Reading Wishlist Challenge 2018

Do you have books that have been sitting on your reading list, bookshelf or night table for months? Years?

Were you too busy or distracted this year to read as much as you would have liked?

Are there are ton of books you'd love to get to but you're having a tough time keeping track?

If so, join the Reading Wishlist Challenge. It's simple, just post your reading goal for the year and/or your reading wishlist and start reading. As you complete novels, just check them off your list and update your book count.

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Goal: 14/30 books

• The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry _1/4
• Me Before You by JoJo Moyes _4/23
• Faithful by Alice Hoffman _5/16
• The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey _5/18
• It Devours!: A Welcome to Night Vale Novel by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor _7/24
• A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell _7/30
• After You by Jojo Moyes _8/9
• The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker _8/20
• Still Me by Jojo Moyes _9/3
• P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han _12/1
• The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey _12/6
• The Kill Society by Richard Kadrey _12/13
• Marriage Vacation by Pauline Turner Brooks _12/20
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black12/29

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• Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova
• The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman

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• The Muse by Jessie Burton
• Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman

'To Be Read' Pile

• Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
• The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
• Wild Beauty by Anne-Marie Mclemore
• Wicked Like a Wildfire by Lana Popović
• Artemis by Andy Weir

'To Be Borrowed or Bought' Pile

• Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
• Cain by Jose Saragamo
• A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry
• Invisible Ghosts by Robyn Schneider
• Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan
• Inferno by Dan Brown
• Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
• The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French
• The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
• The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
• Origin by Dan Brown
• Hades by Candice Fox

14 | 14 books. Complete!Goodreads

* = currently reading

• Frozen Grave by Lee Weeks
• Triptych by Karin Slaughter
• Want to Play? by P.J. Tracy
• Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin
• Beyond Reach by Graham Hurley
• The Falls by Ian Rankin
• Catch Me When I Fall by Nicci French
• Flesh and Blood by John Harvey
• Backlash by Lynda La Plante
• The Cradle Will Fall by Mary Higgins Clark
• Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci
• Can I Speak To Someone In Charge? by Emily Clarkson
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
• Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen

Goal: 30+ | Goodreads

Current:
↳ ✘ = gave up on | ❣ = reread

• Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit by Jaye Robin Brown
• Radio Silence by Alice Oseman ❣
• We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Completed
- ✓ Know Not Why by Hannah Johnson    [01/06] ❣
- ✓ Sweethearts by Gemma Gilmore    [01/10]
- ✓ Derailed (Circuit Fae #0.5) by Genevieve Iseult Eldredge    [01/18]
- ✓ Carry On by Rainbow Rowell    [01/19 + 1/23 ❣]
- ✓ At the Edge of the Universe by Shaun David Hutchinson    [01/28]
- ✓ Autoboyography by Christina Lauren    [01/30]
- ✓ Call Me by Your Name by André Aciman    [02/01]
- ✓ A Boy Worth Knowing by Jennifer Cosgrove    [02/11]
- ✓ The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz    [03/02]
- ✓ The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1) by Nora Sakavic    [03/05 + 03/18 ❣]
- ✓ The Raven King (All for the Game, #2) by Nora Sakavic    [03/06 + 03/20 ❣]
- ✓ The King’s Men (All for the Game, #3) by Nora Sakavic    [03/06 + 03/23 ❣]

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Wishlist:
- Standalones / Short Stories

• The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Night Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
• Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
• Our Own Private Universe by Robin Talley

- Series:

• Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor
• A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab
• Welcome to Night Vale (Night Vale, #1) by Joseph Fink
• The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace, #1) by Erin Bow
• Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1) by C.B. Lee
• The Bone Witch (The Bone Witch, #1) by Rin Chupeco

Goal: 30 | Goodreads

Current Reads
↪ Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
↪ Cress by Marissa Meyer

Completed Reads
↪ Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon [1/3]
↪ Cinder by Marissa Meyer [1/9]
↪ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz [reread, 1/11]
↪ Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo [1/17]
↪ We Are Okay by Nina LaCour [1/19]
↪ Scarlet by Marissa Meyer [1/24]
↪ Scythe by Neal Shusterman [2/08]

TBR
↪ Fairest by Marissa Meyer
↪ Winter by Marissa Meyer
↪ Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
↪ Dreadnought by April Daniels
↪ The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
↪ Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moira Fowley-Doyle
↪ The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
↪ Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst
↪ Peter Darling by Austin Chant
↪ Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
↪ Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Goal: 15 |

