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When I finish a book, I will erase the prompt from this list, and add it to the appropriate quarter in the comments below:

THE 2022 LIST


36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
FINISHED December 28

First quarter

January
43. A book set in a small town or rural area
Thursbitch
33. The next book in a series
The Red Power Murders
24. A book related to inclement weather
The Guest List
29. A book set on or near a body of water
To the Lighthouse
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
Watcher in the Woods
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1
Alone in the Wild

February
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
Pet Sematary
52. A book with a time-related word in the title
Treaty Days: Reflections Of An Indian Commissioner
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
Omens
22. A book with a Jewish character or author
Our Darkest Night

March
11. A book from historical fiction genre
The Huntress

Second quarter

April
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
When Dimple Met Rishi

May
23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
Trail Mix: 920 km on the Camino de Santiago

June
45. A book related to a game
A Game of Thrones

Third quarter

July
1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y (Arya Stark)
A Clash of Kings
14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on ŷ������
Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance
4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
38. A book by a Latin American author
My Beloved World

August
15. A book without a person on the cover
The Surprising Lives of Small-Town Doctors
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
The Poet X
51. A book published in 2022
The Deepest of Secrets
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
Field Notes from an Unintentional Birder: A Memoir
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
The Diamond Eye

September
27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
Beyond the Wild River
31. A book published at least 10 years ago
My Life in France
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
Every Heart a Doorway
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
The Widows of Malabar Hill
41. A book with a theme of food or drink
Super Sushi Ramen Express: One Family's Journey Through the Belly of Japan
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
The House in the Cerulean Sea
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
Cold Skies
40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
The Book of Magic

Fourth quarter

October
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Stop Pain, and Reverse the Path to Diabetes
30. A book related to mythology
The Lost Hero
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
Gone Girl
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
The Fifth Season
12. A book related to glass
The Oracle Glass
49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
Dumb Witness

November
44. A book with gothic elements
Mexican Gothic
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
13. A book about a woman in STEM
Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
Truth and Conviction: Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi’kmaw Quest for Justice

December
47. A book with handwriting on the cover
Swan Dive
6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
The Language of Light
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
Corvus
10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
419
18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
The Call of the Wild
16. A book related to Earth Day
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place

There are three books at the library that I'll pick up next week to start the year off. I do too much reading at work these days to really get excited about doing MORE reading after hours, so maybe this year I'll go for some lighter, easier stuff?

Edna O'Brien's Wild Decembers
Levi Carlo's Christ Stopped at Eboli (I doubt this will fit into the *light* category)
Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse (probably not so light either)

I need to start browsing YA books! With over 1000 titles on my tbr list, I should be able to find some fluff to read in the new year...

In addition to the above 3 books, another was waiting for me at the library. It's short enough that I could still read it for 2021, and would fit in the "you read what??" prompt or whatever.

It's Thursbitch and I'm reading it for:

43. A book set in a small town or rural area

I'd say I have a good feeling about the upcoming year, but I don't want to jinx it. Happy New Year to anyone bothering to read this. :)
I have a dozen books piled about me that are screaming for my attention, but I'll probably go birding at first light tomorrow, and the books will continue to wait.

"And the books will continue to wait" has described my last three weeks and will probably describe my upcoming one as well lol. Good luck with your challenge!

I'm heading back to work tomorrow, a reality that will grind my pleasure reading to a halt, but at least I've got one book done!

Thursbitch was a nice surprise. A slow start to the point where I wanted to give up, but it's a short one and I was glad I read it by the end.

I've started To the Lighthouse, a book that I won't finish in three days. This will be for the prompt
29. A book set on or near a body of water

Ok, so I put Woolf aside and read The Red Power Murders instead for 33. The next book in a series.

Comforting and dependable, a DreadfulWaters mystery is just want I wanted. His writing makes me chuckle. I might read the third book this year, but we’ll see.

I am a quarter of the way through To A Lighthouse, and I don't think I'll ever read another book by Woolf. I was expecting Edith Wharton meets Rachel Carson. Or something that moved a little quicker. I will get through it eventually.

I picked up Pet Sematary from my pile of hoarded King novels, and I'm reading it for :
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1

a prompt that is a total gimme, and I wanted to save for later (for when I'm sick of every prompt and just want to read whatever book I settle on), but it's where this book fits. I saw the movie forever ago, but have never read it, despite having a long-term love of King's work.

I am almost halfway through To The Lighthouse.

I requested The Guest List a while ago at the library, and a digital copy came available on Friday. I finished it last night, reading it in almost one sitting for:

24. A book related to inclement weather

I had an intense dislike for most of the characters to the point where I didn't want to spend an entire book with them. Foley wrote well enough to make me want to see which one of them would get killed off, but in the end her story wasn't believable to me.

FINALLY finished To The Lighthouse�� that was a really long 200 pages. The last 3/4 of it wasn’t as painful as the first part, I’m not sure I would have finished otherwise.

Still reading Pet Sematary, and also Treaty Days: Reflections Of An Indian Commissioner for work. The last one I should finish pretty quick. That one is for #52.

I am going to binge-read
Watcher in the Woods for 32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer

- Because the library’s digital copy became available, and it’s an easy read. I’ve also waited a long time for it. Ugh, I forgot it’s already Sunday, which means I won’t finish it this week-end.

Finished Watcher in the Woods for
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer

What I'd really like to read now is the next one in the series, but I have four other library books at home now... and one of them can't be renewed. It's Kate Quinn's The Huntress, which I'm not really feeling into right now, but I think I've been on a wait list for it forever. We'll see how that goes.

