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I am really excited about my challenges this year (ATY & Discard Challenge). I think I have a pretty good variety of books, authors, and topics, but I know I am pushing my reading limits this coming year by taking on all but a handful of the non-winning Discard Topics.

I'm attempting 368 books in my 2020 Challenge alone, but we all know there are going to be side pieces. So, we'll see how this goes :)

2020 ATY Challenge

1. A title not containing the letters A, T, or Y: Queenie - 5/5

2. An author with a one-syllable last name: Redemption Road - 3/5

3. A subjected prompted b/c of a circumstance in 2019: Refugee - 4/5

4. Set in a place I would not want to live: Folsom Untold: The Strange True Story of Johnny Cash's Greatest Album - 3/5

5. The first book in a new series: The Life We Bury - 4/5

6. Has a mode of transportation on the cover: The Forgetting Moon - 3/5

7. Set in the Southern Hemisphere: Moxyland - 4/5

8. A two-word title, beginning with "the": The Troop - 4/5

9. A book that can be finished in a day: Pop Art - 5/5

10. A book that is 400-600 pages: The Woman in the Window - 4/5

11. Originally published in a year that is a prime number: Stillhouse Lake - 5/5

12. A collaboration by 2 or more people: The Monster Hunter Files - 5/5

13. A prompt from a previous ATY Challenge: The Amulet - 5/5

14. From the Abe List: Sing, Unburied, Sing - 2/5

15. Set in a global city: Tales of the City - 5/5

16. Set in a rural/sparsely populated area: Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century - 4/5

17. Has a neurodiverse character: Fledgling - 4/5

18. By an author I've only read once: Second Hand Curses - 3/5

19. A fantasy: One More Last Time - 5/5

20. The 20th book: Midnight Crossroad - 4/5

21. Related to Maximilian Hell: The Relentless Moon

22. Has a major theme of survival: Broken Lands - 2/5

23. Featuring an LGBTQ+ character or by an identified author: A Queer History of the United States - 3/5

24. A title with emotion: Reasonable Doubt: A Shocking Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland - 5/5

25. Related to the arts: The Only Woman in the Room - 5/5

26. From the 2019 GR Choice Awards: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper - 3/5

27. A history or historical fiction: The Skeptic's Guide to American History - 4/5

28. By a Canadian/Australian/New Zealander author: We Are Legion - 4/5

29. From the NYTimes 100 Notable Books: The Tao of Pooh - 5/5

30. An underrated/hidden gem/lesser known book: Bedtime Stories for Cynics - 5/5

31. Inspired by a leading news story: The Road Out of Hell: Sanford Clark and the True Story of the Wineville Murders - 5/5

32. Related to the 2020 Olympic Games: Patriot Games - 2/5

33. About a nontraditional family: The Privilege of the Sword - 5/5

34. A genre/sub-genre that begins with a letter of my name: Shadow Prey

35. A cover with a geometric pattern: Evil Has A Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation

36. A book on my TBR that I don't recall putting there: The Better Sister

37. Two books related to binary opposites (1): White Fang

38. Two books related to binary opposites (2): The Black Cat

39. An author whose name I am unsure how to pronounce: The World of Lore: Wicked Mortals

40. Has a place name in the title: The Bone House

41. A mystery: Sudden Prey

42. Nominated for one of the 10 most coveted literary prizes: Witness

43. Related to one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: The Demon Next Door

44. Featuring, including, or with witches: Practical Magic

45. An author who wrote one of my "best books" of 2018/2019: The Man With The Candy: The Story of The Houston Mass Murders

46. Connected to the song, We Didn't Start the Fire: Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America

47. A classic book I've always wanted to read: The Call of the Wild

48. Published in 2020: Afterland

49. A subject from the reject/discard list: An American Marriage

50. Has a silhouette on the cover: The Monsters of Templeton

51. A title word with "ing" in it: The Lying Game

52. A book related to time: The Memory

2020 Topic Discard Challenge, Part 1

1. About two queer women: Gold Mountain

2. An author with a color name w/ that color on the cover: There There

3. Set in a location with less than two members on the 2019 Reading Map: The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic

