Aline's glorious 2017 Plan - or not :D → Completed!

[Aline]

Hello, I did the Popsugar 2015 reading challenge and it was awesome! Then I did the Around The Year Challenge 2016 and even if I'm not going to complete it, it was still awesome and I really like this group here so I'm going to put up my 2017 folder too :) But again I'm not ging to promise anything to be able to complete it. I don't know yet what next year has in store for me, so I don't know if I'll have much time to read or not.
Also I'm going to make a loose plan or don't really plan anything at all and just put the books I read over the year in the challenge.
Happy reading in 2017! :)


► - finished
▬ - currently reading

►1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 - Every Heart a Doorway (Oct) 5☼
►2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view) - Nemesis (January) 4☼
►3. A book you meant to read in 2016 - A Farewell to Arms (Oct) 2,5☼
►4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E" - Lady Midnight (March) 4,5☼
►5. A historical fiction - Hunting Prince Dracula (Oct.) 5☼
►6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 - A Monster Calls (January) 5☼
►7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (September) 5☼
►8. A book written by a person of color - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (Sept) 3☼
►9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list - Ignite Me (June) 5☼
►10. A dual-timeline novel - The Girls (January) 5☼
►11. A category from another challenge: A Novella (2017 Pages of Starlight Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge) - Tower of Dawn (September) 4,5☼
►12. A book based on a myth - The Lightning Thief (Sept) 4,5☼
►13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors - Strange the Dreamer (Oct) 4,5☼
►14. A book with a strong female character - Jane Eyre (May) 5☼
►15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) - Burial Rites (Dec) 3,5
►16. A mystery - We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Oct) 5☼
►17. A book with illustrations - Eliza and Her Monsters (June) 4☼
►18. A really long book (600+ pages) - Lord of Shadows (June) 5☼
►19. A New York Times best-seller - Little Fires Everywhere (Oct) 5☼
►20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading - Nullzeit (September) 3☼
►21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read - The Sea of Monsters (September) 5☼
►22. A book by an author you haven't read before - Caraval (February) 5☼
►23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list (link) - Pride and Prejudice (April) 5☼
►24. A book written by at least two authors - Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy (January) 4,5☼
►25. A book about a famous historical figure - Stalking Jack the Ripper (January) 5☼
►26. An adventure book - Even the Darkest Stars (Nov.) 3 - 3,5☼
►27. A book by one of your favorite authors - November 9 (February) 5☼
►28. A non-fiction - How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life (June) 5☼
►29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - Ruin and Rising (February) 4☼
►30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books (link) - Vampire Academy (May) 4☼
►31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre - Warcross (Sept) 4☼
►32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle) - All the Light We Cannot See (February) 4☼
►33. A magical realism novel - The Night Circus (July) 5☼
►34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere - Truly Madly Guilty (Nov.) 2☼
►35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty - The One (January) 4☼
►36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link) - Coraline (Oct) 3☼
►37. A book you choose randomly - The Little Paris Bookshop (May) 4☼
►38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature - Heartless (August) 5☼
►39. An epistolary fiction - Illuminae (March) 5☼
►40. A book published in 2017 - A Court of Wings and Ruin (May) 5☼
►41. A book with an unreliable narrator - The Elite (January) 3☼
►42. A best book of the 21st century (so far) - The Assassin's Blade (April) 5☼
►43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold) - Gone Girl (April) 5☼
►44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link) Always and Forever: Lara Jean (June) 4.5☼
►45. A book with a one-word title - Frostbite (July) 4☼
►46. A time travel novel - 11/22/63 (Dec) 5☼
►47. A past suggestion that didn't win: A high fantasy book - The Hero of Ages (September) 5☼
►48. A banned book - Animal Farm (July) 4☼
►49. A book from someone else's bookshelf - The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles (September) 2,5-2,75☼
►50. A Penguin Modern Classic (any edition) - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (July) 5☼
►51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) - The Bane Chronicles (February) 3-3.5☼
►52. A book set in a fictional location - The Bone Season (March) 4☼


52/52 finished. COMPLETED

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Katie wrote: "Hope you have fun with your challenge whether you end up completing it or not, Aline. As long as it's fun, that's all that matters!"

Thank you! <3 Yes, I won't stress myself about it :)

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January summary

January was good, I've read nine books and got a head start on the challenge :)

Challenge reads:

4☼ 3☼ 4☼ 5☼ 5☼ 5☼ 4,5☼

Side reads:

5☼ DNF: 1☼

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Katie wrote: "Well done, Aline! It's great to get ahead in the first month. You're doing brilliantly :)"

Thank you! <3 Yes, it's much more chill if you're able to get ahead in the first few months :)

[Aline]

Oh, I haven posted my summary yet :D

February Summary:

Challenge reads:

4☼ 5☼ 5☼ 3☼ 4☼

Side reads:

4☼ 1,5☼

[Ali]

Oh Wow! You're killing it!

[Aline]

Ali wrote: "Oh Wow! You're killing it!"

