1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y (Genesis) 2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable (The Ghost Bride - re-read) 3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 (Paper Girls, Vol. 6) 4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live (The Knife of Never Letting Go) 5. The first book in a series that you have not started (The Golden Compass)
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover (Railsea) 7. A book set in the southern hemisphere (Daytripper) 8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" (The Giver) 9. A book that can be read in a day (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages (Children of Blood and Bone) 11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number (The Black Tides of Heaven - 2017) 12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people Battle Cry 13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (The Secret Garden - 2019, a children's classic that I've never read) 14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (The Hollow)
19. A fantasy book (~whatever fantasy book I read that's not already listed here!~) 20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] (About a Boy) 21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 (Armed In Her Fashion or Brief Answers to the Big Questions) 22. A book with the major theme of survival (The Maze Runner)
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim (Half a King) 37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 (Night) 38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 (Day) 39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce (Mao's Last Dancer)
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 (Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood) 46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Tell the Wolves I'm Home) 47. A classic book you've always meant to read (Emma) 48. A book published in 2020 (The Silvered Serpents)
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (The Neverending Story - A book originally written in a language other than English) 50. A book with a silhouette on the cover (The City of Brass) 51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title (Red Rising) 52. A book related to time (Middlegame)
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1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y (Genesis)
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable (The Ghost Bride - re-read)
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019 (Paper Girls, Vol. 6)
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live (The Knife of Never Letting Go)
5. The first book in a series that you have not started (The Golden Compass)
6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover (Railsea)
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere (Daytripper)
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The" (The Giver)
9. A book that can be read in a day (We Have Always Lived in the Castle)
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages (Children of Blood and Bone)
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number (The Black Tides of Heaven - 2017)
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people Battle Cry
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (The Secret Garden - 2019, a children's classic that I've never read)
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers (The Hollow)
15. A book set in a global city (Watchmen)
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area (Ghost Wall)
17. A book with a neurodiverse character (Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine)
18. A book by an author you've only read once before (The Night Tiger)
19. A fantasy book (~whatever fantasy book I read that's not already listed here!~)
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.] (About a Boy)
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1720 (Armed In Her Fashion or Brief Answers to the Big Questions)
22. A book with the major theme of survival (The Maze Runner)
23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author (The Red Threads of Fortune)
24. A book with an emotion in the title (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
25. A book related to the arts (His Majesty's Dragon)
26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards (Ninth House)
27. A history or historical fiction (The Ten Thousand Doors of January)
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author (Sabriel)
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book (Senlin Ascends or The Library at Mount Char)
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year (The Fifth Season)
31. A book inspired by a leading news story (A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier)
32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan (The Travelling Cat Chronicles)
33. A book about a non-traditional family (Across the Nightingale Floor)
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name (Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: The Filming of the Douglas Adams classic - science fiction)
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover (More Than This)
36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim (Half a King)
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1 (Night)
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2 (Day)
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce (Mao's Last Dancer)
40. A book with a place name in the title (Survival in Auschwitz)
41. A mystery (Miracle Creek)
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - hugo)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse (Mort)
44. A book related to witches (A Discovery of Witches)
45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018 (Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood)
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Tell the Wolves I'm Home)
47. A classic book you've always meant to read (Emma)
48. A book published in 2020 (The Silvered Serpents)
49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (The Neverending Story - A book originally written in a language other than English)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover (The City of Brass)
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title (Red Rising)
52. A book related to time (Middlegame)