Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Goals for ATY 2020:

1. The majority of books for this challenge should come from the physical books that I own. I also keep thinking that I am only going to aim for at least 26-30 books because I have a lot of big books to work with; a competitive side of me is optimist that I can do all challenges and still mood read. Hmm....

2. Work on completed series that I own

Bill Hodges trilogy
✔ Mr. Mercedes (#1) - 8/31/2018
✔ Finders Keepers (#2) - 1/11/2020
✔ End of Watch (#3) - 4/25/2020

Nevernight trilogy
✔ Nevernight (#1) - 2/26/2020
✔ Godsgrave (#2) - 9/26/2020
--> Darkdawn (#3)

The Shining duo logy
✔ The Shining (#1) - 10/30/2016
- Doctor Sleep (#2)

Nameless by Dean Koontz (Amazon Original Stories)
✔ In the Heart of the Fire (#1) - 12/1/2019
✔ Photographing the Dead (#2) - 1/6/2020
✔ The Praying Mantis Bride (#3) - 2/14/2020
- Red Rain (#4)
- The Mercy of Snakes (#5)
- Memories of Tomorrow (#6)

3. Read oldest books on my TBR

✔ All the Light We Cannot See-1/28/2020
✔ Nevernight - 2/26/2020 - 2/26/2020
- The Blind Assassin
- The Secret History
- In Cold Blood
✔ The House of the Spirits - 8/18/2020
✔ A Gentleman in Moscow - 9/10/2020
- Pachinko

4. Get caught up on Book of the Month books

✔ A Gentleman in Moscow - September 2016
- Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - April 2017
- The Heart's Invisible Furies - August 2017
- Lies She Told - September 2017 - DNF'd
- The Chestnut Man - September 2019

Progress: 52/52 - DONE

January
✔ 1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y: Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges #2) by Stephen King - 1/11/2020
✔ 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable: Long Bright River by Liz Moore - 1/24/2020
✔ 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019: Photographing the Dead (Nameless #2) by Dean Koontz - 1/6/2020
✔ 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - 1/28/2020
✔5. The first book in a series that you have not started: Triptych (Will Trent #1) by Karin Slaughter - 1/14/2020

February
✔ 6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover: The Rose of Fire (Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2.5) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - 2/6/2020
✔ 7. A book set in the southern hemisphere: A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh - 2/14/2020
✔ 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The": The Test by Sylvain Neuvel - 2/8/2020
✔ 9. A book that can be read in a day: Finding Perfect by Colleen Hoover - 1/12/2020

March
✔ 10. A book that is between 400-600 pages: Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1) by Jay Kristoff - 2/26/2020
✔ 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number: Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger - 3/13/2020
✔ 12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people: Diamond Fire by Ilona Andrews - 1/4/2020
✔ 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge: 2017 #45 - book with a one-word title - Ark by Veronica Roth - 1/18/2020
✔ 14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers: Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling - 3/22/2020

April
✔ 15. A book set in a global city: Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger - London - 1/27/2020
✔ 16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area: Broken (Will Trent #4) by Karin Slaughter - 2/1/2020
✔ 17. A book with a neurodiverse character: Fractured (Will Trent #2) by Karin Slaughter - 1/16/2020
✔ 18. A book by an author you've only read once before: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James - 2/18/2020

May
✔ 19. A fantasy book: Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling #7) by Nalini Singh - 2/29/2020
✔ 20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - 3/26/2020
✔ 21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719: Old Man's War (Old Man's War #1) by John Scalzi - 4/6/2020
✔ 22. A book with the major theme of survival: Undone (also known as Genesis in the UK) (Will Trent #3) by Karin Slaughter - 1/22/2020

June
✔ 23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 6/12/2020
✔ 24. A book with an emotion in the title: Play of Passion by Nalini Singh - 3/7/2020
✔ 25. A book related to the arts: A Brand New Ending (Stay #2) by Jennifer Probst - 5/18/2020
✔ 26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards: The Last Widow (Will Trent #9) by Karin Slaughter - 3/30/2020
✔ 27. A history or historical fiction: The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke #3) by Tessa Dare - 2/20/20

