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Oops, I found two mistakes! 2025 and 13 have the same book. One of my all five vowel books does not have a U! Ugh!
📖= Reading ✓= Read Spread Sheet:
In 2024, I strove to conquer my TBRs by reading three books per prompt. At this time, I am just 2 books short of achieving my ATY Goal! I have been working on my 2025 Challenge for the past week and have 126 books in my TBR at this time. This list outlines my reading of 124 books. That is 2 books for every ATY prompt and 2 books for each ten celebratory books. So, essentially, I am back to zero for my TBR. Naturally, I will be adding books this next year, but I hope I will not be burdening myself with something unattainable in the future.
✓ *1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y: ✓The Candid Life of Meena Dave (tree)by Patel(312), ✓The Old Success (Antenna) by Grimes (232)
✓ *2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list: ✓The Comfort of Ghosts by Winspear (Last in a Series) (342), ✓The Rosie Result(Yellow) by Simsion (376)
✓ *3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song: ✓Happy Place by Henry (400),✓ Tea? Coffee?Murder! Blue Poodle Blues: A Black Feather Mystery by Barksdale (128)
✓ *4. A book set underground, undersea, or in an underworld: ✓The Fifth Doll by Holmberg (253), ✓The Light Thickens by Marsh (269)
✓ *5. A book with a weird or intriguing title: ✓ We’ll Prescribe You A Cat by Ishida (297), ✓The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women by Gilbert (327)
✓ *6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover: ✓Bryony and Roses by Kingfisher (216), ✓Stargazer by Hillerman (326)
✓ *7. A book by an author that uses three names: ✓The Reading List by Adams (368), ✓The Storyteller’s Death by Cardinal (315)
✓ *8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings: ✓ Intimations by Smith (97), ✓The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1 by Brower (121)
✓ *9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year: ✓ James by Everett (303), ✓ Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand by Simonson (359)
✓ *10. A book about witches, goddesses, or nuns: ✓ Castle Hangnail by Vernon (384), ✓The Patron Saint of Liars by Patchett (352)
✓ *11. A book set in a fictional location: ✓The Crossing Place by Griffiths (306), ✓To Kill A Troubadour by Walker (320)
✓ *12. A book by an Irish author: ✓ The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by O’Farrell (290), ✓The Queen of Dirt Island by Ryan (256)
✓ *13. A book involving a "group" with at least four members that's not a family: ✓The Paris Library by Charles (358), ✓Parnasuss on Wheels and The Haunted Bookshop by Morley (217)
✓ *14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman: ✓Other Birds by Allen (290), ✓ Nettle and Bone by Kingfisher (243)
✓ *15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception: ✓ Sweet Bean Paste by Sukegawa (218), ✓The Little Liar by Albom (352)
✓ *16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list: ✓Days at the Morasaki Bookshop by Yagisawa (150), ✓The Invisible Hour by Hoffman (272)
✓ *17. A history or historical fiction book set before 1925: ✓A Fair Barbarian by Burnett (148), ✓ Pink Sugar by Douglas (256)
✓ *18. A book set primarily in nature: ✓The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Tan (320), ✓ Big Two-Hearted River by Hemingway (112)
✓ *19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape: ✓ The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Henn (239),✓ No Two Persons by Bauermeister (301)
✓ *20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title: ✓The Grey Wolf by Penny (432), ✓The Good Lord Bird by McBride (417)
*21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals: Things Fall Apart by Achebe (215), ✓Murder While You Work by Scarlett (244)
✓ *22. A translated novel from Asia: ✓ What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Aoyama (304), ✓Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Kawaguchi (213)
*23. A book that involves art, music, dancing, or acting: ✓The Chateau Under Siege by Walker (320), 📖Dial A for Aunties by Sutanto (299)
*24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal: ✓ Going Rogue by Evanovich (325), Elizabeth is Missing by Healey (320)
*25. A book with waves on the cover: 📖The Levee by Krueger (audio), ✓The House at Sea’s End by Griffiths (352)
✓ *26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name: Henn, Penny, Pepper, Walker. Pelt, Miller, Kingfisher: ✓Remarkably Bright Creatures by Van Pelt (368), ✓Tied Up in Tinsel by Marsh (254)
✓ *27. A book set in the winter: ✓Taken by the Hand by Douglas (206), ✓The Citadel(coat)by Cronin (368)
*28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1: Duty and Desire by Aiden (280), ✓The Good, The Bad, and the Aunties by Sutanto (304)
