Friday, November 20, 2020

Around the Year in 52 Books

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This challenge is hosted on Goodreads.   There are 52 different prompts to expand your reading selections for the year.  


My Goodreads discussion thread can be found here.

Completed:   50/52  Prompts

√  1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”  

  • READ Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/15/21
  • √ 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y  

  • READ The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
  • Blog Post and Good Reads Review 2/20/21
  • √ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music 

  • READ Laughing at my Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
  • Blog Post and Good Reads Review 1/30/21
  • √  4. A book with a monochromatic cover

      √  5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read

      √ 6. A love story  

      √ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list  

      √  8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited  

        √  9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year  

      1. READ Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker
      2. Blog Post  and Good Reads Review 2/11/21
      3. √ 10. A book with a female villain or criminal

          √ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum  

        1. READ All by Myself Alone by Mary Higgins Clark
        2. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 7/3/21
        3. √  12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation  

          √ 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020  

          √   14. A book set in a made-up place   

          √  15. A book that features siblings as the main characters

        4. READ Killer Kung Pao by Vivien Chien
        5. Blog Post and Good Reads Review 1/14/21
        6. √  16. A book with a building in the title  

        7. READ The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse
        8. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 4/10/21
        9. √ 17. A book with a Muslim character or author  

          √ 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1  

          √ 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2  

          √ 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3  

          √ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"  

            22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads  IDEALittle Fires Everywhere

            √ 23. A cross genre novel  

          1. READ  Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus
          2. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 5/19/21
          3. 24. A book about racism or race relations  IDEAFire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women

            √ 25. A book set on an island 

          4. READ  No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker 
          5. Blog Post  and Good Reads Review 2/10/21
          6. √ 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author 

            √  27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards  

          7. READ American Royals by Katherine McGee
          8. Blog Post and Goodreads Review  3/7/21
          9. √  28. A book connected to ice 

            √ 29. A book that you consider comfort reading  

          10. READ Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot
          11. Blog Post and Good Reads Review 2/6/21
          12. √ 30. A long book 

            √ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years  

            √  32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people  

            √  33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry 

            √  34. A book with a travel theme 

          13. READ Peril Through the Panama Canal by Lizzie Josephson
          14. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/12/21
          15. √ 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer 

             36. A book with six or more words in the title  

             37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list  

          16. READ The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron
          17. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 9/20/21
          18. √ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator  

            √ 39. A book involving an immigrant  

          19. READ Hush Hush by Stuart Woods
          20. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/9/21
          21. √ 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover 

          22. READ Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya Kappes
          23. Blog Post and Good Reads Review 2/2/21
          24. √ 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author  

            √ 42. A mystery or thriller

            √ 43. A book with elements of magic  

          25. READ  In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
          26. Blog Post and Good Reads Review 2/7/21
          27. √ 44. A book whose title contains a negative  

            √ 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet 

            √ 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards  

            √  47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir 

          28. READ Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
          29. Blog Post and Good Reads Review 2/6/21
          30. √ 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”  

          31. READ Olive Bright Pigeoneer by Stephanie Graves
          32. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/7/21
          33. √  49. A book with an ensemble cast  

            √  50. A book published in 2021  

            51.  √  A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name  

          34. READ Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan
          35. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/18/21
          36. 52.  √  A book related to "the end" 


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