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Losing Track of Series, a list to help continue that trend during 2025 ...1 Book Left to Complete or Get Caught Up:
1. The Dark Tower, Stephen King: The Dark Tower (#7)
2. Wayward Pines, Blake Crouch: The Last Town (#3)
Read in June: 3. An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir: An Ember in the Ashes (#1)
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Other Series to Read That Need Finishing and/or Catching Up
Completed Series:
1. The Passage, Justin Cronin: The Twelve (#2)
2. Bloodsworn Saga, John Gwynne: The Hunger of the Gods (#2)
3. The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Carlos Ruiz Zafón: The Angel's Game (#2)
4. Miss Marple, Agatha Christie: They Do It with Mirrors: A Miss Marple Mystery
5. Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie: The Regatta Mystery And Other Stories (#21), Sad Cypress (#22)
6. Jesse Stone, Robert B. Parker: Trouble in Paradise (#2)
7. The Collector, Dot Hutchison: Roses of May (#2)
8. DiscWorld, Terry Pratchett: Mort (#4)
9. The Legends of the First Empire, Michael J. Sullivan: Age of War (#2)
10. Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale Trilogy, R.A. Salvatore: Streams Of Silver (#2)
11. Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey: Dragonquest (#2)
12. Grant County, Karin Slaughter: Kisscut (#2) --> may need to reread Blindsighted first
Read in June for Readathon - 12. An Ember in the Ashes, Sabaa Tahir: An Ember in the Ashes (#1)
All others:
1. Natchez Burning, Greg Iles: Mississippi Blood (#3)
2. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, Louise Penny: The Brutal Telling (#5)
3. Orphan X, Gregg Andrew Hurwitz: The Nowhere Man (#2)
4. Myron Bolitar, Harlan Coben: The Final Detail (#6)
5. Hierarchy, James Islington: The Strength of the Few (#2)
6. In Death, J.D. Robb: Kindred in Death (#29)
7. Wraith Kings, Grace Draven: In The Darkest Midnight (#2.5)
8. Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, Seishi Yokomizo: The Honjin Murders (#1)
9. Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery, Fred Vargas: Seeking Whom He May Devour (#2)
10. Grant County, Karin Slaughter: Kisscut (#2)
11. Lucas Davenport, John Sandford: Shadow Prey (#2)
12. Red Rising Saga, Pierce Brown: Iron Gold (#4) - waiting on last book to be released
13. Ender's Saga, Orson Scott Card: Speaker for the Dead (#2)
--> 14. Sigma Force, James Rollins: Black Order (#3)
15. A Rip Through Time, Kelley Armstrong: The Poisoner's Ring (#2)
16. Langdon, Dan Brown: Origin (#5)
17. The Empyrean, Rebecca Yarros: Iron Flame (#2)
18. The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman: The Man Who Died Twice (#2)
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Up to Date:
1. Psy-Changeling Trinity, Nalini Singh: Atonement Sky - expected 7/15/2025
2. Will Trent, Karin Slaughter: up to date as of 3/20/2025
3. Rachel Krall, Megan Goldin: up to date as of 3/20/2025
4. Lady Darby Mystery, Anna Lee Huber: next book - A Tarnished Canvas (#13) - expected 6/24/2025
Kindle Unlimited:
1. Shades of Magic, V.E. Schwab: A Darker Shade of Magic (#1) - KU
2. The Green Bone City, Fonda Lee: Jade City (#1) - KU
3. The Bound and the Broken, Ryan Cahill: next book - Of Empires and Dust (#4) - KU
4. Tracy Crosswhite, Robert Dugoni: In the Clearing (#3)
Library:
1. Harbored Secrets, Natalie Walters: Deadly Deceit (#2) - hoopla
2. Lake City Heroes, Lynette Eason: Final Approach (#4) - hoopla - out 8/5/25
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Start:
1. Alex Cross, James Patterson: Along Came a Spider (#1)
2. Legon, Nicholas Taylor: Legon Awakening
3. Kingsbridge, Ken Follett: The Pillars of the Earth (#1)
4. Malazan Book of the Fallen, Steven Erikson: Gardens of the Moon (#1)
Maybe Continue:
1. Veronica Speedwell, Deanna Raybourn: A Perilous Undertaking (#2)
2. Freddie and Grace Mystery, Pepper Basham: The Cairo Curse (#2)
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Completed:
2024: 11 Series completed
2025:
1. The Stormlight Archive (first arc); Brandon Sanderson
2. Elite Guardians, Lynette Eason
3. Elite Guardians: Savannah, Lynette Eason
4. Letters of Enchantment, Rebecca Ross
5. The First Law, Joe Abercrombie
