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Kathy Progress - 9/52

1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe.

2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list: Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield

3. A book from the 2017 ŷ Choice Awards: White Tears by Hari Kunzru.

4. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth:

5. A book about or inspired by real events: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.

6. A book originally written in a language other than English:

7. A gothic novel:

8. An "own voices" book:

9. A book with a body part in the title:

10. An author's debut book:

✔️11. A literary fiction: Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. Rated 4.5 stars. Read 1/24/18.

12. A book set in Africa or South America:

13. A book with a plot centered around a secret: A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan.

14. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #2 Fire:

✔️15. A book with an unique format/writing structure: The Grip of It by Jac Jemc. Each chapter is switched between the husband or wife. Rated 3.25 stars. Read 1/14/18.

✔️16. A narrative nonfiction: Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident by Donnie Eichar. Rated 3.75 stars. Read 1/31/18.

17. A book you expect to make you laugh:

18. A book with a location in the title: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.

19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award or by a Grand master author: The Company Man by Robert Jackson Bennett

✔️20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends: The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. Rated 4 stars. Read 2/10/18.

21. A book written in first person perspective:

22. A book you have high expectations or hope for:

✔️23. A medical or legal thriller: The Rooster Bar by John Grisham. Rated 3.75 stars. Read 2/24/18.

✔️24. A book with a map: ǰǰö by Grady Hendrix. Rated 4 stars. Read 1/18/18.

✔️25. A book with an antagonist/villain point of view: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess. Rated 2 stars. 1/28/18.

26. A book with a text only cover: In the Woods by Tana French.

27. A book about surviving a hardship:

28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water:

29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover or title:

30. A short book:

31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to:

32. An alternate history book: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.

33. A book connected to a word "born" in the same year as you: Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami.

34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls, that didn't win but was polarizing or a close-call:

35. A book featuring a murder:

36. A book published in the last 3 years by an author you haven't read before:

37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee: The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

38. A science book or a science fiction book:

✔️39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title: Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams by Louisa Thomas. Rated 4.75 stars. Read 1/8/18.

40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list:

✔️41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials: The Alienist by Caleb Carr. Rated 5 stars. Read 2/18/18

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater:

43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

44. A ghost story:

45. A book that intimidates/scares you: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski.

46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air:

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own:

48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins: The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe.

49. A book from one of the ŷ Best Books of the Month lists:

50. A book with a warm atmosphere: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.

51. An award-winning short story or short story collection:

52. A book published in 2018:


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