✓ *29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2: ✓ Love and Ruin by McLain (389), ✓The Quality of Life Report: A Novel by Daum (321)
✓ *30. A monster book: ✓Possession by Byatt (555),✓ A Monster Calls by Ness (237)
*31. A book with a coastal setting: ✓The Bookshop on the Shore by Colgan (416), The Island of Sea Women by See (374)
*32. A mystery or true crime book: ✓Give Unto Others by Leon (295), 📖Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse by Simenon (170)
*33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time: Ride with Me, Mariah Montana by Doig (336), ✓The Mystery Writer by Gentill (400)
✓ *34. A book title that could be a country song: ✓The Soul of a Woman by Allende (174), ✓ Eventide by Haruf (300)
*35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists: The Last Devil to Die by Osman (421), ✓Tom Lake by Patchett (309)
✓ *36. A book with a common household object on the cover: ✓Overture to Death by Marsh (325), ✓Clothes-Pegs by Scarlett (231)
✓ *37. A book featuring adult friendships: ✓You are Here by David Nicholls (354),✓ Where the Desert Meets the Sea by Sonne (258)
✓ *38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1: ✓ A Refiner’s Fire by Leon (277), ✓Veridian Sterling Fakes It by Hummer (252)( Heroism?Pair One) (2nd pair Van Gogh)
✓ *39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2: ✓The Indigo Girl by Boyd (343), ✓ The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Molnar (356)
✓ *40. A book you'd consider a “comfort” read: ✓Summer Pudding by Scarlett (272), ✓What Katy Did by Coolidge (136)
✓ *41. A book that involves digging up the past: ✓The Sacred Bridge by Hillerman (320), ✓Someone by McDermott (232)
✓ *42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate: ✓The Dragon Murder Case by Van Dine (252), ✓ A Castle in Brooklyn by Wachtel (263)
✓ *43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters: ✓ Hag-seed by Atwood (295), ✓Penny Plain by Douglas (251)
*44. A haunting book: ✓The Mostly Invisible Boy by Vanderhorst (307), 📖Lark Rise to Candleford by Thompson (343)
*45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years: ✓ Spirit Crossing by Krueger (318), Three Wild Dogs(and the Truth) by Zusak (240)
✓ *46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names: ✓ Lulu Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books(Dispute Moon) by Miller (301), ✓The Wham Curse(Mourning Moon) by Alexander (205)
✓ *47. A book relating to fire: ✓ What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust by Bradley (298), ✓ The Bishop Murder Case by Van Dine (340)
✓ *48. A book with a character dealing with death: ✓The Air Raid Book Club by Lyons (384),✓ The Book of Charlie by von Drehle (208)
✓ *49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines: ✓Before Your Memory Fades by Kawaguchi (222), ✓The Lives of Puppets by Klune (432)
*50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025: The Road to Roswell by Willis (399), The Bullet that Missed by Osman (412)
*51. A book published in 2025: ✓Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man by Sutanto (340), Hemlock and Silver by Kingfisher (240)
*52. A book with sunset vibes on the cover: ✓The Booklover’s Library by Martin (432), The Wide Sargasso Sea by Rhys (156)
THE ANNIVERSARY LIST
In honor of ATY's 10 years of reading challenges, we have put together an anniversary list of member-chosen prompts. Each prompt was chosen by the group's members from that year's respective list.
✓ *2016: A book originally written in a language other than English: ✓The Cat Who Saved Books by Natsukawa (198), ✓Pippi Longstockings by Lundgren (160)
✓ *2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E": ✓Funny Story by Henry (400), ✓Priorsford by Douglas (197)
*2018: An author's debut book: The Wishing Game by Shaffer (320), ✓The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Patrick (400)
✓ *2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements: ✓Sulfur Springs by Krueger (306), ✓The Chalk Pit by Griffiths (362)
*2020: A book with an emotion in the title: To Love and Be Wise by Tey (259), ✓The Old Man Who Read Love Stories by Sepulveda (144)
✓ *2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet: ✓Boy of Chaotic Making by Holmberg (299), ✓The Great Hippopotamus Hotel by McCall Smith (240)
*2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name: Maigret’s Doubts by Simenon (176), ✓ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (326)
*2023: A book whose author has published more than seven books: ✓The Recovery Agent by Evanovich (320), Maigret and the Ghost by Simenon (157)
*2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year: ✓Requiem for a Mezzo by Dunn (249), Maigret’s Failure by Simenon (176)
✓ *2025: A book involving a "group" with at least four members that's not a family:✓ The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose by Abert (303), ✓Over the Gate by Read (240)