"Best Of" Books Challenge

[Sara, The Meme Mod!]

Duration of Challenge = January 1st, 2017 - December 30, 2017


This challenge:
To read at least 1 book in each category that's won on Goodreads.
- You can choose from any year, but please specify which year.
- You can read more than one in each category if you choose so
- Group Buddy Reads do count (and we may incorporate some throughout the year)

Genres Include:
Fiction (Group Read - January ✔)
Mystery & Thriller (Group Read - September)
Historical Fiction (Group Read - June ✔)
Fantasy
Romance (Group Read - December)
Science Fiction (Group Read - November)
Horror (Group Read - October)
Humor (Group Read - August ✔)
Non-Fiction (Group Read - February ✔)
Memoir & Autobiography (Group Read - July ✔)
History & Biography (Group Read - April ✔)
Science & Technology
Food & Cookbooks
Graphic Novels & Comics (Group Read - March ✔)
Poetry (Group Read - May ✔)
Debut Goodreads Author
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books

Previous Winners:
2009 Awards
2010 Awards
2011 Awards
2012 Awards
2013 Awards
2014 Awards
2015 Awards
2016 Awards

Good luck!

[Sara, The Meme Mod!]

Completed 2/20


Fiction - Truly Madly Guilty 2016
Mystery & Thriller -
Historical Fiction - The Light Between Oceans 2012
Fantasy -
Romance -
Science Fiction -
Horror -
Humor -
Non-Fiction - The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories 2014
Memoir & Autobiography -
History & Biography - The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra 2014
Science & Technology -
Food & Cookbooks -
Graphic Novels & Comics - Beautiful Creatures: The Manga 2013
Poetry - Come on All You Ghosts 2010
Debut Goodreads Author -
Young Adult Fiction -
Young Adult Fantasy -
Middle Grade & Children's -
Picture Books -

[Brandy]

Completed 4/20

Fiction - Truly Madly Guilty 2016
Mystery & Thriller -
Historical Fiction -
Fantasy -The Ocean at the End of the Lane 2013
Romance -
Science Fiction -
Horror -
Humor -Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened 2013
Non-Fiction -The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010
Memoir & Autobiography Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain 2010
History & Biography - Jim Henson: The Biography 2013
Science & Technology -
Food & Cookbooks -
Graphic Novels & Comics -Adulthood Is a Myth 2016
Poetry -
Debut Goodreads Author -
Young Adult Fiction -
Young Adult Fantasy -
Middle Grade & Children's -
Picture Books -

[Brandy]

Awesome challenge!

[Brie]

Awesome!!

[Brie]

Completed 0/20

Fiction -The Casual Vacancy 2012
Mystery & Thriller - Mr. Mercedes 2014
Historical Fiction - Life After Life 2013
Fantasy - Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances 2015
Romance -because I am not a romance reader, I couldn't get into any of the winners so I choice the RUNNER UP Wicked 2015
Science Fiction -Morning Star 2016
Horror - Graveminder 2011
Humor - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir 2012
Non-Fiction - The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School 2011
Memoir & Autobiography - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail 2012
History & Biography - Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man 2016
Science & Technology - Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? 2016
Food & Cookbooks - Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat 2016
Graphic Novels & Comics - RUNNER UP Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 2016
Poetry - The Fall of Arthur 2013
Debut Goodreads Author - Rebel of the Sands 2016
Young Adult Fiction - Before I Fall 2010
Young Adult Fantasy - because I have read every winner, I chose the RUNNER UP Lady Midnight 2016
Middle Grade & Children's - The Sword of Summer 2015
Picture Books - When I Grow Up 2011

[Nicola]

Love this challenge!

[Nicola]

Completed 1/20

Fiction - Go Set a Watchman (2015)
Mystery & Thriller -
Historical Fiction - All the Light We Cannot See (2014)
Fantasy -
Romance -
Science Fiction -
Horror -
Humor - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened (2013)
Non-Fiction -
Memoir & Autobiography -
History & Biography -
Science & Technology -
Food & Cookbooks -
Graphic Novels & Comics - Adulthood Is a Myth (2016)
Poetry - The Princess Saves Herself in this One (2016)
Debut Goodreads Author - Rebel of the Sands (2016)
Young Adult Fiction -
Young Adult Fantasy -
Middle Grade & Children's -
Picture Books -

[Trina]

2/20
Fiction
Mystery & Thriller
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Horror
Humor
Non-Fiction
Memoir & Autobiography
History & Biography
Science & Technology
Food & Cookbooks- Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat 2016
Graphic Novels & Comics- Beautiful Creatures: The Manga 2013
Poetry
Debut Goodreads Author
Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult Fantasy
Middle Grade & Children's
Picture Books

[Maria]

This is so interesting
Completed: 0/20

Fiction - Landline (2014) or Room (2010)
Mystery & Thriller - The Girl on the Train (2015) or Gone Girl (2012)
Historical Fiction - The Light Between Oceans (2012)
Fantasy - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two (2016)
Romance - It Ends with Us (2016)
Science Fiction - Leviathan (2009)
Horror - Doctor Sleep (2013)
Humor - The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (2016)
Non-Fiction - Modern Romance (2015)
Memoir & Autobiography - When Breath Becomes Air (2016)
History & Biography - Steve Jobs (2011)
Science & Technology - Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (2016)
Food & Cookbooks - Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat (2016)
Graphic Novels & Comics - Adulthood Is a Myth (2016)
Poetry - The Princess Saves Herself in this One (2016)
Debut Goodreads Author - Tangled (2013)
Young Adult Fiction - Salt to the Sea (2016)
Young Adult Fantasy -
Middle Grade & Children's - The Sword of Summer (2015)
Picture Books - The Day the Crayons Quit (2013)

[Sara, The Meme Mod!]

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