July
✔ 28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author: Bonds of Justice (Psy-Changeling #8) by Nalini Singh - 3/2/2020
✔ 29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book: Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk - 3/28/2020
✔ 30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year: Educated by Tara Westover - 6/18/2020
✔ 31. A book inspired by a leading news story: Imitation in Death (in Death #17) by J.D. Robb - killer impersonating Jack the Ripper, Desalvo, and other famous serial killers - 6/11/2020

August
✔ 32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan: Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar #2) by Harlan Coben - 4/30/2020
✔ 33. A book about a non-traditional family: Wildfire (Hidden Legacy #3) by Ilona Andrews - family made of Grandmother, Mother, 3 sisters, and 2 cousins - 1/2/2020
✔ 34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name:Narrative nonfiction: Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World by Michael Pollan - 3/26/2020
✔ 35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover: Recursion by Blake Crouch - 7/3/2020

September
✔ 36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim: The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland - 2/10/2020
✔ 37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1: The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke #2) by Tessa Dare - historical fiction: 1817 - 5/4/2020
✔ 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2: Portrait in Death (in Death #16) by J.D. Robb - futuristic fiction: 2059 - 5/6/2020
✔ 39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce: The Start of Something Good (Stay #1) by Jennifer Probst - 5/12/2020

October
✔ 40. A book with a place name in the title: Love on Beach Avenue by Jennifer Probst - 6/17/2020
✔ 41. A mystery: Criminal (Will Trent #6) by Karin Slaughter **** - 2/6/2020
✔ 42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’: Emergency Skin (Forward #3) by N.K. Jemisin - Hugo - 5/13/2020
✔ 43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse: New York City - Seduction in Death (in Death #13) by J.D. Robb - 2/10/2020
✔ 44. A book related to witches: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling - 3/11/2020

November
✔ 45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018: Fallen (Will Trent #5) by Karin Slaughter ***** I read Blindsighted (Grant County #1) and Pretty Girls in 2019 - 2/3/2020
✔ 46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire": Wicked Prey (Lucas Davenport #19) by John Sandford - set around the Republican Convention - 5/1/2020
✔ 47. A classic book you've always meant to read: Peter Pan Audible Drama by J.M. Barrie - 3/6/2020
✔ 48. A book published in 2020: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas - 3/16/2020

December
✔ 49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win:
a book about revenge - Reunion in Death (in Death #14) by J.D. Robb - 2/24/2020
✔ 50. A book with a silhouette on the cover: Silver Silence (Psy-Changling Trinity #1) by Nalini Singh - 3/9/2020
✔ 51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title: Cleaning the Gold by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child - 2/22/2020
✔ 52. A book related to time: End of Watch (Bill Hodges #3) by Stephen King - 4/25/2020

Covers in Reading Order:

Possibilities for ATY Prompts
7/13/2020: ? second round ?? - these will be limited to books on my shelf and/or kindle

6/20

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y

✔ 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable: Divided in Death by J.D. Robb - 8/3/2020
✔ 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019: Undercover Bromance - 7/19/2020

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live

5. The first book in a series that you have not started

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover

✔ 7. A book set in the southern hemisphere: The House of the Spirits - 8/18/2020

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"

✔ 9. A book that can be read in a dayHis Bride for the Taking - 9/2/2020
✔ 10. A book that is between 400-600 pages: Liar Liar - 8/8/2020

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number: 2011 -Godsgrave

✔ 12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people: Emerald Blaze - 8/31/2020
✔ 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge: 2018 - book with a plot centered around a secret (spies, secret societies) - Ninth House - 8/24/2020

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Agatha Christie
Margaret Atwood
Donna Tartt
Isabel Allende

15. A book set in a global city
(NEW YORK CITY)
(TOKYO)
(PARIS) - The Nightingale
(BERLIN) –-> In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
(SINGAPORE)
(AMSTERDAM)
(SEOUL)
(HONG KONG)

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Where the Crawdads Sing
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

17. A book with a neurodiverse character

18. A book by an author you've only read once before
The Starless Sea
The Nightingale
The Twelve (The Passage #3)

✔ 19. A fantasy book: The Rose and the Thorn - 7/17/2020
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
The Night Masquerade (Binti #3)
Children of Time (Children of Time #1)

