Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

So, a new attempt. Guess this list is going to change a lot, same as in 2016 :-) At least I managed to include some of the books I didn't manage to read in 2016!

The 2017 List
1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
If I Was Your Girl read 2017/01/13 ****

2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
Him read 2017/01/22 ***

3. A book you meant to read in 2016
Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles read 2017/12/06 ***

4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
Cold Fusion read 2017/02/09 ***

5. A historical fiction
Seven Summer Nights read 2017/02/05 *****

6. A book being released as a movie in 2017
Wunder read 2017/12/08 ***

7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
Hexmaker read 2017/01/15 ****

8. A book written by a person of color
Shatterproof read 2017/02/18 ***

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
House of Stone read 2017/03/05 ***

10. A dual-timeline novel
Man's World read 2017/02/04 ***

11. A category from another challenge - read a book out loud to someone else
Krasshüpfer read 2017/03/28 *****

12. A book based on a myth
The Backup read 2017/03/11 ***

13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors - Josh Lanyon
Bitter Legacy read 2017/03/21 **

14. A book with a strong female character
Kassandra read 2017/12/23 *****

15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
Der Geschichtenmacher read 2017/07/30 ****

16. A mystery
Lucky Days read 2017/01/14 ****

17. A book with illustrations
Fortunately, the Milk... read 2017/11/17 ****

18. A really long book (600+ pages)
Besessen read 2017/09/26 ****

19. A New York Times best-seller
More Happy Than Not read 2017/11/26 ****

20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
The Subs Club read 2017/10/25 **

21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
Fair Chance read 2017/03/17 *****

22. A book by an author you haven't read before
Bear, Otter, and the Kid read 2017/08/19 ***

23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list
Pu der Bär read 2017/10/06 ***

24. A book written by at least two authors
Hard Wired read 2017/02/13 ***

25. A book about a famous historical figure - Walt Whitman
Speakers of the Dead read 2017/07/18 ***

26. An adventure book
The Curse of the Blue Scarab read 2017/03/08 ***

27. A book by one of your favorite authors
An Unseen Attraction read 2017/02/22 ***

28. A non-fiction
Murder in the Closet: Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall read 2017/12/05 ****

29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - by Riptide Publishing
Wanted, A Gentleman read 2017/01/09 *****

30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian read 2017/11/07 ***

31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre
An Unnatural Vice read 2017/06/07 *****

32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
The Next One Will Kill You read 2017/03/09 ****

33. A magical realism novel
The Ocean at the End of the Lane read 2017/07/14 *****

34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
50 Ways of Saying Fabulous: Book 1 read 2017/08/26 ***

35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
His Royal Secret read 2017/02/10 ***

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee
The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere read 2017/07/10 ****

37. A book you choose randomly
The Hanging Tree read 2017/02/21 ****

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
A Certain Persuasion: Modern LGBTQ+ fiction inspired by Jane Austen's novels read 2017/01/11 ****

39. An epistolary fiction
Lady Susan read 2017/06/04 ****

40. A book published in 2017
The Bones of Our Fathers read 2017/08/05 ***

41. A book with an unreliable narrator
Der Garten über dem Meer read 2017/08/15 *****

42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
Austerlitz read 2017/12/26 *****

43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
All In Fear: A Collection of Six Horror Tales read 2017/05/08 *****

44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next"
Mature Content read 2017/06/02 ****

45. A book with a one-word title
Pansies read 2017/02/27 *****

46. A time travel novel - not a novel, just a time travel to 1920's Berlin :-)
Kästners Berlin read 2017/10/28 ****

47. A past suggestion that didn't win - a book with an LGBT theme
A Kind of Justice read 2017/01/18 *****

48. A banned book
Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten read 2017/10/27 *****

49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
The Layover read 2017/08/06 ***

50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition
Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels read 2017/05/07 ****

51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)
Once Upon a Time in the Weird West read 2017/05/23 ****

52. A book set in a fictional location
Draakenwood read 2017/06/03 ****

I absolutely loved The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I hope you do too!

Challenge finished!

Best book read this year:
Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald

Other 5- or 4,5-star-reads:
Seven Summer Nights by Harper Fox
Krasshüpfer by Simon van der Geest
Kassandra by Christa Wolf
Fair Chance by Josh Lanyon
Wanted, A Gentleman by K.J. Charles
An Unnatural Vice by K.J. Charles
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Der Garten über dem Meer by Merce Rodoreda
All In Fear: A Collection of Six Horror Tales by various authors
Pansies by Alexis Hall
A Kind of Justice by Renee James
Fabian by Erich Kästner

Looking forward to the challenge in 2018!

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