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Shelves UsedJanuary - S G P R I
Supernatural - Genetic - Paranormal Fantasy - Read For School - Insta-Love
February - A F L K D
All Time Favorites - Funny People - Language - Kick-Ass Heroine - Diversity
March - G M N T L
Graphic Novels - Mental Illness - Need to Buy - Technology - Love Story
April - W A M C P
Wishlist - Alternate History - Memoir - Coffee Table Books - Post-Apocalyptic
May - G I M R E
Graphic Nonfiction - Illustrated - Maybe - Retellings - England
June - C W T O H
Chick Lit - Witches - Teen Fiction - On My Shelf - History
July - W J L C O
Women - Juvenile Fiction - LGBTQ - Comic Books - Own
August - P S F B I
Philosophy - Space - Fairy Tales - Borrowed - Image
September - E A S H K
E-Book - Adventure - Science - Horror - Kindle
October - N H O T D
Non-fiction - High Fantasy - SKIP! - Travel - - Dark Fantasy
November - J B D F E
Junior Fiction - Book of the Month - Distopian - Feminism - SKIP!
December - K R N J B
Kids - Recommended - SKIP! - SKIP! - Biography
Books to ReadJanuary
� The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (completed: 1/6/17)
� The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (completed: 1/9/17)
� Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (completed: 1/22/17)
� The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman (completed: 1/19/17)
� The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon (completed: 1/24/17)
February
� The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (completed: 2/23/17)
� The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (completed: 2/18/17)
� What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves by Benjamin K. Bergen (completed: 2/25/17)
� Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (completed: 2/6/17 )
� The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (completed: 1/28/17 )
March
� March: Book One by John Lewis (completed: 2/18/17)
� The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (completed: 2/27/17)
� Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs (completed: 3/25/17)
� Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (completed: 4/12/17)
� Stardust by Neil Gaiman (completed: 3/15/17)
April
� Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown (completed: 3/30/17)
� All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai (completed: 4/14/17)
� March: Book Two by John Lewis (completed: 3/30/17)
� Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen (completed: 4/6/17)
� Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (completed: 4/29/17)
May
� March: Book Three by John Lewis (completed: 5/6/17)
� The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (completed: 5/20/17)
� The Gender Game by Bella Forrest (completed: 5/12/17)
� Beauty of the Beast by Rachel L. Demeter (completed: 6/8/17)
� The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (completed: 5/25/17)
June
� Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (completed: 6/16/17)
� The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks (completed: 7/21/17)
� This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki (completed: 5/31/17)
� A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (completed: 6/18/17)
� Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (completed: 6/13/17)
July
� Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon (completed: 7/27/17)
� A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (completed: 7/30/17)
� The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston (completed: 7/15/17)
� Kanan - The Last Padawan by Greg Weisman (completed: 7/27/17)
� Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (completed: 7/21/17)
August
� The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan (completed: 9/16/17)
� Red Rising by Pierce Brown (completed: 8/11/17)
� The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman (completed: 8/1/17)
� The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman (completed: 8/15/17)
� Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (completed: 7/30/17)
September
� Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (completed: 8/16/17)
� The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons (completed: 10/17/17)
� Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (completed: 9/22/2017)
� Dream Country by Neil Gaiman (completed: 9/18/17)
� Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (completed: 10/1/2017)
October
� How to Speak Midwestern by Edward McClelland (completed: 10/21/17)
� Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (completed: 11/4/17)
� Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson (completed: 10/25/17)
� Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman (completed: 11/6/17)
November
� Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (completed: 11/14/17)
� (Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (11/11/17)
� Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire (completed: 11/16/17)
� You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day (completed: 11/24/17)
December
�The Mystery Boxes by Kazu Kibuishi (completed: 12/5/17)
� The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (completed: 12/20/17)
� Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman (completed: 11/25/17)
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Book Twist plan: Here - COMPLETE!
January
- COMPLETE!Letters: S G P R I
Shelves
a. S - Supernatural - The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater - (1/9/17)
b. G - Genetic - Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - (1/22/17)
c. P - Paranormal Fantasy - The Burning Page by Genevieve Cogman - (1/19/17)
d. R - Read For School - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - (1/6/17)
e. I - Insta-Love - The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - (1/24/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - S - The Scorpio Races
g. Any word in title but NOT first - G - Ender's Game
h. Author's first name - G - Genevieve Cogman
i. Author's last name - S - Maggie Stiefvater
j. Item on cover - S - String art
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - I - The Invisible Library (The Burning Page, #3)
l. Name of character - P - Puck Connolly (from The Scorpio Races)
P-a-S Shelf: Bucket List
P-a-S Selection: The Great Gatsby (Review here)
February
- COMPLETE!Letters: A F K L D
Shelves
a. A - All Time Favorites - The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton (2/23/17)
b. F - Funny People - The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (2/18/17)
c. K - Kick-Ass Heroine - Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (2/6/17)
d. L - Language - What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves by Benjamin K. Bergen (2/25/17)
e. D - Diversity - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - (1/28/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - A - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
g. Any word in title but NOT first - D - The Princess Diarist
h. Author's first name - L - Leslye Walton
i. Author's last name - F - Carrie Fisher
j. Item on cover - F - Feather
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - L - What the F: [. . .] Our Language [. . .]
