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

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

I read a total of 9 books for January. Felt like I had a good solid reading month.

I finished Darktown (Darktown #1) by Thomas. I used it for a book with a form of transportation on the cover. Police car.

I read Darktown (Darktown #1) by Thomas Mullen for this prompt. Police car on the cover.

Would Darktown by Thomas Mullen count for this prompt?

I finished Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy. I really liked it 4 stars.

I finished Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy. I used it for a book that doesn’t contain the letters A,T,or Y. It will also work for 1st book in a series you haven’t started. Book set in a rural or sparsely populated area. Book featuring an LGBTQIA + character.

Hi all. I don’t think I’ve checked in lately. I finished Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K.Le Guin. I picked it up to use for prompt 14 A book by an author on the Abe list of 100 essential female writers. I used it for #9 A book that can be read in a day. That was the harder prompt for me. Finished Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori. I want to thank everyone that recommended this book. I used it for prompt#17 A book with a neurodiverse character. I didn’t have a book in mind for this prompt so this worked perfectly. Finished The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms. #2 A book by an author whose last name is 1 syllable. Currently reading Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy for #1 A book with a title that doesn’t contain the letters A,T,or Y.
Also thank you for the recommendation for Long Bright River by Liz Moore. I will put a hold on it as soon as I free up space on my holds.

I read The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
The author is Kelly Harms
Have you read this author before? No

I read Girl,Woman,Other by Bernardine Evaristo for this Prompt. Also Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata translated byGinny Tapley would work for this prompt. It is only 163 pages.

I just finished Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata,Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) which I will use for this prompt.

I finished Girl,Woman,Other by Bernardine Evaristo last night. I gave it 4 stars. I used it for the prompt a book set in a global city,London. It will fit a lot of other prompts too. A book featuring an LGBTQIA + character. A book from the Goodreads 2019 Choice Awards. A book nominated for one of the 10 most coveted literary prizes in the world. Co winner of the Booker Prize 2019.

I read Girl,Woman,Other by Bernardine Evaristo

I read The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker for this prompt. It is set during the Trojan War told from a female slave point of view.

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker will also fit #43 A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. I am enjoying the book too.

I am reading, Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker for my face to face book club.If fits several ATY prompts but I will use it for only one. Not sure which one yet. It fits #4 A book set in a place or time you wouldn’t want to live in. #19 A fantasy book.#22 A book with a major them of survival. #27 A history or historical fiction.

My last day of work. I retired. I have been a RN is a hospital since 1983. I never thought this day would get here. Great moment & day.

In a way my plan is like pulling prompts from a jar. I am going to try & complete the prompts by reading books to fill the Book Riot read harder challenge & Pop Sugar prompts. What ever books I read for those challenges I will use to fill the ATY prompts. I am not going to double dip on the ATY. I will use one book for each prompt to stay with the nature of the challenge. I am just not picking out a book for the challenge. Hard to explain.

Hello All,
2020 will be my first year doing the ATY challenge. 2019 I did BR Read Harder Challenge & POP Sugar. I saw so much on ATY from other readers I thought I would try it. I love doing book challenges because they make me read different genres & keep me out of a reading rut. I feel connected to other readers by participating in weekly check ins & posting books I have finished.
I like the read-A-Thons. I use the book of the month for suggestions for hard to fill prompts. I haven’t participated in discussions. I plan to participate in 24 B Monday in 2020.

This easy. I have waited 6 years, it will be 7 years, when The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel is released. This is the end of the trilogy about Thomas Cromwell.

Hello All. I am new to the ATY challenge. I have know about it for a year because I do Pop Sugar & the BR Read Harder challenge. I have decide to add ATY to my challenges for 2020. I am excited. I average reading 1 book a week sometimes more. My plan is to double triple dip between all challenges & my 2 Face to face book clubs. Should be interesting. My question is if I do the challenge out of order if my book I finished fits any prompt for any month can I use it?