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Monthly updatesJanuary 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 8/5
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 5/5
√ ATY 2024 Winter Challenges: 3/3
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 6/5
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenges: none for this month
√ Book Challenge by Erin 20: 5/10 main challenge (complete by end April)
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 4/2 - Iraq, Pakistan, Tanzania & Yemen
x Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 0/1
√ Read a book from every county of the UK: 1/1 - Westmorland
√ Read from ongoing series: 4/1 - Karen Pirie, The Emperean, Princess & In Death
√ A to Z title challenge: 8/26 (by end of year)
x Monthly buzzword: not achieved
What do I think of my January progress: I know its easier to hit my targets the further through the year I get, so I'm pleased that I only missed a few (minor) targets for this month. For February I'm going to check my planned reads and see if any of them achieve the USA/Canada aims, so I don't fall 2 months behind on this!
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February 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 6/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 6/4
√ ATY 2024 Winter Challenges: 3/3
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 8/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenges: 3/3
√ Book Challenge by Erin 20: 3/10 main challenge (complete by end April)
Read a book from every country of the world: 0/2 - I did read several books set in other countries but they are countries I'd already read from
Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 0/1 - no new states read
√ Read a book from every county of the UK: 1/1 - Bedfordshire
√ Read from ongoing series: 1/1 - but also started 2 new series!!!
√ A to Z title challenge: 6 (this month) 14/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: achieved
What do I think of my February progress: I read 12 books over the month, and I'm pleased I achieved most of my goals. However I still didn't get any new states from USA/Canada. This is definitely going to be more of a focus later on in the year.
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March 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 7/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 4/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 11/6
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
√ Book Challenge by Erin 20: 4/20 main & extra challenge (complete by end April)
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 2/2 - Germany & Syria
√ Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 1/1 - Texas
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1 - No new settings in the UK
√ Read from ongoing series: 2/1 - 2 ongoing series read from & started 1 new series
√ A to Z title challenge: 2/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: achieved
What do I think of my March progress: Although I didn't read many of the books I intended to this month, I did manage to hit all but 1 of my goals which I think is a great result. Also the sun has started shining again so everything is good.
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April 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 5/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 9/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 5/3
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 6/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenges: 3/3
x Book Challenge by Erin 20: 5/7 main challenge (complete by end April)
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 3/2 - Turkey, Zimbabwe & United Arab Emirites
√ Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 1/1 - Washington DC
√ Read a book from every county of the UK: 1/1 - Herefordshire
√ Read from ongoing series: 1/1 - Chalet School Series
√ A to Z title challenge: 3/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: achieved
What do I think of my April progress: This is the most books I've read in a month (15). I had some books I really loved (3 x 5 stars) and some I wasn't as keen on (3 x 2 stars). I achieved all my aims except for finishing the BCBE 20 Challenge, however, I am working through the final 2 books currently. Also, I read both books from The Every Series which was good. But started another 3 series (Meru, The Marquess House Saga & Dune) which is definitely not helping me to reduce the number of series' that I'm working on LOL
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May 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 7/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 1/1
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
x The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenge: 2/3
x Book Challenge by Erin 20: 0/2 (finishing final books after challenge deadline)
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 5/2 - Brazil, Andorra, China, South Africa & Bolivia
x Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 0/1
√ Read a book from every county of the UK: 2/1 - Essex & Buckinghamshire
√ Read from ongoing series: 2/1 - Karen Pirie & Marquess House Saga
√ A to Z title challenge: 1/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: achieved
What do I think of my May progress: I'm pleased most of my goals have been met. I've added 2 x USA states books to my TBR for next month. Overall I'm pleased with how I am compared to my targets for the year. I've planned my reading for the next 3 months as the prompts for BCBE 21 have been announced.
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June 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 5/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 4/4
x The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 3/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenge: 12/24
x Book Challenge by Erin 20: 1/2 (finishing final books after challenge deadline)
x Read a book from every country of the world: 1/2 - Isreal
√ Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 2/1 - Colorado & New Hampshire
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1
√ Read from ongoing series: 3/1 - completed the Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, and continued both Blueberry Springs and In Death series. Also started Rokesby and Molly the Maid series.
√ A to Z title challenge: 1/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: achieved
What do I think of my June progress: I had a family illness then bereavement this month, so I pretty much abandoned all my reading plans and just comfort read murder mystery books. I'm really surprised that I managed to achieve so many of my goals as I didn't expect to. This is also my highest reading of the year (15 books) as I definitely been reading to escape what's been going on in my life. Although I only had 1 x 5 star read, I had loads of 4 star books.
The new BCBE 21 challenge starts on 1st July so I expect I'll stick closer to my plans.
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July 2024
x ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 2/4
x ATY Rejects Challenge: 3/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 4/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
√ Book Challenge by Erin 21: 7/10
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 2/2 - Cyprus & Vatican City
x Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 0/1
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1
√ Read from ongoing series: 1/1 - completed The Housemaid series...but started 4 new series!!!
√ A to Z title challenge: 1/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: 'measurement': achieved
What do I think of my July progress: Total 13 books - I achieved some of my goals for this month, but I was more focussed on reading books for enjoyment and to get some escape. I read a lot of 4 star books, and started a lot of new series. In August I'm going to try to finish BCBE 21, and hopefully some other targets too.
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August 2024
√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
x ATY Rejects Challenge: 3/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 4/4
x The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 3/4
x Book Challenge by Erin 21: 9/10
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 3/2 - Eritrea, Cameroon & Tunisia
√ Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 1/1 - Indiana
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1 - not achieved
√ Read from ongoing series: 2/1 - Read from 2 ongoing series, didn't finish any series and started 4 new series.
x A to Z title challenge: 0/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: 'like in title': achieved
What do I think of my August progress: total 13 books - I was hoping to finish my final book for BCBE but I should finish that in the next few days so I'll have 2 months for the second round picks. I started a lot of new series (again!!!) so I need to start working on finishing some series. Maybe finishing a series a month should be a goal for next year. Overall I read a good variety of books and had 3 x 5 stars and 7 x 4 stars so I really enjoyed the books I picked.
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September 2024
x ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 3/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 6/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 12/17
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenge: 3/3
√ Book Challenge by Erin 21: 5/10
x Read a book from every country of the world: 1/2 - Botswana
√ Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 1/1 - Delaware
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1
√ Read from ongoing series: 5/1 - The Alloy Era, Harry Potter (Mina Lima), In Death, Red Rising & Robert Langdon
x A to Z title challenge: 0/26 (by end of year)
x Monthly buzzword: senses: not achieved
What do I think of my September progress: This was a great reading month, I read 18 books and most were 4 stars. I read from 5 ongoing series, and started 3 new series. I caught up on a lot of books I'd picked for previous months but not gotten round to reading, so I only have 5 'outstanding' picks that I still need to get to. I've also picked my reading for October and November, including doing another buddy read in October. I also just signed up for Kindle Unlimited so I've got that for the next 3 months.
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October 2024
x ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 3/4
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 5/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 4/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 5/4
x The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenge: 2/3
x Book Challenge by Erin 21: 3/4
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 4/2 - Nicaragua, Monaco, Trinidad & Angola
x Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 0/1
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1
√ Read from ongoing series: 5/1 - Outlander, Hunger Games, Beartown, The Maid & Red Rising
√ A to Z title challenge: 3/26 (by end of year)
√ Monthly buzzword: relationships: Daughter of Fire
What do I think of my October progress: I read 19 books which was great. I decided to try to read some of the books I think will be nominated in the Goodreads Choice Mystery/Thriller awards which take place in Nov/Dec, so that was a lot of my reading for the month. I also managed to read all 10 books I'd planned for the month. I had 4 x 5 star books and really enjoyed my reading. I'm looking forward to my new goals for next year and can't wait to do more planning!!!
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November 2024
x ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 1/4
x ATY Rejects Challenge: 1/4
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: 4/4
x The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 1/4
x The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenge: 2/4
x Book Challenge by Erin 21: 0/2
x Read a book from every country of the world: 0/2
√ Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 2/1 - Missouri & Washington DC
√ Read a book from every county of the UK: 1/1 - Dorset
√ Read from ongoing series: 5/1 - Outlander, Prison Healer, Robert Langdon, Lincoln Lawyer & In Death
√ A to Z title challenge: 1/26 (now fully completed)
x Monthly buzzword: only: not completed
What do I think of my November progress: I read more books this month than any other month this year (22 books). Lots of these were for the Goodreads Choice Mystery/Thriller category, this meant that I didn't achieve many of my goals for this month. But I did read a lot of books that I really enjoyed.
I have made a list of all the books I would need to read in December to hit all my goals for this month, which would be 19 books. So that would be my joint 2nd highest reading month of the year, so its unlikely I'm going to achieve everything...but I am on holiday from 25/12 to 31/12 which will give me more time to read. So we'll just need to wait and see how the year finishes!!!
ATY 2024 Main Challenge - completed 16/12/2024√ 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafazi - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 Forgotten in Death by J D Robb - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - A book shelved as literary fiction - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 4. A book related to the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Rilla of Ingleside by L M Montgomery - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - San Francisco - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 6. A book with wings on the cover The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 7. A book with a pronoun in the title We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand Lost by Michael Robotham - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads Walking to Jerusalem: Blisters, hope and other facts on the ground by Justin Butcher - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 10. A history or historical fiction book Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 11. A book with an X connection My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfesh - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 13. A book that is on a Five Books List The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color UNeducation Vol 2, Book One: The Side of Society You Don't See On TV by Jason Eaglespeaker - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) - Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan - read January 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" The Coming Storm: The Welcoming / The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 17. A book involving intelligence Dune by Frank Herbert - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 18. A book with a botanical cover The Puma Years by Laura Coleman - read May 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 20. A book with a single word title Babel by R F Kuang - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - read May 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 22. A book by an author from an African country Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett Whiskey and Gumdrops by Jean Oram - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder - impersonating a police officer - The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 26. A book by an author known by their initials Abandoned in Death by J D Robb - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 27. A book related to land Mount Pleasant by Patrick Nganang - read August 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 28. A book related to sea Virgin River by Robyn Carr - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 29. A book related to air The Ardent Swarm by Yemen Manai - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M C Beaton - read July 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 32. A book with a number in the title The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Volume 6 by Alexander McCall Smith - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 33. A book involving travel Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Doc - The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 35. A science or science fiction book 1984 by George Orwell - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 36. A book featuring a character in education One of Us Is Lying by Karen M McManus - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 37. A book that is part of a series The Every by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 38. Two books with similar covers - book 1 - The Catherine Howard Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 39. Two books with similar covers - book 2 - The Elizabeth Tudor Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh - read May 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning author The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 44. A book with a touch of magic Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 45. A book that is not a novel Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 46. A book related to night Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE - The Future by Naomi Alderman - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (prompt 47) - The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 49. A book with a senior citizen character Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 51. A book published in 2024 Random in Death by J D Robb - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 52. A cozy mystery The Golden Spoon by Jesse Maxwell - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
My 2024 Rejects Challenge - completed 21 December 2024 So this is all the prompts that I voted for that didn't make the final list, so it's like I've really expanded prompt 3 from the list!!!
√ 1. A book with a horse on the cover The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 2. A book with a girl, boy, man or woman in the title I Am a Bacha Posh: My Life as a Woman Living as a Man in Afghanistan by Ukmina Manoori - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. Biography, autobiography or memoir The Woman in Me by Britney Spears - read January 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 4. A book with gold on the cover Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (MinaLima Edition) by J K Rowling - read February 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 5. A book related to 'We Didn't Start the Fire' Razorblade Tears by S A Crosby - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 6. A book with a divided or split cover Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 7. A book related to Friends The Circle by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 8. A book with a ranch or farm setting - remote hotel - The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley - read November 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 9. A book in a new to you location Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 10. A book set in a different hemisphere to where you live Matilda Is Missing by Caroline Overington - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 11. A book for each of the 3 forms of water - solid - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Kline - read July 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 12. A book for each of the 3 forms of water - liquid Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 13. A book for each of the 3 forms of water - gas Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 14. A book with 'life' in the title The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 15. A book with 'death' in the title Desperation in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 16. A book with a musical instrument on the cover Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 17. A book with a musical genre in the title The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 18. A book with a music theme The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 19. A fiction book with a real person as a character The Rapture by Claire McGlasson - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 20. Read a book involving immigration, migration or relocation to another country A Darker Domain by Val McDermid - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 21. A book by an author from a Southeast Asian country The New Girl by Jesse Q Sutano - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 22. A book featured in a 'staff picks' display at a bookstore or library Middle of the Night by Riley Sager - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 23. A book related to X marks the spot Billy Summers by Stephen King - read June 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 24. A book related to the British rhyme about Henry VIII's six wives: 'Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived' The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 25. An Audie Award winner (in any format) Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 26. A book with a relative in the title My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 27. A book set in one of the countries competing in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest - UK - Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 28. A book featuring a person who works in one of the jobs that Barbie has had - Maid - The Maid by Nina Prose - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 29. A book that takes place in one of the world's 100 smallest countries Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 30. A book with more that 1 main character Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J K Rowling - read May 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 31. A book connected to Anne of Green Gables When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman - read May 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 32. A book related to a musical - Chitty Chatty Bang Bang - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J K Rowlings - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 33. A book over 500 pages The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - read March 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 34. A book whose title is a prepositional phrase In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 35. A book whose main character is Mad, Bad or Dangerous Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson - read May 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 36. A book related to the theme of a Las Vegas Hotel Golden Son by Pierre Brown - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 37. A book from the 'Are you well read in literature?' list Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 38. A book that features a child character The Polygamist's Daughter by Anne LeBron - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 39. A book shelved as literary fiction We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 40. A book by an author from a country bordering the Indian Ocean Meru by S B Divya - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 41. Book with an ex Past Lying by Val McDermid - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 42. A book from the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards (winner or nomination) Yellowface by R F Kuang - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 43. A book with a character who works with animals Beartown by Fredrik Backman - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 44. A book with a bilingual character Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 45. A historical fiction book that takes place before the 20th Century Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 46. A book that has an X in the title The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 47. A book by an author born between 1965-1980 (Generation X) The Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 48. A book with a strong sense of place Princess, More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 49. A book with an antihero as a main character Creative Differences and Other Stories by Graeme Simision - read May 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 50. A book with a leap Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 51. A book related to the Addams Family Lock Every Door by Riley Sagar - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 52. A book by a female or non-binary author who won an award that's also open to male authors Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring by Davina McColl - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 53. A book set in a group living situation Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 54. A book that is between 400 & 600 pages A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 55. A book that helps you reflect or recharge Gay From China at the Chalet School by Elinor M Brent-Dyer - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 56. A hot book or a book with a hot topic No Place Like Home by Caroline Overington - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 57. A book featured on a list for a media or celebrity book club BBC2 Book Club - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
ATY Side Challenges√ ATY Winter Challenge (1/12/23 to 29/2/24)
How It Works
For this challenge, you will be trying to fulfill the letters in ONE of three phrases:
√ WINTER WONDERLAND (16)
√ DREAMING OF SNOW (14)
√ HELLO NEW BEGINNINGS (18)
You can fulfill these letters by using the first letter of the title, the first letter of the author's first or last name, or the first letter of the main genre of the book.
Option 1
W - Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke - read December 2023 - 2/5 stars
I - Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
N - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
T - The Distant Echo by Val McDermid - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
E - The Chalet School Does It Again by Elinor M Brent-Dyer - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
R - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - read December 2023 - 5/5 stars
W - Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
O - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
N - Nonfiction - Princess: Secrets to Share by Jean Sasson - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
D - Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
E - Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende - read December 2023 - 5/5 stars
R - Katy Carter Keeps a Secret by Ruth Saberton - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
L - Looking for Eden by Caroline Overington - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
A - The Future by Naomi Alderman - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
N - Nonfiction - How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged by Kimberley Jones - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
D - A Darker Domain by Val McDermid - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
Option 2
D - Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
R - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - read December 2023 - 5/5 stars
E - The Chalet School Does It Again by Elinor M Brent-Dyer - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
A - Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende - read December 2023 - 5/5 stars
M - Middlegrade - Xanthe and The Ruby Crown by Jasbinder Bilan - read December 2023 - 2/5 stars
I - Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
N - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
G - We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
O - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
F - Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke - read December 2023 - 2/5 stars
S - Princess: Secrets to Share by Jean Sasson - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
N - nonfiction - How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged by Kimberley Jones - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
O - Looking for Eden by Caroline Overington - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
W - Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Option 3
H - How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged by Kimberley Jones - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
E - The Chalet School Does It Again by Elinor M Brent-Dyer - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
L - Looking for Eden by Caroline Overington - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
L - Lost by Michael Robotham - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
O - The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
N - Nonfiction - Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
E - Eva Luna by Isabelle Allende - read December 2023 - 5/5 stars
W - Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke - read December 2023 - 2/5 stars
B - Xanthe and The Ruby Crown by Jasbinder Bilan - read December 2023 - 2/5 stars
E - Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
G We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
I - Genghis: Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
N - None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
N - Nonfiction - Princess: Secrets to Share by Jean Sasson - read December 2023 - 4/5 stars
I - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
N - The Future by Naomi Alderman - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
G - Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
S - Katy Carter Keeps a Secret by Ruth Saberton - read December 2023 - 3/5 stars
√ SPRING RAINBOW CHALLENGE March 1, 2024-May 31, 2024
√ RED: The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ ORANGE: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ YELLOW: The Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ GREEN: The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ BLUE: Rilla of Ingleside by L M Montgomery - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ PURPLE: Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ WHITE: The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ BLACK: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two by J K Rowling - read May 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ BROWN: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - read March 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ GOLD: In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ GRAY: Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 5+ COLORS: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfesh - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
