A challenge of relative ease and merriment 2018 discussion

The year is coming to a close, and that means the challenge is as well. So how did you do?
Personally I feel like I failed, cause my new job and new found love of music kept me from reading a lot so I didn't hit all the categories. However, you don't actually have to finish all of it! It's all for fun and inspiration and pushing your reading a little bit.

So, please share what you ended up with! Be it a full list or parts of one.
If you've shared your progress during the year you don't have to use the books you chose at the time of reporting on the finished categories. Choose whichever book you feel you want representing that category (as long as you've read it this year obviously).

You still have a week if you're trying to fill in more categories, don't worry. Share when you're ready. I'll do that myself. See if I can get at least one more category done.

So congrats on all your amazing progress on this challenge!
And I hope your reading year 2019 will be beautiful.

I had a lot of fun with this year's challenge and read a couple authors I might not have read otherwise. Here's my list:
a book released in 2018 - The Punishment She Deserves
a non-fiction book - Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space
a kids book - Winnie-the-Pooh
a YA novel - Throne of Glass
an LGBTQIA+ book - The Song of Achilles
a biography/autobiography/memoir - Not My Father's Son
a book set in the future - The Handmaid's Tale
a book set (or about a time) before 1940 - A Trace of Smoke
a how-to book - The Art of Whimsical Lettering
a graphic novel - The Mortal Instruments: The Graphic Novel, Vol. 1
a book with mythological creatures - The Silmarillion
a book featuring an important character with a disability - The World Beneath
a book set on or by the sea - Boar Island
a book about a death - The Little Friend
a retelling of a *classic - After Alice
a book with a predominantly yellow cover - Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut
a book written by more than one author - The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
a book written by a person of colour - The Hate U Give
the first book in an existing series (of at least two released books) - The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
a book you’ve meant to read for more than year - The Bonesetter's Daughter

Wishing you all a 2019 full of joy, ease, merriment, and many hours of amazingreading.

I was being very stubborn about a personal challenge, so I technically finished YESTERDAY.

a book released in 2018: The Hunger
a non-fiction book: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
a kids book: The Doll in the Garden
a YA novel: My Best Friend's Exorcism
an LGBTQIA+ book: Call Me By Your Name
a biography/autobiography/memoir: After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story
a book set in the future: Station Eleven (I loved this one!!)
a book set (or about a time) before 1940: The Light Between Oceans
a how-to book: I was a beta reader for a book on memoir writing for this one. I thought it would be published by the end of the year, but it's not. . . but I didn't make an alternate plan, so I'm counting it!
a graphic novel: Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening
a book with mythological creatures: NOS4A2
a book featuring an important character with a disability: Anything But Typical
a book set on or by the sea: The Troop
a book about a death: Everything I Never Told You (really enjoyed this also!)
a retelling of a *classic: Florence & Giles
a book with a predominantly yellow cover: Slade House
a book written by more than one author: The Best Horror of the Year Volume Four
a book written by a person of colour: Mapping the Interior
the first book in an existing series (of at least two released books): Every Heart a Doorway
a book you’ve meant to read for more than year: Tampa

This reading year has not been great for me, unfortunately, so I resolve to chill out about reading in 2019. I need to get back into it naturally.

My list of what I got done:

a biography/autobiography/memoir: Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

a graphic novel: Wonder Woman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 1

a book written by more than one author: The Book of Swords

a book featuring an important character with a disability: Guardians of the Whills

the first book in an existing series (of at least two released books): Child of a Hidden Sea

a kids book: Bomber Command

a non-fiction book: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

a YA novel: Dread Nation

a book released in 2018: Circe

a book set on or by the sea: Into the Storm: Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival

a retelling of a classic: Spinning Silver

a book written by a person of colour: Trail of Lightning

a book set (or about a time) before 1940: The Bear and the Nightingale

a book with mythological creatures: Golden Age and Other Stories

an LGBTQIA+ book: The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy

a book about a death - The Only Harmless Great Thing

The categories I missed:
a book with a predominantly yellow cover
meant to read for more than a year
how-to
future

I had ideas for the first, but I never got to it. The second I was reading Star Wars Costumes: The Original Trilogy and while it was good it got stressful in a spot, at a time when I was (am) already stressed out so much I just wasn't going to power thru for this challenge.
But even tho I didn't finish (again), I'm hoping to be able to try again this year. I did really enjoy pretty much all the books I read.

Will there be another challenge for 2019? I really enjoyed this one!