Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (other topics)Moonlight Cherries (other topics)
Finding My Name (other topics)
Skin of the Sea (other topics)
The Library of the Unwritten (other topics)
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1. A book with a cover that has an image of something that starts with A, T, or Y
Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (Turtle)
2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
-> A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
Moonlight Cherries
3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do Re Mi song
Me! – a name I call myself
Finding My Name
4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
Skin of the Sea
5. A book with a weird or intriguing title
The Library of the Unwritten
6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover
Stone Blind
7. A book by an author that uses 3 names
Howl’s Moving Castle
8. A collection of short stories or novellas, essays, poetry, or a mix of various brief writings
Stung with Love: Poems and Fragments
9. A book that has been long-listed for the Tournament of Books in any year
There There
10. A book about witches, goddesses or nuns
Juniper & Thorn
11. A book set in a fictional location
Honey and Pepper
12. A book by an Irish author
Dragonflight
13. A book involving a „group” with at least 4 members that's not a family
Matara
14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
15. A book of secrets, lies, or deception
I'm So Not Over You
16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
-> A book with one of the five W’s -or H in the title (Who/What/Where/When/Why/How)
When Women Were Dragons
17. A history or historical fiction book set prior to 1925
What the River Knows
18. A book set primarily in nature
Alvilági szövedék
19. A book with a cover that has a building or cityscape
Mindketten meghalnak a végén
20. A book with an animal, vegetable (plant), or mineral in the title
Starling House
21. A book connected in some way to any collective noun for animals
A Dark and Drowning Tide
22. A translated novel from Asia
Until I Meet My Husband
23. A book that involves art, music, dancing or acting
Pageboy
24. A book with a main character who is a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, or a criminal
Blood of Elves
25. A book with waves on the cover
After the Flood
26. A book by an author with a common noun in their name
How to Bang a Billionaire
27. A book set in the winter
A Snowlit Christmas Kiss
28 and 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles
Black
28 and 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles
The Werewolf of Whitechapel
30. A monster book
Only a Monster
31. A book with a coastal setting
Only for the Summer
32. A mystery or true crime book
Into the Light
33. A book by an author you enjoyed but haven't gotten around to reading again for some time
Lost in the Never Woods
34. A book title that could be a country song
You Should Be So Lucky
35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
36. A book with a common household object on the cover
A Fragile Enchantment
37. A book featuring adult friendships
Bookshops & Bonedust
38 and 39. Two books with a connection from different genres
All the Murmuring Bones
Jud Meyrin: Szökevény hableány
40. A book you'd consider a comfort read
The Prince and the Dressmaker
41. A book that involves digging up the past
The Society For Soulless Girls
42. A book set in a manor, mansion, or estate
What a Duke Desires
43. A book whose title has ten or fewer letters
Saga, Volume 1
44. A haunting book
Daughters of the Lake
45. A book by an author whose publishing career spans at least ten years
Crucible of Gold
46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
47. A book relating to fire
Heir to Thorn and Flame
48. A book with a character dealing with death
Burial Rites
49. A book that deals with time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
A Highlander for Hannah
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2024 or 2025
The Familiar
51. A book published in 2025
The Tomb of Dragons
52. A book with a sunset vibes on the cover
Sinner's Isle
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2016: A book originally written in a language other than English
A néma istennő: Elfeledett görög-római mítoszok
2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter „E”
I Do Not
2018: An author's debut book
The Storm We Made
2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
Silver Nitrate
2020: A book with an emotion in the title
In the Hands of an Angry G-d
2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Kaikeyi (India)
2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
The Pairing
2023: A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Blood of Tyrants
2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Sisters of the Lost Nation
2025: A book involving a „group” with at least 4 members that's not a family
League of Dragons