52 book challenge: 2024

☑️ Bibliosmia: A smelly book (tarts and tea) ^NEW
☑️ An omniscient narrator ^NEW
☑️ The other book with the similar plot (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) ^NEW
☑️ By a neurodivergent author ^NEW
☑️ Picked without reading the blurb ^NEW
☑️ Timeframe spans a week or less (less than a day) ^NEW
☑️ Title matches lyrics from a song (Wonderland - Taylor Swift) ^NEW
☑️ About finding identity ^NEW
☑️ Self-insert by an author (The Dodo is Carroll) ^NEW

n°: 1
accomplished: 9
new: 9total bingo: 9

☑️ Bibliosmia: A smelly book (poppy field)
☑️ A character-driven novel (Dorothy) ^NEW
☑️ An omniscient narrator
☑️ A plot similar to another book (Alice in Wonderland) ^NEW
☑️ Picked without reading the blurb
☑️ Title matches lyrics from a song (anything in the The Wizard of Oz Musical)
☑️ About finding identity (Scarecrow mostly)

n°: 2
accomplished: 7
new: 2total bingo: 11

☑️ More than 40 chapters (127) ^NEW
☑️ At least four different POV (5: Lindsay, Claire, Cindy, Nicholas Jenks, Philip Campbell) ^NEW
☑️ A grieving character (Lindsay) ^NEW
☑️ The other book with the similar plot (Second Chance)
☑️ A cover without people on it ^NEW
☑️ An author “everyone” has read except you (James Patterson) ^NEW
☑️ Picked without reading the blurb
☑️ An abrupt ending ^NEW
☑️ Title matches lyrics from a song (Not Gonna Die)
☑️ Published by Hachette ^NEW
☑️ Includes a wedding (Melanie/David - Rebecca/Michael - Kathy/James) ^NEW

n°: 3
accomplished: 11
new: 8total bingo: 19

☑️ Bibliosmia: A smelly book (roses)
☑️ A grieving character (Katniss)
☑️ A buddy read ^NEW
☑️ A revenge story (Katniss') ^NEW
☑️ A cover without people on it
☑️ Includes a personal phobia (Katniss' phobia of roses) ^NEW
☑️ Picked without reading the blurb
☑️ Title matches lyrics from a song (Mockingjay)
☑️ Has futuristic technology (invisible aircrafts, weapons "alive", holo, pods, muttations) ^NEW
☑️ Includes a wedding (Finnick/Annie)

n°: 4
accomplished: 10
new: 4total bingo: 23

☑️ A character-driven novel (Simon)
☑️ A buddy read
☑️ A revenge story (Simon's)
☑️ An author “everyone” has read except you (Julia Quinn)
☑️ Hybrid genre (historical romance) ^NEW
☑️ Picked without reading the blurb
☑️ An abrupt ending
☑️ Includes a wedding (Daphne/Simon)
☑️ Chapter headings have dates ^NEW
☑️ Set in a city starting with the letter “M” (Mayfair) ^NEW

n°: 5
accomplished: 10
new: 3total bingo: 26

☑️ Bibliosmia: A smelly book (Kate's parfum)
☑️ A character-driven novel (Anthony)
☑️ A grieving character (Anthony)
☑️ A cover without people on it
☑️ Hybrid genre (historical romance)
☑️ Published in a Year of the Dragon (2000) ^NEW
☑️ Includes a personal phobia (Anthony's fear of dying young / Kate's fear of storms)
☑️ A sticker on the cover ^NEW
☑️ Includes a wedding (Kate/Anthony)
☑️ Chapter headings have dates
☑️ Set in a city starting with the letter “M” (Mayfair)

n°: 6
accomplished: 11
new: 2total bingo: 28

☑️ More than 40 chapters (120 + Prologo + Epilogo)
☑️ At least four different POV (Lindsay / Chimera / Cindy / Aaron Winslow / Davidson / Mercer / Claire / Jill)
☑️ A character-driven novel (Lindsay)
☑️ A grieving character (Jill)
☑️ A revenge story (Chimera's)
☑️ Written by a ghostwriter (Andrew Gross) ^NEW
☑️ A plot similar to another book (First to die)
☑️ A cover without people on it
☑️ Picked without reading the blurb
☑️ Title matches lyrics from a song (Second Chance - HSM)
☑️ Published by Hachette
☑️ A musical instrument on the cover (microphone) ^NEW

n°: 7
accomplished: 12
new: 2total bingo: 30