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JANUARY1) Week 26. A book with a text only cover
The Wanderers by Meg Howrey
It's about 98% text so I'm counting it.
Rating: 2 Stars My review
2) Week 33. A book connected to a word "born" in the same year as you
The Genius Plague by David Walton
1970, what-if. Synopsis: “What if the pandemic you thought would kill you made you more intelligent instead?”
Rating: 3 Stars My review
3) Week 5. A book about or inspired by real events
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
The character of Captain is inspired by Caesar Adolphus Kydd. Also, the story is about a girl who was abducted by a Native American tribe, which is based on historical fact.
Rating: 2 Stars My review
4) Week 27. A book about surviving a hardship
A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan
Diphtheria epidemic. And drought. And fire.
Rating: 4 Stars My review
5) Week 8. An "own voices" book
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
The author is GLBTQ+ POC and the characters in the book are "marginalized" in just about every possible way.
Rating: 5 Stars My review
6) Week 6. A book originally written in a language other than English
The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
translated from Norwegian
Rating: 2 Stars My review
7) Week 3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
Nominee for science fiction
Rating: 5 Stars My review
8) Week 24. A book with a map
Under a Pole Star by Stef Penney
Rating: 2 Stars My review
9) Week 18. A book with a location in the title
Glass Town by Steven Savile
Rating: 1 Star My review
10) Week 30: A short book
Agents of Dreamland by Caitlín R. Kiernan
128 pages
Rating: 4 Stars My review
11) Week 25. A book with an antagonist point of view
The Last to See Me by M. Dressler
Rating: 4 Stars My review
12) Week 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award
Woman with a Blue Pencil by Gordon McAlpine
2016 nominee for Best Paperback Original
Rating: 3 Stars My review
13) Week 34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls - a book with an epic element
Soleri by Michael Johnston
Cover blurb: “Utterly epic.” (Lev Grossman)
Rating: 4 Stars My review
14) Week 39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
Rating: 4 Stars My review
15) Week 11. A literary fiction
Paradise City by Elizabeth Day
Rating: 4 Stars My review
16) Week 31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
The Wolf in the Attic by Paul Kearney
Oxford England 1920s. Yes, please.
Rating: 4 Stars My review
FEBRUARY17) Week 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack
The book is written as one continuous sentence.
Rating: 4 Stars My review
18) Week 17. A book you expect to make you laugh
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
It did! It did make me laugh! Quite a bit, in fact.
Rating: 4 Stars My review
19) Week 52. A book published in 2018
The Sky is Yours by Chandler Klang Smith
Rating: 3 Stars My review
20) Week 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
Centuries of secrets surrounding a family curse and a mysterious book.
Rating: 3 Stars My review
21) Week 38. A science fiction book
The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
Rating: 4 Stars My review
22) Week 49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey
June 2014
Rating: 4 Stars My review
23) Week 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover
Quintessence by David Walton
In the cover image, there are ropes on the ship.
Rating: 3 Stars My review
24) Week 40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Rating: 3 Stars My review
MARCH25) Week 1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
Stray City by Chelsey Johnson
Rating: 5 Stars My review
26) Week 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar
Rating: 5 Stars My review
27) Week 44. A ghost story
The Comet Seekers by Helen Sedgwick
Rating: 3 Stars My review
28) Week 47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman
The protagonist and the author are Jewish.
Rating: 3 Stars My review
29) Week 51. An award-winning short story collection
Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami
Collection contains the Akutagawa Prize winning story "Tread on a Snake"
Rating: 3 Stars My review
30) Week 9. A book with a body part in the title
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Rating: 2 Stars My review
31) Week 43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
We Are Here by Michael Marshall
Rating: 3 Stars My review
32) Week 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke
High expectations because (1) recommended by a friend (2) nominated for the PKD Award (3) sounded like the kind of book I would love
Rating: 5 Stars
33) Week 21. A book written in first person perspective
Vigil by Angela Slatter
Rating: 4 Stars
APRIL34) Week 50. A book with a warm atmosphere
Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume
I thought a story about a man and his dog would be heartwarming. It kinna wasn't. But it is a beautifully written book and I quite enjoyed it.