And if you want a bit of a bonus challenge, try to find titles that start with a letter in these words:
√ RAINBOW - Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ SHOWER We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ SPRING The Polygamist's Daughter by Anne LeBron - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ COLORFUL The Coming Storm: The Welcoming / The Art of Deception by Nora Roberts - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ GROWTH The Every by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
Summer Reading Challenge
Pick 1 from each section
June
√ 1b. A book written under a pen name - Nora Roberts - Abandoned in Death by J D Robb - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 2. a. A book written by someone over the age of 60 Billy Summers by Stephen King - read June 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ b. A book with more than 400 pages Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3.a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM - EM - The Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book published in the last two years Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 4. a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover Murdle: Volume 3, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction by G T Barber - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book with a seven in the page count - 375 - Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
July
√ 1b. A book featuring a sport (son played baseball) The Housemaid Is Watching by Frieda McFadden - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book with a black main character The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - read July 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 2. a. A book set in space All Systems Red by Martha Wells - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3 b. A book set in a rural area Virgin River by Robyn Carr - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book with an element of survival The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 4 b. A book with a hot setting Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M C Beaton - read July 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ c. An author's first book Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep - read July 2024 - 3/5 stars
August
√ 1 b. A book with red on the cover Red Rising by Pierce Brown - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book set in a city 1984 by George Orwell - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 2. a. A book you've been meaning to read The Brass Verdict by Michael Connolly - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
3. √ a. A book with multiple points of view We Play Games by Sarah A Denzil - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book in a series Winnie-the-Pooh by A A Milne - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
4. √ a. A book borrowed from the library Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ b. A nonfiction book My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ c. A book with a character in an educational setting Beartown by Fredrik Backman - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge - completed 23 December 2024 √ 1. Locked Room Mystery Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 2. Biblio-smia The Maid by Nina Prose - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. More than 40 chapters Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 4. Lowercase letters on the spine Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 5. Magical Realism Babel by R F Kuang - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 6. Women in STEM Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 7. At least 4 different POV's One of Us Is Lying by Karen M McManus - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 8. Features the Ocean Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 9. A character driven novel My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfesh - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 10. Told in non-chronological order On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 11. Title starts with 'K' Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 12. Title starts with 'L' The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 13. An academic thriller In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 14. A grieving character The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 15. Part of a duology The Circle by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 16. An Omniscient narrator Dune by Frank Herbert - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 17. Nominated for the Booker Prize We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 18. An apostrophe in the title Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 19. A buddy read The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 20. A revenge story Razorblade Tears by S A Crosby - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 21. Written by a ghostwriter Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 22. A plot similar to another book The Catherine Howard Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 23. The other book with a similar plot The Elizabeth Tudor Conspiracy by Alexandra Walsh - read May 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 24. A cover without. people on it Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 25. An author everyone has read except you Arabella by Georgette Heyer - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 26. Hybrid genre The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 27. By a neurodivergent author The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Kline - read July 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 28. With a yellow spine I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafazi - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 29. Published in a Year of the Dragon Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 30. Picked without reading the blurb Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan - read January 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 31. Includes a personal phobia - rats and mice - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 32. Time frame spans less than a week The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - read July 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 33. An abrupt ending Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 34. Set in a landlocked country The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Volume 6 by Alexander McCall Smith - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 35. Title matches lyrics from a song Lost by Michael Robotham - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 36. Has futuristic tech 1984 by George Orwell - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 37. Has palindrome on the cover My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 38. Published by Hachette Pachinko by Min Jon Lee - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 39. Non-fiction recommended by a friend Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 40. Set during a holiday you don't celebrate The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 41. A sticker on the cover We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 42. Author debut in second half of 2024 Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robieda - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 43. About finding identity Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 44. Includes a wedding Meet Me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 45. Chapter headings have dates Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 46. Featuring Indigenous culture UNeducation Vol 2, Book One: The Side of Society You Don't See On TV by Jason Eaglespeaker - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 47. Self-insert by an author The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 48. The word 'secret' in the title Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - read May 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 49. Set in a city starting with the letter M Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 50. A musical instrument on the cover Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 51. Related to the word 'Wild' The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 52. Published in 2024 Random in Death by J D Robb - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The 52 Book Club 2024 Side ChallengesFebruary
√ 1. By an author born in a leap year On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - read February 2024- 4/5 stars
√ 2. Be mine, valentine Matilda Is Missing by Caroline Overington - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. By a Black author in your favourite genre - Razorblade Tears by S A Cosby - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
April
√ 1. (Never Gonna) Give you up - Meru by S B Divya - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 2. (Never Gonna) Let you down - Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 3. (Never Gonna) Desert You - The Circle by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
May
√ 1. Author's last name starts with 'M' - Past Lying by Val McDermid - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 2. A is for Alpha - The St. Ambrose School for Girls by Jessica Ward - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. An interrogative word in the title - When God Was a Rabbit by Sarah Winman - read May 2024 - 3/5 stars
Summer Reading Challenge
Pick 1/2/3 from each category
OPENING CEREMONIES
1) Set in Paris
√ 2) Flame on the cover Angels & Demons by Dan Brown - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3) Going for Gold Arabella by Georgette Heyer - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
ATHLETICS:
√ 4) 100M SPRINT: A short story collection Winnie-the-Pooh by A A Milne - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 5) LONG JUMP: Audiobook is 15+ hours Billy Summers by Stephen King - read June 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 6) STEEPLECHASE: Character is a spiritual leader Walking to Jerusalem: Blisters, hope and other facts on the ground to Justin Butcher - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
INDIVIDUAL SPORTS:
√ 7) BOXING: A strong opening hook Murdle: Volume 3, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction by G T Barber - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 8) WRESTLING: A heavy read 1984 by George Orwell - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 9) FENCING: Dialogue with witty banter! Touche! Because of Miss Bridgerton by Julia Quinn - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
GYMNASTICS:
√ 10) BALANCE BEAM: About finding balance in life Forever, or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 11) UNEVEN BARS: Series with uneven number of books Murdle: Volume 3, 100 Elementary to Impossible Mysteries to Solve Using Logic, Skill, and the Power of Deduction by G T Barber - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 12) RINGS: Jewelry on cover My Fathers' Daughter by Hannah Azieb Pool - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
WATER SPORTS
13) SYNCHRONIZED DIVING: A sports romance novel
√ 14) WATER POLO: A book that made a splash The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Kline - read July 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 15) BUTTERFLY: Plot featuring “butterfly effect” Maybe This Time by Cara Bastone - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
CYCLING:
√ 16) ROAD CYCLING: Time period without modern transportation The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 17) TEAM PURSUIT: Featuring a group of friends As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 18) CROSS-COUNTRY: Related to word “endurance” The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
TEAM SPORTS:
√ 19) HANDBALL: Author shares same last name as an Olympian - Sky Brown (Skateboarding) - Red Rising by Pierce Brown - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
20) VOLLEYBALL: Set in a country that wins a 2024 Olympic gold in Volleyball
√ 21) FOOTBALL/SOCCER: Double letter word in title Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