4. Related to the 2020 Olympics in Japan: The Woman in the Dunes

5. Set on an island: Shutter Island

6. Has a heart on the cover: Heart Berries

7. Originally written in a language other than English: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

8. A, T, and Y can be found as the first letter of at least three title words: Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family

9. A book related to the five senses: Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany

10. Has china or porcelain on the cover: Climbing the Stairs

11. Published the year you were born: The Eight

12. About horses/has horses on the cover: The Horse Whisperer

13. By an Irish author: Milkman

14. A dystopian novel: Feed

15. Has 20 or more letters in the title: Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey"

16. About sight, seeing, or vision (20/20): Evil Eye

17. Featuring a child being raised by their non-biological parents: The Child

18. A book with neon lights on the cover: Providence

19. The main character's name in the title: Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency

20. About a natural disaster: The Worst Journey in the World

21. About women's suffrage: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

22. A road trip plot: The World of Lore: Dreadful Places

23. A theme of power/corruption: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South

24. Has a family honorary in the title: The Perfect Nanny

25. An audiobook read by the author: Born with Teeth

26. By a transgender author (or features a trans main character): Tales of the City

27. Related to the 1920s: Servants' Hall: A Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance

28. Found in a friend's TBR: On the Beach

29. A crime fiction: Mystic River

30. Debut novel published in 2020: The City We Became

31. A title verb ending in "ing": The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West

32. Has a mathematical term in the title: Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903

33. Has a weather element in the title: Thunderhead

34. A fairy tale retelling: The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince

35. From a child's perspective: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell

36. A main character involved in an experiment: Just One Damned Thing After Another

37. An author born in Latin America: I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

38.Featuring an "otherworldly" presence: The Witches of New York

39. book that takes you out of your comfort zone: The Man on the Mountaintop: An Audible Original Drama

40. A humorous fiction: More Bedtime Stories for Cynics

41. Related to a NASA mission name: The Vikings

42. A book that makes you nostalgic: Noir

43. Has a weapon in the title or on the cover: The Bomb Maker

44. Set in a country with a population of less that one million: Don't Believe It

45. About friendship: The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

46. A nonfiction about a place: The Stonewall Reader: Edited by The New York Public Library

47. About something that seems like a bad idea: The Brethren

48. An author's name the size of, or larger than, the title: My Life as a White Trash Zombie

49. Picked because of the cover: Strange Practice

50. Has a rabbit: The Year of the Hare

51. About food or has food on the cover: Twain's Feast: Searching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens

