2015 Reading Challenge [Closed] discussion

We're still putting together the list for next year and the poll is still open for the group name. I'm sure that plenty of members are also working on the 2015 challenge, including myself. So no pressure to start a 2016 list. But since many of you already are, I thought you may appreciate a place to discuss the different themes and to begin creating the list. I know that a lot of members get inspiration from others.

If you want to actually start putting together a list (as opposed to open discussion) then please comment with your list and then click the 'Edit" button if you want to add to/change it in the future.

Since the list is not complete and the work has not begun on the actual format, this is best that I can do until closer to the end of the year :p

EDIT: The list has not been put into the final order yet either so the can't be looked at as "weeks" yet.

So, I'm sure like the rest of you, these are not my 100% sure finalized books for these topics. I've decided I'm allowing myself changes up until December 31. after that time I'm only allowing to add to, but not take away/swap out books. I tend to be very indecisive, so it helps me make up my mind if I set deadlines for myself. There are a few topics I am reading multiple books for, as noted by an "*"

--- Title ---
*A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - The Martian Chronicles
*A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - The Memory Keeper's Daughter
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - What Dreams May Come (beautiful title, sad story)
A book with a first name in the title - Merlin's Tour of the Universe
A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Big Fish
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
A book with a beuatiful cover: Robopocalypse

--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie) - Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story
The next book in a series you are reading - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
A book from your "to read" list - Whatever Happened To Baby Jane
The first book in a new to you series - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The 16th book on your to-read list - Twisted Tales for Twisted Minds
A book that was mentioned in another book - Little Women
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - Empire State
Highest-rated from your TBR list: My Soul to Keep
A book published in 2016: This Is Where It Ends
*A book you meant to read in 2015: Battle Royale
*A book you meant to read in 2015: Red Rising

--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line - Middlesex
A book set in a different continent - Hollow City
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - Our Tragic Universe
A book about books - The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece
*A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - The Lost World
*A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - The Secret Garden
*A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - Peter Pan

--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.) - The Shock of the Fall
*A work of young adult fiction - Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror
*A work of young adult fiction - Troll's Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
A book related to a hobby or passion you have - Color Your Life
A book you're embarrassed to read in public - The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy
A crime story - Rebecca
A book about a thing that goes bump in the night (i.e. vampires, monsters, etc.) > Halloween - The Boy Who Drew Monsters
A historical fiction book - Salvage the Bones
*A childhood classic: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
*A childhood classic: The Phantom Tollbooth
A nonfiction book: The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
A memoir: A Child Called "It"
A book about a major world event: Roots: The Saga of an American Family
A book about an identity different than yours: Hero
A book about an anti-hero: I Am Not A Serial Killer

--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - What the Night Knows

--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about - In a Dark, Dark Wood
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - A Clockwork Orange
*A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - What's Eating Gilbert Grape
*A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Willow
An award winning book (Pulitzer, Newbery, Caldecott, Man Booker, Printz, National Book Award, etc.) - All the Pretty Horses
A top 100 fantasy novel (The hobbit/LOTR, Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Prydain, etc.) - The Name of the Wind
*A top 100 mystery novel: Tales of Mystery and Imagination
*A top 100 mystery novel: Murder on the Orient Express
A book from the 2015 GoodReads Choice Awards:

-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages - Death of a Salesman
*A novella from your favorite genre - Twittering from the Circus of the Dead
*A novella from your favorite genre - The Haunted Vagina I don't know about this one. I'm intrigued by it and also a bit skeptical of it.
*A novella from your favorite genre - Odd and the Frost Giants
*A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - Restoration of Faith
*A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - Welcome to the Jungle
*A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - B is for Bigfoot
*A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - Vignette
A fairytale from a culture other than your own - Russian Fairy Tales
A short story from a well-known author - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

For some reason, my mind didn't even go to meat for the book with food/drink in the title. Which is weird. But that expands my options some :)

--- Title & cover ---
A book with a title beginning with the first letter of your name - Jacob Have I Loved
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - Lana'i of the Tiger
A book with a first name in the title - Elizabeth Is Missing
A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title - When We Have Failed-What Next?: God's Answer to Our Failures
A book with a beautiful cover - The Terror
--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie) - A Prayer for Owen Meany
The next book in a series you are reading - Witch Born
The highest-rated book on your to-read list - It's 3AM and We Are Trying Moderately Hard to Become Something the World Will Miss
The first book in a new to you series - Witch Song
The 16th book on your to-read list -
A book that was mentioned in another book - Areopagitica
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - The Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950
A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't -
A suggestion that did not make it into the final list(author born the same month as you) - Running Out of Time
--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line - Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
A book set in a different continent - State of Wonder
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - Sphinx
A book about books - The Historian
A book set in the past - You Know Me Al
A book about a major world event - Alas, Babylon
An identity book - The Secret Garden
A book about an anti hero - The Catcher in the Rye
--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness - The Yellow Wallpaper
A work of young adult fiction - Number the Stars
A book related to a hobby or passion you have - 52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust
A book you're embarrassed to read in public - The Kama Sutra
A crime story - Rebecca
A book about a thing that goes bump in the night - Heart-Shaped Box
A historical fiction book - All the Light We Cannot See
A non-fiction book - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
A childhood classic - The Witch of Blackbird Pond
A biography, autobiography, or memoir - Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
A book published in 2016 - Sword and Verse
--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now - Interview with the Vampire
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - Blaze
--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about - See Me
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - 1984
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
An award winning book - Lord of Misrule
A top 100 fantasy novel - Watership Down
A book from the top 100 mystery novels - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 -
-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages - A Christmas Carol
A novella from your favorite genre - The Puzzle Box
A "between the numbers" book of a series - Witch Rising
A fairytale from a culture other than your own - Aesop's Fables
A short story from a well-known author - The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