6. Sons of Scandal, Becky Wade
Discontinued/No Longer Interested:
1. Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
JANUARY/FEBRUARY
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Books read: 10 books as of 2/27/2025
� 1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y:
- A: arms - Wind and Truth - own/ebook
- T:
- Y:
� 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list:
- A book where you hope or expect to learn something new - Think Ahead: 7 Decisions You Can Make Today for the God-Honoring Life You Want Tomorrow - own/physical - �
- A book where the word “ten� is in the author’s name or title -
� 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song:
- Doe! - a deer, a female deer: Stolen - library/Libby - �
- Ray! - a drop of golden sun:
- Me! - a name I call myself: Know My Name - own/audible
- Far! - a long long way to run: Marathon Man - own/kindle
- So! - a needle pulling thread:
- La! - a note to follow SO: letters - Ruthless Vows - own/physical
- Tea - a drink with jam and bread:
� 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love - own/physical
� 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover: Where the Lost Wander - kindle unlimited
� 8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings: The Inheritance. Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm - own/kindle
� 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman: Words Like Coins - own/ebook
� 28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1 - Night Passage - own/kindle
� 46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names: Hunter Moon - The Wild Huntress - own/physical
� 47. A book relating to fire: Without Warning - library/Hoopla
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MARCH/APRIL(view spoiler)
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Books read for ATY : 13 book read as of 4/22/2025
� 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: Ray! - a drop of golden sun: Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins
� 4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld: - the underground - Pachinko - own/physical
� 7. A book by an author that uses 3 names: William Kent Krueger - Ordinary Grace - own/physical
� 9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year: Where the Crawdads Sing - own/physical
� 10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns: - goddesses - Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross - own/physical
� 13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family: The Lords of Discipline, Pat Conroy - own/physical
� 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list: #19. A non-fiction book - David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Malcolm Gladwell - owned/physical
� 17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925: The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War - own/physical
� 25. A book with waves on the cover: Say You'll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez - new/physical
� 36. A book with a common household object on the cover: coffee cups, plates - Empire Falls, Richard Russo - owned/physical
� 49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines: A Rip Through Time, Kelley Armstrong - new/physical
� 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025: March 2025 - Target Acquired, Lynette Eason
� 51. A book published in 2025: First-Time Caller - new/physical
Spring Reading Challenge - 6/15 books read as of 4/25/2025
� 1. springtime: Age of Myth (#1), Michael J. Sullivan - BOTH letters of the author's name
� 2. bloom: The Butterfly Garden, Dot Hutchison - letter in title
� 3. sun shining: Salvation in Death, J.D. Robb - contains first letter of title
� 7. jellybeans: Hunting Justice, Lynette Eason - BOTH letters of the author's name
� 10. warming: Wayward, Blake Crouch - contains first letter of title
� 12. pastels: First-Time Caller, B.K. Borison - cover
� 14. earth day: Pines, Blake Crouch - cover is of a forest and fog
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MAY/JUNEPRIORITY READS IN MAY/JUNE:
MAY:
NEXT BOOK IN ONGOING SERIES:
-
-
NEXT BOOK IN A COMPLETED SERIES:
-
-
-
-
OFF LIST OF OLDEST OWNED: ?
