Amber's 2020 Plan such that it is

[Amber]

My plan is to use as many books from my TBR shelf as possible to fit the challenges, while still enjoying the process of reading and finding new books that I enjoy. Many of the books that ended up on my TBR shelf ended up there after several of last year's challenges. Now I need to clear the shelf to make room for more wonderful book suggestions. I won't be reading in order, but I will try to stick with at least one book a week.

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Vessel
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
The Wife
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Then She Was Gone Lisa Jewell was one of my favorite newly discovered authors from last year. I read Watching You last year and loved it so much that I knew I needed to read more from her.
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Lock In The idea of being locked into your body with no way of moving or communicating is terrifying to me.
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
The Hazel Wood
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
Leviathan Wakes
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Immortalists
9. A book that can be read in a day
Every Heart a Doorway I really hope that I can actually read this in a day, it's short enough and I love Seanan McGuire.
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Lair of Dreams Technically this is a little longer, but I've been wanting to finish reading this trilogy.
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
West of January
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
In an Absent Dream This fulfills the 2018 challenge "4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth" as there is a tree on the cover.
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Little Fires Everywhere
15. A book set in a global city
Bruja Born
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Sadie
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Aurora Rising
19. A fantasy book
Beneath the Sugar Sky
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
Sometimes I Lie I sorted my TBR by author and this was the 20th on the list.
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
Ascension
22. A book with the major theme of survival
Severance
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Psychology of Time Travel
24. A book with an emotion in the title
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
25. A book related to the arts
The Clockmaker's Daughter
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
27. A history or historical fiction
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Senlin Ascends
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Ill Will
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Unwind
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Circe
33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Raven Boys
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
The Diviners
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
LIFEL1K3
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
The Brothers Three
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Red Rising
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Come Tumbling Down
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
The Quiet Game
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
Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
I Found You
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
11/22/63
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
The Sense of an Ending
48. A book published in 2020
Honor Lost
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
Vox This book fits the prompt "A book related to one of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)" in that it silences the voices of women.
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
First One Missing
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
Bring Me Back
52. A book related to time
The Last Time I Lied

[Amber]

January:


2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable - The Wife
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 - Then She Was Gone
9. A book that can be read in a day - Every Heart a Doorway
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers - Little Fires Everywhere
25. A book related to the arts - The Clockmaker's Daughter
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan - Circe

I managed 6 prompts in January. Hoping to get a head start because I know there will be slow months where I am not able to do a prompt a week.

[Tracy]

Great start Amber!!!

[Amber]

Now that it's almost the end of March, here's what I managed in February.

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Immortalists
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
In an Absent Dream This fulfills the 2018 challenge "4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth" as there is a tree on the cover.
15. A book set in a global city
Bruja Born
19. A fantasy book
Beneath the Sugar Sky
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Psychology of Time Travel
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
LIFEL1K3


7 prompts for February.

[Amber]

6 prompts for March:

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Lock In The idea of being locked into your body with no way of moving or communicating is terrifying to me.
22. A book with the major theme of survival
Severance
24. A book with an emotion in the title
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Come Tumbling Down
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
I Found You
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
The Sense of an Ending

[Amber]

4 prompts for April:

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Vessel
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Unwind
33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Raven Boys
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
11/22/63

I've definitely been reading more lately.