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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