52. From an American Library Association's Notable Book List: Barkskins

53. A title that does NOT contain the letters A, T, or Y: Innocence

54. A debut novel by a POC: Devil in a Blue Dress

55. Involving a betrayal: Heads Will Roll

56. A book involving an Olympic sport: The History of Ancient Rome

57. Has water on the cover: The Darkwater Bride

58. A character that is a caregiver: Year One

59. About a weird or unusual subject: Pimp: The Story of My Life

60. By an author whose book you disliked: Requiem - 2/5

61. A collection of essays: Ayiti

62. Related to a sea creature: The Sea and Little Fishes

63. A book with beautiful writing: The National Parks: America's Best Idea

64. Winner of a foreign literary prize: Strangers

65. A title with 5 or more words: Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood

66. A title with two or more names in it: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 5/5

67. Connected to a famous/popular game: Molly's Game

68. A dark humor or satire: How to Survive a Horror Movie

69. Related to Earth Day: Pandemic

70. Has illustrations: Fire & Blood

71. Featuring magical realism: The Witch's Kind

72. Published in the past three years with a lot of buzz: Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour

73. Has a curse: Kill Creek

74. By one of the National Book Foundations, 5 Under 35: How to Escape from a Leper Colony

75. A theme of discrimination, persecution, or prejudice: A Queer History of the United States

76. Related to a museum: Native Peoples of North America

77. Related to a marine animal: Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells

78. From a TED Summer Reading List: Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II

79. From the Texas Library Lariat Lists: Heads of the Colored People

80. Published before 2019 with less than 2000 GR reviews: A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs

81. Related to 20/20: Invisible Monsters

82. Recommended by Reese Witherspoon or Oprah Winfrey: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie

83. Set in or about space: The Collapsing Empire

84. From a school's summer reading list: The Magician's Nephew

85. A work of or inspired by fan fiction: Timothy

86. A travel memoir: Not Without My Father: One Woman's 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace

87. Recommended by a celebrity/public figure: The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story

88. A roman a clef (real people depicted under factious names): Where Should We Begin? The Arc of Love

89. One of the most anticipated books of 2020: The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls

90. A title referencing a pun or another work of literature: My Husband's Wife

91. On the longlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction: Americanah

92. From the Washington Post's 100 Books for the Ages: Wizard's First Rule

93. Involves a vacation/holiday: Then She Was Gone

94. Fill an unidentified hole in my 2019 reading pattern: War's Unwomanly Face

95. A cover with the same color scheme as my country's Olympic team: Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

96. Relating to pirates or a nautical theme: Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge

97. A xenofiction: Disenchanted

98. A book that has been a BBC Radio Four Book at bedtime: Exit West

99. Originally written in a language that is not one of the 10 most spoken: The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man

100. Has a betrayal: The Dead Key

101. From the GR News section: The Pact

102. An unusual genre for the author: Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles

103. Recommended by an independent bookshop: The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

104. A crime noir: Killer by Nature

105. A book I've been meaning to read: The Sisters

106. Set in Egypt: The Heretic Queen

107. Written by a Laureate: Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

108. Related to Florence Nightingale: Moral Disorder and Other Stories

109. A synopsis with a question: Look Behind You

110: From 1001 Books to Read Before You Die: The Te of Piglet

111. Related to social justice: Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession

112. An author not connected to the Anglo-sphere: Convenience Store Woman

113. Related to flowers: Louisiana Longshot

114. A popular author's first novel: Rules of Prey

115. Featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or author: Further Tales of the City

116. By an indigenous woman: Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival

117. Roll the "Genre Generator": The Shadows We Hide

118. From the 1,000 Books by Women: Bluebeard's Egg

119. Related to beauty, brawn, or brains (beauty): The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick

120. Related to beauty, brawn, or brains (brains): A Mind of Her Own

121. Related to beauty, brawn, or brains (brawn): The Sum of All Fears

122. Three "own voices" book inspired by the PRIDE Flag (1): Babycakes

123. Three "own voices" book inspired by the PRIDE Flag (2): Significant Others

124. Three "own voices" book inspired by the PRIDE Flag (3): Sure of You

2020 Topic Discard Challenge, Part 2

125. Three books w/ authors or characters in three different generations (1): Gettysburg

126. Three books w/ authors or characters in three different generations (2): Kindness Goes Unpunished

127. Three books w/ authors or characters in three different generations (3): The Best Friend

128. Two books from different genres that are connected in some way (1): My Sister's Grave

129. Two books from different genres that are connected in some way (2): The Shark

130. Three books related to any of the five senses (1): The Dreaming Tree

131. Three books related to any of the five senses (2): Sideways

132. Three books related to any of the five senses (3): Resurrection Bay

133. Two books: a book about an author and by the author (about): Margaret Atwood

134. Two books: a book about an author and by the author (by): The Robber Bride

135. Four books related to the seasons (Spring): Spring's Awakening

136. Four books related to the seasons (Summer): The Elementals

137. Four books related to the seasons (Autumn): Mary Ann in Autumn

138. Four books related to the seasons (Winter): The Christmas Hirelings

139. Three books in the same genre from different countries (1): Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention

