About Amy Hello, I'm Amy, an aspiring motorsports writer and former blogger. If you dig deeper enough, you find some very old blog posts, as this started as a book blog, but that's really where I got my start in writing: book reviews, hot book topics and as well as the odd personal essay. After leaving university, I left the book blog behind, but continued writing and going in the world of social media, writing film reviews and promoting queer cinema, but after a tragic event in my personal life, I quickly discovered Motorsports. What started as a love for Formula 1, while finally watching the Formula 1 film, Rush, and discovering Formula 1 TikTok, this love soon expanded to everything Formula E, IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, as well as F1 Academy. I soon found the itch to write come back, with the fast-moving news of motorsport, to the drama, the competition, and the journey of drivers trying to find a race seat. I found that it was the people and storie...
So at the end of last year, I discovered the Popsugar Reading Challenge and I thought it looked interesting because for someone who just reads YA I thought that it would be a good way to make my reading more diverse. I thought that I would talk about my progress, the ones in bold being the ones I have read and the ones in italics the ones that I need to read. Let's get started...
1. A book with more than 500 pages: Demon Road by Derek Landy
2. A classic romance: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. A book that became a movie: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
4. A book published this year: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
5. A book with a number in the title: Just One Day by Gayle Foreman
6. A book written by someone under 30: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
7. A book with nonhuman characters: Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
8. A funny book: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
9. A book by a female author: Cress by Marissa Meyer
10. A mystery or thriller: The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong
11. A book with a one-word title: Talon by Julie Kagawa
12. A book of short stories: The Beautiful Cassandra by Jane Austen
13. A book set in a different country: I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
14. A nonfiction book: All I Know Now by Carrie Hope Fletcher
15. A popular author’s first book: Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
16. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet: Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
17. A book a friend recommended: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
18. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
19. A book based on a true story: One by Sarah Crossan
20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list: Downsiders by Neal Shusterman
21. A book your mum loves: Any Sophie Kinsella
22. A book that scares you: Say Her Name by James Dawson
23. A book more than 100 years old: Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
24. A book based entirely on its cover: Black Heart by Holly Black
25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
26. A memoir: A Work In Progress by Connor Franta
27. A book you can finish in a day: The Death House by Sarah Pinborough
28. A book with antonyms in the title: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: World After by Susan Ee
30. A book that came out the year you were born: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
31. A book with bad reviews: Take Back The Skies by Lucy Saxon
32. A trilogy: Shatter Me Trilogy by Tahereh Mafi
33. A book from your childhood: A Bear called Paddington by Micheal Bond
34. A book with a love triangle: The Potion Diaries by Amy Alward
35. A book set in the future: Legend by Marie Lu
36. A book set in high school: Crave by Melissa Darnell
37. A book with a colour in the title: Supreme Blue Rose by Warren Ellis
38. A book that made you cry: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
39. A book with magic: The Secret Fire by C.J. Daugherty and Carina Rozenfield
40. A graphic novel: Saga Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
41. A book by an author you’ve never read before: The Set Up by Sophie McKenzie
42. A book you own but have never read: Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
43. A book that takes place in your hometown: The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting by Holly Bourne
44. A book that was originally written in a different language: Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff
45. A book set during Christmas: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
46. A book written by an author with your same initials: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
47. A play: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
48. A banned book: The Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
49. A book based on or turned into a TV show: My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary by Rae Earl
50. A book you started but never finished: Remix by Non Pratt
Challenges completed: 31/50
UPDATED : 40/50
Have you taken part in the reading challenges this year? If so what are they? Leave them in the comments below.
See you soon,
Amy
2. A classic romance: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. A book that became a movie: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
4. A book published this year: All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
5. A book with a number in the title: Just One Day by Gayle Foreman
6. A book written by someone under 30: The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon
7. A book with nonhuman characters: Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey
8. A funny book: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
9. A book by a female author: Cress by Marissa Meyer
10. A mystery or thriller: The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong
11. A book with a one-word title: Talon by Julie Kagawa
12. A book of short stories: The Beautiful Cassandra by Jane Austen
13. A book set in a different country: I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
14. A nonfiction book: All I Know Now by Carrie Hope Fletcher
15. A popular author’s first book: Throne Of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
16. A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet: Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
17. A book a friend recommended: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
18. A Pulitzer Prize-winning book: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
19. A book based on a true story: One by Sarah Crossan
20. A book at the bottom of your to-read list: Downsiders by Neal Shusterman
21. A book your mum loves: Any Sophie Kinsella
22. A book that scares you: Say Her Name by James Dawson
23. A book more than 100 years old: Alice In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
24. A book based entirely on its cover: Black Heart by Holly Black
25. A book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t: Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
26. A memoir: A Work In Progress by Connor Franta
27. A book you can finish in a day: The Death House by Sarah Pinborough
28. A book with antonyms in the title: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
29. A book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit: World After by Susan Ee
30. A book that came out the year you were born: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
31. A book with bad reviews: Take Back The Skies by Lucy Saxon
32. A trilogy: Shatter Me Trilogy by Tahereh Mafi
33. A book from your childhood: A Bear called Paddington by Micheal Bond
34. A book with a love triangle: The Potion Diaries by Amy Alward
35. A book set in the future: Legend by Marie Lu
36. A book set in high school: Crave by Melissa Darnell
37. A book with a colour in the title: Supreme Blue Rose by Warren Ellis
38. A book that made you cry: Extraordinary Means by Robyn Schneider
39. A book with magic: The Secret Fire by C.J. Daugherty and Carina Rozenfield
40. A graphic novel: Saga Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
41. A book by an author you’ve never read before: The Set Up by Sophie McKenzie
42. A book you own but have never read: Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
43. A book that takes place in your hometown: The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting by Holly Bourne
44. A book that was originally written in a different language: Maresi by Maria Turtschaninoff
45. A book set during Christmas: Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
46. A book written by an author with your same initials: Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher
47. A play: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
48. A banned book: The Lord of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
49. A book based on or turned into a TV show: My Fat, Mad Teenage Diary by Rae Earl
50. A book you started but never finished: Remix by Non Pratt
Challenges completed: 31/50
UPDATED : 40/50
Have you taken part in the reading challenges this year? If so what are they? Leave them in the comments below.
See you soon,
Amy
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