Literary Ladies Summer Book Challenge - Final Check-in

Today is the third and final check-in for the Literary Ladies Summer Book Challenge (hosted by Kari @ bykariparker, Kristen @ seeyouinaporridge, and Krystal (aka Kay) @ thekaytimes).  I finished the challenge back in August, so I really have nothing new to report.  I'm just checking in so ensure that I'm eligible for the wildcard prize.  :)

Thank you to Kari, Kristen, and Krystal (aka Kay) for hosting this challenge!  It was fun and I enjoyed myself!

Below are the books I completed for this challenge. (NOTE: If a book title appears in red, you can click on it and it will direct you to my review of that book. If a title is crossed out, this indicates that I initially considered that book for that category but ditched it for some reason.)

1. One word title book - Grey by E.L. James (576 pgs, 3/5 rating, read 6.21 - 6.26.15)
2. YA book - Looking for Alaska by John Green (221 pgs, 3/5 rating, read 6.27 - 6.29.15)
3. Book by non US author - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (368 pgs, 5/5 rating, the author is Swedish, read 7.6 - 7.7.15)
4. Suspenseful book - The River is Dark by Joe Hart (223 pgs, 2/5 rating, read 7.10 - 7.15.15)
5. Book recommended by a blogger, "Goodreads-er,"  etc. - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (272 pgs, 4/5 rating, recommended by my friend Jen @ Goodreads, read 7.16.15)
6. Book written by comedian or celeb (or memoir) - My Mother was Nuts by Penny Marshall (326 pgs, 3/5 rating, read 7.27 - 7.28.15)
7. Book about summer, has summer in title, or is any way related to summer - The Summer I Turned Pretty *Update: Sweet by Tammara Webber (340 pgs, 4/5 rating, *the story takes place during the summer, read 7.29 - 7.31.15)
8. Book that has been/will be made into a movie/TV show - Paper Towns *Update: Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight (382 pgs, 3/5 rating, *slated to be an HBO movie, read 8.2 - 8.6.15)
9. Book that has been on my TBR list for 1 year or more - My Bluegrass Baby *Update: A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron (319 pgs, 4/5 rating, read 8.6 - 8.13.15)
10. Book w/ a kickass female character - Fear Nothing (DD Warren series) by Lisa Gardner (416 pgs, 4/5 rating, *Detective DD Warren is the epitome of KICKASS!, read 8.13 - 8.20.2015)

10 categories.  

10 books.  

8 1/2 weeks. 
107 hours of listening time. 

Finished.

Did you participate in the Literary Ladies Summer Book Challenge?  How did you do?  

Happy reading and thanks for stopping by!