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message 1: by Sarah (last edited Nov 22, 2021 01:58PM) (new)

Sarah W (sarahsbookishreviews) | 17 comments CHALLENGES AND PROGRESS

ATY Official: 39/52

FORMATS
Print: 19
ebook: 11
Audiobook:9

Currently reading:
✅ Completed

✅1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” Talk Bookish to Me (debut author, Beginning of career)
✅2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Crimson Hearts
✅3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of MusicThe Sound of Wings
✅4. A book with a monochromatic coverAlmost Mortal

✅ 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should ReadThe Wedding Date
✅6. A love story All This Time
✅7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final listThe Academy (book with animal on cover)
✅8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visitedAll The Wrong Shelves

✅9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year The Path to Sunshine Cove
✅10. A book with a female villain or criminalThe Imposter
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

✅14. A book set in a made-up placeSerpent & Dove
✅15. A book that features siblings as the main characters The Inheritance Games
✅16. A book with a building in the titleThe Midnight Library
17. A book with a Muslim character or author

✅18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1Firefly Lane
✅19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 The Viscount Who Loved Me
✅20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3Cloud Cuckoo Land
✅21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"A Rogue of One's Own
✅22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threadsLocal Woman Missing

✅23. A cross genre novelThe Duke and I
✅ 24. A book about racism or race relationsFrom the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
✅25. A book set on an island Her Dark Lies
✅26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you authorSo Many Babies: My Life Balancing a Busy Medical Career and Motherhood

✅27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards The Seelie Queen
✅28. A book connected to iceSnow Like Ashes
✅29. A book that you consider comfort readingEntwined
✅30. A long book Covet

31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
✅32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 peopleThe Awakening
✅33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetryThe Witch Demands a Retraction: Fairy Tale Reboots for Adults
34. A book with a travel theme
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

✅36. A book with six or more words in the titleThe Truth and Other Hidden Things
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
✅ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator The Whisper Man
✅39. A book involving an immigrantThe Book of Lost Names

✅40. A book with flowers or greenery on the coverThe Lost Apothecary
✅41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC authorGet a Life, Chloe Brown
✅42. A mystery or thrillerThe Mysterious Affair at Styles
✅43. A book with elements of magicA Deadly Education

44. A book whose title contains a negative
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
✅46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards From Blood and Ash
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

49. A book with an ensemble cast
✅50. A book published in 2021 The Ex Talk
✅51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name Pretty Little Wife
✅52. A book related to "the end"It Ends with Us


message 2: by Sarah (last edited Mar 11, 2021 04:25PM) (new)

Sarah W (sarahsbookishreviews) | 17 comments Favorite Reads

January-March
Jan- The Ex Talk, Pretty Little Wife
Feb- Entwined, All the Wrong Shelves, The Marriage Game

April-June

July-September

October-December


message 3: by Sarah (last edited Dec 27, 2020 08:33AM) (new)

Sarah W (sarahsbookishreviews) | 17 comments Possibilities Prompts 1-26

1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline American Royals (American Royals, #1) by Katharine McGee Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer
(1st in Series)
2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
The Other Woman by Sandie Jones Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer
4. A book with a monochromatic cover
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell Home Before Dark by Riley Sager Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo

5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Wedding Date (The Wedding Date, #1) by Jasmine Guillory Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1) by Talia Hibbert
6. A love story
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry The Best Laid Plans by Cameron Lund Regretting You by Colleen Hoover Atomic Love by Jennie Fields The Marriage Game by Sara Desai Head Over Heels by Hannah Orenstein
7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
A book with an animal on the cover
8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
10. A book with a female villain or criminal
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier
11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
What We Owe by Golnaz Hashemzadeh Bonde
13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries, #1) by T.J. Klune

14. A book set in a made-up place
Girls of Paper and Fire (Girls of Paper and Fire #1) by Natasha Ngan
15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
16. A book with a building in the title
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
17. A book with a Muslim character or author
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) by Tahereh Mafi

18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
Firefly Lane (Firefly Lane, #1) by Kristin Hannah
19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
War Girls (War Girls, #1) by Tochi Onyebuchi
21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
A Rogue of One's Own (A League of Extraordinary Women, #2) by Evie Dunmore
22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
Verity by Colleen Hoover

