Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

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

I finished The World That We Knew. 5 stars. I could use it for the fall reading challenge but not the regular challenge. I have always liked Alice Hoffman. I have decided I don't read enough of her books. I have put The Dovekeepers on my list to use for the 2023 prompt 3 books each of which is set in a different century.

When I downloaded Tookie’s list before the first time it was voted on I didn’t know what was going on. A portion of The sentence came up & there was a list but nothing on it I wanted to read. I was confused. I had checked the Wild discussion to read the thread concerning the prompt but that didn’t help. I haven’t read The Sentence so I wasn’t making the connection. I downvoted the prompt then went back & found a clear list with books on it I wanted to read. I upvoted it this time & was happy to do so.

I finished Search: A Novel. 5 stars. My new favorite book for 2022. This book will work for a prompt you liked but it didn't make it. Religion, faith. Also if anyone is doing the challenge where you need to read a book with a recipe in it this book works. It would be a creative twist for the fall reading challenge prompt that fits the phrase "falling for you". Finally the cover has trees on it.

Carrots: A book published in or before 2012
Edamame: A translated book - Gerta
Potatoes: A book with an animal on the cover -
Tomatoes: A book with red on the cover - The Unsinkable Greta James
Eggplants: A book that includes a romance - Now Lorraine Has Gone
Peppers: A book set in the Southern Hemisphere
Pumpkins: Any book over 400 pages
Peas: A book that is part of a series
Garlic: A book that features food
Green Beans: A book under 250 pages - A Psalm for the Wild-Built
Cucumber: A mystery, thriller, or horror book*
Onions: A book with more than one point of view - The Cartographers

I finished the September prompts & have read to prompt # 48. I'm sounding like a broken record but I'm waiting on a library book to come in so I can finish #48.
September
#39 A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
Salt to the Sea
October
40 A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - Pope Joan
41. A book with a theme of food or drink - Murder Lo Mein
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title - An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
43. A book set in a small town or rural area - Puss 'N Cahoots
44. A book with gothic elements - The Hacienda
November
45. A book related to a game - The Memory of Us
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters -
Exit Strategy
47. A book with handwriting on the cover - West with Giraffes
My goal is to finish this challenge in September.

I have a question about the prompt fits the phrase “I’m falling for you”. I’m thinking of using a romance where characters fall in love. Should I translate the prompt to mean the phrase has to be in the book?

The Prompts:
Find a book that...
- Has a red cover - The Maid
- Fits the phrase "I'm falling for you" - Now Lorraine Has Gone
- Has a leaf on the cover - A Psalm for the Wild-Built
- Is magical realism - The Cartographers
- Is set in autumn - The Man Who Died Twice
- Is historical fiction - Gerta
- Makes you think of pumpkin spice - A Spell for Trouble
- Is one last summer read - The Unsinkable Greta James
- Has a tree on the cover - Search: A Novel
- Features family drama - Half-Blown Rose
- Is a banned book - Cemetery Boys
- Reminds you of homecoming - Daisy Darker
- Is set in a small town - The Purrfect Murder
- Features sports - Isn't It Bromantic?
- Was published in September - The World That We Knew

I just saw where Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen is Barnes & Nobel’s Book Club pick for September. I haven’t read Sarah Addison Allen so you all have me excited.

I’m sorry. I see it now.

I missed the read - a- thon poll too. How did I not see it anywhere? I’m excited though & I’m marking it on my calendar.

I usually wait a day or two before ordering after the monthly selection comes out. This way if a book is picked for a book club or there is news about the book I catch it. I like living with my picks for a few days before ordering. This is my birthday month so I'm excited. I think I'm getting three books. Love on the Brain, Other Birds and Killers of a Certain Age. I can use Other Birds for the birds,bees,or bunnies prompt. I can use Killers of a Certain Age for the murder prompt.

I read Exit Strategy

I read . 5 stars. I enjoyed it.

I read The Memory of Us. 2 stars. At least it was from my TBR kindle queue.

I didn't plan to read in order this year. My firm plan was to read prompt #1 first because that seemed like good luck. After that I fell into reading in order. I almost threw in the towel in April because I was reading Under the Whispering Door for Pop Sugar & the book was perfect for ATY # 23 which was a June prompt. I almost didn't make it but talked myself out of quitting. Before I saw this discussion I was committed to not reading in order for 2023. I have also struggled with the library hold system. I haven't figured out the timing of when to place the hold. Also reading in order for this challenge has delayed my finishing the Pop Sugar challenge. We will see how I feel in 2023. I still think I will start the 2023 challenge with prompt #1.

I read The Hacienda

Thank You for sharing the BOTMC predictions link. I joined also. I have already added 2 books to my TBR lists .

Me too. I hope The Winners (Beartown #3) by Fredrick Backman is one of them.

A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the list this year. This is a resubmit of a pre- poll suggestion that didn’t make it the first time.

I think now is a good time to resubmit a prompt from the pre-poll that didn't make it. A book that fits a suggestion that didn't make the list this year. We are half way through our process. I'm sure many of you have prompts you were excited about that weren't selected. I have a list of 17 prompts personally I really liked. I'm sure there will be more prompts coming that won't make the cut. To me this seems like a winner because you will get to read for a prompt you loved.