My 2018 Reading Challenges – an update!

Haven’t been checking in much with my Reading Challenges of 2018 so far – consider myself told off!! – so it is time for me to catch up and see how I’m going – and see what is left to be read and should I be panicking already!!
This is from the GoodReads group The Book Vipers and the challenge is to read a book that fits the titles below! There are 3 levels that can be done – 9 squares, 16 squares or the full 25! I’m aiming for the 25 so we will see how we go!
Thankfully my reading choices so far in 2018 have helped me fill in a few of these squares so will add the titles of the ones I’ve already completed. Will leave the others blank as I’m still not 100% decided on what to read in these categories – any suggestions still greatfully received and welcomed of what you think I should add to the list!!

 

 

A Classic  – 
A Book About Money – 
A Book Under 100 Pages – The Victorian Chaise Longue by Marghanita Laski 
A Book Of Poems – Helium by Rudy Francisco
Free Choice – The Antipodeans by Greg McGee
A Book Set In Another Country –  The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi
A Translated Book – We Were The Salt of the Sea by Roxanne Bouchard / David Warriner
True Or Fictional Crime – Too Close To Breathe by  Olivia Kiernan
A Book With An Animal In The Title – The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young
Book Vipers Monthly Read  – Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Non Fiction Book –  The Last Wilderness by Neil Ansell
A Debut Book – The Feed by Nick Clark Windo
Book From A Small Publisher  –  
A Biography – 
A Book You Have Borrowed   
Free Choice – The Wildflowers by Harriet Evans
A Banned Book – 
A Book with a Food in the Title  –  
Free Choice – The Long Forgotten by David Whitehouse
A Shortlisted Book – 
A Book Over 500 Pages  – 
An Award Winner – 
Second Book In A Series – 
A Book About Books  – 
Science Fiction Or Fact  – READY PLAYER ONE by ERNEST CLINE
 
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I think I’m doing better than I thought! Still lots to hunt out though and keep me entertained for the rest of the year!
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2018 Reading Challenge #2 – Magic Square

I have decided to join in with another Reading Challenge for 2018 and this one is courtesy of the wonderful The Book Vipers – GoodReads group and looks set to test us all – mainly in searching out titles to fit all the topics! I may be requesting suggestions for some of them so get your thinking caps on please! I need help… in more ways than one!!

So the challenge is to read a book that fits the titles below! There are 3 levels that can be done – 9 squares, 16 squares or the full 25! I’m aiming for the 25 so we will see how we go!

Have already started a little looksie through my shelves to see what books I can get read that fit the topics! Here’s my initial list – with a number of gaps! – so hopefully I can complete the challenge!

A Classic  – lots of candidates on my bookshelves so will choose later!
A Book About Money – struggling with this one so any suggestions welcome!!
A Book Under 100 Pages – not found any on my shelves yet so might have to go shopping!
A Book Of Poems – very poor poetry knowledge so where should I start?!
Free Choice

A Book Set In Another Country –  The Stolen Bicycle by Wu Ming-Yi

A Translated Book – On The Bright Side by Hendrik Groen

True Or Fictional Crime – 

A Book With An Animal In The Title – THE CROW ROAD by IAIN BANKS

Book Vipers Monthly Read  
Non Fiction Book –  RHAPSODY IN GREEN by CHARLOTTE MENDELSON

A Debut Book – THE MERMAID AND MRS HANCOCK by IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR

Book From A Small Publisher  –  HOLLOW SHORES by GARY BUDDEN

A Biography – FINGERS IN THE SPARKLE JAR by CHRIS PACKHAM

A Book You Have Borrowed   – will raid the library!
Free Choice

A Banned Book – tempted to go Harry Potter or Alice in Wonderland or would you recommend something else?!
A Book with a Food in the Title  –  BITTER FRUITS by ALICE CLARK-PLATTS

Free Choice

A Shortlisted Book – THEIR BRILLIANT CAREERS by RYAN O’NEILL

A Book Over 500 Pages  – THE CROW GIRL by ERIK AXL SUND – 750 pages!!
 
An Award Winner – 

Second Book In A Series – SHADOWBLACK by SEBASTIEN de CASTELL

A Book About Books  – VILLAGE BOOKS by CRAIG MCLAY
Science Fiction Or Fact  – READY PLAYER ONE by ERNEST CLINE
 
So any suggestions or help you have for me would be most welcome! Free choices will probably be from my NetGalley shelves – I WILL get that under control in 2018!!  I will carry on my search and may even end up changing some of my initial choices – that’s what normally happens! – but i’m looking forward to this challenge and trying a few different kinds of books!!