5 points: Read a book that does not have "the," "a" or "an" in the title. — Cinder, Marissa Meyer (387 pages)
10: Read a book that has been featured in Oprah's Book Club. — The Road, Cormac McCarthy (241 pages)
10: Read a book that takes place in the state where you currently live. — The Joy Luck Club, Amy Tan (288 pages) (California)
15: Read an epistolary novel. — The Boy Next Door, Meg Cabot (379 pages)
15: Read a book first published in 2013. — Allegiant, Veronica Roth (544 pages)
15: Read a book with something spooky in the title. — House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus III (365 pages)
20: Read a book with "air," "water," "earth" or "fire" in the title. — Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer (333 pages)
20: Read a book on which a television series has been based. — Orange is the New Black, Piper Kerman (298 pages)
25: Read a fiction book that has someone’s first and last name in the title. — The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, David Wroblewski (608 pages)
30: Read two books by the same author. — Divergent & Insurgent, Veronica Roth (487 & 496 pages)
35: Read a fiction and nonfiction book about the same topic. — The Red Queen, Philippa Gregory (382 pages) & The Sexual History of London, Catharine Arnold (333 pages)
One question: Do you think "fog" is spooky enough to work for that category? What about things like "dark," "night" or "twilight"? Be honest! I don't want you to think I'm getting off easy on my own challenge. ;)
If you missed the initial announcement post for the challenge, click here to see the full list of categories and rules. I also made a button for the challenge, so you can get the code for that in the original post. If you also made a preliminary list for the challenge, please link up below! I can't wait to see what y'all plan to read. :)
