If you're familiar with the 2018 Reading Challenge, then you know I'm looking for specific books to fit certain categories. Since this is hard, I'm seeking help from all of YOU and I'm willing to pay for it.
Some stuff that may help guide recommendations: I mostly read fantasy growing up, but I've branched out in recent years to other genres, especially mystery and historical fiction. I'm a sucker for romance. I'm generally not into non-fiction or realistic fiction or sad books. Also was never big on the classics.
What am I asking for? A book, what categories it may fit into (as many as are applicable is fine, I've "double-dipped" in the past and I will ultimately sort out what categories I want to use the book for), and a brief description. The book should fit at least one category that is currently (as of whenever you're reading this) blank on the below Master List.
What am I offering? The payment structure for this is two-fold. First, I will offer 25 points once I've seen your post on this thread and added it to the master list. This will probably be about 1-2 weeks at the most, as I'm not on every day anymore. The second 25 points will be awarded whenever I actually finish reading the book, which could be any time between now and December 31, 2018. If that day arrives and I haven't gotten to it yet, you'll get the points then. On the (highly unlikely) occasion that I start reading it but can't finish because I hate it that much, you will not get the second 25 points.
Is there a deadline? Limit on number of entries? I technically have all year for this, but I will set a deadline of YWS's 14th birthday on November 14, 2018. This gives me six weeks to obtain and finish the books. Limit 5 per person for the year, though they don't have to be at once. So like if you recommend a book in January, but then find another one later one, that's totally fine.
Anything else I need to know? If you've looked at the categories, you may notice that some of the categories require personal information. If I'm willing to give that out, I will specify. If not or I really can't, I'll mark it as "N/A".
Now, without further ado, here is the Master List (last updated 4/12/18)
Spoiler
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen:N/A "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrich Bachman(TBR)
2. True crime:"The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester(TBR)
3. The next book in a series you started:Already completed
4. A book involving a heist: "Lawless" by Jeffrey Salane (TBR)
5. Nordic noir:
6. A novel based on a real person: "Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller" by Sarah Miller- a novel from the perspective of Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's beloved "Teacher".
(TBR)
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you:(Pretty much any country that isn't the US)A Thousand Splendid Suns (?) "All the Light we cannot see" by Anthony Doerr (TBR)
"Red Winter" by Annette Marie (TBR) (still open to other suggestions)
8. A book with a time of day in the title:
9. A book about a villain or antihero: "Archvillian" by Barry Lyga
10. A book about death or grief: "What You Left Behind" by Jessica Verdi
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: "Jane Eyre" (TBR)
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist:Raven Boys series? Idk I'm open to reading more in this category Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (TBR)
13. A book that is also a stage play or a musical: "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" (TBR)
14. A book by an author of different ethnicity than you:(I'm white)A Thousand Splendid Suns (?) (open to other possibilities)"I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" by Malala Yousafzai (?)
15. A book about feminism:"I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" by Malala Yousafzai
16. A book about mental health:Solitaire by Alice Oseman (TBR) (still open to other suggestions)Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (TBR)
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift:N/A (unless you're offering to buy me a book
)
18. A book by two authors:Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (TBRe-Read)
19. A book about or involving a sport:
20. A book by a local author:N/A
21. A book with your favourite colour in the title:(I like purple, blue, green, and red, or any shade thereof)Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (read)
22. A book with alliteration in the title:Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (read)
23. A book about time travel:"Sapphire Blue" by Kerstin Gier (TBR)
24. A book with a weather element in the title:"The Small Rain" by Madeline L'Engle
25. A book set at sea:The Life of Pi by Yann Martel (TBR)
26. A book with an animal in the title:The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (READ)
27. A book set on a different planet:
28. A book with song lyrics in the title:Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (read)
29. A book about or set on Halloween:The girl who fell beneath fairyland and led the revels there by Catherynne M. Valente (read)
30. A book with characters who are twins:"The Trouble with Twins" by Kathryn Siebel (TBR) The girl who fell beneath fairyland and led the revels there by Catherynne M. Valente (read)
31. A book mentioned in another book:The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente (read)
32. A book from a celebrity book club:
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read:(Like I said, I was never big on classics, so feel free to suggest and I will add it unless I've already read it)The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
34. A book that’s published in 2018:
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner:
36. A book set in the decade you were born:(1990's)The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (TBR)
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to:Already completed!
