Extreme Book Nerd Challenge 2017 Wrap Up
I’m sure if you’ve been following, you’ve noticed I’m missing from around here lately. I am expecting a baby here in a month. I’m down to crunch time and I feel like I want to sit on the couch all day, but I’m trying to get stuff done. I think I’m about done with the nursery and just want to really clean the rest of my house, make freezer meals, pack my hospital bag, etc. So I guess I have a lot to do. I’ve been distracted with baby preparations and focusing on Miss JJ before the new little guy arrives so my blogging has fallen behind, but I did finish the Extreme Book Nerd Challenge 2017. Thank goodness for audiobooks. So I wanted to share with you what I read for the remaining categories.
I was sharing all of the books individually and you can see them here, along with a list of the book categories. And I’m so crazy I’m doing the 2018 challenge too. I love to read and always have, so it is a natural thing. I thought I wouldn’t be able to find time for it, but with audiobooks I can do it while folding laundry, getting ready, cleaning, etc. It makes it a lot easier for sure!
So here are my final books. I was providing a small review with a few of my thoughts about each book. I’ll make it simpler though. I’ll give a thumbs up, thumbs down or a sideways thumb for each book. Thumbs up is obviously books I liked, thumbs down ones I didn’t love, thumbs sideways are kind of in between I’m not sure if I loved them or disliked them haha.
| Category | Book | Author | Recommendation |
| A ghost story | Life After Theft | Aprilynne Pike | Thumbs Down |
| A book you’ve been meaning to read | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A cozy mystery | Glazed Murder: A Donut Shop Mystery | Jessica Beck | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a government agency in it | When Calls the Heart | Janette Oke | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a verb in the title | Act In Doctrine | David A. Bednar | Thumbs Up |
| A book set in Europe | Death Comes to Pemberly | P.D. James | Thumbs Up |
| A humorous or satirical book | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland | Lewis Carroll | Thumbs Sideways |
| A book written in the first person | The Magnolia Story | Chip and Joanna Gaines | Thumbs Up |
| A book by an author you’ve never read before | Rose & Thorn | Sarah Prineas | Thumbs Up |
| A book that makes you happy | Cress | Marissa Meyer | Thumbs Up |
| A book published before you were born | Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury | Thumbs Up |
| A book with an unreliable narrator | Winter | Marissa Meyer | Thumbs Up |
| A book that intimidates you | The Screwtape Letters | C.S. Lewis | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a relation in the title | Son | Lois Lowry | Thumbs Up |
| A book recommended by someone you just met | A Man Named Ove | Fredrik Backman | Thumbs Up |
| A book set in New England | Little Women | Louisa May Allcott | Thumbs Up |
| A book with an ugly cover | Anne of Avonlea | L.M. Montgomery | Thumbs Up |
| An author’s debut novel | Cinder | Marissa Meyer | Thumbs Up |
| A book with an illness in it | Messenger | Lois Lowry | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a US president | I love you, Ronnie | Nancy Reagan | Thumbs Up |
| A book translated from another language | The Alchemist | Paulo Coelho | Thumbs Sideways |
| A book that feeds your wanderlust | Anne of Green Gables | L.M. Montgomery | Thumbs Up |
| A book from a library display | Wear Sunscreen | Mary Schmich | Thumbs Up |
| A book by a British author | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A young adult book | Ash & Bramble | Sarah Prineas | Thumbs Up |
| A nonfiction book | Talking as Fast as I Can | Lauren Graham | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a color in the title | Gathering Blue | Lois Lowry | Thumbs Up |
| A book you own but have never read | 21 Principles | Richard G. Scott | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a natural disaster | Escaping Yellowstone | Layne Walker | Thumbs Down |
| A book with music in it | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a wedding in it | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A book chosen because of the title | Scarlet | Marissa Meyer | Thumbs Up |
| A book of essays | Whom the Lord Loveth | Neal A. Maxwell | Thumbs Up |
| A book with magic | The Tales of Beedle the Bard | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A book that became a movie | The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | C.S. Lewis | Thumbs Up |
| A book with a day or date in the title | Tuesdays with Morrie | Mitch Albom | Thumbs Up |
| A Man Booker award winner or shortlisted book | Life of Pi | Yann Martel | Thumbs Up |
| A book off the bottom shelf of the Library or bookstore | The Zookeeper’s Wife | Diane Ackerman | Thumbs Up |
| A book with the military in it | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | Thumbs Up |
| A book you love – read it again. | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A book with death in it | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | J.K. Rowling | Thumbs Up |
| A book with an author with your name (first or last) | The Hunger Games Tribute Guide | Emily Seife | Thumbs Sideways |
| A book about a culture you’re unfamiliar with | I am Malala | Malala Yousafzai | Thumbs Up |
| A book by an author who’s last name ends in a vowel | Graceling | Kristin Cashore | Thumbs Up |
| A book you would never read | Jeter Unfiltered | Derek Jeter | Thumbs Up |
| A book with an addicted character | Go Ask Alice | Unknown | Thumbs Sideways |
| A famous author’s lesser known work | What Christian’s Believe | C.S. Lewis | Thumbs Up |
| A history book | The Nazi Hunters | Neal Bascomb | Thumbs Up |
| A book you can finish in a day | Made for Heaven | C.S. Lewis | Thumbs Up |
| A book published this year | Midnight Jewel | Richelle Meade | Thumbs Up |
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