Katie Techs Reading Challenge 2022

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I started reading for pleasure in April 2022 for the first time in my entire life! I'm hoping to use this challenge to push me to read more as well as find good reads that I wouldn't normally seek out on my own.

The entire list:

⬛ 1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
⬛ 2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
⬛ 3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
⬛ 4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list
🔲 5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess

🔲 6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - LIAR LIAR HOUSE ON FIRE by Liz Gordon (Fire)
⬛ 7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
🔲 8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (Europe)
⬛ 9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2

⬛ 10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
🔲 11. A book from historical fiction genre - Noir by Christopher Moore
⬛ 12. A book related to glass
⬛ 13. A book about a woman in STEM

🔲 14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - Humans, Bow Down by James Patterson
⬛ 15. A book without a person on the cover
🔲 16. A book related to Earth Day - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
🔲 17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

⬛ 18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
🔲 19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron
🔲 20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani (1912-1954)
⬛ 21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
⬛ 22. A book with a Jewish character or author

🔲 23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
⬛ 24. A book related to inclement weather
🔲 25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (644 pages)
⬛ 26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1

⬛ 27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
⬛ 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 - Timeshare Boyfriend by M. K. Hale
⬛ 30. A book related to mythology

⬛ 31. A book published at least 10 years ago
⬛ 32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
🔲 33. The next book in a series - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
⬛ 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 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (flora in the Alaskan wilderness)

🔲 36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (fauna - the neighbor's dog)
🔲 37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
⬛ 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 - They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (Death)
⬛ 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
🔲 44. A book with gothic elements - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

⬛ 45. A book related to a game
🔲 46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
🔲 47. A book with handwriting on the cover - This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
🔲 48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

🔲 49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
⬛ 50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
🔲 51. A book published in 2022 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center
⬛ 52. A book with a time-related word in the title

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Started late in the game so this is the list of books read up until July 1!

So far... 22/52

5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - Liar Liar House on Fire by Liz Gordon (Fire)

8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert (Europe)

11. A book from historical fiction genre - Noir by Christopher Moore

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - Humans, Bow Down by James Patterson (3,857 reviews as of July 3, 2022)

16. A book related to Earth Day - Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron

20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded by Jim Ottaviani (1921-1954)

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (644 pages)

29. A book set on or near a body of water - Timeshare Boyfriend by M. K. Hale

33. The next book in a series - House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas (Book 2)

35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 - Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (flora in the Alaskan wilderness)

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (fauna - the neighbor's dog)

37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (Death)

44. A book with gothic elements - The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

47. A book with handwriting on the cover - This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp (Title appears handwritten)

48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 - The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

51. A book published in 2022 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

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To Be Read:

7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

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July Reads:

17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge - We Were Liars by E. Lockhart