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2017 Ultimate Challenge

BASIC LEVEL (40)
Progress: 21/40

[ ] A book recommended by a librarian
[X] A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Woof at the Door by Leslie O'Kane
[ ] A book of letters
[X] An audiobook - Death by Diploma by Kelley Kaye
[ ] A book by a person of color

[ ] A book with one of the four seasons in the title Winter And Night by S.J. Rozan
[ ] A book that is a story within a story
[X] A book with multiple authors * Death of a Kitchen Diva by Lee Hollis
[ ] An espionage thriller
[X] A book with a cat on the cover (Gee, this is a tough one for cozy mystery readers!) - Murder of a Cranky Catnapper by Denise Swanson

[X] A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Silenced in the Surf by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley aka Ellie Alexander
[ ] A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
[ ] A book by or about a person who has a disability
[X] A book involving travel - The Cinco de Mayo Murder by Lee Harris
[X] A book with a subtitle - Hung Out to Dry: The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag by Jennifer L. Hart

[X] A book that's published in 2017 - I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
[ ] A book involving a mythical creature
[X] A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile The Moonstone Castle Mystery by Carolyn Keene
[X] A book about food - A Spoonful of Murder by Connie Archer
[ ] A book with career advice

[ ] A book from a nonhuman perspective
[ ] A steampunk novel
[ ] A book with a red spine
[X] A book set in the wilderness - Slayed on the Slopes by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley
[] A book you loved as a child

[X] A book by an author from a country you've never visited - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Denmark)
[X] A book with a title that's a character's name Goldie by Ellen Miles
[ ] A novel set during wartime
[X] A book with an unreliable narrator - What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin
[X ] A book with pictures - The Lighthouse Mystery by Carolyn Keene

[X] A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you - Death of a Dapper Snowman by Angela Pepper
[X] A book about an interesting woman Broken Ferns by Toby Neal
[X] A book set in two different time periods Threads of Evidence by Lea Wait - 1970 and present day
[X] A book with a month or day of the week in the title The 7th Month by Lisa Gardner
[X] A book set in a hotel - Tour of Danger by Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon

[ ] A book written by someone you admire
[ ] A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
[X] A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Dying for a Dude by Cindy Sample (Memorial Day)
[X] The first book in a series you haven't read before Hound Dog Blues by Virginia Brown
[ ] A book you bought on a trip

ADVANCED (12)
Progress: 7/12

[X] A book recommended by an author you love - Meet Your Baker by Ellie Alexander, recommended by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley
[X] A bestseller from 2016 - The Heavens May Fall by Allen Eskens
[X] A book with a family member term in the title - The Sister by Louise Jensen
[X] A book that takes place over a character's life span The Lost Girls by Heather Young
[ ] A book about an immigrant or refugee

[ ] A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
[ ] A book with an eccentric character
[ ] A book that's more than 800 pages
[X ] A book you got from a used book sale Once Upon a Thriller by Carolyn Keene
[X] A book that's been mentioned in another book - Hush Puppy by Laurien Berenson - Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare is mentioned a few times

[X] A book about a difficult topic (open to your interpretation of "difficult") Twisted Vine by Toby Neal - topic is regarding assisted suicide
[ ] A book based on mythology

* This can be a collaboration between two or more authors à la James Patterson/any author, Mary Higgins Clark/Carol Higgins Clark or MHC/Alifair Burke, Iris Johansen and son, etc. -- or an anthology (collection of stories by multiple authors in one book).

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2018 Ultimate Reading Challenge

Basic level (40)
Progress: 23/40

[ ] A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
[X] True Crime - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
[X] The next book in a series you started Once Bitten by Laurien Berenson
[X] A book involving a heist - The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro
[ ] Nordic Noir

[ ] A novel based on a real person
[X] A book set in a country that fascinates you - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (Singapore)
[X] A book with a time of day in the title One Bark And Stormy Prom Night by Stella St. Claire
[ ] A book about a villain or antihero
[ ] A book about death or grief

[ ] A book with your favorite color in the title
[X] A book with alliteration in the title - The Delaware Detectives by Dana Rongione
[ ] A book about time travel
[X] A book with a weather element in the title - Snow Way Out by Christine Husom
[X] A book set at Sea - Stowed Away by Barbara Ross

[X] A book with an animal in the title - Bear by Ellen Miles
[ ] A book set on a different planet
[ ] A book with song lyrics in the title
[X] A book about or set on Halloween - The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates
[X] A book with characters who are twins - Dead in the Water by Denise Swanson

[ ] A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
[ ] A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
[ ] A book that is also a stage play or musical
[X] A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Murder with Macaroni and Cheese by A.L. Herbert
[ ] A book about feminism

[ ] A book about mental health
[X] A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton
[X] A book by two authors - Death of a Country Fried Redneck by Lee Hollis
[X] A book about or involving a sport - Lethal Tide by Beth Prentice - surfing
[X] A book by a local author - Death at the Day Lily Cafe by Wendy Sand Eckel

[X] A book mentioned in another book - A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander - A Midsummer Nights Dream is mentioned
[X] A book from a celebrity book club - Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman - Reese Witherspoon's book club pick for June
[X] A childhood classic you’ve never read - The Red Trailer Mystery by Julie Campbell
[X] A book that’s published in 2018 - Murder Lifts the Spirits by Margaret C. Morse
[ ] A past Goodread’s Choice Awards winner

[ ] A book set in the decade you were born
[X] a book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Catwalk by Sheila Webster Boneham
[X] A book with an ugly cover - A Cold Day For Murder by Dana Stabenow
[X] A book that involves a bookstore or library - Death Overdue by Allison Brook
[ ] Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge


Advanced (10)
Progress: 2/10

[ ] A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
[ ] A cyberpunk book
[ ] A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
[X] A book tied to your ancestry - Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien
[X] A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title Death of a Pumpkin Carver by Lee Hollis

[ ] An allegory
[ ] A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
[ ] A microhistory
[ ] A book about a problem facing society today
[ ] A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge