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Read in January:1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y -
Title ends in letter 'Y'
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Read the previous book in the Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan #2 series The Tilt in 2023 -
13. A book that is on a Five Books List:
The Notable Novels of Spring 2023
18. A book with a botanical cover
23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Set in France
37. A book that is part of a series:
3rd book in the Phyrne Fisher series
45. A book that is not a novel - Non-fiction/biography
Read in February3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - Suggestion: A book with at least 247 pages -
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads:
As at time of reading this book has 1157 ratings.
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year:
This book has been on my TBR since May 2017!
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
27. A book related to land:
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
This book is a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, in which Serilda is tasked to spin straw into gold. Also golden castle ornament on cover.
44. A book with a touch of magic
49. A book with a senior citizen character:
Ketty Clift, owner of Ketty Clift Couture, is seventy-one, and organises a holiday on the Ghan, Ketty taking her staff with her. The book addresses ageism as well as other issues.
Read in March10. A history or historical fiction book
17. A book involving intelligence
20. A book with a single word title
32. A book with a number in the title
36. A book featuring a character in education:
Main character Lenny Marks, who likes order and a quiet life, teaches grade five at Selby South primary school.
51. A book published in 2024:
April Update7. A book with a pronoun in the title:
11. A book with an X connection:
35. A science or science fiction book:
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
Favourite prompt is - 20. A book with a single word title:
May Update:Only 3 this month! I was on a tour for 3 weeks, without hardly any downtime to read.
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand:
Australian author's debut novel.
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
Discontinued flavour - Deep Dark Chocolate
This second in series was a very dark read.
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024.
Posted January 2024
Read in June5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world:
This book is set in Sydney
6. A book with wings on the cover:
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere:
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
52. A cozy mystery
July/August Update4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong -
the word is 'trees'
On the cover there is a stylised tree and trees in the background. Also trees are one of the main themes of the book.
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs":
22. A book by an author from an African country
Shubnum Khan is a South African writer & artist. She lives in Durban by the sea.
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder:
A cosy mystery involving the theft of Christmas trees in a small town
29. A book related to air
33. A book involving travel
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author:
46. A book related to night.
Word 'night' is in the title.
September update49/52
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
26. A book by an author known by their initials
28. A book related to sea:
40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
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1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y -
Title ends in letter 'Y'
Sanctuary by Judy Nunn- Read 21 Jan2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Read the previous book in the Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan #2 series The Tilt in 2023 -
The Seven Ivan Lucic & Nell Buchanan #3 by Chris Hammer- Read 14 Jan3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - Suggestion: A book with at least 247 pages -
The Berwyn River Killings by Simon McCleave- Read 2 Feb4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong -
the word is 'trees'
On the cover there is a stylised tree and trees in the background. Also trees are one of the main themes of the book.
Limberlost by Robbie Arnott- Read 12 Aug5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world:
This book is set in Sydney
Dark Past by Catherine Lee- Read 22 Jun6. A book with wings on the cover:
Devotion by Hannah Kent- Read 17 Jun7. A book with a pronoun in the title:
He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan- Read 16 Apr8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand:
Australian author's debut novel
Search History by Amy Taylor- Read 31 May9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads:
As at time of reading this book has 1157 ratings.
Gone to Ground by Rachel Amphlett- Read 10 Feb10. A history or historical fiction book
The Winter Dress by Lauren Chater- Read 9 Mar11. A book with an X connection:
Red Mandarin Dress by Qiu Xiaolong- Read 9 Apr12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year:
This book has been on my TBR since May 2017!
Camp Leichhardt by Greg Barron- Read 22 Feb13. A book that is on a Five Books List:
The Notable Novels of Spring 2023
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton- Read 4 Jan14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng- Read 27 Nov15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
The Briar Club by Kate Quinn- Read 5 Sep16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs":
The Good Dog by Simon Rowell- Read 3 Aug17. A book involving intelligence
The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams- Read 7 Mar18. A book with a botanical cover
The Year that Changed Everything by Cathy Kelly- Read 9 Jan19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.
Discontinued flavour - Deep Dark Chocolate
The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin- Read 29 May20. A book with a single word title -
Drowning by T.J. Newman- Read 2 Mar21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
The Mystery of Yew Tree House by Lesley Thomson- Read 11 Feb22. A book by an author from an African country
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan- Read 29 Aug23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Death on Cromer Beach by Ross Greenwood- Read 27 Jan24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple): Green is on cover.
Gone to Ground by Bronwyn Hall- Read 14 Nov25. A book involving a crime other than a murder:
Theft of Christmas trees
Christmas Crime in Kingfisher Falls by Phillipa Nefri Clark- Read 29 Aug26. A book by an author known by their initials
Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare- Read 12 Sep27. A book related to land:
Outback by Patricia Wolf- Read 19 Feb28. A book related to sea:
The Islands by Emily Brugman- Read 2 Sep29. A book related to air
The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende- Read 15 Aug30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Set in France
The Secret of the Grand Hôtel du Lac by Kathryn Gauci- Read 2 Jan31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Gilded by Marissa Meyer- Read 24 Feb32. A book with a number in the title
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan- Read 3 Mar33. A book involving travel
The Cruise Ship Lost My Daughter by Morgan Mayer- Read 11 Jul34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
Happiness by Aminatta Forna- Read 25 Oct35. A science or science fiction book:
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi- Read 1 Apr36. A book featuring a character in education:
Main character Lenny Marks teaches grade five at Selby South primary school, who likes order and a quiet life.
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder by Kerryn Mayne- Read Mar 2837. A book that is part of a series:
3rd book in the Phyrne Fisher series
Murder on the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood- Read 9 Jan38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
The Tea Ladies- Read 22 Apr39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
A Murder of Crows by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett- Read 2 Apr40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Bear by Julia Phillips- Read 9 Sep41. A book with a chilling atmosphere:
The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon- Read 8 Jun42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Echo Lake by Joan Sauers- Read 7 Jun43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author:
The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz- Read 22 Jul44. A book with a touch of magic
The Clairvoyant's Glasses: A Vision Unexpected by Helen Goltz- Read 3 Feb45. A book that is not a novel - Non-fiction/biography
Forged From Silver Dollar by Li Feng- Read 3 Jan46. A book related to night.
Word 'night' is in the title.
The Night Swim by Megan Goldin- Read 4 Aug47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie- Read 19 Jun48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
Favourite prompt is - 20. A book with a single word title:
Larapinta by Annie Seaton- Read 25 Mar49. A book with a senior citizen character:
Ketty Clift, owner of Ketty Clift Couture, is seventy-one, and organises a holiday on the Ghan, Ketty taking her staff with her. The book addresses ageism as well as other issues.
Back on Track by Tricia Stringer- Read 16 Feb50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024.
Posted January 2024
The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng- Read 2 May51. A book published in 2024:
Glenrock by Lee Christine- Read 23 Mar52. A cozy mystery
Deadhead and Buried by H.Y. Hanna- Read 9 Jun