Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

ATY - DONE 6/16/24

🎉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. The Silence of the Girls
🎉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 Water for Elephants - HF
🎉11. A book with an X connection. XOXO
🎉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. The Peacock and the Sparrow espionage 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) Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean
🎉16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow - set in England - rain features
🎉17. A book involving intelligence The Secret Adversary - on 2 levels, both espionage and master criminal

🎉18. A book with a botanical cover Grumpy Monkey Spring Fever
🎉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 Good Evening, Mrs Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
🎉22. A book by an author from an African country. Last Seen in Lapazby Kwei Quartey - Ghanian

🎉23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett. Crooked Kingdom boats and bars
🎉24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple) orange purple
🎉25. A book involving a crime other than a murder -While Justice Sleeps - treason
🎉26. A book by an author known by their initials - Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

🎉27. A book related to land Only a Viscount Will Do - saving an estate
🎉28. A book related to sea Miss Aldridge Regrets set on Queen Mary
🎉29. A book related to air Dragon Actually - flying dragons and air battles in a war
🎉30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Flâneuse: Women Walk the City in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Venice, and London- France & Italy
🎉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 An Offer From a Gentleman - middle of series
🎉38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1 - Murder at Queen's Landing
🎉39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2 - Murder by Degrees

🎉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. Shutter
🎉42. A book with a sound-related word in the title - The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper - 'ripper'
🎉43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author Dumb Witness - Agatha Christie 1st Grand Master and also for play The Witness for the Prosecution.
🎉44. book with a touch of magic The Red Threads of Fortune

🎉45. A book that is not a novel. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! children's picture book
🎉46. A book related to night - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - in space where always night with stars
🎉47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE. The Alchemist
🎉48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - #12. relating to something read in 2023 - same author - The Lying Game

🎉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 - Iron Widow - 2023 list
🎉51. A book published in 2024. First Lie Wins
🎉52. A cozy mystery Killer Librarian

Updated 3/24/24 - 39/52

Finished: 52/52 on June 16, 2024!

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