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I don't like to overcommit this early in the year, but we'll see how it goes.

Sorry to ruffle feathers but this is my two cents. It bothers me that these challenges are cut off at midnight or whatever. I don't think I'm the only person out there who needs the full 356 to finish and would rather read more than type in my progress.
But this year it's especially good that I didn't log everything in before today. Because everything is gone! Or did I put it in the wrong place? Anyway, there reading is done, so I'll be typing in my books as soon as I can. (GR is supposed to be a fun part of my life, right?

1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy--The Far Side of the Dollar by Ross Macdonald
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)--The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon by Tom Spanbauer
3. A book where the author’s name contains A, T, and Y--Crime & Punctuation by Kaitlyn Dunnett
4. A book with a criminal character (i.e. assassin, pirate, thief, robber, scoundrel etc)--A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare--Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood and The Tempest (the inspiration play)
6. A book with a dual timeline--Sadie by Courtney Summers
7. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #1
8. 2 books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Book #2

9. A book from one of the top 5 money making genres (romance/erotica, crime/mystery, religious/inspirational, science fiction/fantasy or horror)--Killer Crab Cakes by Livia J. Washburn
10. A book featuring an historical figure--TransAtlantic by Colum McCann (Frederick Douglass)
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals (title, cover, subject)--Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer

12. A book about reading, books or an author/writer--Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list--Waiting for Bojangles by Olivier Bourdeaut
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term--Aries Rising by Bonnie Hearn Hill
15. A book by an author from a Mediterranean country or set in a Mediterranean country--The Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden
16. A book told from multiple perspectives--The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing

17. A speculative fiction (i.e. fantasy, scifi, horror, dystopia)--Clay's Ark by Octavia E. Butler
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements--Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR--Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country--Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time by Doris Pilkington

21. A book from one of the polarizing or close call votes--The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover--Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
23. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #1 Something Old--Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old by John Leland
24. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #2 Something New--Looking Back: Eleven Life Histories in New Jersey by Giles R. Wright OR Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby

25. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #3 Something Borrowed--Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton
26. 4 books inspired by the wedding rhyme: Book #4 Something Blue--Blue Angel by Francine Prose
27. A book off of the 1001 books to read before you die list--Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
28. A book related to something cold (i.e. theme, title, author, cover, etc.)--The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

29. A book published before 1950--Oriental Tales by Marguerite Yourcenar
30. A book featuring an elderly character--The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
31. A children’s classic you’ve never read--The Crab with the Golden Claws by ±á±ð°ù²µÃ©
32. A book with more than 500 pages--Book Of The Dead by Patricia Cornwell

33. A book you have owned for at least a year, but have not read yet--The Afternoon of a Writer by Peter Handke
34. A book with a person's name in the title--Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
35. A psychological thriller--Back Of Beyond by C.J. Box
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list--Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

37. A book set in a school or university--Fallout by Gwenda Bond
38. A book not written in traditional novel format (poetry, essay, epistolary, graphic novel, etc)--Lost: A Novel by Hans-Ulrich Treichel
39. A book with a strong sense of place or where the author brings the location/setting to life--Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
40. A book you stumbled upon--Ahab's Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffrey Ford

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards--The Feather Thief by Kirk Wallace Johnson
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character--Skeleton Key by Anthony Horowitz (Conrad)
43. A book related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) [fiction or nonfiction]--The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro
44. A book related in some way to a tv show/series or movie you enjoyed (same topic, same era, book appeared in the show/movie, etc.)--Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (Several shows, but for me it's the Friends episode where Joey and Rachel "trade books.")

45. A multi-generational saga--Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li
46. A book with a (mostly) black cover--Breath by Tim Winton
47. A book related to food (i.e. title, cover, plot, etc.)--Love in a Dish . . . and Other Culinary Delights by M.F.K. Fisher by M.F.K. Fisher
48. A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year--The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (1960)

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country--The Good Women of China: Hidden Voicesby Xinran
50. A book that includes a journey (physical, health, or spiritual)--The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
51. A book published in 2019--An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title--Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 by Edward Sorel

(in order read) 40. 20. 18. 6. 39. 11. 30. 45.
3. 47. 51. 49. 15. 32. 52. 10. 37. 22. 14. 21. 2. 34. 35. 13. 41. 17. 28. 38. 25. 46. 42. 9. 24. 16. 26. 31. 43. 5. 36. 19. 29. 4. 48. 27. 23. 12. 1. 50. 33. 44.