Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I own over 1,000 books, I'm hoping this challenge will motivate me to weed through them faster. I listed some books more than once because they fit in several categories and gave myself some options after researching the category. I will definitely be going out of order and try to update the list as I make my choices.

My main goal is to complete this challenge without having to buy any new books, except for:
I will probably have to buy one for #40 - A book published in 2017.


✔1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

✔2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel

✔3. A book you meant to read in 2016
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

✔4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
Compulsion by Martina Boone

✔5. A historical fiction
The White Forest by Adam McOmber

✔6. A book being released as a movie in 2017
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer
Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston

8. A book written by a person of color
Holy ****, my entire library is white-washed.
Found one:
Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
*HA! So many to choose from!
Ironskin by Tina Connolly

✔10. A dual timeline novel
Loop by Karen Akins

11. A category from another challenge: (A book about food.)
Outlander Kitchen: The Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Theresa Carle-Sanders

12. A book based on a myth
The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Betrayal by Mayandree Michel
Elsker by S.T. Bende

✔13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
Uprooted by Naomi Novik

✔14. A book with a strong female character
Insurgent by Veronica Roth

15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George
Valkyrie Rising by Ingrid Paulson

16. A mystery
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin (Might pick for #41)

17. A book with illustrations
Hana-Kimi (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1 by Hisaya Nakajo
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

18. A really long book (600+ pages)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

19. A New York Times best seller
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
*LOL, all of them.
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris
Time After Time by Tamara Ireland Stone
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier ( Maybe #47)

✔22. A book by an author you haven't read before
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list
Possession by A.S. Byatt
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins

24. A book written by at least two authors
Inevitable by Jason Letts & Amanda Hocking
Shades of Doon by Carey Corp & Lorie Langdon

25. A book about a famous historical figure
The Accidental Empress by Allison Pataki
Becoming Jane Eyre by Sheila Kohler

✔26. An adventure book
The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook

27. A book by one of your favorite authors
Shadowfell by Juliet Marillier
Dreamer's Pool by Juliet Marillier

28. A non fiction
*I might find one somewhere hiding behind other books on my shelf.
I finally found ONE! It was a book that I got for free at a librarian book fair and I even got it signed by the author. There were some old textbooks on my shelves, but there's no way I want to punish myself.
America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation by Kenneth C. Davis

✔29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) check all the editions
First Kiss by C.L. Stone

✔30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

31. A book from a sub genre of your favorite genre: (New Adult-Time Travel)
A Knight Such as This: Combo Edition by Lorraine Beaumont

32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker by Leanna Renee Hieber
Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

✔33. A magical realism novel
The Magicians by Lev Grossman

34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley (New Zealand author)
Winter's Shadow by M.J. Hearle (Australia)
Embrace by Jessica Shirvington (Australian author)

35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee
Mono no Aware by Ken Liu (free online)

✔37. A book you choose randomly
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge (Little Red Riding Hood)
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley (Sleeping Beauty)
Mechanica by Betsy Cornwell (Cinderella)

39. An epistolary fiction
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede

✔40. A book published in 2017
Heartstone by Elle Katharine White (1/17/2017)

41. A book with an unreliable narrator
Made You Up by Francesca Zappia
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

✔42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro<--I should pick this one so that I can watch the film (2010) and the Japanese series わたしを離さないで (2016).

✔43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday

44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next"
A Matter of Magic by Patricia C. Wrede
Spindle's End by Robin McKinley
Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle

45. A book with a one word title
Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

46. A time travel novel
Twist by Karen Akins

47. A past suggestion that didn't win: (A book translated to English)
Dream On by Kerstin Gier translated by Anthea Bell
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier translated by Anthea Bell

48. A banned book
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

49. A book from someone else's bookshelf (Jaime's shelf)
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty

50. A Penguin Modern Classic (any edition)
Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan (Hoping to find it in French.)

51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)
Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions by Melissa Marr et al

52. A book set in a fictional location
The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kittredge
Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White

I liked/ loved Uprooted, Me Before You, Insurgent, The Sugar Queen and The Golden Compass, and hated Never Let Me Go (but I'm in a minority there).

Good luck with the challenge!

Anna wrote: "and hated Never Let Me Go (but I'm in a minority there)."

I'm with you on that one Anna! I found it very average.

I vote for "Spindles End". Robin McKinley does a great job turning the fairy tale on it's ear.