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February Roundup
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
The River by Peter Heller ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren ⭐⭐
9. A book that can be read in a day
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay ⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
2019 Prompt #43 - A book related to STEM: Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott ⭐⭐
Romance Read: The One for You by Roni Loren ⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: DNF
Audiobook: The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth ⭐⭐⭐⭐
March Roundup
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi ⭐⭐⭐⭐
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt #28 - A book related to something cold
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata ⭐⭐⭐
Romance Read: Dear Ava by Ilsa Madden-Mills ⭐⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler ⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
April Roundup
15. A book set in a global city
Recursion by Blake Crouch ⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
One of Us Is Next by Karen McManus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt #48 - A book that was a finalist or winner for the National Book Award for any year: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Romance Read: On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins⭐⭐⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: none
Audiobook: The Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradal⭐⭐⭐⭐
Comfort Re-Read: The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
May Roundup
19. A fantasy book
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton ⭐⭐⭐⭐
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
Not completed yet! Working on A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
22. A book with the major theme of survival
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt - Did not do this month
Romance Read: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: Brain-Based Learning: The New Science of Teaching & Training by Eric Jensen ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook: Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson ⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook #2: Two Girls Down by Lousia Luna ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Other: Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
June Roundup
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi ⭐⭐
24. A book with an emotion in the title
Hope and Other Punchlines by Julie Buxbaum ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides ⭐⭐⭐
27. A history or historical fiction
Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras ⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt - Did not do this month
Romance Read: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee ⭐⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: Did not do this month
Audiobook: The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson ⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook #2: Still Life by Louise Penny ⭐⭐⭐⭐
July Roundup
25. A book related to the arts
Verity by Colleen Hoover ⭐⭐⭐⭐
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery ⭐⭐⭐⭐
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt - Did not do this month
Romance Read: Did not do this month
Non-Fiction Read: Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook: Did not do this month
August Roundup
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker ⭐⭐⭐
33. A book about a non-traditional family
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance ⭐⭐⭐⭐
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris ⭐⭐⭐⭐
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton ⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt - Did not do this month
Romance Read: Geoducks Are for Lovers by Daisy Prescott ⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: Did not do this month
Audiobook: Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook #2: The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
September Roundup
A tough reading month for me. I didn't get much done, but what I read was really good.
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Stay with Me by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ ⭐⭐⭐⭐
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
No side reads completed this month.
October Roundup
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh ⭐⭐⭐⭐
40. A book with a place name in the title
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
41. A mystery
The Guest List by Lucy Foley ⭐⭐⭐
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
44. A book related to witches
The Witches Are Coming by Lindy West ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt - Did not do this month. I have 4 more books to finish this out! I can do it!
Romance Read: Did not do this month
Non-Fiction Read: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook: None listened to this month
November Roundup
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Unseen by Karin Slaughter ⭐⭐⭐⭐
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Wait Till Next Year by Doris Kearns Goodwin ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf ⭐⭐
48. A book published in 2020
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan ⭐⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal for side reads is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt #49 - A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2019 Prompt #5 - A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Romance Read: Her Best Worst Mistake by Sarah Mayberry ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: Did not do this month
Audiobook: The Royal We by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook #2: The Good House by Ann Leary ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Summer of '69 by Erin Hilderbrand ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
The Trespasser by Tana French ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
The Defense by Steve Cavanagh ⭐⭐
Side Reads
My goal is to finish my 2019 ATY challenge this year, read one romance book, one non-fiction book and listen to one audiobook.
2019 Prompt #10 - A book featuring an historical figure:
My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton by Stephanie Dray ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Romance Read: Meet Cute by Helena Hunting ⭐⭐⭐
Non-Fiction Read: Food Freedom Forever: Letting Go of Bad Habits, Guilt, and Anxiety Around Food by Melissa Hartwig ⭐⭐⭐
Audiobook: DNF