40-book Challenge 2018

I'm in.

1. A book with more than 500 pages - Rebels & Traitors by Lindsey Davis (742)
2. A dual-timeline novel - The Cottingly Secret by Hazel Gaynor 
3. A book that became a movie or TV programme - The Hours by Michael Cunningham
4. A book published in 2018 - The Dark Angel by Elly Griffiths
5. A book with a number in the title - Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill
6. A story which takes place on an island -  The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
7. A book with more than one narrator - The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
8. A funny book - How to be Champion by Sarah Millican
9. A book with food or drink in the title - A Slice of Bread & Jam by Tommy Rhattigan
10. A mystery or thriller - The Beauty of Murder by AK Benedict
11. A book written under a pseudonym - An Almond for a Parrot by Wray Delaney (aka Sally Gardner) 
12. A book with a one-word title - Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
13. A book set in a different country - HHhH by Laurent Binet (Czechoslovakia) 
14. A book with a long title (5+ words) - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
15. A fictional book with a character who is/was a real person - Dan Leno & The Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd
16. A prize-winning book - The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
17. A book based on a true story - Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
18. A book set in Asia - The Ginger Tree by Oswald Wynd (China & Japan)
19. A book that has an alliterative title - Silver & Salt by Elanor Dymott
20. A book you can finish in a day - Cycle of the Werewolf by Stephen King
21. A book you’ve owned for over 2 years - Life by Keith Richards
22. A book from the library - Arrowood by Mick Finlay
23. A book with a colour in the title - Black-Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin
24. A book with a main character who is a child/written from a child’s point of view - The Haunting of Jessica Raven by Ann Halam
25. A book that takes place in your home county - Widurok by CR Osbourne (Essex)
26. A book by an author you’ve never read before -  The Immortals by SE Lister
27. A book originally written in a different language - One Hundred Days of Happiness by Fausto Brizzi (Italian)
28. A book set during Christmas - The Winter's Child by Cassandra Parkin  
29. A book with a strong female lead - Death from the Woods by Brigitte Aubert
30. A book written by someone famous for something other than being an author - The Making of Some Like it Hot by Tony Curtis
31. A book with a place name in the title - Down and Out in Shoreditch & Hoxton by Stewart Home (rubbish!)
32. A book with a blue cover - The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan
33. A book you bought brand new - House of Small Shadows by Adam Nevill
34. A book with a person’s name in the title - The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein by Peter Ackroyd
35. A book which is part of a series - The Mangle Street Murders (1) by MRC Kasasian
36. A book which was a gift - Roots of Evil by Sarah Rayne (from aileen11 ) 
37. A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago) - The Mermaid & Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar 
38. A book with a profession or job in the title - The Fireman by Joe Hill
39. A book published before you were born - Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
40. A book involving travel - Lost Horizon by James Hilton

1 A book with more than 500 pages
2 A dual-timeline novel
3 A book that became a movie or TV programme
4 A book published in 2018
5 A book with a number in the title
6 A story which takes place on an island. www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/island
7 A book with more than one narrator www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/multiple-narrators
8 A funny book
9 A book with food or drink in the title
10 A mystery or thriller
11 A book written under a pseudonym
12 A book with a one-word title
13 A book set in a different country
14 A book with a long title (5+ words)
15 A fictional book with a character who is/was a real person
16 A prize-winning book
17 A book based on a true story
18 A book set in Asia
19 A book that has an alliterative title www.goodreads.com/list/show/9715.Alliterations
20 A book you can finish in a day
21 A book you’ve owned for over 2 years

    Mrs Dalloway, Virginia Woolf (January)
22 A book from the library
23 A book with a colour in the title
24 A book with a main character who is a child / A book written from a child’s point of view
25 Takes Place in Your Home County (this can be where you were born or where you live now) www.tripfiction.com/
26 A book by an author you’ve never read before
27 A book originally written in a different language
28 A book set during Christmas
29 A book with a strong female Lead
30 A book written by someone famous for something other than being an author
31 A book with a place name in the title
32 A book with a blue cover
33 A book you bought brand new
34 A book with a person’s name in the title
35 A book which is part of a series
36 A book which was a gift
37 A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago)
38 A book with a profession or job in the title
39 A book published before you were born
40 A book involving travel