A Reading Challenge for 2016

vintage books and a cup of coffee

I keep seeing reading challenges pop up on different sites and blogs, and I love the idea so much, I thought I’d create my own version! I tend to pick my next book based on mood or recommendation or what’s handy at the moment. So I hope that having a list like this will inspire my 2016 reading a bit, and maybe focus my TBR pile some as well. I’m going to make it a fairly short list though, so I can leave myself lots of room for reading what strikes my fancy along the way. Fair enough, right? So here goes…

1. A book set in a foreign country
2. A retelling of a fairy tale or legend
3. A book with a season in the title
4. A book based on a true story
5. A book that’s about to be made into a movie
6. A debut author
7. A book with a colour in the title
8. A classic that I’ve never read
9. A book with water of some kind on the cover
10. An indie author
11. A book featuring a MC from a different culture
12. A book with a music theme
13. A book with a one-word title
14. A book with a title of at least six words
15. A retelling of a Shakespeare play
16. A book with a holiday as a central element
17. A book with a purple cover
18. A book set in space
19. A book released in 2016
20. A sequel to a book I read more than a year ago

Okay, I think that will do it. I’m excited to have a list to cross things off of! Anyone else challenging your list this year? Let me know, we can compare notes!