22. A book with the major theme of survival:

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
The Heart's Invisible Furies (characters)
In Cold Blood (author)
Middlesex (characters)

24. A book with an emotion in the title
The Grapes of Wrath
Redeeming Love
Darkest Fear
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin

25. A book related to the arts
Valley of the Dolls
The Shadow of the Wind - (books)

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler
The Silent Patient
The Dragon Republic
The Starless Sea
Verity
One Word Kill
The Institute

27. A history or historical fiction
Pachinko
The Nightingale

28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author
Louise Penny - A Rule Against Murder
Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin
Jay Kristoff - Darkdawn

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Free the Darkness
Dead Stop
Where the Forest Meets the Stars

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
The Nix

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
In Cold Blood

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Pachinko
Marathon Man
The Song of Achilles

33. A book about a non-traditional family
The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
+ = other books that I physically own (too many to write out ...)
Adventure Fiction:
Alternate History:
Detective:
Dystopians: The Handmaid's Tale, The Man in the High Castle, The City of Mirrors,
Imaginary Voyage: The Lord of the Rings
Nanopunk: Prey, Micro
Narrative Non-Fiction: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover
One Word Kill (Impossible Times #1)
You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward #4)

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim:

37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Book #1 on TBR
Author last name begins with 'A':
First book in a series
Past Fiction

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
Book #275 (or last book on TBR)
Author's last name starts with 'Z'
Last book in a series
Future Fiction

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande

40. A book with a place name in the title
East of Eden
A Gentleman in Moscow
Empire Falls
Natchez Burning
The Haunting of Hill House

✔ 41. A mystery: The Night Swim - 9/2/2020

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’
Middlesex - Pulitzer Prize 2003
Empire Falls - Pulitzer Prize 2002
The Night Masquerade - Hugo Award Nominee for Novella 2019
Sing, Unburied, Sing - National Book Award 2017

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
The Andromeda Strain
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
The Twelve
The Nightingale

--> 44. A book related to witches: Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin
^ 45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018: The Silent Wife - 8/7/2020

46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
A Gentleman in Moscow
East of Eden
The Catcher in the Rye

47. A classic book you've always meant to read
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

48. A book published in 2020
A Stroke of Malice (April 2020)
Blood & Honey (Serpent & Dove #2)

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win:

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Catch-22
Where the Crawdads Sing

*^51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl- 7/19/2020

52. A book related to time
Children of Time (Children of Time #1)
The Year of the Intern
Darkdawn (Nevernight Chronicle #3)
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital

2nd round ATY Book Covers:

Planning on reading by month in that particular month while also mood reading. I do plan on using the books that I 'mood' read in future prompts if they fit. For example, I have read all of January prompts as well as some prompts in future months. It is the only was I can meet my dual needs --> to complete prompts by month as well as mood read.

January: 12 total books read (all for ATY prompts), January completed

✔ 33. A book about a non-traditional family: Wildfire (Hidden Legacy #3) by Ilona Andrews ***** - family made of Grandmother, Mother, 3 sisters, and 2 cousins - 1/2/2020
✔ 12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people: Diamond Fire (Hidden Legacy #3.5) by Ilona Andrews **** - 1/4/2020
✔ 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019: Photographing the Dead (Nameless #2) by Dean Koontz **** - read In the Heart of the Fire (Nameless #1) in December 2019 - 1/6/2020
✔ 1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y: Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges #2) by Stephen King **** - 1/11/2020
✔ 9. A book that can be read in a day: Finding Perfect by Colleen Hoover **** - 1/12/2020
✔ 5. The first book in a series that you have not started: Triptych (Will Trent #1) by Karin Slaughter ***** - 1/14/2020
✔ 17. A book with a neurodiverse character: Fractured (Will Trent #2) by Karin Slaughter **** - dyslexia, antisocial behaviors - 1/16/2020
✔ 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge: 2017 #45 - book with a one-word title - Ark (Forward #1) by Veronica Roth *** - 1/18/2020
✔ 22. A book with the major theme of survival: Undone (Will Trent #3) by Karin Slaughter - (view spoiler)[women are being kidnapped and tortured; one woman is found and fighting for her life due to her injuries; main character dealing with loss of her husband (hide spoiler)] - 1/21/2020
✔ 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable: Long Bright River by Liz Moore **** - 1/24/2020
✔ 15. A book set in a global city: London - Soulless (Parasol Protectorate #1) by Gail Carriger *** - 1/27/2020
✔ 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr ***** - 1/28/2020

This seemed to work in January so I am trying it again. I am reading in order by month while allowing myself extra reads that may or may not fit the prompts for ATY 2020. So, I have to read books for prompts 6, 7, and 8 for the month of February. Outside of that, I can read whatever. So far, my 'whatever' books have been fitting into future prompts.