140. Three books in the same genre from different countries (2): Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval

141. Three books in the same genre from different countries (3): Courage to Say No: A Pakistani Female Doctor's Battle Against Sexual Exploitation

142. Four books related to the four elements (Fire): Morning in the Burned House

143. Four books related to the four elements (Air): Not Alone

144. Four books related to the four elements (Water): The Rainmaker

145. Four books related to the four elements (Earth): The Hobbit or There and Back Again

146. A duology (1): The Ruin

147. A duology (2): The Scholar

148. Three books published in three consecutive years (1): Another Man's Moccasins

149. Three books published in three consecutive years (2): The Dark Horse

150. Three books published in three consecutive years (3): Junkyard Dogs

151. Two books of the same genre written more than 50 years apart (1): Replay

152. Two books of the same genre written more than 50 years apart (2): The Fellowship of the Ring

153. Three books published or set in three different countries (1): The Secret diary of Hendrik Groen 83 1/4 years old

154. Three books published or set in three different countries (2): Eyes of Prey

155. Three books published or set in three different countries (3): People Who Eat Darkness

156. Three books from three countries whose boarders neighbor (1): A Tapping At My Door

157. Three books from three countries whose boarders neighbor (2): The Little Paris Bookshop

158. Three books from three countries whose boarders neighbor (3): Haunted Ground

159. Four books related to a deck of cards (1; Devil): I, Lucifer

160. Four books related to a deck of cards (2; Star): Where the Forest Meets the Stars

161. Four books related to a deck of cards (3; Death): From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death

162. Four books related to a deck of cards (4; Hermit): The Hermit

163. Three books related to the primary colors (red); Red Rabbit

164. Three books related to the primary colors (blue); Secret Prey

165. Three books related to the primary colors (yellow); Michael Tolliver Lives

166. A fiction and nonfiction about the same topic (fiction): The Testaments

167. A fiction and nonfiction about the same topic (nonfiction): Homeland Maternity: US Security Culture and the New Reproductive Regime

