The Xepherus Reads 2015/2016 Reading Challenge: Update

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!

Here is my updated Reading Challenge that began August 2015 and ends August 2016. I have tried to pre-fill categories to better understand what I would like to read. On occasion I will change the books to better reflect my current reading mood.

 Have fun with it. And feel free to use my list as a guide! I will update this list every time I finish a book. If a book that I read does not fit any of the 55 categories, I will list any extra below the list. Extra books will be added to the “read” count.


Books Read :

Challenge Books Read (26/55)
Extra Books Read (21)
Total Books Read: (47)

                                                                               Updated 05/15/2016

Currently reading: 3 (9 on my To Be Read List)

1. A book with more than 500 pages: Doctor Sleep (The Shining 2)- Stephen King
2. A classic romance: This Rough Magic- Mary Stewart
3. A book that became (to become) a movie: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
4. A book published in 2015: Girl on a Train- Paula Hawkins
5. A book (to be) published in 2016: Lois Lane: Double Down- Gwenda Bond-
6. A book with a number in the title: Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
7. A book written by someone under 30: Cinder- Marissa Meyer
8. A book with nonhuman characters: A Court of Thorn and Roses- Sarah J Maas
9. A funny book: Yes Please- Amy Poehler
10. A book by a female author: Cold, Cold Heart- Tami Hoag
11. A mystery or thriller: Whispering Shadows (Rising Dragons Series #1)- Jan-Phillip Sendker
12. A book with a one word title: Renegade- Kerry Wilkinson
13. A book with short stories: Grimm's Fairy Tales- Brothers Grimm
14. A book set in a different country: An Ember in the Ashes- Sabaa Tahir
15. A non-fiction book: I am Malala- Christina Lamb
16. A popular author’s first book: The Queen of Tearling- Erika Johansen
17. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet: Mr. Mercedes- Stephen King
18. A book a friend recommended: Inferno- Dan Brown
19. A Pulitzer Prize winning novel: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
20. A book based on a true story: This Time Together by Carol Burnett
21. A book at the bottom of your To Read List: Lois Lane: Fallout- Gwenda Bond
22. A book your mom loved: The Exorcist- William Peter Blatty
23. A book that scares you: The Shining- Stephen King
24. A book more than a 100 years old: The Time Machine- H.G. Wells
25. A book based entirely on its cover: Star Wars: the Force Awakens- Alan Dean Foster
26. A book you were supposed to read in school and didn’t: To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
27. A memoir: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
28. A book with antonyms in the title: Fire and Ice- J.A. Jance
29. A book you can finish in a day: Cycle of the Werewolf- Stephen King
30. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to go (Star Wars Universe): Star Wars: Battlefront- Twilight Company by Alexander Freed
31. A book published the year you were born: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator- Roald Dahl
32. A book with bad reviews: Star Wars: Aftermath (Journey to the Force Awakens)- Chuck Wendig
33. A trilogy: Star Wars: Weapon of a Jedi- Jason Fry (Journey to the Force Awakens Adventure 1)
34. A trilogy: Star Wars: Smuggler's Run- Greg Rucka (Journey to the Force Awakens Adventure 2)
35. A trilogy: Star Wars: Moving Target (Journey to the Force Awakens Adventure 3)
36. A book from your childhood: Trixie Belden #1: Secret of the Mansion- Julie Campbell
37. A book with a love triangle: Cruel Crown/ Red Queen-Victoria Aveyard
38. A book set in the future: Alien: Out of the Shadows by Tim Lebbon
39. A book set in high school: The Outsiders- S.E. Hinton
40. A book with a color in the title: Black Widow- Forever Red by Margaret Stohl
41. A book that made you cry: Orhan's Inheritance- Aline Ohanesian
42. A book with magic: The Witch's Boy- Kelly Barnhill
43. A graphic novel: Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet- Kevin Smith
44. A book by an author you’ve never read before: Lords of the Sith- Paul S. Kemp 
45. A book you own but never read: Star Wars: Lost Stars by Claudia Gray
46. A book that takes place in your hometown: Orange is the New Black- Piper Kerman
47. A book that was originally written in another language: The Dhammapada: A Practical Guide to Right Living- Sri Acharya Buddharakkhita
48. A book set during Christmas: Dashing Through the Snow- Carol and Mary Higgins Clark
49. A book by an author who has your same initials: The Sword of Shanara- Terry Brooks
50. A play: A Raisin in the Sun- Lorainne Hansberry
51. A banned book: A Handmaid’s Tale- Margaret Atwood
52. A book based on or turned into a TV show: IZombie, Vol 1 “Dead to the World”- Chris Robinson and Michael Alred
53. A book you started but never finished: Ready Player One- Ernest Cline
54. An ARC (Advanced Reader Copy)- After the Crash- Michel Bussi
55. A book by a deceased author-The Santangelos- Jackie Collins

Extra Books Read Not In Any Category:

1. Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon by Delilah S. Dawson
2. Fashion on a Budget by April Salee
3. Dimiter by William Peter Blatty
4. Reckoning by Kerry Wilkinson
5. Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich
6. Wicked Business by Janet Evanovich
7. Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
8. Justice League: The Darkseid War, Vol I by Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok
9. Curb Stomp by Ryan Ferrier and Devoki Neogi
10. Deathstoke, Vol II: God Killer by Tony S. Daniel
11. Harrow County, Vol I: Countless Haints by Cullen Bunn and Tyler Crook
12. The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe by Various
13. The He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Mini Comic Collection by Various
14. Wonder Woman, Vol I: Gods and Mortals by Len Weinand George Perez
15. Agent Carter: Operation: S.I.N. by Kathryn Immonen, Rich Ellis
16. Star Wars, Vol I: Skywalker Strikes by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday
17. Star Wars: Kanan, Vol I: The Last Padawan by Greg Weisman and Pepe Larraz
18. Star Wars: Shattered Empire by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto
19. Storm Shelter by April Salee
20. Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
21. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich

   

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