I’ve passed the 100 book mark for 2015, but haven’t yet checked off each challenge item. What are the hardest items of the challenge for you to complete?
| The Challenge | 2014 | 2015 | |
| 1 | A book with more than 500 pages | Shift (Silo #2) by Hugh Howey (608) | Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan |
| 2 | A classic romance | Wildest Dreams by Stefany Rattles | Shatterd & Scarred (The Sacred Hearts MC, #1) by AJ Downey |
| 3 | A book that became a movie | The Fault in Our Stars by John Green | The Duff by Kody Keplinger |
| 4 | A book published this year | Unseen by Stephanie Erickson | Mina Cortez: From Bouquets to Bullets by Jeffrey Cook |
| 5 | A book with a number in the title | 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury |
| 6 | A book written by someone under 30 | Deny the Moon by Melissa Graham | Silent Circle by Cassandra Larsen |
| 7 | A book with nonhuman characters | Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island by Cameron Pierce | Cinder by Marissa Meyer |
| 8 | A funny book | This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper | Yes Please by Amy Pohler |
| 9 | A book by a female author | The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest by Patricia Wrede | From the Wreckage by Michele G. Miller |
| 10 | A mystery or thriller | Cache a Predator by M. Weidenbenner | Size 12 is Not Fat by Meg Cabot |
| 11 | A book with a one-word title | Room by Emma Donoghue | Cress by Marissa Meyer |
| 12 | A book of short stories | Free-Flowing Stories by FVP authors | The Fierce Reads Anthology by Anna Banks |
| 13 | A book set in a different country | The 100-Foot Journey by Richard Morais | Yassa: Genghis Khan’s Coming of Age Taley by Jo Michaels |
| 14 | A nonfiction book | Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel by Cathy Yardley | You Are a Writer So Start Acting Like One by Jeff Goins |
| 15 | A popular author’s first book | Looking for Alaska by John Green | The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath |
| 16 | A book from an author you love that you hadn’t read yet | Silo by Hugh Howy | The Stillness of the Sky by Starla Huchton |
| 17 | A book a friend recommended | Heart of Africa by Loren Lockner | The Crossing Hour by Quoleena Sbrocca |
| 18 | A Pulitzer Prize-winning book | X | The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt |
| 19 | A book based on a true story | Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean | Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” by Lena Dunham |
| 20 | A book at the bottom of your to-read list | I, Robot by Isaac Asimov | The Road by Cormac McCarthy |
| 21 | A book your mom loves | Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn | |
| 22 | A book that scares you | Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | The Shining by Stephen King |
| 23 | A book more than 100 years old | X | |
| 24 | A book based entirely on its cover | The Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island by Cameron Pierce | Food Rules: An Eater’s manual by Michael Pollan |
| 25 | A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t | NA | NA |
| 26 | A memoir | X | Yes, Please by Amy Poehler |
| 27 | A book you can finish in a day | If I stay by Gayle Foreman | The Encounter by Katherine Applegate |
| 28 | A book with antonyms in the title | Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter | |
| 29 | A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit | X | Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight |
| 30 | A book that came out the year you were born | X | |
| 31 | A book with bad reviews | Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James | |
| 32 | A trilogy | Maze Runner by James Dashner | The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer |
| 33 | A book from your childhood | The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (The Enchanted Forest by Patricia Wrede | The Visitor by Katherine Applegate |
| 34 | A book with a love triangle | The Thousand Year Curse (Curse Books, #1) by Taylor Lavati | Fallen (Fallen, #1) by Lauren Kate |
| 35 | A book set in the future | The Maze Runner by James Dashner | Feed by M.T. Anderson |
| 36 | A book set in high school | The Moment Before by Suzy Vitello | The Duff by Kody Keplinger |
| 37 | A book with a color in the title | Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James | Scarlet by Marissa Meyer |
| 38 | A book that made you cry | Ghostwriter by Tyan Wyss | Don’t Call Me Kit Kat by K.J. Farnham |
| 39 | A book with magic | Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs | Sticks and Sontes by Shawn McGuire |
| 40 | A graphic novel | X | |
| 41 | A book by an author you’ve never read before | Unseen by Stephanie Erickson | Big Girl Panties by Stephanie Evanovich |
| 42 | A book you own but hadn’t read before | X | The Truth About Mud by Christina L. Rozelle |
| 43 | A book that takes place in your hometown | The Siren Suicides by Ksenia Anske | The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown |
| 44 | A book that was originally written in a different language | X | |
| 45 | A book set during Christmas | The French for Christmas by Fiona Valpy | Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber |
| 46 | A book written by an author with your same initials | The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury | Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury |
| 47 | A play | X | |
| 48 | A banned book | Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | Speak by Laurie Anderson |
| 49 | A book based on or turned into a TV show | X | Animorphs by Katherine Applegate |
| 50 | A book you started but never finished | A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess | Choke by Chuck Pahlaniuk |
Rachel Author Barnard 
Hmm I have never done a challenge but this one is calling to me…
No way I could do all that, though.
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The challenge is designed to get readers to branch out and enjoy books they might not have picked up before. It’s a fun one. Good luck!
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It makes sense, for sure. I don’t see myself reading a romance novel anytime soon though, let alone a classical one. Not to mention so many others listed there!
Best of luck to you! I am intrigued to know how many you manage by the end of the year.
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