--> OLDEST OWNED BOOK OF THE MONTH: continued from April - The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz - still not read - replace in June with another book
JUNE:
NEXT BOOK IN A COMPLETED SERIES:
- Age of Swords (Legends of the First Empire, #2) AND
- They Do It with Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5) AND
- An Ember in the Ashes (#1) - read in June with readathon
--> The Last Town (Wayward Pines, #3)
NEXT BOOK IN ONGOING SERIES:
- Kindred in Death (in Death, #29)
OFF LIST OF OLDEST OWNED: Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know, Malcolm Gladwell
OLDEST OWNED BOOK OF THE MONTH: The Lincoln Highway, then Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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GOALS: *keeping these at the top as a reminder :)*
1. Get unread books on owned TBR down to below 180 books
- # of books to read as of 12/1/2024: 246
- currently at: 221 unread books at of 4/29/2025
- # of books to read as of 12/1/2025:
- **library and kindle unlimited books do not count towards goal of lowering owned TBR
2. Kindle Unlimited: read at least $ worth of books (using paperback prices)
3. Amazon First Reads:
- December 2024: The Drowning Game
(view spoiler)
- June 2025: Abscond
4. Finally read the oldest owned books on my TBR starting with the first 5 books
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- East of Eden
- The House of God
- The Twelve
- The Nix
5. Read all the pre-2025 BOTM books I own: 1/10
- The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- The Lincoln Highway
- This Tender Land
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
- Black Cake
- The Frozen River
- The Women
- The Familiar
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- The God of the Woods
6. BOTM 2025: 1/8
- January: One by One
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- February: The Wedding People
--> March: Wild Dark Shore
- March: The Lion Women of Tehran
- April: skipped
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Prompts/books read:
� 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song:
- Me! - a name I call myself: Her Final Breath, Robert Dugoni - character is called 'The Cowboy'
� 11. A book set in a fictional location: The Crystal Shard, R.A. Salvatore - library
� 12. A book by an Irish author: Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
� 15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception: Cemetery Road, Greg Iles
� 21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals: The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
� 24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal: a basket case: Northwoods, Amy Pease - main character suffering from PTSD
� 27. A book set in the winter: A Killing Cold, Kate Alice Marshall
Spring Reading Challenge - books read:
� 4. baby animals: Ready or Not, Cara Bastone - contains BOTH letters of the author's name
� 5. eggs - If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin - cover color is yellow of egg yolk
� 8. rainstorm: The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman- BOTH letters of the author's name
� 9. sprout: Equal Rites, Terry Pratchett- BOTH letters of the author's name
� 11. spring break: Northwoods, Amy Pease - BOTH letters of the author's name
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Prompts currently reading:
--> 18. A book set primarily in nature: Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
--> 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name: lake - The Last Town, Blake Crouch
--> 2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family: The Wedding People, Alison Espach
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Prompts to read:
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song:
- Far! - a long long way to run: Marathon Man, William Goldman
- So! - a needle pulling thread
- Tea - a drink with jam and bread
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape:
OPTIONS:
,
, 20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title:
- animal:
- vegetable (plant):
- mineral:
OPTIONS: Demon Copperhead, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Lonesome Dove, Iron Flame, Iron Gold
22. A translated novel from Asia: The Honjin Murders, Seishi Yokomizo
June
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting: Valley of the Dolls or Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal:
- a brain: The House of God
- a athlete:
- a princess:
- a criminal: The Lies of Locke Lamora
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May/June: 5 pre-owned read + 14 pre-owned decluttered + 1 new book from January-->April - (4 new books bought/gifted - 1 new books read) = total of 17 books off owned TBR - as of 6/5/2025
Total unread books starting -->
- December, 2024: 246
# of books at start of 2025
- January/February: 245
- March/April: 239
- May/June: 221
pre-owned/read: 5
1. Northwoods - owned/physical/BOTM
2. If Beale Street Could Talk - owned/Audible
3. The Thursday Murder Club - owned/physical
4. Equal Rites - owned/ebook
5. Cemetery Road - owned/physical
pre-owned decluttered: 14
1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
2. Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
3. From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love
4. The Choice: Embrace the Possible
5. Children of Time
6. While You Were Sleeping
7. Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to Pro
8. The Atomic City Girls
9. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
10. I Give Up: The Secret Joy of a Surrendered Life
11. The Poe Shadow
12. What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma
13. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You
14. Becoming
new books gifted/bought in 2025: 1 of 15 read as of 5/28/2025
- New as of December --> April and still need to read: 1/11
1. Butter: A Novel of Food and Murder - Xmas gift from Mike
2. The Fury of the Gods - Xmas gift from Amanda
3. The Drowning Game - Amazon First Reads
4. A Reaper at the Gates - bought to work on series completion
5. A ​Sky Beyond the Storm - bought to work on series completion
6.
