Popsugar Reading Challenge 2016 – January Update

Hi guys! With the new year everyone has new reading challenges and in 2016 I decided that I wanted to try to do the Popsugar Reading Challenge again. I already participated in this challenge last year but I failed. This year I decided to try something new and have a monthly update here. I’m pretty sure this will help me to try to complete this challenge this year 🙂 . Below I’ll have this challenge checklist and the books I’ve read.

1. A book based on a fairy tale

2. A National Book Award winner

3. A YA bestseller

4. A book you haven’t read since high school

5. A book set in your home state

6. A book translated to English

7. A romance set in the future

8. A book set in Europe

9. A book under 150 pages

10. A New York Times bestseller

11. A book that’s becoming a movie this year

12. A book recommended by someone you just met

13. A self-improvement book

14. A book you can finish in a day

15. A book written by a celebrity

16. A political memoir

17. A book at least 100 years older than you

18. A book that’s more than 600 pages

19. A book from Oprah’s Book Club

20. A science-fiction novel

21. A book recommended by a family member

22. A graphic novel

23. A book that is published in 2016

24. A book with a protagonist who has your occupation

25. A book that takes place during Summer

26. A book and its prequel

27. A murder mystery

28. A book written by a comedian

29. A dystopian novel

30. A book with a blue cover

31. A book of poetry

32. The first book you see in a bookstore

33. A classic from the 20th century

34. A book from the library

35. An autobiography

36. A book about a road trip

37. A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with

38. A satirical book

39. A book that takes place on an island

40. A book that’s guaranteed to bring you joy

I actually managed to do a good job in January and I completed 5 of the 40 categories. I know that I included a book that I haven’t finished yet but I’m planning on finishing Seven Ways We Lie either today or tomorrow so it will still count as January.

What about you? Are you participating in this reading challenge or any other challenge?? Tell me in the comments so we can talk about it 🙂