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message 1: by Tashy (last edited Mar 07, 2017 01:07PM) (new)

Tashy Jones | 35 comments I'm due to give birth in February, but hopefully this challenge will encourage me to read a bit before going to bed instead of rewatching How I Met Your Mother for the zillionth time!

1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) by Alwyn Hamilton
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
Gathering Darkness (Falling Kingdoms, #3) by Morgan Rhodes
3. A book you meant to read in 2016
Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
Fall of Night (Morganville Vampires, #14) by Rachel Caine

5. A historical fiction
The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, #1) by Alison Goodman
6. A book being released as a movie in 2017
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) by Sabaa Tahir
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
Wolf By Wolf (Wolf By Wolf, #1) by Ryan Graudin
8. A book written by a person of
Knife Edge (Noughts & Crosses, #2) by Malorie Blackman
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
We Were On a Break by Lindsey Kelk
10. A dual-timeline novel
The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
11. A category from another challenge (PopSugar 2017) (Read a book with a red spine)
The Witch's Kiss (The Witch's Kiss, #1) by Katharine Corr
12. A book based on a myth
Lament (Books of Faerie, #1) by Maggie Stiefvater
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter, #1) by Virginia Boecker
14. A book with a strong female character
The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) by Alexandra Bracken
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
The Core of the Sun by Johanna Sinisalo
16. A mystery
Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) by Robert Galbraith
17. A book with illustrations
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
18. A really long book (600+ pages)
The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2) by Patrick Rothfuss
19. A New York Times best-seller
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
Soldier (Talon, #3) by Julie Kagawa
22. A book by an author you haven't read before
The Novice (Summoner, #1) by Taran Matharu
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling
24. A book written by at least two authors
Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman
25. A book about a famous historical figure
And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1) by Kiersten White
26. An adventure book
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan
27. A book by one of your favorite authors
Lord of Shadows (The Dark Artifices, #2) by Cassandra Clare
28. A non-fiction
Life & Laughing My Story by Michael McIntyre
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre)
Bound by Sarah Bryant
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books
Steelheart (Reckoners, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre
Not a Drop to Drink (Not a Drop to Drink, #1) by Mindy McGinnis
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson
33. A magical realism novel
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1) by Melina Marchetta
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
Untitled (Throne of Glass, #6) by Sarah J. Maas
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
37. A book you choose randomly
TBD
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
The Wrath & the Dawn (The Wrath & the Dawn, #1) by Renee Ahdieh
39. An epistolary fiction
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler
40. A book published in 2017
TBD
41. A book with an unreliable narrator
The One Memory of Flora Banks by Emily Barr
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, #2) by Libba Bray
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next"
The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson
45. A book with a one-word title
Passenger (Passenger, #1) by Alexandra Bracken
46. A time travel novel
Sapphire Blue (Precious Stone Trilogy, #2) by Kerstin Gier
47. A past suggestion that didn't win (A book that you chose because of its cover)
The Otherlife by Julia Gray
48. A banned book
The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2) by Richelle Mead
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
Front Lines (Soldier Girl, #1) by Michael Grant
50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)
Coraline and Other Stories by Neil Gaiman
52. A book set in a fictional location
Glass Sword (Red Queen, #2) by Victoria Aveyard


message 2: by Tashy (new)

Tashy Jones | 35 comments Thanks, I can't wait to get started! Hope it's good for everyone


message 3: by Tashy (last edited Jan 29, 2017 12:31PM) (new)

Tashy Jones | 35 comments January
3/1 Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton *****
15/1 Gathering Darkness - Morgan Rhodes ****
23/1 Monsters of Men - Patrick Ness *****
29/1 Fall of Night - Rachel Caine *****


message 4: by Tashy (last edited Feb 18, 2017 03:25AM) (new)

Tashy Jones | 35 comments February
5/2 The Dark Days Club Alison Goodman ***
9/2 An Ember In The Ashes - Sabaa Tahiir *****
18/2 Wolf By Wolf - Ryan Graudin ****


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