Robin's Reckless Reading 2022

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

X1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y - The Matchmaker's Lonely Heart - Main character is Amelie - Feb 7 - 3*
X2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - Boundary Waters - Jan 16 - 4*
X3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title - On Death, Dying, and Disbelief - Jan 26 - 3*
X4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list - Otherwise Engaged - a book with a journalist character, or a book whose title doesn't contain A, An or The - Mar 17 - 4*
X5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - The Card by Arnold Bennett - Mar 4 - 4*

X6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - Staring at the Sun: Being at Peace with Your Own Mortality - - Jan 17 - 4*
X7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - How You Say It: Why You Talk the Way You Do—and What It Says About You - Jan 12 - 4*
X8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - River of Smoke - Asia - Jan 27 - 3*
X9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 - Persona Non Grata Europe - Jan 9 - 4*

X10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - Redhead by the Side of the Road North America - Feb 7 - 3*
X11. A book from historical fiction genre - Louise de La Vallière
X12. A book related to glass - Louisa and the Crystal Gazer - Feb 2 - 3*
X13. A book about a woman in STEM - Chemistry - Jan 24 - 3*

X14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - Daughter of Boston: The Extraordinary Diary of a Nineteenth-century Woman, Caroline Healey Dall - Jan 3 - 4*
X15. A book without a person on the cover - L’anomalie - Mar 11 - 3*
X16. A book related to Earth Day - Migrations - Feb 15 - 5*
X17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge - Little Fires Everywhere - Apr 7 - 4*

X18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - Feb 19 - 3*
X19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - Dimension of Miracles - Feb 18 - 3*
X20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - The Squire - Feb 4 - 4*
X21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover - Barrayar - car - Mar 4 - 4*
X22. A book with a Jewish character or author - The Nesting Dolls - Jan 11 - 4*

X23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: The Story of Schitt's Creek - Mar 12 - 4*
X24. A book related to inclement weather - Bury Your Dead - Feb 12 - 4*
X25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - Les Liaisons dangereuses - 448 pages - Jan 10 - 4*
X26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 - Murder at Pirate's Cove - Mar 16- 4*

X27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2 - Murder at Queen's Landing - Apr 10 - 4*
X28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - Hell of a Book - Jan 6 - 3*
X29. A book set on or near a body of water - Plague Pits & River Bones - Mar 14 - 4*
X30. A book related to mythology - And Only to Deceive - Jan 19 - 4*

X31. A book published at least 10 years ago - The Wedding Journey - Feb 26 - 4*
X32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer - Point of Honour - Jun 26 - 4*
X33. The next book in a series - The Price of Murder - Jan 16 - 4*
X34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - The Bookseller's Tale - Mar 23 - 3*
X 35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 - Search - May 18 - 5*

X36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - Follow the Flock: How Sheep Shaped Human Civilization - Mar 30 - 4*
X37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language - Jan 8 - 3*
X38. A book by a Latin American author - Violeta - Mar 28 - 4*
X39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time The Sun Is Also a Star - Feb 21- 4*

X40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - Black Sun - The High Priestess - Jan 5 - 3*
X41. A book with a theme of food or drink - Pancakes in Paris: Living the American Dream in France - Apr 19 - 4*
X42. A book with a language or nationality in the title - French Braid - Jul 11 - 4*
X43. A book set in a small town or rural area - La Charrette bleue - Feb 22 - 3*
X. A book with gothic elements - The Portrait of Dorian Gray - Jan 21 - 4*

X45. A book related to a game - It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan - Mar 19 - 4*
X46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters -
X47. A book with handwriting on the cover - Oh dear, Maria! - Jun 13
X48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 - Harlem Shuffle - Jan 22 - 4*

X49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - The Dragon and the George - Feb 13 - 3*
X50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years - The Thursday Murder Club - Apr 16 - 5*
X51. A book published in 2022 - Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation - Mar 15 - 3*
X52. A book with a time-related word in the title - A Week in Winter - Feb 25 - 4*

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

2022 rejects challenge

1. Related to the title of a song from Disney or Pixar - The Warrior's Apprentice (related to The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia) - May 6 - 4*
2. Full name in title - Get a Life, Chloe Brown - May 23 - 4*
3. Character with disability - One for All - Apr 1 - 3*
4. Character who loves books - The Personal Librarian - Apr 8 - 3*
5. 3 books related to Eat, Drink & Be Merry - 1 - Let Them Eat Pancakes: How I Survived Living in Paris Without Losing My Head - Apr 19 - 4*
6. 3 books related to Eat, Drink & Be Merry - 2 - Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition - Apr 8 - 4*
7. 3 books related to Eat, Drink & Be Merry - 3- Bandbox - a farce - Sep 7 - 4*
8. Related to someone on the cover of Sgt Pepper album - Flood of Fire - Indian influence
9. Book in translation - The Saturday Morning Murder - Sep 22 - 4*
10. Related to The Wizard of Oz - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - small group of travelers on a mission
11. Book considered up-lit - Still Life
12. Book about a woman who changed history - The Only Woman in the Room - Aug 16 - 3*
13. Title is 2 words of 2 syllables each - Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - May 31 - 4*
14. Author with 3 names - The Vor Game - Lois McMaster Bujold - Sep 25 - 4*
15. Book with pictures or illustrations - Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely
16. Book that takes place within one year - Disappearing Earth - Apr 11 - 3*
17. Book with a non-linear timeline - Sea of Tranquility - May 6 - 4*
18. Book involving travel - The Far Country
19. Fantasy - All the Seas of the World - Jun 12 - 4*
20. Literary fiction - The Night Watchman - May 1 - 4*
21. Fiction book with a real person (past or present) - Rules of Engagement - Apr 4 - 3*
22. Child on cover - Five Children on the Western Front
23. Related to Ozymandias - Caveat Emptor - great Roman empire crumbled like the statue
24. Musical instrument in title or on cover
25. Book with an orange cover - Jack, the Giant Killer