Kate’s Comments (group member since Jun 02, 2021)

Kate’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

John wrote: "2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name

Passions of the Soul by Rowan Williams
★★★

Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, brings de..."

you're missing the "E" here...

I'm going to do a second phrase if that is OK? This was really fun. I'm in for Family Gathering.

Pumpkin Spice Latte Completed! 17/17

P: The Pig Pen by Emmy Ellis (Title)
U: Unbreak Me by Reese Rivers (Title)
M: Magic In the Shadows by Devon Monk (Title)
P: Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (Author First Name)
K: Kill the King by Elizabeth Dear (Title)
I: Hi Five by Joe Ide (Author Last Name)
N: Nadya by Pat Murphy (Title)

S: Storm the Gates by Elizabeth Dear (Title)
P: Palo Alto by James Franco (Title)
I: If You Ask Me by Betty White (Title)
C: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sistah Souljah (Title)
E: Seize the Castle by Elizabeth Dear (Author First Name)

L: Almost Dead by Lisa Jackson (Author First Name)
A: The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta (Title)
T: Talk to Me by Heather Long (Title)
T: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar (Title)
E: Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena (Title)

Completed Sept 24/24

I’m in for pumpkin spice latte pls

Yay Challenge Completed!
(this was fun, thank you)

June
1. Father's Day
b) biography or history nonfiction book
-Empire of Deception: The incredible story of a master swindler who seduced a city and captivated the nation by Dean Jobb

2. Estival Solstice
c) Book is set in the Northern Hemisphere
-Night Gardening: A novel by E. L. Swann/Kathryn Lasky (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

3. Hibernal Solstice
a) Book that is at least 400 pages long
-Life or Death by Michael Robotham (434pg)

4. Pride Month
c) a coming of age novel
-Too Much Too Young: The novel of a generation by Caroline Bridgwood

August

1. Book Lover's Day
b) main character works in a bookshop or library
-The Sentence by Louise Erdrich (bookshop)

2. Perseid Meteor Shower
a) science fiction book
-Users by Colin Winnette

3. Make Waves
a) author's initials can be found in SURFBOARD
-My Life As A White Trash Zombie by Diana Rowland

4. Go Camping
b) a ghost story
-The Ghost and the Goth by Stacy Kade

July completed

1. a) first letter of the book’s title is in HORSE AROUND
-Ringworld by Larry Niven
2. c) cover has a vehicle
-Still Life by Joy Fielding (car)
3. b) the next book in a series
-Watcher in the Woods by Kelley Armstrong (Rockton series)
4. c) author’s initials can be found in GUGLIELMO MARCONI
-I am I am I am by Maggie O’Farrell

I am in for 12 prompts!

I finished the challenge September 27.

My five star reads were:
Greenwood by Michael Christie (#35)
The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd (#19)
Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots (#17)
Saga volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (#46)
The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo (#11)
Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan (#7)
Power and Pentad:Part 2 by Amanda Cashure (#51)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (#13)

Most Creative Twist:
Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger (#12)
My copy had a window on the cover, so it was sort of related. It felt like I was stretching it, but this prompt was hard.

My Cheat:
Saga, volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan (#46)
I wasn't sure if graphic novels counted. It felt like cheating.

Favourite Prompt:
Two books with the same word in the title (#26, 27)
Probably because I felt like this was really close to a set of prompts I had suggested (two books with the exact same title). The books I read were A Star Pilot's Heart by Eva Delaney and Beyond the Next Star by Melody Johnson

Least Favourite Prompt:
A book with gothic elements (#44)
Not really my genre, also hated the book I read which was The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (but I'm so glad I did):
For Kicks by Dick Francis (#31)

A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge( and I wish I hadn't):
My Name Is Charles Saatchi and I Am an Artoholic by Charles Saatchi (#25)
The Stone Cold Truth by Steve Austin (#8)

I like the idea of the signs of the zodiac challenge and the one that has two words with two syllables in each word.

Another idea could be two books by different authors with the exact same title.