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message 1: by Emily (last edited Sep 02, 2020 12:45PM) (new)

Emily (tumbling-into-wonderland) | 25 comments Here goes attempt number four! I just aim to get more than half each year.
Striked out, with picture of books, are completed prompts.

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Life of Pi, An Ember in the Ashes Gone Girl Crooked Kingdom
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019
Calm: Working through life's daily stresses to find a peaceful centre
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
5. The first book in a series that you have not started
The Cruel Prince The Belles
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
The Toll The Belles
9. A book that can be read in a day

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages
Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number
1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2017
2017 – The hate U give, The keeper of lost things, A conjuring of light, Red sister, Age of swords, Flame in the Mist, Wintersong, Carve the Mark,
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers
Agatha Christie, J.K.Rowling,
15. A book set in a global city
London -
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area

17. A book with a neurodiverse character

18. A book by an author you've only read once before

19. A fantasy book

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]
A Feast for Crows by George R. R, Martin
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719

22. A book with the major theme of survival
First Man In Leading from the Front by Ant Middleton
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author
Naturally Tan by Tan France
24. A book with an emotion in the title

25. A book related to the arts
The Miniaturist, The Goldfinch,
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
Over the Top A Raw Journey to Self-Love by Jonathan Van Ness
27. A history or historical fiction
The Five The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author

29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book

30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year

31. A book inspired by a leading news story
In Stitches The Highs and Lows of Life as an A&E Doctor by Nick Edwards
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan

33. A book about a non-traditional family

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name

35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover

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

38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2

39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) by Andrzej Sapkowski
40. A book with a place name in the title

41. A mystery

42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
Normal People by Sally Rooney

43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse

44. A book related to witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"

47. A classic book you've always meant to read

48. A book published in 2020

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

50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2) by Neal Shusterman
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title

52. A book related to time


message 2: by Emily (last edited Sep 02, 2020 12:46PM) (new)


Jenna ✨DNF Queen✨Here, Sometimes... (jennabgemini) | 243 comments An Ember In the Ashes was so good!! Happy reading!


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