2017 Reading Challenges

2017 Better World Books Challenge

Host: Better World Books My goal is to use my other challenges to complete this one.

A food memoir: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley
A collection of short stories: A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
A YA Novel: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
A book with a color in the title: A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
A book that's more than 100 years old: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
A book you picked based on the cover: DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted - Marguerite Bennett
A book set in a place you want to visit: Daytripper by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba
A book based on fairytales: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman
A National Book Award Winner: March: Book 3 by John Lewis
A book that takes place in a forest: The Woods, Vol 1: The Arrow by James Tynion IV
A romance that takes place during travel: Postcards From Ireland by Michael Harling
A book under 200 pages: Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Anderson
A book over 400 pages: America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie
A banned book: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
A nonfiction book about nature: Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle by Claire A. Nivola
A fantasy novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
A book by a person of color: I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
A book by a female writer: A-Force, Vol. 1: Hypertime by Kelly Thompson
A book of poetry: Jabberwocky and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll
A book set in Asia: Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan
A book about immigrants: Unterzakhn by Leela Corman
A book about a historical event: Love is Love by IDW Publishing
A book with a child narrator: Andre by Lew Dietz & Toni Goodridge
A book translated from another language: Under Fire by Henri Barbusse
A book that's been adapted into a movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (#1) by Ian Fleming

2017 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge

Host: Book Riot My goal is to use my other challenges to complete this one.

Read a book about sports: The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances by Matthew Inman
Read a debut novel: Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
Read a book about books: The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger
Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author: Daytripper by Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba
Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative: Unterzakhn by Leela Corman
Read an all-ages comic: Gotham Academy, Vol. 1 - Welcome to Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan
Read a book published between 1900 and 1950: Under Fire - Henri Barbusse
Read a travel memoir: Postcards from Ireland by Michael Harling
Read a book you’ve read before: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location: Multicolored Memories of a Black Southern Girl by Kitty Oliver
Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location: I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
Read a fantasy novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Read a nonfiction book about technology: Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Read a book about war: DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted - Marguerite Bennett
Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+: Supergirl: Being Super by Mariko Tamaki
Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson
Read a classic by an author of color: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
Read a superhero comic with a female lead: Captain Marvel, Vol. 2: Civil War II - Christos Gage
Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey: Skim by Mariko & Jillian Tamaki
Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel: Honor Girl by Maggie Thrash
Read a book published by a micropress: Ink for Beginners by Kate Leth
Read a collection of stories by a woman: Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton
Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love: ODY-C, Volume 1: Off to Far Ithicaa by Matt Fraction
Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color: March: Book One - John Lewis