I think I'll read Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry for
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name

It's shorter. The first few sentences pulled me in more than Quinn's.

26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1

Read the next book in the Rockton Series Alone in the Wild for the prompt above and I seriously want to read the next one... preferably in one sitting.

Finally finished Pet Sematary for
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 (N. America)

I expected it to be scarier. Had I read this as a teen, it probably would have been.

Finished Treaty Days: Reflections Of An Indian Commissioner for

52. A book with a time-related word in the title

A quick and easy read. Interesting for its insight into life a century ago.

Currently reading Our Darkest Night for
22. A book with a Jewish character or author

Finished The Huntress for
11. A book from historical fiction genre

4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list

Is such a gimmee for me, because it would take too much effort to wade through reject prompts. There’s probably a good five or so that
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg could fit�� so let us call one of those my favourite.

I watched an RBG documentary last week, which sparked my interest in this incredible woman. As a Canadian I was somewhat aware of her, but now I want to read all the books about this incredible inspiring lady. I will have to see what other titles about her might fit into my reading list this year. I gave the book a 4/5 for some parts that were unclear�� but I admit the lack of clarity might be somewhat due to me not understanding how the American justice system works.

Just finished My Beloved World
for
38. A book by a Latin American author

It will probably be my favourite book of the year. I certainly never thought I’d be reading non-fiction books about American judges back to back.

Just started a book about Buddhism. Not sure if it’ll stick.

Finished The Poet X for
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time

So. Good.

The last quarter of the year is days away, and as usual, I am tired of this year’s prompts. For me, making plans at the beginning of the year for books to read at the end doesn’t work. Instead, I took some time today to find options for some of the prompts I have left, and now I feel better about my remaining prompts. I don’t expect to finish this year (again), but I’ve read some really good books, and that’s the point.

I currently have four books on the go:

2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
hold)
Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Stop Pain, and Reverse the Path to Diabetes

34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment

42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
Truth and Conviction: Donald Marshall Jr. and the Mi’kmaw Quest for Justice

50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
Cold Skies

One of them is a comfort read that I’ll finish in a day or two, and three are taking a lot longer. One scares me, one isn’t what I expected, and the other is fascinating.

17 books to go, which feels doable right now. Haha!
I just finished Gone Girl (3 stars, thoroughly unsatisfied with the second half of it) for the 2 sets of double letters prompt, and now I’m going too look for a book that fits either

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
(Not Europe or North America)
Or
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1

Which should not be too hard.

Currently reading Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver for

13. A book about a woman in STEM

I might actually finish this year. What a wacky idea. I’ve never finished an ATY.

I AM SO CLOSE TO FINISHING THIS YEAR!

I just don't know if I can read it all in time!
The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human is super interesting, but not exactly something I can breeze through in a few days. It's for :
36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2

I've got another one on the go that I *will* finish in the next few days, and the last three are waiting for me at the library. I just don't know if I can plow through them in a week and a half.

I've never finished this challenge, and this one is going to be close!

And I am illogically excited for next year. I mean, it's just another daunting list of books! Book challenges are strange beasts. lol

Getting closer!

I'm going to start Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales for

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author

It's a slim book, and I'm hoping it's a good one.

You are so close.

This morning I decided NOT to finish the challenge, despite being so close. I'm in the middle of two really good natural history books and I don't want to rush through them. BUT I'M SO CLOSE.

I changed my mind.

I've picked up Jack London's The Call of the Wild, which I've been meaning to reread for a while. I planned to read Saving Lucy: A girl, a bike, a street dog for

46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters

but I'm going to save that one and *make it fit* into next year's challenge. Or read it anyway. I'll finish The Call of the Wild in a few hours, and then get back to the other two. Looks like I'll be reading into the last gasps of 2022... and I may or may not finish!

Yeah, I was so ahead in the beginning and now I have to complete two books before the end of the year. One of them should go quick but I'm worried about the other one. I had to use a wildcard to even get to this point.

Good luck!!

I sympathize. I also used my wildcard in order to finish. I knew I needed to move on...so I did.

One more book to go.

It's The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human, a book related to flora or fauna. This one will NOT make me cry, unlike

Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, which made me cry too much. It made me cry, but it was beautifully written. I managed to finish it in just over two days.

I can do this. I am halfway through my last book, which is a collection of essays about birds. I've been reading through it slowly, because it isn't exactly fluff. But I can read the 170ish pages I have left in it. And then I might read something else before year's end!

Way to go MJ. I went through the other books I read this year and made a couple fit.

Go MJ!

I love that there are Canadians who know about our wonderful former Supreme Court Justice. RBG was an incredible woman. I want to read that book as well. And yes, I did just comment on something from July! LOL.

Misty wrote: "Go MJ!

I love that there are Canadians who know about our wonderful former Supreme Court Justice. RBG was an incredible woman. I want to read that book as well. And yes, I did just comment on som..."

I do that too!

I have another book about RBG on my 2023 reading plan. �� I didn’t know much about her until Roe vs Wade hit the news this year. I read Notorious and Sotomayor’s book back to back (another excellent book btw) and kept wishing I had had women like them as role models growing up. Two incredible women.

I FINISHED! First time since joining this group in 2016.

I read The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human
for one of the flora/fauna prompts.

Another nerdy bird book that made me happy.

Congratulations!!!!