Sarah’s Comments (group member since Nov 12, 2018)

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

I will be finishing Pretty Girls today which works for the 500+ pages prompt!

I should finish both Exit Strategy and Ocean at the End of the Lane tonight which can work for both "A Paranormal Book" and "A title that starts with a letter found in the word OGRE" to finish of those two monsters!

I finished Evvie Drake Starts Over last night and added it to "Book with a green cover"

I have A Master of Djinn on my TBR (it takes place in Cairo) if no one else has anything for Egypt!

does anyone have any ideas for animal print on the cover? would the actual animal count (snake for snakeskin, etc)?

I'll second a book featuring a prophecy

Hello group! I'm unfortunately working during the day today so won't be able to check in until this evening. I'm currently reading 3 different books (one ebook, one physical and one audio book). Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter, Exit Startegy by Martha Wells, and Evvie Drake Starts Over. I'm on the app at the moment so I will add them to the spreadsheet when I get home from work !

1. medium
2. 2-4
3. Atlantic standard time
4. yes
5. no

I'll second a retelling with a bipoc main character

I'll second unusual narrator/narration style

I'll second full name in the title

I'll second "a nonfiction book without a subtitle"

Red Line: 1 -> 3 -> 5 -> 7 -> 9 -> 10

Stop 1: A book from your TBR
Stop 3: A book with gold on the cover
Stop 4: A book featuring a character with a secret
Stop 5: A book featuring a group (3+) of friends
Stop 6: A book featuring a crime in the plot
Stop 7: A book with a child/YA protagonist
Stop 8: A book with fire or flames on the cover
Stop 9: A book with a female main character
Stop 10: A book that fits a prompt from the 2021 ATY Reading Challenge

Currently Reading


A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (6, 10)
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (6, 8, 9, 10)
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor (5, 9, 10)
Dream Spinner by Kristen Ashley (5, 6, 9, 10)

Complete Books/Stops


Stop #1 Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Stop #3 Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

CURRENTLY READING:


A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Shwab
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
Dream Spinner by Kristen Ashley

PAGE TRACKING:
Saturday, May 22: Strange the Dreamer 27 pages; Artificial Condition 28 pages
Sunday, May 23: Artificial Condition 100 pages
Monday, May 24: Artificial Condition 30 pages; Strange the Dreamer 196 pages; A Darker Shade of Magic 72 pages
Tuesday, May 25: Strange the Dreamer 82 pages; Muse of Nightmares 115 pages
Wednesday, May 26:
Thursday, May 27:
Friday, May 28:
Saturday, May 29:
Sunday, May 30:
TOTALS: 650 Pages

BOOKS COMPLETED:


Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

FEBRUARY

CURRENTLY READING


Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America PopSugar #34 - A book about a social justice issue
Ready Player One PopSugar #39 - A book everyone seems to have read but you
The Graveyard Book AtY #9 - A book you associate with a specific season or time of year [Halloween]

Week #1
Pages Read
Monday (Feb 1): The Cousins 167 pages; The Burning God 29 pages; Aurora Rising 19 pages
Tuesday (Feb 2): The Burning God 59 pages; Aurora Rising 179 pages
Wednesday (Feb 3): The Burning God 40 pages; Aurora Rising 47 pages
Thursday (Feb 4): Long Way Down 306 pages; The Guest List 18 pages
Friday (Feb 5): Purple Hibiscus 30 pages
Saturday (Feb 6): Aurora Rising 137 pages; Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America 71 pages; The Guest List 34 pages
Total Pages: 1195 pages

Week #2
Pages Read
Sunday (Feb 7): The Guest List 43 pages
Monday (Feb 8): Aurora Rising 95 pages; The Guest List 235 pages
Tuesday (Feb 9): When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir 36 pages; Beach Read 361 pages
Wednesday (Feb 10): When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir 39 pages; Ready Player One 17 pages
Thursday (Feb 11): When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir 46 pages
Friday (Feb 12): Nothing
Saturday (Feb 13): Nothing
Total Pages: 872 pages

Week #3
Pages Read
Sunday (Feb 14): Nothing
Monday (Feb 15): Bringing Down the Duke 184 pages
Tuesday (Feb 16): Bringing Down the Duke 184 pages; When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir 136 pages; Between the World and Me 70 pages
Wednesday (Feb 17): Between the World and Me 61 pages
Thursday (Feb 18): Between the World and Me 21 pages
Friday (Feb 19): The Graveyard Book 40 pages; Ready Player One 23 pages
Saturday (Feb 20): Ready Player One 40 pages
Total Pages: 759 pages

Week #4
Pages Read
Sunday (Feb 21): The Graveyard Book 169 pages
Monday (Feb 22):
Tuesday (Feb 23):
Wednesday (Feb 24):
Thursday (Feb 25):
Friday (Feb 26):
Saturday (Feb 27):
Total Pages: 169 pages

Week #5
Pages Read
Sunday (Feb 28):
Total Pages:

COMPLETED BOOKS/TASKS
Total # of Books: 9/100
Total # of Pages: 2995 pages
Around the Year: 2/52
PopSugar: 7/50



