LisaP's second ATY

[Lisa]

Around the Year in 52 Books



This is my second year of doing the challenge! When I complete a prompt, I'll add a green check mark and the date I read the book. Otherwise, any books listed are options for planning purposes.

[✔️]1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
A Curious Beginning completed on December 3rd.
[✔️]2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver on March 30th.
[✔️]3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
The Raven Boys on February 9th.
[✔️]4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Obsidio on May 2nd.
[✔️]5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Vanishing Half on March 15th
[✔️]6. A love story
Crazy Stupid Bromance completed on February 1st.
[✔️]7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - Book with a weapon from game Clue on the cover:
Mask of Shadows on March 14th.
[✔️]8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
The Yellow Bird Sings on March 18th.
[✔️]9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
The Guncle completed on October 13th.
[✔️]10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Huntress on February 24th.
[✔️]11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
The City of Brass on May 27th.
[✔️]12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The End of the Ocean completed on June 19th.
[✔️]13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
Shadow and Bone on June 2nd.
[✔️]14. A book set in a made-up place
A Darker Shade of Magic on January 2nd.
[✔️]15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Once and Future Witches on January 5th.
[✔️]16. A book with a building in the title
The Midnight Library on April 4th.
[✔️]17. A book with a Muslim character or author
The Empire of Gold on June 28th.
[✔️]18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
11/22/63 completed on November 22nd.
[✔️]19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
How to Stop Time completed November 15th.
[✔️]20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
Illuminae on April 8th.
[✔️]21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Ruin and Rising completed on July 31st.
[✔️]22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
Ask Again, Yes on April 14th. (Recommended in list from February 2020).
[✔️]23. A cross genre novel
The Dragon Republic on March 6th.
[✔️]24. A book about racism or race relations
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race on January 17th.
[✔️]25. A book set on an island
Raven Black on February 22nd.
[✔️]26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
The Firefly Letters on March 2nd.
[✔️]27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
The Dream Thieves on February 13th.
[✔️]28. A book connected to ice
Heir of Fire completed on September 14th.
[✔️]29. A book that you consider comfort reading
The Night Circus on May 5th.
[✔️]30. A long book
Knife of Dreams completed on September 9th.
[✔️]31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Magpie Murders completed on May 10th.
[✔️]32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
All the Children Are Home completed on August 23rd.
[✔️]33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
13 For Luck on March 16th.
[✔️]34. A book with a travel theme
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet on May 11th.
[✔️]35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
The Family Next Door on March 1, 2021.
[✔️]36. A book with six or more words in the title
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek on March 27th.
[✔️]37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Chronicle of a Death Foretold completed on October 9th.
[✔️]38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
single word: riot
Siege and Storm on July 3rd.
[✔️]39. A book involving an immigrant
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous on April 29th.
[✔️]40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
Blue Lily, Lily Blue on March 10th.
[✔️]41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
Slay on February 11th.
[✔️]42. A mystery or thriller
A Trick of the Light on April 2nd.
[✔️]43. A book with elements of magic
A Conjuring of Light on January 16th.
[✔️]44. A book whose title contains a negative
Isn't It Bromantic? on October 7th.
[✔️]45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Bury Your Dead completed on February 5th (Quebec).
[✔️]46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Burning God completed on April 15th.
[✔️]47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 on February 18th.
[✔️]48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
Happy Endings on July 13th.
[✔️]49. A book with an ensemble cast
The Raven King on March 12th.
[✔️]50. A book published in 2021
Amelia Unabridged on April 1st.
[✔️]51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Romancing the Duke on January 20th.
[✔️]52. A book related to "the end"
The Last Thing He Told Me completed November 2nd.

