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Khara Baughan | 48 comments The List:

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Breath and Bone (Lighthouse, #2) by Carol Berg
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
The Mercury Waltz (Under the Poppy, #2) by Kathe Koja
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) by Charlaine Harris
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1) by Mary Robinette Kowal

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) by Robert Jordan
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Nzingha Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 by Patricia C. McKissack
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Plucker by Brom
9. A book that can be read in a day
The October Faction, Vol. 1 by Steve Niles

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
Welcome to Night Vale (Welcome to Night Vale, #1) by Joseph Fink
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (2016 A book from the top 100 mystery novels)
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by J.K. Rowling

15. A book set in a global city
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes
17. A book with a neurodiverse character
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
18. A book by an author you've only read once before
Exit Kingdom (Reapers, #2) by Alden Bell

19. A fantasy book
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling
20. The 20th book (on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719
The Book of the Moon A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor by Maggie Aderin-Pocock
22. A book with the major theme of survival
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1) by Victoria Aveyard

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice
24. A book with an emotion in the title
A Venetian Affair A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century by Andrea di Robilant
25. A book related to the arts
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
Dear Girls Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong
27. A history or historical fiction
Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1) by Garth Nix
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
In Ashes Lie (Onyx Court, #2) by Marie Brennan
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Cleopatra A Life by Stacy Schiff
31. A book inspired by a leading news story
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell
33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
Vengeful (Villains, #2) by V.E. Schwab

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
The Book of Flying by Keith Miller
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
Come as You Are The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski

40. A book with a place name in the title
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
41. A mystery
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) by Tomi Adeyemi
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
Mistress of the Art of Death (Mistress of the Art of Death, #1) by Ariana Franklin
44. A book related to witches
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
American Gods (American Gods #1) by Neil Gaiman
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
48. A book published in 2020
Verge Stories by Lidia Yuknavitch

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win - (Roll the Genre Generator twice, pick one of those two options and read a book in that genre, I rolled Urban and Romance)
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Delicious Foods by James Hannaham
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
The Mistress Of Nothing by Kate Pullinger
52. A book related to time
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle


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