Zoe's First ATY Challenge - Finished!

[Zoë]

Hey all! This is my first year doing this challenge, and I'm here to finally post my list (four months later 😜).

I'm ambitiously doing several different reading challenges this year, and it's been a fun puzzle crossing books between challenges for sure. So far I gotta say ATY has been one of my preferred challenges, I find the prompts have been really fun, and I've already made quite a bit of progress. 😊

I haven't really been following the suggested weeks, because I'm such a mood reader I instead am filling the challenges when I can to avoid burnout & a reading slump.

Check out my progress below!

Key:
✅ Finished
📖 Currently Reading
📚 TBR

Status: 52/52
Start Date: 01/01/2024
End Date: 08/13/2024

THE 52 TOPICS OF THE 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

✅1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y - The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
✅2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber - I read the first book in the trilogy last year.
✅3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
✅4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene
✅ 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez - Buenos Aires, Argentina

✅6. A book with wings on the cover - The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
✅7. A book with a pronoun in the title - We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
✅8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand - This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki - Canada
✅9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 11 by Hiromu Arakawa - 936 ratings

✅10. A history or historical fiction book - Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
✅11. A book with an X connection - Marked by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast - Features an ex-boyfriend.
✅12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - Red Rising by Pierce Brown - Try like 8 years 💀
✅13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list - All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson - A list of "most banned/challenged books in 2023".

✅14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color - The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
✅15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) - Authority by Jeff VanderMeer
✅16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" - Dark Across the Bay by Ania Ahlborn - Features a crazy rainstorm.
✅17. A book involving intelligence - Wildcard by Marie Lu

✅18. A book with a botanical cover - Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalco
✅19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream - In Limbo by Deb J.J. Lee - MC & family are immigrants, "American Dream" experience = "Americone Dream" flavor.
✅20. A book with a single word title - Chlorine by Jade Song
✅21. A book with a title containing 6+ words - When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo
✅22. A book by an author from an African country - The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi - Nigeria

✅23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett - The Woman in Me by Britney Spears - Ballads!... More or less.
✅24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) - Dune by Frank Herbert
✅25. A book involving a crime other than a murder - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher - Domestic abuse
✅26. A book by an author known by their initials - House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas - "SJM"

✅27. A book related to land - Mary by Nat Cassidy - Strongly features the desert.
✅28. A book related to sea - James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl - They travel by sea.
✅29. A book related to air - Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters by Serhii Plokhy - Radioactive fallout travels by air.
✅30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - From the River to the Sea: Essays for a Free Palestine by Sai Englert, et. al.
✅31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” - Women, Race & Class by Angela Y. Davis - Gold cover

✅32. A book with a number in the title - X/1999, Volume 01: Prelude by CLAMP
✅33. A book involving travel - A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson - The main characters frequently have to travel to stay hidden.
✅34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs -Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo - MC reunites w/ best friend who is rather grumpy.
✅35. A science or science fiction book - A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

✅36. A book featuring a character in education - What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
✅37. A book that is part of a series - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 14 by Hiromu Arakawa
✅38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 15 by Hiromu Arakawa
✅39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 - Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, Vol. 16 by Hiromu Arakawa

✅40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover - Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo - Character is raised by wild boars, boar on the cover.
✅41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - Mimi's Tales of Terror by Junji Ito
✅42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden
✅43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author - Birdman by Mo Hayder
✅44. A book with a touch of magic - Stardust by Neil Gaiman

✅45. A book that is not a novel - Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth - Novella
✅46. A book related to night - Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
✅47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE - The Idiot by Elif Batuman
✅48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

✅49. A book with a senior citizen character - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager
✅50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
✅51. A book published in 2024 - The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black
✅52. A cozy mystery - The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor

[Zoë]

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[D.L.]

You're doing great!! Keep it up!!

[Zoë]

D.L. wrote: "You're doing great!! Keep it up!!"

Thank you!!

[Zoë]

I finished the challenge this month on August 13 with The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager.

I had a lot of fun doing this challenge and the group has been really engaging! I can't wait for next year's!

[GailW]

Congratulations!