Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Around the Year again in 25

  Around the year is another challenge hosted on Goodreads.  It is a prompt based challenge where each participant posts a topic for their reads and updates with comments as they complete prompts.  My tracking topic can be found here.



1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y

2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list-  multi pov

  • The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas 
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/20/25

    • 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song

    4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld

    5. A book with a weird or intriguing title

  •  by Maddie Day
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/5/25

    • 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover 

    7. A book by an author that uses 3 names

    8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings

  • Love from Paddington (Paddington #14) by Michael Bond
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/11/25

    • 9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year

    10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns

    11. A book set in a fictional location

    12. A book by an Irish author

    13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family  

    14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman

    15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception 

    16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list-  . A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.)

    17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925

    18. A book set primarily in nature

    19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape

  • Dog Man (Dog Man #1) by Dav Pilkey
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/24/25

    • 20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title 

    21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals  

    22. A translated novel from Asia

    23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting  

    24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal 

    25. A book with waves on the cover 

    26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name

    27. A book set in the winter  

    28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1

    29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2

    30. A monster book

    31. A book with a coastal setting

    32. A mystery or true crime book

    33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time  


    • 34. A book title that could be a country song

    35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

    36. A book with a common household object on the cover

    37. A book featuring adult friendships 

    38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1

    39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2

    40. A book you'd consider a comfort read

    41. A book that involves digging up the past

    42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate  

  • The Tell Tale Tarte (5 Ingredient #4) by Maya Corrigan
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/10/25

    • 43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters

    44. A haunting book

    45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years

    46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names

    47. A book relating to fire

    48. A book with a character dealing with death 

    49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines

    50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025

    51. A book published in 2025 

    52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover  

  •  When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2) by Chanel Cleeton
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/15/25


    • THE ANNIVERSARY LIST

    In honor of ATY's 10 year of reading challenges, we have put together an anniversary list made up of member-chosen prompts. Each prompt comes from that year's respective list and was chosen by the members of the group.


    2016: A book originally written in a language other than English

    2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"

    2018: An author's debut book

    2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements

    2020: A book with an emotion in the title

    2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

    2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name

    2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books

  • On Thin Icing (Bakeshop #3) by Ellie Alexander
  • Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/3/25

    • 2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year

    2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family

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