Mai's 'I need to bring down my reading list' plan

[Mai]

1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y – The singles table by Tasmina Perry
2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021 – The Heir by Kiera cass 3*
3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title – Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race by Reni eddo-lodge
4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list (A winner or nominee from the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards) Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name – The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover – Preacher Boy by Gwyn GB
7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - The house we grew up in by Lisa Jewell
9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 – A Promised Land by Barack Obama

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - On a Night Like this by Lindsey Kelk
11. A book from historical fiction genre - Daughter of time by Sarah Woodbury
12. A book related to glass - the glass hotel by Emily St. John Mandel
13. A book about a woman in STEM

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads – Integration
15. A book without a person on the cover – Nemesis by Agatha Christie
16. A book related to Earth Day
17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge - Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history -The Princess Trials by Cordelia Castel
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
22. A book with a Jewish character or author -Three Sisters by Heather Morris

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
24. A book related to inclement weather
25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages – Hailey’s Comments by Kristy Tate
26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 – Dead Wood by Dani Amore

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2 – The woods of Red Hill by Shaun Whittington
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
29. A book set on or near a body of water
30. A book related to mythology

31. A book published at least 10 years ago – The Wolf’s Sun by Karen CHarbonneau
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer - Count to Three by T. R. Ragan
33. The next book in a series - The Crown by Kiera cass
34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role -
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 -

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name – From Marathon To Ultra: How someone ordinary gets to do something extraordinary BY Jonathan Cairns.
38. A book by a Latin American author
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
41. A book with a theme of food or drink
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
43. A book set in a small town or rural area - the name curse by Brooke Burroughs
44. A book with gothic elements

45. A book related to a game
46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
47. A book with handwriting on the cover – The Bookmaker by Chris Fraser
48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years - Amazing Muslims Who Changed the World by Burhana Islam
51. A book published in 2022 - The Lobotomists wife by Samantha Woodruff
52. A book with a time-related word in the title- The Time Hunters by Carl Ashmore

[Mai]

So every year I always say that I want to reduce my reading list and as always it never happens, due to me finding new books that I want to read.
Hopefully this is the year that I will be able to reduce the list!