Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

First, truth. I have no intention to do these in order. I will be all over the place. I already have an idea of the books I'd like to read and I need to be in the right mood so even if I intend to read a book in January if the weather isn't right I may end up reading it in August. This will be my first full year attempting this and I'm excited! My plan is to have this post be the prompts and updating as each is achieved. I plan to reply to it with my actual plan. We'll see how it goes.

THE 2023 LIST
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
📗Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (Altadena, CA)- 1/7/22 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
📗The Butterfly Lampshade by Aimee Bender - 1/30/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
(A book whose the author goes by three names)
📗The Age of Miracles - 7/2/23 - ⭐️⭐️
4. A book with an interracial relationship
📗The Sun Is Also a Star - 2/17/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
📗East of Eden- 1/21/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. A book where books are important
📗The Starless Sea - 2/11/22 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
📗The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea - 3/3/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. An author's debut book
📗Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - 2/13/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
📗The Song of Achilles - 3/15/23 (Women's Prize for Fiction) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
📗Rock Paper Scissors- 1/24/23 (Scary Spice) - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. A book about a person/character with a disability
📗True Biz - 2/26/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
📗The Bird and the Sword - 3/7/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
📗Life After Life - 3/19/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
📗Vanishing Acts - 3/23/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
📗Hamnet - 5/21/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
📗The Left Hand of Darkness - 6/6/23 - Not sure where I rate it
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
📗A Thousand Ships - 9/6/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
18. A book related to science
📗The Martian - 3/26/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
19. A book related to the arts
📗Daisy Jones & The Six - 3/14/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
📗God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State - 5/3/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
📗Crying in H Mart - 4/2/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
📗A Man Called Ove - 4/6/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
23. A book with a body of water in the title
📗You, Me, and the Sea - 6/12/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
📗Slaughterhouse-Five - 4/22/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
25. A book with a tropical setting
📗Next Year in Havana - 5/18/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
26. A book related to pride
📗The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - 4/8/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
📗Winter in Sokcho - 9/23/23 - still thinking
28. A book that is dark
📗Dark Places - 5/8/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️✩
29. A book that is light
📗Remarkably Bright Creatures - 5/14/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
30. A book related to a chess piece
📗The Violent Bear It Away - 10/20/23

31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on https://www.literature-map.com
📗The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane - 5/29/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️✩
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature - (Lahore, Pakistan)
📗All My Rage - 7/25/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
📗Treasure Island - 8/7/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
34. A novella
📗Speak - 8/10/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
35. A book with a school subject in the title
📗Lessons in Chemistry - 10/11/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
36. A book that has been translated from another language
📗Inkdeath - 9/15/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✩
37. A book with the theme of returning home
📗Hunted - 7/10/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✩
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
📗Boy21 - 6/15/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✩
39. A western
📗Streets of Laredo - 11/7/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
40. A book with a full name in the title
📗Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock - 8/20/23 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
📗Black Cake - 7/18/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
📗A Sudden Light - 7/28/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️✩
43. A book that involves a murder
📗Go - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 7/20/23
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
📗In the Dream House - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 11/8/23
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
📗Every Exquisite Thing - 6/16/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
📗With the Fire on High - 6/18/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
47. A book related to a geometric shape
📗The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes - 8/30/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
📗Navigating Early - 8/1/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
📗Fourth Wing - 10/19/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
(7. A book with one of the five "W" questions in the title)
📗When We Were Vikings - 7/5/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. A book published in 2023
📗Iron Flame - 11/14/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title
📗The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - 6/28/23 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In Person Book Club


December: Previous Read

All Done!!! No Pending Prompts

The Popsugar Bookclub Challenge (0/40):

Topics still pending for The Popsugar Bookclub Advanced Challenge (3/10) (I did not originally commit to the advanced topics):

Advanced: 42. A book based on a popular movie


Advanced: 49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list


Advanced: 50. A book with alliteration in the title

Topics still pending for The 52 Books Challenge (0/52): Completed