Completed: Izesicle's ATY 52 No Buy Challenge

[Ann]

Personal Challenge - read from current library as much as possible.

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Unwind

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
The Messenger

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Matchless: A Christmas Story

5. The first book in a series that you have not started
1st to Die

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
The Ice Dragon

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari Zambia

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Toll

9. A book that can be read in a day
Death by Garrote

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
The Lost Symbol 502 pages

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Essays in Love 1993

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
Audrey Hepburn: An Intimate Portrait - 2016 prompt: set in a different continent, Europe, Netherlands and Switzerland.

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers Link
Cover Her Face

15. A book set in a global city
Aunty Lee's Delights - Singapore

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Indelible


17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Good Son

18. A book by an author you've only read once before
The Devotion of Suspect X

19. A fantasy book
Sword of Destiny

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Death in the Clouds Agatha Christie's 20th novel

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
A Hungarian Nabob - Hungary

22. A book with the major theme of survival
Julie of the Wolves

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

24. A book with an emotion in the title
Definitely, A Crime Of Passion

25. A book related to the arts
UnStrung

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Silent Patient

27. A history or historical fiction
The Red Necklace (French Revolution)

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Cemetery Lake NZ

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
The Arrogant Ape and the Wise Firefly

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
The Perfect Nanny

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Number the Stars - Holocaust

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Sweet Bean Paste


33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Giver

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
Blood of Elves Speculative Fiction

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
A Girl Returned

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
To Have and Have Not - male seafarer

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Flygirl - female skyfarer

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
Binti

40. A book with a place name in the title
The Colorado Kid

41. A mystery
Stay Close

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ Link
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Specsavers

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Thunderhead (death)

44. A book related to witches
The Pale Horse

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
The Grownup

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
A Streetcar Named Desire - Brando

47. A classic book you've always meant to read
The Art of War


48. A book published in 2020
Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick: Stories from the Harlem Renaissance

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win Link
The Girl in the Red Coat
A book featuring a child being raised by someone other than their biological parents.

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover


51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
The Importance of Being Earnest

52. A book related to time
The Dead Hour