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Popsugar Challenge

[✔️]1. A book that's published in 2021
The Push completed on June 15th.
[✔️]2. An Afrofuturist book
Redemptor completed on November 28th.
[✔️]3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club or spade on the cover
The Soulmate Equation on June 9th.
[✔️] 4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
A Gathering of Shadowsby V.E. Schwab on January 10th.
[✔️]5. A dark academia book
A Deadly Education completed on February 7th.
[✔️]6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
The Kingdom of Copper completed on May 31st.
[✔️]7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
Kisscut completed on August 4th.
[✔️]8. A book that has won the Women's Prize for Fiction
Bel Canto completed on December 29th.
[✔️]9. A book with a family tree
We Were Liars on March 16th.
[✔️]10. A bestseller from the 1990s
Practical Magic completed on October 9th.
[✔️]11. A book about forgetting
Still Alice on January 26th.
[✔️]12. A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc)
Little & Lion on March 23rd.
[✔️]13. A locked-room mystery
The Beautiful Mystery on June 8th.
[✔️]14. A book set in a restaurant
Midnight at the Blackbird Café completed November 9th.
[✔️]15. A book with a black-and-white cover
In a Dark, Dark Wood completed on October 19th.
[✔️]16. A book by an Indigenous author
Elatsoe completed on April 23rd.
[✔️]17. A book that has the same title as a song
White Nights completed on April 26th.
[✔️]18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life on April 10th.
[✔️]19. A book that discusses body positivity
I'll Be the One on July 14th.
[✔️]20. A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
Between the World and Me on January 16th.
[✔️]21. A genre hybrid
The Time Traveler's Wife completed on January 31st.
[✔️]22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Boundary Waters on February 19th.
[✔️]23. A book with something broken on the cover
Baby Teeth completed on June 19th.
[✔️]24. A book by a Muslim American author
The Stationery Shop completed on December 11th.
[✔️]25. A book that was published anonymously
Go Ask Alice completed on September 7th.
[✔️]26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
Blindsighted completed on August 2nd.
[✔️]27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
The Switch completed on April 25th.
[✔️]28. A magical realism book
The Golem and the Jinni completed on August 12th.
[✔️]29. A book set in multiple countries
People We Meet on Vacation on July 21st.
[✔️]30. A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021
The Road Trip completed on October 4th.
[✔️]31. A book by a blogger, vlogger YouTube video creator, or other online personality
The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done completed on July 27th.
[✔️]32. A book whose title starts with "Q", "X", or "Z"
Queen of Shadows completed on October 28th.
[✔️]33. A book featuring three generations
Before We Were Yours on March 4th.
[✔️]34. A book about social justice issue
Five Little Indians on June 26th.
[✔️]35. A book in a different format than what you normally read
Gemina on April 18th.
[✔️]36. A book that has fewer than 1000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
The Girl with the Red Balloon on January 18th.
[✔️]37. A book you think your best friend would like
The Hidden Palace completed on August 17th.
[✔️]38. A book about art or an artist
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue completed on January 23rd.
[✔️]39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
Daisy Jones & The Six on July 11th.
[✔️]40. Your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Challenge - bird on cover
Red Rising on May 20th.
[✔️]41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Gathering Storm completed on October 1st.
[✔️]42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Now and at the Hour of Our Death completed on November 20th.
[✔️]43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
The Lost Apothecary on June 4th.
[✔️]44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
A Closed and Common Orbit on May 16th.
[✔️]45. The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
Inkheart completed on December 18th. ,/b>
[✔️]46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't
In Five Years completed on January 27th.
[✔️]47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
This Is How You Lose the Time War on May 23rd.
[✔️]48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
Random number generator gave me #55 - #55 on my goodreads list is The Ocean at the End of the Lane completed on November 25th.
[✔️]49. A DNF book from your TBR list
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail completed on August 23rd.
[✔️]50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
The Good Sister completed on July 12th.

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NATO Phonetic Alphabet Challenge
I really like the idea of doing a full challenge based on the NATO phonetic alphabet, although I admit I don't know if I'll be able to do this one in addition to ATY in 52 Books and the Popsugar 2021 Reading Challenge. But I'm going to try!

[✔️]A - Alpha (alpha werewolf is character)
My Calamity Jane on January 9th.
[✔️]B - Bravo (using assassin definition)
Raybearer on February 27th.
[✔️]C - Charlie (main character's sister is named Charlie)
Made You Up on April 16th.
[✔️]D - Delta (airplane crash)
Dear Edward on January 19th.
[]E - Echo
The Echo Wife
[]F - Foxtrot
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
[]G - Golf
The Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and the Game of Life
[✔️]H - Hotel
The Glass Hotel on April 6th.
[]I - India
The Henna Artist
[]J - Juliet
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
[]K - Kilo
A Thousand Splendid Suns
[✔️]L - Lima
Lobizona completed on September 19th.
[]M - Mike
The Lost World
[]N - November
The Scorpio Races
[]O - Oscar
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
[✔️]P - Papa
Malibu Rising on August 25th.
[✔️]Q - Quebec
The Brutal Telling on February 3rd.
[]R - Romeo
A Wolf Called Romeo
[✔️]S - Sierra
The Murmur of Bees completed on August 28th.
[✔️]T - Tango
Instructions for Dancing completed on August 7th.
[✔️]U - Uniform
Bluebird, Bluebird completed on July 28th.
[✔️]V - Victor
Throne of Glass completed on August 17th.
[]W - Whisky
Whiskey When We're Dry
[]X - X-ray
[]Y - Yankee
The Box in the Woods
[✔️]Z - Zulu
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood completed September 18th.

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NATO Phonetic Alphabet Challenge Covers

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JANUARY READS:

A Darker Shade of Magic - ATY #14
The Once and Future Witches - ATY #15
My Calamity Jane - NATO (alpha)
A Gathering of Shadows - PS #4
A Conjuring of Light - ATY #43
Between the World and Me - PS #20
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race - ATY #24
The Girl with the Red Balloon - PS #36
Dear Edward - NATO (delta)
Romancing the Duke - ATY #51
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - PS #38
Still Alice - PS #11
In Five Years -PS #46
The Time Traveler's Wife - PS #21

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FEBRUARY READS:

- Crazy Stupid Bromance - ATY #6
- The Brutal Telling - NATO (Quebec)
- Bury Your Dead - ATY #45
- A Deadly Education - PS #5
- The Raven Boys - ATY #3
- Slay - ATY #41
- The Dream Thieves - ATY #27
- The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 - ATY #47
- Boundary Waters - PS #22
- Raven Black - ATY #25
- The Huntress - ATY #10
- Raybearer - NATO (bravo)

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MARCH

- The Family Next Door - ATY #35
- Before We Were Yours - PS #33
- The Dragon Republic - ATY #23
- The Firefly Letters - ATY #26
- Blue Lily, Lily Blue - ATY #40
- The Raven King - ATY #49
- Mask of Shadows - ATY #7
- The Vanishing Half - ATY #5
- We Were Liars - PS #9
- 13 For Luck - ATY #33
- The Yellow Bird Sings - ATY #8
- Little & Lion - PS #12
- The Two Lives of Lydia Bird - ATY #2
- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek - ATY #36

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APRIL

- Amelia Unabridged - ATY #50
- A Trick of the Light - ATY #42
- The Midnight Library - ATY #16
- The Glass Hotel - NATO (Hotel)
- Illuminae - ATY #20
- What Kind of Woman
- I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life - PS #18
- Ask Again, Yes - ATY #22
- The Burning God - ATY #46
- Made You Up - NATO (Charlie)
- Gemina - PS #35
- Elatsoe - PS #16
- The Switch - PS #27
- White Nights - PS #17
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - ATY #39

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MAY

- Obsidio - ATY #4
- The Night Circus - ATY #29
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - ATY #34
- Magpie Murders - ATY #31
- A Closed and Common Orbit - PS #44
- Red Rising - PS #40
- This Is How You Lose the Time War - PS #47
- The City of Brass - ATY #11
- The Kingdom of Copper - PS #6

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JUNE

- Shadow and Bone - ATY #13
- The Lost Apothecary - PS #43
- Golden Son
- The Beautiful Mystery - PS #13
- The Soulmate Equation - PS #3
- The Push - PS #1
- Morning Star
- Ariadne
- The End of the Ocean - ATY #12
- Baby Teeth - PS #23
- Five Little Indians - PS #34
- The Empire of Gold - ATY #17

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JULY

- Siege and Storm - ATY #38
- Good Company
- The Good Sister - PS #50
- Daisy Jones & The Six - PS #39
- Haven Point
- Happy Endings - ATY #48
- I'll Be the One - PS #19
- The Drowning Kind
- People We Meet on Vacation - PS #29
- Every Last Word
- The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn't, and Get Stuff Done - PS #31
- Bluebird, Bluebird - NATO (Uniform)
- Ruin and Rising - ATY #21

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AUGUST

- Blindsighted -PS #26
- Kisscut - PS #7
- The Engineer's Wife
- Instructions for Dancing - NATO (Tango)
- The Golem and the Jinni - PS #28
- The Hidden Palace - PS #37
- Throne of Glass - NATO (Victor)
- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail - PS #49
- All the Children Are Home - ATY #32
- Malibu Rising - NATO (Papa)
- Crown of Midnight
- The Murmur of Bees - NATO (Sierra)

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SEPTEMBER

- The Broken Girls
- Go Ask Alice - PS #25
- Knife of Dreams - ATY #30
- Heir of Fire - ATY #28
- Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood - NATO (zulu)
- How the Light Gets In
- Lobizona - NATO (Lima)
- Project Hail Mary
- The Gathering Storm
- The Assassin's Blade

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OCTOBER

- The Road Trip - PS #30
- The Long Way Home
- Isn't It Bromantic? - ATY #44
- Practical Magic - PS #10
- Chronicle of a Death Foretold - ATY #37
- Girl Made of Stars
- The Guncle - ATY #9
- In a Dark, Dark Wood - PS #15
- Queen of Shadows - PS #32

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NOVEMBER

- The Last Thing He Told Me - ATY #52
- Apples Never Fall
- Midnight at the Blackbird Café - PS #14
- Homegoing
- How to Stop Time - ATY #19
- Now and at the Hour of Our Death - PS #42
- 11/22/63 - ATY #18
- The Last Graduate
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane - PS #48
- Redemptor - PS #2

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DECEMBER

- A Curious Beginning - ATY #1
***ATY Challenge Completed!!!***
- Under the Whispering Door
- The Stationery Shop - PS #24
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- A Spindle Splintered
- Inkheart - PS#45
- Towers of Midnight
- Bel Canto - PS #8