Manda, we're reading the same book for the crime story. Can't wait to compare notes on it.

Yes! I can't wait either!

Oh Manda!! Harry Potter is new to you ... part of me would love to wipe my memory so I could read them all for the first time again. They're my all time favourite books, without a doubt. I can re-read them till the cows come home (which reminds me, I haven't read them for a while).

I must be an oddball. I don't plan out my list, but find books that call me as I go and then see where they fit in the list. That means I am usually not reading in the same order as everyone else, but sometimes I decide to color in the lines and read one at the right time.

Jody wrote: "Oh Manda!! Harry Potter is new to you ... part of me would love to wipe my memory so I could read them all for the first time again. They're my all time favourite books, without a doubt. I can re-r..."


When Harry Potter first came out and was such a popular thing (I thought it was just a passing fad at the time), I refused to read the books or see the movies. It really seems like they've stood the test of time and will be classic though. I have a lot of friends who are HP fans, and I feel like I missing out on a lot of good conversations. So I figured now was a good time to get to know the boy wizard. I do worry a little bit though because this is something my generation grew up with, and we aged with Harry. I worry that I won't feel the same kinship or have the same love a lot of people seem to do when they started reading this as a child. We'll see though.

Jennifer, I absolutely LOVE your list! There are so many books on there that are in my top favorites. I hope you enjoy them and I can't wait to hear your reviews :D

Well, if it helps, I felt the same way - I didn't start reading them until the fourth book was already out, and I was about 25 (way past the target audience!). I had the fifth, six and then seventh books on pre-order, was lining up at sparrow fart to collect them and was well and truly the most excited person there - and the each time proceeded to take myself to bed & read them in one go. I can also vividly remember staying awake until about 3am with the third book because I just couldn't put it down.

They truly are amazing books - there's a good reason why they're so popular. They're easily readable, but at the same time so complex - I've read that J.K. Rowling had a full backstory for each and every character that appears in the books, even those that just appear in passing, and I do think you can tell. The characters are just incredible. You get so attached to them, not just the main ones, but so many of them. Oh, I really hope you like them!

Ooh Jennifer! I love Interview with the Vampire - such a fun read. I hope you like it!

I just read the Harry Potter books this year and absolutely loved them! I don't think you can ever be too old for them!

I've gone back and forth about whether I want to read the Harry Potter books. A friend is obsessed with them so we've tried to do a marathon of the movies with her before but I always fall asleep :( Maybe the books would be better for me though

--- Title ---
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - Every Day
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - Deep Blue Eternity 
A book with a first name in the title - Stealing Harper
A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Chocolate Kisses
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - What Maisie Knew
--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie) - Collision Course
The next book in a series you are reading - Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
A book from your "to read" list - Transcendence
The first book in a new to you series - A Stone in the Sea
The 16th book on your to-read list - Bully
A book that was mentioned in another book Tess of the D'Urbervilles
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page Where One Goes
--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line - A Tale of Two Cities
A book set in a different continent - The Husband's Secret 
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - Hollywood Dirt
A book about books - The Historian
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - The White Queen
--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.) - Puddle Jumping
A work of young adult fiction - The Outsiders
A book related to a hobby or passion you have - Inkheart
A book you're embarrassed to read in public - Sinners at the Altar
A crime story - One for the Money
A book about a thing that goes bump in the night (i.e. vampires, monsters, etc.) > Halloween - Taste of Torment
A historical fiction book - The Forest House
--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now - Fallen Too Far
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - The Dragon Chalice Series
--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about The Martian
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - Love Story
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Ella Enchanted
An award winning book (Pulitzer, Newbery, Caldecott, Man Booker, Printz, National Book Award, etc.) - Holes
A top 100 fantasy novel (The hobbit/LOTR, Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Prydain, etc.) - The Princess Bride
-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages - A Christmas Carol
A novella from your favorite genre - A Touch of Midnight
A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - Tempted by Midnight
A fairytale from a culture other than your own - Life of Pi
A short story from a well-known author - The Mist

Ella, we are reading two of the same books, A Christmas Carol and The Historian. Woohoo, glad to see there are some people reading the same things I picked. Also, I read A tale of two Cities this year. Very good book.

Jody wrote: "Ooh Jennifer! I love Interview with the Vampire - such a fun read. I hope you like it!"

I've seen the movie once but barely remember it so I figured i'd read the book to refresh my memory.

