So it has been quite a while since I originally posted the reading challenge that I am aiming to complete this year, and while I would like to overwhelm you with the number of books that I have finished off of the list, that is simply not the case. With that being said, I have some very lofty summer reading goals, as this semester of college is almost over and I will soon have three months to devote to reading. So I have planned out a lot of the books that I will be using to fulfill many of the categories on the reading challenge, without using a single book to count for multiple categories. So here’s where I am so far:
What I’ve finished:
- A YA bestseller: The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead
- A romance set in the future: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
- A book that’s more than 600 pages: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
- A book that is published in 2016: The Truth by Jeffry W. Johnston
- A dystopian novel: Breaking Sky by Cori McCarthy
So out of the 40 categories on the list, I have completed 5, or 12.5% of the list. Not so great, but I’m hopeful that I will come much closer to finishing the list over the summer, as I have planned to read many books. Here are the categories that I hope to tackle during June, July, and August:
- A book based on a fairy tale: A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
- A book you haven’t read since high school: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- A book set in Europe: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
- A New York Times bestseller: Looking for Alaska by John Green
- A book that’s becoming a movie this year: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
- A science-fiction novel: Legend by Marie Lu
- A book recommended by a family member: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation: Famous Last Words by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
- A book about a road trip: Paper Towns by John Green
- A book that takes place on an island: The End by Lemony Snicket
- A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy: Harry Potter (I haven’t decided which one yet!) by J.K. Rowling
If I am able to complete all of these over the summer, which I have no doubt I will, that will bring my total up to 16/40, or 40% of the way through the list. I hope to get to more than just this, but this will be my starting point as I still have other books that I would like to read over the summer, like the entire A Series of Unfortunate Events series.
I will post updates at the end of each month (May, June, July) as to what I have accomplished and if I have found any more books to complete other categories. If you have any recommendations of books that I should read, please let me know in the comments!