7. One by One - BOTM
8. The Wedding People - BOTM
9. Wild Dark Shore - BOTM
10. The Lion Women of Tehran - BOTM
11. The Last Town - physical
- New as of May/June and still need to read: 1/4 as of 5/28/2025
2. My Friends
3. Home of the American Circus
4. The Man Made of Smoke
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Kindle Unlimited books read: 3
-- goal = $ months
1. Last Argument of Kings (carry over from April) - $12.59
2. Her Final Breath (#2) - $15.95
3. Uneasy Street (#3) - $14.99
(total KU read for May/June = $43.53)
January/February = $44.00
March/April = $17.67 ---> total thus far: $61.67 (should be at least: $51.80)
May/June =
Library: 7
1. The Crystal Shard (Iceland Dale, #1)
2. Serial Burn (Lake City Heroes, #3)
3. Promises in Death (in Death, #28)
4. Small Things Like These
5. The Love Haters
6. Never Let Go
--> 7. Always Look Twice
Re-reads:
1.
2.
JULY/AUGUSTPRIORITY READS IN JULY/AUGUST:
NEXT BOOK IN 'in Death' series: Promises in Death (#28) - on CloudLibrary
NEXT BOOK IN A COMPLETED SERIES:
- Age of Swords (Legends of the First Empire, #2) AND
- They Do It with Mirrors (Miss Marple, #5) AND
- An Ember in the Ashes (#1) - read in June with readathon
- A Torch Against the Night (#2) - read in July with readathon
- A Reaper at the Gates (#3) - read in August with readathon
- A ​Sky Beyond the Storm (#4) - read in September with readathon
Maybe:
- The Man Who Died Twice (#2)
- Final Approach (Lake City Heroes, #4) out August 5, 2025
- Streams Of Silver (Forgotten Realms - Icewind Dale, #2)
OFF LIST OF OLDEST OWNED: ?
