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Anne of Green Gables is a book I started last year for the prompt of a classic that you've never read. Life got in the way, and I did not finish it last year. I picked it up again recently - well, I actually listened to it on Audible. This book is just adorable. I loved it. I've had a lot of sadness in my life lately, and I found myself smiling while listening. The ending had tears rolling down my face. I'm so glad that I picked this book.
Trick Baby was, in many ways, a complicated read. The thing that sticks with me is the heartbreak. I listened to this one on Audible. It is full of foul language and the n-word. I often listened to it while working on my front porch, but I listened to it without headphones - until people would walk by and give me weird looks. LOL.
George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia was a fascinating read. He writes about war unlike anyone else. His descriptions were blunt. His stories were to the point. He could, at times, be humorous. I ended up reading longer sections of this book at a time than I thought I would because I just wasn't ready to put the story away.
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt was a fascinating book. Kara Cooney's book is incredibly well researched, and it shows. I love that she is highlighting the queens who tend to be forgotten from history. She makes comparisons to current events. Many reviewers have dinged her for that in their reviews, but I am quite glad she made them. I grew up learning about the Nazis and WWII, but I never learned how Germany got to that point, and then we end up with Trump. I think she was right to make the points that she made. My complaint is that sometimes her writing is a bit disjointed. She jumps from point to point without always making the leap gracefully. I would recommend the book.
I used the book Me and White Supremacy for the book about racism prompt. The book is all about examining one's connection with white supremacy. It is a good book for anyone who is starting out on their anti-racism journey, but it is also a great "brush up" for those who who have been doing the work for a while. This is one of those books that one could revisit to fine tune their anti-racism practices over and over.
A friend recommended reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, So, I did. I wasn't sure what to think about it, but she was so excited about the series, that I gave it a shot. I have to admit. I really enjoyed it. I enjoyed it enough that I will probably finish the whole series. It is less love story and more adventure/fantasy story. Faeries and magic and mythical creatures - it was great. I definitely would recommend it. It does get gory, so if that's not someone's thing, they wouldn't want to read this book, but it was great.
I read Mary Poppins for the #15 prompt: a book that features siblings as the main characters. I honestly do not know what to say about this book. It's weird. Mary Poppins is an unpleasant character. She's always telling the children not to believe their own eyes. It was a interesting read, and I will probably read the other books. I really want to see Saving Mr. Banks now.
I read Black Spire for prompt #14 - A book set in a made-up place. I loved this book. I love scifi, but I honestly don't read that much of it. Dawson's characters are real, raw, and diverse. It was amazing to have a scifi book with real women - not tropes. That is really rare to find in scifi books. There is often the token women trope, but this book was filled with women characters (as well as men - but they are always there!). This book was the second in a set of - I am assuming because of how it ended - at least three. I already bought the first one and intend on reading it soon.
For prompt #47 - A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir, I read Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. What a beautiful read. It examines the Bible through a lens that I haven't read before. I needed this read for my soul.
For prompt #26 A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author, I read Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864-1896 by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier. This is a book that was in the children's section of our included membership on Audible. I got it for my younger kids to read, but I thought I would also listen to it. I'm glad I did. It's very well done. Obviously, it is a surface level view of reconstruction and the history that led to Jim Crow, but that does not mean that it is dumbed down. It is clear and concise and full of good information. I'm anxious for my kids to read it, so we can discuss it. I am also trying to make a concentrated effort to learn more about political and social events from the start of the war through about 1920. This book is a great one to read with kids.
I read Sula by Toni Morrison for prompt #31 - an author whose career spans more than 21 years. I enjoyed the book. I wanted to love it because it's Toni freaking Morrison. I didn't love it, but I did enjoy it, and I am glad that I read it.
I read A Court of Mist and Fury for prompt #31 - a long book. It was book two in a series. I started reading the series at the recommendation of a friend, and I am really enjoying it. This book ends not so much at the end of a story, but at a turn in the road, so I assume I'll be reading book #3 soon.
For #41, a book by a new-to-you BIPOC author, I read Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin. It was a collection of short stories. A couple of them weren't that fantastic. There was nothing wrong with them, they just weren't that interesting. Several of them were spectacular. They were powerful and moving. The one that really touched me was about a man and his brother who was a jazz musician. Being a professional musician myself, they way he spoke about the performers and the music really moved me. He spoke about the music and the music makers with passion and insight. I would highly recommend this book.
For prompt #32 - A book whose cover shows more than 2 people, I read Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. I was going to use that book for a mystery, but then realized there were three people on the cover. I am finding it much harder to find a book with more than 2 people on the cover than to find a mystery! I loved this book. One of my choir members was telling me that he and his wife love the Maisie Dobbs books. I had told him that I had it on Audible and was planning on reading it sometime soon. Based on his glowing recommendation, I dug into it, and I'm so glad I did. It was a great read. Maisie is a fabulous character.
