Raj's 52+ Book Challenge

[R]

RomeoRaj's Books Challenge 2018
52 Categories + At least 12 Series

52 Categories
Tasks done: 17

1. Crime And Mystery (James Hadley Chase style)
|--- Figure It Out For Yourself
2. Close Room Murder Mystery (Agatha Christie style)
|--- Sherlock Holmes: The Rediscovered Railway Mysteries and Other Stories
3. Courtroom Drama
|--- Case of the Crooked Candle
4. Re-read a book
|--- Wild Cards
5. A 750+ book
|--- Words of Radiance
6. A book by fav author
|--- Snapshot
7. Book suggested by fav author
8. A book from a friend’s readlist
9. Superhero Fiction
10. YA Urban Fantasy
|--- The Colossus Rises
11. Epic Fantasy
|--- The Way of Kings
12. Hard Sci Fi
|--- Dune
13. A book by Tolkein or George R. R. Martin
14. A book by Orwell
|--- 1984
15. A book by H. G. Wells
16. A book by a dead indian author (Kalidas, Tagore, etc)
17. A book by Shakespeare
18. Horror Fiction
19. Comedy Fiction
20. Historic Fiction
21. Spy Thriller
22. Book based on Games
23. Book based on Myths
24. Book based on World War (1, 2 or even 3)
25. A book based on christian mythology (Faust)
26. A book with a plot centered around a secret
|--- Altered Carbon
27. A book based on kings and queens (fantasy/scifi not allowed)(Set on Earth)
28. A Light Novel (Japanese)
|--- ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e (Novel) 1
29. Book set in India
30. Book set in a world you’d like to visit
31. Book named after a season
32. Multiple Timelines
33. Multiple POVs
34. Animals in Title
35. Classic with number in title
36. A badass female protagonist
|--- Artemis
37. A genius protagonist
38. 2018 release
39. Book written before 1800
40. An award winning book
41. A poetry collection
42. Book on creative Writing
43. Book on philosophy
44. Book on psychology
45. A non-fiction
|--- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
|--- The Art of Readable Code
46. Thriller based on real life events
47. Free slot (Any book that doesn’t fit any category)
|--- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
|--- The Hope of Elantris
48. A book chosen just because it had a beautiful cover
49. A sequel of a previously read novel
|--- Mind of My Mind
50. A book previously kept on hold
51. A book about music, drawing or some other arts (can be either fiction or nonfiction)
|--- Classics: A Very Short Introduction
52. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)


12 Series
Read at least 3 books to complete a series
Tasks Done: 3

1. A contemporary romance series
2. Travel the world (1 for each of the 6 continent)
3. Rainbow (Any three colours)
4. Paranormal series
5. Series on Dragons
6. Series having short books
7. A book series turned into TV/Movies
8. A series from someone else’s readlist
9. A duology
|--- The Six of Crows Duology Boxed Set
10. A long series 4+
|--- The Great Book of Amber (7/10)
11. A Free slot
12. 10 Graphic Novels
|--- unORDINARY
|--- Liar Game, Volume 1
|--- GetBackers, Volume 1
|--- ホリミヤ 1 (1-6)
|--- History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi Vol 1 (1-7)
|--- Boyfriend of the Dead
|--- Hardcore Leveling Warrior
|--- ナナとカオル Nana to Kaoru 1


Books Read by Month:
January: 5
February: 2
March: 5
April: 2
May: 4
June: 5
July: 17
August: 1
September:
October:
November:
December:


Length
No Page Data (0 pages): 3
Short (<250 pages): 24
Medium (250-500 pages): 8
Long (501-700 pages): 1
Very Long (>700 pages): 4

Average Pages so far:
297

Rating:
★★★★★: 21
★★★★: 17
★★★: 3
★★:
★:

Favorite Books I've Read This Year:
Words of Radiance

New to Me or Repeat Author?
New to Me: 14
Repeat: 5

Genre
Fantasy:
Sci Fi: 8
Thriller: 6
Drama: 1
Non-Fiction: 2

Date Published:
Giving up on tracking this... Too much hassle

[Susy]

Good luck with your goal Raj and happy reading!

[Lisa]

That's a great goal for the upcoming year, Raj! Best of luck!

[R]

Thank you :)
I hope I'm able to complete it
Happy Reading to both of you too

[Lisa]

Rajkumar wrote: "Thank you :)
I hope I'm able to complete it
Happy Reading to both of you too"

Thanks so much :)

[Blagica , Challenges]

The magic number for many people this year seems to be 52! Good luck Raj I hope it's a fabulous 2018.

[R]

Good Luck to you too Blagica :D
Yes, 52 seems like a neat number.

[Susy]

Rajkumar wrote: "Thank you :)
I hope I'm able to complete it
Happy Reading to both of you too"

Thank you Rajkumar!

[R]

1. Figure It Out For Yourself by James Hadley Chase
Rating: 5

My Review
Recommended for anyone who wants a quick thriller.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Two months down ten to go! I hope March is a success for you. You are doing great!

[R]

Thank you Blagica. :D
I'd forgotten to update the list. I'm still running behind my goal. I hope March is awesome for you too.

Thank you.

[Blagica , Challenges]

A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. I hope that April brings you many more five star reads. Do you have a stand out book so far this year?

[Blagica , Challenges]

I hope May is a fantastic month filled with books and sunshine!