Sibling Challenge: "The Derivative Reading Challenge"
20 books
Challenge categories curated by my librarian sister. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles
A Book
A book whose title has one of the same words as the title of book #1
A book that has the same cover background color as book #2
A book in the same genre as book #3
A book that has been read by one of the same people who read book #4
A book set in the same country as book #5
A book written by the same author(s) as book #7
A book that's longer than book #6
A book that as listed as a read-alike for book #8
A book that currently has a higher average Goodreads rating than book #9
A book whose author has the same first name as the author of book #10
A book that has won the same award as book #12
An award-winning book from the same publisher as book #11
A book whose author is the same gender as the author of book #13
A book about a similar subject as book #14, but written for a different age group
A book published in the same year as book #15
A book that shares any of the NoveList appeal factors with book #17
A book whose main character has the same marital status as the main character in book #16
A book that's shorter than book #18
A book featuring the same number of cats as book #19
Salt Lake County Library (Goodreads) challenge: monthly/summer themes - 14 books
Challenge categories curated by SLCO librarians. Challenge prompts appear beneath each associated title.
All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
**note: I doubled the summer challenge, extending the number from 14 to 19 total books.
January:
Civil Rights
February:
Western
March:
Hollywood
April:
Library
May:
Space
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
September:
Mystery
October:
True Crime
November:
1-word title
December:
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Summer: Color Our World
Teachings of the Prophets Challenge - 17 books
A complete reading of the Teachings of Presidents of the Church series, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1997 and 2022. Select teachings of the first 16 presidents of the church, 1830 - 2022.
Christmas Book List - 6 books
Books I read in the days before Christmas - All book Covers appear when readings of titles are complete. See BookList for unread titles.
GoodReads Winners Challenge -
12 books
Winners from the Goodreads Awards
2024 GoodReads Scifi Nominees Challenge -
21 books (includes prequels)
All the Nominees for the 2023 Goodreads Awards, Scifi category
Last Year's Leftovoers Challenge - 44 books
All the books from challenges that I didn't finish last year.
Salt Lake City Summer Reading Challenge -
8 books
Each audiobook of approximately 3 hours listening time.
Salt Lake County Summer Reading Challenge - Colored Covers - 7 books
A book for each color of the rainbow - Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
Reading Glasses Challenge - 7 books
Official online book club podcast Reading Glasses 2025 challenge
Weber County Summer Reading Challenge - 25 books
Color and theme associated titles.
Afton's List - 13 books
Catching up with the Riordan Olympus novels
2025 Spring Reader's Choice - 17 books
Books selected by Salt Lake County librarians for public rating - spring edition
2025 Fall Reader's Choice - 19 books
Books selected by Salt Lake County librarians for public rating - spring edition