February: 16 total books read (13
4 books read for ATY prompts, 2 side reads), January - February complete

✔ 16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area: Broken (Will Trent #4) by Karin Slaughter ***** - 2/1/2020
✔ 45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018:
Fallen (Will Trent #5) by Karin Slaughter ***** I read Blindsighted (Grant County #1) and Pretty Girls in 2019 - 2/3/2020
✔ 6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover: The Rose of Fire (Cemetery of Forgotten Books #2.5) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón *** - ship - 2/6/2020
✔ 41. A mystery: Criminal (Will Trent #6) by Karin Slaughter **** - 2/6/2020
✔ 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The": The Test by Sylvain Neuvel *** - 2/8/2020
✔ 15. A book set in a global city: New York City - Seduction in Death (in Death #13) by J.D. Robb **** - 2/10/2020
✔ 36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim: The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland
✔ 7. A book set in the southern hemisphere: A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh **** - set on the west coast of New Zealand - 2/14/2020
✔ 18. A book by an author you've only read once before: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James *****- 2/18/2020
✔ 27. A history or historical fiction: The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke #3) by Tessa Dare **** Historical Fiction - 2/20/20
✔ 51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title: Cleaning the Gold (Will Trent #8.5) by Karin Slaughter and Lee Child **** - 2/22/2020
✔ 49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win: a book about revenge - Reunion in Death (in Death #14) by J.D. Robb **** - 2/24/2020
✔ 10. A book that is between 400-600 pages: Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle #1) by Jay Kristoff ***** - 429 pages - 2/26/2020
✔ 19. A fantasy book: Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling #7) by Nalini Singh **** - 2/29/2020

Side Reads:
1. Snatched (Will Trent #5.5) by Karin Slaughter **** - 2/5/2020
2. The Praying Mantis Bride (Nameless #3) by Dean Koontz *** - 2/14/2020

March:
15 total books read (10 books read for ATY prompts, 5 side reads)
January thru April completed

✔ 28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author: Bonds of Justice (Psy-Changeling #8) by Nalini Singh **** - 3/2/2020
✔ 47. A classic book you've always meant to read: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ***** - 3/6/2020
✔ 24. A book with an emotion in the title: Play of Passion (Psy-Changeling #9) by Nalini Singh *** - 3/7/2020
✔ 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number: Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger - 3/13/2020
✔48. A book published in 2020: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J. Maas ***** - 3/16/2020
✔ 14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers: Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling - 3/22/2020
✔ 20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline ***** - 3/26/2020
✔ 34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name: Narrative nonfiction: Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World by Michael Pollan **** - 3/26/2020
✔ 29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book: Hour of the Assassin by Matthew Quirk **** - 3/28/2020
✔ 26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards: The Last Widow (Will Trent #9) by Karin Slaughter - 3/30/2020

Side Reads:
1. Unseen (Will Trent #7) by Karin Slaughter ***** - 3/10/2020
2. The Kept Woman (Will Trent #8) by Karin Slaughter **** - 3/13/2020
3. Kiss of Snow (Psy-Changleling #10) by Nalini Singh **** - 3/18/2020
4. Shield of Winter (Psy-Changeling #13) by Nalini Singh **** - 3/22/2020
5. Sapphire Flames by Ilona Andrews ***** - 3/24/2020

April: 13 total books read (5 books read for ATY prompts, 8 side reads), January thru May, December prompts completed