l. Name of character - K - Karou (from Daughter of Smoke & Bone)
P-a-S Shelf: Magical Realism
P-a-S Selection: The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender (Review here)
March
- COMPLETE!Letters: G M N T L
Shelves
a. G - Graphic Novels - March: Book One by John Lewis (2/18/17)
b. M - Mental Illness - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (2/27/17)
c. N - Need to Buy - Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs (3/25/17)
d. T - Technology - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (4/12/17)
e. L - Love Story - Stardust by Neil Gaiman (3/15/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - L - Library of Souls
g. Any word in title but NOT first - N - Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
h. Author's first name - M - Mark Haddon
i. Author's last name - G - Neil Gaiman
j. Item on cover - L - Legs
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - M - Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children (Library of Souls, #3)
l. Name of character - N - Nolan Sorrento (from Ready Player One)
P-a-S Shelf: Psychological Fiction
P-a-S Selection: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Review here)
April
- COMPLETE!Letters: W A M C P
Shelves
a. W - Wishlist - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown (3/30/17)
b. A - Alternate History - All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai (4/14/17)
c. M - Memoir - March: Book Two by John Lewis (3/30/17)
d. C - Coffee Table Books - Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World by Ann Shen (4/6/17)
e. P - Post-Apocalyptic - Article 5 by Kristen Simmons (4/29/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - M - March: Book Two
g. Any word in title but NOT first - W - All Our Wrong Todays
h. Author's first name - A - Ann Shen
i. Author's last name - M - Elan Mastai
j. Item on cover - P - Podium
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - W - Bad Girls [. . .] Women Who Changed the World
l. Name of character - C - Chase Jennings (from Article 5)
P-a-S Shelf: Poetry
P-a-S Selection: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Unknown (Review here)
May
- COMPLETE!Letters: G I M R E
Shelves
a. G - Graphic Nonfiction - March: Book Three by John Lewis (5/6/17)
b. I - Illustrated - The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (5/20/17)
c. M - Maybe - The Gender Game by Bella Forrest (5/12/17)
d. R - Retellings - Beauty of the Beast by Rachel L. Demeter (6/8/17)
e. E - England - The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (5/25/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - E - The Eyre Affair
g. Any word in title but NOT first - G - The Gender Game
h. Author's first name - R - Rachel L. Demeter
i. Author's last name - G - Neil Gaiman
j. Item on cover - R - Reporters
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - M - The March Series (March: Book Three, #3)
l. Name of character - R - Raphael Dumont (from Beauty of the Beast)
P-a-S Shelf: Comics & Graphic Novels
P-a-S Selection: The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (Review here)
June
Letters: C W T O H
Shelves
a. C - Chick Lit - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman (6/16/17)
b. W - War - The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks (7/21/17)
c. T - Teen Fiction - This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki (5/31/17)
d. O - On My Shelf - A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (6/18/17)
e. H - History - Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor (6/13/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - T - This One Summer
g. Any word in title but NOT first - O - Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
h. Author's first name - T - Tennessee Williams
i. Author's last name - H - Faith Erin Hicks
j. Item on cover - W - Water
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - C - The Nameless City (The Stone Heart, #2)
l. Name of character - W - Windy (from This One Summer)
P-a-S Shelf: Southern
P-a-S Selection: A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
July
- COMPLETE!1 skip used this month! (See this post for my earned and used skips.)
Letters: W J L C O
Shelves
a. W - Women - Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon (7/27/17)
b. J - Juvenile Fiction - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (7/30/17)
c. L - LGBTQ - The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston (7/15/17)
d. C - Comic Books - Kanan - The Last Padawan by Greg Weisman (7/27/17)
e. O - Own - Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton (7/21/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - W - A Wrinkle in Time
g. Any word in title but NOT first - L - Kanan - The Last Padawan
h. Author's first name - SKIP!
i. Author's last name - J - E.K. Johnston
j. Item on cover - C - Crown
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - O - The Story of Owen series (The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim, #1)
l. Name of character - C - Caleb Dume (from Kanan - The Last Padawan)
August
- COMPLETE!Letters: P S F B I
Shelves
a. P - Philosophy - The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan (9/16/17)
b. S - Space - Red Rising by Pierce Brown (8/11/17)
c. F - Fairy Tales - The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman (8/1/17)
d. B - Borrowed - The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman (8/15/17)
e. I - Image - Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (7/30/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - P - Paper Girls
g. Any word in title but NOT first - S - The Sleeper and the Spindle
h. Author's first name - P - Pierce Brown
i. Author's last name - B - Pierce Brown
j. Item on cover - B - Book
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - S - The Demon-Haunted World: Science [. . .]