--> OLDEST OWNED BOOK OF THE MONTH: continued from April - The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
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July
28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
30. A monster book:
31. A book with a coastal setting
OPTIONS: Beach Read, The Wedding People, Wild Dark Shore, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, Black Cake, The Summer Guests
August
32. A mystery or true crime book
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time:
34. A book title that could be a country song
--> 35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists: 2020 - The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, Erik Larson - old/physical
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July/August: 0 pre-owned read + 0 pre-owned decluttered - (0 new books bought/gifted - 0 new books read) = total of 0 books off owned TBR - as of
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER37. A book featuring adult friendships:
OPTIONS: The Thursday Murder Club, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Lonesome Dove, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell, The Women, The Lincoln Highway, The Wedding People
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 - C.S. Lewis - Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold - fiction
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 - C.S. Lewis - The Four Loves - nonfiction
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read:
OPTIONS:
41. A book that involves digging up the past
OPTIONS: Black Cake, The God of the Woods, The Thursday Murder Club, The Seven Sisters, Cemetery Road, Black Cake, In the Woods
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
OPTIONS: Pride and Prejudice, Dracula
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters:
OPTIONS: James, Catch-22, The It Girl, The Nix, Becoming, Migrations, Gilead, Babel
44. A haunting book:
OPTIONS: Red Dragon, It, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, The Virgin Suicides, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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September/October: 0 pre-owned read + 0 pre-owned decluttered - (0 new books bought/gifted - 0 new books read) = total of 0 books off owned TBR - as of
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years:
OPTIONS: John Steinbeck - East of Eden, Barbara Kingsolver - Demon Copperhead, Stephen King - The Institute, Kristin Hannah - The Women, William Kent Krueger - This Tender Land, Agatha Christie - They Do It with Mirrors, Greg Iles - Mississippi Blood
48. A book with a character dealing with death:
OPTIONS: Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, Death's Acre: Inside the Legendary Forensic Lab the Body Farm Where the Dead Do Tell Tales, The God of the Woods, Bury Your Dead, Fool's Errand, Catch-22, The Honjin Murders, Mort
� 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025: March 2025 - Target Acquired, Lynette Eason
OPTIONS: All Rhodes Lead Here (6/2024), James (6/2024), The Frozen River (7/2024), A Prayer for Owen Meany (7/2024), The Martian (7/2024), Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (7/2024), All the Colors of the Dark (7/2024), The God of the Woods (7/2024 & 1/2025), To Kill a Mockingbird (7/2024), Demon Copperhead (1/2025)
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover:
OPTIONS:
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November/December: 0 pre-owned read + 0 pre-owned decluttered - (0 new books bought/gifted - 0 new books read) = total of 0 books off owned TBR - as of
This might be too much, but I am really tempted to do some of the prompts from my 2016 ATY Challenge. Hmmm....The 2016 List:
1. A book you meant to read in 2015, but didn't:
2. A book set in a different continent:
3. A book from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Choice Awards 2015 (winner or nominated):
4. A book by an author you discovered in 2015 - Map of Bones by James Rollins
5. A book with a title beginning with the 1st letter of your name:
6. The highest rated on your TBR :
7. A book about books
8. A classic book with less than 200 pages:
9. A book that was mentioned in another book: Great Expectations, mentioned in The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
10. A book by an author you feel you should have read by now:
11. A book from the Rory Gilmore challenge:
12. A childhood classic:
14. A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How):
15. A book set in the past (more than 100 years ago):
16. A book from the top 100 mystery novels:
17. A book with a beautiful cover:
18. A book on a summer/beach reading list:
20. A book with a first name in the title:
21. A book from the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Recommendations page:
22. The first book in a new to you series:
23. The next book in a series you are reading:
25. A book whose main character is in a profession that interests you:
26. A book everyone is talking about:
27. A book with a beautiful title (in your own opinion):
28. A biography, autobiography, or memoir:
29. A book by an author who writes under more than one name: ... by J.D. Robb
30. A fairytale from a culture other than your own:
31. A work of young adult fiction:
32. A historical fiction book:
33. The 16th book on your TBR:
34. A book about mental illness:
35. An award-winning book: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
