On My Bookshelf: Around the Year in 52 Books

I bet every bookworms and Pinterest addicts have stumbled upon reading challenges at least once or twice. I have shown interest in taking said challenge but keep putting it off, and before you know it, three years had passed. I even had a library card made last year to encourage reading, but with every books borrowed I had to return with hardly five chapters read. I think I only read seven books last year, for light reading. Not my greatest achievement, but to the best of my abilities.

I happened upon another book challenge again, but one that I rather like. So I thought this year, I should really give it a shot. It’s called Around the Year in 52 Books. That's 52 books in 52 weeks, for me to read and write a review in no particular order whatsoever. And for that I decided to start a pioneer series called On My Bookshelf.

The reading challenge was for last year, but I will keep the year on default for authenticity sake.

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy

2. A book with one of the 5 Ws in the title

3. A book by an authorwhose name contains A, T, and Y

4. A book with a criminal character

5. A book written or inspired by Shakespeare

6. A book with a dual timeline

7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre or theme: #1

8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre or theme: #2

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres

10. A book featuring a historical figure

11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals

12. A book about reading, books, or an author / writer

13. A book from a New York Public Library Staff Picks list

14. A book with a title, subtitle, or cover related to an astronomical term

15. A book that set in or by an author from a Mediterranean country

16. A book told from multiple perspectives

17. A speculative fiction

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR

20. A book featuring indigenous people

21. A book for a suggestion from the ATY 2019 polls that was polarising or a close call

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover

23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: #1 Something Old

24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: #2 Something New

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: #3 Something Borrowed

26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: #4 Something Blue

27. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die list

28. A book related to something cold

29. A book published before 1950

30. A book featuring an elderly character

31. A children’s classic you’ve never read

32. A book with more than 500 pages

33. A book you have owned for at least a year but haven’t read

34. A book with a person’s name in the title

35. A psychological thriller

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list

37. A book set in a school or university

38. A book not written in traditional novel format

39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location / setting to life

40. A book you stumbled upon

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards

42. A book with a monster or monstrous character

43. A book related to STEM

44. A book related in some way to a TV show / series or movie you enjoyed

45. A multi-generational saga

46. A book with a (mostly) black cover

47. A book related to food

48. A National Book Award finalist or winner from any year

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author of set in a Far East Asian country

50. A book that includes a journey

51. A book published in 2019

52. A book with a weird or intriguing title