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

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

Got Fourevver!

I like that idea!

Excellent options Bea! I might have missed it... are you reading three books for each prompt?

You need to make sure that you are shelving the books you're reading on the correct shelf that you linked for the challenge, and you have to make sure that your "Read" date is within this year - sometimes people update their status but don't set a read date and that can mess with it.

Sherri and LeahS, y'all are good to go!

Back to School Sales is an easy one for that - Educated or any memoir featuring a kid in school could hit "from the library", "nonfiction", and "featuring a character in education"

I'm using Calypso, which fits the library and nonfiction prompts... but I'll probably slot it in for nonfiction in case I want to do the challenge a few different times with different prompts.

SUMMER READING CHALLENGE

June
1. National Ballpoint Pen Day
a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover
b. A book written under a pen name
c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian

✔️ 2. National Prune Day
a. A book written by someone over the age of 60
b. A book with more than 400 pages
c. A book with purple on the cover
The Suite Spot


✔️3. Let's Catch a Movie
a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM
Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series
c. A book published in the last two years

4. Happy Birthday Paul Gauguin
a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover
b. A translated book
c. A book with a seven in the page count


July
✔️ 1. Happy Birthday Satchel Paige
a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
b. A book featuring a sport
c. A book with a black main character
Skye Falling by Mia Mackenzie

✔️ 2. The Apollo Moon Landing
a. A book set in space
b. A book with the moon on the cover
The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

c. A book published in the 1960s

✔️ 3. Let's Go on a Hike
a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
b. A book set in a rural area
c. A book with an element of survival
They Both Die at the End
The main characters know they will die that day, but they try to avoid it all day

✔️ 4. Dog Days of Summer
a. A book with a dog on the cover
b. A book with a hot setting
c. An author's first book
How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang


August
1. The Destruction of Pompeii
a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
b. A book with red on the cover
c. A book set in a city

2. Vacation Time
a. A book you've been meaning to read
b. A book by a favorite author
c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit

✔️ 3. Let's Play a Game
a. A book with multiple points of view
Husbands & Lovers
b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
c. A book in a series

✔️ 4. Back to School Sales
a. A book borrowed from the library
b. A nonfiction book
Calypso
c. A book with a character in an educational setting

Ughhhh so closeeee

victoria, you're good to go!

Fixed! Congrats on finishing the challenge!

How's BOTM been going for y'all this year? Any surprises that would make good add ons? Any busts?

Yes, definitely!

Running list for

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
One Dark Window
The Berry Pickers
Hello Beautiful
When Women Were Dragons
Wellness
The Familiar
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A Short Walk Through a Wide World

Nadine, I typically go in and clear duplicates on that list pretty regularly, so using the Search vs. From Shelf button is not generally an issue for our BOTM thread.

I have a few heavier books on my TBR that would fit the land prompt, but I think I'll end up going with Off the Map, which is a rom com. I have a lot of heavier books slated for July so I have a feeling I'll need the levity.

Listopia updated!

Listopia updated through here!

I've been slacking on my Best Book of the Month updates, but I'm going to throw Just for the Summer in here because it was so good!

It would really help if people went through and voted monthly! That would bring some of the more popular titles to the top of the list.

But, like Dubhease, I have a list going on my 2024 Plan of books I see on the thread that I have on my TBR, so when I do get to that prompt (reading in order), I'll have options.

Hey Sherri, under June, you would need to finish one prompt for Ballpoint Pen Day, one prompt for Prune Day, one prompt for Let's Catch a Movie, and one prompt for Paul Gauguin - for a total of four books for June. Those one prompts in each category could be either A, B, OR C, but not all three.

The good news is you can reassign these books you've already read, and you don't have to do them in any order (so you can finish August's prompts in June, etc.).

Please let me know if that makes sense!