36. A identity book (a book about a different culture, religion, or sexual orientation)
37. A book that you have seen the movie of but haven't read the book:
38. A book about an anti-hero:
39. A previous suggestion that did not make it into the list:
40. A novella from your favorite genre:
41. A book about a major world event (fiction or non-fiction):
42. A top 100 fantasy novel:
43. A book about a thing that goes bump in the night:
44. A book you are embarrassed to read in public:
45. A book related to a hobby or passion you have:
46. A crime story:
47. A book with a type of food/drink in the title:
48. A dystopia:
49. A book with a great opening line:
50. A book originally written in a language other than English:
51. A short story from a well-known author:
52. A book published in 2016:
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Read:
� 13. Reader’s Choice: Vanishing Legacy
� 19. A non-fiction book: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
� 24. A "between the numbers" book of a series (0.5, 1,5, 2.5, etc.): Ritual in Death, #27.5
Series/Authors I want to read to zero:Agatha Christie: 19/66
(as listed at )
� The Mysterious Affair At Styles - 1920
The Secret Adversary (Tommy & Tuppence) - 1922
� The Murder on the Links - 1923
The Man in the Brown Suit (Colonel Race) - 1924
The Secret of Chimneys (Superintendent Battle #1) - 1925
� The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - 1925
� The Big Four - 1927
� The Mystery of the Blue Train - 1928
The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) - 1929
� The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple #1) - 1930
The Sittaford Mystery (Inspector Narracott) - 1931
� Peril at End House - 1932
� Lord Edgware Dies - 1933
� Murder on the Orient Express - 1934
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? - 1935
� Three Act Tragedy - 1935
� Death in the Clouds - 1935
� The ABC Murders - 1936
� Murder in Mesopotamia - 1936
� Cards on the Table (Poirot #15 & Battle #3) - 1936
� Death on the Nile - 1937
� Dumb Witness - 1937
� Appointment with Death - 1938
� Hercule Poirot's Christmas - 1938
� And Then There Were None - 1939
Murder Is Easy (Superintendent Battle #4) - 1939
Sad Cypress - 1940
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe - 1940
Evil Under the Sun - 1941
N or M? - 1941
� The Body in the Library (Miss Marple #2) - 1942
Five Little Pigs - 1942
� The Moving Finger (Miss Marple #3) - 1942
Towards Zero (Superintendent Battle #5)- 1944
Death Comes as the End - 1944
� Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race #4) - 1945
The Hollow - 1946
Taken at the Flood - 1948
Crooked House - 1949
� A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple #4) - 1950
They Came to Baghdad - 1951
Mrs. McGinty's Dead - 1952
--> They Do It with Mirrors (Miss Marple #5) - 1952
A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple #6) - 1953
After the Funeral - 1953
Destination Unknown - 1954
Hickory Dickory Dock - 1955
Dead Man's Folly - 1956
4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple #7) - 1957
Ordeal by Innocence - 1958
Cat Among the Pigeons - 1959
The Pale Horse - 1961
� The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple #8) - 1962
The Clocks - 1963
� A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple #9) - 1964
At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple #10)- 1965
Third Girl - 1966
Endless Night - 1967
By the Pricking of My Thumbs - 1968
Hallowe'en Party - 1969
Passenger to Frankfurt - 1970
Nemesis (Miss Marple #11) - 1971
Elephants Can Remember - 1972
Postern of Fate - 1973
Curtain - 1975
Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple #12) - 1976
List borrowed from - First Time for Everything - Amy's 2025 Plan - *Thank you!*
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Never Let Go (other topics)Always Look Twice (other topics)
The Lincoln Highway (other topics)
Becoming (other topics)
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You (other topics)
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Sabaa Tahir (other topics)Anne McCaffrey (other topics)
Richard Osman (other topics)
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Suzanne Collins (other topics)
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Anniversary List - 3/10
January
� 1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y:
- A: arms - Wind and Truth, Brandon Sanderson - �
- T: trees - Pines, Blake Crouch - �
- Y: yellow cover - If Beale Street Could Talk, James Baldwin - �
� 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: Think Ahead: 7 Decisions You Can Make Today for the God-Honoring Life You Want Tomorrow, Craig Groeschel - a book where you hope or expect to learn something new
� 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song:
- Doe! - a deer, a female deer: Stolen, Ann-Helén Laestadius - �
- Ray! - a drop of golden sun: Sunrise on the Reaping, Suzanne Collins - �
- Me! - a name I call myself: Her Final Breath, Robert Dugoni - �
- Far! - a long long way to run: Marathon Man, William Goldman
- So! - a needle pulling thread: A Spool of Blue Thread or A Single Thread or Eye of the Needle
- La! - a note to follow SO: - letters - Ruthless Vows, Rebecca Ross - �
- Tea - a drink with jam and bread: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane or
� 4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld:
- underground: The Starless Sea
- under sea: Under The Lake
- underworld: Pachinko, Min Jin Lee - �
