Reading list: 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards

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Books I have chosen from the Choice Awards 2017, made on Goodreads. There is no particular pattern to my picks, I simply picked nominees (and winners) that interested me.

The only rule is to have fun and read all the listed books, in any desired order.

Stats:

9 YA fiction books, 7 Fiction books, 6 Mystery books, 6 Middle Grade books, 5 Historical Fiction books, 4 Horror books, 4 non-fiction books, 4 Memoir books, 3 Graphic novels, 2 History books, 2 Science Books, 2 Fantasy books, 2 Romance books, 2 Sci-fi books, 2 Humor books, 2 YA Fantasy books, 1 picture book.

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Books: 64

10.

The Breakdown

by B. A. Paris

Note: Mystery category nominee

11.

Never Let You Go

by Chevy Stevens

Note: Mystery category nominee

12.

Silent Child

by Sarah A. Denzil

Note: Mystery category nominee

13.

The Ghostwriter

by Alessandra Torre

Note: Mystery category nominee

14.

Before We Were Yours

by Lisa Wingate

Note: Historical Fiction category winner

15.

The Alice Network

by Kate Quinn

Note: Historical Fiction category nominee

16.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Note: Historical Fiction category nominee

17.

A Piece of the World: A Novel

by Christina Baker Kline

Note: Historical Fiction category nominee

18.

Lilli de Jong

by Janet Benton

Note: Historical Fiction category nominee

19.

The Bear and the Nightingale

by Katherine Arden

Note: Fantasy category nominee

20.

Kings of the Wyld (The Band)

by Nicholas Eames

Note: Fantasy category nominee

21.

Wait for It

by Mariana Zapata

Note: Romance category nominee

22.

Beard in Mind

by Penny Reid

Note: Romance category nominee

23.

Borne: A Novel

by Jeff VanderMeer

Note: Sci-fi category nominee

24.

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

Note: Sci-fi category nominee

25.

Sleeping Beauties: A Novel

by Stephen King, Owen King

Note: Horror category winner

26.

Final Girls

by Riley Sager

Note: Horror category nominee

27.

Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day

by Seanan McGuire

Note: Horror category nominee

28.

The Grip of It: A Novel

by Jac Jemc

Note: Horror category nominee

29.

One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Ma... - Scaachi Koul

One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays

by Scaachi Koul

Note: Humor category nominee

30.

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches

by John Hodgman

Note: Humor category nominee

31.

Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen ... - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Note: Non Fiction category nominee

32.

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story... - Michael Finkel

The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

by Michael Finkel

Note: Non Fiction category nominee

33.

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find... - Caitlin Doughty

From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

by Caitlin Doughty

Note: Non Fiction category nominee

34.

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal M... - Nick Bilton

American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

by Nick Bilton

Note: Non Fiction category nominee

35.

My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir

by Mark Lukach

Note: Memoir & Auto Biography category nominee

36.

How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child

by Abigail Pesta, Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Note: Memoir & Auto Biography category nominee

37.

At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging Whi... - Tsh Oxenreider

At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe

by Tsh Oxenreider

Note: Memoir & Auto Biography category nominee

38.

Insomniac City: New York, Oliver, and Me

by Bill Hayes

Note: Memoir & Auto Biography category nominee

39.

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shin... - Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

by Kate Moore

Note: History & Biography category winner

40.

Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Her... - Jennifer Wright

Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them

by Jennifer Wright

Note: History & Biography category nominee

41.

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Note: Science & Technology category winner

42.

We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe

by Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson

Note: Science & Technology category nominee

43.

Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah's Scribbles Collecti... - Sarah Andersen

Big Mushy Happy Lump: A Sarah's Scribbles Collection

by Sarah Andersen

Note: Graphics Novels & Comics category winner

44.

Wires and Nerve, Volume 1

by Marissa Meyer, Douglas Holgate

Note: Graphics Novels & Comics category nominee

45.

The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir

by Thi Bui

Note: Graphics Novels & Comics category nominee

46.

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

Note: Debut Goodreads Author and Ya Fiction winner

47.

Turtles All the Way Down

by John Green

Note: YA fiction nominee

48.

One of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus

Note: YA fiction nominee

49.

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee, Christian Coulson

Note: YA fiction nominee

50.

Geekerella

by Ashley Poston

Note: YA fiction nominee

51.

Eliza and Her Monsters

by Francesca Zappia

Note: YA fiction nominee

52.

History Is All You Left Me

by Adam Silvera

Note: YA fiction nominee

53.

A List of Cages

by Robin Roe

Note: YA fiction nominee

54.

Goodbye Days

by Jeff Zentner

Note: YA fiction nominee

55.

Moxie: A Novel

by Jennifer Mathieu

Note: YA fiction nominee

56.

Scythe

by Neal Shusterman

Note: YA fantasy nominee

57.

In Other Lands

by Sarah Rees Brennan

Note: YA fantasy nominee

58.