2017 Reading Challenges
Because I haven't finished all of this year's (I have 28 days!), so let's prep for next year.
Women Challenge: Level 4: WONDER WOMAN - read 20+ books written by a woman author
1. Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff
2. Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert
3. The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
4. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
5. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
6. Valorian by Mary H. Herbert
7. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
8. Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
9. Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
10. King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
11. Attracting Native Pollinators from The Xerces Society
12. Feed by Mira Grant
13. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Lisa Miscavige Hill
14. Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
15. Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher
16. Summer in Orcus by T. Kingfisher
17. Deadline by Mira Grant
18. Blackout by Mira Grant
19. Rise by Mira Grant
20. A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill
21. The Last Forever by Deb Caletti
22. Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
23. Dating without Novocaine by Lisa Cach
24. Batman: Arkham Knight Genesis by Allison Borges
25. Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Viilainy! edited by Erica Friedman
26. Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
27. The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire
28. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
29. The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
30. Exoneree Diaries: The Fight for Innocence, Independence, and Identity by Alison Flowers
31. Until You're Mine by Alison Hayes
32. The Halcyon Fairy Book by T. Kingfisher
33. A Scandal at Battersea by Mercedes Lackey
34. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
35. Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire
36. No Way to Kill a Lady by Nancy Martin
37. Yield to the Highlander by Terri Brisbin
38. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
39. Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire
40. The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
41. The Book of Beloved by Carolyn Haines
42. Submerged by Dani Pettrey
43. Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
44. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High by Melba Pattillo Beals
45. Hard Rules by Lisa Renee Jones
Alphabet Reading Challenge: Read a book whose title starts with each letter of the alphabet.
A: At Least This Place Sells T-Shirts by Bill Amend
B: Black Bart Says Draw by Bill Amend
C: Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito on Your Nose by Bill Amend
D: Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff
E: Eight Yards, Down and Out by Bill Amend
F: Foxtrot by Bill Amend
G: A Gift to Remember by Melissa Hill
H: Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths by Darren Naish
I: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
J: Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher
K: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
L: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
M: May the Force Be with Us, Please by Bill Amend
N: No Way to Kill a Lady by Nancy Martin
O: Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet by George Takei
P: Pass the Loot by Bill Amend
Q: The Lavender Menace: Tales of Queer Villainy! edited by Tom Cardamone
R: The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
S: Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
T: Take Us to Your Mall by Bill Amend
U: Until You're Mine by Alison Hayes
V: Valorian by Mary H. Herbert
W: The Walking Dead vol. 27: The Whisperer War by Robert Kirkman
X: The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
Y: Yield to the Highlander by Terri Brisbin
Z: The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
2017 Mount TBR Reading Challenge: Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from you TBR pile.
1. Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff
2. The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
3. Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths by Darren Naish
4. Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet by George Takei
5. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Lisa Miscavige Hill
6. Deadline by Mira Grant
7. Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
8. Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw
9. Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drolette Jr.
10. Fables: Happily Ever After (Vol. 21) by Bill Willingham
11. Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire
12. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
What an Animal Reading Challenge VIII 2015: Level 4: Read 21 or more animal books. Yeah, I got this....
1. Dark Horse by Mary H. Herbert
2. The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
3. In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
4. Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths by Darren Naish
5. Valorian by Mary H. Herbert
6. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
7. Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
8. Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
9. Attracting Native Pollinators from The Xerces Society
10. Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher
11. Summer in Orcus by T. Kingfisher
12. Shifting Shadows by Patricia Briggs
13. Garfield at Large by Jim Davis
14. Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drolette Jr.
15. Fables: Camelot (Vol. 20) by Bill Willingham
16. Fables: Happily Ever After (Vol. 21) by Bill Willingham
17. Garfield Gains Weight by Jim Davis
18. Garfield Bigger Than Life by Jim Davis
19. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
20. Garfield Weighs In by Jim Davis
21. Garfield Takes the Cake by Jim Davis
22. Garfield Eats His Heart Out by Jim Davis
23. Garfield Sits Around the House by Jim Davis
24. Garfield Tips the Scales by Jim Davis
25. Garfield Loses His Feet by Jim Davis
26. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald
27. Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
28. Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire
29. Garfield Makes it Big by Jim Davis
30. Garfield Rolls On by Jim Davis
31. The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po'ouli by Alvin Powell
32. Garfield Out to Lunch by Jim Davis
33. Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds by Olivia Gentile
34. Garfield Food for Thought by Jim Davis
35. Garfield Swallows His Pride by Jim Davis
2017 Literary Escapes Challenge: Read a book set in each state (and DC), plus bonus points for other countries.
Alabama: The Book of Beloved by Carolyn Haines
Alaska: Submerged by Dani Pettrey
Arizona: Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay
Arkansas: Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High by Melba Pattillo Beals
California: Feed by Mira Grant
Colorado: Hard Rules by Lisa Renee Jones
District of Columbia:The Lavender Menace: Tales of Queer Villainy! edited by Tom Cardamone
Florida: Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape by Lisa Miscavige Hill
Hawaii: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po'ouli by Alvin Powell
Illinois: Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
Kansas: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Kentucky: Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day by Seanan McGuire
Maine: The Long Walk by Stephen King (written as Richard Bachman)
Massachusettes: In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
Michigan: Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire
Missouri: Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds by Olivia Gentile
Montana: Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs
Nebraska: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
New York: Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
North Carolina: Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by T. Kingfisher
Pennsylvania: No Way to Kill a Lady by Nancy Martin
Ohio: Half-Off Ragnarok by Seanan McGuire
Oregon: Dating without Novocaine by Lisa Cach
Washington: Blackout by Mira Grant
Colombia: Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez
The Czech Republic: Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
England: Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes
Finland: The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
Ghana: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
Italy: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Japan: Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
Mexico: The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton
Poland: The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Scotland: Yield to the Highlander by Terri Brisbin
Vietnam: Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drolette Jr.