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dany (elothwen) hi there! I've never done a reading challenge before, but I've read 69 books this year (so far) so I thought I'd join some and see how many I can fit in the list. then I'll try to finish whatever's left before the year ends.

FINISHED
1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y — Sugar, Baby by Celine Saintclare
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 — The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #13) by Carolyn Keene
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn't make the final list — The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
4. A book related to the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong — The Priory of the Orange Tree (The Roots of Chaos, #1) by Samantha Shannon
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world — Park Avenue Summer by Renée Rosen
6. A book with wings on the cover — An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
7. A book with a pronoun in the title — Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand — A Man Lay Dead (Roderick Alleyn, #1) by Ngaio Marsh
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads — Life in a Medieval Village by Frances Gies
10. A history or historical fiction book — The Five The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
11. A book with an X connection — Frozen in Time The Fate of the Franklin Expedition by Owen Beattie
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year — We Came Here to Shine by Susie Orman Schnall
13. A book that is on a Five Books List — The Road by Cormac McCarthy
14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color — A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0) by Samantha Shannon
15. A book whose author's name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) — Slow Days, Fast Company The World, the Flesh, and L.A. by Eve Babitz
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" — The Listening House by Mabel Seeley
17. A book involving intelligence — The Wordhord Daily Life in Old English by Hana Videen
18. A book with a botanical cover — The Message in the Hollow Oak (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #12) by Carolyn Keene
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice cream — Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1) by Travis Baldree
20. A book with a single word title — Pompeii by Robert Harris
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words — But Will You Love Me Tomorrow? An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups by Laura Flam
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover — The Sign of the Twisted Candles (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #9) by Carolyn Keene
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder — Die a Little by Megan Abbott
26. A book by an author known by their initials — The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
27. A book related to land — Our Mothers' War American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II by Emily Yellin
28. A book related to sea — Hotel Laguna by Nicola Harrison
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea — Murder at the Grand Hotel (Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries, #1) by Isabella Bassett
32. A book with a number in the title — Five Families The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires by Selwyn Raab
33. A book involving travel — Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) by Agatha Christie
35. A science or science fiction book — The Scourge Between Stars by Ness Brown
36. A book featuring a character in education — Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay
37. A book that is part of a series — Soleri (The Amber Throne, #1) by Michael Johnston
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover — Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) by Elizabeth Peters
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere — A Touch of Fear by Judith Ware
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning author — At Bertram's Hotel (Miss Marple, #11) by Agatha Christie
44. A book with a touch of magic — The Lives of Saints (Grishaverse) by Leigh Bardugo
45. A book that is not a novel — The Romanovs 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
46. A book related to night — Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt — A Body in the Villa (Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries, #3) by Isabella Bassett
49. A book with a senior citizen character — A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) by Agatha Christie
52. A cozy mystery — Death in the Garden (Lady Caroline Murder Mysteries, #2) by Isabella Bassett

TO READ
22. A book by an author from an African country —
23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett — To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf Maiden Voyages Magnificent Ocean Liners and the Women Who Traveled and Worked Aboard Them by Siân Evans
29. A book related to air — A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) by George R.R. Martin
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” — The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury The Girls of Atomic City The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs — Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot, #34) by Agatha Christie Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) by Agatha Christie Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See
38 & 39. Two books with similar covers —
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title — The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE —
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 —
51. A book published in 2024 — A Lethal Lady by Nekesa Afia


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