2019 Reading Challenge Update- August

I feel long past due for an update on where I'm at with my reading challenges. Spoiler: not very far along. I've been reading a bit more lately, mainly to avoid actual responsibilities. I'm nearly done with Tier 1 of the reading challenge which you can find here.

I'm currently working on finishing Tier 1 with A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. It'll fit into A New York Time's Best Seller. My Goodreads Challenge I'm at 17/50 books, and 12 books behind.


Here's a look at what I've read so far:

Level 1: Book of the Month Club
1. A book with a red cover – The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor
2. Read a YA fiction novel –Paperglass by A.R. Ivanovich
3. A book under 300 pages – The River Witch by Helena Rookwood
4. A book you got for free – The Hagstone by Helena Rookwood
5. Reread the first book of a series you love –Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Links to the original review, no review for the reread)
6. Read a book that takes place during the summer – Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
7. A book whose title starts with the letter M – Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg
8. Read a romance novel – What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
9. A book that has been turned into a TV show or movie – Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
10. A book with a title done in alliteration (e.g. Pride and Prejudice) – Magic & Murder by Annabel Chase
11. A New York Times bestseller (past or present) –
12. Free space – pick any book!- Catch and Kill by J.D. Lassica

Level 2: Casual Reader Club
13. A book by John Grisham
14. Read a fantasy novel- Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol (no review)
15. A book with a color in the title
16. Reread a book you have recommended to someone else
17. Read a detective novel
18. A book with a number in the title
19. Read a book about dragons
20. Read a book published by Penguin Random House- Hounded by Kevin Hearne
21. Read a book found on Project Gutenberg
22. A book about an artist (fictional or real)
23. A book that was published in 1999
24. Free space – pick any book!

Level 3: Dedicated Reader Club
25. Read the first book in a trilogy
26. Read the second book in the same trilogy
27. Read the third book in the same trilogy
28. Read a book recommended by a friend/on social media
29. A book about a librarian
30. A book about breaking a code or a treasure hunt
31. Read a book by Brandon Sanderson
32. Read a book that takes place in a large city
33. A book suggested by https://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/
34. A book for under $3.00
35. A book with exactly three words in the title- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
36. Free space – pick any book!

Level 4: Speed-Reader Club
37. A book over 500 pages
38. A book about time travel
39. A book with a form of weather in the title
40. Read a book published in 1969
41. A book authored by a Catherine/Katherine or variant
42. A book by Anne Rice
43. A book from Time’s All-Time Top 100 Books list
44. Read a coming of age novel
45. A book involving mythology
46. Read a self-published book
47. A book with the word dream in the title
48. Free space – pick any book!

Level 5: Overachiever Club
49. Read a book on a banned book list
50. The most recent book in a series you haven’t finished- An Unwanted Guest by Emily Organ
51. A book that you judged by its cover (either positively or negatively)
52. A book that takes place in your home state
53. A book that takes place prior to 1965
54. Read a biography
55. Read a book you’ve previously abandoned
56. A book about a real or fictional politician- My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
57. A book set in Asia
58. A book with a tree or forest on the cover- Haven by A.R. Ivanovich
59. A book with the letter Z in the title
60. Free space – pick any book!