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message 1: by Wendi (last edited Oct 08, 2024 06:24AM) (new)

Wendi Lee (wendimlee) | 36 comments THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

COMPLETED
52/52

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Living With Viola

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Don't Fear the Reaper

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists
The Lonely Hearts Book Club

A book from the Canada Reads Book list
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands

A book that features a hobby
Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies

A biography, autobiography, or memoir
Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Late Bloomer

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Eli Over Easy - NYC

6. A book with wings on the cover
The Beautiful Something Else

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
She Is a Haunting

8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Those Pink Mountain Nights

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on ŷ
Just Shy of Ordinary

10. A history or historical fiction book
The Vaster Wilds

11. A book with an X connection
Exes and O's

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Near the Bone

13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
On Earth as It Is on Television

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Don't Fear the Reaper
Those Pink Mountain Nights

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Big Swiss

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Starter Villain

17. A book involving intelligence
Foe

18. A book with a botanical cover
Do You Remember Being Born?

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
The Dos and Donuts of Love

20. A book with a single word title
Foe

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
I Have Some Questions for You

22. A book by an author from an African country
My Sister, the Serial Killer

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Beach Read

24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
All the Lovely Bad Ones Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Counting the Cost

26. A book by an author known by their initials
Just Shy of Ordinary

27. A book related to land
The Salt Path

28. A book related to sea
Hurricane Season

29. A book related to air
The Women Could Fly

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
The House of Last Resort

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold�
Stay Gold

32. A book with a number in the title
The Seven Year Slip

33. A book involving travel
Do You Remember Being Born?

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
My Year of Rest and Relaxation

35. A science or science fiction book
Foe

36. A book featuring a character in education
I Have Some Questions for You

37. A book that is part of a series
Secrets in the Dark

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
The September House

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
The Stranger Upstairs

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Odder

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Black Sheep

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
The Silence of Bones

44. A book with a touch of magic
Hollow

45. A book that is not a novel
Counting the Cost

46. A book related to night
Those Pink Mountain Nights

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Shining

48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
A book with a chilling atmosphere
Don't Let Her Stay

49. A book with a senior citizen character
Bingo Love

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
His & Hers

51. A book published in 2024
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known

52. A cozy mystery
Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies


message 2: by Wendi (last edited Feb 09, 2024 05:05PM) (new)

Wendi Lee (wendimlee) | 36 comments STATS:

LBGTQIA+: 13
BIPOC authors: 8


message 3: by Wendi (last edited Jul 13, 2024 06:17PM) (new)

Wendi Lee (wendimlee) | 36 comments Round Two? Prompts fulfilled by romance books??

18/52

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Yours Truly

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
In the Weeds

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
A book where a main character is a writer, a librarian or a bookseller
The Last Chance Library

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Take a Hint, Dani Brown

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Sorry, Bro

6. A book with wings on the cover
Raiders of the Lost Heart

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
She Gets the Girl
Kiss Her Once for Me

8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Donut Fall in Love
How to Be the Best Third Wheel
Hazel Fine Sings Along
Kamila Knows Best

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on ŷ
Roommates

10. A history or historical fiction book
We Could Be So Good

11. A book with an X connection
Exes and O's

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Twice in a Blue Moon

13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Behind the Scenes
That Summer Feeling

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Didn't See That Coming

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Didn't See That Coming

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
A Love Catastrophe

17. A book involving intelligence
The Kiss Quotient

18. A book with a botanical cover
Things You Save in a Fire

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
The Peach Keeper
The Sweet Spot

20. A book with a single word title
Throwback

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Things You Save in a Fire
I Hope This Doesn't Find You

22. A book by an author from an African country
Honey & Spice

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Summer Reading
Kiss Her Once for Me

24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Didn't See That Coming

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
To Have and to Heist

26. A book by an author known by their initials
In the Weeds

27. A book related to land
Planes, Trains, and All the Feels

28. A book related to sea
The Burnout

29. A book related to air
Fly with Me

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
One Italian Summer
Love & Gelato

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold�
Love, Holly
Meet Me in the Margins

32. A book with a number in the title
The Seven Year Slip

33. A book involving travel
Raiders of the Lost Heart

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Bashful
The Last Chance Library

35. A science or science fiction book
Love on the Brain

36. A book featuring a character in education
Love, Theoretically

37. A book that is part of a series
Heartstopper: Volume Two

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
I Hope This Doesn't Find You
Well Matched

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
Not Here to Be Liked
Well Traveled

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
The Unhoneymooners

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
With Love, from Cold World

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
The Ex Talk

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Queenpin

44. A book with a touch of magic
The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic

45. A book that is not a novel
they're novellas! :)
Loathe to Love You

46. A book related to night
A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Unhoneymooners

48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt

49. A book with a senior citizen character
Mrs. Nash's Ashes

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Book Lovers

51. A book published in 2024
My Vampire Plus-One

52. A cozy mystery
A Curious Beginning


message 4: by Wendi (last edited Apr 26, 2024 06:26AM) (new)

Wendi Lee (wendimlee) | 36 comments TBR (personal challenge)

3/20

Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate O'Shaughnessy Half Sick of Shadows by Laura Sebastian America the Beautiful? One Woman in a Borrowed Prius on the Road Most Traveled by Blythe Roberson The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead Weyward by Emilia Hart Outlawed by Anna North The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family by Sarah Kapit Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth The Science of Being Angry by Nicole Melleby The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett Drawing Deena by Hena Khan The Civil War of Amos Abernathy by Michael Leali Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) by Aiden Thomas Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend by Ben Kahn Other Ever Afters New Queer Fairy Tales by Melanie Gillman

Finished:
Skunk and Badger (Skunk and Badger, #1) by Amy Timberlake Heartstopper Volume Three (Heartstopper, #3) by Alice Oseman Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang


message 5: by Wendi (last edited Aug 28, 2024 06:33AM) (new)

Wendi Lee (wendimlee) | 36 comments TBR (personal challenge part two)

6/27

Shirley Jackson A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston We Are Watching Eliza Bright by A.E. Osworth Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go by Cleo Qian The Cat, the Cash, the Leap, and the List by Sue Campbell Cookies & Milk by Shawn Amos Bad Dolls by Rachel Harrison I Think I Love You (Underlined Paperbacks) by Auriane Desombre Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki Checking It Twice by Lucy Bexley Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl by Hettie Bell Year of the Tiger An Activist's Life by Alice Wong The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes My Imaginary Mary (Mary, #2) by Cynthia Hand The Memory Librarian And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

Finished:
Fly with Me by Andie Burke The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager Starter Villain by John Scalzi The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates The Vampire Knitting Club (Vampire Knitting Club, #1) by Nancy Warren Where He Can't Find You by Darcy Coates


message 6: by Wendi (last edited May 08, 2024 06:43AM) (new)

Wendi Lee (wendimlee) | 36 comments TBR (personal challenge three)

2/20

Crazy Brave by Joy Harjo Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappingfield The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow Going Viral A Socially Distant Love Story by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc Alice on the Island A Pearl Harbor Survival Story (Girls Survive) by Mayumi Shimose Poe Accountable The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #1) by Juno Dawson Ballad & Dagger (Outlaw Saints, #1) by Daniel José Older Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
A December to Remember by Jenny Bayliss The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett Different Kinds of Fruit by Kyle Lukoff Anne of Greenville by Mariko Tamaki The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin Payback's a Witch (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #1) by Lana Harper Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo

Finished:
Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges Strange Nests by Jessica McHugh


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