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

    1.  by Maddie Day
    2. Blog Post and Goodreads Review 3/5/25

      3. 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

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

      5. 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

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

      7. 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  


      8. 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  

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

      10. 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

    10.  You Belong to Me by Mary Higgins Clark

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

      47. A book relating to fire

      •  Smolder (Stone Barrington # 65) by Stuart Woods and Brett Battles

        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  

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


        3. 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

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

          3. 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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