Gem's 2020 ATY Plan *MUST SLIM DOWN THE TBR ASAP*

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

My aim this year is to read through my physical books, ebooks and netgalley approved reads that I already own. Some of these books have been waiting to be read for 5+ years and 2020 is the year to get on top of them...fingers crossed

☑️ = New Read (yay!)
📚 = Library Book (tut tut!)
❎ = Re-Read (boo!)
⭐️ = Rating (obvs!)

Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

THE 2020 LIST
Completed: 52/52 - COMPLETED 14/11/20

✔️1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y = How I Live Now☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable = This Book Will Make You Sh!t Yourself: Unexplained Events, Shocking Conspiracy Theories and Unbelievable Truths to Scare the Cr*p Out of You☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 = Live and Let Die☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live = World War Z☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️5. The first book in a series that you have not started = Dead Until Dark☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover = The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️7. A book set in the southern hemisphere = Truly Madly Guilty☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" = The Flatshare☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️9. A book that can be read in a dayThe Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic❎ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️10. A book that is between 400-600 pages =Wedding Night☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number = Flat-Out Love☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people = Locke & Key☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge Link (13 - Readers Choice) = Misery📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers = The Unexpected Guest☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️15. A book set in a global city =Blood Orange☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area = In a Dark, Dark Wood☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️17. A book with a neurodiverse character = Finding Audrey☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️18. A book by an author you've only read once before = Undead and Unemployed☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️19. A fantasy book = The Fellowship of the Ring☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] = Where She Went☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 = Stardust ☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️22. A book with the major theme of survival = Baby Doll📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author = Someone to Kiss My Scars☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️24. A book with an emotion in the title = Mean Sisters☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️25. A book related to the arts = Fangirl ]☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards = The Silent Patient☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️27. A history or historical fiction = Max Gate☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author = Good Girls Do Swallow: The Darkly Comic True Story of How One Woman Stopped Hating Her Body☑️ ⭐️⭐️
✔️29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book = Just A Few Bumps☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire❎⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️31. A book inspired by a leading news story = The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan = Bleachers☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️33. A book about a non-traditional family = I Invited Her In☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name = A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (M - Mystery)☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover = The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim = The Perfect Treat☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1= Me and Earl and the Dying Girl☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 = Little Boy Lost☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce = I Survived: A True Story📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️40. A book with a place name in the title = = Corrupt Bodies: Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️41. A mystery = Once Gone☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ = The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse =Evolution A200: A Bubonic Apocalypse☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️44. A book related to witches = Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban❎ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 = Elevation☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" = The Secret Life of Bees☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️47. A classic book you've always meant to read = The Great Gatsby☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️48. A book published in 2020 = One to Watch☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

✔️49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (A book with a character that is involved in the medical field) = The Prison Doctor☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️50. A book with a silhouette on the cover = The Turn of the Key☑️ ⭐️⭐️
✔️51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title = Looking for Alaska☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
✔️52. A book related to time = Wrong Place, Wrong Time☑️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[Barbara]

I am doing this too lovely, will be interesting to see how we both get on x

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

January's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 5/5 ✔️
9 =
23 =
37 =
10 =
38 =

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February's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 4/4 ✔️
4 =
11 =
6 =
44 =

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March's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 5/5 ✔️
46 =
1 =
3 =
51 =
25 =

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April's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 4/4 ✔️
14 =
12 =
16 =
18 =

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May's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 4/4 ✔️
40 =
47 =
7 =
15 =

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June's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 5/5 ✔️
31 =
26 =
45 =
22 =
35 =

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July's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 4/4 ✔️
33 =
34 =
19 =
50 =

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August's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 4/4 ✔️
5 =
13 =
17 =
32 =

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September's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 4/4 ✔️
29 =
36 =
43 =
2 =

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October's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 5/5 ✔️
39 =
27 =
42 =
24 =
52 =

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November's Completed Tasks:
✔️ 3/3 ✔️
48 =
8 =
28 =

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

So annoyed with myself, out of 9 completed tasks, two were re-reads....this was not the idea, Gemma!!

[Bana AZ]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "So annoyed with myself, out of 9 completed tasks, two were re-reads....this was not the idea, Gemma!!"

There, there, Gemma. Did you enjoy the rereads at least? :)

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Ana A wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "So annoyed with myself, out of 9 completed tasks, two were re-reads....this was not the idea, Gemma!!"

There, there, Gemma. Did you enjoy the rereads at least? :)"

I did, they are my go-to reads every year so what can I expect really :)

[Ashley]

Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Ana A wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "So annoyed with myself, out of 9 completed tasks, two were re-reads....this was not the idea, Gemma!!"

There, there, Gemma. Did you enjoy the rereads..."

I feel this so hard haha! Every year I am trying to get through the books I already own and then I borrow so many from the library and I'm defeating myself here.
I also have reread 4 books this year I have previously read but that's because I've been gearing up to finish the fifth and final book in a series so wanted to reread them. Owned books I haven't read from here on out!
(good luck to you!)

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

Ashley wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "Ana A wrote: "Gem ~Zero Shelf Control~ wrote: "So annoyed with myself, out of 9 completed tasks, two were re-reads....this was not the idea, Gemma!!"

There, there,..."

Thanks Ashley. I swore I wouldn't get any library books this year and read the ones that do and don't fit on my bookshelves at home....ive just had a notification theres one ready to be collected off the reserve shelf at our local library. OOPS!!!!

[Ashley]

I meant to not borrow any new books from the library this year and I currently have 9 books I'm waiting for that I asked for since the start of the year. whoops. I'm bad at this

[Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~]

EXTRAS COMPLETED:

APRIL:
20 =

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EXTRAS COMPLETED:

SEPTEMBER:
30 =
41 =
21 =
49 =