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Just in case you were wondering...

I know I've talked a lot about the Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge and I've linked to it in the past, but I just wanted to get a quick post up with the list and what I have planned to read for the rest of the challenge. I came to the challenge in July and was worried about getting everything squeezed in, so I am using 1 book for multiple boxes to check off. I've been doing pretty well with the challenge. I know that I'm cheating and yes that does hurt me a little, but if they do another one next year I will definitely be doing this challenge again the correct way!

Books I still have left to read:

  • Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
  • Maus, 1 by Art Spiegelman
  • White House Nannies by Barbara Klein
  • The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
  • The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest Stieg Larsson
  • Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  • Landline by Rainbow Rowell
  • Me Before You by Jojo Meyers
  • The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
  • Life as I Blow It by Sarah Colonna
  • The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
A couple of these books only hit one box on the list, but some hit a few. I'm also re-reading The Hunger Games Trilogy in full because the final movie is coming out and I'm keeping in tradition when I started to re-read before the first movie. Right now I'm going to take a break from the challenge because I'm going to be reading The Heir by Kiera Cass which is the 4th book within The Selection series. I'll have a full review up about the series when I finish. I love that series and I can't keep it on my "to read" shelf any longer! That's all for now!


P.S. I'll let you know if the book checks anything off on the list at the beginning of a post, like I did with my last post about Looking for Alaska by John Green. 



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