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message 1: by Sarah (last edited Jan 01, 2020 07:57AM) (new)

Sarah | 539 comments The goal this year is to read in order, that has not happened once since I started doing this challenge! There might be the odd book I have to read out of order because its a library book and I get it when I get it. lol


👍1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Audie Awards:Narration by the Author or Authors 2015(Own)
Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming(done Jan 02)

👍2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, what, where, when, why)⭐⭐⭐📚
You Know Who I Am by Diane Patterson(Own)(Jan 06)

👍3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Witched At Birth by Dakota Cassidy(Own)(Done Jan 04)

👍4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite(Own)(Done Jan 07)

👍5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare⭐⭐⭐🎧
Fool by Christopher Moore(Done Feb 25 -March 7)

👍6. A book with a dual timeline⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
The Light Over London by Julia Kelly(Done April 7th -25th)

👍7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1 (Biography/Memoir)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro(Done Jan 28)

👍8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2 (Biography/ Memoir)⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King(Own)(Done Feb 4 - 11)

👍9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena(Done June 25 - July 17)

👍10. A book featuring an historical figure ⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson(Done March 21-28)

👍11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie(Done June 8 - 10)

👍12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón(Done July 19 - Aug 2)

13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
Duels and Deception
The Lost Girls
Made for Love

👍14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term⭐⭐⭐🎧
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Done Jan 21)

👍15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country⭐⭐⭐🎧
Death on the Nile
This Rough Magic
The Shadow of the Wind
The Angel's Game

👍16. A book told from multiple perspectives⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Graveyard Book (Done April 16-19)

👍17. A speculative fiction (ie fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
Leviathan Wakes

👍18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Salt to the Sea
Spinning Silver

👍19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie(Own)(Done Jan 15-16)

👍20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont(Done June 17 - 19)

👍21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes
(A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads )
⭐⭐⭐🎧
Bradbury Thirteen

👍22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

👍23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old⭐⭐⭐🎧
Sense and Sensibility(Own)
Classic Poe

👍24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Under Currents (Done Aug 10-14)

👍25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed⭐⭐⭐🎧
Longbourn
Sleeping Beauties

👍26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue⭐⭐⭐📚
Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton(Done Jan 25-26)

👍27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler(Done May 21-31)

👍28. A book related to something cold (could be theme, title, author, cover)⭐⭐⭐📚
Dead Ice by Laurell K. Hamilton(Own)
Kiss the Dead

👍29. A book published before 1950⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Death in the Clouds (Own)(Done Jan 14-15)

👍30. A book featuring an elderly character⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Manhattans & Murder

👍31. A children’s classic you’ve never read⭐⭐⭐🎧
Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers(Done March 29 to April 1)

32. A book with more than 500 pages
Gone with the Wind(Own)
Don Quixote
Shadow of Night(Own)

👍33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Caraval
Night of the Blackbird
Aunt Dimity Beats the Devil

👍34. A book with a person's name in the title⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Done June 10 - 11)

👍35. A psychological thriller⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
In a Dark, Dark Wood (Done Feb 15- 22)

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
A Face Like Glass
The Rules of Magic

37. A book set in a school or university
Decline and Fall
My Latest Grievance
The Chalet School in Exile

👍38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
Thornhill
The Philosophy of Deadpool

👍39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
The Irish Cottage: Finding Elizabeth(Own)
A Gentleman in Moscow
These Dividing Walls
In a Dark, Dark Wood

👍40. A book you stumbled upon⭐⭐⭐🎧
Tales of Terror from Edgar Allan Poe

👍41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

👍42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character⭐⭐⭐🎧
The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson(Done March 18 - 20)

👍43. A book related to STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) [fiction or nonfiction]⭐⭐⭐🎧
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe(Done March 11 -14)

44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)
Books that were mentioned on The Gilmore Girls Series
The Diary of a Young Girl
Alice in Wonderland
Letters to a Young Poet
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

45. A multi-generational saga
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Middlesex
Life After Life

👍46. A book with a (mostly) black cover⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🎧
Love, Lucy (Done May 9-10)(Own)

47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
Blueberry Muffin Murder(Own)
Strawberry Cream Cupcake & Murder(Own)
Murder at the Mansion(Own)

48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
Scrambled Eggs and Whiskey 1996 For Poetry

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
The Bonesetter's Daughter
Skeleton Women
Rainbirds
The Ghost Bride

👍50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
Love and Death Among the Cheetahs (Done Sept 7-8)

👍51. A book published in 2019⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐📚
In a Badger Way (Done March 6 -7)

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake


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