Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

52/52 - Completed December 30

1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 - Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) - If You Only Knew by Kristan Higgins
3. A book you meant to read in 2016 - Fallen by Lauren Kate
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
5. A historical fiction - Mrs. Lincoln's Rival by Jennifer Chiaverini
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 - A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title - Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis
8. A book written by a person of color - Perfect Timing by Brenda Jackson
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list - The Wayward Son by Yvonne Lindsay
10. A dual-timeline novel - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
11. A category from another challenge - Summer Knight by Jim Butcher
12. A book based on a myth - A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors - Horns by Joe Hill
14. A book with a strong female character - Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) - The Little Old Lady Strikes Again by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
16. A mystery - The Cat Who Turned On And Off by Lilian Jackson Braun
17. A book with illustrations - Secret Path by Gord Downie
18. A really long book (600+ pages) - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
19. A New York Times best-seller - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading - Adam's Daughter by Jean S. MacLeod
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read - The Kill Order by James Dashner
22. A book by an author you haven't read before - Eden Burning: A Classic Love Story by Elizabeth Lowell
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
24. A book written by at least two authors - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
25. A book about a famous historical figure - Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini
26. An adventure book - Meg by Steve Alten
27. A book by one of your favorite authors - Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts
28. A non-fiction - Everything You Need to Know to Manage Type 2 Diabetes: Simple Steps for Surviving and Thriving with the Low GI Plan by Jennie Brand-Miller
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions - A Firefighter in the Family by Trish Milburn
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books - Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre - A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle) - How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
33. A magical realism novel - Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere - The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel García Márquez
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty - The Elite by Kiera Cass
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee - Animal Farm by George Orwell
37. A book you choose randomly - Soundless by Richelle Mead
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature - The Bride and the Beast by Teresa Medeiros
39. An epistolary fiction - Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
40. A book published in 2017 - The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Albertalli
41. A book with an unreliable narrator - A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold) - Dear Santa by Alice Orr
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" - Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
45. A book with a one-word title - Torment by Lauren Kate
46. A time travel novel - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
47. A past suggestion that didn't win - Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
48. A banned book - Forever... by Judy Blume
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf - Untraceable by Laura Griffin
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition - My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) - Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
52. A book set in a fictional location -Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

8/52 so far. :D

31/52 now

Completed December 30, 2017

Congrats! Which ones were your favorites? :)

Congratulations!!

Zaz wrote: "Congrats! Which ones were your favorites? :)"

There were so many! Lilac Girls was great. Moon Called and Darkfever were great too. :D

Tracy wrote: "Congratulations!!"

Thank you :D

Haha, good for you. Finishing a good book is very satisfying :)

Zaz wrote: "Haha, good for you. Finishing a good book is very satisfying :)"

Yes, I agree. :D

Congratulations! 🎉

Jody wrote: "Congratulations! 🎉"
Thank you :D