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Camilla's ATY Reading Adventure 2024
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3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Colour
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
33. A book involving travel
37. A book that is part of a series
44. A book with a touch of magic
51. A book published in 2024
Cities:
Sydney, Barcelona, Queenstown, Istanbul, Paris, San Francisco, Palermo, Cape Town, Seoul, Cartagena, Kyoto, Rio de Janeiro, Tbilisi, Rome, Hoi An, London, Buenos Aires, Dubrovnik, Sedona, Chefchaouen, Taipei, Edinburgh, San Miguel de Allende, Singapore; New York
Seven Dwarves names: Happy, Doc, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful, Sleepy, and Sneezy
Options for Edgar prompt:
Robert Jackson Bennett
Charlaine Harris
R.L. Stine
Laurie R King
Walter Mosley
Stephen King
Mindy McGinnis
Gillian Flynn
James Ellroy
John Connolly
Dennis Lehane
Ben H. Winters
Tana French
John Le Carré
John Green
Shirley Jackson
Finished as my first book of the year: His Majesty's Dragon for prompt 6: A book with wings on the cover
(can also be used for 12, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 37)
Throne of Jade for prompt 28: A book related to the seaMost of the book takes place on a boat travelling from England to China
(can also be used for 6, 12, 29, 31, 33 and 37)
Black Powder War for prompt 12: A book that has been on your TBR for over a yearI bought this book in 2018 and it has been on my shelves ever since
(can also be used for 6, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 37)
Empire of Ivory for prompt 1: A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
(can also be used for 6, 12, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 37)
Victory of Eagles for prompt 29: A book related to the air: All of the Temeraire books are about dragons and the aerial battles and generally a LOT of flying 
(can also be used for 6, 12, 28, 31, 33 and 37)
Tongues of Serpents for prompt 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title:The tongue is the thing humans use to make most of our intelligible sounds
(can also be used for 6, 12, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 37)
Crucible of Gold for prompt 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”Word gold in the title and also visiting the Inca kingdom which is filled with gold, and many of the main characters are dragons that like nothing more than gold (except maybe their captains) :)
(can also be used for 6, 12, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 37)
The Black Tides of Heaven for prompt 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy BuffettI don't really know Jimmy Buffett very well at all, but the title has the word "tides", which I think is very related to Beaches.
(can also be used for 14, 23 and 28)
Lost in the Moment and Found for prompt 37 - a book that is part of a series
(can also work for 2, 49, and 50)
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known for prompt 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023I read the previous book in the series in 2023
(can also work for 37)
Er mor død for prompt 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the coverThe cover has an elk on the cover, which is a wild animal and is also quite relevant to the story
(can also work for 15 and 27)
Good Material for prompt 11. A book with an X connectionThe whole book is about a man getting over his (e)X-girlfriend and their relationship and things being over
(can also work for 5)
Gud er italiener for prompt 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean SeaThe book is all about Italian culture, food, politics and general life
(can also work for 5, 9, 10 and 45)
Bonjour tristesse for prompt 13 - a book that is on a Five Books List; https://fivebooks.com/best-books/hele...
(can also be used for 24)
Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live for prompt 21 - a book with a title containing 6+ words
(can also be used for 7, 12, 24 and 25)
Widow Basquiat: A Memoir for prompt 5 - a book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the worldSet in New York
(can also be used for 10, 14, 15, 25 and 45)
Skygge-Baldur for prompt 41 - A book with a chilling atmosphereThe book is set in Iceland during the winter, so physically chilling, but is also about a horrible man who mistreats a mentally disabled girl and the prose is very creepy and chilling.
