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Dec 09, 2018 05:49PM
New to the group. But excited to tackle these tasks. Should be fun!
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✔️ 1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy 
Now That You Mention It
Date Read Feb 6
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
When the Lights Go Out
Date Read Jan 31
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y
The Hating Game
Date Read Jan 31
Rating 5 Stars
✔️ 4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)
The Burglar
Date Read Feb 1
Rating 3 stars
✔️5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
Vinegar Girl
Date Read April 24
Rating 2 Stars
✔️ 6. A book with a dual timeline
The Hiding Place
Date Read Feb 15
Rating 4 Stars
✔️ 7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
Watch the Girls
Date Read Feb 8
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2
The Silent Patient
✔️ 9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)
Bird Box
Date Read Jan 12
Rating 4 stars
✔️10. A book featuring a historical figure
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee
Date Read 5/18/19, 3 Stars
✔️11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject) 
A Pale Horse
Date Read 8/14/19, 3 Stars
✔️12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer
Envy
Date Read April 4
Rating 3 Stars
✔️13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
The Hunting Party
Date Read 2/26/19, 3 stars
✔️14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
The Devil's Star
Date Read 8/15/19, 4 Stars
✔️15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country
The Tuscan Child
Date Read April 9
Rating 3 Stars
✔️ 16. A book told from multiple perspectives
Freefall
Date Read Jan 17
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)
The Library at Mount Char
Date Read Jan 30
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Silver Borne
Date Read Jan 24
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR
The Whispering Room
Date Read Feb 21
Rating 3 Stars
✔️20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
The Things She's Seen
Date Read 8/20/19, 3 Stars
✔️ 21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes- My choice: Book with a Romantic Element
Before We Were Strangers
Date Read Jan 4
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Date Read Jan 11
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old
The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh
Date Read Feb 10
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New
Beard in Mind
Date Read Feb 28
Rating 4 Stars
✔️ 25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed
One Day in December
Date Read Jan 2
Rating 3 stars
✔️26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue
The Brightest Fell
Date Read May 31
Rating 4 Stars
✔️27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list
Never Let Me Go
Date Read April 17
Rating 5 Stars
✔️28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)
Fire and Ice
Date Read April 4
Rating 4 Stars
✔️ 29. A book published before 1950
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Date Read Jan 20
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 30. A book featuring an elderly character
My choice: elderly character part of story
He Will be My Ruin
Date Read March 27
Rating 2 Stars
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read 
Anne of Green Gables
✔️ 32. A book with more than 500 pages
The Wolf in the Whale
Date Read March 18
Rating 4 Stars
✔️ 33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet
The Wife
Date Read March 8
Rating 4 Stars
✔️ 34. A book with a person's name in the title
Brant's Return
Date Read Jan 18
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 35. A psychological thriller
The Perfect Friend
Date Read March 6
Rating 3 Stars
✔️36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
Glass Houses
Date Read April 15
Rating 3 Stars
✔️37. A book set in a school or university
The Body Lies
Date Read 6/23/19, 4 Stars
✔️ 38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)
Minimalism: Essential Essays
Date Read March 4
Rating 4 Stars
✔️ 39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life
The Lost Man
Date Read Feb 11
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 40. A book you stumbled upon
Come Find Me
Date Read Feb 21
Rating 3 Stars
✔️ 41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards
Unsheltered
Date Read Jan 3
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
Into the Drowning Deep
Date Read Feb 18
Rating 4 Stars
✔️43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]
The Calculating Stars
Date Read April 8
Rating 2 Stars
✔️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.)
What the Wind Knows
Date Read April 5
Rating 4 Stars
✔️45. A multi-generational saga
The Most Fun We Ever Had
Date Read 8/7/19, 4 Stars
✔️ 46. A book with a (mostly) black cover
The Paragon Hotel
Date Read Jan 22
Rating 4 stars
✔️47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)
Cream of the Crop
Date Read April 12
Rating 3 Stars
✔️48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year
The Friend
Date Read April 4
Rating 2 Stars
✔️ 49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
China Rich Girlfriend
Date Read Jan 14
Rating 3 stars
✔️ 50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)
The Alice Network
Date Read Jan 9
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 51. A book published in 2019
The Dreamers
Date Read Feb 8
Rating 4 stars
✔️ 52. A book with a weird or intriguing title.
Married with Zombies
Date Read April 7
Rating 3 Stars
The Alice Network certainly fills all of the characteristics of the journey prompt. It was a nice change of pace to read a book about strong female characters during the war. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.
Welcome to the group! Several of the books you have planned are on my list this year as well and a few are books I've read and loved like Dorian Gray and Never Let Me Go.Good luck!
Anastasia wrote: "The Alice Network certainly fills all of the characteristics of the journey prompt. It was a nice change of pace to read a book about strong female characters during the war. I hope..."Thanks! I am looking forward to reading it!
Rachelnyc wrote: "Welcome to the group! Several of the books you have planned are on my list this year as well and a few are books I've read and loved like Dorian Gray and Never Let Me Go.Good luck!"
Thanks for the welcome! I am glad I found this group. The challenge will help me decide what to read and take me a bit out of my comfort zone.
Hey Geri!! Unsurprisingly I have a couple of books on my list that match yours. I saw Bird Box over the Christmas holiday so now want to read the book. Have you seen it?? It was so stressful!! I also read One Day in December over Christmas and thought it was really cute. I think it would be a great British rom-com.
Brooke wrote: "Hey Geri!! Unsurprisingly I have a couple of books on my list that match yours. I saw Bird Box over the Christmas holiday so now want to read the book. Have you seen it?? It was so ..."Hey Brooke! Didn’t know you were part of the group too. I am rereading Bird Box and will watch the movie with my book club in a few weeks. I do remember the book was intense!
I wanted to enjoy One Day In December. But it got long for me. I could see it as a rom-com.
Tried to find your planner in the group. But it isn’t easy! LOL
I haven’t added a thread yet...just haven’t gotten around to it. 🙄Maybe tomorrow I’ll get it done since I’ve already completed a couple of books for the challenge.
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee (other topics)The Things She's Seen (other topics)
The Devil's Star (other topics)
The Body Lies (other topics)
The Most Fun We Ever Had (other topics)
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