Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

OK, let's start again.
However 2016 didnt finish yet but I don't think I'll manage to read all books from my list. Fingers crossed for 2017.
And I must go with a list not jumping around ;)

25/52
1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
Behind Closed Doors

2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
Me Before You

3. A book you meant to read in 2016
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Betty Smith

4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
Hot Milk

5. A historical fiction
Mata Hari's Last Dance Michelle Moran

6. A book being released as a movie in 2017
The Glass Castle Jeanette Walls

7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
The Eye of the Reindeer Eva Weaver

8. A book written by a person of color
The Buddha in the Attic Julie Otsuka

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
The Golem and the Jinni Helen Wecker

10. A dual-timeline novel
The Firebird Susanna Kearsley

11. A category from another challenge
2016, Popsugar Challenge , "a book you can finish in a day" Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

12. A book based on a myth
Aphrodite Kaitlin Beavis


13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors

14. A book with a strong female character
Chains Laurie Halse Anderson

15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland) Blessed Are Those Who Thirst Anne Holt


16. A mystery
Reconstructing Amelia Kimberly McCreight

17. A book with illustrations

18. A really long book (600+ pages)
The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis

19. A New York Times best-seller
Small Great Things Jodi Picoult

20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead

21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
Przyjaciele i rywale Agnieszka Krawczyk

22. A book by an author you haven't read before A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding Jackie Copleton

23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list (link)

24. A book written by at least two authors Friday on My Mind NIcci French

25. A book about a famous historical figure

26. An adventure book
Journey to the Centre of the Earth Jules Verne

27. A book by one of your favorite authors

28. A non-fiction A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess Amanda Owen

29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions

30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books (link)
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L'Engle

31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre

32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
What to do When Someone Dies Nicci French
33. A magical realism novel

34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
Stay with Me Ayobami Adebayo

35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee (link)

37. A book you choose randomly

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature

39. An epistolary fiction Najlepiej w życiu ma twój kot. Listy Wislawa Szymborska

40. A book published in 2017
Into the Water Paula Hawkins

41. A book with an unreliable narrator Trzy godziny ciszy Patrycja Gryciuk

42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)

43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)

44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link)

45. A book with a one-word title

46. A time travel novel

47. A past suggestion that didn't win (link)

48. A banned book

49. A book from someone else's bookshelf

50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition

51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)

52. A book set in a fictional location

Beautiful covers 2017