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Hey Elle - on hiatus , We've got just under two months left in 2015... how's your reading challenge holding up? I just did a quick assessment of my own to see how far behind I am and what kinds of stuff I need to read by the end of the year to accomplish my goal. The good news is that I'm over three-quarters of the way done! 78% complete I tried not to double-up on books, but some of them just happened to overlap and I'm not one to pass up on an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. Here's where I am as of today: 2015 Reading Challenge A book with more than 500 pages - The Stand by Stephen King A classic romance - Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez A book that became a movie - The Martian by Andy Weir A book published this year - Firefight by Brandon Sanderson A book with a number in the title - 3:00 AM by Nick Pirog A book written by someone under 30 - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard A book with nonhuman characters - Partials by Dan Wells A funny book - The Martian by Andy Weir A book by a female author - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel A mystery or thriller - The Lions of Lucerne by Brad Thor A book with a one-word title - Quiet by Susan Cain A book of short stories - Coronado by Dennis Lehane A book set in a different country - Stone of Fire by Joanna Penn A nonfiction book - Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis A popular author's first book - Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist A book from an author you love that you haven't read yet - Half a King by Joe Abercrombie A book a friend recommended - The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson A Pulitzer Prize-winning book A book based on a true story A book at the bottom of your to-read list - Paper Towns by John Green A book your mum loves A book that scares you - Whiskey Sour by J.A. Konrath A book more than 100 years old - The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson A book based entirely on its cover - The Strange Death of Fiona Griffiths by Harry Bingham A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't - Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut A memoir - Down the Rabbit Hole by Holly Madison A book you can finish in a day - Ur by Stephen King A book with antonyms in the title A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit - Chop Suey by Ty Hutchinson A book that came out the year you were born A book with bad reviews - Snowblind by Christopher Golden A trilogy - 50 Shades of Alice in Wonderland by Melinda DuChamp A book from your childhood A book with a love triangle - The Incrementalists by Skyler White & Steven Brust A book set in the future - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel A book set in high school - Paper Towns by John Green A book with a colour in the title - White Noise by Sean Platt & David Wright A book that made you cry - The Martian by Andy Weir A book with magic - Fade to Black by Francis Knight A graphic novel - Arabian Nnights by Zenoscope A book by an author you've never read before - Snake Skin by C.J. Lyons A book you own but have never read - Crazy Love by Francis Chan A book that takes place in your hometown A book that was originally written in a different language - Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia-Marquez A book set during Christmas - The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson A book written by an author with your same initials A play A banned book A book based on or turned into a TV show A book you started but never finished - Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen Good luck with the rest of your challenge! |