Reading Challenges are in! And I had planned to complete both Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge, as well as Popsugar’s Reading Challenge 2015.

However, looking at the lists, I realised some of the suggestions are the same. So I took some off.

I altered the list a bit to come up with 60 suggestions in total, and added a few of my own I thought would be interesting, like “A book by an author with your first name” and “A book your mum/dad/grandparents love” among others. (Follow the links to the original Read Harder and Popsugar challenges.)

So, without further ado, I present: My 60 Books Challenge!!

Feel free to join me!

1. A book written by someone under the age of 25 
2. A book written by someone over 65 
3. A book published before 1850 
4. A book published this year 
5. An anthology 
6. A book published by an indie press
7. A book about or by someone who identifies as LGBTQ 
8. A book that takes place in Asia
9. A book  by an Asian author
10. A book by an African author 
11. A book that takes place in Africa 
12. A book by or about Native Americans 
13. A book by or about Aborigines 
14. A Young Adult novel 
15. A sci-fi novel 
16. A National Book Award winning book 
17. A Man Booker Prize winning book 
18. A Pulitzer Prize winning book 
19. A retelling of a classic story 
20. An audio-book 
21. A book adapted for radio
22. A book that was recommended to you 
23. A book originally published in a different language 
24. A book in a foreign language 
25. A book you consider a “guilty pleasure” 
26. A book published the year you were born 
27. A book with more than 500 pages 
28. A classic romance 
29. A book that became a movie 
30. A book with a number in the title 
31. A funny book 
32. A mystery or thriller 
33. An erotic novel 
34. A book with a one-word title 
35. A nonfiction book 
36. A popular author’s first book 
37. A book from a favourite author you haven’t read yet 
38. A book based on a true story
39. A book from the bottom of your to-read-pile 
40. A book based on its cover alone 
41. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t 
42. A book with antonyms in the title 
43. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit 
44. A trilogy 
45. A book from your childhood 
46. A book with a colour in the title 
47. A book that makes you cry 
48. A book with magic 
49. A book by an author you’ve never read before 
50. A book you own but haven’t read 
51. A book that takes place in your hometown, state or country 
52. A play 
53. A banned book 
54. A book based on or turned into a TV show 
55. A NaNoWriMo winning novel 
56. A book your dad loves 
57. A book your mum loves 
58. A book your grandparents love/own 
59. A book by an author with your initials 
60. A book by an author with the same first name