Maybe it's crazy, but the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge is one of my favorite things about the start of a new year. I love getting pumped up to read, and the prompts really get me to broaden my horizons. 

It's not secret thrillers are my favorite, but I love getting into different genres and reading something I wouldn't usually pick up - even if I end up not loving it. 

I say this every year, but I plan to stay on top of the challenge. This year, I only want to read books that meet a challenge prompt, before delving into a ton of other books. Hopefully, I'll be able to mark off my TBR list some of the books I own, but have never read. (It doesn't help I keep acquiring new books.) I didn't fully finish the 2016 challenge, and I've still got almost half left for 2017. But I'm convinced 2018 will be my year!

Anyways, keep scrolling for 2018's prompts, and a printable checklist below (I save the printable checklist to my phone and mark through the prompts I complete). I hope you'll keep up with my through 2018. I can't wait to see what you're reading.

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2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

01. A book made into a movie you've already seen. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (completed 2/8)

02. True crime. I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara (completed 4/13)

03. The next book in a series you started. Still Me by Jojo Moyes (completed 2/21)

04. A book involving a heist. School for Psychics by K.C. Archer (completed 5/24)

05. Nordic noir. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (completed 9/29)

06. A novel based on a real person. Psycho by Robert Bloch (completed 4/29)

07. A book set in a country that fascinates you. Katerina by James Frey (completed 8/19)

08. A book with a time of day in the title. Scream All Night by Derek Milman (completed 6/27)

09. A book about a villain or antihero. YOU by Caroline Kepnes (completed 6/24)

10. A book about death or grief. After You by Jojo Moyes (completed 2/2)

11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym. Lethal White by Robert Galbraith; JK Rowling's pseudonym. (completed 11/21)

12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist. Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert (completed 2/12)

13. A book that is also a stage play or musical. Carrie by Stephen King (completed 7/3)

14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you. Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson (completed 4/25)

15. A book about feminism. The Power by Naomi Alderman (completed 3/11)

16. A book about mental health. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (completed 11/14) 

17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift. The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healey (completed 7/5)

18. A book by two authors. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pennaken (completed 5/7)

19. A book about or involving a sport. The Fall of Grace by Amy Fellner Dominy (completed 4/5)

20. A book by a local author. The Vain Conversation by Anthony Grooms; Kennesaw, Georgia (completed 1/29)

21. A book with your favorite color in the title. Feminists Don't Wear Pink & Other Lies by Scarlett Curtis (completed 12/24)

22. A book with alliteration in the title. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn (completed 1/16)

23. A book about time travel. 11/22/63 by Stephen King (completed 8/11)

24. A book with a weather element in the title. Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave (completed 5/17)

25. A book set at sea. Jaws by Peter Benchley (completed 12/17)

26. A book with an animal in the title. A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs (completed 12/15)

27. A book set on a different planet. The Martian by Andy Weir (completed 12/22)

28. A book with song lyrics in the title. Sweet Little Lies by Caz Frear (completed 9/2)

29. A book about or set on Halloween. The Gates by John Connolly (completed 10/27)

30. A book with characters who are twins. The Good Twin by Marti Green (completed 3/24)

31. A book mentioned in another book. The Shining by Stephen King; mentioned in YOU (completed 10/21)

32. A book from a celebrity book club. Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty; Reese Witherspoon's book club (completed 3/2)

33. A childhood classic you've never read. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (completed 3/27)

34. A book that's published in 2018. The Glitch by Elisabeth Cohen (completed 7/10)

35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner. Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them: the Original Screenplay by JK Rowling (completed 11/9)

36. A book set in the decade you were born. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (completed 3/31)

37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to. Final Girls by Riley Sager (completed 2/23)

38. A book with an ugly cover. Playing with Dynamite by Sharon Harrigan (completed 4/22)

39. A book that involves a bookstore or library. The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs (completed 3/18)

40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges. Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris; A book you can finish in a day, 2016 (completed 2/2)

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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school. Duma Key by Stephen King (completed 12/1)

42. A cyberpunk book. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (completed 1/23)

43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (completed 12/31)

44. A book tied to your ancestry. The Line That Held Us by David Joy (completed 8/24)

45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title. Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave (completed 3/22)

46. An allegory. The Anomaly by Michael Rutger (completed 7/15)

47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you. The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker; same first name, and almost same last name. (completed 1/14)

48. A microhistory. The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy by Anna Clark (completed 6/20)

49. A book about a problem facing society today. How to Be Safe by Tom McAllister (completed 12/3)

50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge. The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin (completed 12/10)