11. A literary fiction 12. A book set in Africa or South America 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc) 14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure 16. A narrative nonfiction 17. A book you expect to make you laugh 18. A book with a location in the title 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors) 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends 21. A book written in first person perspective 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for 23. A medical or legal thriller 24. A book with a map 25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view 26. A book with a text only cover
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc) 28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench) 30. A short book 31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to 32. An alternate history book 33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link) 34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link) 35. A book featuring a murder 36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2) 38. A science book or a science fiction book 39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title 40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link) 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials 42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater 43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence 44. A ghost story 45. A book that intimidates/ scares you 46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air 47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth) 49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link) 50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer) 51. An award-winning short story or short story collection 52. A book published in 2018
**Note: So I'll keep updating the list as the weeks go on.
The 2018 List
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
Pretty Baby
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
Los funerales de la Mamá Grande
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
The Hate U Give
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
In the Woods
5. A book about or inspired by real events
The Woman Who Wasn't There: The True Story of an Incredible Deception
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
The Little Prince
7. A gothic novel
The Thirteenth Tale
8. An "own voices" book*
More Happy Than Not
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
Shadow and Bone
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
11. A literary fiction
12. A book set in Africa or South America
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
16. A narrative nonfiction
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
21. A book written in first person perspective
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
23. A medical or legal thriller
24. A book with a map
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
26. A book with a text only cover
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
30. A short book
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (link)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (link)
35. A book featuring a murder
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee (link1, link2)
38. A science book or a science fiction book
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list (link)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
44. A ghost story
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists (link)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
52. A book published in 2018
**Note: So I'll keep updating the list as the weeks go on.