Rating: 4 Stars
35) Week 36. A book published in the last 3 years by an author you haven't read before
How Saints Die by Carmen Marcus
Rating: 4 Stars
36) Week 23. A medical
Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
Rating: 2 Stars
37) Week 46. Four elements: air
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Rating: 3 Stars
38) Week 28. Four elements: water
Clade by James Bradley
Rating: 4 Stars
MAY39) Week 42. A book that takes place on, in, or under water
The Stone Boatmen by Sarah Tolmie
Rating: 3 Stars
40) Week 10. An author's debut book
The Rift by Nina Allan
Rating: 4 Stars
41) Week 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
2018 shortlist
Rating: 4 Stars
42) Week 16. WILD CARD
Defender by G.X. Todd
Rating: 4 Stars
43) Week 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
The Incarnations by Susan Barker
Rating: 4 Stars
JUNE44) Week 35. A book featuring a murder
The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney
Rating: 4 Stars
45) Week 4. Four elements: earth
Fen by Daisy Johnson
Rating: 4 Stars
46) Week 32. An alternate history book
Radiance by Catherynne M. Valente
Rating: 4 Stars
47) Week 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Rating: 5 Stars
48) Week 14. Four elements: fire
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Rating: 4 Stars
49) Week 7. A gothic novel
Rooms: A Novel by Lauren Oliver
Rating: 3 Stars
50) Week 12. A book set in
The Falling Sky by Pippa Goldschmidt
Set in Chile
Rating: 2 Stars
51) Week 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
Whistle Stop by Maritta Wolff
Rating: 3 Stars
52) Week 45. A book that intimidates you
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
Intimidating because (1) it's about 600 pages long and (2) it's written in dialect
5 Stars
JULY1) Week 7. A gothic novel
The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell
Rating: 4 Stars
2) Week 24. A book with a map
The House at the Edge of the World by Julia Rochester
Rating: 5 Stars
3) Week 52. A book published in 2018
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Rating: 5 Stars
My review
4) Week 29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover
Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye
Rating: 3 Stars
5) Week 3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
Nominee for fiction
Rating: 4 Stars
6) Week 30. A short book
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
220 pages
Rating: 3 Stars
7) Week 32. An alternate history book
Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi
Rating: 4 Stars
8) Week 49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley
July 2015
Rating: 3 Stars
9) Week 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins
Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Rating: 4 Stars
10) Week 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston
Rating: 3 Stars
11) Week 37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh
2003 longlist
Rating: 3 Stars
AUGUST12) Week 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret
The Last One by Alexandra Oliva
Rating: 3 Stars
13) Week 12. A book set in Africa or South America
The Book of Memory by Petina Gappah
Set in Zimbabwe
Rating: 4 Stars
14) Week 51. An award-winning short story collection
Zolitude by Paige Cooper
Rating: 4 Stars
15) Week 38. A science fiction book
Linesman by S.K. Dunstall
Rating: 3 Stars
16) Week 11. A literary fiction
Whistle in the Dark by Emma Healey
Rating: 4 Stars
17) Week 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Rating: 4 Stars
18) Week 4. Four elements: earth
West by Carys Davies
Rating: 5 Stars
19) Week 33. A book connected to a word "born" in the same year as you
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
1970, "greener pastures"
Rating: 4 Stars
20) Week 5. A book about or inspired by real events
The Girls by Emma Cline
inspired by the Charles Manson murders
Rating: 3 Stars
21) Week 21. A book written in first person perspective
A Line Made by Walking by Sara Baume
Rating: 3 Stars
22) Week 10. An author's debut book
Over the Plain Houses by Julia Franks
Rating: 3 Stars
SEPTEMBER23) Week 25. A book with an antagonist point of view
Circe by Madeline Miller
Rating: 3 Stars
My review
24) Week 44. A ghost story
Living with Ghosts by Kari Sperring
Rating: 3 Stars
25) Week 28. Four elements: water
An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim
Rating: 2 Stars
My review
26) Week 16.
Tomorrow by Damian Dibben
Rating: 4 Stars
27) Week 23. A medical
The Wildlands by Abby Geni
Rating: 4 Stars
OCTOBERZero (0) books read! *gasp*
NOVEMBER28) 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Rating: 3 Stars
29) 36. A book published in the last 3 years by an author you haven't read before
The Binding by Bridget Collins
Rating: 5 Stars
DECEMBER30) Week 20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
The Gallery of Vanished Husbands by Natasha Solomons
Rating: 3 Stars
31) Week 35. A book featuring a murder
This House is Haunted by John Boyne
Rating: 3 Stars
32) Week 19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award
The Hours Before Dawn by Celia Fremlin
Rating: 4 Stars
33) Week 9. A book with a body part in the title
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell
Rating: 4 Stars
34) Week 34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls - a book containing something celestial in the title
Star's End by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Rating: 4 Stars
35) Week 26. A book with a text only cover
Bird Box by Josh Malerman
Rating: 4 Stars
36) Week 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
The Passing Bells by Phillip Rock
Rating: 4 Stars
37) Week 50. A book with a warm atmosphere
Heft by Liz Moore
Rating: 3 Stars
38) Week 18. A book with a location in the title
A Place Called Winter by Patrick Gale
Rating: 5 Stars
JANUARY UPDATEIn January I read 16 books, all of which I used for this challenge.