The Cousins PopSugar #9 - A book with a family tree
The Burning God PopSugar #22 - A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Long Way Down PopSugar #17 - A book that has the same title as a song
Aurora Rising PopSugar #36 - A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads [915 reviews on Amazon as of January 24, 2021]
The Guest List AtY #7 - A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list [A book you once started but never finished]
Beach Read AtY #8 - A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited [Michigan, USA]
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir PopSugar #20 - A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
Bringing Down the Duke PopSugar #30 - A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 [England]
Between the World and Me PopSugar #15 - A book with a black-and-white cover

BOOKS OWNED AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Physical: 186
eBook: 50
Audiobook: 17
TOTAL: 253 books

BOOKS OWNED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Physical:
eBook:
Audiobook:
TOTAL:

JANUARY

2020 ended up being my first time completing the ATY Reading Challenge. This year I've decided to read the ATY in order while using PopSugar in between. I'm also attempting to use already owned books as much as possible (whether physical book, ebook, or audiobook).

CURRENTLY READING


The Burning God PopSugar #22 - A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
The Cousins PopSugar #9 - A book with a family tree
Aurora Rising PopSugar #36 - A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads [915 reviews on Amazon as of January 24, 2021]

Week #1
Pages Read
Friday (Jan 1): House of Leaves 134 pages
Saturday (Jan 2): The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer 167 pages; House of Leaves 170 pages
Total Pages: 471 pages

Week #2
Pages Read
Sunday (Jan 3): The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer 106 pages; House of Leaves 95 pages
Monday (Jan 4): The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer 31 pages; The Time Machine 47 pages; House of Leaves 202 pages; Illuminae 24 pages; The Switch 7 pages
Tuesday (Jan 5): The Time Machine 71 pages; Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 36 pages; The Switch 27 pages; Illuminae 79 pages
Wednesday (Jan 6): Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 68 pages; Illuminae 91 pages
Thursday (Jan 7): Illuminae 407 pages
Friday (Jan 8): My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 19 pages
Saturday (Jan 9): Nothing
Total Pages: 1310 pages

Week #3
Pages Read
Sunday (Jan 10): Nothing
Monday (Jan 11): Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 112 pages
Tuesday (Jan 12): Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 104 pages; The Switch 17 pages
Wednesday (Jan 13): Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 39 pages
Thursday (Jan 14): My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 397 pages; The Switch 81 pages; Gemina 58 pages
Friday (Jan 15): The Burning God 66 pages; Gemina 601 pages; The Switch 20 pages
Saturday (Jan 16): Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 397 pages
Total Pages: 1922 pages

Week #4
Pages Read
Sunday (Jan 17): Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord 357 pages; The Burning God 67 pages; Whitney, My Love 368 pages
Monday (Jan 18): Whitney, My Love 340 pages; Duke of My Heart 316 pages
Tuesday (Jan 19): Brown Girl Dreaming 74 pages; The Switch 17 pages
Wednesday (Jan 20): Brown Girl Dreaming 199 pages
Thursday (Jan 21): Brown Girl Dreaming 64 pages; The Switch111 pages; Red, White & Royal Blue 20 pages
Friday (Jan 22): The Burning God 29 pages; Red, White & Royal Blue 54 pages
Saturday (Jan 23): Red, White & Royal Blue 201 pages
Total Pages: 2217 pages

Week #5
Pages Read
Sunday (Jan 24): Red, White & Royal Blue 145 pages; The Burning God 41 pages; The Cousins 110 pages
Monday (Jan 25): The Burning God 186 pages
Tuesday (Jan 26): The Burning God 46 pages
Wednesday (Jan 27): The Burning God 53 pages
Thursday (Jan 28): Nothing
Friday (Jan 29): The Burning God 24 pages
Saturday (Jan 30):
Total Pages: 605 pages

Week #6
Pages Read
Sunday (Jan 31): The Cousins 59 pages
Total Pages: 59 pages

COMPLETED BOOKS/TASKS
Total # of Books: 14/100
Total # of Pages: 6584 pages
Around the Year: 6/52
PopSugar: 4/50



The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer PopSugar #37 - A book you think your best friend would like
House of Leaves PopSugar #35 - A book in a different format than what you normally read
Illuminae AtY #1 - A book related to “In the Beginning...”
The Time Machine AtY #2 - A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe PopSugar #43 - The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 AtY #3 - A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
Gemina AtY #4 - A book with a monochromatic cover
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Side Read
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord Side Read
Whitney, My Love Side Read
Duke of My Heart Side Read
The Switch PopSugar #33 - A book featuring 3 generations
Brown Girl Dreaming AtY #5 - A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
Red, White & Royal Blue AtY #6 - A love story

BOOKS OWNED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021
Physical: 191
eBook: 52
Audiobook: 19
TOTAL: 262 books

BOOKS OWNED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2021
Physical: 186 (Down 5)
eBook: 50 (Down 2)
Audiobook: 17 (Down 2)
TOTAL: 253 books (Down 9)

2021 CHALLENGES

AROUND THE YEAR
[✔️]1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff [First in series] (4 ⭐️)
[✔️ ]2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (3 ⭐️)
[✔️]3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 by Emil Ferris (4 ⭐️)
[✔️]4. A book with a monochromatic cover Gemina by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff (4 ⭐️)
[✔️]5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (3 ⭐️)
[✔️]6. A love story Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (5 ⭐️)
[✔️]7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list [A book you once started but never finished]The Guest List by Lucy Foley (5 ⭐️)
[✔️]8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited Beach Read by Emily Henry [Michigan] (5 ⭐️)
[ ]9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
[ ]10. A book with a female villain or criminal
[ ]11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
[ ]12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
[ ]13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
[ ]14. A book set in a made-up place
[ ]15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
[ ]16. A book with a building in the title
[ ]17. A book with a Muslim character or author
[ ]18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
[ ]19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
[ ]20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
[ ]21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
[ ]22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
[ ]23. A cross genre novel
[ ]24. A book about racism or race relations
[ ]25. A book set on an island
[ ]26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
[ ]27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
[ ]28. A book connected to ice
[ ]29. A book that you consider comfort reading
[ ]30. A long book
[ ]31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
[ ]32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
[ ]33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
[ ]34. A book with a travel theme
[ ]35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
[ ]36. A book with six or more words in the title
[ ]37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
[ ]38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
[ ]39. A book involving an immigrant
[ ]40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
[ ]41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
[ ]42. A mystery or thriller
[ ]43. A book with elements of magic
[ ]44. A book whose title contains a negative
[ ]45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
[ ]46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
[ ]47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
[ ]48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
[ ]49. A book with an ensemble cast
[ ]50. A book published in 2021
[ ]51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
[ ]52. A book related to "the end"

POPSUGAR
REGULAR
[ ]1. A book that published in 2021
[ ]2. An Afrofuturist book
[ ]3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
[ ]4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
[ ]5. A dark academia book
[ ]6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
[ ]7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
[ ]8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
[✔️]9. A book with a family tree The Cousins by Karen M. McManus (3 ⭐️)
[ ]10. A bestseller from the 1990s
[ ]11. A book about forgetting
[ ]12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
[ ]13. A locked-room mystery
[ ]14. A book set in a restaurant
[✔️]15. A book with a black-and-white cover Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2 ⭐️)
[ ]16. A book by an indigenous author
[✔️]17. A book that has the same title as a song Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (4 ⭐️)
[ ]18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
[ ]19. A book that discusses body positivity
[✔️]20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors & Asha Bandele (5 ⭐️)
[ ]21. A genre hybrid
[✔️]22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors The Burning God by R.F. Kuang (5 ⭐️)
[ ]23. A book with something broken on the cover
[ ]24. A book by a Muslim American / Muslim British author
[ ]25. A book that was published anonymously
[ ]26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
[ ]27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
[ ]28. A magical realism book
[ ]29. A book set in multiple countries
[✔️]30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore [England] (4 ⭐️)
[ ]31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
[ ]32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
[✔️]33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) The Switch by Beth O'Leary (3 ⭐️)
[ ]34. A book about a social justice issue
[✔️]35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski [As I read in pretty much every format {physical books, ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, etc.} I went with a book that has a unique narrative structure] (4 ⭐️)
[✔️]36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff [915 reviews on Amazon as of January 24, 2021] (5 ⭐️)
[✔️]37. A book you think your best friend would like The Killer's Shadow: The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer by John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker (2 ⭐️)
[ ]38. A book about art or an artist
[ ]39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
[ ]40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

ADVANCED
[ ]41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
[ ]42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
[✔️]43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (4 ⭐️)
[ ]44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
[ ]45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
[ ]46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
[ ]47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
[ ]48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
[ ]49. A DNF book from your TBR list
[ ]50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

SIDE READS
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean (3 ⭐️)
Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (3 ⭐️)
Duke of My Heart (3 ⭐️)
Whitney, My Love (2 ⭐️)

COMPLETED BOOKS/TASKS
Total # of Pages: 9579 pages
Total # of Books: 23/100
Around the Year: 8/52
PopSugar: 11/50

BOOKS OWNED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021
Physical: 191
eBook: 52
Audiobook: 19

BOOKS OWNED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021
Physical:
eBook:
Audiobook:

2021 Cover Collage

or ill second a time travel novel!

I'll second a book thats disturbing

Completed the challenge for the first time 🎉🥳

5 Star books that I read for the ATY Challenge
I’ve had a really great reading year so far with a lot of series that I love!


My most creative twist on a prompt
#32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan
I used Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire with the link that the Tri-Wizard Games were similar to the Olympics.

The prompt I cheated on
I don’t believe that I cheated with any of the prompts!

My favorite prompt
#42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes’
#43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse

My least favorite prompt
#47. A classic book you’ve always meant to read

A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (but I’m so glad I did!)


A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (and I wish I hadn’t!)
— DNF at 25%