Reading Challenge 2015 Complete!

How am I doing? Take a look!

• A book with more than 500 pages: The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (**** PG-13)
• A classic romance: Emma by Jane Austen (**** PG)
• A book that became a movie: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (*** PG-13)
• A book published this year: Dearest by Alethea Kontis (*** PG-13)
• A book with a number in the title: Counting by 7s (***** PG)
• A book written by someone under 30: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (**** PG)
• A book with nonhuman characters: Hero by Alethea Kontis (**** PG-13)
• A funny book: Dad is Fat by Jim Gaffigan (*** PG)
• A book by a female author: The Fairest Beauty by Melanie Dickerson (** PG)
• A mystery or thriller: The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen (**** PG)
• A book with a one-word title: Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (** PG)
• A book of short stories: Echoes of Memory, Vol 1 compiled by the National Holocaust Museum (**** PG)
• A book set in a different country: Milkweed by Jerri Spinelli (** PG)
• A nonfiction book: Surviving Hitler: The Unlikely True Story of an SS Soldier and a Jewish Woman (*** PG)
• A popular author's first book: The Heiress of Winterwood by Sarah E. Ladd (*** PG)
• A book from an author you love but haven't read yet:  Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen (****, PG-13)
• A book a friend recommended: The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston (*** PG-13)
• A Pulitzer-Prize winning book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (***** PG-13)
• A book based on a true story: The Rent Collector by Cameron Wright (***** PG-13)
• A book at the bottom of your to-read list: Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (*** PG-13)
• A book your mom recommended: The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (**** PG-13)
• A book that scares you: Between Shades of Gray (***** PG-13)
• A book more than 100 years old: Laddie * (*** G)
• A book based entirely on its cover: Into the Whirlwind by Elizabeth Camden (**** PG)
• A book you were supposed to read in school but didn't: Little Women (***** PG)
• A memoir: Recollections of a Handcart Pioneer of 1860 by Mary Ann Hafen (*** G)
• A book you can finish in a day: The Kissing Tree by Prudence Bice (*** PG)
• A book with antonyms in the title: A Light in the Darkness by Lynn Austin (**** PG)
• A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit: A Lady at Willowgrove Hall by Sarah E. Ladd (*** PG)
• A book that came out the year you were born: Ellen Foster (** PG)
• A book with bad reviews: (or at least I give this book bad reviews) Summer Campaign by Carla Kelly (** PG)
• A trilogy: The Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielson (**** PG)
• A book from your childhood: Your Favorite Seuss (a compilation of 13 stories by Dr. Seuss) (***** G)
• A book with a love triangle: Lady Maybe by Julie Klassen (* PG 13)
• A book set in the future: The Heir by Kiera Cass (*** PG-13)
• A book set in high school:  First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen (*** PG-13)
• A book with a color in the title:  Heart of Gold by Jeanette Miller (** PG)
• A book that made you cry: The Light Between Oceans (***** PG)
• A book with magic: Wisdom's Kiss by Catherine G. Marshall (*** PG)
• A graphic novel: Around the World by Matt Phelan (*** G)
• A book by an author you've never read before: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (***** G)
• A book you own but have never read: Gifts and Consquences by Daniel Coleman (**** PG)
• A book that takes place in your hometown (or in my case, homestate): Dangerous by Shannon Hale (*** PG-13)
• A book that was originally written in a different language: The Little Prince (**** G)
• A book set during Christmas: Call Me Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber
• A book written by an author with your same initials: The List by Martin Fletcher (no stars R--I only made it three chapters into this one before I had to put it down. But...since this is the only author I have been able to find with my same initials, I am counting it)
• A play: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robison (***** G)
• A banned book: The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (*** PG-13)
• A book based on or turned into a TV show: When Calls the Heart by Jeanette Oak (** G)
• A book you started but never finished: Daughters In My Kingdom (**** G)

Done and done! I will admit that four of these I didn't finish the whole book, but I nearly did, so I am counting them anyway. I loved doing a challenge this year, even though I quickly ran out of time. It kept me reading and pushed me to find books that I wouldn't have ordinarily picked up.

Happy New Year! Onto 2016!