168. Three books linked by past, present, and future (past): Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies

169. Three books linked by past, present, and future (present): You do You: Proud to Be Fabulous

170. Three books linked by past, present, and future (future): The Science of Energy: Resources and Power Explained

171. By a deceased author in the last 5-years: One Day She'll Darken: The Mysterious Beginnings of Fauna Hodel

172. A retelling of another work of literature: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

173. A short story collection or essays: Rip-Off!

174. By a Canadian author: The Penelopiad

175. Has "man", "woman", "girl" or "boy" in the title: The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies

176. In your favorite genre, read something different: Clear and Present Danger

177. About or inspired by The Beatles: A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song

178. Set in a nation or empire that no longer exists: Senlin Ascends

179. Has glasses or sunglasses on the cover: Zealot: A book about cults

180. Takes place where you want to live: True West

181. A "new-to-you" book found on a "top shelf": Ashley Bell

182. A xenofiction (nonhuman POV): For We Are Many

183. Related to Earth Day: All These Worlds

184. By more than one author: METAtropolis: The Dawn of Uncivilization

185. A mashup genre: Age of Iron

186. Published in 2020: One of Us Is Next

187. By an Australian author: Missing Molly

188. About friendship: Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World

189. A cover with less than five colors: Truth and Lies

190. A book recommended by Stephen King: Anansi Boys

191. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover: Valerie

192. A western: Death Without Company

193. A title that is at an angle: Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi

194. A mystery by a person of color: My Sister, the Serial Killer

195. A fantasy book: Shadow Beast

196. A book whose title contains an honorific: The Cardinal of the Kremlin

197. A book with eyeglasses or sunglasses on the cover: Nemesis

198. A book with an ensemble cast: The Conception of Terror: Tales Inspired by M. R. James - Volume 1

199. Has the word "novel" on the cover: True Places

200. An immigrant as a main character: Days Without End

201. A debut novel by an established/popular author: The Hunt for Red October

202. An author with a color name and that color on the cover: Twist of Faith

203. From the "Most Read this Week In" page of your favorite genre: Seeing Evil

204. A cover that reminds you of the sky at your favorite time of day: Night Prey

205. A cover with half a face on it: Sometimes I Lie

206. A silhouette on the cover: Amid the Shadows

207. Has a bug on the cover: Akata Witch

208. A southern-lit. book: The Pecan Man

209. A work of metafiction: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

210. A historical fiction novel set during a time period you don't typical read about: What the Wind Knows

211. Featuring a character who is job searching, unemployed, or loses/quits job: Failure Is an Option: An Attempted Memoir

212. Set at one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: The Pyramid

213. A book you saw someone else reading: Evidence of the Affair

214. Related to beauty, brains, and brawn (beauty): Menagerie

215. Related to beauty, brains, and brawn (brains): Switchblade

216. Related to beauty, brains, and brawn (brawn): The Dead Drink First

217. An audiobook: Wally Roux, Quantum Mechanic

218. The protagonist is a first responder: The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

219. Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders

220. A red and white cover: Nine Pints: A Journey Through the Money, Medicine, and Mysteries of Blood

221. A history/historical fiction of your favorite time period: The Clockmaker's Daughter

222. A book with a musical instrument in the title of on the cover: Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks

223. A book tagged with a two-word genre: Body Of Proof

224. A book about revenge: Mind Prey

225. From a genre you did not read in 2019: The Overstory

226. A book with a sad, depressing, or dark element: Silent Prey

227. Related to Earth Day: The Great Courses: How the Earth Works

228. A book with at least a 4.4 average rating on GR: The American Civil War

229. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus

230. A book rated 5 stars by someone in the ATY group: One of Us Is Lying

231. A book listed in the "See Similar Books..." link on GR page: The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.

232. A high fantasy or epic fiction: The Grace of Kings

233. A theme/plot of faith or religion: American Gods

234. A title using words attributed to Shakespeare: Lady Oracle

235. A book with a historical landmark: A Little History of Philosophy

236. Featuring a scientist: 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

237. A book related to birds: Magpie Murders

238. Centered on a diaspora experience: Man's Search for Meaning

239. By a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature: The Appointment

240. A character involved in the medical field: The Philosopher's Flight

241. The most recent book published by your favorite author: The Institute

242. A book nominated for the Lambda Literary Award: Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir

243. Has a question in the synopsis: Inspection

244. First book read for the '19 RC (pg. 88, line 16, word 2), A title based on this: The Farm

245. A book featuring a character in at least two different phases of life: Silent Child

2020 Topic Discard Challenge, Part 3

246. A book involving technology or social media: The Unsung

247. A book with or about twins: The Summer of France

248. A cover that is mainly one cover (not black & white): Lethal Bayou Beauty

249. A cover that reminds you of the sky: Certain Prey

250. A nonfiction about something you encounter on a regular basis: The Days of Anna Madrigal

251. A title based on an idiom: Easy Prey

252. A book that cost you $1.00 or less: Winter Prey

253. An own voices book: New Family Values

254. The Dispatcher

255. A character with an animal-like characteristics: Dad Is Fat

256. A character with an addiction: An Innocent Client

257. Stone Mattress

258. A book where the main POV character is not the protagonist: Once Upon a River

259. Featuring a theme of co-existence: Christmas Eve, 1914

260. A character with character (personality) or has character (moral strength): The Girl in the Ice

261. A book obtained in a non-traditional way: Swordspoint - 4/5

262. Has a paranormal or supernatural protagonist: The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures

263. About or involving social media or technology: Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II

264. A title that has the twentieth word on the twentieth page on a 2019 book read: Hell Divers

265. Has a political theme: The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors

266. An "up lit" fiction with an optimistic character or storyline: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

267. A book from a child's perspective: The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole

268. A book in diary/journal format: True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole, Margaret Hilda Roberts and Susan Lilian Townsend

