Jules' 2016 Category Challenge

This year I aim to finally finish the category challenge. So this year I'm going to read 4 books from 16 different categories. Most of my categories are pretty easy going, but I've added a few to give me a little bit of a challenge. So here we go, 2016 will be the year!

1) Canadian Lit
2) High/Epic etc. Fantasy
3) Paranormal/Urban Fantasy
4) Science Fiction
5) Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
6) Scottish/Irish Lit
7) Short Stories and Poetry
8) Classics
9) Comfort Reads
10) Books in a Series
11) YA Lit
12) Book Club/Group Reads
13) Women Writers
14) Award Winners
15) Authors Last Names - A, E, I, O, U
16) MTBR (Mount to Be Read)

Canadian Lit
1) Birdie - Tracey Lindberg My Review
2) Last Night in Montreal - Emily St. John Mandel My Review
3)
4)

High/Epic etc. Fantasy
1) A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin My Review
2)
3)
4)

Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

1) Fair Game - Patricia Briggs My Review
2)
3)
4)

Science Fiction
1) Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm My Review
2)
3)
4)

Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
1) Dark Places - Gillian Flynn My Review
2) Exit Strategy - Kelley Armstrong My Review
3) Started Early, Took My Dog - Kate Atkinson My Review
4

Scottish/Irish Lit
1) The Copper Beech - Maeve Binchy My Review
2) When Will There Be Good News? - Kate Atkinson My Review
3)
4

Short Stories and Poetry
1) Otherworld Nights - Kelley Armstrong My Review
2)
3)
4

Classics
1) The Dream Woman: A Narrative in Four Parts - Wilkie Collins My Review
2)
3)
4

Comfort Reads
1) Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Alan Dean Foster My Review
2) City of the Lost - Kelley Armstrong My Review
3)
4

Books in a Series
1) Ties of Power - Julie Czerneda My Review
2)
3)
4)

YA Lit
1) The Selection - Kiera Cass My Review
2)
3)
4)

Book Club/Group Reads
1) The Shipping News - Annie Proulx My Review
2) The Radiant City - Lauren B. Davis My Review
3)
4)

Women Writers
1) The Hero's Walk - Anita Rau Badami My Review
2)
3)
4)

Award Winners
1) Bear - Marian Engel - 1976 Governor General Award My Review
2)
3)
4)

Authors Last Names - A, E, I, O, U

1) One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson My Review
2) The Lifted Veil - George Eliot My Review
3)
4)

MTBR (Mount to Be Read)
1) The Rescue - Nicholas Sparks My Review
2) Bodily Harm - Margaret Atwood My Review
3)
4)

Welcome back and good luck!

Welcome back!

Looks like a fun set-up - have a great reading year.

Good luck with your challenge!

Welcome back and good luck!

I've dropped my star and look forward to following along. :)

Lots of interesting categories for me to keep an eye on to see what they get filled up with. Good luck with your challenge!

Keeping it comfortable but still challenging yourself is the best way to go, IMHO! Have a great year!

Found you and starred!

Thanks everyone!

Bear by Marian Engel (Awards) My Review

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Alan Dean Foster My Review

Fair Game - Patricia Briggs (Paranormal/Urban Fantasy) My Review

One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson (Authors A,E,I,O,U,Y) My Review

The Rescue - Nicolas Sparks (MTBR) My Review

The Selection - Kiera Cass (YA Lit) My Review

Otherworld Nights - Kelley Armstrong (Short Stories/Poetry) My Review

Dark Places - Gillian Flynn (Mystery/Thriller/Suspense) My Review

The Lifted Veil - George Eliot (Authors A.E.I.O.U.Y) My Review

>36 bookwormjules: I like Dark Places but I liked Sharp Objects better.

>36 bookwormjules: and >38 VictoriaPL: I think Gillian Flynn has only gotten better with each thing she writes so I rank them 1) Gone Girl, 2) Dark Places, and 3) Sharp Objects. I haven't read The Grownup yet though.

I've been told Sharp Objects is very dark and twisted, more so than Dark Places - so looking forward to finding out which book is better. The Grownup is her newest one, but the description doesn't grab me, but I will still read it.

The Shipping News - Annie Proulx (Book Club/Group Reads) My Review

The Hero's Walk Anita Rau Badami (Women Writers) My Review

Ties of Power - Julie Czerneda (Books in a Series) - My Review

The Copper Beech - Maeve Binchy (Scottish/Irish Lit) My Review

>41 bookwormjules: I loved The Shipping News, and really liked her writing. I've never tried anything else by her though, although I did mean to.

>41 bookwormjules:
Her writing has such a lovely cadence to it that I actively go after audio versions before paper versions of her books.

I hope to read more by her soon.

Exit Strategy - Kelley Armstrong (Mysteries, Thrillers) My Review

Birdie Tracey Lindberg (Canadian Lit) My Review

The Dream Woman: A Mystery in Four Narratives - Wilkie Collins (Classics) My Review

After a long absence due to reading/review rut (I read this one back in April) life, and other things I'm back - I hope.

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang - Kate Wilhelm (Sci-Fi) My Review

Bodily Harm - Margaret Atwood (MTB) - My Review

The Radiant City - Lauren B. Davis (Book Club Reads) My Review

City of the Lost - Kelley Armstrong (Comfort Reads) My Review

When Will There Be Good News? - Kate Atkinson My Review

Last Night in Montreal - Emily St. Johh Mandel (CanLit) My Review

Started Early, Took My Dog - Kate Atkinson (Mystery/Thriller) - My Review

>50 bookwormjules: Glad you could make your way back again.

Thanks @mamzel

A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin (Epic Fantasy) - My Review

Taking the morning to play catch-up on all the threads in the group.

>56 bookwormjules: - Wonderful review! I really like that one when I read it.