Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title Hallowe'en Party
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list - Poison Study
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards (link)
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...) - Walk on Earth a Stranger
5. A book about or inspired by real events - A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
6. A book originally written in a language other than English - Beartown
7. A gothic novel - Flowers in the Attic
8. An "own voices" book - Wild Beauty
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc) - Down Among the Sticks and Bones
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published) - Red Rising
11. A literary fiction - The Handmaid's Tale
12. A book set in Africa or South America - Purple Hibiscus
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc) - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire - Little Fires Everywhere
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure - The Book Thief
16. A narrative nonfiction - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
17. A book you expect to make you laugh - Louisiana Longshot
18. A book with a location in the title - London Belongs to Me
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors) - And Then There Were None
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends - Dress Codes for Small Towns
21. A book written in first person perspective - The Orphan Queen 3.5 Stars
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for - The Name of the Wind
23. A medical or legal thriller - The Good Daughter
24. A book with a map - Tower of Dawn
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view - Vicious
26. A book with a text only cover - Room

27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc) - Made You Up Schizophrenia
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water - The Ice Beneath Her
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench) - The Bronze Key
30. A short book - A Monster Calls
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to - My Last Continent
32. An alternate history book - Wolf by Wolf
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you - Ready Player One
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call - The House on Mango Street for books with a fruit or vegetable in the title.
35. A book featuring a murder - The Cuckoo's Calling
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee - Burial Rites
38. A science book or a science fiction book - The Martian
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title - Burke and Wills: The triumph and tragedy of Australia's most famous explorers
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list - The Secret History
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials - Uprooted
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater - The Woman in Cabin 10 3 Stars
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
44. A ghost story - The Girl from the Well
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you - Outlander
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air - Gone with the Wind
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own - The Hate U Give
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth) - Pride and Prejudice
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists - Flame in the Mist
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer) - Anne of Green Gables
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection - Thunderstruck & Other Stories
52. A book published in 2018

Hello! I am a newbie this upcoming year as well. I am working on getting prepped.

I personally love Anne of Green Gables! It is a favorite of my daughter too. =)

Stephanie wrote: "Hello! I am a newbie this upcoming year as well. I am working on getting prepped.

I personally love Anne of Green Gables! It is a favorite of my daughter too. =)"

I’ve been meaning to read it for so long ! I’m excited to see your list when it’s prepped :)

You have so many great books on your list, I hope you'll love them as much as I did! There are too many to list them all, but my highlights are Red Rising, The Martian,
Uprooted, Burial Rites and Ready Player One.

There are some great books on your list! You have some that I wish I could read again for the first time like The Handmaid's Tale and Pride and Prejudice. I'm also reading Red Rising and Ready Player One in 2018. I hope you enjoy the first year of the challenge. This year (2017) is my first and I have really enjoyed it! Good luck!

Oh good luck to you!!!! I see some big ones on your list, but they are also some of my absolute favorites:-)
Outlander
Gone with the Wind
Claire and Scarlett are my two all time favorite female characters ( and Hermione of course, lol)
I also very much enjoyed Red Rising, The Handmaid's Tale, The Book Thief, A Monster Calls, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two.
Love your plan :-)

Ohh, A Monster Calls was one of my favourite books from this year. Even though it destroyed me completely.

Are any of your books re-reads or all new to you? Because if they're all new to you, you're in for a GREAT year! So many of your books are AMAZING!

Megan wrote: "Are any of your books re-reads or all new to you? Because if they're all new to you, you're in for a GREAT year! So many of your books are AMAZING!"

Hello Megan! They are all new books to me! I’ve been meaning to read them for so long so am super excited!

Alexx wrote: "Good luck! This year (2018) will my second year taking part in this challenge!

I've been wanting to read A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy for a while, so I'..."

Good luck with your challenge! I’ll definitely let you know my thoughts on a Mother’s Reckoning.

Tracy wrote: "Oh good luck to you!!!! I see some big ones on your list, but they are also some of my absolute favorites:-)
Outlander
Gone with the Wind
Claire and Scarlett are my two al..."

haha thank you! A little ambious of me maybe? Hopefully I keep on track! Good luck with your challenge!

Joan wrote: "There are some great books on your list! You have some that I wish I could read again for the first time like The Handmaid's Tale and Pride and Prejudice. I'm also reading ..."

Hello Joan! Hope you’re of to a smashing start with your challenge!

Sophie wrote: "You have so many great books on your list, I hope you'll love them as much as I did! There are too many to list them all, but my highlights are Red Rising, [book:The Martian|1800756..."

Thank you Sophie! I’m very excited for all the books on my list :)