The 59-Book Fandom Reading Challenge
If you’re a person like me who, aside from being a bookworm, is also a fan of many other things and wants to think about and be involved with those things every single waking moment of my life, then this is the reading challenge for you. Here, books and other fandoms collide to help you pick your next read while also having fun ticking off items from a list (because ticking off items from a list is my idea of fun and maybe I should get a life).
The 100 — a book with a morally questionable character or premise
Agents of SHIELD — a political/spy thriller
Arrow — a book about vigilantes/vigilante justice
Attack on Titan — a novel that involves shapeshifters
The Avengers — a book that centers on a group of friends
Batman — a gritty novel/classic noir
Benedict Cumberbatch — a book with an eccentric protagonist
Brooklyn Nine-Nine — a lesser-known book by an author you loved
Dan and Phil — a book about an Internet sensation/phenomenon
Daredevil — a novel whose protagonist leads a double life
Deadpool — a book that employs dark humor
Descendants of the Sun — a war novel
Disney — a book that reminds you of your childhood
Doctor Who — a novel whose plot revolves around time
Dragon Age — a high-fantasy novel
Ed Sheeran — a book with an orange cover
The Flash — a book where there’s a storm in the story or in the title
Free! — a book whose story revolves around water
Game of Thrones — a book that involves a dysfunctional family
Glee — a book that inspired a musical/musical film
Gotham — a prequel to a beloved book/series
Gravity Falls — a horror book with a child as its protagonist/villain
Grey’s Anatomy — a book with a professional woman as its protagonist
Hamilton — a novel based on a historical figure
Hannibal — a cookbook/book about food
Harry Potter — a book considered to be one of the most influential books of all time
Hayao Miyazaki — a beloved children’s book
Hetalia — a novel that is set in a country that is far from your own
Homestuck — an indie favorite
How to Get Away With Murder — a book that centers on a heinous crime
The Hunger Games — a book that is about or set in an underdeveloped or developing country
Kingsman — a book that has a unique spin on its genre
Legend of Korra — a sequel to a beloved book
The Librarians — a novel where a character is taken from another literary work
The Lord of the Rings — a book that centers on a magical/cursed/special object
Merlin — a sword and sorcery book
My Little Pony — a book with a colorful cover
Naruto — a novel whose protagonist is an outcast
Once Upon A Time — a fairy tale retelling
One Direction — a feel-good YA romance
Orange is the New Black — a novel based on real events
Orphan Black — a book whose synopsis reminds you of another novel that you have read
Parks and Recreation — a memoir by a funny person
Percy Jackson — a novel with a plot that involves a mythology from any country
Pokemon — a book about animals
Sherlock — a classic that has inspired numerous other works
Star Trek — a book about exploration/exploring the unknown
Star Wars — a Star Trek book. Just kidding — a space opera
Stranger Things — a book by or related to a work by Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, or John Carpenter
Supergirl — a novel whose female protagonist kicks ass
Supernatural — a book that focuses on sibling (or any familial) relationships
Taylor Swift — a book published/set in the 1980s
Teen Wolf — a book that involves an interspecies friendship/romance
Tom Hiddleston — a play
Twilight — a book with mostly negative reviews but that you are curious about
Vampire Diaries — a paranormal romance
Vikings — a book whose protagonist is or is inspired by a legendary character
The Walking Dead — a book about a well-known pop culture icon/character
Welcome to Night Vale — a lesser-known horror novel
59 fandoms, 59 books. Happy reading!