For prompt #4 - a book with a monochromatic cover - I read The Kill Order by James Dashner. I started reading The Maze Runner series with my son several years back. We even went and saw the first two movies together. I read book #3 - The Death Cure - last year, and I persuaded him to read it, too. Then we got The Kill Order. He started reading it before me, but I finished first. :) We're going to watch that movie when he's done. I really enjoyed this book. It is a prequel to the first three. It goes back 13 years - a year after the sun flares scorched the earth. It confirmed a suspicion I had about the virus. It also talked about the day the flares happened. I found it really interesting. It did get a bit tedious towards the end, but overall, I really enjoyed it.
For prompt #49, a book with an ensemble cast, I read A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas. It is maybe a little bit of a cheat because they are all from one person's point of view, but there are a lot of important characters, so I am counting it. It was a very good book! It is Book 3 in a triology, and I am so glad that I was turned on to these books. They are the best fantasy books that I have in a very long time - maybe ever. I would highly recommend them.
A read A Court of Frost and Starlight for the prompt about ice. Frost - ice - close enough. It is a novella in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I really enjoyed it. It is not action-packed like the rest of the series. I still thought it was really good. o
For prompt #36 - A book with six or more words in the title, I readInto the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty. This was a fascinating read. He put in a lot of details of his own life that took guts to include. It was interesting to read about meditation, mindfulness, and the brain from a neurosurgeon. I would highly recommend this book.
For Prompt #34 - A book with a travel theme - I read Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne. This book is one of the classics that I have never read, and it was included in my Audible membership. I really enjoyed it. I love that the movie with Brendan Fraser was a scientist, his nephew, and their guide just like in the book. Journey was the first Verne book that I read, and now I want to read the others.
For prompt #3 - A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music - I read A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas. This book was incredible. I'm still processing, so I"m not quite sure what to say. Even though there was far too much sex (and I am not a prude by a long shot), this book was the best I have read this year, and it was the best in the series so far.
My daughter bought me The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck for Christmas this year. I read it for prompt #51 - A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name. This book was really great............. right until the end. It was super frustrating. I actually reread the ending to make sure I didn't miss anything. It literally would have only taken another couple of pages to make the ending satisfying. What was he thinking?! Ugh. I mean, I still gave the book four stars because I enjoyed reading it so much. I would give another novel of his a shot probably, but dang - that ending was way less than satisfying. It's not that it was a bad ending so much as it was just incomplete.
For prompt #21, a book whose title and author both contain the letter "u", I read Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion by Susan Ronald. It was okay. There was a lot of great information in it, but she wrote it in a way that was confusing. It seemed to jump around a lot. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind for this book when I read it.
I just finished A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry for prompt #9 a book you associate with a specific season or time of year. Technically the book didn't just take place over the summer, but I didn't know that when I picked it. It was pretty good. Having just lost my mom and having lost my brother just a few years ago, I probably should not have picked a book where the protagonist loses her sister.
For prompt #29 - A book that you consider comfort reading - I chose Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich. I really enjoy Stephanie Plum novels although the love triangle in them is starting to get old. I know there are many more books, and I think I have four more on my bookshelf, but I'm not sure how many more I will read. If she doesn't move on from the love triangle, I think I'm going to be done.
For #11 - A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum - I read Lights on the Nile by Donna Jo Napoli with my youngest daughter. It was a very strange book. I enjoyed it right up until the very end, and the ending was just kind of ridiculous. She had this great story and then the last two chapters ruined the whole book. My daughter felt the same way. What a let down.
For prompt 18, 19, and 20 - 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 - I read the first three books of the Gunslinger series by Stephen King. I have actually read these before, but it has been years, and I never finished the last book. So, I wanted to make sure I remembered the story before reading the last book. These books are about Roland's past, plus he pulls both Jake and Susannah from the past. They are traveling in the present, and they are trying to save the future.
For prompt #13 - A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020, I used a Stephen King book because SK can always be one of my best reads of any year! :) This one was Wizard and Glass. It is the fourth book in the Dark Tower series. It was really good, but it was not my favorite of this series. It is all part of Roland's back story.
Sister Outsider is what I chose for Prompt #33 - A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry. It's Audre Lorde, so of course it was fabulous. I especially enjoyed reading her insights into issues surrounding Grenada and specifically the USA's interference in Grenada's political landscape.
I was going to use this next book for a mystery or thriller, but then I found it on a best reads thread! So, for prompt #22 - I chose House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas. I don't know if it's an actual category, but I keep calling it "paranormal noir." :) This book was fabulous. I was hooked and read it in just a couple of days. My daughter got me to read it. We have both read a ton of Maas books this year, and I'm so glad a friend turned me on to her work.