CLOSING CEREMONIES:
√ 22) At least four Olympic ring colors on cover Mount Pleasant by Patrick Nganang - read August 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 23) An author who hasn’t released a book in the past four years The Starless Sea by Erin Morganstern - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
24) Memoir / Biography about an Olympian
September
√ 1. Professor Plum Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 2. In the Kitchen Pachinko by Min Jon Lee - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 3. With the Revolver The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
October
√ 1. A beverage on the cover Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 2. Pairs with a favourite sweater The Circus Train by Amita Parikh - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 3. A cozy read The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
November
√ 1. Related to the word 'intergalatic' - Optional 4th prompt - Armada by Ernest Cline - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 2. Set in a country bordering at least 5 other countries - China - River East, River West by Aube Rey Lescure - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. Set in 2000-2010 The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 4. 800-900 pages Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
December
√ 1. December captured on the cover The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Crater - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 2. Holiday harmonies The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 3. Features festive flavours - Butter by Asako Yuzuki - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Book Challenge by Erin 20 √ 1. Freebie - Read a book that is at least 200 pages - Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 2. Read a book by a favourite author which is not a reread - Forgotten in Death by J D Robb - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 3. Read a book that was made into a film - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (MinaLima Edition) by J K Rowling - read February 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 4. Read a historical fiction book - The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 5. Read a book with the name of a character in its title - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafazi - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 6. Read a book originally published over 100 years ago - Rilla of Ingleside by L M Montgomery - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 7. Read a book with a picture of a building on the cover - Babel by R F Kuang - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 8. Read a book by an LGBTI+ author or main character - Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 9. Read a memoir, biography or autobiography - The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 10. Read a book set in Australia or by an Australian author - Lost by Michael Robotham - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 11. Short Stories Temporary People by Deepak Unlinkrishnan - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 12. Seasonal word in the title Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring by Davina McColl - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 13. Set in your city Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 14. Non-human main character Meru by S B Divya - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 15. Each word in the title starts with the same character Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 16. Edgar award winner Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 17. Immigrant main character We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo - read April 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 18. To, too, two Walking to Jerusalem: Blisters, hope and other facts on the ground by Justin Butcher - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 19. Book in the title The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - read March 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 20. Animal on cover on in the title Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernieres - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
BCBE 21 (1 July 2024 to 31 October 2024)
√ 1. Freebie - The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon - read July 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 2. 2 word title - Mount Pleasant by Patrick Nganang - read August 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ 3. Best Books of 2024 - Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 4. Love the cover art - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J K Rowling - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 5. Takes place in 2+ countries - Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by M C Beaton - read July 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 6. Sports Protagonist - Beartown by Fredrik Backman - read August 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 7. Time word in title - Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep - read July 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 8. Transport picture on cover - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Kline - read July 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 9. Punctuation mark in the title - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 10. Unemployed/Changing Jobs - Virgin River by Robyn Carr - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 11. Freebie - Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 12. 2 word title - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 13. Best Books of 2024 - The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
x 14. Love the cover art - The Frozen River (not available in the UK)
√ 15. Takes place in 2+ countries - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 16. Sports Protagonist - Us Against You by Fredrik Bachman - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 17. Time word in title - Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ 18. Transport picture on cover - The Circus Train by Amita Parikh - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ 19. Punctuation mark in the title - Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ 20. Unemployed/Changing Jobs - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
A to Z title challengeI'm hoping to achieve most of these from picks for my other challenges but I expect to have some 'harder' letters left to fill at the end of the year.
A - Abandoned in Death by J D Robb - read June 2024 - 3/5 stars
B - Babel by R F Kuang - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
C - Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers Who Helped Win World War II by Liza Mundy - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
D - A Darker Domain by Val McDermid - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
E - The Every by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 4/5 stars
F - The Future by Naomi Alderman - read January 2024 - 4/5 stars
G - Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture by Douglas Coupland - read February 2024 - 3/5 stars
H - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (MinaLima Edition) by J K Rowling - read February 2024 - 5/5 stars
I - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
J - The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
K - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto - read March 2024 - 3/5 stars
L - Lost by Michael Robotham - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
M - Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan - read January 2024 - 3/5 stars
N - No Place Like Home by Caroline Overington - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
O - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
P - Princess, More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Q - Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn & Shonda Rimes - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
R - The Rapture by Claire McGlasson - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
S - The Soul of a Woman by Isabel Allende - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
T - Temporary People by Deepak Unlinkrishnan - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
U - Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
V - Virgin River by Robyn Carr - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
W - Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
X - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
Y - Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
Z - Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
DNF's 1. The Reef by Nora Roberts - Read a few pages and decided this is not the type of Nora book that I enjoy. I'm surprised it's taken until June for me to have my first DNF of the year but I have been much more selective of which books I'm reading.
2. The Horse Dancer - this was a free book on Audible and I thought it would be good for my rejects challenge as it has a horse on the cover. I listened to 30 mins then DNF'd as I was just not interested in it.
3. Seeing Further: Ideas, Endeavours, Discoveries and Disputes — The Story of Science Through 350 Years of the Royal Society - This was just so dry...I tried a couple of chapters and I would've needed to slog through this, and I am just not making myself slog through a book.
4. The House at Pooh Corner by A A Milne - I was listening to this on audiobook and the sound effects were really annoying me so I decided to give up on it. Although this is a classic series, it's not grabbing me just now so I'll not be continuing with it.
5 star books from 2024Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Babel by R F Kuang - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafazi - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Princess, More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
No Place Like Home by Caroline Overington - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (MinaLima Edition) by J K Rowling - read February 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - read March 2024 - 5/5 stars
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart - read April 204 - 5/5 stars
The Circle by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
Yellowface by R F Kuang - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
Past Lying by Val McDermid - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
Billy Summers by Stephen King - read June 2024 - 5/5 stars
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune - read July 2024 - 5/5 stars
1984 by George Orwell - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J K Rowling - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
Pachinko by Min Jon Lee - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
Us Against You by Fredrik Backman - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Examiner by Janice Hallett - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Boyfriend by Freida McFadden - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
I Am a Hitman: The Real-Life Confessions of a Contract Killer by Anonymous - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
Butter by Asako Yuzuki - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Random in Death by J D Robb - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelidis - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Favourite Authors (all time) 3+ x 5 star books
George R R Martin (Game of Thrones, A Storm of Swords: Blood & Gold, A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice & Fire)
Philippa Gregory (Dark Tides, Dawnlands, The Red Queen & The Kingmaker's Daughter)
2 x 5 star books
Ashley Winstead (The Last Housewife & Midnight is the Darkest Hour)
Dave Eggers (The Monk of Mohka & The Circle)
Douglas Stuart (Shuggie Bain & Young Mungo)
Fredrik Backman (A man called One & Us Against You)
Frieda McFadden (The Housemaid #1 & The Boyfriend)
Isabel Allende (Ines of my Soul, Eva Luna)
Jodi Picoult (Mad Honey, Choice)
Mina Lima (Harry Potter and the Philisophers Stone & Harry Potters and the Chamber of Secrets)
R F Kuang (Babel & Yellowface)
Rebecca Yarros (Fourth Wing & Iron Flame)
Val McDermid (1979 & Past Lying)
1 x 5 star book
Alex Michaelides (The Silent Patient)
Alexis Hall (A Lady for a Duke)
Anonymous (I am a Hitman)
Asako Yuzuki (Butter)
Bianca Marais (Hum if you don't know the words)
Billy Connelly (Coming Home: My Grand Adventures in a Wee Country)
Bonnie Garmin (Lessons in Chemistry)
Bruce D Perry (What Happened to You?)
Caroline Overington (No place like Home)
Claire Keegan (Small Things Like These)
Conn Iggulden (Genghis: Birth of an Empire)
Daniella Mestyanek Young (Uncultured)
Danielle Sherman-Lazar (Living Full: Winning by Battles with Eating Disorders)
David M Barnett (Calling Major Tom)
Davina McColl (Menopausing: The positive roadmap to your second spring)
Delia Owens (Where the Crawdads Sing)
Elizabeth Acevedo (The Poet X)
Ely Perry (Duck Feet)
Emilia Hart (Weyward)
Emily Henry (Book Lovers)
Emma Donoghue (The Pull of the Stars)
Erin Morgenstern (The Night Circus)
Ernest Cline (Ready Player Two)
Gabor Mate (In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts)
Gaile Parkin (Baking Cakes in Kigali)
George Orwell (1984)
H G Wells (The Time Machine)
Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Holly Jackson (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder)
J D Robb (Random in Death)
Janice Hallett (The Examiner)
Jean Sasson (Princess, More Tears to Cry)
Jessamine Chan (The School for Good Mothers)
Jesse Q Sutano (Dial A for Aunties)
John Green (The Fault in our Stars)
John Steinbeck (East of Eden)
Jonathan Van Ness (Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self Love)
Kate Moore (The Radium Girls)
Kate Muir (Everything you need to know about the Menopause)
Kimberley Jones (I'm not Dying with you tonight)
Kristin Hannah (The Great Alone)
Malala Yousafazi (I am Malala)
Markus Zusak (The Book Thief)
Mary Ann Shaffer (The Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society)
Mike Berners-Lee (There is no Planet B)
Min Jin Lee (Pachinko)
Paul Kalanithi (When Breathe becomes Air)
Rebecca Stott (In the Days of Rain: A Daughter, A Father & A Cult)
Richard Osman (The Thursday Murder Club)
Sally Hepworth (Darling Girls)
Salman Rushdie (The Jaguar Smile)
Stephen King (Billy Summers)
Suzanne Collins (The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes)
Suzanne Young (The Program)
T J Klune (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
Țară Westover (Educated)
Taylor Jenkins Reid (The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo)
Yaa Gyasi (Homegoing)
Themes from 5 star books Trauma/Stressful Experiences
No Place Like Home by Caroline Overington - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
Realistic Historical Fiction
Weyward by Emilia Hart - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - read March 2024 - 5/5 stars
Pachinko by Min Jon Lee - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Dystopia or Alternative Future/Past
Babel by R F Kuang - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (MinaLima Edition) by J K Rowling - read February 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Circle by Dave Eggers - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
1984 by George Orwell - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J K Rowling - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
Immersive Culture/Setting/Feelings
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafazi - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Princess, More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers - read January 2024 - 5/5 stars
Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
Hum If You Don't Know the Words by Bianca Marais - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
Us Against You by Fredrick Backman - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
Butter by Asako Yuzuki - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Mystery / Thriller
Yellowface by R F Kuang - read April 2024 - 5/5 stars
Past Lying by Val McDermid - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - read May 2024 - 5/5 stars
Billy Summers by Stephen King - read June 2024 - 5/5 stars
Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Examiner by Janice Hallett - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Boyfriend by Frieda McFadden - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
Random in Death by J D Robb - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelidis - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Uplifting / Light Reads
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune - read July 2024 - 5/5 stars
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
Other/New Themes
Self-help/Health - Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring by Davina McColl - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
Biography - I Am a Hitman: The Real-Life Confessions of a Contract Killer by Anonymous - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
Just came across another challenge I want to do!!!Monthly Buzzword by Books and Lala
January - There/Their/They're - no suitable books in TBR - previously read 2 books that fit this criteria
√ February - Positive words - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong - read February 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ March - Character names - Rilla of Ingleside by L M Montgomery - read March 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ April - Nature words - Birds Without Wings by Louise de Bernieres - read April 2024 - 2/5 stars
√ May - 'every' - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson - read May 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ June - Repeating words - Forever, or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ July - Measurement - All Systems Red by Martha Wells - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ August - 'like' Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
x September - Senses - DNF'd the book I'd selected for this
√ October - Relationships - Daughter of Fire by Sofia Robieda - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ November - 'only' - Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren by John L Fear - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ December - Holiday words - The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
Lindsay wrote: "Just came across another challenge I want to do!!!Monthly Buzzword by Books and Lala
January - There/Their/They're -
February - Positive words -
March - Character names -
April - Nature word..."
Nice one! I watched the video for this too. Seems interesting, but I probably won't do it personally. Curious to see how other will choose the books for the prompts though.
Bana AZ wrote: "Lindsay wrote: "Just came across another challenge I want to do!!!Monthly Buzzword by Books and Lala
January - There/Their/They're -
February - Positive words -
March - Character names -
Apr..."
I'm *hoping* I can use books I've already got picked out to read especially for the first few months.