I'm planning on rereading the Harry Potter series in 2016. I'm trying to fit them in my plan wherever I can. Lol

My goal is to fit as many books that I already own into the challenge so I can clear some of my shelves. I have decided to leave myself lots of options so if my moods change throughout the year I still have books for each category.

⚘ A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Mary Poppins, Practical Magic, Pet Sematary, The Green Mile, If I Stay
⚘ Reader's Choice (freebie) - The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion, The Rosie Project, Landline, Ready Player One
⚘ A book about mental illness - Still Alice by Lisa Genova
⚘ A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - Catch-22, Cujo,Carry On
⚘ A book with a great opening line - One Day, Before I Fall, Boy, Snow, Bird, Alice in Zombieland
⚘ A book by an author you feel you should have read by now - Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
⚘ A book with a beautiful title - The Infinite Moment of Us, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
⚘ A work of young adult fiction - Fangirl, Days of Blood & Starlight, Library of Souls, The Selection, City of Bones
⚘ A book set in a different continent - All the Light We Cannot See, Half of a Yellow Sun, What Alice Forgot, Days of Blood & Starlight, The Girl You Left Behind, After You
⚘ A book with a first name in the title - Jane Eyre, Rebecca, Carrie, Pollyanna, Heidi, Emma, Dolores Claiborne, What Alice Forgot
⚘ A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - The Race for Paris, Eight Girls Taking Pictures
⚘ A book everyone is talking about - Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
⚘ A book related to a hobby or passion you have - Cached Out by Russell Atkinson
⚘ A classic book with less than 200 pages - Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
⚘ A novella from your favorite genre - The Mist by Stephen King
⚘ A "between the numbers" book of a series - Four: A Divergent Story Collection, Night of Cake & Puppets, Bloody Valentine
⚘ A fairytale from a culture other than your own --Hans Christian Andersen: Best Loved Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
⚘ A short story from a well-known author - Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
⚘ A book with a type of food/drink in the title - The Cider House Rules by John Irving
⚘ A book by an author who writes under more than one name - Beauty's Kingdom, The Regulators, Naked in Death, Career of Evil
⚘ The next book in a series you are reading - Days of Blood & Starlight, Library of Souls, The Scorch Trials
⚘ A book you're embarrassed to read in public - Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
⚘ A book about books - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
⚘ A crime story - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
⚘ A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Chased the Moon, What Alice Forgot, How to Build a Girl
⚘ A book about a thing that goes bump in the night - Pet Sematary, Salem's Lot, Heart-Shaped Box, Horns
⚘ The first book in a new to you series - Ender's Game, City of Bones, The Selection, The Gunslinger
⚘ A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - Atonement, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Valley of the Dolls
⚘ The 16th book on your to-read list - Dark Lover, Dead Witch Walking, Stray, Working for the Devil
⚘ A book that was mentioned in another book - A Separate Peace by John Knowles
⚘ An award winning book - All the Light We Cannot See, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, A Wrinkle in Time, On the Jellicoe Road, Misery, Heart-Shaped Box, Ender's Game
⚘ A historical fiction book - The Paris Wife, 11/22/63, Atonement, All the Light We Cannot See, Out of the Easy, The Historian
⚘ A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - Anne of Avonlea
⚘ A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - True Colors, Daughter of Fortune, Beach Music
⚘ A top 100 fantasy novel - The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
⚘ A book from the top 100 mystery novels - And Then There Were None, Crocodile on the Sandbank
⚘ A childhood classic - Pippi Longstocking, Heidi, Pollyanna, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Little House in the Big Woods, Mary Poppins, The Little Prince
⚘ A non-fiction book - American Sniper, Into the Wild, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, Missy's Murder, I Know My First Name Is Steven, The Suicide Cult, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
⚘ The highest-rated book on your to-read list - The Name of the Wind
⚘ A biography, autobiography, or memoir - High on Arrival, Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin, Love, Janis, Knee Deep in Paradise, Running with Scissors, American Sniper
⚘ A book published in 2016 - Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
⚘ A book with a beautiful cover - Boy, Snow, Bird, These Broken Stars, The Selection, Days of Blood & Starlight, The Miniaturist
⚘ A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - All the Light We Cannot See, Rose Under Fire
⚘ A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated) -
⚘ A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't - Landline, Ready Player One, The Girl on the Train, Carry On
⚘ An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion, or sexual orientation than your own - Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us by Kate Bornstein
⚘ A book about an anti hero - The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
⚘ A suggestion that did not make it into the final list - a campus novel - The Secret History by Donna Tartt
⚘ A book by an author you discovered in 2015 and want to read more of - After You, The Girl You Left Behind, The Last Letter from Your Lover, The Husband's Secret, What Alice Forgot, Days of Blood & Starlight, Dreams of Gods & Monsters
⚘ A dystopia - The Scorch Trials, Wither, Gone, Uglies, Champion, Delirium, The Selection, Cinder, The City of Ember, Never Let Me Go, Gathering Blue, The Testing, Four: A Divergent Story Collection, Ender's Game, Station Eleven, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, Brave New World
⚘ A book on a summer/beach reading list - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
⚘ A book originally written in a language other than English - The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Son, Blood on Snow, The Bat

I shall keep editing. I added more than one book for some categories so I can have some options and select according to my mood at the time.