I read 5233 pages (an average of 169 pages per day). *
My average book rating for the month was 3.25 Stars.
My favorite books were:
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (5 Stars)
Week 3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (5 Stars)
Week 8. An "own voices" book
The Last to See Me by M. Dressler (4 Stars)
Week 25. A book with an antagonist point of view
The Wolf in the Attic by Paul Kearney (4 Stars)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
*I was still on medical leave from work for most of the month and it was an arctic snowy horror outside. Thus, I had a lot of reading time.
That's nice you were able to get all that reading in when you were off of work, dalex. You had a wonderful reading month!
I like the favorite books of the month summary :)I didn't really enjoy another book by Jeff VanderMeer, so I'm not eager to try Borne.
Kathy: It was a wonderful month of books and kitties and blankets and hot cocoa. Zaz: Borne was only the second book I've ever read by Vandermeer so I don't how similar it is to his other work. I loved the quirkiness of Borne and how well-balanced it was with some heavier metaphysical stuff.
FEBRUARY UPDATEIn February I read 8 books.
I read 2544 pages (an average of 91 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.5 Stars.
My favorite books were:
Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey (4 Stars)
Week 49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack (4 Stars)
Week 15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
I also want to mention that there was one book I read that I would never have even considered if not for this challenge.
I read this for Week 17: a book you expect to make you laugh. I don't do funny (books, movies, TV, etc.) and I've never read a graphic novel so this was very not in my comfort zone. And to my surprise I really enjoyed it!
Zaz wrote: "Nimona is really great :)"Isn't it just? I checked it out from the library but I'm tempted to buy my own copy just because I'd like to visit Nimona from time to time.
I have my own paper copy and also gifted it with success!
Zaz wrote: "I have my own paper copy and also gifted it with success!"That totally makes sense! :)
Nothing like starting out the month with two back-to-back 5 Star reads! Stray City and The Winged Histories were both phenomenal.Also, I'm so excited that the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018 longlist was announced today. I totally geek out about that every year.
Hope everybody is having a joyous bookie March!
Both books look great (I looked at the GR synopsis). Wonderful start to a month, Dalex!
I won a copy of The Comet Seekers last year but still haven’t read it! I started it but it didn’t keep my attention. I’ll be curious what you think.
Hi Anna! I hope you get a chance to read Stray City and The Winged Histories...and that you enjoy them as much as I did!Hi Pam! The Comet Seekers was good but I didn't enjoy it as much I had hoped to. Maybe it will be a better read for you.
MARCH UPDATEIn March I read 9 books.
I read 3047 pages (an average of 98 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.67 Stars.
My favorite books were:
The Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar (5 Stars)
Week 41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
Stray City by Chelsey Johnson (5 Stars)
Week 1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke (5 Stars)
Week 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
How's it going, Dalex? Looks like you are chipping away at your list! I know I am terrible about keeping up with reviews and thoughts on my own reading. I keep trying to do better with that.Happy reading!
I somehow deleted my April update. Boo. O well. Here's May.MAY UPDATE
In May I read 5 books.
I read 2095 pages (an average of 68 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.90 Stars.
My favorite book of the month was
The Rift by Nina Allan
Week 10. An author's debut book
I rated it 4 Stars but it was only a squeak away from being 5 Stars.
I also really liked
Defender by G.X. Todd
I used my Wild Card for this book, in place of Week 16 (narrative nonfiction).
It seems to be an under-the-radar book that pretty much no one has read. I don't recall how I heard about it. I enjoyed the story and thought the quality of writing was very good. There was just something a little bit lacking, though I couldn't say what, exactly. I rated it 4 Stars and will probably read the other books in the series.
JUNE UPDATEI COMPLETED THE CHALLENGE! Yay.
In June I read 9 books.
I read 3259 pages (an average of 109 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.88 Stars.
My favorite books of the month were:
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
Week 45. A book that intimidates you
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Week 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins
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Thank you, everyone! :) I had so much fun fitting all the books I read into the challenge and really looking forward to working on a second round.
Congratulations! I’m still amazed if I get one book a week read... lol
Wanted to stop in and say way to go on completing your ATY! Good luck on your second round, Dalex!
JULY UPDATEI started Round 2 of the challenge!
In July I read 11 books.
I read 4001 pages (an average of 129 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.73 Stars.
My favorite books of the month were:
The Book of M by Peng Shepherd
Week 52. A book published in 2018
This is my #1 book of the year (and I'll be very surprised if anything knocks it out of that spot between now and the end of December). All the stars plus more stars. It's a lovely brilliant mashup of end-of-the-world and magical realism and mythology. Just so so so so good!
The House at the Edge of the World by Julia Rochester
Week 24. A book with a map
Another 5 Star read. It's a well written, intriguing, melancholic story and I loved how the author managed to surprise me with the twisty bit.
Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Week 48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins
This is the second book I've read by Clarke and though I didn't love it quite as much as The Mad Scientist's Daughter it did confirm that she is one of my favorite sci-fi authors. There's something about her writing style and her concepts that clicks for me. This book has a unique setting (a domed city in Antarctica), compelling plot (government corruption, robot sentience) and complex characters (private investigator, androids, gangsters). I thoroughly enjoyed it!
AUGUST UPDATEIn August I read 11 books.
I read 3143 pages (an average of 102 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.64 Stars.
My three favorite books of the month were:
dalex wrote: "AUGUST UPDATEIn August I read 11 books.
I read 3143 pages (an average of 102 pages per day).
My average book rating for the month was 3.64 Stars.
My three favorite books of the month were:
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Nice !!! I have Freshwater coming up soon, I was thinking of using for the water prompt.I'll be reading Exit West for Text only cover ( my edition) , so its good to see that you enjoyed both of them.
Tracy wrote: "Nice !!! I have Freshwater coming up soon, I was thinking of using for the water prompt.I'll be reading Exit West for Text only cover ( my edition) , so its good to see that you enjoyed both of them."Freshwater is definitely appropriate for the "unique" prompt - it is very unusual and weird. To get the most out of the story I recommend googling and reading some stuff about the author and the book. I did so about 1/3 into the book and it really made the whole reading experience different.
Exit West was interesting though not what I was expecting it to be. It's really more about the immigrant experience than it is about traveling through portals. I was disappointed about that but enjoyed it for what it was.
Hope you like both the books too!
dalex wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Nice !!! I have Freshwater coming up soon, I was thinking of using for the water prompt.I'll be reading Exit West for Text only cover ( my edition) , so its good to see that you enjoy..."Thanks for the tips, that'll probably make both of the books better for me , especially Exit West, because I was thinking of it as a portal fiction, so that probably would have disappointed me too.
Ha! You sound like me, I often google books and authors as I'm reading, and I find it makes the books more interesting and I learn more from them :-)
YEAR END WRAP-UPIn 2018 I read 90 books with a total page count of 30,860. That averages out to 85 pages per day, which is about 1 1/2 hours of reading time for me.
I read 69 female authors (77%) and 21 male authors (23%).
My average book rating was 3.5 Stars. My overall book ratings were:
5 Stars - 12
4 Stars - 39
3 Stars - 30
2 Stars - 8
1 Star - 1
My 5 Star rated books were:
The Book of M
The House at the Edge of the World
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
A Place Called Winter
The Winged Histories
An Unkindness of Ghosts
The Binding
Stray City
The Mad Scientist’s Daughter
Borne
The Country of Ice Cream Star
West
Instead of creating links for all of the above, I'll just direct you to my bookshelf where they are listed.
I completed the first round of the ATY challenge on June 30 and I read 38 books in the second round of the challenge. I also successfully completed several other challenges, such as page count, cover colors, a-z, etc. Full details about those challenges are in this thread.
Congratulations on your very accomplished year!
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I plan to complete the challenge in random order, which I will list by month in the comments below.