l. Name of character - S - Sevro au Barca (from Red Rising)
September
- COMPLETE!Letters: E A S H K
Shelves
a. E - E-Book - Paper Girls, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (8/16/17)
b. A - Adventure - The Glass Arrow by Kristen Simmons (10/17/17)
c. S - Science - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (9/22/2017)
d. H - Horror - Dream Country by Neil Gaiman (9/18/17)
e. K - Kindle - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (10/1/2017)
Categories
f. First word in title - A - Ancillary Justice
g. Any word in title but NOT first - H - Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
h. Author's first name - K - Kristin Simmons
i. Author's last name - S - Kristin Simmons
j. Item on cover - H - Helmet
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - S - The Sandman (Dream Country, #3)
l. Name of character - E - Element Girl (from Dream Country)
October
- COMPLETE!2 skips used this month! (See this post for my earned and used skips.)
Letters: N H O T D
Shelves
a. N - Non-fiction - How to Speak Midwestern by Edward McClelland (10/21/17)
b. H - High Fantasy - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (11/4/17)
c. O - SKIP!
d. T - Travel - Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson (10/25/17)
e. D - Dark Fantasy - Season of Mists by Neil Gaiman (11/6/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - H - How to Speak Midwestern
g. Any word in title but NOT first - H - Pirate Hunters [. . .]
h. Author's first name - N - Neil Gaiman
i. Author's last name - SKIP!
j. Item on cover - T - Tower
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - O - Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession [. . .]
l. Name of character - T - Thor (in Season of Mists)
November
- COMPLETE!1 skip used this month! (See this post for my earned and used skips.)
Letters: J B D F E
Shelves
a. J - Junior Fiction - Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (11/14/17)
b. B - Book of the Month - Turtles All the Way Down by John Green (11/11/17)
c. D - Distopian - Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire (11/16/17)
d. F - Feminism - You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day (11/24/17)
e. E - SKIP!
Categories
f. First word in title - B - Brown Girl Dreaming
g. Any word in title but NOT first - D - Turtles All the Way Down
h. Author's first name - F - Felicia Day
i. Author's last name - D - Felicia Day
j. Item on cover - B - Butterflies
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - D - Descender (Tin Stars, #1)
l. Name of character - D - Daisy (from Turtles All the Way Down)
December
2 skips used this month! (See this post for my earned and used skips.)
Letters: K R N J B
Shelves
a. K - Kids - The Mystery Boxes by Kazu Kibuishi (12/5/17)
b. R - Recommended - The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (12/20/17)
c. N - SKIP!
d. J - SKIP!
e. B - Biography - Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman (11/25/17)
Categories
f. First word in title - N - Name of the Wind
g. Any word in title but NOT first - B - The Mystery Boxes
h. Author's first name - J - John Hodgman
i. Author's last name - R - Patrick Rothfuss
j. Item on cover - B - Box
k. Any word in Series/Subtitle - B - Vacationland: [. . .] Painful Beaches
l. Name of character - K - Kvothe (from The Name of the Wind)
Mod
Just checking if you know that whilst you have to read 5 shelves (categories a-e), they don't have to start with each of the month's letters? That is, you can use more than 1 shelves that start with J or B (for November).
Tien wrote: "Just checking if you know that whilst you have to read 5 shelves (categories a-e), they don't have to start with each of the month's le..."Using each letter was just my own personal challenge, I guess. I got a little behind in my reading during Sept/Oct, so that's how I allowed myself to catch up. Unless the weird way I have done it is breaking any rules, is it alright if I just leave it as is?
Thanks for looking out! -A
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Skips
Earn 1 skip by reading 2 books that each meet one of the following criteria:
- 500+ pages
- Translated from the original language
- Non-fiction
Total skips earned: 6.5
Skips used: 6 (1-July, 2-October, 1-November, 2-December)
Skips remaining: 0.5
Books used for Skips:
� What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves (Non-fiction)
� The Princess Diarist (Non-fiction)
� March: Book One (Non-fiction)
� March: Book Two (Non-fiction)
� March: Book Three (Non-fiction)
� Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World (Non-fiction)
� Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon (Non-fiction)
� The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan (Non-fiction)
� Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Non-fiction)
� How to Speak Midwestern by Edward McClelland by Edward McClelland (Non-fiction)
� Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson (Non-fiction)
� You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day (Non-fiction)
Books NOT used for Skips:
� Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches by John Hodgman (Non-fiction)
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