28 DOWN | POPSUGAR 2015 reading challenge

Wayyy back when I posted about my New Year resolutions for 2015 (It’s a good thing I just went back to review this because I have a lot of goals I haven’t met yet. Seriously why do people feel so motivated Jan. 1 as compared to Sept. 1?? I digress…) I said I wanted to complete the POPSUGAR reading challenge!

Basically the challenge is that you must read 50 books in one year, each related to a certain topic or with certain qualities (ex: book that became a movie or a book with magic).

I have to admit that around Jan. 14 I totally forgot to keep track of the different books I’ve read… #fail.

So this morning (over a few large cups of coffee) I racked my brain to try and remember all the good, bad, and ugly books I’ve read over the last 8 months and see which ones count as a point towards the 50 book reading challenge (technically 52 since one of the items is a trilogy)!

*Note, any books that follow in hot pink I strongly recommend you read :)

1. A book with more than 500 pages: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. A classic romance:
3. A book that became a movie: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
4. A book published this year: Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari
5. A book with a number in the title: 10% Happier by Dan Harris
6. A book written by someone under 30:
7. A book with nonhuman characters:
8. A funny book: Nice Is Just a Place in France by The Betches (it is a “funny” book, but I hated it)
9. A book by a female author: The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
10. A mystery or thriller: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
11. A book with a one-word title: Misbehaving by Richard Thaler
12. A book of short stories: The Shell Collector: Stories by Anthony Doerr
13. A book set in a different country: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
14. A nonfiction book: Creative Confidence by David M. Kelley and Tom Kelley
15. A popular author’s first book: Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll
16. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet:
17. A book a friend recommended:
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:
22. A book that scares you: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
23. A book more than 100 years old:
24. A book based entirely on its cover: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t:
26. A memoir: Now I See You: A Memoir by Nicole C. Kear
27. A book you can finish in a day: What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
28. A book with antonyms in the title: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
30. A book that came out the year you were born:
31. A book with bad reviews: The Knockoff by Jo Plazza and Lucy Sykes
32. A trilogy:
33. A book from your childhood:
34. A book with a love triangle:
35. A book set in the future: The Circle by Dave Eggers
36. A book set in high school: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
37. A book with a color in the title:
38. A book that made you cry:
39. A book with magic: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
40. A graphic novel:
41. A book by an author you’ve never read before: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by Adelle Waldman
42. A book you own but have never read: Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva
43. A book that takes place in your hometown:  Ladies’ Night by Mary Kay Andrews
44. A book that was originally written in a different language: The Dinner by Herman Koch
45. A book set during Christmas:
46. A book written by an author with your same initials:
47. A play:
48. A banned book:
49. A book based on or turned into a TV show: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
50. A book you started but never finished: A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle

So what does this all mean? I’m still 22 books from finishing this challenge… I need to kick it into high gear!

The books I know I’ll struggle to find/ read are #38 (I’m not a crier), #46 (Literally can’t find an author of a book I would want to read with initials A.B.) and #32 (Anyone have a good trilogy recommendation?)

I’m in dire need of 22 (technically 24) book recommendations ASAP! I beg of you to help!

Did you do the POPSUGAR reading challenge too? How far along are you? And what on EARTH did you read to cross #47 off your list?