For 2018 I will be joining the 2018 Beat the Backlist reading competition. Using the POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challenge as my basis, I will be reading a good chunk of books I already own. (Italicized titles will only count toward my POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challange, not the 2018 Beat the Backlist. These titles are published in 2018 and do not count.)
- Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges (A book made into a movie you've already seen)
- The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, The Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption by Barbara Bisantz Raymond (True crime)
- Iron Gold by Pierce Brown (The next book in a series you started)
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (A book involving a heist)
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (Nordic noir)
- Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (A novel based on a real person)
- Tsarina by J. Nelle Patrick (A book set in a country that fascinates you)
- Morning Star by Pierce Brown (A book with a time of day in the title)
- Fairest by Marissa Meyer (A book about a villain or antihero)
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (A book about death or grief)
- The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers (A book with your favorite color in the title)
- The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee (A book with alliteration in the title)
- Windwitch by Susan Dennard (A book with a weather element in the title)
- Given to the Sea by Mindy McGinnis (A book set at sea)
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (A book with an animal in the title)
- Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza (A book set on a different planet)
- Walk on the Wild Side by Christine Warren (A book with song lyrics in the title)
- The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury (A book about or set on Halloween)
- The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (A book with characters who are twins)
- The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym)
- Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist)
- Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (A book that is also a stage play or musical)
- Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova (A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you)
- The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi (A book about feminism)
- Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (A book about mental illness)
- Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift)
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (A book by two authors)
- The Raven King by Nora Sakavic (A book about or involving a sport)
- Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (A book by a local author)
- Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone by J.K. Rowling (A book mentioned in another book)
- Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton (A book from a celebrity book club)
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis (A childhood classic you've never read)
- Isle of Blood and Stone by Makiia Lucier (A book that's published in 2018)
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown (A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (A book set in the decade you were born)
- Truthwitch by Susan Dennard (A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to)
- Catwoman: Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas (A book with an ugly cover)
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (A book that involves a bookstore or library)
- East by Edith Pattou (Your favorite prompt from the 2016 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge--A book based on a fairytale)
- Eclispe by Stephenie Meyer (A bestseller from the year you graduated high school)
- Warcross by Marie Lu (A cyberpunk book)
- Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake (A book that was being read by a strange in a public place)
- Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland (A book tied to your ancestry)
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title)
- All the Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater (An allegory)
- White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout (A book by an author with the same first or last name as you)
- Gulp by Mary Roach (A microhistory)
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi (A book about a problem facing society today)
- Golden Son by Pierce Brown (A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge)
Other titles I plan to read this year that I am not using to fulfill my POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challenge:
- Scarlet, Cress, Winter, Wires and Nerves Vol. 1, Stars Above, and Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- One Dark Throne by Kendare Blake
- Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi
- and I am sure some other titles that I mention as they come to my attention or arrive on my doorstep!
If you are interested in joining the 2018 Beat the Backlist reading competition, please click here.
If you are interested in doing the POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challenge, please click here.
Happy reading in 2018, bitchin' readers!