Xepherus Reads 2015/ 2016 Reading Challenge (Updated)

  Here is an update my modified version of the 2015 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge. It covers August 2015 to August 2016. Have fun with it. And feel free to use my list as a guide!

Challenges Completed (14/55) Updated 11/24/15
Currently reading 1 book

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: The Queen of Tearling- Erika Johansen
4. A book published in 2015: Girl on a Train- Paula Hawkins
5. A book published in 2016:
6. A book with a number in the title: Six Years- Harlan Cobin
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: Fairy Tales- Hans Christian Andersen
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: Orhan's Inheritance- Aline Ohanesian
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: It Follows You- Vivian Lang
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: Tarzan of the Apes- Edgar Rice Burroughs
25. A book based entirely on its cover: Devil in the White City- Erik Larson
26. A book you were supposed to read in school and didn’t: To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
27. A memoir: Born With Teeth- Kate Mulgrew
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 Currently Reading
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: The Oak Knoll Trilogy 1- Deeper Than Dead- Tami Hoag
34. A trilogy: The Oak Knoll Trilogy 2: Secrets to the Grave - Tami Hoag
35. A trilogy: The Oak Knoll Trilogy 3: Down the Darkest Road - Tami Hoag
36. A book from your childhood: Trixie Belden #1: Secret of the Mansion- Julie Campbell
37. A book with a love triangle: Red Queen-Victoria Aveyard
38. A book set in the future: Legend- Marie Lu
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: The Book Thief- Markus Zuzak
42. A book with magic: Wicked Charms- Janet Evanovich 
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: He Knows When You Are Sleeping- 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

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