2016-02-15

Around the Year in 52 Books


Like the challenge that I did last year (Link here), I decided to do this one for the year 2016.
I'll be updating this post with every book I read. And ideas for some books that I could read for each are also listed here.

52/52

      -1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't River Secrets
      -2. A book set in a different continent Me Before You
3. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated) Everything, Everything
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 Revolution of Ivy
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name Snow Like Ashes
6. The highest rated on your TBR Heir of Fire
7. A book about books Book Thief
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages Ozma of Oz
9. A book that was mentioned in another book Oliver Twist
     -10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now Pennyroyal Academy
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge Huckleberry Finn
12. A childhood classic Prince and the Pauper
     -13. Reader’s Choice Days of Blood and Starlight
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How) See How They Run
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago) Fire Spell
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels Murder on the Orient Express
    -17. A book with a beautiful cover Winter
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list Someone Else's Fairytale
19. A non-fiction book Stuff Matters
20. A book with a first name in the title My Life With the Walter Boys
    -21. A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page Wrath and the Dawn
22. The first book in a new to you series Bat Girl
23. The next book in a series you are reading  The Heir
24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.) Stars Above
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you  Manners and Mutiny (assassin/spy/intelligencer)
26. A book everyone is talking about In the Afterlight
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion) The Distance Between Us
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir Hyperbole and a Half 
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie)
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own Thorn
       -31. A work of young adult fiction Magic Study
32. A historical fiction book A Curse Dark as Gold
33. The 16th book on your TBR An Ember in the Ashes
34. A book about mental illness All the Bright Places
35. An award winning book  Eleanor and Park
36. An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation Ms Marvel
37. A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read The City of Ember
38. A book about an anti hero Tom Sawyer
-39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list: Book you can finish in a day, that starts with the word "The" The Marvelous Land of Oz
40. A novella from your favorite genre Lips Touch (fantasy)
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction) Going Solo (WWII)
42. A top 100 fantasy novel Dreams of Gods and Monsters (nr. 70)
       -43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night Merry Men and other Stories and Fables
       -44. A book you're embarrassed to read in public  Safe Haven (movie cover)
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have Confess (paint)
46. A crime story All In

47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title Teemestarin kirja
48. A dystopia The Knife of Never Letting Go
      -49. A book with a great opening line Prince and the Pauper
50. A book originally written in a language other than English/the one you read it in Life of Pi (I read it in Finnish)
51. A short story from a well-known author My True Love Gave to Me
      -52. A book published in 2016 Half Lost

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