Reading Challenge

I’m always looking for ways to challenge myself in my reading. While doing research, I stumbled on one I really liked. I made some modifications for my personal reading, and decided to add two rules:

1. No re-reading a book unless the challenge calls for it (i.e. #33)
2. One book is not allowed to count for two areas

Stay tuned! As I finish off the book for the challenge, I will add the title, author, and date I read it.

Please join me! Send me an email at patchettspassions@gmail.com with the subject line Reading Challenge for your copy of the reading list. Keep track of the books you read. When you complete the challenge, send it back to me. Those who complete the challenge will be entered to win some prizes!

50 books is too many for you? Totally okay! Help us out by giving some reading recommendations in the comments below. I’m excited to add your books to my reading list!

Happy reading in 2022 my friends!

Reading List

1. A book with more than 500 pages: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes Finished 4/22/22
2. A classic romance
3. A book that became a movie: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. History by Chris Kyle. Finished 1/22/22
4. A book published this year
5. A book with a number in the title
6. A book written by someone under 30
7. A book with nonhuman main characters: Redwall by Brian Jaques. Finished 2/19/22
8. A funny book
9. A book your dad loves: Famous Firearms of the Old West by Hal Herring. Finished 2/15/22
10. A mystery or thriller: Killing Floor by Lee Child. Finished 3/11/22
11. A book with a one word title: Misery by Stephen King. FInished 8/21/22
12. A book of short stories
13. A book set in a different country: The Trespasser by Tana French. Finished 6/18/22
14. A nonfiction book: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rbecca Skloot. Finished 1/13/2022
15. An author’s first book: Educated by Tara Westover. Finished 1/28/22
16. A new book from an author you love: Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult. Finished 1/5/22
17. A book a friend recommends: The Leaving by Tara Altebrando. Finished 1/8/22
18. A Pulitzer Prize winning book
19. A book based on a true story
20. A book at the bottom of your To Read list
21. A book your mom loves: Prison Letters by Corrie ten Boom. Finished
22. A book that scares you: The Outsider by Stephen King. FInished 11/1/22
23. A book more than 100 years old
24. A book you judged by its cover
25. A book you were supposed to read but didn’t: 1984 by George Orwell
26. A memoir
27. A book you can finish in a day: Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool. Finished 2/9/22
28. A book from the Canada Reads list
29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
30. A book that came out the year you were born
31. A book with bad reviews
32. A trilogy: A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder by Holly Jackson. Finished 7/1/22
33. A picture book from your childhood
34. A book about books
35. A book set in the future
36. A book written by a male: The Bitcoin Bride by Chris Brady. Finished 5/26/22
37. A book you would pass on to the next generation
38. A book that made you cry
39. A book with magic: Out of Time by Elizabeth A. Drysdale. Finished 10/10/22
40. A graphic novel: New Kid by Jerry Craft. Finished 1/21/22
41. A book by an author you’ve never heard of before
42. A book you own but haven’t read yet
43. A book that takes place in your area
44. A book that was originally written in a different language
45. A book you would only read on vacation: One of us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. Finished 7/18/22
46. A book written by an author with your initials
47. A book you can read to a child: The Impossible Quest Series by Kate Forsyth. Finished 7/10/22
48. A banned book
49. A book you don’t want people to see you read
50. A book you started but never finished: Crow by Barbara Wright. Completed 2/1/22