I am happy to say I have finished this reading challenge. I stepped out of my comfort zone for many of the books and have opened my eyes to new genres. It is so easy to stick to what is comfortable and there is a whole new world of books out there. Thanks so much to the moderator's for their hard work.
WEEKS & TOPICS 1. a book with more than 500 pages - Citadel by Kate Mosse 2. a romance - Sapphire Skies by Belinda Alexander 3. a book that became a movie � Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 4. a book published this year � The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes 5. a book with a number in the title � 419 by Will Ferguson 6. a book written by someone under 30 –The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath 7. a book with nonhuman characters Animal Farm by George Orwell 8. a funny book- The Rosie Project � by Graeme Simsion 9. a book by a female author � The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine 10. a mystery or thriller- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins 11. a book with a one-word title � Room by Emma Donoghue 12. a book of short stories � The Book Lovers� Appreciation Society by many writers 13. a book set in a different country � The Paris Architect 14. a nonfiction book -Infidel 15. a popular author's first book � Songs of the Humpbacked Whale by Jodie Picoult 16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet � Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag 17. a book a friend recommended- Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler 18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 19. a book based on a true story - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent 20. a book at the bottom of your to read list � The Bone Tree by Greg Isles 21. a book your mom loves � Mercy by Jodi Picoult 22. a book that scares you � The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 23. a book more than 100 years old � Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy 24. a book based entirely on its cover � the Minimalist 25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't –To Kill a Mockingbird 26. a memoir � Desert Flower –The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Durie 27. a book you can finish in a day The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion 28. a book with antonyms in the title Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit � Inferno � Dan Brown 30. a book that came out the year you were born –The Clocks by Agatha Christie 31. a book with bad reviews –Questions of Travel by Michelle De Kretzer 32. a trilogy (the first) Wards of Faerie by Terry Brooks 33. a trilogy (the second) � Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks 34. a trilogy (the third) � Witches Wraith by Terry Brooks 35. a book from your childhood The Witches by Roald Dahl 36. a book with a love triangle � The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters 37. a book set in the future � Crake and Oryx by Margaret Atwood 38. a book set in high school Paper Towns by 39. a book with a color in the title � Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra 40. a book that made/makes you cry � Beach Music by Pat Conroy 41. a book with magic � Magician’s End by Raymond Feist 42. a graphic novel � The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman 43. a book by an author you've never read before Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes 44. a book you own but have never read � The Little Paris Bookshop, by Nina George 45. a book that takes place in your hometown � Heartland by Jenny Pattrick 46. a book that was originally written in another language � Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende 47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday) � A Christmas Hope by Ann Perry 48. a book written by an author with your same initial � Rip Tide by Stella Rimmington 49. a play � The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 50. a banned book � The Lorax by Dr Suess 51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show –The Wire in the Blood � Val McDermid 52. a book you started but never finished –One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
WEEKS & TOPICS
1. a book with more than 500 pages - Citadel by Kate Mosse
2. a romance - Sapphire Skies by Belinda Alexander
3. a book that became a movie � Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
4. a book published this year � The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes
5. a book with a number in the title � 419 by Will Ferguson
6. a book written by someone under 30 –The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
7. a book with nonhuman characters Animal Farm by George Orwell
8. a funny book- The Rosie Project � by Graeme Simsion
9. a book by a female author � The Darkest Hour by Barbara Erskine
10. a mystery or thriller- The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
11. a book with a one-word title � Room by Emma Donoghue
12. a book of short stories � The Book Lovers� Appreciation Society by many writers
13. a book set in a different country � The Paris Architect
14. a nonfiction book -Infidel
15. a popular author's first book � Songs of the Humpbacked Whale by Jodie Picoult
16. a book from your favorite author that you haven't read yet � Secrets to the Grave by Tami Hoag
17. a book a friend recommended- Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
18. a Pulitzer-prize winning book- All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
19. a book based on a true story - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
20. a book at the bottom of your to read list � The Bone Tree by Greg Isles
21. a book your mom loves � Mercy by Jodi Picoult
22. a book that scares you � The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
23. a book more than 100 years old � Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
24. a book based entirely on its cover � the Minimalist
25. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn't –To Kill a Mockingbird
26. a memoir � Desert Flower –The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Durie
27. a book you can finish in a day The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion
28. a book with antonyms in the title Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
29. a book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit � Inferno � Dan Brown
30. a book that came out the year you were born –The Clocks by Agatha Christie
31. a book with bad reviews –Questions of Travel by Michelle De Kretzer
32. a trilogy (the first) Wards of Faerie by Terry Brooks
33. a trilogy (the second) � Bloodfire Quest by Terry Brooks
34. a trilogy (the third) � Witches Wraith by Terry Brooks
35. a book from your childhood The Witches by Roald Dahl
36. a book with a love triangle � The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
37. a book set in the future � Crake and Oryx by Margaret Atwood
38. a book set in high school Paper Towns by
39. a book with a color in the title � Silver Wattle by Belinda Alexandra
40. a book that made/makes you cry � Beach Music by Pat Conroy
41. a book with magic � Magician’s End by Raymond Feist
42. a graphic novel � The Sandman: Endless Nights, by Neil Gaiman
43. a book by an author you've never read before Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes
44. a book you own but have never read � The Little Paris Bookshop, by Nina George
45. a book that takes place in your hometown � Heartland by Jenny Pattrick
46. a book that was originally written in another language � Maya’s Notebook by Isabel Allende
47. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday) � A Christmas Hope by Ann Perry
48. a book written by an author with your same initial � Rip Tide by Stella Rimmington
49. a play � The Importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
50. a banned book � The Lorax by Dr Suess
51. a book based on OR turned into a tv show –The Wire in the Blood � Val McDermid
52. a book you started but never finished –One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson