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The 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards Challenge
I'll be going for 20 books published in 2016 for this challenge.Updated: October 31st
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1. The Glass Sword
2. The Raven King
3. Fellside
4. Sleeping Giants
5. Learning to Swear in America
6. The Secret History of Twin Peaks
7. The Dispatcher
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Hi I'm in for 25 books I think. New to this so not too sure how it works but will just plod along and try to figure it out. Thank you
Hi,I'll try for 20 books
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Fiction
TBD
I made a big effort to read lots of 2015 new releases last year and I read about 30! I don't think I want to go to that level again this year, but I'd still like to join this challenge. I will go for 10.
Tammie wrote: "Can I still join"Of course! Anyone can join in at anytime!
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Since I am planning to read books I already own or can borrow from the library in priority, I know I won't get to read that many books published in 2016. I will try for 5 anyways.1/5
A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder (read 03-08)
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Put me down for 10
Just completed my first romance book - Anything for You by Kristan Higgins. I love this series!!! And while this book had bits of Higgins' trademark funny, it was more serious that the other books in the series. But just when it was getting too serious, something funny would come along to lighten it up. Incredibly entertaining! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars1/30
In for 10 books!!Yearly Challenge
THE 2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, - December 31, 2016
Every November, the Goodreads Choice Awards come around, and readers get to vote on the best books of the year. To encourage members to read the books that may be in the running this year, we thought it'd be fun to have a challenge around this event.
Set a goal to read books published in 2016. The idea is that we, as a group, want to have read as many books in each category as we can! Please identify which category (or categories) the book falls in. These were 2015's categories (they sometimes change, so we can't guarantee that these will be the 2016 categories):
I'm going to do 10 for multiple categories (TBD)
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Fiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Horror
Humor
Nonfiction
Memoir & Autobiography
History & Biography
Science & Technology
Food & Cookbooks
Graphic Novels & Comics
Poetry
Debut Goodreads Author
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books
Yay it's back! I'll go for 5 thank you :)
47 participants! Thanks everyone for joining!
Put me down for 10 books! Sounds like it'll be fun! Not sure of my genres yet, but these are definitely some that interest me:Fiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Nonfiction
History & Biography
Debut Goodreads Author
I'm in for 15! Although I do hope to read more... 44/15
All the Birds in the Sky genre fiction/fantasy/sci-fi/magical realism ★★★★
Cruel Crown fantasy/YA/dystopia ★★★
Unhooked fantasy/YA/retellings ★★★★
This Savage Song fantasy/Paranormal/YA ★★★★★
The Winner's Kiss Fantasy/YA ★★★★★
The Raven King fantasy/paranormal/YA ★★★★★
Red Queen fantasy/horror/retellings ★★★★
Never Never: Part Three contemporary/YA ★
The Memory of Light contemporary/YA ★★★★
After the Woods YA/mystery/contemporary/debut GA ★★★★★
Wink Poppy MidnightYA/mystery/contemporary ★★★★
The Dark Days Club historical fiction/fantasy/YA/debut GA ★★★★
Front Lines historical fiction/YA ★★★★★
Salt to the Sea historical fiction/YA ★★★★
And I Darken historical fiction/fantasy/YA ★★★★★
The Girl from Everywhere YA/fantasy/time travel/historical fiction/debut GA ★★
Ivory and Bone YA/fantasy/historical fiction/debut GA ★★★★★
Sleeping Giants science fiction/debut GA ★★★★★
Pax adventure/middle grade ★★★★
Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale YA/historical fiction/fantasy/middle grade ★★★★
Anna and the Swallow Man historical fiction/YA/middle grade/debut GA ★★★★★
The Call fantasy/horror/YA ★★★★
The Scourge fantasy/middle grade/YA ★★★
Iron to Iron historical fiction/YA/alternative history/novella ★★★★
Blood for Blood historical/YA/alternative history ★★★★★
A Torch Against the Night fantasy/YA ★★★★
The Creeping Shadow paranormal/fantasy/YA/middle grade ★★★★★
Hell Divers Science fiction/post apocalyptic/dystopia ★★★
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things fiction/contemporary/romance ★★★★★
The Bird and the Sword fantasy/paranormal/romance/YA
The Female of the Species contemporary/mystery/thriller/YA ★★★★
The Deviants contemporary/mystery/thriller/YA ★★★★★
The Memory Wall middle grade/children's ★★★★
Radio Silence YA/contemporary/GLBT ★★★★
The Last Star YA/science fiction ★★★★
A Taste for Monsters historical fiction/YA/horror/mystery ★★★★★
Three Dark Crowns fantasy/YA ★★★★
Wolf Hollow historical fiction/middle grade/YA ★★★★★
Vassa in the Night fantasy/YA/retellings
Crooked Kingdom fantasy/YA
The Wolf Road thriller/mystery/post apocalyptic/debut GA ★★★★★
The World's Worst Children childrens/humour
Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II historical fiction/YA ★★★
Dear Charlie YA/contemporary/debut GA ★★★★
Mr. Splitfoot fantasy/magical realism ★★
Everland fantasy/retelling/YA ★★
Consider YA/sci-fi/dystopia ★★★
The Wild Robot childrens/middle grade/sci-fi/fantasy ★★★★
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I just finished my first book, The English Spy by Daniel Silva.
I'm in for 5 books as well :)To read:
1. Glass Sword Feb 2016
2. He Will be My Ruin Feb 2016
3. The Girl In The Ice Feb 2016
4. Crooked Kingdom Sep 2016
Read:
1. Glass Sword
2. He Will be My Ruin
3. The Girl In The Ice
4. The Vegetarian
5. Crooked Kingdom
6. Truthwitch
I am going to try for 50 again. 6 down so far1. Torn
2. A Pound of Flesh
3. F*ck Love
4. Better when he is brave
5. Better when he is bold
6. Before we were strangers
I'm in for 8.1. Specimen ROMANCE
2. Kindred Spirits YOUNG ADULT FICTION
3. RYDER ROMANCE
4. A Court of Mist and Fury YOUNG ADULT FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
5. Never Never: Part Three ROMANCE; YOUNG ADULT FICTION
6. Deep Redemption ROMANCE
7. The Score ROMANCE
8. Glass Sword YOUNG ADULT FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
9. P.S. I Like You YOUNG ADULT FICTION
9/8
Just finished my first fantasy selection - Grave of Hummingbirds by Jennifer Skutelsky. This was a surprisingly good book! I received it as a kindle first. There was a bit of a slow, confused start, but the author's writing was good so I pushed on. So glad that I did! Once the author started describing the Sophie character, I was hooked. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars2/30
Megan wrote: "Once the author started describing the Sophie character, I was hooked. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars"
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Jennifer wrote: "I am going to try for 50 again. 6 down so far1. Torn
2. A Pound of Flesh
3. F*ck Love
4. Better when he is brave
5. Better when he is bold
6. Before we were strangers
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All right, I think everyone is caught up.
I'd like to put myself in for 15 books please :)
I'm in for 10 (atm at least); not sure which books/categories I'm going to go for though. The 2016 GoodReads Choice Awards Challenge
Duration: January 1, - December 31, 2016
Possible Categories:
Fiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Horror
Humor
Nonfiction
Memoir & Autobiography
History & Biography
Science & Technology
Food & Cookbooks
Graphic Novels & Comics
Poetry
Debut Goodreads Author
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books
[14 of 10 read]
1. Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb
♦ Genre: Fiction/Fantasy
♦ Published: February 2, 2016
♦ Read: 2/3 to 2/4/16
♦ Review
2. A Lady in the Smoke: A Victorian Mystery by Karen Odden
♦ Genre: Historical Fiction
♦ Published: March 29, 2016
♦ Read: 3/9 to 3/11/16 (ARC)
♦ Review
3. The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale
♦ Genre: History & Biography
♦ Published: July 12, 2016
♦ Read: 3/11 to 3/12/16 (ARC)
♦ Review
4. Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
♦ Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Young Adult Fantasy
♦ Published: February 6, 2016
♦ Read: 3/12/ to 3/14/16
♦ Review
5. The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
♦ Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Young Adult Fantasy
♦ Published: March 29, 2016
♦ Read: April 2016
♦ Review
6. Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine, Fine by Diane Williams
♦ Genre: Fiction/Short Stories
♦ Published: January 26, 2016
♦ Read: April 2016
♦ Review
7. The Unfinished World: And Other Stories by Amber Sparks
♦ Genre: Fiction/Short Stories
♦ Published: January 25, 2016
♦ Read: April 2016
♦ Review
8. Dog Run Moon by Callan Wink
♦ Genre: Fiction/Short Stories
♦ Published: February 9, 2016
♦ Read: April 2016
♦ Review
9. Sawbones by Melissa Lenhardt
♦ Genre: Historical Fiction
♦ Published: March 29, 2016
♦ Read: June 2016
♦ Review
10. Each Vagabond by Name by Margo Orlando Littell
♦ Genre: Fiction
♦ Published: June 1, 2016
♦ Read: June 2016
♦ Review
11. The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
♦ Genre: Women's Fiction/General Fiction (Adult)
♦ Published: April 5, 2016
♦ Read: July 2016
♦ Review
12. Mystery & Thriller (also billed as horror/supernatural): Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger
♦ Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror/Supernatural
♦ Published: June 7, 2016
♦ Read: July 2016
♦ Review
13. Historical Fiction/Alternative Historical Fiction: Smoke by Dan Vyleta
♦ Genre: Historical Fiction/Alternative Historical Fiction
♦ Published: May 24, 2016
♦ Read: July 2016
♦ Review
14. Girl & Flame: A Novella by Melissa Reddish
♦ Genre: Fiction
♦ Published August 16, 2016
♦ Read: July 29, 2016 (ARC)
♦ Review
Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I am going to try for 50 again. 6 down so far1. Torn
2. A Pound of Flesh
3. F*ck Love
4. Better when he is brave
5. Better when he is bold
6. Before we were strangers
"[book:Neve..."
Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "I am going to try for 50 again. 6 down so far1. Torn
2. A Pound of Flesh
3. F*ck Love
4. Better when he is brave
5. Better when he is bold
6. Before we were stra..."
12 down now.... a few more to go.. I might need to increase my number at this rate
Original goal was 10 books. June 2016 - increased to 12.
August 2016 - increased again to 15.
October 2016 - CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
19/15 read
1. The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths (Mystery and Thriller) - read 24 February, ****
2. Kindred Spirits by Rainbow Rowell (Middle Grade and Childrens) - read 29 February ****
3. Morning Star by Pierce Brown (Science Fiction) - read 5 March, ***** with review written
4. Trace Evidence: A Virals Short Story Collection by Kathy and Brendan Reichs (Young Adult Fiction) - read 6 March, ****
5. The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler (Young Adult Fantasy) - read 1 April, ****
6. Half Lost by Sally Green (Young Adult Fantasy) - read 10 April, *****
7. Flawed by Cecelia Ahern (Young Adult Fiction) - read 25 June, ****
8. Black & Blue by James Patterson (Mystery and Thriller) - read 8 July, ****
9. The Fireman by Joe Hill (Horror) - read 22 July, **** plus review
10. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by JK Rowling et al. (Fantasy) - read 1 August, ***** plus review
11. Outliers: The Shape of Things to Come by James Fadeley et al. (Science Fiction) read 7 September, **** plus review
12. League of Dragons by Naomi Novik (Fantasy) read 2 October, *** plus review
13. Never Never by James Patterson (Mystery and Thriller) read 7 October, ****
14. Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide by JK Rowling (Fantasy) read 7 October, ****
15. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists by JK Rowling (Fantasy) read 7 October, *****
16. Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies by JK Rowling (Fantasy) read 7 October, ****
17. Woman of God by James Patterson (Fiction) read 5 November, ****
18. The Blood Card by Elly Griffiths (Mystery and Thriller) read 27 November, ****
19. Heartless by Marissa Meyer (Young Adult Fiction) read 15 December, ***** with review
There seem to be a lot of good books coming out this year! I'd like to join the challenge. Please put me down for 8 books published in 2016. Thank you!8/8 Challenge Complete!!
