Reading challenges are so much fun. If you want to join in, you’ll find below a list of all the 2017 year long reading challenges hosted by #bookbloggers. It will be continually updated through the end of this year to give you a comprehensive resource.

Scroll down to “M” to find the challenge we host here at Girlxoxo!

The Master List of 2017 Reading Challenges

52 Weeks, 52 Books. There are 52 different challenges set up for you so that you can expand your reading. #52wks52bks

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Bookish Resolutions Challenge. The 2017 Bookish Resolutions Challenge is about setting New Year’s Resolutions for books, book blogging and writing.

Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge. Don’t just read… Read Harder!

Book to Movie Reading Challenge. Read books being made into movies or tv series during 2017. Choose from the list on the site or add you’re own if it’s not there yet.

British Books Challenge. The main focus of the challenge is reading and reviewing books by British authors

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Deal me In Short Stories Reading Challenge. Read 52 short stories in 2017 … with a twist involving a deck of cards.

Diverse Reads Book Challenge. Set your own goals to read diverse books, or follow along with the monthly challenges.

2017 Dystopia Reading Challenge. Join us in reading dystopian books – and (or) complete the Dystopia Bingo Challenge.

Debut Author Challenge. Read books by first time authors. Books must be classified as a middle grade, young adult, or new adult title.

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Ebooks Reading Challenge. All books counted must be electronic – so if you read eBooks, then this challenge is for you!

Epistolary Reading Challenge 2017. The challenge is to read books written in the form of letters, diaries, blogs, e-mails and such, either completely or partially written this way.

2017 European Reading Challenge. Tour Europe through books.

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Flights of Fantasy Reading Challenge 2017. Challenge yourself to read a certain number of fantasy books.

Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge. Your goal? To follow a set of clues furnished by the mystery books you read to create a body of evidence to support a book court case. Each book clue should lead you to your next read.

Foodies Read. Do you read books about food? There are books about food in so many different genres, so link up with us each month that you read and write about a “foodie” book.

Full House Reading Challenge 2017. Complete the Bingo card of challenges with fiction or non-fiction books.

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2017 Grand World of Books Bingo. Complete the Bingo – horizontally, vertically, diagonally … or the entire card!

Graphic Novel and Manga Reading Challenge. write a review and link to it for it to count towards the challenge. Generally, if it has either frames OR speech bubbles it counts.

Grown Up Reading Challenge. Complete 20 books, one from each theme

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Historical Fiction. Simply read historical fiction books – any sub-genre of historical fiction is accepted.

Horror Reading Challenge. Read horror books – it’s as simple as that!

Historical Romance Reading Challenge. Any historical romance novel and novella counts toward this challenge of reading historical romance novels.

Humor Reading Challenge. Read books that you consider funny or humorous. Books can be fiction, nonfiction, memoirs, graphic novels, poetry collections, plays or picture books.

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The Island Reader’s 2017 Book Challenge. Read books from the categories on the list, e.g. from Oprah’s Book Club, a collection of essays, a book over 500 pages.

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LGBTQIA. Read one book of at least 100 pages that features a main character or significant secondary character that fits one of the LGBTQIA requirements.

Library Love Challenge. The goal is to read at least twelve (12) books from the library.

Literary Escapes Challenge. Try to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia.

Literary Loners Reading Challenge 2017. R ead books featuring a character identified as a loner, outcast, recluse, wallflower, or introvert AND / OR read works written by writers known to have been loners or recluses.

Literary Pickers Reading Challenge. How keen of an observer are you? This challenge is just a fun way to see if you can find a list of items as you read no matter what romance style you pick up. Qualifying books must be romance or have strong romance element.

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2017 New Release Challenge. Read books released in 2017.

Netflix and Books Challenge. This is going to be a yearly challenge focused on watching television shows we’ve been wanting to get to (both new and old), and reading books we’ve been wanting to read that match some fun challenge prompts

Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge. Tackle your review books, stumble upon new ones, and get your Netgalley percentage to the desired 80%!

New Adult. Any books read for this challenge must be New Adult, but any genre.

New Authors. Find new authors that you’ve never tried before.

New to Me Challenge. This challenge is all about pushing your boundaries and trying something new, like a new author, series, subgenre, debut from an author etc. To complete the challenge you need to read 12 books minimum.

Newbery Reading Challenge. Challenge yourself to read more Newbery and Caldecott Award Winning books.

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Old School Kidlit Reading Challenge 2017. Read and review more children’s books of the past. In general, a book will be considered “old school” if it was published in the decade of your birth or before. Each month, the challenge will focus on a different category. Choose a book that fits the category, read it, and then post a review

Oldie But A Goodie. To read books that were published before 2008. This challenge is to be centered around historical romance.

Operation Deepen Faith. Read the Bible and / or read some Christian Non-Fiction books.

Out of this World. Read more romance that has sci fi elements.

Outdo Yourself. Set your intention to read more books in 2017 than you did in 2016.

Outlander Series Reading Challenge. Read through the Outlander Series and the shorts.

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Share-a-Tea reading challenge. Love drinking tea? Love reading books? Love reading a book while drinking tea? Then this is the reading challenge for you.

Shelf LoveTo grow your TBR pile responsibly and read the books you already own. You have ‘em, now read ‘em!

Single Ladies Reading Challenge. Complete 12 books, one from each theme.

Spooks, Howls and Fangs. This is a reading challenge for those fun and sexy paranormal reads.

Steampunk Reading Challenge. Read books with with Steampunk elements in it – so they can be from any genre.

Strictly Print Reading Challenge. Join in this challenge to whittle down your reading list one book at a time.

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TBR (To Be Read) Challenge. Pull out long neglected books from your “to be read” list, following the theme of the month – and read.

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Victorian Reading Challenge. Read a minimum of four books form the Victorian era.

Vintage Mystery Cover Scavenger Hunt

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You Read How Many Books? Reading Challenge. You’ll have all year to read your books so go ahead and stretch yourself. Level 1 starts at 100 books.

Young Adult (YA) Reading Challenge. Read Young Adult books – no set reading levels – so read as many or as little as you like.

Finally sign up at Reading Challenge Addicts if you’re participating in multiple challenges!

If you have any to add – please leave a comment to let us know, and we’ll add it to the list.

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