2015 Reading Challenge, Update 4: April.
Adapted from [this].
[x] A book with more than 500 pages: Cold Fire, Kate Elliott [4/5]
[ ] A classic romance
[ ] A book that became a movie
[x] A book published this year: The Shadow Cabinet, Maureen Johnson [4/5]
[x] A book with a number in the title: Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel [5/5]
[x] A book written by someone under 30: Lord of the Barnyard, Tristan Egolf [2/5]
[x] A book with nonhuman characters: The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett [4/5]
[x] A funny book: Prudence, Gail Carriger [4/5]
[ ] A book by a female author
[x] A mystery or thriller: The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith [4/5]
[x] A book with a one-word title: Annihilation, Jeff Vandermeer [3/5]
[ ] A book of short stories
[x] A book set in a different country (here: Russia): Deathless, Catherynne M. Valente [4/5]
[ ] A nonfiction book
[ ] A popular author’s first book
[x] A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet : Emily Climbs, L.M. Montgomery [4/5]
[ ] A book a friend recommended
[ ] A Pulitzer Prize-winning book
[ ] A book based on a true story
[ ] A book at the bottom of your to-read list
[ ] A book your mom loves
[ ] A book that scares you
[ ] A book more than a 100 years old
[x] A book based entirely mostly on its cover: Hildafolk, Luke Pearson [4/5]
[ ] A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
[ ] A memoir
[x] A book you can finish in a day: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, Benjamin Alire Sáenz [4/5]
[x] A book with antonyms in the title: The True Deceiver, Tove Jansson [4/5]
[x] A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: Emily's Quest, L.M. Montgomery [3/5]
[ ] A book that came out the year you were born
[ ] A book with bad reviews
[x] A trilogy: The Lynburn Legacy, Sarah Reese Brennan [3,5/5]
[x] A book from your childhood: Anne of Avonlea, L.M. Montgomery [5/5]
[x] A book with a love triangle: Waistcoat and Weaponry, Gail Carriger [4/5]
[x] A book set in the future: The Martian, Andy Weir [3/5]
[x] A book set in high school: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, E. Lockart [3/5]
[ ] A book with a color in the title
[x] A book that made you cry: Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery [5/5]
[x] A book with magic: Cold Magic, Kate Elliott [4/5]
[ ] A graphic novel
[ ] A book by an author you’ve never read before
[ ] A book you own but have never read
[ ] A book that takes place in your hometown
[ ] A book that was originally written in a different language
[ ] A book set during Christmas
[ ] 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
Completed: 21 / 50
So I was reading Anne of Green Gables for “a book from your childhood” and then it made me cry? Which I didn’t expect because I’ve read this book a bunch of time, I knew what happened and didn’t remember crying in the past. So I read Anne of Avonlea for my childhood book instead. This challenge is going to be surprisingly Montgomery heavy (I could probably fit two more books of hers but I won’t, because come on) (but I’ve still started to re-read Anne of the Island even if it’s not for the challenge) (I also have two trilogies to finish and those books won't count for the challenge either so that's not ideal)
Still looking for recommendations for a writer whose initials are S.Q. (stupid French spelling of a Breton name making my life complicated) in case something comes to mind?