Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

Monthly Challenge: 1st to 31st March
Only books read during the challenge period are allowed.

Guidelines:
- Read ONE book for each category (10 books in total).
- You don't have to read all ten categories, just read whatever you are able.
- Any genres are acceptable.
- Any book length is acceptable.

For the competitive (optional)
- At the end of each month, document your finished books in the reporting thread
- 1pt for each book completed, 2pts for any book that is on the current Goodreads winners and nominees list
- Each month's totals will be collated and the member with the most points at the end of the year will have bragging rights ...... and we may be able to award a (small) prize!

March Categories
1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author

7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc)

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like


Please use the comments below to ask any questions / discuss ideas for books.
If you want a planning space to come back to I will list the link below so you can come back to it each time.

Participants planning:
Vicki
Kristie
Susanne
Sherri
Claire
Dana
Esti
Hayley
Terrie
Jenna

I will do this again this month.

BTW Oreos are my favorite cookie. :)

1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
After You Jojo Moyes

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) Sadie (also a Good Reads Choice Award book)


4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller
Embryo

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author

7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author Baby Teeth ( good reads award)

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc)
it's the ocean, but it is frozen
I am probably going to abandon this one. It is very long and I am far into it, but it isn't holding my interest. It is a bummer because so many people LOVED it.

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (a GRCA book)

Points so far this month: 8

I’ll join again.

March Categories:
1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

✓2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire

✓3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) The Girl in the Corner

✓4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller The Lost Man

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author

✓7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover Down Among the Sticks and Bones

✓8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts

✓9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc) Beneath the Sugar Sky (Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy 2018)

✓10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like Every Heart a Doorway



I dnf Lies at 56%, so I will try to fit in another book for #4.

March Categories
1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year) Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump 3/23/19

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M The Tattooist of Auschwitz 3/25/19

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) P.S. I Still Love You 3/6/19

4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thrillerThe Chalk Man 3/10/19

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel Bingo Love 3/25/19

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author Born in Fire

7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover Gone Girl

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author The Library Book 3/28/19

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc) The Ocean at the End of the Lane

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like Baby Teeth 3/18/19


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March Categories - COMPLETED

1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year) --- City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, 3/8/19, 3/5*

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M --- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, 3/1/19, 3/5*

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count) --- Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, 3/9/19, 4/5*

4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller --- Force Of Nature by C.J. Box, 3/6/19, 5/5*

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel --- Watchmen by Alan Moore, 3/11/19, 3/5*

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author --- In the Woods by Tana French, 3/13/19, 5/5*

7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover --- We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter, 3/2/19, 3/5*

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author --- Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong, 3/10/19, 4/5*

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc) --- The Eulogist by Terry Gamble, 3/5/19, 2/5*

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like --- The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion, 3/14/19, 4/5*

March Categories
1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author

7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc)

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you

I’ll give it a go, and update soon!

I’m in!

I'm in too

Ok I’ll try this. My first challenge- should be fun!

I'll be trying this as well.

1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year)

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M
My Cousin Rachel

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)

4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author
In the Woods

7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover
We Cast a Shadow

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author
Circe

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc)
The Island of Sea Women

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like

March Challenge- finished
1) Month: Read a book released in March (any year) – The Way of the World- William Congreve*

2) Letter of the Month: Read a book with the title or author starting with M- The Song of Achilles- Madeline Miller*

3) Month in Numbers: Read a book with 5 letters or 5 words in the title (subtitle can count)- Crash- Jerry Spinelli*
4) Sherlock Holmes Weekend: Read a mystery / thriller- Familiar Escape- Caroline Burnes*

5) National Doodle Day: Read a manga / graphic novel- Nightschool The Wierd Books Vol. 1- Svetlana Chmakova*

6) St Patricks Day: Read a book set in Ireland or written by an Irish author- A Poem a Day- Karen McCosker, editor*
7) National Oreo Cookie Day: Read a book with a black and/or white cover- The Book of Mormon- Joseph Smith, Jr.*

8) International Women’s Day: Read a book written by a female author- Sisters Three- Jessica Stirling*

9) World Water Day: Read a book with a body of water on the cover (sea, lake, river etc)- The Covenant of Genesis- Andy McDermott*

10) World Book Day: Your choice, read anything you like- Tales From Watership Down- Richard Adams*