Thank you ^-^

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Summary of March

I didn't read as much this month as the previous one.

Challenge reads:

4,5☼ 5☼ 4☼

Side reads:

5☼

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Summary April

Challenge reads:

5☼ 5☼ 5☼

Side read:

4☼ dnf

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Summary May

Wuhu, I'm still on track with the challenge :D

Challenge reads

4☼ 5☼ 5☼ 4☼

Side reads

5☼ 4-4.5☼ (reread)

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Summary June

I can't believe the year is already half over :o
I'm doing great so far. Until now I've read a total of 39 books of which 27 are for this challenge.

Challenge reads:

4,5☼ 5☼ 5☼ 4☼ 5☼


Side reads:

5☼ 4☼(reread) 4☼

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Summary July

Oh hey, I totally forgot to do my monthly wrap up here :D
I had an awesome reading month in July. I participated in the Biannual Bibliothon, so I've read a lot :) But I'm currently 2 or 3 books behind on this challenge.

Challenge reads:

4☼ 5☼ 4☼ 5☼

Side reads:

2☼ 1☼dnf 4☼ reread 2☼ 5☼ 4☼ 5☼ 4☼ 4☼

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Summary August

I haven't read this many books this month, because I've also read one over 700 pages, which I only finished now. I think I'm currently 3 books behind on the challenge.

Challenge reads:

5☼

Side reads:

5☼ 5☼ 5☼

[Sophie]

What a wonderful month of reading! All those stars!

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Sophie wrote: "What a wonderful month of reading! All those stars!"

Yes! I've read amazing books this month :)

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Summary September

I had the best reading month this year so far :) I've read 16 books!
I also participated in the read-a-thon, so that helped too ;)

Challenge reads:

5☼ 3☼ 2,5-2,75☼ 4,5☼ 4,5☼ 5☼ 5☼ 4☼ 3☼

Side reads:

3☼ 2☼ 4,5☼ 3☼ 1☼ 4☼ 4,5☼

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Summary October

I totally forgot to post my October wrap up here. Shame on me :D
Again I had a great reading month :)
As for now, I only have three books left to read before I finish this year's challenge. I'm going to finish one of it (Truly, Madly Guilty) this weekend and I already started Burial Rites too. Then I only have 11/22/63 left, which is a quite a bigger book.

I already decided that I won't participate in the next year. I'm here since the 2015 Popsugar Reading Challenge, which got me to read waaay more than ever before. The 2016 and 2017 challenges were fun too and I love to be a part of this group here :) But I already was hesitant to participate in the 2017 challenge, because I wanted more freedom to read what I want. I didn't planned much ahead, mostly just filled in the books I was currently reading and that fitted in a category. That went fine. But yeah I won't do a challenge next year except read as much books as possible from the '100 Books everyone should read at least once' list here on goodreads, because I want to read more classics.
The challenges definitely fullfilled their purpose to read a wider range of books and discover new genres :)

But now to the books I've read in October.

Challenge reads:

2,5☼ 5☼ 4,5☼ 5☼ 5☼ 5☼ 3☼

Side reads:

5☼ 4,5☼ 4☼ 5☼ 5☼

[Sophie]

I'm sorry to hear you're not going to participate in next year's challenge, but I hope you'll still hang around sometimes for book discussions, read-a-thons and/or book of the month! :D

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Sophie wrote: "I'm sorry to hear you're not going to participate in next year's challenge, but I hope you'll still hang around sometimes for book discussions, read-a-thons and/or book of the month! :D"

Thank you <3 Maybe I'll participate again sometimes in the future. Of course I'll hang around here sometimes and most likely for the read-a-thons if you still let me take place in them :P

[Sophie]

Of course we would, the more the merrier! 😃

[Jody]

I know exactly what you mean about needing more freedom in what you read. Glad you’ll still be hanging around though! 😁

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Jody wrote: "I know exactly what you mean about needing more freedom in what you read. Glad you’ll still be hanging around though! 😁"

Thanks! I hope you found a solution that works for you :)

Sophie wrote: "Of course we would, the more the merrier! 😃"

Good good :D

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Summary November

I haven't read as much this month, but it's fine. I'm currently reading 11/22/63 which is huge! When I'll have finished it I only have Burial Rites left to read and my Challenge will be completed :)

Challenge reads:

3-3,5☼ 2☼

Side reads:

5☼ 4☼ 4☼

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Summary December

I can't believe another year is over :o
I managed to finish the ATY Challange this month!

Challenge reads:

5☼ 3,5☼

Side reads:

1,5☼ 5☼ 5☼ 3☼ 5☼

[Zaz]

Congrats :)

Ah The Language of Thorns, I'm so happy they published it, I love so much her short stories!

[Jody]

Congratulations! 🎉

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Jody wrote: "Congratulations! 🎉"

Thank you! :)

Zaz wrote: "Congrats :)

Ah The Language of Thorns, I'm so happy they published it, I love so much her short stories!"

Thank you! Hes her short stories are amazing :)