52 Books in 52 Weeks

52 books in 52 weeks

The 2017 List

1. A book from the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 
2. A book with at least 2 perspectives (multiple points of view)
3. A book you meant to read in 2016
4. A title that doesn't contain the letter "E"
5. A historical fiction

6. A book being released as a movie in 2017 
7. A book with an animal on the cover or in the title
8. A book written by a person of color
9. A book in the middle of your To Be Read list
10. A dual-timeline novel
11. A category from another challenge
12. A book based on a myth
13. A book recommended by one of your favorite authors
14. A book with a strong female character
15. A book written or set in Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland)
16. A mystery
17. A book with illustrations
18. A really long book (600+ pages)
19. A New York Times best-seller
20. A book that you've owned for a while but haven't gotten around to reading
21. A book that is a continuation of a book you've already read
22. A book by an author you haven't read before
23. A book from the BBC "The Big Read" list  
24. A book written by at least two authors
25. A book about a famous historical figure
26. An adventure book –
27. A book by one of your favorite authors
28. A non-fiction
29. A book published outside the 4 major publishing houses (Simon & Schuster; HarperCollins; Penguin Random House; Hachette Livre) - check all the editions
30. A book from Goodreads Top 100 YA Books  
31. A book from a sub-genre of your favorite genre –
32. A book with a long title (5+ words, excluding subtitle)
33. A magical realism novel
34. A book set in or by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
35. A book where one of the main characters is royalty
36. A Hugo Award winner or nominee 
37. A book you choose randomly
38. A novel inspired by a work of classic literature
39. An epistolary fiction
40. A book published in 2017
41. A book with an unreliable narrator
42. A best book of the 21st century (so far)
43. A book with a chilling atmosphere (scary, unsettling, cold)
44. A recommendation from "What Should I Read Next" 
45. A book with a one-word title
46. A time travel novel
47. A past suggestion that didn't win  
48. A banned book
49. A book from someone else's bookshelf
50. A Penguin Modern Classic 
51. A collection (e.g. essays, short stories, poetry, plays) 
52. A book set in a fictional location

Note -  Some people aren't on GoodReads so they can just substitute something that relates to the category or do whatever they like. Let me know how you get on with this challenge. It's pretty daunting for me BUT I have persevered and am almost done. 

Book Bingo/ Reading Challenge

Book Bingo/ Reading Challenge

This is a table that the library I go to created so that people could do a reading bingo. I of course am going for a full card because it widens my horizons for reading. See if you can complete the challenge or just get a line and let me know what you enjoyed or didn't enjoy. I would love to hear from you 

A book published in the last year	A book by a female author	A memoir OR biography	A book set in the past	A book with a one-word title
A book based on a true story	A book with a blue cover	A book with over 300 pages	A book by an author you've never read	A book set outside Canada
A book made into a TV Show OR movie	A book with a number in the title	Bingo	A book that makes you laugh	A book that has won an award
A book with a female main character	A book set in Canada	A book by your favourite author	A book with a red cover	A book that is part of a series
A book you've re-read	A book set in the future	A book with an illustrated cover	A book a friend told you about	A non-fiction book