Emily’s 2020 ATY (will I finally complete a challenge?) plan

[Emily]

So last year was an absolute disaster! Although I did read some books, I just never spent any time updating my plan and didn’t even complete 52 books last year. Real life just kept getting in the way. 😑 Hopefully this year will be my third-times-a-charm year and I will keep up with things! 2020 here we go!

1. A book with a title that doesn’t contain the letters A, T or Y
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn’t want to live
5. The first book in a series that you have not started

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
7. A book set in the Southern Hemisphere
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is “The”
9. A book that can be read in a day

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
☑️13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
The Song of Achilles 01/13/2020
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers

15. A book set in a global city
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
18. A book by an author you’ve only read once before

19. A fantasy book
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719
22. A book with the major theme of survival

☑️23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
I'll Give You the Sun 01/22/2020
24. A book with an emotion in the title
25. A book related to the arts
☑️26. A book from the 2019 Choice Awards
The Silent Patient 01/25/2020
27. A history or historical fiction

[Emily]

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian, or New Zealand Author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem, or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times ‘100 Notable Books’ list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
33. A book about a non-traditional family
34. A book from a genre or sub-genre that starts with a letter in your name
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don’t recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you’re not quite sure how to pronounce

40. A book with a place name in the title
41. A mystery
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
44. A book related to witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
47. A classic book you’ve always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn’t win
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an “-ing” word in the title
52. A book related to time

[Emily]

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 books challenge

I finished The Song of Achilles and figured this would be the best place to put it this year. I chose the prompt of “an author you haven’t read before” from the 2017 challenge. This is the first book from Miller that I’ve read but it definitely won’t be the last.
Rated 4 ⭐️