With song answer! 2022's Great Big 40+10+25 Book Challenge!

You still have five and a half months, I'm sure you can do it!

Okay, here goes - Challenge #2

THE BASIC 40

1. Down Under - A book set in the Southern Hemisphere Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty (02/10/2022)
2. The Sun Always Shines on TV - A book that became a TV show First Among Equals by Jeffrey Archer (18/08/2022)
3. Saturday Night at the Movies – A book that became a film Falling by T.J. Newman (14/08/2022)
4. Brand New Day – A book by an author you’ve not read before Natural Born Learners by Alex Beard (07/06/2022)
5. Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag – A book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read A Year of Marvellous Ways by Sarah Winman (20/08/2022)
6. More Than This (Lost in Translation) - A book translated into English The Girl Who Reads on the Metro by Christine Feret-Fleury (30/06/2022)
7. Do You Want to Know a Secret? - A story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title The Dinner by Herman Koch (18/08/2022)
8. Who Are You? - A book with a person’s name in the title Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid (02/07/2022)
9. Happy Birthday - A book written by someone born in the same year as you That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger (23/09/2022)
10. Breakfast in America - A book set in a country you have visited Dreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows (31/08/2022), China
11. From Russia with Love - A book set in a country you’ve not visited and would like to A Will to Kill by R.V. Raman (14/05/2022), India
12. Teenage Dirtbag - A Young Adult book Win Lose Kill Die by Cynthia Murphy (20/09/2022)
13. Begin the Beguine - A debut novel How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie (30/05/2022)
14. That’s the Truth - A story based on real events or people Billion Dollar Whale by Tom Wright & Bradley Hope (30/08/2022)
15. If - A book with a one word title Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (22/06/2022)
16. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree – The longest titled book on your shelves The Hundred-Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson (11/07/2022)
17. Bedtime Story - A book of short stories Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie (22/11/2022)
18. Give a Little Bit - A book which was a gift Forensics by Val McDermid (16/09/2022)
19. The Great Pretender - A book written under a pseudonym Choose Me by Tess Gerritsen & Gary Braver (15/09/2022)
20. Legend of Xanadu - A book with a place name in the title (real or fiction) Blue Light Yokohama by Nicolas Obregon (24/05/2022)
21. I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) - A book with more than 500 pages The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason (03/05/2022)
22. Tiny Dancer - A book with 250 pages or less Langkah Sheraton by Ahmad Faezal (27/06/2022)
23. Knocking on Heaven’s Door - A book by an author who is deceased As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (25/05/2022)
24. Norwegian Wood - A book set in one of the Nordic countries The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen (19/06/2022)
25. Illegal Alien - A book with a non-human character or characters The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa (02/08/2022)
26. Fly Away - A book set in a different country to the one you’re in How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue (27/06/2022), somewhere in Africa
27. Living in the Past - A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago) Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (07/08/2022)
28. Strawberry Fields Forever - A book with food or drink in the title Plum Island by Nelson DeMille (05/09/2022)
29. Folsom Prison Blues - A book set mainly in a particular building/mode of transport (e.g. boat/prison/circus/asylum, jail, etc) Heartbreak Hotel by Deborah Moggach (22/05/2022)
30. Romeo & Juliet - A title which is a quote from another work, (e.g. a line from a poem, play or song, etc) Rabbit Hole by Mark Billingham (27/05/2022)
31. Living by Numbers - A book which does not have conventional chapter numbers The Tobacconist by Robert Seethaler (11/07/2022), no chapters
32. Hot Legs - A book with a body part in the title or on the cover Case Study by Graeme Macrae Burnet (08/08/2022)
33. Rhiannon - A book inspired by mythology/folklore/legend Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (12/08/2022)
34. Two Sides to Every Story - A book with more than one narrator The President's Daughter by Bill Clinton & James Patterson (26/07/2022)
35. 2468 Motorway - A book with a number in the title My One-Month Marriage by Shari Low (04/06/2022)
36. Give Peace a Chance - A book with a wartime theme, or set during a war Dear Mrs Bird by AJ Pearce (26/05/2022)
37. Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing - A non-fiction book Humankind by Rutger Bregman (14/05/2022)
38. Working 9 to 5 - A book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job Eight Detectives by Alex Pavesi (12/05/2022)
39. Murder on the Dance Floor – A murder mystery/crime 12th of Never by James Patterson (01/08/2022)
40. I’m Coming Out - A book with a LGBTQ theme, or written by a LGBTQ author Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters (24/06/2022)

THE EXTRA 10

1. Back in Black - A book with a black cover 29 Seconds by T.M. Logan (16/06/2022)
2. Smoke on the Water - A book with a watery connection Sunrise by the Sea by Jenny Colgan (15/05/2022)
3. Big in Japan - A book set in Asia Waking the Tiger by Mark Wightman (22/08/2022)
4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - A book with love in the title One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins-Reid (21/08/2022)
5. Born to be Alive - A book first published before you were born Death on Gokumon Island by Seishi Yokomizo (20/07/2022)
6. Islands in the Stream - A book that takes place on an island The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See (11/06/2022)
7. Living Next Door to Alice - A book with a door or entrance on the cover The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell (09/06/2022)
8. It’s Raining Men - A book with a man in the title A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (17/07/2022)
9. She - A book with a woman in the title Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia (21/05/2022)
10. Play That Funky Music - A book with a musical connection, i.e. about music or music/song etc Run, Rose, Run by James Patterson & Dolly Parton (31/08/2022)

EXTRA 25 FOR THE LUNATICS

1. All the Young Dudes - A book written by a John, Paul, George or Richard The World in Conflict by John Andrews (03/07/2022)
2. 2-Shy - A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE The Lido by Libby Page (28/06/2022)
3. Escape - A book whose title has 6 letters or less Back Up by Paul Colize (13/08/2022)
4. God Only Knows - A book with a bible character in the title Genesis by Chris Carter (27/08/2022)
5. Time of the Season - A season in the title or author’s name The Cutting Season by M.W. Craven (05/06/2022)
6. International Love - A book whose title includes a nationality The Dutch House by Ann Patchett (08/07/2022)
7. I’m Like a Bird - A book published by Penguin The House Without Windows by Barbara Newhall-Follett (10/08/2022)
8. thE Only wAy Is Up - Author’s first name starts with a vowel (AEIOU) Hotel Silence by Audur Ava Olafsdottir (16/05/2022)
9. O Sole Mio - Surname of the author starts with O’ (O’Leary, O’Conner, etc) The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary (09/05/2022)
10. John Wayne is Big Leggy – Both the first name and surname of the author can be used as first names Book Lovers by Emily Henry (13/07/2022)
11. We Are The Champions - A Goodreads winner See here It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover (03/06/2022)
12. He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother - A book with a family member in the title (aunt, sister, father etc) The Second Child by Caroline Bond (20/05/2022)
13. Walk This Way - A book whose title and author does not contain the letter E Odd Child Out by Gilly MacMillan (13/05/2022)
14. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) - A book set in the decade you were born Cry Baby by Mark Billingham (10/09/2022)
15. Karma Chameleon - A book with a colour in the title or written by someone with a colour in their name A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam (08/06/2022)
16. All Day and All of the Night - A book with a, an or and in the title A Man by Keiichiro Hirano (18/06/2022)
17. My Name Is - A book written by an author with two initials and a surname The Botanist by M.W. Craven (01/06/2022)
18. Wish You Were Here - Title of book doesn’t contain THE When All Is Said by Anne Griffin (12/06/2022)
19. Set Fire to the Rain - A book with an element (fire, earth, water & air) associated word in the title, (burning, breeze, forest, oxygen, etc) Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda (22/06/2022)
20. It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - An alternate history, fantasy or dystopian novel The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris (15/06/2022)
21. Deeply Dippy - A book where the title contains an adverb (usually a word ending in ly) Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Jumper by Debbie Johnson (07/10/2022)
22. ABC 123 - The letter X,Y or Z appears in the title or author’s name The Dark Hours by Michael Connelly (09/08/2022)
23. Leader of the Pack - Author’s first or surname is the surname of a US president Real Life by Brandon Taylor (01/06/2022)
24. Abracadabra! - A book with a magic association in the title (wand, escape, trick, etc…) Escape from Camp 14 by Blaine Harden (25/06/2022)
25. New Song – A book published in 2022 People Person by Candice Carty-Williams (14/06/2022)

As you may have noticed, each category begins with a song title, (this took us ages, I hope you appreciate the blood, sweat and tears!) For a Brucie bonus, once you have finished whatever challenge you decide to do, have a go at guessing the artist of those song titles in that your particular challenge, (40, 50 or 75) and message over to me with your email and address. When everyone has finished, first out of the hat in each category (40, 50 or 75) will win a little something.

Good luck!