Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Ultimate Challenge 2015

[x] A book with >500 pages - Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
[x] A classic romance - Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
[x] A book that became a movie - The Martian by Andy Weir
[x] A book published this year - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews
[x] A book with a number in the title - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
[x] A book written by someone under 30 - The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
[x] A book with nonhuman characters - Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
[x] A funny book - Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
[x] A book with a female author - Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
[x] A mystery or thriller - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
[x] A book with a one-word title - Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
[x] A book of short stories - Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link
[x] A book set in a different country - The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon
[x] A nonfiction book - The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
[x] A popular author's first book - Attachments by Rainbow Rowell
[x] A book from an author you love that you have not read yet - Fate's Edge by Ilona Andrews
[x] A book a friend recommended - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
[x] A Pulitzer Prize winning book - The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
[x] A book based on a true story - Euphoria by Lily King
[x] A book at the bottom of your to-read list - Ani DiFranco: Verses
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than 100 years old
[ ] A book based entirely on its cover
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't
[x] A memoir - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
[x] A book you can finish in a day - Fracture Me by Tahereh Mafi
[x] A book with antonyms in the title - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
[ ] A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[ ] A trilogy
[ ] A book from your childhood
[ ] A book with a love triangle
[ ] A book set in the future
[x] A book set in high school - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
[x] A book with a color in the title - The Black Mage: First Year by Rachel E. Carter
[x] A book that made you cry - The Year of Magical Thinking
[x] A book with magic - A Court of Thorns and Roses
[x] A graphic novel - Saga, Volume 1
[x] A book by an author you've never read before - Alice
[x] A book you own but have never read - Cloud Atlas
[x] A book that takes place in your hometown (or close to where you live) - Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
[x] A book originally written in a different language - The Shadow of the Wind
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] A book written by an author with your same initials
[ ] A play
[ ] A banned book
[x] A book based on or turned into a TV show - Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison
[x] A book you started but never finished - Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews

Colorful Challenge 2015

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Book Riot Read Harder Challenge

✓ 1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

✓ 2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

✓ 3. A collection of short stories
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link

✓ 4. A book published by an indie press
All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost by Lan Samantha Chang


✓ 5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

✓ 6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

✓ 7. A book that takes place in Asia
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

✓ 8. A book by an author from Africa
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

✓ 9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
Euphoria by Lily King

✓ 10. A microhistory
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

✓ 11. A YA novel
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

✓ 12. A sci-fi novel
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

✓ 13. A romance novel
Steel's Edge by Ilona Andrews

✓ 14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

✓ 15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter

✓ 16. An audiobook
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

✓ 17. A collection of poetry
Ani DiFranco: Verses by Ani DiFranco

✓ 18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde

✓ 19. A book that was originally published in another language
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

✓ 20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind
Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples

✓ 21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure
I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain by Courtney Robertson

✓ 22. A book published before 1850
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

✓ 23. A book published this year
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

✓ 24. A self-improvement book
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jaleenajo wrote: "Colorful Challenge 2015

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[bookcover:Gunmetal Magic|12..."

Finished my colorful cover challenge!

Nice job on your color challenge! Looks like only one more for your Book Riot Read Harder Challenge too.

Kristie wrote: "Nice job on your color challenge! Looks like only one more for your Book Riot Read Harder Challenge too."

Thanks! I'm halfway done with my last book riot book...this is the first year I'm actually finishing my yearly challenges!

That's great. My challenges are a big mess this year! lol I sign up for too many. I need to be more mindful about signing up for 1 or 2 at a time and working towards them.

Jaleenajo wrote: "Book Riot Read Harder Challenge

✓ 1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25
The Mime Order by Samantha Shannon

✓ 2. A book..."

Finished my Read Harder challenge!!!

2015 A-Z Challenge

A - All Our Names
B - Between the World and Me
C - Carry On
D - Down the Rabbit Hole
E - The Eyre Affair
F - The Fifth Season
G - The Girl With All the Gifts
H - The Heart Goes Last
I - Indexing
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L - The Library at Mount Char
M - Magic Shifts
N - Northanger Abbey
O -
P - Perdido Street Station
Q -
R - Ready Player One
S - Six of Crows
T -
U -
V - Verses
W - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
X -
Y - The Year of Magical Thinking
Z -