Current

Completed

TBR
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
- The Lightning Thief
- The Sea of Monsters
- The Titan's Curse
- The Battle of the Labyrinth
- The Last Olympian
- The Lost Hero
- The Son of Neptune

If I Have Time
- The Mark of Athena
- The House of Hades
- The Blood of Olympus
- The Red Pyramid
- The Throne of Fire
- The Serpent's Shadow
- The Sword of Summer
- The Hammer of Thor
- The Ship of the Dead
- The Hidden Oracle
- The Dark Prophecy
- The Burning Maze (To be released this year)

All stories are by J.K Rowling or Rick Riordan

adam driver. – goodreads: 30/30

current read in bold.

This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Once and For All by Sarah Dessen
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Last Jedi by Jason Fry
The Bright Hour by Nina Riggs
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Frostbite by Richelle Mead
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Panic by Lauren Oliver
The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
The Merciless by Danielle Vega
The Merciless II: The Exorcism of Sofia Flores by Danielle Vega
The Merciless III: Origins of Evil by Danielle Vega
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
The Merciless IV: Last Rites by Danielle Vega
Legend by Marie Lu
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Love and Other Train Wrecks by Lauren Konen
Looking For Alaska by John Green
Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian

WAHOO! I finished my challenge!!!

AIMING FOR | 20 books

• "I Am Watching You" by Teresa Driscoll <---------------currently reading/54% done
• "You" by Caroline Kepnes
• "Sunburn" by Laura Lippman
• "Indecent" by Corinne Sullivan
• "The Girl in 6E" by A.R. Torre
• "Big Little Lies" by Liane Moriarty
• "Our Kind of Cruelty" by Araminta Hall
• "The Perfect Mother" by Aimee Molloy
• "Baby Teeth" by Zoje Stage
• "One For Sorrow" by Sarah A. Denzil
• "Never Let You Go" by Chevy Stevens
• "The Wife" by Alafair Burke
• "Disturbed" by Jennifer Jaynes
• "Hidden Bodies" by Caroline Kepnes
• "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne
• "Sempre" by J.M. Darhower
• "The Girlfriend" by Michelle Frances
• "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones
• "Three Wishes" by Liane Moriarty
• "The Wife Between Us" by Greer Hendricks

aubs | goodreads | 5/50currently reading
__✔ Wildwood by Colin Meloy
__✔ A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
__✔ The Call of the Wild/ White Fang by Jack London

completed
__✿ Missing Abby by Lee Weatherly
__✿ And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
__✿ The Report Card by Andrew Clements
__✿ Coraline by Neil Gaiman
__✿ There's a Boy in the Girls Bathroom by Louis Sachar

to read
__→ Head in the Clouds by Karen Witemeyer
__→ The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
__→ Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
__→ The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
__→ Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
__→ Where the Past Begins by Amy Tan

nearly witches. | goodreads | 30/30currently reading
⬖ The Girl on Camera; Morgan Dun-Campbell
⬖ Stasi Wolf; David Young
⬖ This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession; Daniel J. Levitin
⬖ The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; J.R.R. Tolkien
⬖ Catch-22; Joseph Heller

read
◆ A Cure for Madness; Jodi McIsaac [04.01.2018]
◆ Prisoner B-3087'; Alan Gratz [03.01.2018]
◆ Alone in Berlin; Hans Fallada [17.03.2018]
◆ Girl on a Train; A.J. Waines [21.03.2018]
◆ Three Comrades; Erich Maria Remarque [25.03.2018]
◆ The War of the Worlds; H.G. Wells [25.03.2018]
◆ A River in Darkness; Masaji Ishikawa [28.03.2018]
◆ Initiation: Amsterdam, '83; Daniel Pembrey [28.03.2018]
◆ Hearts of Resistance; Soraya M. Lane [29.03.2018]
◆ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; J.K. Rowling [30.03.2018]
◆ Daughters of the Night Sky; Aimie K. Runyan [30.03.2018]
◆ Heidelberg Requiem; Wolfgang Burger [04.04.2018]
◆ Legacy of Hate; Christopher Nicole [06.04.2018]
◆ The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas; John Boyne [12.04.2018]
◆ The Spy Who Came in From the Cold; John le Carré [13.04.2018]
◆ Code Name Verity; Elizabeth E. Wein [19.04.2018]
◆ I Am Watching You; Teresa Driscoll [21.04.2018]
◆ Beware the Past; Joy Ellis [25.04.2018]
◆ Rosa; Jonathan Rabb [29.04.2018]
◆ The Good Samaritan; John Marrs [04.05.2018]
◆ Stasi Child; David Young [04.07.2018]
◆ Orkney Twilight; Clare Carson [19.07.2018]
◆ The Salt Marsh; Clare Carson [26.07.2018]
◆ The Dark Isle; Clare Carson [02.08.2018]
◆ The Last Nazi; Andrew Turpin [27.08.2018]
◆ Empty Bodies; Zach Bonahon [27.08.2018]
◆ The Spookshow; Tim McGregor [27.08.2018]
◆ My Dead World; Jacqueline Druga [03.09.2018]
◆ Playing With Matches; Lee Strauss [03.09.2018]
◆ The Tomorrow Gene; Sean Platt [07.09.2018]

