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January
The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris
February
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
March
Firesong by William Nicholson
Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
The Breakthrough by Daphne du Maurier
The Custard Heart by Dorothy Parker
As in tas by Jelle Brandt Corstius
Anna & de French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Three Japanese Short Stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
April
Pogingen iets van het leven te maken: Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen, 83¼ jaar by Hendrik Groen
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
Natuurlijk by Jan Terlouw
Lola & de boy next door by Stephanie Perkins
A Secret Garden by Katie Fforde
Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber by Allen Ginsberg
Kaffe med rån by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
May
Gezien de feiten by Griet Op de Beeck
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
The Voyage of the Basilisk by Marie Brennan
Genade by Linn Ullmann
June
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Berättelser från Engelsfors by Mats Strandberg
In the Labyrinth of Drakes by Marie Brennan
Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.
The Trouble with Demons by Lisa Shearin
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
The Veiled Woman by Anaïs Nin
De kleine kapitein by Paul Biegel
July
Within the Sanctuary of Wings by Marie Brennan
Kiezen of delen by Jill Mansell
Bewitched & Betrayed by Lisa Shearin
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
De maanvlinder by Jack Vance
Het Zeeroversjongetje by Marie C. van Zeggelen
Augustus
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell
September
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
The Distance of the Moon by Italo Calvino
Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges
October
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
De jaden troon by Naomi Novik
Heb jij dat ook?! by Mario Giordano
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World � and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
De eilandenruzie by Jozua Douglas
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Een Nieuw Begin by Robert Jordan
Door met de strijd. Nederland en opstand by Nelleke Noordervliet
November/December
3PAK
The Mortal Word
Spinning Silver
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Africa's Tarnished Name
Alaskan Holiday
Billy and the Minpins
The Problem That Has No Name
Groeten uit Brabant een ontdekkingsreis

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Finished for the 2018 challenge in 2019



Most likely to read
� 1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
The Prodigal Mage by Karen Miller
The Accidental Sorcerer by K.E. Mills
3. A book from the 2017 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards
Etched in Bone by Anne Bishop
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
� 4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
5. A book about or inspired by real events
En kortfattad historik över nästan allting by Bill Bryson
The Adventures of Lewis and Clark by John Bakeless
Running: A Global History by Thor Gotaas
� 6. A book originally written in a language other than English
De Scrypturist by Paul Evanby
Saga fran Valhalla #3 by Johanne Hildebrandt
� 7. A gothic novel
Verwelken by Lauren DeStefano
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
� 8. An "own voices" book
Spellbreaker by Blake Charlton
� 9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
� 10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
Cirkeln by Mats Strandberg
� 11. A literary fiction
Britt-Marie var här by Fredrik Backman
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Kafka op het strand by Haruki Murakami
� 12. A book set in Africa or South America
De vrouw in de blauwe mantel by Deon Meyer
� 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
� 14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
Eld by Mats Strandberg
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
Firesong by William Nicholson
The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig
� 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
� 16. A narrative nonfiction
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
� 17. A book you expect to make you laugh
18. A book with a location in the title
The City by Stella Gemmell
De boekenapotheek aan de Seine by Nina George
Bokhandlaren i Kabul by Ã…sne Seierstad
� 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
De moord op Assepoester by Mary Higgins Clark
� 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
De gouden nar by Robin Hobb
� 21. A book written in first person perspective
Het lot van de nar by Robin Hobb
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
¹ó°ùä³¾±ô¾±²Ô²µ±ð²Ô by Diana Gabaldon
� 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
23. A medical or legal thriller
� 24. A book with a map
The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
� 25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
Oproep van de Nar by Robin Hobb
26. A book with a text only cover
Gone by Michael Grant
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
Het familieportret by Jenna Blum
Skuggan av ett år by Hannah Richell
� 28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
De Vloedvormer by Paul Evanby
� 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
Nyckeln by Mats Strandberg
� 30. A short book
The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows by Rudyard Kipling
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
Een keuken in saffraan by Yasmin Crowther
Ben je ervaren? by William Sutcliffe
� 32. An alternate history book
De buskruitoorlog by Naomi Novik
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you
En dag by David Nicholls
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call
A book by a Nobel prize author: Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige by Selma Lagerlöf
A book with less than 100 pages
A chick-lit book
A book with an elderly person as a main character
� 35. A book featuring a murder
Tussen twee vuren by Malin Persson Giolito
Medeplichtig by Nicci French
De 50/50 moorden by Steve Mosby
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
The Trees by Ali Shaw
� 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
Waar is Bernadette? by Maria Semple
� 38. A science book or a science fiction book
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Wool by Hugh Howey
� 39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
M.U.I.S. by Penny Dolan
Mieters! by Wim Daniëls
Running: A Global History by Thor Gotaas
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
� 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
Naomi Novik
� 42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
Aan de rivier by Steven Herrick
The Journals of Lewis and Clark by Meriwether Lewis
� 43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre by Fredrik Backman
� 44. A ghost story
Smaragdgroen by Kerstin Gier
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
De erfdrager by Olga Maria Berger
� 46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
� 47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
� 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
Gluttony: Zomerhuis met zwembad by Herman Koch
Sloth: The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig
49. A book from one of the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Best Books of the Month lists
The Passage by Justin Cronin
� 50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
The Time of My Life by Cecelia Ahern
A Hopeless Romantic by Harriet Evans
� 51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
Fragile Things: Short Fictions & Wonders by Neil Gaiman
� 52. A book published in 2018
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton
Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

