2017 Reading Challenge

Popsugar posted a reading challenge for 2017, and I've decided to participate. It's taken me a little while to post, but here's the challenge and what I've read so far:

1. A book recommended by a librarian - The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - Up A Road Slowly by Irene Hunt

3. A book of letters - The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

4. An audiobook -

5. A book by a person of color - Kindred by Octavia Butler

6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title -

7. A book that is a story within a story -

8. A book with multiple authors -

9. An espionage thriller -

10. A book with a cat on the cover -

11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym -

12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read -

13. A book by or about a person who has a disability -

14. A book involving travel -

15. A book with a subtitle -

16. A book that's published in 2017 -

17. A book involving a mythical creature -

18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - I Will Surprise My Friend! By Mo Williems

19. A book about food -

20. A book with career advice -

21. A book from a nonhuman perspective -

22. A steampunk novel -

23. A book with a red spine - Shade’s Children by Garth Nix

24. A book set in the wilderness -

25. A book you loved as a child -

26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - What is Chemistry? By Peter Atkins

27. A book with a title that's a character's name -

28. A novel set during wartime -

29. A book with an unreliable narrator -

30. A book with pictures -

31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you -

32. A book about an interesting woman -

33. A book set in two different time periods -

34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title -

35. A book set in a hotel -

36. A book written by someone you admire -

37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - 

38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas -

39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Gone by Michael Grant

40. A book you bought on a trip -

Advanced:

1. A book recommended by an author you love -

2. A bestseller from 2016 - 

3. A book with a family member term in the title -

4. A book that takes place over a character's life span -

5. A book about an immigrant or refugee -

6. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of -

7. A book with an eccentric character -

8. A book that's more than 800 pages -The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

9. A book you got from a used book sale -

10. A book that's been mentioned in another book -

11. A book about a difficult topic -

12. A book based on mythology - 

Feel free to recommend books to me for the challenge! I am especially looking for books set in two different time periods, books with eccentric characters, and books about difficult topics (though for sure Kindred could have counted for that one as well). I'll be posting reviews as I read and find books I really like---or really hate. What books are you reading for 2017?