Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Ready for another year. Most of my prompts are going to be from my kindle. Since I have 1200+ books to read on there. (too many freebies lol) I won't be reading in any kind of order. Hopefully I will hit all 52 this year.

Progress 42/52

1. A book that doesn't contain the letters A, T, or Y
Circe by Madeline Miller



2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Tortured Dreams by Hadena James


3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank



4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn’t want to live
Desperate Times by Nicholas Antinozzi


5. The first book in a series that you have not started
Seven Sisters by M.L. Bullock



6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover
The Alice Network
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Last Train to Istanbul
Little Fires Everywhere

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere
Remnant by Kate Genet



8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is “The”
The Silence by Tim Lebbon


9. A book that can be read in a day
Mile 81 by Stephen King


10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
The Deep by Nick Cutter
The Deep

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
2017-The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney


12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
Relic
Left Behind
In the Tall Grass

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty


14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 essential female writers
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley


15. A book set in a global city
NYC-The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer


16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area
Gator Moon by Max Ray


17. A book with a neurodiverse character
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
The Woman in White

18. A book by an author you’ve only read once before
Elysium Dreams by Hadena James


19. A fantasy book
Dracula Rising by Jackson Stein



20. The 20th book (on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy


21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross


22. A book with the major theme of survival
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin



23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by a LGBTQIA+ author
In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware
In a Dark, Dark Wood

24. A book with an emotion in the title
Cold Fear by Rick Mofina



25. A book related to the arts
The Shadow of the Wind
The Goldfinch
The Blood of Flowers
The Thirteenth Tale

26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson


27. A history or historical fiction
The Lady of Bolton Hill


28. A book by an Australian, Canadian, or New Zealand author
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden



29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
Paradise Falls by Ruth Ryan Langan


30. A book from the New York Times ‘100 Notable Books’ list for any year
Educated by Tara Westover




31. A book inspired by a leading news story
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
This Is Where It Ends
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
The Library Book

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
1Q84
Hitler's Olympics: The Story of the 1936 Nazi Games

33. A book about a non-traditional family
Educated
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Before We Were Yours
The Book Thief
The Shadow of the Wind

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
YA - A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro


35. A book with a geometric patter or element on the cover
The Book Thief
Manhattan Beach
The Bastard of Istanbul

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don’t recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
Without by E.E. Borton


37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
Torch Ginger by Toby Neal



38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald


39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
Zorba the Greek
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
A Woman in Jerusalem
The Silent Patient

40. A book with a place name in the title
The Geneva Decision by Seeley James


41. A mystery
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson


42. A book that was nominated for one of the ’10 most coveted literary prizes in the world’
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick


43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
The Girl With All the Gifts


44. A book related to witches
The Lost Book of Salem
Hex
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Poison Study
The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman


46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith


47. A classic book you're always meant to read
Jane Eyre


48. A book published in 2020
The Lending Library by Aliza Fogelson


49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win
Fat Girl by K.L. Montgomery


50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips


51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title
The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn


52. A book related to time
61 Hours by Lee Child

First month of 2020 down and I was able to finish 6 challenges. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
Ratings
Seven Sisters ⭐⭐⭐
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax ⭐⭐⭐
Tortured Dreams ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Elysium Dreams ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Silence ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Geneva Decision ⭐⭐⭐

February Prompts completed 3, 50, 22, 9, and 42.

Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons⭐⭐⭐⭐
Natural Born Charmer⭐⭐⭐
The Mountain Between Us⭐⭐⭐⭐
Mile 81⭐⭐
The Man in the High Castle⭐⭐

March prompts completed. 11, 34, 51

The Girl Before⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Study in Charlotte⭐⭐⭐
The Shuddering⭐⭐⭐

April challenges completed. 13, 49, 47, 16, 26, 37

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fat Girl⭐⭐
Jane Eyre⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Gator Moon⭐
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek⭐⭐⭐
Torch Ginger⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hi Brittany!
I 'm so pleased you have read The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek . I found it to be a novel with several 'lessons': how stories/books help people live better lives, how librarians themselves define the principles of affirming and celebrating the worth of each and every person, how libraries create communities, and help educators improve their transmission of the process of learning. It was challenging for me to put the book down until I reached the end. I had so many friends wanting to borrow it!

May challenges 36, 19, 28, 38 completed.

Without⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dracula Rising⭐⭐
Tomorrow, When the War Began⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend⭐⭐⭐⭐

Only 3 challenges completed for June. 14, 27, & 15.

Frankenstein⭐⭐⭐
The Lady of Bolton Hill⭐⭐⭐
The Dead and the Gone⭐⭐⭐⭐

4 Challenges completed in July

Anna Karenina⭐⭐⭐
Cold Fear⭐⭐⭐
The Girl Who Played with Fire⭐⭐⭐⭐
Pope Joan⭐⭐⭐

Only 2 books completed during August but they are 2 that I would highly recommend.

Circe⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Educated⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