1. A book recommended by a librarian
From Sara: Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Neiven
2. A book that’s been on your TBR for too long
The Girl of Fire & Thorns by Rae Carson
3. A book of letters
Letters to the Lost by Brigid Kemmerer
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
The Sweetest Sound by Sherri Wintston*
6. A book with one of the 4 seasons in the title
WINTERsong by S Jae Jones
7. A book that is a story within a story
The Book Jumpers by Mechthild Gläser*
8. A book with multiple authors
The Magisterium series by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare*
9. An espionage thriller
You Don’t Know My Name by Kristen Orlando
10. A book with a cat on the cover
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate*
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
Till Death by Jennifer Armentrout (Also goes by J. Lynn!)
12. A best-seller from a genre you don’t normally read
The Girl From Everywhere by Heidi Heilig
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
Love & First Sight by Josh Sundquist (MC is blind)
14. A book involving travel
Hold Back the Stars by Katie Khan (Space Travel)
15. A book with a subtitle
Alex & Eliza: A Love Story by Melissa de la Cruz
16. A book that’s published in 2017
Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall
17. A book involving a mythical creature
The Dragon’s Price by Bethany Wiggins
18. A book you’ve read before that never fails to make you smile
HP #5
19. A book about food
Wesley James Ruined my Life by Jennifer Honeybourn (Foor Truck)
20. A book with career (job since YA) advice
21. A book from a non-human perspective
Geronimo or Thea Stilton
22. A steam-punk novel
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carringer
23. A book with a red spine
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
24. A book set in the wilderness
Up to This Pointe by Jennifer Longo
25. A book you loved as a child
Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
26. A book by an author from a country you’ve never visited
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
27. A book with a title that’s a character’s name
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
28. A novel set during wartime
Wait for Me by Caroline Leech
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas
30. A book with pictures
Any graphic novel or MG novel.
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity as you
The Education of Margot Sanchez by Lilliam Rivera
32. A book about an interesting woman
Royce Roils by Margaret Stohl
33. A book set in two time periods
Cold Summer by Gwen Cole
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A Week of Mondays by Jessica Brody
35. A book set in a hotel
Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young
36. A book written by someone you admire
Coming Up for Air by Miranda Kenneally
37. A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017
Wonder by RJ Palacio
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven’t read yet
Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter
40. A book you bought on a trip
[let’s say brought…. I never have to buy a book when I go somewhere lol]
Advanced
41. A book recommended by an author you love
Ask Marissa Meyer, Miranda Kenneally, Emery Lord, or Dahlia Adhler.
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family-member term in the title
Siren Sisters by Dana Langer
44. A book that takes place over a character’s life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
American Street by Ibi Zoboi
46. A book from a genre/subgenre that you’ve never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
48. A book that’s more than 800 pages (See about 600 for YA)
HP #5
49. A book you got from a used book sale (Traded. I don’t go to used book sales.)
The Valiant by Lesley Livingston
50. A book that’s been mentioned in another book
*Look for in 2017 books.
51. A book about a difficult topic
Stealing Candy by Stewart Lewis
52. A book based on mythology
Magnus Chase: The Hammer of Thor by Rick Riordan
Best 16 of 2016 & Challenges for 2017!
Best 16 of 2016!!!!
What made your list? Any that we share?!
And here are the challenges I’m doing in 2017!!!
And this last challenge is merely one I made up on a whim. As someone who doesn’t get to travel much, I wanted to trac the amount of places I went in a year via a book! So, here’s the states and if I can find any books set in other countries I will add those as well! It just felt silly to have the name of my blog be “Take Me Away…” and never look at the places I’m going away too! So, if you care to join, go ahead, but make sure to credit me! You can use the graphic or make your own! Happy reading!
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California: Under Rose Tainted-Skies by Louise Gornall
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusette
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Click the image to go to the page!
In this challenge, you’re basically in control! I like it because there was nothing specifically geared towardss MG or graphic novels, both of which I want to read more of in 2017! So, I chose to be Monkshood level (12 or more books) in both a MG category and a Graphic Novel category. Give me some MUST READS of both in the comments!
GRAPHIC NOVELS
1. Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. BFF, Vol. 1 by Brandon Montclare
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MIDDLE GRADES
1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
2. Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
3. Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel by Megan Morrison
4. Disenchanted: The Trials of Cinderella by Megan Morrison
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All of the luck on your challenges! I'm not dedicated enough for that life.