269. A book that takes place where your favorite food comes from: Disappearing Earth

270. A book you already know the ending to: A Very Long Engagement

271. A book about geography, geology, or earth science: Hard Road West: History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail

272. A memoir/autobiographical fiction by an author from a marginalized group: Mankiller: A Chief and Her People

273. A book set in the ancient world: The Silver Pigs

274. A book with a hyphen in the title: Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence

275. A title with a day or month: Mister Monday

276. Published or set in the 1920s: The Other Side of Midnight

277. A title that is from a song: Silent Night

278. Recommended by a family member: Bucky F*cking Dent

279. A book you've been meaning to read: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court

280. A title with 5 or more words: American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church

281. Written by an author who passed away in the past 5 years: The Wicked Day

282. A book related to one of the five senses: The Weight of Ink

283. Three books related to Beauty, Brains, and Brawn (Beauty): Pretty Girls Dancing

284. Three books related to Beauty, Brains, and Brawn (Brawn): Alexander X

285. Three books related to Beauty, Brains, and Brawn (Brains): My Lost Family

286. Related to Earth Day: A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World

287. A main character as an immigrant: The Fated Sky

288. Featuring an otherworldly presence: Carmilla

289. A collection of essays: History's Great Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach

290. A cover that reminds you of your favorite time of day: Cold Waters

291. Girl Unbroken

292. A book featuring a scientist, fiction or non-fiction: The Price of Time

293. A book involving technology or social media: The Burnout Generation

294. A book related to a Tarot Card: Alice Isn't Dead

295. Recommended by an influential person or group: Stars of Fortune

296. A book outside your comfort zone: The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

297. Related to your guilty pleasure: Winter World

298. A pregnant character: Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

299. Related to a traditional holiday: Chanukah Tales from Oykvetchnik

300. A "fiery" title: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

301. Set in Asia: Correspondents

302. An atmospheric book: The Calculating Stars

303. A main character whom is in another age category than you: The Murmur of Bees

304. With a character who spends time in jail or prison: Member of the Family

305. A book related to a Google Doodle from 2018, 2019, or 2020: Best Seller

306. A domestic fiction novel: The Hunger

307. A book that inspires or motivates you: 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea

308. With a non-human character: Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One

309. A story you are already familiar with, but in a different format: Unholy Night

310. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

311. Based on a true story: In a Dark Place

312. Related to a tarot card: Unbury Carol

313. Related to 20/20: Before the Fall

314. A book containing one of the top male/female names of your region: The Survivor

315. About a topic you've been told to avoid (sex, politics, religion): Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

316. Takes place in the sister city of where you live or have lived: The Things We Cannot Say

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I finally have everything updated, posted, and ready to go!!!

Will you be using ŷ������ to track your reading? I had a "goal" of 252 books this year on ŷ������ because that was the total across all my challenges, even though I knew that total was unrealistic, but I couldn't think of any better way to accurately track my progress. I'm trying to figure out what to do for next year. I had an idea of how to split it over two years, but now I'm second-guessing it.

Rachel wrote: "Will you be using ŷ������ to track your reading? I had a "goal" of 252 books this year on ŷ������ because that was the total across all my challenges, even though I knew that total was unrealis..."

I use GoodReads and also have a Google Docs Spreadsheet that I track from. I find the spreadsheet to very helpful because I have multiple years/challenges that I can look back on.

If you want to take a peak, you can see it here:

9 Days in and I'm already 7 books down. Originally I had planned to tackle this year in a pick and choose way, where I just read any book in any order that I want. That's what I did last year. Once I got to December, I found that I had a lot of books that were my real challenges (pushing my limits) that I had kept putting off and were not stacked for me. I've decided to go back to reading in order, or as close to in order as possible.