Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

☀️ Roxana's Summer Challenge ☀️

Summer
12/12

June
4/4

July
4/4

August
4/4


🏳️‍🌈 JUNE 🏳️‍🌈

1a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover: Séance Tea Party
1b. An author who has a pen name: Middle of the Night
1c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian: Gaudy Night

2a. A book written by someone over the age of 60: The Nutmeg of Consolation
2b. A book with more than 400 pages: The Rivals
2c. A book with purple on the cover: The Breakup Lists

3a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM: Swordcrossed
3b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series: The Hollow
3c. A book published in the last two years: What Cannot Be Said

4a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover: Echo After Echo
4b. A translated book: The Route of Ice and Salt
4c. A book with a seven in the page count: Death in the Spires


🎆 JULY 🎆

1a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL: Idol, Burning
1b. A book featuring a sport: The Oxford Murders
1c. A book with a black main character: Paradise

2a. A book set in space
2b. A book with the moon on the cover
2c. A book published in the 1960s: Lunch Poems

3a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
3b. A book set in a rural area: Postern of Fate
3c. A book with an element of survival: The Last Murder at the End of the World

4a. A book with a dog on the cover: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
4b. A book with a hot setting: Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
4c. An author's first book: A Bánh Mì for Two


🏕️ AUGUST 🏕️

1a. A book featuring an ancient civilization: Buried Deep and Other Stories
1b. A book with red on the cover: Heiress Takes All
1c. A book set in a city: Mrs. Dalloway

2a. A book you've been meaning to read: Murder Road
2b. A book by a favorite author: A Room with a View
2c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit: The Pairing

3a. A book with multiple points of view:
3b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE: People Like Her
3c. A book in a series: The Talented Mr. Ripley

4a. A book borrowed from the library: No One Is Talking About This
4b. A nonfiction book: Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV
4c. A book with a character in an educational setting: A Darker Mischief

🏳️‍🌈 JUNE 🏳️‍🌈

1a. A book with a writing utensil on the cover: Ink Blood Sister Scribe OR A Letter to the Luminous Deep
1b. An author who has a pen name: Middle of the Night
1c. A book about a writer, bookseller, or librarian: The Next Best Fling OR Finding Mr. Write

2a. A book written by someone over the age of 60: [any Christie after 1950] The Nutmeg of Consolation
2b. A book with more than 400 pages: Voyage of the Damned or The Rivals
2c. A book with purple on the cover: The Breakup Lists

3a. Author's initials can be found in BLOCKBUSTER FILM: The Dream Thieves
3b. A book that has been adapted into a movie or series: The Haunting of Hill House
3c. A book published in the last two years: Your Blood, My Bones OR My Darling Dreadful Thing

4a. A book with at least 4 colors on the cover: The Last Murder at the End of the World OR The Ministry of Time
4b. A translated book: The Noh Mask Murder
4c. A book with a seven in the page count: Death in the Spires

🎆 JULY 🎆

1a. A book whose author's initials appear in CURVEBALL
1b. A book featuring a sport
1c. A book with a black main character

2a. A book set in space
2b. A book with the moon on the cover
2c. A book published in the 1960s

3a. A book with a cover of a nature scene without people
3b. A book set in a rural area
3c. A book with an element of survival

4a. A book with a dog on the cover
4b. A book with a hot setting
4c. An author's first book

🏕️ AUGUST 🏕️

1a. A book featuring an ancient civilization
1b. A book with red on the cover
1c. A book set in a city

2a. A book you've been meaning to read
2b. A book by a favorite author
2c. A book set somewhere you would like to visit

3a. A book with multiple points of view
3b. A book by an author whose initials appear in SCRABBLE
3c. A book in a series

4a. A book borrowed from the library
4b. A nonfiction book
4c. A book with a character in an educational setting