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My first time trying Around the Year in 52 Books.


Topics 50/50 as of 25 Nov, 2020
Books read 30

✔️1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Red Rising


✔️2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany by Jane Mount


✔️3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement


✔️4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
The Nightingale - World War II


✔️5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Magic Bites - Kate Daniels Series


✔️6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Little Fires Everywhere - cars and a boat


✔️7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood - South Africa


✔️8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Nightingale


✔️9. A book that can be read in a day
Convenience Store Woman - 3 hours 22 minutes


✔️10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Whiskey When We're Dry


✔️11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
My Sister, the Serial Killer


✔️12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows


✔️13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - 2017-39: An epistolary fiction


✔️14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel


✔️15. A book set in a global city
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - New York


✔️16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Educated - rural Idaho


✔️17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


✔️18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Magic Burns - Ilona Andrews


✔️19. A fantasy book
The Last Wish


✔️20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Daisies in the Canyon - 20th book read


✔️21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
Cress - set in Space


✔️22. A book with the major theme of survival
The Tattooist of Auschwitz


✔️23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Map of Salt and Stars - LGBTQIA+ author


✔️24. A book with an emotion in the title
Love Without Borders: How Bold Faith Opens the Door to Embracing the Unexpected


✔️25. A book related to the arts
Daisy Jones & The Six - about a band


✔️26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
Red, White & Royal Blue - Debut Novel, Romance


✔️27. A history or historical fiction
The Nightingale


✔️28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Archangel's Sun by Nalini Singh - New Zealand author


✔️29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Magic Tests - less than 1,000


✔️30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
An American Marriage -


✔️31. A book inspired by a leading news story
She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement


✔️32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Convenience Store Woman - set in Japan


✔️33. A book about a non-traditional family
Scarlet - Found Family


✔️34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
Magic Strikes - Urban Fantasy


✔️35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
Recursion


✔️36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
This Won't End Well


✔️37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Cinder - First of a series The Lunar Chronicles Series


✔️38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Winter - Last of a series The Lunar Chronicles Series


✔️39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski


✔️40. A book with a place name in the title
A Gentleman in Moscow - Moscow, Russia


✔️41. A mystery
The Lovely Bones


✔️42. A book that was nominated for one of the ��10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World��
Less -


✔️43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
The Map of Salt and Stars - war


✔️44. A book related to witches
Blood of Elves


✔️45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Archangel's Sun - Love the entire Guild Hunter Series read it first in 2019


✔️46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
A Gentleman in Moscow - Russia


✔️47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Rebecca


✔️48. A book published in 2020
Smoke Bitten - March 17, 2020


✔️49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
Sword of Destiny - A book originally written in a language other than English or your mother tongue


✔️50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
The Vanishing Half


✔️51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
The Vanishing Half


✔️52. A book related to time
Where the Crawdads Sing - 2 timelines

Welcome to ATYB. I hope you enjoy your reading year with us.

Station Eleven is such a good book.

Anastasia wrote: "Welcome to ATYB. I hope you enjoy your reading year with us.

Station Eleven is such a good book."

Thank you. I am really looking forward to reading with a group.

January 2020



Magic Bites ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
- Kate Daniels series
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
- Urban Fantasy Magic Bites


Magic Burns ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
- Ilona Andrews


Bibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Jane Mount
25. A book related to the arts
- Book about books
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
-


Red Rising ⭐️⭐️⭐️
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Pierce Brown
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
- Mars
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
- Red Rising Saga
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
-


The Yellow Rose Beauty Shop ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Carolyn Brown
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
-


Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
- Johannesburg, South Africa
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
- 2017 Nonfiction
40. A book with a place name in the title
- South Africa


Station Eleven ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
- Emily St. John Mandel
25. A book related to the arts
- Travelling theater company
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
- Canadian (Emily St. John Mandel)


Rebecca ⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Daphne du Maurier
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
-

February 2020



The Nightingale ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
- World War II France
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
-
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
- 17 hours 20 minutes, 440 pages
27. A history or historical fiction
- Historical Fiction


