I love reading challenges. Iâm a bit late coming to this but Iâve added all the relevant books Iâve read so far this year.
1. A book with more than 500 pages: Company of Liars - Karen Maitland
2. A dual-timeline novel: The Memory of Midnight - Pamela Hartshorne
3. A book that became a movie or TV programme: Blood Of Elves - Andrzej Sapkowski
4. A book published in 2020
5. A book with a number in the title: The SEVENth Sinner - Elizabeth Peters
6. A book with a âdateâ in the title â this could be day of the week, month, season or a specific holiday or annual event: Summer of Love - Katie affords
7. A book with a celestial body in the title (sun, moon, planets etc): The Dark Angel - Elly Griffiths
8. A book set mainly in a particular building (eg a hotel/hospital/prison/museum/ factory etc): Cragside - L.J. Ross
9. A book with food or drink in the title: Cream Puff Murder - Joanne Fluke
10. A mystery or thriller: The Missing - Chris Mooney
11. A book written under a pseudonym: Glory in Death - J.D.Robb
12. A book with a one-word title: Destined- Aprilynne Pike
13. A book set in a different country: The Shape of Water - Andrea Camilleri
14. A book with a long title (5+ words) Revenge of the Wrought-Iron Flamingos - Donna Andrews
15. A fictional book with a character who is/was a real person: Henry VIII:Wolfman - A. E. moorat
16. A book written by more than one author: Brimstone- Preston/Childs
17. A title which is a quote from another work, ie a line from a poem, play or song: When The Wind Blows - James Patterson
18. A book set in North or South America: An Evil Mind - Chris Carter
19. A book with a question in the title.
20. Title of book does not contain the word âTheâ: Brew - David Estes
21. A book youâve owned for over 2 years: The Fabric of Sin - Phil Rickman
22. A book which is on loan (from a library or from a friend)
23. A book with a colour in the title:
24. A book written for children or young adults: The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy
25. A book that has an alliterative title: Dead Duck - Helen Chappell
26. A book by an author youâve never read before: Through Violet Eyes - Stephen Woodworth
27. A book originally written in a different language
28. A debut novel
29. Strong Female Lead: Dangerous Gifts - Gaie Sebold
30. A story involving travel: Isle Of View - Piers Anthony
31. A book with a place name in the title: A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree - Shamini Flint
32. A book with a red cover: The Atrocity Archives - Charles Stross
33. A book you bought brand new: To Catch A Vampire - Jennifer Harlow
34. A book with a personâs name in the title
35. A book you can finish in a day: Vampire Mountain - Darren Shan
36. A book with a title which refers to one of the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth): The Secret Shoppers Revenge - Kate Harrison
37. A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago): The Owl Killers - Karen Maitland
38. A book with a profession or job in the title: Death of A Policeman- M. C. Beaton
39. A prize-winning book: Property - Valerie Martin
40. A book with fire (or equivalent) in the title.
EXTRA 10 FOR THE INTREPID CHALLENGERS
41. A book published before you were born: The Owl Service - Alan Garner
42. A book based on a true story: The Secret Life and Curious Death of Miss Jean Mills - Andrew Nicoll
43. An alternate history book
44. A book with a subtitle
45. A book published posthumously
46. A book with an LGBTQ theme
47. An epistolary fiction (fiction told in the form of diary or letters): The Moth Diaries - Rachel Klein
48. A book which has does not have conventional chapter numbers:Lords and Ladies - Terry Pratchett
49. A book which is part of a series: F is for Fugitive- Sue Grafton
50. A book written by someone famous for something other than being an author
EXTRA 25 FOR THE LUNATICS (thanks to Mr P & elliej84 for their choices... I think!)
51. A book written by a Japanese author or set in Japan
52. A book set in the 1920s
53. A book with a pun in the title
www.goodreads.com/list/show/3315.Titlemania_I_Puns_in_Titles54. A book that involves a robot, cyborg or AI character
55. A book with a map in it:Rotherweird - Andrew Caldecott (map on the cover)
56. A book with an author who has the initials EB -
57. Book title contains at least four words and all these words have a single syllable -
58. The author has the same first name as one of the Queenâs great-grandchildren
: What Looks Like Crazy - Charlotte Hughes
59. Book title contains a word from the NATO phonetic alphabet
60. The title contains an item of jewellery: The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the CROWN - Vaseem Khan
61. The authorâs surname is a type of bird
62. The title contains an adverb (usually a word ending in ly)
63. The title is a single word that has the same first and last letter: Sanctus - Simon Toyne
64. The letter, Q, Z or X appear in the title
65. The title includes a capital city
66. A book with 'the' in the title and 'a' or 'an'
67. The title includes the name of a chess piece
68. The title/cover includes a mode of transport
69. Authors' first name or surname is the surname of a US president: Ultraviolet- Nancy Bush
70. Book with a door/entrance/to somewhere on the cover
71. Neither title or author's name contain the letter E: Midnight Brunch - Marta Acosta
72. A book that was banned
73. A book genre you wouldn't usually read: Nina X - Ewan Morrison
74. Title includes north, east, south or west
75. Title includes a character from the bible