--- Title ---
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name – Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) – South of the Border, West of the Sun
A book with a first name in the title – The Secret Life of Violet Grant, Lolita
A book with a type of food/drink in the title - The Master and Margarita
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Why Not Me?
--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie) –
The next book in a series you are reading – The Magician King
The highest-rated book on your to-read list - The Wise Man's Fear
The first book in a new to you series – The Magicians
The 16th book on your to-read list – Never Let Me Go
A book that was mentioned in another book - 1984
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page – Villette
--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line – Their Eyes Were Watching God
A book set in a different continent – The Paris Wife, The Stranger
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you – The Rosie Project
A book about books - Northanger Abbey
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) – The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Far from the Madding Crowd
--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.) – Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
A work of young adult fiction – Eleanor & Park, All the Bright Places
A book related to a hobby or passion you have – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (yes it's a passion!)
A book you're embarrassed to read in public – The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
A crime story – Gone Girl, The Stranger
A book about a thing that goes bump in the night (i.e. vampires, monsters, etc.) > Halloween - Dracula, Frankenstein
A historical fiction book – Orphan #8, All the Light We Cannot See
--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now – The Hobbit, One Hundred Years of Solitude
A book by an author who writes under more than one name – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about – The Night Circus
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge – The Fellowship of the Ring
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read – The Time Traveler's Wife, Warm Bodies
An award winning book (Pulitzer, Newbery, Caldecott, Man Booker, Printz, National Book Award, etc.) - The Goldfinch, All the Light We Cannot See
A top 100 fantasy novel (The hobbit/LOTR, Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Prydain, etc.) – The Two Towers
-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages – The Old Man and the Sea, Slaughterhouse-Five
A novella from your favorite genre - A Clockwork Orange
A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) – The Slow Regard of Silent Things
A fairytale from a culture other than your own -
A short story from a well-known author – Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

A book from the top 100 mystery novels – To Kill a Mockingbird
A childhood classic (i.e. Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, etc.) – The Last Unicorn
A non-fiction book – David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants

A biography, autobiography, or memoir - The Glass Castle
A book published in 2016
A book with a beautiful cover - The Queen of the Tearling After Dark

A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition

A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)
A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't - Station Eleven
An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion, or sexual orientation than your own - Americanah
A book about an anti hero - Gone Girl, Jane Eyre, Frankenstein

A book by an author you discovered in 2015 and want to read more of - The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
A dystopia - Brave New World
A book on a summer/beach reading list - Eleanor & Park
A book originally written in a language other than English - The Buried Giant, A Wild Sheep Chase

I'm already so excited about next year's challenge! I'm halfway through my last book for this year's challenge and wondering what to do with the rest of my year ...

⭐️A book that you've seen the movie of, but haven't read: Les Misérables
⭐️Reader's choice (freebie): (I'll choose this once the rest of the topics are set)
⭐️A book about mental illness: The Virgin Suicides
⭐️A book whose title begins with the first letter of your name: Jude the Obscure
⭐️A book with a great opening line: Anna Karenina
⭐️A book by an author you feel you should have read by now: Midnight's Children
⭐️A book with a beautiful title (in your opinion): The Wind in the Willows
⭐️A work of young adult fiction: The Secret Garden
⭐️A book set in a different continent: The Grapes of Wrath
⭐️A book with a first name in the title: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
⭐️A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you: Hold Still
⭐️A book everyone is talking about: The Martian
⭐️A book related to a hobby or passion you have: On the Road
⭐️A book with a type of food/drink in the title: Heart of Darkness
⭐️A book by an author who writes under more than one name: The Stand
⭐️The next book in a series you are reading: The Wee Free Men
⭐️A book you're embarrassed to read in public: The Da Vinci Code
⭐️A book about books: Fahrenheit 451
⭐️A crime story: Crime and Punishment
⭐️A book with Who/What/Where/When/Why/How in the title: This is Where I Leave You
⭐️A book about a thing that goes bump in the night: Dracula
⭐️The first book in a new (to you) series: The Fellowship of the Ring
⭐️A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge: Flowers for Algernon
⭐️The 16th book on your to-read list: (I'll look at what's #16 on January 1st 2016)
⭐️A book that was mentioned in another book: A Farewell to Arms
⭐️A classic book with less than 200 pages: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
⭐️A novella from your favorite genre: The Stranger
⭐️A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.): A Touch of Dead
⭐️A fairytale from a culture other than your own: Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
⭐️A short story from a well-known author: Signs and Symbols
⭐️An award winning book: The Executioner's Song
⭐️A historical fiction book: All the Light We Cannot See
⭐️A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago): A Tale of Two Cities
⭐️A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page: Lock In
⭐️A top 100 fantasy novel: American Gods
⭐️A book from the top 100 mystery novels: The Woman in White
⭐️A childhood classic: Swallows and Amazons
⭐️A non-fiction book: London: The Biography
⭐️The highest-rated book on your to-read list: (I'll look at what's highest on January 1st 2016)
⭐️A biography, autobiography, or memoir: Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
⭐️A book published in 2016: (TBA once 2016 hits!)
⭐️A book with a beautiful cover: (Time to scour my bookshelves)
⭐️A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction): Schindler's Ark

This list is probably going to be changed and edited about a hundred times before we even begin next year.

A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Jurassic Park
Reader's Choice (freebie) -
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.) - The Bell Jar
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - Frankenstein
A book with a great opening line -
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now -
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - The Waves
A work of young adult fiction - Rats Saw God
A book set in a different continent - On the Road
A book with a first name in the title - Jimmy
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you -
A book everyone is talking about -
A book related to a hobby or passion you have -
A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
The next book in a series you are reading - The Skin Gods
The highest-rated book on your to-read list - A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow (I'm kind of cheating on this one as it's not the highest rated book on my to-read list although it is one of the highest rated books).
A book you're embarrassed to read in public - How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls
A book about books - Farenheit 451
A crime story - The Black Dahlia
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) - What We Saw
A book about a thing that goes bump in the night (i.e. vampires, monsters, etc.) - MARY: The Summoning
The first book in a new to you series - A Thousand Pieces of You
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - Lord of the Flies
The 16th book on your to-read list - Rosemary's Baby
A book that was mentioned in another book - The Catcher in the Rye
An award winning book (Pulitzer, Newbery, Hugo, Caldecott, Man Booker, Printz, National Book Award, etc.) - Stranger in a Strange Land
A historical fiction book - The Axeman's Jazz
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - A Curious Beginning
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page -
A top 100 fantasy novel (The hobbit/LOTR, Game of Thrones, The Chronicles of Prydain, etc.) - American Gods
A book from the top 100 mystery novels - The Woman in White
A childhood classic (i.e. Anne of Green Gables, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, etc.) - A Little Princess
A non-fiction book - Columbine
A biography, autobiography, or memoir - Why Not Me?
A book published in 2016 - A Study in Charlotte
A book with a beautiful cover - Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude
A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) - Life After Life
A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated) -
A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't - American Psycho
An identity book: a book about a different culture, religion, or sexual orientation than your own - How to Be Drawn
A book about an anti hero -
A book by an author you discovered in 2015 and want to read more of - On the Other Side
A dystopia - 1984
A book on a summer/beach reading list - We Were Liars
A book originally written in a language other than English - Ring


-- short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages - Animal Farm
A novella from your favourite genre - I Am Legend
A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) -
A fairytale from a culture other than your own - The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (basically I'm undecided on which story to read but I have a big, beautiful hardback book of all the Grimm stories and I still haven't read it all)
A short story from a well-known author - The Stepford Wives

Saving my spot

Laura wrote: "I've gone back and forth about whether I want to read the Harry Potter books. A friend is obsessed with them so we've tried to do a marathon of the movies with her before but I always fall asleep :..."

DO IT!!! Jump on the bandwagon Laura!!

I've heard that the first book is not nearly as good as later ones so I think that also discourages me. I don't want to skip a book but I don't want to suffer through one either.

On another note, Does anyone know of any good fiction about baking or hiking? Obviously, for the hobby week :) I've already read Wild.

A Walk in the Woods is about hiking the Appalachian Trail.

The first book is still fantastic Laura, but they do get better as they go along - but that (for me) seems only natural, as the storylines develop & you get more invested in the characters. You definitely need to read them all - you can't get away with skipping any of them.

I'm working on mine a little at a time and I'm sure I'll change it approximately 5,000 times anyway :p

--- Title ---
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - Lies My Teacher Told Me, Little Black Lies, The Last Letter from Your Lover
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - The Truth About Forever
A book with a first name in the title - The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
A book with a type of food/drink in the title
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title - What We Saw

--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie)
The next book in a series you are reading - Faithful Place, Voyager
Highest rated book on TBR - The Blood Mile
The first book in a new to you series - Pines
The 16th book on your to-read list - The Life I Left Behind
A book that was mentioned in another book -
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page

--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line - Paradise
A book set in a different continent - Americanah
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you -
A book about books - The Shadow of the Wind
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - Dragonfly in Amber

--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness - I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
A work of young adult fiction -
A book related to a hobby or passion you have - A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
A book you're embarrassed to read in public - Grey
A crime story -
A book about a thing that goes bump in the night -
A historical fiction book - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
A childhood classic
A non-fiction book

--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - Finders Keepers

--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - In Cold Blood
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Jurassic Park
An award winning book - American Gods
A top 100 fantasy novel - A Game of Thrones
A book from the top 100 mystery novels - Rebecca

-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages - The Great Gatsby
*A novella from your favorite genre - In the Tall Grass
*A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) - The Prince
A fairytale from a culture other than your own
A short story from a well-known author

Laura wrote: "I've heard that the first book is not nearly as good as later ones so I think that also discourages me. I don't want to skip a book but I don't want to suffer through one either."

The first one isn't as amazing as the later ones but it has a lot of important details and story information in it and things that are quite important to the whole story so it definitely can't be skipped but it's a very fast read so it probably wouldn't take long anyway, even if you are finding it a bit dull.

