Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

The 2017 List
43/52

1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016
⇨Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Date Finished: (01-04-17)

2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
⇨The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
Date Finished: (01-03-17)

3. A book you meant to read in 2016
⇨The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh
Date Finished: (01-01-17)

4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
⇨Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Date Finished: (01-11-17)

5. A historical fiction
⇨The Valiant by Lesley Livingston
Date Finished: (03-11-17)

6. A book being released as a movie in 2017
⇨Beauty and the Beast Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick
Date Finished: (02-06-17)

7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
⇨The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket
Date Finished: (04-06-17)

8. A book written by a person of color.
⇨The Star-Touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Date Finished: (02-11-17)

9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
⇨The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket
Date Finished: (05-02-17)

10. A dual-timeline novel
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11. A category from another challenge
⇨Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Date Finished: (03-04-17)

12. A book based on a myth
⇨Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Date Finished: (03-26-17)

13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors.
⇨Windwitch by Susan Dennard
Date Finished: (01-13-17)

14. A book with a strong female character.
⇨Frostblood by Elly Blake
Date Finished: (01-14-17)

15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
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16. A mystery
⇨Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

17. A book with illustrations
⇨Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa Meyer
Date Finished: (02-04-17)

18. A really long book (600+ pages)
⇨Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
Date Finished: (01-07-17)

19. A New York Times best-seller
⇨The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
Date Finished: (05-04-17)

20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
⇨The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
Date Finished: (01-21-17)

21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
⇨A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
Date Finished: (02-27-17)

22. A book by an author you haven't read before.
⇨Caraval by Stephanie Garber
Date Finished: (02-02-17)

23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list
⇨The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Date Finished: (08-24-17)

24. A book written by at least two authors
⇨ My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand,Jodi Meadows & Brodi Ashton
Date Finished: (01-17-17)

25. A book about a famous historical figure.
⇨Camp-Half Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan
Date Finished: (05-04-17)

26. An adventure book.
⇨Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Date Finished: (02-15-17)

27. A book by one of your favorite authors
⇨The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket
Date Finished: (04-08-17)

28. A non-fiction
⇨Unfiltered: No Shame, No Regrets, Just Me. by Lily Collins
Date Finished: (03-16-17)

29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions
⇨A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Date Finished: (02-25-17)

30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books
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31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre.
⇨The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
Date Finished: (04-02-17)

32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
⇨Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Date Finished: (03-22-17)

33. A magical realism novel
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34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
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35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
⇨King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
Date Finished: (02-22-17)

36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee
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37. A book you choose randomly
⇨The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket
Date Finished: (04-08-17)

38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
⇨Geekerella by Ashley Poston
Date Finished: (04-06-17)

39. An epistolary fiction
⇨The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Date Finished: (03-17-17)

40. A book published in 2017
⇨You're Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
Date Finished: (03-15-17)

41. A book with an unreliable narrator
⇨Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Date Finished: (01-26-17)

42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
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43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
⇨The Archived by Victoria Schwab
Date Finished: (01-24-17)

44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" (link)
⇨The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
Date Finished: (04-06-17)

45. A book with a one-word title
⇨Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Date Finished: (02-18-17)

46. A time travel novel
⇨Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken
Date Finished: (02-08-17)

47. A past suggestion that didn't win.
[Read a book in a first person POV]
⇨Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
Date Finished: (03-22-17)

48. A banned book
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49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
⇨More Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops by Jen Campbell
Date Finished: (03-23-17)

50. A Penguin Modern Classic - any edition
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51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays)
⇨The Dark Forest: A Collection Of Erotic Fairytales by Zoe Blake
Date Finished: (01-30-17)

52. A book set in a fictional location
⇨A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
Date Finished: (03-03-17)

Salt to the Sea is a great book! I hope you really enjoy it.

Katie wrote: "Salt to the Sea is a great book! I hope you really enjoy it."

Yes, I've heard a lot of great reviews about it. It's my first time doing this challenge so I hope I'll make it :)

Katie wrote: "Good luck, Coreen! I hope you have fun with it :)"

Thank you Katie!♡