2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

I am probably being very over-ambitious in the number of challenges I'm going to put here but I do love checking things off.

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
Genre Bingo Challenge
Color Challenge
Nonfiction Challenge
A to Z Challenge
Serial Reader Challenge
Clear the Shelves Challenge

My mom and I are going to read a feminist book together every month.
And I'm going to try to participate in some buddy reads and book clubs.

Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge 2018

1. A book published posthumously
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
2. A book of true crime
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
3. A classic of genre fiction (i.e. mystery, sci fi/fantasy, romance)
4. A comic written and illustrated by the same person
5. A book set in or about one of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, or South Africa)
6. A book about nature
7. A western
8. A comic written or illustrated by a person of color
9. A book of colonial or postcolonial literature
10. A romance novel by or about a person of color
11. A children’s classic published before 1980
12. A celebrity memoir
13. An Oprah Book Club selection
14. A book of social science
15. A one-sitting book
- Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
16. The first book in a new-to-you YA or middle grade series
17. A sci fi novel with a female protagonist by a female author
- Voiceless by E.G. Wilson
18. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image
19. A book of genre fiction in translation
20. A book with a cover you hate
21. A mystery by a person of color or LGBTQ+ author
22. An essay anthology
23. A book with a female protagonist over the age of 60
- What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
24. An assigned book you hated (or never finished)

Genre Bingo Challenge 2018



B1. Magical Realism
B2. Science Fiction - Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
B3. Mystery or Thriller
B4. Graphic Novel
B5. Literary Fiction - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

I1. Horror
I2. Urban Fantasy
I3. Historical Romance - Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
I4. Chick-lit
I5. Humor

N1. Dystopian
N2. Science Nonfiction
N3. Free Space!
N4. Tragedy
N5. Adventure - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

G1. Classic - Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
G2. Coming of Age
G3. YA Fantasy - Caraval by Stephanie Garber
G4. Family Saga
G5. Epic/High Fantasy

O1. Short Stories or Novella
O2. Historical Nonfiction - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
O3. Historical
O4. Paranormal Romance
O5. Self-Help

Color Challenge 2018

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).


3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).


5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).


8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).


9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).


11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).


12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.


14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.

15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).

Nonfiction Challenge 2018

1. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
2. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
3. Girl: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You by Karen Rayne
4. Feminism from A to Z by Gayle E. Pitman
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A to Z Challenge 2018

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B. Batgirl, Vol. 1: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone
C. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
D. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
E. Expression by E.G. Wilson
F. Feminism from A to Z by Gayle E. Pitman
G. Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers
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N. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
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P. Persuasion by Jane Austen
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R. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
S. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
T. Transmetropolitan, Vol. 1: Back on the Street by Warren Ellis
U. The Unity Game by Leonora Meriel
V. Voiceless by E.G. Wilson
W. What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Serial Reader Challenge 2018

I will finish 3 series I have started before this year.
I will start 3 series this year.
- His Fair Assassin series by Robin LaFevers
--Grave Mercy - finished 1/9
I will read 5 series from start to finish this year.
- Binti series by Nnedi Okorafor
--Binti - finished 1/16
--Home - finished 1/17
--The Night Masquerade - finished 1/17
I will read 5 number of books that are part of a series.

Feminist Book Club

Jan - What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Feb - Bad Feminist or Hunger by Roxane Gay
Mar - Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Apr -
May -
Jun -
Jul -
Aug -
Sep -
Oct -
Nov -
Dec -

2018 Buddy Reads and Book Clubs

January
- Binti, Home, and The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor (Vaginal Fantasy book club)
- Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers (Vaginal Fantasy alt read) - finished 1/9
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (buddy read) - finished 1/5
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (buddy read) - finished 1/4
- Caraval by Stephanie Garber (buddy read) - finished 1/14
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (buddy read)
- Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd (David Bowie book club)
- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (NYT/PBS book club) - finished 1/19
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge (Our Shared Shelf book club)

February
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge (Our Shared Shelf book club, contd.)
- The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey (buddy read)
- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (buddy read)
- Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass #2) by Sarah J. Maas (buddy read)
- Kindred by Octavia Butler (buddy read)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (buddy read)
- Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (buddy read)

March
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (buddy read)
- The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey
- The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden (buddy read)
- The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) by Phillip Pullman (buddy read)
- Age of Myth (Legends of the Empire #1) by Michael J. Sullivan (buddy read)
- Ringworld (Ringworld #1) by Larry Niven (buddy read)
- The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archives #1) by Brandon Sanderson (buddy read)
- Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3) by Sarah J. Maas (buddy read)
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (buddy read)

April
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (buddy read)
- Fellside by M.R. Carey (buddy read)
- The Girl in the Tower (Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden (buddy read)
- The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials #2) by Phillip Pullman (buddy read)
- Age of Swords (Legends of the Empire #2) by Michael J. Sullivan (buddy read)
- The Ringworld Engineers (Ringworld #2) by Larry Niven (buddy read)
- Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archives #2) by Brandon Sanderson (buddy read)
- Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass #4) by Sarah J. Maas (buddy read)

May
- The Chemist
- The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3)
- Age of War (Legends of the Empire #3)
- The Ringworld Throne (Ringworld #3)
- Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archives 3)
- Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5)

June
- Legendary (Caraval #2) by Stephanie Garber
- The Book Thief
- The Collectors (His Dark Materials #4)
- Age of Legends (Legends of the Empire #4)
- Ringworld's Children (Ringworld #4)
- Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archives 4)
- Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6)

Clear the Shelves Challenge 2018
The books you read for this challenge are books that are already in your possession. Whatever you do for this challenge, you are not allowed to read a book obtained after December 31, 2017 unless you have read at least 5 books you already own.

8/50

Physical books:
- What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Batgirl vol. 1 by Gail Simone
- Batgirl vol. 2 by Gail Simone
- Batgirl vol. 3 by Gail Simone
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Ebooks:
- Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
- Persuasion by Jane Austen
- Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen