Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE

ATY

🎉1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y A Conspiracy in Belgravia
🎉2. A book connected to something you read in 2023 - Walking to Samarkand: The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia - 2nd in trilogy - read first in 2023
🎉3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list - Trade Me - bilingual character - Tina - Mandarin Chinese
🎉4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong - The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World. - all of them
🎉5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world. Intrigue in Istanbul

6. A book with wings on the cover
🎉7. A book with a pronoun in the title All the Sinners Bleed - 'all'
🎉8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand - Even Though I Knew the End by Canadian C.L. Polk
🎉9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads The Case of the Canterfell Codicil

10. A history or historical fiction book
11. A book with an X connection
🎉12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year A Visit from the Goon Squad
🎉13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list. All the Sinners Bleed - thriller list

🎉14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color - Clara in The Cybernetic Tea Shop
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
🎉17. A book involving intelligence The Secret Adversary - on 2 levels, both espionage and master criminal

18. A book with a botanical cover
🎉19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream - Grumpy Monkey Don't Be Scared - to Chunky Monkey Ice Cream
🎉20. A book with a single word title Galatea
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
22. A book by an author from an African country

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
26. A book by an author known by their initials

27. A book related to land
🎉28. A book related to sea Miss Aldridge Regrets set on Queen Mary
29. A book related to air
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
🎉31. A book related to “Going for the Gold” The Mask of Mirrors - gold on cover, mask of gold and other pattern cards, Ren and Vargo seeking money.

🎉32. A book with a number in the title The Thirteenth Tale
🎉33. A book involving travel. Death on the Nile
🎉34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs. The Hound of the Baskervilles - has 2 Docs.
🎉35. A science or science fiction book The Mimicking of Known Successes SciFi

🎉36. A book featuring a character in education The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters - eldest sister is a principal.
37. A book that is part of a series
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2

🎉40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover Grumpy Monkey Valentine Gross-Out - content, title and cover
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
🎉44. A book with a touch of magic The Red Threads of Fortune

45. A book that is not a novel
46. A book related to night
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE.
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt

🎉49. A book with a senior citizen character - Murder Casts a Shadow
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
51. A book published in 2024
52. A cozy mystery