to read
◇ A Place Called Winter; Patrick Gale
◇ Schindler's Ark; Thomas Keneally
◇ 13 Minutes; Sarah Pinborough
◇ Flashforward; Robert J. Sawyer
◇ 99 Red Balloons; Elisabeth Carpenter
◇ Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen; J.K. Rowling
◇ Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens; J.K. Rowling

Challenge myself to read 20 books this year

4/20

1. Animal Farm - George Orwell [1.01.2018-2.01.2018]
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky [2.01.2018-3.01.2018]
3. The Colour of Time - Lynelle Jong (compiler) [3.01.2018-5.01.2018]
4. The Fever Code - James Dashner [7.01.2018-9.01.2018]
5. No Better Friend - Robert Weintraub [10.01.2018 - ]
6. One Day - David Nicholls
7. Adoption Reunion in the Social Media Age - Laura Dennis (Editor)
8. Casual Vacancy - JK Rowling
9. Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
10. The Lost Boy - Christina Henry
11. Alice - Christina Henry
12. Blood On My Hand - Craig Jurisevic
13. The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
14. The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux
15. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - JK Rowling/John Tiffany and Jack Thorne
16. Grey - EL James
17. Jason Bourne: Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlam
18. A Game of Thrones (A song of ice and fire) - George RR Martin
19. George Lucas A Life - Brian Jay Jones
20. The Descent of Man - Charles Darwin

Extra

- [ ] My Rock My Refuge - Timothy Keller
- [ ] Blood Fury - JR Ward
- [ ] The Thief - JR Ward

Pearlhunter| Goal: 30

Read
-The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern 20/2

Reading
-The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

To Read
-Evenfall, Santino Hassell
-The Windup Girl, Paolo Bacigalupi
-Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi
-American Gods, Neil Gaiman
-The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga
-The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
-No Logo, Naomi Klein
-Wild Swans, Jung Chang

Series
-The Inheritance Cycle, Christopher Paolini
-Chaos Walking Series, Patrick Ness
-Tales of the Otori, Lian Hearn
-Percy Jackson Series, Rick Riordan
-The Traitor Spy, Trudi Canavan
-Lord of the Rings, J.R.R Tolkien
-*Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
-*The Books of Pellinor, Alison Croggon

*Reread

Goal: 10 Books

Read
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

Reading
Zom-B by Darren Shan

To Be Read
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Zom-B City by Darren Shan
Zom-B Underground by Darren Shan

Trying this again this year because I've discovered the beauty of audiobooks. \o/

Goal: 1/20

Read:

• Dune (Frank Herbert)

Reading:

• Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
• Anansi Boys (Neil Gaiman)

To Read:

• *Blood for Blood (Ryan Graudin)
• Iron to Iron (Ryan Graudin)
• Neuromancer (William Gibson)
• Turtles All The Way Down (John Green)
• Mistborn: The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)
• Artemis (Andy Weir)
• Universal Harvester (John Darnielle)
• The Boy on the Bridge (M.R. Carey)
• The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)

*On break from reading
Still need to obtain/purchase

Okay, so I don't have a specific number in mind, but I want to read more books this year, so I'm gonna try to make one of these lists in here and see if I can stick to it for once. If it's alright, I'll probably add to my "To Read" list periodically as I think of more books I want to read.

To Read:
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal by Chris Colfer
God and the Gay Christian by Matthew Vines
The Superhero Devotional by Ed Strauss
Angels Unaware(Quantum Leap novel) by L. Elizabeth Storm (started last year, but still haven't finished)
The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Hinds' Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Finding God in the Lord of the Rings by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware
The Lord of the Rings (series) by J.R.R Tolkien

Read: