8th Sep
26. 'Bring Me Back' by B.A. Paris - read on 10th Sep
27. 'I See You' by Clare Mackintosh - read on 18th Sep
28. 'The Light Between Oceans' by M.L. Stedman - read 26th Sep
29. 'Rivers of London' by Ben Aaronovitch - read on Kindle on 26th Sep
30. 'The Creeper Man' by Dawn Kurtagich - read on Kindle on 24th Oct
31. 'The Pact' by Jodi Picoult - read on Kindle on 7th Nov
32. 'The Story of Us' by Dani Atkins - read on Kindle on 13th Nov
33. 'The Fireman' by Joe Hill - read 16th Nov
34. 'A Spark of Light' by Jodi Picoult' - read 18th Nov
35. 'The Children Act' by Ian McEwan - read 19th Nov
36. 'Glass Sword' by Victoria Aveyard - read on Kindle on 22nd Nov
37. 'Career of Evil' by Robert Galbraith - read 25th Nov
38. 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' by J.K. Rowling - re-read on Kindle on 28th Nov
39. 'This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor' by Adam Kay - read 3rd Dec
40. 'If You Could See Me Now' by Cecelia Ahern - read on Kindle on 6th Dec
41. 'Cold Feet at Christmas' by Debbie Johnson - re-read on Kindle on 7th Dec
42. 'Final Girls' by Riley Sager - read on Kindle on 14th Dec
43. 'The Girls in the Garden' by Lisa Jewell - read 18th Dec
44. 'Christmas Cakes and Mistletoe Nights' by Carole Matthews - read on Kindle on 18th Dec
45. 'The Lemon Grove' by Helen Walsh - read 19th Dec
46. 'The Retreat' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 19th Dec
47. 'The Night Before Christmas' by Scarlett Bailey - currently reading
48. 'On a Beautiful Day' by Lucy Diamond - currently reading on Kindle

A-Z Challenge

Aiming for 26 books here!

23/26

A - 'The Children Act' by Ian McEwan - read 19th Nov
B - 'Bring Me Back' by B.A. Paris - read on 10th Sep
C - 'The Woman in Cabin 10' by Ruth Ware - read on 13th Jan
D - - 'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch - read on Kindle on 12th Apr
E - 'The Escape' by C.L. Taylor - read on Kindle on 2nd Jul
F - 'Flawed' by Cecelia Ahern - read on 12th Jun
G - 'The Girl Before' by J.P. Delaney - read on 24th May
H - 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood - read on 28th Jun
I - 'Into the Water' by Paula Hawkins - read 27th Feb
J - 'This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor' by Adam Kay - read 3rd Dec
K - 'Killman Creek' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 8th Mar
L - 'The Keeper of Lost Things' by Ruth Hogan - read on Kindle on 14th Feb
M - 'Still Me' by Jojo Moyes - read 11th Mar
N - 'The People at Number 9' by Felicity Everett - read on Kindle on 11th Jan
O - 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' by Gail Honeyman - read 21st Jan
P - 'The Last Mrs. Parrish' by Liv Constantine - read on Kindle on 5th Apr
Q - 'Red Queen' by Victoria Aveyard - read on Kindle on 2nd May
R - 'Rivers of London' by Ben Aaronovitch - read on Kindle on 26th Sep
S - 'Stillhouse Lake' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 22nd Feb
T - 'The Twelve' by Justin Cronin - read on 23rd Aug
U - 'The Story of Us' by Dani Atkins - read on Kindle on 13th Nov
V -
W - 'When I Was Invisible' by Dorothy Koomson - read on 8th May
X -
Y - 'Trust Your Eyes' by Linwood Barclay - read 12th Feb
Z -

Popsugar 2018 Reading Challenge

Found this challenge harder than I thought it would be last year, so aiming for 30 to start (but will hopefully increase it as the year progresses!).

30/30 Completed!

1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen -
2. True crime -
3. The next book in a series you started - 'Still Me' by Jojo Moyes - read on 11th Mar
4. A book involving a heist -
5. Nordic noir -
6. A novel based on a real person - 'This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor' by Adam Kay - read 3rd Dec
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - 'Killman Creek' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 8th Mar
8. A book with a time of day in the title - 'The Twelve' by Justin Cronin - read on 23rd Aug
9. A book about a villain or antihero - 'The Last Mrs. Parrish' by Liv Constantine - read on Kindle on 5th Apr
10. A book about death or grief - 'Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine' by Gail Honeyman - read on 21st Jan
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - 'Career of Evil' by Robert Galbraith - read on 25th Nov
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist -
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical -
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - 'When I Was Invisible' by Dorothy Koomson - read on 8th May
15. A book about feminism - 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood - read on 28th Jun
16. A book about mental health - 'The Pact' by Jodi Picoult - read on Kindle on 7th Nov
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - 'The Light Between Oceans' by M.L. Stedman - read 26th Sep
18. A book by two authors -
19. A book about or involving a sport -
20. A book by a local author -
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - 'Red Queen' by Victoria Aveyard - read on Kindle on 2nd May
22. A book with alliteration in the title -
23. A book about time travel -
24. A book with a weather element in the title - 'Cold Feet at Christmas' by Debbie Johnson - re-read on Kindle on 7th Dec
25. A book set at sea - 'The Woman in Cabin 10' by Ruth Ware - read 13th Jan
26. A book with an animal in the title -
27. A book set on a different planet - 'Glass Sword' by Victoria Aveyard - read on Kindle on 22nd Nov
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - 'Into the Water' by Paula Hawkins - read on 27th Feb
29. A book about or set in Halloween -
30. A book with characters who are twins - 'I See You' by Clare Mackintosh - read on 18th Sep
31. A book mentioned in another book -
32. A book from a celebrity book club - BBC Radio 2's Sara Cox Book Club: The Children Act' by Ian McEwan - read 19th Nov
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read -
34. A book that’s published in 2018 - 'Bring Me Back' by B.A. Paris - read on 10th Sep
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - 'The Fireman' by Joe Hill - read on 16th Nov
36. A book set in the decade you were born - 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' by J.K. Rowling - re-read on Kindle on 28th Nov
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - 'The People at Number 9' by Felicity Everett - read on Kindle on 11th Jan
38. A book with an ugly cover - 'Trust Your Eyes' by Linwood Barclay - read on 12th Feb
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - 'The Story of Us' by Dani Atkins - read on Kindle on 13th Nov
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges - "A book with an eccentric character" - 'If You Could See Me Now' by Cecelia Ahern - read on Kindle on 6th Dec

Advanced
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - 'Noughts & Crosses' by Malorie Blackman - read on Kindle on 14th May
42. A cyberpunk book -
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - 'Stillhouse Lake' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 22nd Feb
44. A book tied to your ancestry -
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - 'The Lemon Grove' by Helen Walsh - read 19th Dec
46. An allegory -
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you -
48. A microhistory -
49. A book about a problem facing society today - The Need to be Perfect: 'Flawed' by Cecelia Ahern - read 12th Jun
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - 'The Light We Lost' by Jill Santopolo - read 26th Aug

The Colour Challenge

15/15 COMPLETED!

1. White - 'Noughts & Crosses' by Malorie Blackman - read on Kindle on 14th May
2. Pink - 'The Keeper of Lost Things' by Ruth Hogan - read on Kindle on 14th Feb
3. Red - 'The Lucky Ones' by Mark Edwards - read on Kindle on 21st Mar
4. Orange - 'Stillhouse Lake' by Rachel Caine - read on Kindle on 22nd Jan
5. Yellow - 'Still Me' by Jojo Moyes - read on 11th Mar
6. Green - 'The People at Number 9' by Felicity Everett - read on Kindle on 11th Jan
7. Light Blue - 'Trust Your Eyes' by Linwood Barclay - read 12th Feb
8. Dark Blue - 'The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware - read on 13th Jan
9. Purple - The Light We Lost' by Jill Santopolo - read on 26th Aug
10. Brown - 'The Handmaid's Tale' by Margaret Atwood - read on 28th Jun
11. Black - 'Into the Water' by Paula Hawkins - read 27th Feb
12. Metallic - 'Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine' - read on 21st Jan
13. Five Colors - 'I See You' by Clare Mackintosh - read on 18th Sep
14. Color Word in the Title - 'Red Queen' by Victoria Aveyard - read on Kindle on 2nd May
15. Descriptive Word in Title (Rainbow, Stripes, Polka Dots, Etc.) - 'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch - read on Kindle on 12th Apr