Emily’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2017)

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

Yes definitely!

Updating our spreadsheet to reflect the shortlist!

EEK. I'm on track to finish ATY this month, but just barely.

49. A book with a senior citizen character - The Vibrant Years - in progress
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - Good Material - in progress
51. A book published in 2024 - hoping the Tournament of Books shortlist comes out before I have to decide on this one
52. A cozy mystery - The Mistletoe Mystery (if my hold comes in on time)

No book club pick this month (we read a holiday rom com of our own choosing for December), so I'll be filling up the rest of the month with Tournament of Books shortlist reads once it's released.

I also have a few ARCs I would like to get to before the new year, namely Wild Dark Shore and A Sea of Unspoken Things.

Thanks Klare! Once upon a time, someone set alternating row colors on this spreadsheet and they still pop up every now and then like a bug that won't go away lol. I've fixed it!

The rejects tab can act as you'd like it to act. When I updated the tab, I didn't delete what was already there (like I did with the regular planning tab), so those X's are likely holdovers from people marking what prompts they voted for.

For my own personal use, I highlighted all of the prompts I voted for so that I could keep track of it, and I will type the book names over the highlighted boxes as I read for my rejects challenge. That keeps the count at the bottom accurate to what I've read (not what I plan on reading). Hope that makes sense! We are very flexible with the rejects challenge - you can approach it however you'd like!

I’m looking for something by an LGBTQIA+ author as well (if that information is available). Thanks for the suggestions!

Sorry Hilde, we removed it! We had a note in the newsletter that we would remove it at the end of the month as we always do.

You may be able to look back through the version history to see what you had planned so you can copy it over. If you go back to Thursday, it should be there. Just make sure not to apply the previous version!

Crowdsourcing:

I'm in charge of picking a book for my book club to read. It's for June, and the genre is contemporary (realistic/literary) fiction that has a LGBTQIA+ protagonist. I'd like to pick a book I haven't read before, but I'm not sure where to start. Have you read any this year that would be a good book club pick?

Don't Let the Forest In


5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
18. A book set primarily in nature
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
30. A monster book
32. A mystery or true crime book
44. A haunting book
48. A book with a character dealing with death

Glass Houses


11. A book set in a fictional location
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
18. A book set primarily in nature
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
25. A book with waves on the cover
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
31. A book with a coastal setting
32. A mystery or true crime book
37. A book featuring adult friendships
41. A book that involves digging up the past
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
47. A book relating to fire
48. A book with a character dealing with death
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover

Nettle & Bone


5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
11. A book set in a fictional location
13. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
18. A book set primarily in nature
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years

Reserved

Welcome Michele!

You can create a thread in our 2025 Plans folder:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Your thread can hold your tracking and your plans! Click around other people's plans to see what they are reading and planning.

Correct! You can use our ATY Best of the Month list, if that's easiest for you, or you can choose your favorite website's list, or an Instagram list, or whatever you prefer.

Yes! Our general rule is that you need to have at least 100 pages (or 100 minutes) left of the book to count it.

Just posted the tabs for 2025! Go claim your spot now!

(We are using the same spreadsheet link as 2024)

Use this thread to boast about your accomplishments!

Use this thread to ask for help finding books that complete the challenge, or give recommendations for those who may need it!

Use this thread to track your Winter Reading Challenge!

Winter Challenge

It's time for our Winter Seasonal Challenge! We have a series of prompts related to the winter season that is sure to inspire you and help you get those books read as we reach the end of one year and start a new one.

When?
This challenge runs from December 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025.

The Prompts:
Find a book that...
- Fits one of the last 4 prompts on the 2024 list
- Fits one of the first 4 prompts on the 2025 list
- Has a mostly white cover
- Is on a Best of 2024 list
- Is set in the snow
- Is by an author you've read before
- Features a winter holiday
- Is nonfiction
- Is written by an author whose first or last initial can be found in WINTER
- Has a mostly blue cover
- Is a speculative fiction novel
- Features family drama
- Has fire on the cover
- Is written by a BIPOC author
- Is a love story

How to Complete It
Tackle this challenge any way you'd like! Maybe your goal is to read 8 of the 15 prompts, or maybe you want to finish the whole list twice... it's up to you!