In case you can't tell, I am also trying to convince you to jump on the bandwagon! Lol!

Come on Laura, we can do this together :D

Yes! They are really easy reads too - the last four books are doorstops, but I read each one in a day. They can be very unputdownable!

Jennifer wrote: "Ella, we are reading two of the same books, A Christmas Carol and The Historian. Woohoo, glad to see there are some people reading the same things I picked. Also, I read A tale of two Cities this..."

I took A Christmas Carol from your list. LOL.

Laura wrote: "On another note, Does anyone know of any good fiction about baking or hiking? Obviously, for the hobby week :) I've already read Wild."

About baking: Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec - it's hilarious, and Wild Man by Kristen Ashley, heroine is a baker.

Laura wrote: "On another note, Does anyone know of any good fiction about baking or hiking? Obviously, for the hobby week :) I've already read Wild."

Baking Cakes in Kigali (I have it on my Kindle) is the only one that I can think of.

And The Road for hiking, because they do walk a lot. But you did say good fiction, and that's the worst pile of crap I've read for ages.

Jody wrote: "Laura wrote: "On another note, Does anyone know of any good fiction about baking or hiking? Obviously, for the hobby week :) I've already read Wild."

Baking Cakes in Kigali (I have..."

Really? I loved The Road. What did you dislike about it? I had some initial issues adjusting to McCarthy's use of dialogue technique.

For me, as always seems to be the case with books I really hate, it was the characters. It was supposed to be this moving, poignant book about the father/son relationship yet I felt nothing at all between them. It dragged on for way too long, the ending was crap, the dialogue was woeful. I think it might have worked better as a short story, or at a stretch a novella. It felt like the bastard child of Hemingway & Nabokov - an awkward combination of stark narrative and pretentious flowery prose that just didn't work (for me).

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2016!!!

A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

A book with a first name in the title
Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King

A book with a type of food/drink in the title
Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson

A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti

--- Reading List ---
Reader's Choice (freebie)

The next book in a series you are reading
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

A book from your "to read" list
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

The first book in a new to you series
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The 16th book on your to-read list
The Complete Fairy Tales by Oscar Wilde

A book that was mentioned in another book
Watership Down by Richard Adams, mentioned in Stephen King's The Stand

--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair."

A book set in a different continent
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez -- Colombia, South America

A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger librarian

A book about books
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.)
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen

A work of young adult fiction
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

A book related to a hobby or passion you have
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins

A book you're embarrassed to read in public
Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov

A crime story
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

A book about a thing that goes bump in the night (i.e. vampires, monsters, etc.) > Halloween
Dracula by Bram Stoker

--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (From this site.)

A book by an author who writes under more than one name
The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (a.k.a J.K. Rowling)

--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about
The Martian by Andy Weir

A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
The Art of War by Sun Tzu

A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read
LOTR The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien

-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages
The Stranger123 pages by Albert Camus

A novella from your favorite genre
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Sci-Fi

A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)
The Seventh Dwarf by Eoin Colfer

A fairytale from a culture other than your own
Fairest by Gail Carson Levine

A short story from a well-known author
Anything from A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories by Ray Bradbury

1. A book from the top 100 mystery novels
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

2. A childhood classic
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

3. A non-fiction book
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

4. The highest-rated book on your to-read list
The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

Ella wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Ella, we are reading two of the same books, A Christmas Carol and The Historian. Woohoo, glad to see there are some people reading the same things I picked. Also, I read A tale o..."

LOL, that is too funny!

*looks at her own 2016 Challenge spreadsheet and whispers "you're the most beautiful thing I've created"*

I love that, already, people have the same or similar books in some of the categories! Next years challenge is going to be amazing!

Also, quick question, does the fairy tale from a different culture have to be a fairy tale or could it also be a myth or a legend?

This is my list so far.

--- Title ---
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name - Mummy Where are You? By Jeanne D’Olivier
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) – How to choose a sweetheart by Nigel Bird
A book with a first name in the title - ? David Copperfield? Edmund Persuader?
Finding Lexi?
A book with a type of food/drink in the title – The Glass Apple by Robert Franks
A book with one of the five Ws -or H in the title – Where The Sun Don’t Shine by Alex Metcalf
A book with a beautiful cover
--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie)
The next book in a series you are reading – A Secret Proposal: Part 2 by Alexia Praks
The highest-rated book on your to-read list – The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The first book in a new to you series - Black Rock Prison, vol. 1 by Fernando Sanz
The 16th book on your to-read list – Bang Bang by Patrick Malloy
A book that was mentioned in another book
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - Apocalypse Island by Mark Hall
--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line
A book set in a different continent – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you
A book about books
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) -
--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness (i.e. substance abuse, alzheimer's, autism, bipolar, etc.) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
A work of young adult fiction
A book related to a hobby or passion you have
A book you're embarrassed to read in public – Easy Bake Coven by Liz Schulte
A crime story - Burying Ben by Ellen Kirschman
Halloween – The book of Deacon: Books 1 & 2 by Joseph Lallo
A historical fiction book - A Murder in Auschwitz by J.C. Stephenson
A non-fiction book - Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark
A childhood classic – The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett
A biography, autobiography, or memoir
A book published in 2016
--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now – A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - Madeleine Wickham
--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge – The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthrone
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read – The Time Machine by H.G.Wells
An award winning book (Pulitzer, Newbery, Caldecott, Man Booker, Printz, National Book Award, etc.)
A top 100 fantasy novel – The Princess Bride by William Goldman
A book from the top 100 mystery novels – Dracula by Bram Stroker
-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages – Alice in Wonderland by C.Lewis
A novella from your favorite genre – Summer in Sorrento by Melissa Hill
A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) -
A fairytale from a culture other than your own
A short story from a well-known author – The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by L. Baum