For prompt #7 - A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list, I used "An alternate history book." I am reading through the Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Quite a bit of it includes an alternate history. Wolves of the Calla is the fifth book in that series. I really enjoyed this one.
I very much enjoy Elizabeth Peters' books, so for prompt # 42 - a mystery or thriller - I read Borrower of the Night. It was a fun and fast read. Her books make me laugh, and they are so much fun.
I grew up in a pretty oppressive, conservative religion, and as a byproduct, I didn't really have exposure to many of the classic children's novels. I have been reading a few of them lately. Heidi by Johanna Spyri fit in with prompt #37 - A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list. It was a sweet book. I'm glad I read it.
I found a random word generator through Google, and it gave me four words: exile, snow, action, artist. I looked through the included books on my Audible account, and found Planet of Exile by Ursula K. LeGuin for prompt #38. It was okay. It wasn't great, but I enjoyed it.
For prompt #40: A book with flowers or greenery on the cover - I read The Dark Tower by Stephen King. This book is the seventh and final book of the series. I am having a major "book hangover" after this one.
I ditched the challenge for a few weeks to read a fantasy series with my daughter, but the last three of the series also fit in the challenge! For # 10: A book with a female villain or criminal I read Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas. It is #5 in the Throne of Glass series. This series is excellent, and I am so glad that I'm reading it!
I had planned a different book for #1: A book related to “In the Beginning...”, but I started the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas, and I was hooked. The Assassin's Blade is the prequel to the series which I read first even though it was released 3rd. I LOVE this series.
I also had a different book in mind for #43: A book with elements of magic, but the Throne of Glass series has a lot of magic! So, I used Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas for this prompt! It was so good!
There's a theme going on here! LOL. For #16: A book with a building in the title, I read Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas. This book was very different from the rest in the series. It was a bit slower, but I really enjoyed it.
For prompt #52: A book related to "the end", I read Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas. This book dragged its iron nails through my heart. LOL. It made me cry, and now I have one heckuva serious book hangover! I am so very glad I read this series. This book makes book #14 of Sarah J. Mass' that I have read since February. I guess she got a new fan this year.
I've had a really good year in books. I'm really happy that it took until September to get a book that stinks. For prompt #44, A book whose title contains a negative, I read Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum. I really wanted to like this book because the concept is cool and the first few chapters were pretty interesting. The book tanked hard though, and I nearly gave up on it. I kept thinking that I would give it a chance. Ugh. It was so boring.
For prompt #45, A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, I read Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War by W. Craig Reed. It was a very interesting and at times nail-biting read. I really enjoyed it. I imagine if someone were really into military history and/or the workings of submarines, they would love it.
#12 - A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation was a very cool prompt. I have recently realized that I really love Scandinavian/Noric Noir, and I found an author in that genre on the list. I read Betrayal by Lilja Sigurðardóttir. I really enjoyed it. I'd like to read more of her work.
For a book set on an island, I read The Shipping News. I enjoyed, but it was a bit garbled in places. I would definitely read more of her work.
For prompt #50 - A book published in 2021, I looked on a list of books released in 2021 on Goodreads. I found The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna. Honestly, the beginning was a little rough. It was her first novel, and it showed for a while. The writing got much better pretty quickly, and the story itself also became much more interesting. In the end, I loved this book. There is so much to unpack, and I even asked some friends to read it and discuss it with me. I highly recommend this book.
For #39 - A book involving an immigrant, I read The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah. It was captivating and sad. I definitely want to read more of her work. I cried at the end. I would definitely recommend this book, but there are some violent scenes that could be triggering for some.
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard is a very well-researched and interesting book. It got a bit tedious for me because I'm just not THAT interested in pirate lore. It was fascinating - just a bit long for me. I don't think the book itself was too long, but I was just done before it was! I used it for prompt #35 - A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer. I would highly recommend the book if someone were really fascinated with pirates or someone who was researching the history of pirates or the Caribbean.
