I utterly failed at reading at least one ‘classic’ a month in 2016 – I read a couple and didn’t hate them but the desire to pick up more faltered and faded away as the year went on. Oops.
For 2017 I have decided I’m going to join in with the British Books Challenge which is being hosted by Chelle over on her Tales of Yesterday Blog.
I am already confident that I will actually manage this challenge because unlike classics – British books are things I choose to pick up on a fairly regular basis. Often, though, I can do massive runs on American authors so I think I will enjoy making sure I support authors closer to home throughout 2017.
Now, the aim is to read and review at least 12 British books throughout the year – I don’t think I can decide on all 12 right now – doubtless new and shiny things will come my way through the year and I will change my mind. However, the are a couple already on my bookshelf that I am definitely going to put at the top of my BBC-TBR pile as my January and February reads:
13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough 
I actually did a mini review of the sampler I got for this at YALC back in summer and was very kindly sent a full copy to review… which I have utterly failed to read in the chaos of 2016. BAD book blogger!
It feels like a January kind of read – for curling up on the sofa on a chilly evening with a blanket and a hot chocolate. I also have The Death House on my shelf by Sarah as well which I need to read. Maybe it will turn into a Sarah Pinborough marathon!
Kook by Chris Vick
Another book that has been on my shelf since summer which I have failed to pick up.
Chris Vick did his Creative Writing MA at the same uni that I did my BA at (in the same subject!) and I’m always interested in supporting fellow Spartans when they get books released.
I love Kook‘s edgy front cover and I’m looking forward to immersing myself in the story – especially as I have heard loads of good things about it from people whose book recs I trust!
For now, this is my planned reading list. It is liable to change as the year goes on and I undoubtedly acquire new books… but for now, these are what I am aining to read:
JANUARY
The Death House – Sarah Pinborough
FEBRUARY
English Passengers – Matthew Kneale
MARCH
The Dragon’s Eye –Dugald A. Steer
APRIL
Elizabeth Is Missing – Emma Healey
MAY
Second Lives – Scott K. Andrews
JUNE
1984/Animal Farm – George Orwell
The Last Wild – Piers Torday
JULY
The Hunter’s Kind – Rebecca Levene
AUGUST
How To Be A Pirate – Cressida Cowell
Dreaming The Bear – Mimi Thebo
SEPTEMBER
The Manifesto On How To Be Interesting – Holly Bourne
OCTOBER
The Amazing Story Of Adolph Tips – Michael Morpurgo
The Kites Are Flying – Michael Morpurgo
NOVEMBER
The Ice Twins – S. K. Tremayne
DECEMBER
The Dreamfighter and other Creation Tales – Ted Hughes
At the end of each month, I will come back here and update which books I read and link them up to my reviews so you can see them all in one place (and see if I’m on track with the challenge)!
Carole Finds Her Wings 
Thanks so much for signing up to the challenge! I can’t wait to see what reads you read and your reviews x
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Good luck with this! I’m going to head over to Chelley’s blog to read more, maybe I’ll give the challenge a go too 🙂
#ReadWithMe
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Ooo might have to join in with this myself, fab selection of books to read there, The Ice Twins is a great novel. Thanks for sharing with #ReadWithMe
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Good luck! I really enjoy British books and most of the books I read are British. You can’t beat a really good quality American book and I do like Scandinavian thrillers, but I’m sure I will read well over 12 British books next year!
The only one of your planned reads I’ve read was The Ice Twins, which was a 7 out of 10 kind of book for me!
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