The Empty Nesters ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
- Truck


An American Marriage ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Tayari Jones
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
- Tayari Jones
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
- 2018 Fiction
40. A book with a place name in the title
- America

March 2020



Educated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
-
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
- 2018


My Sister, the Serial Killer ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
- 2017
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
-
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
- Oyinkan Braithwaite

April 2020



Little Fires Everywhere ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Celeste Ng
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
- Cars
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
- 2017


She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
-
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
- Nonfiction nominee
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
2019 Nonfiction
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
-
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
-


The Lovely Bones ⭐️⭐️⭐️
41. A mystery
-


The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Taylor Jenkins Reid
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
- 2017
15. A book set in a global city
- New York City, New York
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
-
27. A history or historical fiction
-

May 2020



Little Women ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
- Louisa May Alcott


The Tattooist of Auschwitz ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
- Oświęcim (Auschwitz), Poland
22. A book with the major theme of survival
-
27. A history or historical fiction
-
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
- Native New Zealander residing in Australia


Smoke Bitten ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Patricia Briggs
48. A book published in 2020
-


Whiskey When We're Dry ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
- 15 hours 25 minutes

June 2020



The Map of Salt and Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. A book with the major theme of survival
-
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
- Zeyn Joukhadar


The Last Wish ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
-
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
- The Witcher Series
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
- 1993
19. A fantasy book
-
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
- Andrzej Sapkowski
44. A book related to witches
-


Less ⭐️⭐️
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
-
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Andrew Sean Greer
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
- 2017
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
-
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
-
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ��10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World��
-


Red, White & Royal Blue ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
- 12 hours 16 minutes
15. A book set in a global city
- Washington DC
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
- Casey McQuiston
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
- Romance, Debut Novel

July 2020



A Gentleman in Moscow ⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Amor Towles
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
- 17 hours 54 minutes
40. A book with a place name in the title
- Moscow


Sword of Destiny ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
- Andrzej Sapkowski
19. A fantasy book
-


Love Without Borders: How Bold Faith Opens the Door to Embracing the Unexpected ⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. A book that can be read in a day
-
24. A book with an emotion in the title
- Love
48. A book published in 2020
-
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
-

August 2020



The Great Gatsby ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. A book set in a global city
-
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
-


The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
- Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
25. A book related to the arts
-
27. A history or historical fiction
-
40. A book with a place name in the title
- Guernsey


Know My Name ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. A book with the major theme of survival
-
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
-
30. A book from the NYT '100 Notable Books' list for any year
- 2019 Memoir

September 2020



Blood of Elves ⭐️⭐️⭐️
01. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
-
19. A fantasy book
-
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
-
44. A book related to witches
-


Fahrenheit 451 ⭐️⭐️
04. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
-


Cinder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
01. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T, Y
-
05. The first book in a series that you have not started
-
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
- First of the series The Lunar Chronicles Series


Scarlet ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
-
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
-
19. A fantasy book
-
33. A book about a non-traditional family
-


Cress ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
01. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
-
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
-
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
-
33. A book about a non-traditional family
-

October 2020



Winter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. A fantasy book
-
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
-
33. A book about a non-traditional family
-
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
- Last of the series The Lunar Chronicles Series


Stars Above ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. A fantasy book
-
33. A book about a non-traditional family
-


Daisy Jones & The Six ⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
-
25. A book related to the arts
-
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
-
27. A history or historical fiction
-

November 2020



The Time of Contempt ⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. A fantasy book
-
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
-


The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
-
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
-


Where the Crawdads Sing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
06. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
-
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
-
22. A book with the major theme of survival
-
41. A mystery
-
52. A book related to time
-


The Silent Patient ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
-


Convenience Store Woman ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
09. A book that can be read in a day
-
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
-


Recursion ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. A book from the 2019 ŷ������ Choice Awards
-
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
-
52. A book related to time
-

December 2020



Archangel's Sun ⭐️⭐️⭐️
02. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
- Nalini Singh
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
- New Zealand author
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
- Urban Fantasy
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
- Love the entire Guild Hunter Series
48. A book published in 2020
- November 24, 2020

Books read for ATY 2020