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message 1: by Jen (last edited Dec 28, 2019 11:01AM) (new)

Jen | 40 comments 1. Book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy:All the Birds in the Sky won last year's Nebula and Locus and was a Hugo Nominee

2. A book with one of the 5 w's in the title: What If It's Us

3. A book by an author whose name contains A, T, and Y: Family Trust

4. A book with a criminal character: Renegades

5. A book written or inspired by Shakespeare: If We Were Villains

6. A book with a dual timeline: Final Girls

7. Two books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: The Power

8. Two books related to the same topic, genre, or theme: Red Clocks Both are about female power, or lack thereof

9. A book from one of the top 5 money-making genres: (science fiction) Sand

10. A book featuring a historical figure: The Other Einstein

11. A book related to one of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals: The Apprentice Witch (has a rabbit on the cover)

12. A book about reading, books, or an author: The Bookshop on the Corner

13. A book from the New York Public Library Staff Picks list: The Immortalists

14. A book with a title, subtitle, or cover related to an astronomical term: Hello, Universe

15. A book set in or an author from a Mediterranean country: Exit West

16. A book told from multiple perspectives: The Future of Us

17. A speculative fiction: Love Minus Eighty

18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table: Iron Gold

19. A book by an author who has more than one book on your TBR: Nine Perfect Strangers

20. A book featuring indigenous people: LaRose

21. A book for a suggestion that was polarizing or a close call: I chose Senlin Ascends from the ATY Group Members Lesser Known Book Recommendations List

22. A book with a number in the title or on the cover: The 91-Storey Treehouse

23. Something Old: Every Day

24: Something New: Someday I chose these for "Something Old" and "Something New" because I have already read the first one and the second, which is the one of the sequels, I haven't read yet

25. Something Borrowed: The Song of Achilles The story is borrowed from Greek myth.

26. Something blue: Another Day has a blue cover

27. A book from the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die List: White Teeth

28. A book related to something cold: Us Against You (about a hockey team)

29. A book published before 1950: Party Shoes

30. A book featuring an elderly character: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

31. A children's classic you've never read: Because of Winn-Dixie

32. A book with more than 500 pages: The Twelve-Mile Straight

33. A book you have owned for at least a year but haven't read: Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey

34.: A book with a person's name in the title: When My Name Was Keoko

35. A psychological thriller: The Girl Before

36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list: American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

37. A book set in a school or university: Fangirl

38. A book not written in traditional novel format: The Arrival

39. A book with a strong sense of place: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

40. A book you stumbled upon: Dr. Fell and the Playground of Doom

41. A book from the 2018 GR Choice Awards: Educated

42. A book with a monster or monstrous character: Aru Shah and the Song of Death

43. A book related to STEM: The Calculating Stars

44. A book related to a tv series/show you enjoyed: The Science of Game of Thrones

45. A multi-generational saga: The Great Believers

46. A book with a black cover: The Woman in the Window

47. A book related to food: Delicious Foods

48. A National Book Award finalist or winner: The Association of Small Bombs

49. A book written by a Far East Asian author or set in a Far East Asian country: Pachinko

50. A book that includes a journey: The Shadow of What Was Lost

51. A book published in 2019: On the Come Up

52: A book with a weird or intriguing title: I Can't Date Jesus: Love, Sex, Family, Race, and Other Reasons I've Put My Faith in Beyoncé


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Stephanie (scharle4) | 94 comments Good luck


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