Books that don't fit any category (other than series/location) Do Not Disturb by Frieda McFadden - read June 2024 - 4/5 stars
The Locked Door by Frieda McFadden - read July 2024 - 4/5 stars
The Borgias: Power and Fortune by Paul Strathearn - read July 2024 - 2/5 stars
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert - 3/5 stars - read August 2024
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - read August 2024 - 5/5 stars
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini - read October 2024 - 3/5 stars
Morning Star by Pierce Brown - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
The Bees by Laline Paull - read November 2024 - 3/5 stars
The Examiner by Janice Hallett - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
A Fugitive Green by Diana Galbaldon - read November 2024 - 3/5 stars
Family Lore by Elizabeth Acevedo - read November 2024 - 3/5 stars
The Reversal by Michael Connolly - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
The Lighthouse Witches by C J Cooke - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
Payback in Death by J D Robb - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
The Jeopardy! Book: The Answers, the Questions, the Facts, and the Stories of the Greatest Game Show in History by Alex Trebek - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
Potential plans for 20251) ATY 2025 Main Challenge - definitely doing this
2) ATY - My rejects challenge - I had 57 rejects this year and this was too hard to achieve and took focus away from my other aims. Next year I may limit this to 1 reject prompt from each vote, so likely to be about 20 which seems like a better amount.
3) ATY Anniversary list - loved voting on these
4) ATY Side Challenges - maybe I enjoyed these but maybe this is overstretching myself
5) The 52 Book Club Main Challenge - definitely doing this
6) The 52 Book Club Side Challenges - maybe I enjoyed these but maybe this is overstretching myself BUT these are in the 52BC Journal so most likely I will do them
7) Book Challenge by Erin - love this
8) My own challenge - Read a book from every country of the world - lots of countries still to read from MIGHT combine this with the Book Girls Guide Challenge so I've got an 'area' focus for each month
9) My own challenge -Read a book from every state of USA & Canada - GOING to combine this with the Book Girls Guide Challenge so I've got an 'area' focus for each month and suggestions for the 'harder' areas
10) My own challenge - Read a book from every county of the UK - This has been hard to do so I think this will be a back-burner task with no targets for the month/year
11) My own challenge - Read from ongoing series - In 2025 I am going the aim to FINISH a series each month. I have 10 series that only need 1 book to finish them so this is definitely achievable
12) A to Z surname challenge - should be able to do most of this with my reading so will probably only need to plan a few books for the harder letters.
2024 ATY Side Challenges (cont) How It Works
For this challenge, you will be trying to fulfill the letters in ONE of three phrases:
- PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE (17)
- FAMILY GATHERING (15)
- HOT APPLE CIDER (13)
You can fulfill these letters by using the first letter of the title, the first letter of the author's first or last name, or the first letter of the main genre of the book.
P - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
U - Us Against You by Fredrick Backman - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
M - Mystery - Desperation in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
P - Golden Son by Pierre Brown - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
K - Kill for Me, Kill for You by Steve Cavanagh - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
I - I Am a Hitman: The Real-Life Confessions of a Contract Killer by Anonymous - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
N - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
S - The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
P - Pachinko by Min Jon Lee - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
I - In At The Kill by Gerald Seymour - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
C - The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henrique - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
E - Encore in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
L - Loka by S B Divya - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
A - Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
T - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
T - The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
E - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
F - The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
A - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
M - Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring by Davina McColl - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
I - I Am a Hitman: The Real-Life Confessions of a Contract Killer by Anonymous - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
L - Loka by S B Divya - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
Y - YA Fantasy - The Gilded Cage by Lynette Noni - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
G -Golden Son by Pierre Brown - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
A - Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
T - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J K Rowling - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
E - Encore in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
R - Desperation in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
I - In At The Kill by Gerald Seymour - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
N - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
G - Voyager by Diane Gabaldon - read October 2024 - 4/5 stars
H - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: MinaLima Edition by J K Rowling - read September 2024 - 5/5 stars
O - We Solve Murders by Richard Osman - read November 2024 - 3/5 stars
T - Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
A - Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
P - Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
P - Golden Son by Pierre Brown - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
L - Loka by S B Divya - read September 2024 - 3/5 stars
E - Encore in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
C - The Book of Unknown Americans by Christina Henrique - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
I - I Am a Hitman: The Real-Life Confessions of a Contract Killer by Anonymous - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars
D - Desperation in Death by J D Robb - read September 2024 - 4/5 stars
E - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
R - The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey by Salman Rushdie - read October 2024 - 5/5 stars
Winter Challenge
This challenge runs from December 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025.
The Prompts:
Find a book that...
√ Fits one of the last 4 prompts on the 2024 list Random in Death by J D Robb - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
- Fits one of the first 4 prompts on the 2025 list
√ Has a mostly white cover Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
- Is on a Best of 2024 list
√ Is set in the snow The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Crater - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ Is by an author you've read before UNeducation Vol 2, Book One: The Side of Society You Don't See On TV by Jason Eaglespeaker - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ Features a winter holiday Butter by Asako Yuzuki - read December 2024 - 5/5 stars
√ Is nonfiction Exclusive Pedigree: My life in and out of the Brethren by John L Fear - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ Is written by an author whose first or last initial can be found in WINTER - Armada by Ernest Cline - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ Has a mostly blue cover The Jeopardy! Book: The Answers, the Questions, the Facts, and the Stories of the Greatest Game Show in History by Alex Trebek - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ Is a speculative fiction novel The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
√ Features family drama The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
- Has fire on the cover
√ Is written by a BIPOC author Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
√ Is a love story The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose - read December 2024 - 3/5 stars
Goodreads Choice 2024 mystery/thriller nominations For the last few weeks I've been trying to read the books I thought would be nominated in the Goodreads choice awards. The 2 books I've enjoyed the most didn't make the list The Examiner - which I thought was unlikely to be on the list and Kill for Me, Kill for You - which I thought would be nominated but wasn't.
Also, I it was a big surprise that The Housemaid Is Watching was not nominated after the previous book in the series WON last year.
So, I'm wanting to read more of the nominations before making my vote, as I've enjoyed other books but not loved them.
At the time that the top 20 was announced I'd read 8/20, I have access to another 5 books, and another 3 I'm interested in but I don't have easy access to. So I'll see how many of them I can get through before I need to vote. Hopefully I'll find a gem and hopefully none of the 4 that I'm not interested in reading make the top 10...otherwise I might need to read them too before making my final vote!!!
This is what I've read from the top 20 so far:
First Lie Wins 4/5 stars
The Mystery Guest 4/5 stars
We Solve Murders 3/5 stars
Home Is Where the Bodies Are 3/5 stars
Listen for the Lie 4/5 stars
The Midnight Feast 3/5 stars
Middle of the Night 4/5 stars
The Heiress 4/5 stars
The Boyfriend 5/5 stars - I know some people hate Frieda McFadden's writing but I love it. This is my only 5 star book so far out the nominations so it's looking like this might be my vote.