✔ 21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719: Old Man's War (Old Man's War #1) by John Scalzi - 4/6/2020
✔ 50. A book with a silhouette on the cover: Silver Silence (Psy-Changling Trinity #1) by Nalini Singh - 4/9/2020
✔ 44. A book related to witches: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) by J.K. Rowling - 4/11/2020
✔ 52. A book related to time: End of Watch (Bill Hodges #3) by Stephen King - 4/25/2020
✔ 32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan: Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar #2) by Harlan Coben - 4/30/2020

1 Stephen King book:
✔ End of Watch (Bill Hodges #3) - also ATY #52 and a series completed

1 nonfiction:
✔ 1. Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment by Dave Hollis - 4/15/2020

1 kindle unlimited:

Series:
1. Shards of Hope (Psy-Changeling #14) by Nalini Singh) - 4/1/2020
2. Allegiance of Honor (Psy-Changeling #15) by Nalini Singh - 4/5/2020
3. Silver Silence (Psy-Changeling Trinity #1) by Nalini Singh - 4/9/2020
4. Ocean Light (Psy-Changeling Trinity #2) by Nalini Singh - 4/12/2020
5. Purity in Death (in Death #15) by J.D. Robb - 4/14/2020
6. Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling #11) by Nalini Singh - 4/19/2020
7. Heart of Obsidian (Psy-Changeling #12) by Nalini Singh - 4/21/2020

May: 8 total books read (6 books read for ATY prompts, 2 side reads), January --> May, November --> December prompts completed

5 books to go as of 5/6/2020

ATY 2020:
✔ 46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire": Wicked Prey (Lucas Davenport #19) by John Sandford - set around the Republican Convention - 5/1/2020
✔ 37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1: The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke #2) by Tessa Dare - historical fiction: 1817 - 5/4/2020
✔ 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2: Portrait in Death (in Death #16) by J.D. Robb - futuristic fiction: 2059 - 5/6/2020
✔ 39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce: The Start of Something Good (Stay #1) by Jennifer Probst - 5/12/2020
✔ 42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’: Emergency Skin (Forward #3) by N.K. Jemisin - Hugo - 5/13/2020
✔ 25. A book related to the arts: A Brand New Ending (Stay #2) by Jennifer Probst - 1 main character is a screenwriter and the other is a singer - 5/18/2020

1 Stephen King book:
11/22/63 --> in progress

1 nonfiction book:
1. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World by William H. McRaven -
2. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson - 5/23/2020

1 Kindle Unlimited book:
1. The Start of Something Good (Stay #1) by Jennifer Probst - 5/12/2020 - read for ATY #39
2. Emergency Skin (Forward #3) by N.K. Jemisin - 5/13/2020 - read for ATY #42
3. A Brand New Ending (Stay #2) by Jennifer Probst - 5/18/2020 - read for ATY #25

Series:
1. Wolf Rain (Psy-Changeling Trinity #3) by Nalini Singh - 5/9/2020

Other side reads:
1. The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling - 5/22/2020

Completed:
Bill Hodges Trilogy: April 2020
Psy-Changeling - April 2020

Caught up on:
Will Trent - April 2020 (next book expected 7/2020)
Girl Meets Duke - May 2020 (next book expected 8/2020)
Psy-Changeling Trinity - May 2020 (next book expected 6/2020)

In progress:
In Death series - next book up: #17

June: 9 total books read (3 books read for ATY prompts, 6 books outside of ATY), January --> July, November --> December prompts completed
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Books read:
1. Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson #2) - 6/09/2020 - Series; library
2. Imitation in Death (in Death #17) - 6/11/2020 - ATY, Series, iBook/new
3. The House in the Cerulean Sea - 6/12/2020 - ATY, Audio/new
4. Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity #4) - 6/13/2020 - Series; iBook/new
5. Love on Beach Avenue (The Sunshine Sisters #1) - 6/17/2020 - borrowed
6. Educated - 6/18/2020 - shelf
7. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor - 6/20/2020
8. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World - 6/20/2020
9. Pile of Bones - 6/21/2020
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ATY 2020 prompts left to complete: -3/5 left as of 6/18/2020
✔ 23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author: The House in the Cerulean Sea - 6/12/2020
✔ 30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year: Educated -6/18/2020
✔ 31. A book inspired by a leading news story: Imitation in Death (in Death #17) - killer impersonating Jack the Ripper, Desalvo, and other famous serial killers that have been in the news/books/other media - 6/11/2020
✔ 40. A book with a place name in the title: Love on Beach Avenue - 6/17/2020