--- Title ---
A book that's title begins with the first letter of your name -The Selection or Sleeping Murder
A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) - Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet or The Light Between Oceans
A book with a first name in the title - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd or The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes or The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells or The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly
A book with a type of food/drink in the title - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder or The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
A book with one of the five W's -or H in the title -

--- Reading List/Goodreads ---
Reader's Choice (freebie) - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
The first book in a new to you series - Some Girls Bite(Chicagoland Vampires, #1)
The next book in a series you are reading - Incubus Dreams (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #12)
The 16th book on your to-read list - The Ward
A book that was mentioned in another book -
A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page - Nerd in Shining Armor or A Quick Bite
The Highest Rated Book from "to-read" - The Queen's World
A book with a beautiful cover - All the Light We Cannot See
A book published in 2016 - The Angels' Share

--- Inside ---
A book with a great opening line - Rebecca
A book set in a different continent - Stars of Fortune: Book One of the Guardians Trilogy
A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you - Asylum
A book about books - The Eyre Affair or The Book of Speculation or The Little Paris Bookshop
A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) - A Tale of Two Cities
A book about a major world event -

--- Genre or theme ---
A book about mental illness -
A work of young adult fiction - The Princess Bride
A book related to a hobby or passion you have -
A book you're embarrassed to read in public -
Halloween (i.e. vampires, monsters, etc.) -
A historical fiction book - The Countess' Captive
Childhood Classic - Anne of Green Gables
A Non-fiction Book - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
A biography, autobiography, or memoir -

--- Author ---
A book by an author you feel you should have read by now -
A book by an author who writes under more than one name - The Silkworm

--- Awards, challenges, adaptations, etc ----
A book everyone is talking about -
A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge - The Five People You Meet in Heaven
A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read - Stardust
An award winning book -
A top 100 fantasy novel - Fahrenheit 451
A top 100 mystery novel - Murder on the Orient Express

-- Short books --
A classic book with less than 200 pages - Breakfast at Tiffany's
A Novella from Favorite Genre -
A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) -
A fairytale from a culture other than your own -
A short story from a well-known author -

My list so far:

-A book that you've seen the movie of, but haven't read: Breakfast at Tiffany's
-Reader's choice (freebie):
-A book about mental illness: Your Voice Is All I Hear
-A book whose title begins with the first letter of your name: Await Your Reply or: Attachments
-A book with a great opening line: A Farewell To Arms
-A book by an author you feel you should have read by now: 11/22/63
-A book with a beautiful title (in your opinion): Tender is the Night
-A work of young adult fiction: The Geography of You And Me
-A book set in a different continent: On the Jellicoe Road
-A book with a first name in the title: Marina
-A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you: The Memory Painter
-A book everyone is talking about: Go Set A Watchman
-A book related to a hobby or passion you have:
-A book with a type of food/drink in the title: The Coincidence of Coconut Cake or: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
-A book by an author who writes under more than one name: Harry Potter
-The next book in a series you are reading:
-A book you're embarrassed to read in public: The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)
-A book about books: The Neverending Story
-A crime story: Gone Girl
-A book with Who/What/Where/When/Why/How in the title: When
-A book about a thing that goes bump in the night: Frankenstein
-The first book in a new (to you) series: The Way of Kings
-A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge: Pride and Prejudice
-A book that was mentioned in another book: Jane Eyre
-A classic book with less than 200 pages: The Old Man and the Sea
-A novella from your favorite genre: Coraline or: The Emperor's Soul
-A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.): Four: A Divergent Story Collection
-A fairytale from a culture other than your own: The Little Mermaid
-A short story from a well-known author: The Poor Relation's Story
-An award winning book: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
-A historical fiction book: Legacy of Kings
-A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago): A Game of Thrones
-A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page: Wool
-A top 100 fantasy novel: 1984
-A book from the top 100 mystery novels: In Cold Blood
-A childhood classic: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Other Stories
-A non-fiction book: Adulting: How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps or: The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
-The highest-rated book on your to-read list: Words of Radiance
-A biography, autobiography, or memoir: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or: Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life
-A book published in 2016:
-A book with a beautiful cover: The Winner's Curse or: Lady Midnight
-A book about a major world event: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
- A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated):
- A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't:
- An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion, or sexual orientation than your own: Winger or: City of Bones or: American Gods
- A book about an anti hero: Vicious or: Fight Club or: The Lies of Locke Lamora
- A book by an author you discovered in 2015 and want to read more of: City of Bones or another one
- A dystopia: Unravel Me
- A book on a summer/beach reading list: Amy and Roger's Epic Detour
- A book originally written in a language other than English: I think I might read Sapphire Blue in German for this topic

Joy wrote: "I must be an oddball. I don't plan out my list, but find books that call me as I go and then see where they fit in the list. That means I am usually not reading in the same order as everyone else, ..."

