Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I've decided to make a personal challenge in 2016- I'm going to the library several times a month, choosing books to read, by browsing the shelves! These books will NOT be on my TBR list, and they will NOT be used in my Around the Year in 52 Books challenge.

I'm going to try and pick books that I've never heard of before, haven't read reviews of etc etc. I'm also going to try really hard to step out of my comfort zone for this-this means genres I don't normally read, new to me authors, and bigger books (which I normally avoid like the plague lol).
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My 2016 Reading Goals:
-complete the group's 52 book challenge
-read 52+ additional books, that I find at the library
-read the handful of books on my TBR list that are 2016 releases:

Magic Binds (2016 release date/no month yet)
Red Queen: The Chronicles of Alice (July release date)
Lost Among the Living (April release date)
Lost and Gone Forever (May release date)
Josh Malerman Untitled Book 2 (May release date)
The Burning World (August release date)

=125+ books in 2016!

January's Reading Plan


Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(2.) A book set in a different continent
Mark of the Lion (Africa)

-(19.) A non-fiction book
A Different Jesus?: The Christ of the Latter-day Saints

-(6.) The highest rated on your TBR
November 9 (4.55 rating)

-(8.) A classic book with less than 200 pages
The Old Man and the Sea (132 pages)

And since my hold of Crimson Shore will finally go through this month (after two months on the list!!), I'll be fitting in an extra task this month-

-(23.) The next book in a series you are reading
Crimson Shore

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

-The Hurricane
-The Bone Hunters
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February's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(1.) A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't
Let the Right One In (513 pages)

-(3.) A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated)
Marrow (nominee/Mystery)

-(11. ) A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge
Atonement

-(16.) A book from the top 100 mystery novels
The Maltese Falcon

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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March's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

- (4.) A book by an author you discovered in 2015
Leviathan Rising by Jonathan Green

- (7.) A book about books
The Shadow of the Wind

-(12.) A childhood classic
The Secret Garden

-(14.) A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
What's a Ghoul to Do?

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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April's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(17.) A book with a beautiful cover


-(18.) A book on a summer/beach reading list
Lost Canyon (BBC 2015 Best Beach Reads List)

-(20.) A book with a first name in the title
Life of Pi

-(21.) A book from the Goodreads Recommendations page
Of Metal and Wishes

-(47.) A book with a type of food/drink in the title

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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May's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(32. ) A historical fiction book
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge

-(52. ) A book published in 2016
Lost Among the Living (Release Date: April)

-(49.) A book with a great opening line

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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June's Reading plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(5.) A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name

-(9.) A book that was mentioned in another book

-(10.) A book by an author you feel you should have read by now
-One Plus One by Jojo Moyes

-(13.) Reader’s Choice

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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July's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(15.) A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago)

-(22.) The first book in a new to you series

-(24.) A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)

-(25.) A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you

-(48.) A dystopia

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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August's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-26.) A book everyone is talking about

-(27.) A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion)

-(28.) A biography, autobiography, or memoir

-(29.) A book by an author who writes under more than one name

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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September's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(30.) A fairytale from a culture other than your own

-(31.) A work of young adult fiction

-(33.) The 16th book on your TBR

-(34.) A book about mental illness

-(50.) A book originally written in a language other than English

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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October's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(35.) An award winning book

-(36.) An identity book - a book about a different culture, religion or sexual orientation

-(37.) A book that you've seen the movie of but haven't read

-(38.) A book about an anti hero

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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November's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(39.) A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list

-(40.) A novella from your favorite genre

-(41.) A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction)

-(42.) A top 100 fantasy novel

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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December's Reading Plan

Group Challenge Tasks I'll be working on this month

-(43.) A book about a thing that goes bump in the night

-(44.) A book you're embarrassed to read in public

-(45.) A book related to a hobby or passion you have

-(46.) A crime story

-(51.) A short story from a well-known author

Books I chose for my Personal Library Challenge

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This is brilliant, Sara! I like that you've got it all broken down and I love that you included your 2016 goals.

Emm the Elf wrote: "This is brilliant, Sara! I like that you've got it all broken down and I love that you included your 2016 goals."

Thanks! I spent a ridiculous amount of time working on this today (many starts/deletes/restarts lol), but I really like how I have everything set up now. I'm a big mood reader, and have a tendency to grab 'fluff' over substance. In 2016 I'm going to try really hard to be intentional in my reading, stick to my weekly plan and go a bit 'deeper' in my reading. There will still be fluff once in a while, but I'm hoping that between the group challenge, and then my library trips, I'll find some gems that are really great!

This looks so organised :D It's a great approach. Good luck with finding the four additional books per month! Looking forward to see what you'll pick.

Saara wrote: "This looks so organised :D It's a great approach. Good luck with finding the four additional books per month! Looking forward to see what you'll pick."

Thanks, I can't believe how excited I am to go to the library this morning to pick out my first choice. I already told my kids we may be there a while lol!

Sooooo I ran into my first obstacle, with my personal library challenge-I went this morning to make my first choice, and before I knew it I had 5 books in my basket :p I grudgingly put 3 back on the shelf, but I left with 2 books instead of 1- and . Sooooo I think that my rule of one book per week, for my library challenge, is going to the wayside lol!

And then I got my hold of , for my first 52 book challenge task. I'm all set for the first week in January now!

eta: yeah, totally modified my library challenge to include more than one pick a week lol :p It's all in fun, so all is good!

Haha, I thought the library challenge was a great one, and the chuckled when reading your latest update. I fear I wouldn't be able to restrain myself either, but perhaps it might work to go once monthly, then grab the bigger number? Will mull it over. Good luck with your challenges!