Summer Reading Challenge: JUNE - 4/4
✔ 1b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character): The House in the Cerulean Sea - 6/12/2020
✔ 2b. Read a book that was published in sometime between 1900 and 1950: The Wizard of Oz - 6/28/2020
✔ 3a. Read a book that starts with a letter in FATHERS DAY: Educated - 6/18/2020
✔ 4b. Read a book where someone goes to the beach: Love on Beach Avenue (The Sunshine Sisters #1) - 6/17/2020

1 Stephen King book:
11/22/63 --> still in progress

1 nonfiction book:
✔ 1. Educated - 6/18/2020; also for ATY
✔ 2. This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor - 6/20/2020
✔ 3. Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World - 6/20/2020

1 Kindle Unlimited book:
✔ 1. Love on Beach Avenue (The Sunshine Sisters #1) - 6/17/2020; also for Summer Reading Challenge

Series:
1. Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson #2) - 6/09/2020
2. Imitation in Death (in Death #17) - also for ATY #31 - 6/11/2020
3. Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity #4) - 6/13/2020
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Completed:
Bill Hodges Trilogy: April 2020
Psy-Changeling - April 2020

Caught up on:
Will Trent - April 2020 (next book expected 7/2020)
Girl Meets Duke - May 2020 (next book expected 8/2020)
Psy-Changeling Trinity - June 2020

July: 9 total books read

--> ATY 2020 completed
--> 2020 Summer Reading Challenge: June - 4/4
--> 2020 Summer Reading Challenge: July - 4/4
--> 2020 Summer Reading Challenge: August - 4/4

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Books read:
1. The Guest List - 7/1/2020 - BOTM, new/physical book
2. Recursion - 7/3/2020 - old/physical book
3. One to Watch - 7/6/2020 - BOTM, new/physical book
4. 11/22/63 - 7/7/2020 - old/physical book
5. Protecting What's Mine - 7/9/2020 - borrowed/KU
6. The Shadows - 7/13/2020 - BOTM, new/physical book
7. The Rose and the Thorn - 7/17/2020 - old/physical book
8. Man's Search for Meaning - 7/19/2020 - old/ebook
9. Undercover Bromance - 7/19/2020 - new/physical book
--> 10. Liar Liar - 7//2020 - old/physical book
--> 11. Where the Crawdads Sing - old/physical book

old: 5
new: 4
borrowed: 1

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ATY 2020 prompts left to complete: -COMPLETED as of 7/3/2020
✔ 35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover: Recursion - 7/3/2020

Summer Reading Challenge: JULY - 4/4
✔ 1b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters): 11/22/63 - 7/7/2020
✔ 2b. Read a book published between 1904 and 1973: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl - 7/10/2020
✔ 3b. Read a book where the first letter of each title word can be found in the phrase LET IT SNOW: One to Watch - 7/6/2020
✔ 4b. Read a book published in June, July, or August: Imitation in Death - 6/11/2020

Summer Reading Challenge: AUGUST - 4/4

✔ 1b. Read the next book in a series you've already started: Alpha Night (Psy-Changeling Trinity #4) - 6/13/2020
✔ 2a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you: This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor - 6/20/2020
✔ 3b. Read a sci-fi or horror book: Recursion - 7/3/2020
✔ 4b. Read a book that starts with a letter in the phrase WINDOWS DOWN, BREEZE BLOWING: The Shadows - 7/13/2020

1 Stephen King book:
✔ 11/22/63 - finally done!! (it is really long ...) - 7/7/2020

2 nonfiction books:
1. Man's Search for Meaning - 7/19/2020
2.

2 Kindle Unlimited books:
1. Protecting What's Mine - 7/9/2020
2.

Series:
1. Will Trent - next book due out 7/2020
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Completed:
Bill Hodges Trilogy: April 2020
Psy-Changeling - April 2020

Caught up on:
Will Trent - April 2020 (next book expected 7/2020)
Girl Meets Duke - May 2020 (next book expected 8/2020)
Psy-Changeling Trinity