1. Fiction - Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey (5 stars)
2. Fiction - The Vegetarian by Han Kang (4 stars)
3. History & Biography - The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe by Elaine Showalter (5 stars)
4. Nonfiction - The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome by Alondra Nelson (4 stars)
5. Fiction - The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel (5 stars)
6. Fiction (possibly Debut) - We Love You, Charlie Freeman by Kaitlyn Greenidge (4 stars)
7. Fiction (possibly Debut) - The Girls by Emma Cline (5 stars)
8. Young Adult Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling (3 stars)
4/5I will probably add to these when the nominees come out, but these are what I expect will make it.
NEVER, NEVER part three 1-21-16
GLASS SWORD 2-21-16
ACED 1-12-16
THE SCORE 1-15-16
1/8 Ways to Disappear by Idra Novey (5 stars)Category: Fiction, or possibly Goodreads Debut Author because this is her first novel.
Updated message 87. Read my first book for this challenge: The Woman in Blue a very good Mystery/Thriller. 1/10
Updated message 52, as I finally read a 2016 book. An amazing graphic novel called The Ukrainian and Russian Notebooks: Life and Death Under Soviet Rule by Igort. ARC, coming out end of April.
Hello All, Happy March!Here are the statistics as of the end of February:
We have 56 participants and 24/718 books read.
Keep going!
I finished 3 books:
Morning Star by Pierce Brown (Science Fiction/Young Adult Fiction) - 5 stars
Calamity by Brandon Sanderson (Young Adult/Fantasy) - 5 stars
The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson (Fantasy) - 4 stars
Message 87 update: 4/10 read.Just finished Morning Star. It was excellent and I really hope it gets nominated/wins a Goodreads Choice Award.
I have also read Trace Evidence: A Virals Short Story Collection
Msg. 73 update: 9/15 read.Best yet is Front Lines by Michael Grant. It's YA/historical fiction, and in my opinion a ★★★★★ book!
Hi, Kadijah -- I am reading a book translated from the Korean that just came out in English in February 2016, then wondered whether I could count it (since it came out in Korea earlier). It's been favorably reviewed in the NYTimes, so I think it's a possibility for nomination for the GR Choice awards. I googled and found a Goodreads librarian page from the 2015 Choice Awards that makes me think I can use it: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Given that, can I use the book for this challenge? Also, that same posting said that last year the cut-off date for publication was Nov. 15, 2015, so can we use books published after Nov. 15, 2015 for this challenge, assuming they will be part of the 2016 GR Choice awards?
Thanks!
Finished my first!Science Fiction:
1. Morning Star - 08/03/2016 ★★★★★
Really great book, the series was amazing.
Update - 2/8Fiction:
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (4 stars)
The English language edition just came out in Feb. 2016 (originally published in Korean in 2007). In the past, the Goodreads Choice Awards have included translations in the year they were translated, not the original publication year.
Cheri wrote: "Hi, Kadijah -- I am reading a book translated from the Korean that just came out in English in February 2016, then wondered whether I could count it (since it came out in Korea earlier). It's been ..."I believe so. The Martian won a Goodreads Choice award years after it was originally published.
What is the book? I was listening to the radio, and heard that several Korean books are now available in English, and I would love a suggestion.
Update: 3/8History and biography -
The Civil Wars of Julia Ward Howe by Elaine Showalter (5 stars)
I loved reading this book -- so well done, and fascinating!
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Fiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Horror
Humor
Nonfiction
Memoir & Autobiography
History & Biography
Science & Technology
Food & Cookbooks
Graphic Novels & Comics
Poetry
Debut Goodreads Author
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books