38. A book with an ugly cover:The Giver by Lois Lowry or Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas (TBR)
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library:
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges:(I'm...not sure if I had a favorite? If you're willing to look at those lists and suggest a book/category, I'll roll with it) (could use Good Omens for this since I used it in the past for "published the year you were born)
Advanced
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school:(2008)A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini (TBR)
42. A cyberpunk book:
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place:N/A
44. A book tied to your ancestry:(Greek, Irish, German)
45. A book with a fruit or a vegetable in the title:
46. An allegory:
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you:(First name Nicole, last name I would rather not divulge)"Eternal Eden" by Nicole Williams.
48. A microhistory:
49. A book about a problem facing society today:The Transgender Manifesto by Ian Thomas Malone (read)
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
2. True crime:"The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester(TBR)
3. The next book in a series you started:Already completed
4. A book involving a heist: "Lawless" by Jeffrey Salane (TBR)
5. Nordic noir:
6. A novel based on a real person: "Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller" by Sarah Miller- a novel from the perspective of Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's beloved "Teacher".
(TBR)
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you:(Pretty much any country that isn't the US)A Thousand Splendid Suns (?) "All the Light we cannot see" by Anthony Doerr (TBR)
"Red Winter" by Annette Marie (TBR) (still open to other suggestions)
8. A book with a time of day in the title:
9. A book about a villain or antihero: "Archvillian" by Barry Lyga
10. A book about death or grief: "What You Left Behind" by Jessica Verdi
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: "Jane Eyre" (TBR)
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist:Raven Boys series? Idk I'm open to reading more in this category Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (TBR)
13. A book that is also a stage play or a musical: "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West" (TBR)
14. A book by an author of different ethnicity than you:(I'm white)A Thousand Splendid Suns (?) (open to other possibilities)"I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" by Malala Yousafzai (?)
15. A book about feminism:"I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" by Malala Yousafzai
16. A book about mental health:Solitaire by Alice Oseman (TBR) (still open to other suggestions)Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson (TBR)
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift:N/A (unless you're offering to buy me a book
)18. A book by two authors:Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (TBRe-Read)
19. A book about or involving a sport:
20. A book by a local author:N/A
21. A book with your favourite colour in the title:(I like purple, blue, green, and red, or any shade thereof)Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (read)
22. A book with alliteration in the title:Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (read)
23. A book about time travel:"Sapphire Blue" by Kerstin Gier (TBR)
24. A book with a weather element in the title:"The Small Rain" by Madeline L'Engle
25. A book set at sea:The Life of Pi by Yann Martel (TBR)
26. A book with an animal in the title:The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (READ)
27. A book set on a different planet:
28. A book with song lyrics in the title:Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (read)
29. A book about or set on Halloween:The girl who fell beneath fairyland and led the revels there by Catherynne M. Valente (read)
30. A book with characters who are twins:"The Trouble with Twins" by Kathryn Siebel (TBR) The girl who fell beneath fairyland and led the revels there by Catherynne M. Valente (read)
31. A book mentioned in another book:The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente (read)
32. A book from a celebrity book club:
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read:(Like I said, I was never big on classics, so feel free to suggest and I will add it unless I've already read it)The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
34. A book that’s published in 2018:
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner:
36. A book set in the decade you were born:(1990's)The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (TBR)
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to:Already completed!
38. A book with an ugly cover:The Giver by Lois Lowry or Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas (TBR)
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library:
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges:(I'm...not sure if I had a favorite? If you're willing to look at those lists and suggest a book/category, I'll roll with it) (could use Good Omens for this since I used it in the past for "published the year you were born)
Advanced
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school:(2008)A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini (TBR)
42. A cyberpunk book:
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place:N/A
44. A book tied to your ancestry:(Greek, Irish, German)
45. A book with a fruit or a vegetable in the title:
46. An allegory:
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you:(First name Nicole, last name I would rather not divulge)"Eternal Eden" by Nicole Williams.
48. A microhistory:
49. A book about a problem facing society today:The Transgender Manifesto by Ian Thomas Malone (read)
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
