Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Rachel’s 2022 ATY Summer Challenge
5100/5000 points
Hot Yoga - 100 points
✅1a. A book with a twist: Eucalyptus by Murray Bail (Australia) 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅1b. A romance: Illumine Her by Sieni A.M. (Samoa) 24 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
1c. An author you've been meaning to try
1d. A book with a lot of hype
✅1e. A book with a person on the cover: The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan (England) 2 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


Jazzercise - 200 points
Author's initials are in:
✅2a. PUMP UP THE JAM: The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon (Australia) 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
2b. LET'S GET PHYSICAL
2c. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
✅2d. CANT TOUCH THIS: The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper (Australia) 5 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅2e. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN: The Prodigal Sister by Darry Fraser (Australia) 14 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


Cross Fit - 300 points
✅3a. A book published in 2022: One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low (Saint Lucia) 17 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
3b. Part of a series of at least three books
✅3c. A book that combines more than one genre: The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea (Iceland) 4 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3d. Title includes the name of a place (real or fictional): The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker (Australia) 7 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅3e. Set in more than one country: Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce (New Caledonia) 19 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


Aquarobics - 400 points
✅4a. By an author over the age of 50: The Girl from the Sugar Plantation by Sharon Maas* 1 Jul 2022 (Guyana) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4b. Published before 1922: Persuasion by Jane Austen (England) 9 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4c. The cover has water on it: How the Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior (Antarctica) 29 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4d. A book that takes place in more than one era of time: The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn (Chile) 23 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐ my review
✅4e. A biography or memoir: Never Stop Walking: A Memoir of Finding Home Across the World by Christina Rickardsson (Brazil) 11 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review


Ninja Warrior - 500 points
5a. A book with more than 500 pages
5b. A book set primarily in Japan
✅5c. A collection of essays, poems, or short stories: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat (Haiti) 10 Jul 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review
5d. A weapon is on the cover
✅5e. A book with fewer than 5000 goodreads ratings: The Mallee Girl by Jennifer Scoullar (Australia) 1 Jun 2022 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ my review