Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Here we go! I will be reading out of order - I'm trying to tackle as many books from my TBR as possible this year, and I think the best way to do that is to choose based on whims, and then figure out which challenges/topics they fit.

CURRENTLY READING:
Physical: If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin
Kindle: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb | A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey
Audio: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

COVER COLLAGE:

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Plan: The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo

2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Plan: Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton {I DNFed this last year}

3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Plan: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck {Goodreads Choice nominee}

4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Plan: ???

5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Plan: The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan by Beth Merlin

6. A book with wings on the cover
Plan: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

7. A book with a pronoun in the title
Plan: My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Plan: Life of Pi by Yann Martel {Canada}

9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Plan: Of Cockroaches and Crickets: Learning to Love Creatures That Skitter and Jump by Frank Nischk

10. A history or historical fiction book
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

11. A book with an X connection
Plan: Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie

12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Plan: I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb {5 Best Self-Help Books of 2019}

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Plan: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
Plan: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Plan: ???

17. A book involving intelligence
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

18. A book with a botanical cover
Plan: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Plan: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid {Chubby Hubby}

20. A book with a single word title
Plan: Nonfiction by Julie Myerson

21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Plan: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

22. A book by an author from an African country
Plan: Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Plan: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Plan: A Nearby Country Called Love by Salar Abdoh

25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Heart Bones by Colleen Hoover

26. A book by an author known by their initials
Plan: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

27. A book related to land
Plan: Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

28. A book related to sea
Plan: Beach Read by Emily Henry

29. A book related to air
Plan: The Note by Angela Hunt

30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Plan: ???

31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
Plan: The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

32. A book with a number in the title
Plan: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

33. A book involving travel
Plan: ???

34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
Plan: ???

35. A science or science fiction book
Plan: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

36. A book featuring a character in education
Plan: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

37. A book that is part of a series
Plan: Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros {The Empyrean, #2}

38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
Plan: House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
Plan: House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Plan: Little Bee by Chris Cleaave

41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Plan: ???

43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Plan: ???

44. A book with a touch of magic
Plan: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

45. A book that is not a novel
Plan: Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman

46. A book related to night
Plan: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
Plan: The Help by Kathryn Stockett

48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin {a book with 6+ words in the title}

49. A book with a senior citizen character
Plan: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Plan: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

51. A book published in 2024
Plan: The French Ingredient by Jane Bertch {04/09/2024}

52. A cozy mystery
Plan: Murder in an Italian Village by Michael Falco