Round 1: 52/52
COMPLETED JUNE 30
Round 2: 38/52
COMPLETED DECEMBER 31
1. A book with the letters A, T & Y in the title
Stray City (MARCH)
2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read list
Whistle Stop (JUNE)
The Passing Bells DECEMBER)
3. A book from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards
Borne (JANUARY)
The Keeper of Lost Things (JULY)
4. Four elements: earth
Fen: Stories (JUNE)
West (AUGUST)
5. A book about or inspired by real events
News of the World (JANUARY)
The Girls (AUGUST)
6. A book originally written in a language other than English
The History of Bees (JANUARY)
7. A gothic novel
Rooms (JUNE)
The Silent Companions (JULY)
8. An "own voices" book
An Unkindness of Ghosts (JANUARY)
9. A book with a body part in the title
Behind Her Eyes (MARCH)
The Hand That First Held Mine (DECEMBER)
10. An author's debut book
The Rift (MAY)
Over the Plain Houses (AUGUST)
11. A literary fiction
Paradise City (JANUARY)
Whistle in the Dark (AUGUST)
12. A book set in Africa or South America
The Falling Sky (JUNE) - South America
The Book of Memory (AUGUST) - Africa
13. A book with a plot centered around a secret
The Book of Speculation (JANUARY)
The Last One (AUGUST)
14. Four elements: fire
Home Fire (JUNE)
15. A book with an unique format/writing structure
Solar Bones (FEBRUARY)
Freshwater (AUGUST)
16.
A narrative nonfictionWILD CARDDefender (MAY)
Tomorrow (SEPTEMBER)
17. A book you expect to make you laugh
Nimona (FEBRUARY)
18. A book with a location in the title
Glass Town (JANUARY)
A Place Called Winter (DECEMBER)
19. A book nominated for the Edgar Award
Woman with a Blue Pencil (JANUARY)
The Hours Before Dawn (DECEMBER)
20. A book rated 5 stars by at least one of your friends
The Incarnations (MAY)
The Gallery of Vanished Husbands (DECEMBER)
21. A book written in first person perspective
Vigil (MARCH)
A Line Made by Walking (AUGUST)
22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
The Mad Scientist's Daughter (MARCH)
The Monster Baru Cormorant (NOVEMBER)
23. A medical
or legalthrillerAmmonite (APRIL)
The Wildlands (SEPTEMBER)
24. A book with a map
Under a Pole Star (JANUARY)
The House at the Edge of the World (JULY)
25. A book with an antagonist point of view
The Last to See Me (JANUARY)
Circe (SEPTEMBER)
26. A book with a text only cover
The Wanderers (JANUARY)
Bird Box (DECEMBER)
27. A book about surviving a hardship
A Prayer for the Dying (JANUARY)
28. Four elements: water
Clade (APRIL)
An Ocean of Minutes (SEPTEMBER)
29. A book with a "Clue" weapon on the cover
Quintessence (FEBRUARY)
Jane Steele (JULY)
30. A short book
Agents of Dreamland (JANUARY)
Passing Strange (JULY)
31. A book set in a country you'd like to visit but have never been to
The Wolf in the Attic (JANUARY)
32. An alternate history book
Radiance (JUNE)
Summerland (JULY)
33. A book connected to a word "born" in the same year as you
The Genius Plague (JANUARY)
Exit West (AUGUST)
34. A suggestion from the AtY 2018 polls
Soleri - a book with an epic element (JANUARY)
Star's End - a book containing something celestial in the title (DECEMBER)
35. A book featuring a murder
The Glorious Heresies (JUNE)
This House is Haunted (DECEMBER)
36. A book published in the last 3 years by an author you haven't read before
How Saints Die (APRIL)
The Binding (DECEMBER)
37. A Women's Prize for Fiction winner or nominee
The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock (MAY)
The Cutting Room (JULY)
38. A science fiction book
The Stars Are Legion (FEBRUARY)
Linesman (AUGUST)
39. A book with a form of punctuation in the title
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (JANUARY)
40. A book from Amazon's 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime list
A Wrinkle in Time (FEBRUARY)
41. A book by an author with the same first and last initials
The Winged Histories (MARCH)
The Year of Our War (JULY)
42. A book that takes place on, in, or under water
The Stone Boatmen (MAY)
43. A book with a title that is a whole sentence
We Are Here (MARCH)
44. A ghost story
The Comet Seekers (MARCH)
Living with Ghosts (OCTOBER)
45. A book that intimidates you
The Country of Ice Cream Star (JUNE)
46. Four elements: air
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky (APRIL)
47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own
Disobedience (MARCH)
48. A book related to one of the 7 deadly sins
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (JUNE)
Our Lady of the Ice (JULY)
49. A book from one of the Goodreads Best Books of the Month lists
Elizabeth Is Missing (FEBRUARY)
The Bedlam Stacks (JULY)
50. A book with a warm atmosphere [centered on family, friendship, love or summer]
Spill Simmer Falter Wither (APRIL)
Heft (DECEMBER)
51. An award-winning short story collection
Record of a Night Too Brief (MARCH)
Zolitude (AUGUST)
52. A book published in 2018
The Sky is Yours (FEBRUARY)
The Book of M (JULY)