Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I wasn’t very inspired by 2019 Popsugar or Book Riot challenges, but I still want a couple of small challenges alongside my Around the Year challenge. I meant to try the Modern Mrs Darcy challenge and Back to the Classics challenge in 2018 so I’m going to try those two again. I’ve also made myself a mini challenge based on types of books I enjoy to encourage me to read a mix of different genres in 2019.

Categories challenge

Five books about parenting, learning or child development
✔️ ❊ What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing by Naomi Stadlen (10 January) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Five books already on my Kindle on January 1 2019
✔️ ❊ The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz (13 January) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Five books from the BBC Big Read list
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Five cozy mysteries
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Five books from series in progress
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Five books by new-to-me authors
✔️ ❊ Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear (2 January) ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Five award winning books
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Five historical fiction books
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Five children’s classics
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Five books already on my TBR on January 1 2019
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Modern Mrs Darcy 2019 reading challenge

1. A book you’ve been meaning to read
La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

✔️ 2. A book about a topic that fascinates you
What Mothers Do: especially when it looks like nothing by Naomi Stadlen

3. A book in the backlist of a favorite author
The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling

4. A book recommended by someone with great taste

5. Three books by the same author - book one

6. Three books by the same author - book two

7. Three books by the same author - book three

8. A book you chose for the cover
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale

9. A book by an author who is new to you

10. A book in translation
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

11. A book outside your (genre) comfort zone
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

12. A book published before you were born

Back to the Classica

1. 19th Century Classic.
Any classic book originally published between 1800 and 1899.

2. 20th Century Classic.
Any classic book originally published between 1900 and 1969.

3. Classic by a Woman Author.

4. Classic in Translation.

5. Classic Comic Novel.

6. Classic Tragic Novel.

7. Very Long Classic.
Any classic single work 500 pages or longer, not including introductions or end notes.

8. Classic Novella.
Any work of narrative fiction shorter than 250 pages.

9. Classic From the Americas (includes the Caribbean).
Includes classic set in either continent or the Caribbean, or by an author originally from one of those countries.

10. Classic From Africa, Asia, or Oceania (includes Australia).
Any classic set in one of those contents or islands, or by an author from these countries.

11. Classic From a Place You've Lived.

12. Classic Play.
Any play written or performed at least 50 years ago.