Joy, I am the same way. If I tell myself I have to read a book, it becomes a chore! So I fit my to read list into the categories and fill in the gaps with books I would not have read otherwise. It is a nice way of working through your list but get the exposure to different books, too.

I love planning my list, but I found with this year's that my final books barely resembled my planned books. But that was half the fun!

Me either, Jody. But still, it was fun to plan and change it up.

I think I might see how far my Time Machine backups go and try and retrieve the original list to see how many books actually stayed the same. :)

I do like planning it though, it gives me the impetus to read some of those books that have been languishing on my TBR list for years.

It gives me a broad outline. I think this year I am going to pick a couple of books for some categories in case I'm not in the mood for one that I chose. I think that was my problem this year. After you read a certain kind of book that makes you feel a certain kind of way, sometimes you want to change it up so it's good to have options. :)

Moved the final plan over to my 2016 Plan Thread in the new group!

Okay, here's my broad outline (with some blanks for stuff I've not quite figured out yet and some overlap for books that I just really want to read that fit multiple criteria). It's less of a plan and more of a list of books that I want to read that could fit each category. Also... it seems I'm really into books with "star" in the title. ;)

A book that you've seen the movie for but haven't read:
Warm Bodies
Bridget Jones's Diary

Reader's choice (freebie):
I'll likely pick one of my side reads when the time is closer.

A book about mental illness:
A Madness So Discreet
My Heart and Other Black Holes
Made You Up

A book whose title begins with the first letter of your name:
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Magonia
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

A book by an author you feel you should have read by now:
That would be pretty much anything by Rainbow Rowell. I also catch flack for having never read any of the Percy Jackson books (or anything else by Rick Riordan).
Attachments
Carry On
The Lightning Thief

A book with a beautiful title:
For Darkness Shows the Stars
Walk on Earth a Stranger
Ten Thousand Skies Above You
These Broken Stars

A work of young adult fiction:
This is probably 80% of my to-read shelf so I'll basically use that as another freebie.

A book set in a different continent:

A book with a first name in the title:
Karen Memory
A Study in Charlotte
My Lady Jane
Barbara the Slut and Other People
Luke Skywalker Can't Read: And Other Geeky Truths

A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you:
Archivist Wasp

A book everyone is talking about:

A book related to a hobby or passion you have:
Press Start to Play

A book with a type of food/drink in the title:
Humble Pie

A book by an author who writes under more than one name:
Robin Hobb, Megan Lindholm
Assassin's Apprentice

The next book in a series you are reading:
The Last Star
Ten Thousand Skies Above You

A book you're embarrassed to read in public:
Why do I feel like these challenges are trying to make it impossible for me to not read Fifty Shades of Grey? I'm going to have to go garage sale hunting for trashy 90's romance novels just to avoid reading it.

A book about books:
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Ink and Bone
Inkheart

A crime story:
The Cuckoo's Calling

A book with Who/What/Where/When/Why/How in the title:
This is Where I Leave You

A book about a thing that goes bump in the night:
The Monstrumologist

The first book in a new (to you) series:

A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge:
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

A book that was mentioned in another book:
Mentioned in Beautiful Creatures
Fahrenheit 451

A classic book with less than 200 pages:
A Christmas Carol

A novella from your favorite genre:
Coraline

A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.):
Glitches

A fairytale from a culture other than your own:

A short story from a well-known author:

An award winning book:

A historical fiction book:
Rebel Queen

A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago):
Born of Illusion

A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page:

A top 100 fantasy novel:
The Eye of the World

A book from the top 100 mystery novels:
Definitely not my favorite genre so this should be an interesting week. ;)
In Cold Blood
The Talented Mr. Ripley

A childhood classic:
A Little Princess

A non-fiction book:

The highest-rated book on your to-read list:
Well, highest if you cut out the yet-to-be published books that have 5-star ratings on anticipation alone.
The Name of the Wind

A biography, autobiography, or memoir:
You're Never Weird on the Internet
Yes Please

A book published in 2016:
The Shadow Queen
Three Dark Crowns
The Muse of Nightmares
And I Darken
Starflight
Riders
The Stars Turned Away

A book with a beautiful cover:
I wants all the pretty covers!
The Body Electric
Ten Thousand Skies Above You
After the Woods
Truthwitch
Walk on Earth a Stranger
Flamecaster
Range of Ghosts



A book about a major world event:
The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015:

A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't:
Atonement
Uprooted
Brilliance

An identity book:
If I Was Your Girl

A book about an anti-hero:
Vicious

I'm the only one who haven't started the 2016 plan? I feel so lonely :p
In the lists, there are already many books easy to discuss, so I'm looking forward to next year!