Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

66 views
2020 Plans > SammyMantha's 2020 ATY Record

Comments Showing 1-6 of 6 (6 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

message 1: by Samantha (last edited Feb 16, 2020 11:09AM) (new)

Samantha (sgiffin) | 146 comments 2020 Plans!

I am going kinda low-key this year, not because I'm not looking to challenge myself, but because I have a few other goals I want to prioritize (both within my reading life and outside of it). But as I read I will see what I can fit and where.

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Book Title: Beezer Date Read: February Rating: 4 Stars

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Book Title: Our Kind of Cruelty Date Read: February Rating: 4 Stars

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

9. A book that can be read in a day
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
Book Title: Cut and Run: A Light-Hearted Dark Comedy Date Read: February Rating: 3 Stars

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

15. A book set in a global city
Book Title: Harry Clarke Date Read: January Rating: 4 Stars

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Book Title: Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues Date Read: January Rating: 4 Stars

17. A book with a neurodiverse character
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

19. A fantasy book
Book Title: Black Crow, White Snow Date Read: January Rating: 3 Stars

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

22. A book with the major theme of survival
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

24. A book with an emotion in the title
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

25. A book related to the arts
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

27. A history or historical fiction
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

33. A book about a non-traditional family
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

40. A book with a place name in the title
Book Title: Junkyard Cats Date Read: January Rating: 4 Stars

41. A mystery
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

44. A book related to witches
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Book Title: Every Heart a Doorway Date Read: February Rating: 5 Stars

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Book Title: I Am Legend Date Read: January Rating: 4 Stars

48. A book published in 2020
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:

52. A book related to time
Book Title: Date Read: Rating:


message 2: by Samantha (last edited Feb 16, 2020 11:14AM) (new)

Samantha (sgiffin) | 146 comments First Quarter: --/13 read

5 Stars:
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) by Seanan McGuire

4 Stars:
Harry Clarke by David Cale Even Tree Nymphs Get the Blues (Mystic Bayou, #2.5) by Molly Harper I Am Legend by Richard Matheson Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter Beezer by Brandon T. Snider Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall

3 Stars:
Black Crow, White Snow by Michael Livingston Cut and Run A Light-Hearted Dark Comedy by Ben Acker

2 Stars:


1 Star:


message 3: by Samantha (last edited Dec 29, 2019 02:54PM) (new)

Samantha (sgiffin) | 146 comments Second Quarter: --/13 read

5 Stars:


4 Stars:


3 Stars:


2 Stars:


1 Star:


message 4: by Samantha (last edited Dec 29, 2019 02:54PM) (new)

Samantha (sgiffin) | 146 comments Third Quarter: --/13 read

5 Stars:


4 Stars:


3 Stars:


2 Stars:


1 Star:


message 5: by Samantha (last edited Dec 29, 2019 02:54PM) (new)

Samantha (sgiffin) | 146 comments Fourth Quarter: --/13 read

5 Stars:


4 Stars:


3 Stars:


2 Stars:


1 Star:


message 6: by Samantha (new)

Samantha (sgiffin) | 146 comments Hold Year-End


back to top