I went through my TBR at the start of the year and filled 26 categories straight away! Still a few to go...
1 A book with more than 500 pages
The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco2 A love story
The Queen's Fool - Philippa Gregory3 A book that became a movie or TV programme
Sharpe's Eagle - Bernard Cornwell4 A book published in 2017
The Essex Serpent - Sarah Perry5 A book with a number in the title
Escape from Camp 14 - Blaine Harden6 A book with a wartime theme
I Can't Begin to Tell You - Elizabeth Buchan7 A book with more than one narrator
A Tale for the Time Being - Ruth Ozeki8 A funny book
Agatha Raison and the Quiche of Death - M C Beaton9 A book with food or drink in the title
Last Bus to Coffeeville - J Paul Henderson10 A mystery or thriller
Gorky Park - Martin Cruz Smith11 A book written under a pseudonym
The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith12 A book of short stories
Minerva Book of Short Stories 1 - Ed Giles Gordon & David Hughes13 A book set in a different country
The Island - Victoria Hislop14 A book with a long title (ie 5 words or more)
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party - Alexander McCall Smith15 A book where one of the main characters is royalty
The Winter Palace - Eva Stachnick16 A prize-winning book
The Garden of Evening Mists - Tan Twan Eng17 A book based on a true story
The Testament of Mary - Colm Toibin18 A book set in one of the Nordic countries
The Silence of the Sea - Yrsa Sigurdardottir19 A book that has an alliterative title
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn20 A book you can finish in a day
The Hostage - James Patterson21 A book you’ve owned for over 2 years but haven’t read until now
The Magus - John Fowles22 A book from the library
not chosen yet23 A book with a colour in the title
Black Hills - Nora Roberts24 A book with a “family member” in the title (aunt, sister, father etc)
A Daughter's Journey - Lyn Andrews25 A book by an author from the Southern Hemisphere
not chosen yet26 A book by an author you’ve never read before
Tales of the City - Armistead Maupin27 A book originally written in a different language
A Little History of the World - E H Gombrich28 A book set during Christmas
Coming Home for Christmas - Julia Williams29 A book with a non-human character
Shardik - Richard Adams30 A book written by two authors
The Winter Knights - Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell31 A book with a place name in the title
The Steep Approach to Garbadale - Iain Banks32 A book with a green cover
Wild Swans - Jung Chang33 A book you bought brand new
Through the Language Glass - Guy Deutscher34 A book with a person’s name in the title
Getting Rid of Matthew - Jane Fallon35 A book which is part of a trilogy
The Silver Tide (Dorset Squirrels) - Michael Tod36 A book which was a gift
Hello Mum - Bernadine Evaristo37 A book set in the past (ie over 200 years ago)
The French Lieutenant's Woman - John Fowles38 A book with a water-associated word in the title
Swimming Home - Deborah Levy39 A book with a character you hated
not chosen yet40 A book about a journey
American Gods - Neil Gaiman4 Paperback edition published in 2017
17 Is the Bible based on a true story? I think there are elements of truth in it
35 Just discovered this copy has been signed by the author!
36 I sort of cheated again with a World Book Night edition "this book is a gift"
Finished A Little History of the World on New Year's Eve with about half an hour to spare!
37 out of 40 not bad at all