Jane's First Timer Plan

[Jane]

Progress - 52/52 @ 19-DEC-2020

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y : Under Fire by Rachel Amphlett 4*

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable : Blue Moon by Lee Child 4*

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 : The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters 3*

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live (1870 America) : News of the World by Paulette Jiles 4*

5. The first book in a series that you have not started : The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 4*

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover : Sea of Greed by Clive Cussler 4*

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere : Bleak Spring by Jon Cleary (Australia) 3*

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" : The Twenty-Three by Linwood Barclay 3*

9. A book that can be read in a day : Five Get Beach Body Ready by Bruno Vincent 3*

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages : Gone by Midnight by Candice Fox 5*

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number : Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan (2017) 4*

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people : First Love by James Patterson and Emily Raymond 1*

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge : Joy Ride by Lauren Blakely (Book name starts with the same letter as mine) 3*

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers : Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4*

15. A book set in a global city : The Night Fire by Michael Connelly LA 5*

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area : Watership Down by Richard Adams 5*

17. A book with a neurodiverse character : The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides 4*

18. A book by an author you've only read once before : Runaway by Peter May 4*

19. A fantasy book : The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman 4*

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] : The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov 3*

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719 : Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly 2*

22. A book with the major theme of survival : Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 2*

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author : Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard 3*

24. A book with an emotion in the title : Guilty Not Guilty by Felix Francis 4*

25. A book related to the arts : Arson at the Art Gallery by Grace York 4*

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards : The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter 5*

27. A history or historical fiction : An Uncommon Woman by Nicole Alexander 4*

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author : The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth 4*

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book : Pippa by Annie Seaton 4*

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year : Macbeth by Jo Nesbø 4*

31. A book inspired by a leading news story :The Mothers by Genevieve Gannon (IVF error) 4*

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan : Wildcard by Marie Lu (set in Tokyo) 3*

33. A book about a non-traditional family : Fauna by Donna Mazza 3*

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name : 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari (non-fiction) 4*

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover : Recursion by Blake Crouch 5*

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim : The Hangman's Song by James OswaldM 5*

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 : Silver Bay by Jojo Moyes 4*

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 : White Gold by Rachel Amphlett 4*

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce : The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 1*

40. A book with a place name in the title : The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4*

41. A mystery : Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood 4*

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ : The Testaments by Margaret Atwood 4*

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse : Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb 4*

44. A book related to witches : The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts 5*

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 : Thankless in Death by J.D. Robb 4*

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" : Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 4*

47. A classic book you've always meant to read : The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck 4*

48. A book published in 2020 : When She Was Good by Michael Robotham 5*

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win : A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
4* (more than 20 letters)

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover : The Heat by Garry Disher 3*

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title : Cooking the Books by Kerry Greenwood 3*

52. A book related to time : The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon 4*

[Kathryn]

Oh, hello, Jane! Nice to see you here in the ATY in 52 Books group!

Good luck with your challenge!

[Jane]

Kathryn wrote: "Oh, hello, Jane! Nice to see you here in the ATY in 52 Books group!

Good luck with your challenge!"

Thanks Kathryn - worked out I could do it on the KIS level and only add a small number of books not linked to my other challenges.

[Kathryn]

Jane wrote: "Kathryn wrote: "Oh, hello, Jane! Nice to see you here in the ATY in 52 Books group!

Good luck with your challenge!"

Thanks Kathryn - worked out I could do it on the KIS level and only add a small..."

Great work!

[[deleted user]]

This will also be my first time doing the challenge, nice to see another newbie doing it :)

[Jane]

ZeeJane wrote: "This will also be my first time doing the challenge, nice to see another newbie doing it :)"

I've done lots of other challenges in the past and this will actually be my 8th planned for 2020! My friend recommended it and it does look good - some interesting categories :-)

[Jenna ✨DNF Queen✨Here, Sometimes...]

Welcome and best of luck with your challenge! Looks like you've made some great choices so far!

[Jane]

Jenna ~Don't Talk To Me When I'm Reading~ wrote: "Welcome and best of luck with your challenge! Looks like you've made some great choices so far!"

Thanks!

[susan dwyer]

I am new to this challenge...where do I find the list to copy for 2020 ?

[Jane]

susan dwyer wrote: "I am new to this challenge...where do I find the list to copy for 2020 ?"

In the section called 'The 52 topics for the 2020 Reading challenge' - not sure if the link below will work?

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Kathryn]

Look at you go, Jane! You're on fire!

[Jane]

Thanks Kathryn - I think it was just that most of the books I've read so far this year I was able to slot in. I see you have marked off your list now too!

[Kathryn]

Jane wrote: "Thanks Kathryn - I think it was just that most of the books I've read so far this year I was able to slot in. I see you have marked off your list now too!"

Yep - I’m onto it - now that you’ve reminded me I had a thread!! I’m keeping track in my thread in the Aussie Readers’ group, and on the ATY spreadsheet, so I’d forgotten about the thread in this folder!!

[Jane]

Enjoyed my first Around The Year challenge and already busy planning the next one! Finished with Robinson Crusoe which was a real struggle - classics aren't my thing. Highlights were probably The Night Fire by Michael Connelly and The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter. Low lights wereThe Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera and Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly