Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

🇩🇰 THE 2024 LIST 📜📚🤩

I will not be limiting myself to one single genre this year - that was HARD 🤣
Looking forward to another round of AtY 🥳

Happy reading, everybody ❣️

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Done: 52
Target: 52
Completion date: 09.07.24 ✔️

Suggestions
📗 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y - Angels Flight
📗 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - A Daughter's a Daughter
📗 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - Au pair
📗 4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - The Judge's List
📗 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world - Death in a White Tie

Suggestions
📗 6. A book with wings on the cover - Shelter in Place
📗 7. A book with a pronoun in the title - 500 Miles from You
📗 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand - Overture to Death
📗 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads - Tommy: en biografi

Suggestions
📗 10. A history or historical fiction book - The Women in the Castle
📗 11. A book with an X connection - Katharina-koden
📗 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year - The Player of Games
📗 13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list - Shutter Island

Suggestions
📗 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color - Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
📗 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX) - Når det mørkner
📗 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" - The Female of the Species
📗 17. A book involving intelligence - Stone Cold

Suggestions
📗 18. A book with a botanical cover - Klubben för lyckliga slut
📗 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream - Apples Never Fall
📗 20. A book with a single word title - Exiles
📗 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words - Written in My Own Heart's Blood
📗 22. A book by an author from an African country - Blue Shoes and Happiness

Suggestions
📗 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett - The Endless Beach
📗 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) - Death Mask
📗 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder - The Grocery List
📗 26. A book by an author known by their initials - Carry On, Jeeves

Suggestions
📗 27. A book related to land - System Collapse
📗 28. A book related to sea - Enkernes land
📗 29. A book related to air - Live fra Amerika
📗 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea - Andra sidan månen
📗 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” - Sooley

Suggestions
📗 32. A book with a number in the title - Syv m2 med lås
📗 33. A book involving travel - A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree
📗 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs - Irene får hjælp
📗 35. A science or science fiction book - Only Forward

Suggestions
📗 36. A book featuring a character in education - Instructions for Dancing
📗 37. A book that is part of a series - Very Good, Jeeves!
📗 38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 - Redshirts
📗 39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 - The Killings at Kingfisher Hill

Suggestions
📗 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover - Mistænkt
📗 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere - Children of the Revolution
📗 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - Fuglene synger baglæns
📗 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author - Abattoir Blues
📗 44. A book with a touch of magic - Ghost Story

Suggestions
📗 45. A book that is not a novel - Alt godt fra Havana
📗 46. A book related to night - A Time for Mercy
📗 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE - The Return
📗 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - A Darkness More Than Night

Suggestions
📗 49. A book with a senior citizen character
📗 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024 - The Murders at Fleat House
📗 51. A book published in 2024 - Blodigt bryllup
📗 52. A cozy mystery - Death at the Bar

Rejected prompts ⛔️

🇩🇰 Prompts 1-5

Most likely fits:

📗 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Angels Flight
- starts and ends in A, T or Y

📗 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
A Daughter's a Daughter
- author

📗 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Au pair

- A book with a person on the cover and you can’t see their whole face

📗 4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
The Judge's List

- skies/clouds on cover

📗 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Death in a White Tie
- London

🇩🇰 Prompts 6-9

Most likely fits:

📗 6. A book with wings on the cover
Shelter in Place

- Birds in the sky

📗 7. A book with a pronoun in the title
500 Miles from You
- You

📗 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Overture to Death
- Ngaio Marsh, NZL

📗 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Tommy: en biografi
- 14 ratings (10.10.23)

🇩🇰 Prompts 10-13

Most likely fits:

📗 10. A history or historical fiction book
The Women in the Castle
- Historical fiction

📗 11. A book with an X connection
The Katharina Code
- Gen X author

📗 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
The Player of Games
- Added August 2021
A Time for Mercy
- Added August 2021

📗 13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Shutter Island
- https://fivebooks.com/best-books/swed...

🇩🇰 Prompts 14-17

Most likely fits:

📗 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
- Martin Luther King

📗 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Når det mørkner
- Jørn Lier Horst

📗 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
The Female of the Species

- Cat and dog on cover

📗 17. A book involving intelligence
Stone Cold
- CIA, FBI, KGB

🇩🇰 Prompts 18-22

Most likely fits:

📗 18. A book with a botanical cover
Klubben for lykkelige slutninger

- Palm trees, flowers and greenery on cover

📗 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Apples Never Fall
- Apple Pie

📗 20. A book with a single word title
Exiles

📗 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
- English title

📗 22. A book by an author from an African country
Blue Shoes and Happiness
- Alexander McCall Smith, Zimbabwe

🇩🇰 Prompts 23-26

Most likely fits:

📗 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
The Endless Beach

- Beach in title and on cover

📗 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Death Mask

Purple

📗 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
The Grocery List
- speeding

📗 26. A book by an author known by their initials
Carry On, Jeeves
- P.G. Wodehouse

🇩🇰 Prompts 27-31

Most likely fits:

📗 27. A book related to land
System Collapse
- colony to be saved

📗 28. A book related to sea
Enkernes land

- Sea on cover

📗 29. A book related to air
Live fra Amerika
- “On air”

📗 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Andra sidan månen
- Spain

📗 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold
Sooley
- Sports

🇩🇰 Prompts 32-35

Most likely fits:

📗 32. A book with a number in the title
Syv m2 med lås
- Syv in Danish is seven + m2 (square meters)

📗 33. A book involving travel
A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree
- Inspector comes from Singapore

📗 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
Irene får hjælp
- Happy

📗 35. A science or science fiction book
Only Forward
- Science fiction

🇩🇰 Prompts 36-39

Most likely fits:

📗 36. A book featuring a character in education
Instructions for Dancing
- college student / dance school

📗 37. A book that is part of a series
Very Good, Jeeves!
- Jeeves 4

📗 38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
Redshirts

- Red

📗 39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill

- Red

🇩🇰 Prompts 40-44

Most likely fits:

📗 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Mistænkt
- Wolf

📗 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Children of the Revolution
- Murder mystery

📗 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Fuglene synger baglæns
- Synger in Danish is sing

📗 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Abattoir Blues
- Peter Robinson

📗 44. A book with a touch of magic
Ghost Story
- Wizard

🇩🇰 Prompts 45-48

Most likely fits:

📗 45. A book that is not a novel
Alt godt fra Havana
- Stories from sailing around the world

📗 46. A book related to night
A Time for Mercy
- Night cover

📗 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Return

📗 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
A Darkness More Than Night
- A book connected to something you read in 2023, ongoing series

🇩🇰 Prompts 49-52

Most likely fits:

📗 49. A book with a senior citizen character
Divine Justice


📗 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
The Murders at Fleat House
- 2023

📗 51. A book published in 2024
Blodigt bryllup

📗 52. A cozy mystery
Death at the Bar
- cozy mystery series

Rejected prompts ⛔️

📗 Done: 49

Pre-poll:
📗 A book you meant to read in 2023 - The Hidden Oracle

Poll 1:
📗 A book related to the year of the wood dragon - Fremmed
📗 A biography, autobiography, or memoir - Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
📗 A book in honour of Wilkie Collins - Death Before Wicket

Poll 2:
📗 A book with gold on the cover - A Curious Indian Cadaver

📗 A book related to We Didn't Start the Fire - Et prik, der ændrede verden
📗 A book with at least 247 pages - Ilka vender hjem

Poll 3:
📗 A book involving a STEM topic - Project Hail Mary
📗 A science fiction fantasy novel - The Sail Weaver
📗 A book set mostly in or around a building - Welcome to the School by the Sea

Poll 5:
📗 A fiction book with a real person as a character - Hell's Corner
📗 A book related to “soul” - Så længe dit hjerte slår

Poll 6:
📗 A book related to one of the traditional full moon names - Cold Days

Poll 7:
📗 A book with a body part in the title - City of Bones
📗 A book related to fire - Det slutna rummet
📗 A book set in one of the countries competing in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest - Husk at være glad
📗 A book with a relative in the title - The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany

Poll 8:
📗 A book that takes place in one of the world's 100 smallest countries - Smukke-Jan
📗 A book related to "civil rights" or "human rights" - Med åbne øjne
📗 A book featuring a person who works in one the jobs that Barbie has had - Hævneren

Poll 9:
📗 A book related to a musical - The Return of Tarzan
📗 A book with rock, paper or scissors on the cover - The Lathe of Heaven
📗 A book where a dream plays a role - Julbröllop och adventsstök: Lucka 1

Poll 10:
📗 A book with a main character who is Mad, Bad or Dangerous - Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll
📗 A book with a fictional famous character - Debonair in Death

Poll 11:
📗 A book with a common household object on the cover - Unexpected Lessons in Love
📗 A book with a character who works in an eating establishment - The Grilling Season
📗 A book that’s a collection of short stories or essays - Marple: Twelve New Stories

Poll 12:
📗 A book with a character whose name that starts with a letter in the phrase LIBRARY CARD - People We Meet on Vacation (Alex)
📗 A book with a family member in the title - Tvilling Yndling Grævling - en selvhjælpsbiografi

Poll 13:
📗 A book nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award - Skin Game
📗 A book for a prompt that was used in a previous year - Ormegården (A book that involves a murder 2023)

Poll 14:
📗 A book over 500 pages - Vand til blomster
📗 A book by an author born between 1965-1980 (Generation X) - Det inderste rum

Poll 15:
📗 A book related to one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Killing in a Koi Pond
A book that includes a love story - Christmas on the Island

Poll 16:
📗 A book featuring a person who works in one the jobs that Barbie has had - When the Music's Over
📗 A book with a nod to weather - Christmas at the Island Hotel


Poll 17:
📗 A book suggested by the phrase “Summertime Blues” - Summer Rain: An Inspector Banks Short Story
📗 A book that is an Audie award winner or nominee (read in any format) - Sparring Partners
📗 A book that helps you reflect or recharge - Christmas on the Island
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