How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin - read November 2024 - 3/5 stars
Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth - read November 2024 - 5/5 stars - OK so this one has taken first place for me so far. I was so gripped by how real the experiences of the girls were.
Round 2 has now been announced and there is only 1 book that's in the top 10 that I've not read that I'm interested in. I'm disappointed as Darling Girls didn't make it through to the top 10, so at the moment my vote in round 2 would be The Boyfriend.
The Teacher by Freida McFadden - read November 2024 - 4/5 stars
My vote in Round 2 was for The Boyfriend after reading 8 of the 10 books.
The winner was God of the Woods - which I did not read as I wasn't interested in the summary.
After the winner was announced I also read:
The Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak - read December 2024 - 4/5 stars
So my final total was 13/20, my favourite of the top 20 was Darling Girls (which came 13th) and my favourite in the top 10 was The Boyfriend (which came 3rd).
There are another 3 of the books which I'm interested in reading, so I might read them in 2025.
Summary for December 2024√ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 5/5
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 3/3
√ ATY 2024 Autumn Challenge: 2/2
√ ATY 2024/25 Winter Challenge: 12/5
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 4/4
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenge: 5/5
x Book Challenge by Erin 21: 1/2 - The Frozen River is not available in the UK
x Read a book from every country of the world: 0/2
x Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 0/1
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 0/1
√ Read from ongoing series: 5/1 - Outlander, In Death, Molly the Maid & The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels
√ A to Z title challenge: already completed
√ Monthly buzzword: holiday word: completed
What do I think of my December progress: I managed to read all the books I'd planned to read for the year (except for The Frozen River which is not available in the UK). I was focusing on finishing my yearly challenges and I'm pleased with how I've done. This has ended up being the month where I have read the most books of the whole year, and I've read a huge variety of different genres. Also I had 6 x 5 star reads, which was my 2nd highest for the year. Overall a great month of reading.
End of Year Summary for 2024 √ ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 52/52
√ ATY Rejects Challenge: 57/57
√ ATY 2024 Side Challenges: Winter, Spring, Summer & Autumn all completed
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 52/52
√ The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenges: February, April & May, Summer, September, October, November & December completed
√ Book Challenge by Erin 20: 20/20 main & bonus challenge
x Book Challenge by Erin 21: 19/20 main & bonus challenge - final book not available in UK and as picked for bonus round I could not change this
√ Read a book from every country of the world: 25/24 (ongoing total: 75/209)
x Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 7/12 (ongoing total: 42/64) - keeping this as an aim for 2025
x Read a book from every county of the UK: 6/12 (ongoing total: 31/95) - I will keep working on this but I'm not setting a target for 2025
√ Read from ongoing series: achieved each month
√ A to Z title challenge: 26/26
x Monthly Buzzword: 10/12 - not doing in 2025
At my mid year check in I thought I would achieve 140 books over the year however I ended up on 185!!! I think this was boosted by me reading the 13/20 of the 2024 Goodreads Choice Mystery/Thriller nominees. I'm going to do this again in 2025 as it was good fun.
I am very pleased with my achievements towards my goals for this year. 2 of the goals I didn't achieve (Reading 12 books from counties of the UK and Monthly Buzzword challenge) I am not going to do in 2025. The other goals I didn't fully achieve (Book Challenge by Erin & Read 12 books from states of the USA/Canada) I really enjoyed working on, so I'm keeping these as goals for 2025.
I continued to track my progress on my series...but I didn't have a goal for this in 2024, so I'm in the middle of 47 series just now (not including ones I'm upto date on, have completely finished or DNF'd). So, in 2025 I'm setting myself a goal of finishing/getting up to date with 12 series & keeping up to date with the 8 series that I'm currently up to date on.
I really enjoyed pre-picking 10 books I was going to read for each month, so I'm planning to keep doing that as I think it helped me keep on track and I can 'free-read' once these are done each month.
Overall 2024 was a tough year and reading has definitely helped me get through it. I'm pleased with the variety of books I've read and how much I've enjoyed reading this year. I also confirmed that mystery/thriller books are my comfort reads and I reach for these when I need something which takes me out of my life. 2024 was not a year I'd want to repeat...but my reading was good!!!!
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
The Twyford Code (other topics)The House at Pooh Corner (other topics)
The Jeopardy! Book: The Answers, the Questions, the Facts, and the Stories of the Greatest Game Show in History (other topics)
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (other topics)
The Kingmaker's Daughter (other topics)
More...
Each is book is only used once in each challenge but can be used in other challenges (eg can be in main challenge and side challenge). However books cannot overlap between the ATY Main Challenge and my ATY Rejects Challenge.
I'm planning to read the ATY 2024 list and 52 BC 2024 lists in month order. Due to some books overlapping between the 2 challenges it will mean I read some books in advance but I think in general it should make it easier to see how much is left to complete.
I'm planning on reading 1 book from a country of the world and 1 book from a USA state each month. Oh and also at least 1 book from an ongoing series each month...so I'm also going to add a summary for the end of each month to see how I'm doing with these plans. Hopefully there'll be a lot of overlap so I don't have to read a million books each month to keep up, lol!!!
Overall progress for 2024 as at 30 June 2024
ATY 2024 Main Challenge: 34/52
ATY Rejects Challenge: 36/57
ATY 2024 Side Challenges: Winter, Spring & June all completed
The 52 Book Club 2024 Main Challenge: 31/52
The 52 Book Club 2024 Side Challenges: February, April & May completed, Summer ongoing.
Book Challenge by Erin 20: 19/20 main & bonus challenge
Read a book from every country of the world: 15/24 (ongoing total: 65/209)
Read a book from every state of USA/Canada: 3/12 (ongoing total: 38/64)
Read a book from every county of the UK: 5/12 (ongoing total: 36/95)
Read from ongoing series: achieved each month
A to Z title challenge: 22/26 (aim to fill as I'm going along then pick up any missing letters towards the end of the year).
Monthly Buzzword: 5/12
Overall aim is for 100/120 books over the year, so 8-10 per month which I think is very realistic. - I am currently on 78 books, which is 13 per month, so definitely probably going to read 140 books over the whole year.
So we'll see how I get on as this seems like a lot now I've written it down!!!!