Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This time I am getting into the challenge at the actual start, not with half of the prompts already filled by the time I discover it. I've mainly slotted books from the normal ATY and the PopSugar challenge because my reading schedule is quite tight already. But seeing as double-dipping is allowed ... we'll see how it goes.

SEPTEMBER

1. First Day of Fall

a. Read a book that contains a 2 in the page number.
b. Read a book published in September, October, or November.
✓ Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith
Published 15 September 2020
Finished on 11 October
c. Read a book in which a significant even takes place at night.

2. National Read a Book Day

a. Read a book by a new-to-you author.
✓ Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Finished on 26 September
b. Read a book that is the next in a series you've already started.
c. Read a book that can be read in one day.

3. Fall or Autumn?

a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FALL or AUTUMN.
b. Read a book by an author whose first or last name starts with A or F.
✓ Zeugin der Anklage / Der Prügelknabe by Agatha Christie
Read on 7 October
c. Read a book that shows leaves on the cover.

4. September Birthday: Shel Silverstein

a. Read a humorous book.
b. Read a book written between 1930 and 1999.
✓ Das Böse unter der Sonne oder Rätsel um Arlena (Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie)
First published in 1941
Read on 7 October
c. Read a book by an author named Sue or with a character named Sue (reasonable variations like Susan, Susanne, or Suzette are allowed.)

OCTOBER

1. Pumpkin Spice Everything

a. Read a book that has orange on the cover.
✓ Rattle His Bones

Finished on 6 November
b. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in SPICE.
c. Read a book in which food plays a role in the book.

2. October Birthday: R.L. Stine

a. Read a children's or YA book.
b. Read a book in which the title starts with a letter in GOOSEBUMPS.
Murder on the Orient (SS): by C.A. Larmer
Started reading on 6 November
c. Read a book by R.L. Stine or Ray Bradbury.

3. World Mental Health Day

a. Read a book where one of the author's initials is found in MENTAL HEALTH.
b. Read a book featuring a healthcare worker.
✓ Die Hand Des Bösen by Robin Cook
Medical thriller
Finished on 27 September
c. Read a book featuring a character who struggles with their mental health.

4. Halloween

a. Read a horror book.
✓ Cujo by Stephen King
Finished on 1 October
b. Read a book in which the main character has a disguise.
c. Read a book that won or was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award or the Shirley Jackson Award.

NOVEMBER

1. National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day

a. Read a book that has brown on the cover.
b. Read a book featuring a main character whose name starts with a letter in HERSHEYS.
c. Read a book featuring an eccentric ("nutty") character.
✓ Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
Finished on 19 October

2. November for Beginners

a. Read a book whose title features at least one word that is mentioned in the poem (word must be 4 letters or longer).
✓ I Know A Secret by Tess Gerritsen
Finished on 12 September
b. Read a collection of poetry or a book written in verse.
c. Read a book by an author who won or was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Award, NAACP Image Award, or a National Book Award.

3. But it's spring?

a. Read a book with a green or yellow cover.
b. Read a book whose author's initials can be found in the phrase SMELL LIKE DIRT.
✓ Begnadet - Wiedergeburt - Buch 3 by Sophie Lang
Finished on 16 September
c. Read a book found on one of these lists:
- Goodread's 2020 Big Books of Spring
- Modern Mrs. Darcy's Springtime Reading List
- InspireMe's Books to Read in the Spring
- Quartz's Perfect Books for the Season

4. November Birthday: C.S. Lewis and Madeleine L'Engle

a. Read a fantasy novel.
✓ Fjorgaar - Der rote Vogel by Dorothea Bruszies
Finished on 2 November
b. Read a book with religious themes.
c. Read a book written by either C.S. Lewis or Madeleine L'Engle.

28 September 2020

Reading Cujo

PROGRESS: 5/12

7 October 2020

Reading Zeugin der Anklage / Der Prügelknabe

Reading Das Böse unter der Sonne oder Rätsel um Arlena (this was actually just meant as a filler but happened to fit a challenge category)

PROGRESS: 7/12

8 October 2020

Reading Troubled Blood

PROGRESS: 8/12

11 October 2020

Reading Whispers Under Ground

PROGRESS: 9/12

27 October 2020

Reading Fjorgaar - Der rote Vogel

PROGRESS: 10/12

2 November 2020

Reading Rattle His Bones

PROGRESS: 11/12

6 November 2020

Reading Murder on the Orient (SS):

PROGRESS: 12/12