(can also be used for 15, 18, 27, and 44)
A Very Easy Death for prompt 49 -a book with a senior citizen character. The book is about the author's mother's death and final few months of life - she is the main character (other than the author)
(can also be used for 5 (Paris))
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies for prompt 14 -a book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
(can also be used for 4, 15 and 45)
Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter for prompt 15 - a book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
(can also be used for 5 (London))
Mammoths at the Gates for prompt 50 - a book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024Number 449 on [ATY 2023] Best Books of the Month (2023):
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
(can also be used for 2 and 37)
Still Life with Tornado by A.S. King for prompt 26 - A book by an author known by their initials
(can also be used for 25)
The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan for prompt 47 - A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
(can also be used for 23 (boats), 28, 33, 40 (bear), 46 (night on cover)
Sabrina by Nick Draso for prompt 45 - A book that is not a novelThis is a graphic novel
(can also be used for 20)
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters for prompt 10 - A history or historical fiction bookThis is a book set in set in Victorian-era Britain.
(can also be used for 17, 20, 25 (fraud/stealing) and 31)
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi for prompt 22 - A book by an author from an African countryGyasi is from Ghana
(can also be used for 10, 14, 18, 20, 24, 25 (slavery), 27 and 33)
The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown for prompt 33 - A book involving travelThe basic premise of the book is a book that allows you to travel between all doors in the world, and the main character travels all around the world.
(can also be used for 5 (New York), 17, 25 (assault/kidnapping), 44 and 51)
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff for prompt 8 - A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New ZealandKristoff is from Australia
(can also be used for 2, 15, 33, 38, 41, 46 and 51 )
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett for prompt 18 - A book with a botanical cover
(can also be used for 33 and 52)
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey for prompt 24 - A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
(can also be used for 25, 33 and 36)
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell for prompt 4 - A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis ArmstrongThe whole premise of the book is that there is a hidden world next to ours that is filled with all the mythological creatures that we lost in ours - it is a wonderful world!
(can also be used for 27, 28 and 33)
I Came All This Way to Meet You for prompt 3 - A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: A biography, autobiography, or memoir
(can also be used for 7, 15, 24, 33 and 45)
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree for prompt 19 - A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice creamChange is Brewing: Cold Brew Coffee Ice Cream with Marshmallow Swirls & Fudge Brownies
(can also be used for 25 (arson), 34 (grumpy/happy) and 38)
Around the Year in 52 Books
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Sabrina (other topics)Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (other topics)
I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home (other topics)
Impossible Creatures (other topics)
Empire of the Damned (other topics)
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Completed count: 36
1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y: Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023: Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list: A biography, autobiography, or memoir: I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home by Jami Attenberg
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world: Widow Basquiat: A Memoir by Jennifer Clement set in New York
6. A book with wings on the cover: His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
7. A book with a pronoun in the title: I'm a Fan by Sheena Patel
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand: Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
10. A history or historical fiction book: Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
11. A book with an X connection: Good Material by Dolly Alderton
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: Black Powder War by Naomi Novik
13. A book that is on a Five Books List: Bonjour tristesse by Francoise Sagan
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color: The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX): Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up by Alexandra Potter
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
17. A book involving intelligence
18. A book with a botanical cover: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream: Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
20. A book with a single word title: Detaljerne by Ia Genberg
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words: Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live by Dave Eggers
22. A book by an author from an African country: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett: The Black Tides of Heaven
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple): Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder:
26. A book by an author known by their initials: Still Life with Tornado by A.S. King
27. A book related to land
28. A book related to sea: Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik
29. A book related to air: Victory of Eagles by Naomi Novik
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea: Gud er italiener by Eva Ravnsbøl
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”: Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik
32. A book with a number in the title: 11% by Maren Uthaug
33. A book involving travel: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
35. A science or science fiction book
36. A book featuring a character in education
37. A book that is part of a series: Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover: Er mor død
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere: Skygge-Baldur by Sjón
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title: Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
44. A book with a touch of magic
45. A book that is not a novel: Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
46. A book related to night
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE: The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
49. A book with a senior citizen character: A Very Easy Death by Simone de Beauvoir
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024: Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo
51. A book published in 2024
52. A cozy mystery