Hey guys, it’s Amy! As I mentioned in my “Mid” year update, I’m planning on participating in only one major challenge for 2017- Around the Year in 52 Books. I had so many challenges in 2016 that I didn’t know where to look (*ahem read*) first, and I really want to focus on just one. I’m going to set out an outline of what I’d like to happen (AKA a TBR which will probably not be followed at all but I can TRY). They’ve posted a suggestions page (they must be angels), so I’ve used that a bit as well! (Topics crossed off I have already finished)
A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016- If I Was Your GirlA book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)- Never NeverA book you meant to read in 2016- Clancy of the UndertowA title that doesn’t contain the letter “E”- Bound by DutyA historical fiction- Girl in the Blue CoatA book being released as a movie in 2017- Everything EverythingA book with an animal on the cover or in the title- A Hairy TailA book written by a person of color- Always and Forever Lara Jean- A book in the middle of your To Be Read list- The Inconceivable Life of Quinn
A dual-timeline novel- The Revenge PlaybookA category from another challenge: A book with a red spine (Popsugar)- If You Find This LetterA book based on a myth- A Thousand NightsA book recommended by one of your favorite authors- The Raven Boys (rec by V.E. Schwab)A book with a strong female character- You’re Welcome, Universe- A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)- The Little Mermaid
A mystery- The Shadow Cipher (York)A book with illustrations- The Oregon KidsA really long book (600+ pages)- A Court of Wings and RuinA New York Times best-seller- Milk and HoneyA book that you’ve owned for a while but haven’t gotten around to reading- Cracked Up to BeA book that is a continuation of a book you’ve already read- Magic StudyA book by an author you haven’t read before- The CellarA book from the BBC “The Big Read” list (link)- The HobbitA book written by at least two authors- Slasher Girls and Monster Boys- A book about a famous historical figure- Little House in the Big Woods
An adventure book- The Tower of Never ThereA book by one of your favorite authors- Wires and NerveA non-fiction- Kept in the DarkA book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre)– check all the editions-
The Legacy GirlsA book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books (link)- All the Bright PlacesA book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre (Mystery): Thriller- One of Us is LyingA book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)- History is All You Left MeA magical realism novel- Bone GapA book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere- The Silver Horse SwitchA book where one of the main characters is royalty- Empress of a Thousand SkiesA Hugo Award winner or nominee (link)- UprootedA book you choose randomly- How Not to Disappear- A novel inspired by a work of classic literature- It Started With Goodbye
An epistolary fiction- GeminaA book published in 2017- LiterallyA book with an unreliable narrator- With MaliceA best book of the 21st century (so far)- A Discovery of WitchesA book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)- After the End (it’s set in Alaska)A recommendation from “What Should I Read Next” (link)- The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue (From The Raven Boys)A book with a one-word title- Insanity- A time travel novel- Ruby Red
A past suggestion that didn’t win (link): A book with less than 1 000 ratings on Goodreads- Lucky MeA banned book- The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events)A book from someone else’s bookshelf- Time in a BottleA Penguin Modern Classic– any edition-Of Mice and MenA collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)- A Tyranny of PetticoatsA book set in a fictional location- Shadows and Dreams (Remade)
Let me know if you have any suggestions! I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to join in as well; the more the merrier! 🙂 Toodles!