� 5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love, India Holton
February
� 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover: Where the Lost Wander, Amy Harmon
� 7. A book by an author that uses 3 names: Ordinary Grace, William Kent Krueger
� 8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings: The Inheritance, Robin Hobb
� 9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year: Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
March
� 10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns:
- witches: Equal Rites, Terry Pratchett - �
- goddesses: Divine Rivals, Rebecca Ross - �
- nuns:
� 11. A book set in a fictional location: The Crystal Shard, R.A. Salvatore
� 12. A book by an Irish author: Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
� 13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family: The Lords of Discipline, Pat Conroy
� 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman: Words Like Coins, Robin Hobb
April
� 15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception: Cemetery Road, Greg Iles
� 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list: #19. A non-fiction book - David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Malcolm Gladwell
� 17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925: The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War, Erik Larson
--> 18. A book set primarily in nature: Wild Dark Shore, Charlotte McConaghy
May
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape: The City of Mirrors
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title:
� 21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals: The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman
22. A translated novel from Asia: The Honjin Murders, Seishi Yokomizo
June
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting: Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann
� 24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal: a basket case: Northwoods, Amy Pease - main character suffering from PTSD
� 25. A book with waves on the cover: Say You'll Remember Me, Abby Jimenez
--> 26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name: lake - The Last Town, Blake Crouch
� 27. A book set in the winter: A Killing Cold, Kate Alice Marshall
July
� 28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1 - night - Night Passage, Robert B. Parker
29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2 - day - The Given Day, Dennis Lehane
30. A monster book:
31. A book with a coastal setting:
August
32. A mystery or true crime book
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time:
34. A book title that could be a country song
--> 35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists: 2021 - The Lincoln Highway
September
� 36. A book with a common household object on the cover: coffee cup and pots - Empire Falls, Richard Russo
37. A book featuring adult friendships
38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1 - C.S. Lewis - Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold - fiction
39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2 - C.S. Lewis - The Four Loves - nonfiction
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
October
41. A book that involves digging up the past:
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate:
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters:
44. A haunting book:
November
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years: East of Eden; John Steinbeck
� 46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names: Hunter Moon - The Wild Huntress, Emily Lloyd-Jones
� 47. A book relating to fire: Without Warning, Lynette Eason
48. A book with a character dealing with death
December
� 49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines: A Rip Through Time, Kelley Armstrong
� 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025: March 2025 - Target Acquired, Lynette Eason
� 51. A book published in 2025: First-Time Caller, B.K. Borison
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover: The Twelve
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THE ANNIVERSARY LIST: 3/10
In honor of ATY's 10 year of reading challenges, we have put together an anniversary list made up of member-chosen prompts. Each prompt comes from that year's respective list and was chosen by the members of the group.
2016: A book originally written in a language other than English:
OPTIONS:The Count of Monte Cristo, The Brothers Karamazov, The Honjin Murders
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E":
OPTIONS: Catch-22, Dracula, Dragonflight, Foundation, 1984, 4:50 from Paddington, It, It
2018: An author's debut book:
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements:
OPTIONS: Iron Flame, Iron Gold, Demon Copperhead, The Hobbit
� 2020: A book with an emotion in the title: Uneasy Street, Becky Wade
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet:
OPTIONS: Bury Your Dead - Quebec; Frankenstein: The 1818 Text - Victor Frankenstein, And the Mountains Echoed - Echo; At Bertram's Hotel - Hotel
� 2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: The Insanity of God: A True Story of Faith Resurrected, Nik Ripken
� 2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books: Promises in Death, J.D. Robb
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: East of Eden
2025: A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family: The Wedding People