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Christina | 6 comments Last year I tried a 52 book challenge (not through this group) and was able to finish 41 categories, so I'm just hoping to do better this year and continue finding books I wouldn't normally read. I like to let the year and the library availability guide my decisions, so I'll be adding to this as the year goes on.

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
Animal Farm / 1984 by George Orwell Animal Farm

3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton What Happened

4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
The White Road by Sarah Lotz The White Road

5. A book about or inspired by real events
I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara I'll Be Gone in the Dark

6. A book originally written in a language other than English
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry The Little Prince

7. A gothic novel
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield The Thirteenth Tale

8. An "own voices" book
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel

9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
Bad Blood Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou Bad Blood

10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
The Last One by Alexandra Oliva The Last One

11. A literary fiction
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Station Eleven

12. A book set in Africa or South America
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Americanah

13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas The Cheerleaders

14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
The Hellfire Club by Jake Tapper The Hellfire Club

15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman Illuminae Series

16. A narrative nonfiction
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman The Zookeeper's Wife

17. A book you expect to make you laugh
My Life as a Goddess A Memoir through (Un) Popular Culture by Guy Branum My Life as a Goddess

18. A book with a location in the title
The Berlin Project by Gregory Benford The Berlin Project

19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Ordinary Grace

20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1) by Becky Albertalli Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda

21. A book written in first person perspective
This Is Me Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz This is Me

22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff Lovecraft Country

23. A medical or legal thriller
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Shutter Island

24. A book with a map
Shadow and Bone (Grisha Verse, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Shadow and Bone

25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows

26. A book with a text only cover
A Higher Loyalty Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey A Higher Loyalty

27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
Voices from Chernobyl The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich Voices from Chernobyl

28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
The Restless Wave Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations by John McCain The Restless Wave

29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #1) by Kerri Maniscalco Stalking Jack the Ripper

30. A short book
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff How to Lie with Statistics

31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
The Worst Thing by Aaron Elkins The Worst Thing

32. An alternate history book
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore V for Vendetta

33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you (steampunk - 1987)
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast (Steampunk Proper Romance #1) by Nancy Campbell Allen Beauty and the Clockwork Beast

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call (Topic Choice: three unrelated books linked by having the same word in the title) RED
The Red Hunter by Lisa Unger The Red Hunter
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan Universe, #4) by Tom Clancy The Hunt for Red October
Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker Raptor Red

35. A book featuring a murder
There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins There's Someone Inside Your House

36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) by Jane Harper The Dry

37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
The Power by Naomi Alderman The Power

38. A science book or a science fiction book
Gulp Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach Gulp

39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
Promise Me, Dad A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose by Joe Biden Promise Me, Dad

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1) by Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid

41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Eleanor & Park

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
The Deep by Nick Cutter The Deep

43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Never Let Me Go

44. A ghost story
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson The Haunting of Hill House

45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill Heart-Shaped Box

46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
The Flight Attendant by Chris Bohjalian The Flight Attendant

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
Odd One Out by Nic Stone Odd One Out

48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart we were liars (greed)

49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2) by Jane Harper Force of Nature

50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
Drama High The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Magic of Theater by Michael Sokolove Drama High

51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn The Grownup

52. A book published in 2018
War Storm (Red Queen, #4) by Victoria Aveyard War Storm


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