Marissa's 2023 ATY Reading Challenge

[Marissa]

2023 Around the Year in 52 Books
Duration: January 1-December 31, 2023
Progress: 26/52

✔️1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
--- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2/9)
✔️2. A book by an author you read in 2022
--- Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry (10/4)
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
4. A book with an interracial relationship
✔️5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
--- Lucky Caller by Emma Mills (1/22)

6. A book where books are important
✔️7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
--- Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (10/8)
✔️8. An author's debut book
--- Tithe by Holly Black (1/4)
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
✔️12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
--- The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn (10/14)
✔️13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
--- Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman (4/4)

✔️14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
--- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (7/23)
✔️15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
--- What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (3/6)
✔️16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
--- Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (3/19)
✔️17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
--- The Good Widow by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke (3/26)

✔️18. A book related to science
--- Murder Theory by Andrew Mayne (6/9)
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
✔️21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
--- The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (4/21)
✔️22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
--- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt (11/30)

✔️23. A book with a body of water in the title
--- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (1/15)
✔️24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
--- Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn (2/3)
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride

✔️27. A book by an author from continental Europe
--- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (9/5)
✔️28. A book that is dark
--- The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage (2/14)
✔️29. A book that is light
--- A Memory So Sweet by Olivia Miles (5/9)
30. A book related to a chess piece
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com

32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title

✔️36. A book that has been translated from another language
--- Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (10/19)
37. A book with the theme of returning home
✔️38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
--- The Infinity Between Us by N.S. Perkins (6/3)
✔️39. A western
--- Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson (5/25)

40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

✔️45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
--- A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley (1/29)
✔️46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
--- Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (7/9)
47. A book related to a geometric shape
✔️48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
--- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (5/21)

49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
✔️52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
--- Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (4/27)

[Marissa]

8. An author's debut book
Tithe by Holly Black (1/4)
How It Fits: This was Holly Black's first published novel

23. A book with a body of water in the title
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (1/15)
How It Fits: Sea is in the title

5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
Lucky Caller by Emma Mills (1/22)
How It Fits: Cover has more than 4 colors

[Marissa]

February
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
Mass Effect: Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn (2/3)
How It Fits: The main character is a soldier

45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley (1/29)
How It Fits: Susanna Kearsley has published over seven books

28. A book that is dark
The Woman in the Dark by Vanessa Savage (2/14)
How It Fits: The book both has "dark" in the title and has a spooky, dark plot

1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (2/9)
How It Fits: Book is set in Arizona

[Marissa]

15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (3/6)
How It Fits: Book is set in the 19th century

16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (3/19)
How It Fits: Book was set way back in ancient times

17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
The Good Widow by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke (3/26)
How It Fits: Book is set in the present day (21st century)

[Marissa]

13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
Gleanings: Stories from the Arc of a Scythe by Neal Shusterman (4/4)
How It Fits: The people on the cover are repeated

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco (4/21)
How It Fits: Author is Chinese and Filipino

52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage (4/27)
How It Fits: This is not a title you see every day

[Marissa]

29. A book that is light
A Memory So Sweet by Olivia Miles (5/9)
How It Fits: Book is a light and happy read

48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (5/21)
How It Fits: There is a very large cat in the story

39. A western
Into the Bright Unknown by Rae Carson (5/25)
How It Fits: Book has a MPG of Western

[Marissa]

38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
The Infinity Between Us by N.S. Perkins (6/3)
How It Fits: The sun is on the cover

18. A book related to science
Murder Theory by Andrew Mayne (6/9)
How It Fits: The MC is a computational biologists and uses his scientific knowledge to solve murders

[Marissa]

46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
Sprinkle with Murder by Jenn McKinlay (7/9)
How It Fits: "Sprinkle" is often used in recipes

14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson (7/23)
How It Fits: H.H. Holmes was a conman and murderer

[Marissa]

[Marissa]

27. A book by an author from continental Europe
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (9/5)
How It Fits: J.K. Rowling is from England

40. A book with a full name in the title
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (9/16)
How It Fits: Harry Potter's full name is in the title

[Marissa]

2. A book by an author you read in 2022
Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry (10/4)
How It Fits: I read a book by Lucinda Berry last year as well

7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (10/8)
How It Fits: Where is in the title

12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn (10/14)
How It Fits: In a creepy way, birds keep coming up in the story

36. A book that has been translated from another language
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (10/19)
How It Fits: Book was originally written in Swedish