Book Count:January: 3
Love, Splat, Pete the Cat's Groovy Guide to Life, He Bear, She Bear
February: 5
Anne of Green Gables (Canada), Trick Baby (Illinois), Homage to Catalonia (Spain), When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt (Egypt), Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
March: 10
A Court of Thorns and Roses, Mary Poppins (UK), Black Spire, Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again, Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864-1896, Sula (Ohio), A Court of Mist and Fury, Going to Meet the Man, Maisie Dobbs (UK), The Kill Order
April: 9
A Court of Wings and Ruin, A Court of Frost and Starlight, Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart, Journey to the Center of the Earth (Iceland), A Court of Silver Flames, The Witch Hunter (Finland), Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion (UK), World of Reading: Sofia the First Just One of the Princes: Level 1, A Summer to Die
May: 7
Twelve Sharp (New Jersey), Lights on the Nile (Egypt), Disney My First Easy-to-Read Stories, The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, Carl and the Kitten, The Waste Lands
June: 11
Wizard and Glass, Wolves of the Calla, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass, House of Earth and Blood, Quick Service (UK), Borrower of the Night (Germany), Planet of Exile, Heidi (Switzerland), Song of Susannah, The Dark Tower
July: 8
The Assassin's Blade, Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, The Screwtape Letters, Empire of Storms, Mary Poppins Comes Back
August: 1
Tower of Dawn,
September: 3
Kingdom of Ash, Never Never, Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War
October: 12
Betrayal (Iceland), Dead Until Dark (Louisiana), The Shipping News (Canada), Living Dead in Dallas (Texas), Club Dead (Mississippi), Dead to the World (Louisiana), The Gilded Ones, Dead as a Doornail (Louisiana), The Beauty of Your Face (Illinois), Definitely Dead (Louisiana), The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down, All Together Dead (Louisiana)
November: 12
Mr. Mercedes (Ohio), From Dead to Worse (Louisiana), Finders Keepers (Ohio), Dead and Gone (Louisiana), End of Watch (Ohio), Dead in the Family (Louisiana), Dead Reckoning (Louisiana), Fun with Zip and Zap, The Outsider (Texas), If It Bleeds, The City of Brass, And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (New York)
December:
The Grace Year, The Enchantress, Dance Hall of the Dead (New Mexico), Summer of the Dragon (Arizona), The Camelot Caper (UK), Deadlocked (Louisiana), Rocannon's World, Devil-May-Care (Virginia), Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Legend in Green Velvet (UK), Dead Ever After (Louisiana), The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories, The Seventh Sinner (Rome), Song of Creation
I'm almost done! #46 - A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards wasn't so easy though. I started reading If It Bleeds by Stephen King. It is a set of four novellas. I read the first two, and then when I started reading number three, I recognized the name of the protagonist. I am a huge King fan, but I have only read about 2/3 of his work. I hadn't read the books the protagonist was in, and there are four of them. My SK group said not to read it until I had read the previous four books. So, I have spent the past couple of weeks reading those four books. I was finally able to resume If It Bleeds. It was so good, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I am also so glad that I read those other four books because I loved them!
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1. ✅ A book related to “In the Beginning...”
The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas
2. ✅ A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
3. ✅ A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
4. ✅ A book with a monochromatic cover
The Kill Order by James Dashner
5. ✅ A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
Trick Baby by Iceberg Slim
6. ✅ A love story
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
7. ✅ A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list - An alternate history book
Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King
8. ✅ A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
9. ✅ A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
A Summer to Die by Lois Lowry
10. ✅ A book with a female villain or criminal
Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
11. ✅ A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
Lights on the Nile by Donna Jo Napoli
12. ✅ A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
Betrayal by Lilja Sigurðardóttir
13. ✅ A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
Wizard and Glass by Stephen King
14. ✅ A book set in a made-up place
Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson
15. ✅ A book that features siblings as the main characters
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
16. ✅ A book with a building in the title
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
17. ✅ A book with a Muslim character or author
The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
18. ✅ 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
The Gunslinger by Stephen King
19. ✅ 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
20. ✅ 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
The Waste Lands by Stephen King
21. ✅ A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion by Susan Ronald
22. ✅ A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
23. ✅ A cross genre novel
Song of Susannah by Stephen King
24. ✅ A book about racism or race relations
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad
25. ✅ A book set on an island
The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
26. ✅ A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow: 1864-1896 by Christopher Collier and James Lincoln Collier
27. ✅ A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
28. ✅ A book connected to ice
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
29. ✅ A book that you consider comfort reading
Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich
30. ✅ A long book
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
31. ✅ A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Sula by Toni Morrison
32. ✅ A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
33. ✅ A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
34. ✅ A book with a travel theme
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
35. ✅ A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard
36. ✅ A book with six or more words in the title
Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty
37. ✅ A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Heidi by Johanna Spyri
38. ✅ A book related to a word given by a random word generator (exile, snow, action, artist)
Planet of Exile by Ursula K. LeGuin
39. ✅ A book involving an immigrant
The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah
40. ✅ A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
41. ✅ A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin
42. ✅ A mystery or thriller
Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
43. ✅ A book with elements of magic
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
44. ✅ A book whose title contains a negative
Never Never by Brianna R. Shrum
45. ✅ A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Red November: Inside the Secret U.S.-Soviet Submarine War by W. Craig Reed
46. ✅ A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
If It Bleeds by Stephen King
47. ✅ A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held Evans
48. ✅ A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks by Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs
49. ✅ A book with an ensemble cast
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
50. ✅ A book published in 2021
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
51. ✅ A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck
52. ✅ A book related to "the end"
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas