Desiree's "I'll definitely finish it this year" AtY Challenge

[Desyrae]

This is my 3rd attempt at this challenge, the last two of which, I failed. However, December of this year I’ll be turning 30, and one of the things on my bucket list before that day happens, is for me to finish this challenge. And so, I will.

Last year, I read books randomly, depending on what I’m in the mood for, however this year, I’d like to do it in order (failed. lol). What I plan to do is to just list the books I plan to read for the current month, so I won’t have to spend my time mulling over which books to pick for all the categories at once.

Progress: 25/52
☐- Unread
🗹- Completed
🔄- Currently Reading

JANUARY
🗹 1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
- The Fifth Season
🗹 2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette
🗹 3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
- What Alice Forgot
🗹 4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
- Assassin's Apprentice

FEBRUARY
🗹 5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
- Warm Bodies
🗹 6. A book with a dual timeline
- The Clockmaker's Daughter
🗹 7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
- The Two Towers
🔄 8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
- The Return of the King

MARCH
🗹 9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
🗹 10. A book featuring an historical figure
- Little
🗹 11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)
- Five Little Pigs
🔄 12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
- The Uncommon Reader

APRIL
☐ 13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
-The Babysitters Coven
🔄 14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
- Stargirl
🗹 15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
- Death on the Nile
🗹16. A book told from multiple perspectives
- One of Us Is Lying
🗹 17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
- Fahrenheit 451

MAY
☐ 18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
☐ 19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
☐ 20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
- There There
☐ 21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes (A book with less than 200 pages)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

JUNE
🗹 22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
- I Am Number Four
☐ 23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
- Little Women
☐ 24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
🗹 25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
- Something Borrowed

JULY
🗹 26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
- Something Blue
☐ 27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
🗹 28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
- Odd and the Frost Giants
☐ 29. A book published before 1950
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
🗹 30. A book featuring an elderly character
- The One-in-a-Million Boy

AUGUST
🗹 31. A children’s classic you’ve never read
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
🗹 32. A book with more than 500 pages
- Gone
☐ 33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
🗹 34. A book with a person's name in the title
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

SEPTEMBER
🗹 35. A psychological thriller
- Behind Closed Doors
☐ 36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
-Becoming
☐ 37. A book set in a school or university
-I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
☐ 38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
-This Is Water:

OCTOBER
☐ 39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
🗹 40. A book you stumbled upon
- Where I End and You Begin
🗹 41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
- The Kiss Quotient
☐ 42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
☐ 43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]

NOVEMBER
☐ 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.)
☐ 45. A multi-generational saga
☐ 46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
☐ 47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)

DECEMBER
☐ 48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
☐ 49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
☐ 50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
🗹 51. A book published in 2019
- Girls of July
☐ 52. A book with a weird or intriguing title