23. A cross genre novel
Midnight Sun (Twilight, #5) by Stephenie Meyer ????
24. A book about racism or race relations
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) by Angie Thomas
25. A book set on an island
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Mysterious affair at styles By Agatha Christie (Agatha Christie Classics) by Agatha Christie


message 4: by Sarah (last edited Dec 27, 2020 08:45AM) (new)

Sarah W (sarahsbookishreviews) | 17 comments Possibilities for Prompts 27-52

27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) by Holly Black Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) by Sarah J. Maas
28. A book connected to ice
Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1) by Sara Raasch
29. A book that you consider comfort reading
American Royals (American Royals, #1) by Katharine McGee The Royal We (Royal We, #1) by Heather Cocks The Marriage Game by Sara Desai
30. A long book
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
The Return by Nicholas Sparks Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb
32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) by Karen M. McManus
33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
The Night Bazaar Venice by Lenore Hart
34. A book with a travel theme
The Last Flight by Julie Clark
35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
36. A book with six or more words in the title
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers, #1) by Brigid Kemmerer The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman
38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
The Whisper Man by Alex North
39. A book involving an immigrant
The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry
41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
42. A mystery or thriller
No Exit by Taylor Adams One of Us Is Lying (One of Us is Lying, #1) by Karen M. McManus
43. A book with elements of magic
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
44. A book whose title contains a negative
Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren You Are Not Alone by Greer Hendricks No Exit by Taylor Adams The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren
45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
These Violent Delights (These Violent Delights, #1) by Chloe Gong The Last Flight by Julie Clark
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett The Midnight Library by Matt Haig To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini
47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
The Only Plane in the Sky An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff
48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
Layla by Colleen Hoover
49. A book with an ensemble cast
American Royals (American Royals, #1) by Katharine McGee Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1) by Shelby Mahurin
50. A book published in 2021
51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane
52. A book related to "the end"
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman


message 5: by Sarah (last edited Aug 20, 2021 03:09PM) (new)

Sarah W (sarahsbookishreviews) | 17 comments POPSUGAR READING LIST

If the book fits the prompt for both Popsugar and ATY I will use it for both. If I have time I will try to read books for each list

Progress: 24/50

FORMATS for this challenge
Print: 14
ebook: 8
Audiobook: 2

Currently Reading
REGULAR
✅1. A book that published in 2021 The Ex Talk
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
✅4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign The Assassin's Blade
✅5. A dark academia book A Deadly Education
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
✅9. A book with a family tree Crown of Midnight
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
✅11. A book about forgettingThe Stranger in the Mirror
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant
✅15. A book with a black-and-white coverCrave
16. A book by an indigenous author
✅17. A book that has the same title as a songWith or Without You
✅18. A book about a subject you are passionate about The Inheritance Games
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
✅21. A genre hybridThe Duke and I
✅22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoorsBeyond the Bright Sea
✅23. A book with something broken on the coverIt Ends with Us
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
✅27. A book about do-overs or fresh startsThe Midnight Library
✅28. A magical realism bookSerpent & Dove
29. A book set in multiple countries
✅30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 ParisThe Book of Lost Names
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
✅33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)Firefly Lane
✅34. A book about a social justice issueSigned, A Paddy
✅35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)The Witch Demands a Retraction: Fairy Tale Reboots for Adults
✅36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads The Seelie Queen
✅37. A book you think your best friend would likeAll This Time
✅38. A book about art or an artistThe Magic of Found Objects
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

ADVANCED
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
✅42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR listThe House Plant
✅43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover Unwritten
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
✅46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t Starlight Seized
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
✅50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) Musical Chairs


message 6: by Sarah (last edited Aug 20, 2021 03:10PM) (new)

Sarah W (sarahsbookishreviews) | 17 comments ABC Challenge
A book starting with each letter of the alphabet

A. All the Wrong Shelves
B. Broken Branches
C. Crown of Midnight
D. Don't Come Looking
E. Entwined
F. From Blood and Ash
G. Granted
H. Her Dark Lies
I. It Ends With US
J.
K. Kingdom of the Wicked
L. Lore
M. Musical Chairs
N.
O.
P. Pretty Little Wife
Q.
R.
S. Serpent and Dove
T. The Truth and Other Hidden Things
U. Unwritten
V.
W. We Used to be Friends
X.
Y.
Z.


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