My 2018 goals:
� read 84 books
- complete the ATY challenge
- read 50 books I bought before 2018
- read at least 50% of the books I buy in 2018
� finish 9 series
� get up to date in 1 series
Complete series to read:
- Throne of Glass - Sara J. Maas
� The Mortal Instruments - Cassandra Clare
� De boeken van de Nar (Tawny Man) - Robin Hobb
� Wind on fire - William Nicholson
- Engelfors - Mats Strandberg
- Fisherman's Children - Karen Miller
� Het levend zwart - Paul Evanby
Series to finish:
� Eindeloos verliefd - Kerstin Gier
� Spellwright - Blake Charlton
� Sookie Stackhouse - Charlaine Harris
Series to get up to date:
� The Invisible Library - Genevieve Cogman
� The Host - Stephenie Meyer
Series to continue:
� The Others - Anne Bishop (to buy)
- Temeraire - Naomi Novik
Series to start:
- Rizzoli & Isles - Tess Gerritsen??
- The Fire Sermon - Francesca Haig
� Rebel of the Sands - Alwyn Hamilton
� The Chemical Garden - Lauren DeStefano
� The City - Stella Gemmel
� Gone - Michael Grant
- The passage - Justin Cronin
Books mentioned in this topic
The Mortal Word (other topics)The Garden of Forking Paths (other topics)
Spinning Silver (other topics)
3PAK (other topics)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (other topics)
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1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
Slaves of the Mastery by William Nicholson
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
3. A book from the 2017 Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards
4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton
5. A book about or inspired by real events
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
De Scrypturist by Paul Evanby
7. A gothic novel
Verwelken by Lauren DeStefano
8. An "own voices" book
Spellbreaker by Blake Charlton
9. A book with a body part in the title (heart, bones, teeth, skin, blood, etc)
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
10. An author's debut book (their first book to be published)
Cirkeln by Mats Strandberg &Sara Bergmark Elfgren
11. A literary fiction
Britt-Marie var här by Fredrik Backman
12. A book set in Africa or South America
De vrouw in de blauwe mantel by Deon Meyer
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire
Eld by Mats Strandberg
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster
16. A narrative nonfiction
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
18. A book with a location in the title
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author (books & authors)
De moord op Assepoester by Mary Higgins Clark
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
De Gouden Nar by Robin hobb
21. A book written in first person perspective
Het lot van de nar by Robin Hobb
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
84 Charing Cross Road / The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
23. A medical or legal thriller
24. A book with a map
The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan
25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view
Oproep van de Nar by Robin Hobb
26. A book with a text only cover
27. A book about surviving a hardship (war, famine, major disasters, serious illness, etc)
28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water
De Vloedvormer by Paul Evanby
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title (lead pipe, revolver, rope, candlestick, dagger, wrench)
Nyckeln by Mats Strandberg
30. A short book
The Gate of the Hundred Sorrows by Rudyard Kipling
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
32. An alternate history book
Temeraire by Naomi Novik
33. A book connected (title, cover, content) to a word "born" in the same year as you
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call
35. A book featuring a murder
Medeplichtig by Nicci French
36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
Waar is Bernadette? by Maria Semple
38. A science book or a science fiction book
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
Mieters! by Wim Daniëls
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater
Aan de rivier by Steven Herrick
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre by Frederik Backman
44. A ghost story
Smaragdgroen by Kerstin Gier
45. A book that intimidates/ scares you
46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
Traitor to the Throne by Alwyn Hamilton
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth)
Zomerhuis met zwembad by Herman Koch
49. A book from one of the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Best Books of the Month lists
50. A book with a warm atmosphere (centered on family, friendship, love or summer)
De bruiloft by Nicholas Sparks
51. An award-winning short story or short story collection
A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman
52. A book published in 2018
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist