Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2020 LIST

ATY 2020

✔1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y-
• Circe by Madeline Miller 1/3/2020
✔2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable-
• City of Dragons by Robin Hobb 1/3/2020
✔3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019-
• Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 1/11/2020
✔4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live-
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 1/19/2020
✔5. The first book in a series that you have not started-
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman 1/23/2020
✔6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover-
• Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb 1/26/2020
✔7. A book set in the southern hemisphere-
• The Winter Over by Matthew Iden 1/31/2020
✔8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"-
• The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer 1/31/2020
✔9. A book that can be read in a day-
• Messenger by Lois Lowry 2/1/2020

✔10. A book that is between 400-600 pages-
• Long Bright River by Liz Moore 2/2/2020
✔11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number-
• Assassin’s Price by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 2/9/2020
✔12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people-
• A Trick of Light by Stan Lee & Kat Rosenfield 2/13/2020
✔13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (2016 13. Reader’s Choice)-
• Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 2/16/2020
✔14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers-
• Dragonfly in Amber/Diana Gabaldon 2/25/2020

✔15. A book set in a global city-
• Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati 2/25/2020
✔16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area-
• Starsight by Brandon Sanderson 3/1/2020
✔17. A book with a neurodiverse character-
• My Name Is Brain Brian by Jeanne Betancourt 3/5/2020
✔18. A book by an author you've only read once before-
• Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel 3/7/2020

✔19. A fantasy book-
• Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor 3/16/2020
✔20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]-
• The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb 3/16/2020
✔21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719-
• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson3/20/2020
✔22. A book with the major theme of survival
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 3/21/2020
✔23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author-
• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 3/22/2020
✔24. A book with an emotion in the title-
• Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech 4/5/2020
✔25. A book related to the arts-
• Endgames by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 4/8/2020
✔26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards-
• Miracle Creek by Angie Kim 4/10/2020

✔27. A history or historical fiction-
• The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Pötzsch 4/18/2020
✔28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author-
• Still Life by Louise Penny 4/19/2020
✔29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book-
• Black Jasmine by Toby Neal 4/24/2020
✔30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year-
• Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik 5/3/2020
✔31. A book inspired by a leading news story-
• Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine K. Albright 5/12/2020
✔32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan-
• Lethal White by Robert Galbraith 5/16/2020
✔33. A book about a non-traditional family-
• The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 5/21/2020
✔34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name-
• The Industrial Revolution by Patrick N. Allitt 5/23/2020
✔35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover-
• Casino Royale by Ian Fleming 5/23/2020
✔36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim-
• Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 5/25/2020
✔37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1-
• First Light by Rebecca Stead 5/29/2020
✔38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2-
• The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty 5/30/2020
✔39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce-
• The Man on the Balcony by Maj Sjöwall 5/31/2020
✔40. A book with a place name in the title-
• The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley 6/2/2020
✔41. A mystery-
• A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas 6/4/2020
✔42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’-
• Uprooted by Naomi Novik 6/10/2020
✔43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse-
• The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins 6/11/2020
✔44. A book related to witches-
• The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith 6/13/2020
✔45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018-
• The Inheritance & Other Stories by Robin Hobb 6/17/2020
✔46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"-
• The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger 6/20/2020
✔47. A classic book you've always meant to read-
• The Odyssey by Homer 6/27/2020
✔48. A book published in 2020-
• The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel 6/29/2020
✔49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)-
• Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 6/29/2020
✔50. A book with a silhouette on the cover-
• The Heist by Janet Evanovich 7/4/2020
✔51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title-
• Becoming by Michelle Obama 7/11/2020
✔52. A book related to time-
• Enchantment by Orson Scott Card 7/31/2020

1-26 ideas

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y-
• Circe by Madeline Miller 1/3/2020
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable-
• City of Dragons by Robin Hobb 1/3/2020
3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019-
• Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
• Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 1/11/2020
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live-
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 1/19/2020
• Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati
5. The first book in a series that you have not started-
• The Summer Tree/Guy Gavriel Kay
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover-
• Blood of Dragons/Robin Hobb
7. A book set in the southern hemisphere-
• The Winter Over by Matthew Iden
8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"
• The Gunslinger/Stephen King
• The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
9. A book that can be read in a day-
• Messenger by Lois Lowry

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages-
• The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse
• The Drawing of the Three/Stephen King
11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number- ()
• Assassin’s Price by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people-
• A Trick of Light by Stan Lee
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (Link)
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers-
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
• Dragonfly in Amber/Diana Gabaldon

15. A book set in a global city-
• Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati
16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area-
• Starsight by Brandon Sandersonhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...#
17. A book with a neurodiverse character-
• My Name Is Brain Brian/Jeanne Betancourt
18. A book by an author you've only read once before-
• Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel

19. A fantasy book-
• Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]-
• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719-
• Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
• The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
22. A book with the major theme of survival-

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author-
24. A book with an emotion in the title-
• Madness in Solidar/L.E. Modesitt Jr.
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25. A book related to the arts-
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26. A book from the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards-
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27-52 ideas

27. A history or historical fiction
28. A book by an Australian, Canadian or New Zealand author-
• The Luminaries/Eleanor Catton
29. An underrated book, a hidden gem or a lesser known book
30. A book from the New York Times '100 Notable Books' list for any year
31. A book inspired by a leading news story

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan
33. A book about a non-traditional family
34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name
35. A book with a geometric pattern or element on the cover

36. A book from your TBR/wishlist that you don't recognize, recall putting there, or put there on a whim
37. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #1
38. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites: Book #2
39. A book by an author whose real name(s) you're not quite sure how to pronounce

40. A book with a place name in the title
41. A mystery
42. A book that was nominated for one of the ‘10 Most Coveted Literary Prizes in the World’ (link)
43. A book related to one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse
44. A book related to witches

45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018-
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46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"
47. A classic book you've always meant to read
48. A book published in 2020

49. A book that fits a prompt from the list of suggestions that didn't win (link)
50. A book with a silhouette on the cover
51. A book with an "-ing" word in the title-
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52. A book related to time

High Priority Books

Circe

High Priority series

Finished(The Rain Wild Chronicles #3) Robin Hobb
✔City of Dragons
✔Blood of Dragons

(Imager Portfolio) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Next up Book 11
✔Treachery's Tools
✔Assassin’s Price
✔Endgames

(The Giver Quartet ) by Lois Lowry
Next up: Book 4
✔Messenger
✔Son

(Corean Chronicles) by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Next up: Book 1
Legacies
Darknesses
Scepters
Alector's Choice
Cadmian's Choice
Soarer's Choice
The Lord-Protector's Daughter
Lady-Protector

(Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon
Next Up: Book 3
✔Outlander
✔Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
Drums of Autumn
The Fiery Cross
A Breath of Snow and Ashes
An Echo in the Bone
Written in My Own Heart's Blood

(Dark Tower) by Stephen King
Next up: Book 1
✔The Gunslinger
✔The Drawing of the Three
The Waste Lands
Wizard and Glass
The Wind Through the Keyhole
Wolves of the Calla
Song of Susannah
The Dark Tower

Series Started
(Seraphina) by Rachel Hartman
Next up: Book 2
✔Seraphina
DNF-Shadow Scale


(Themis Files) by Sylvain Neuvel
Nex up: Book 2
✔Waking Gods
Only Human

(Strange the Dreamer) by Laini Taylor
Next up: Book 2
✔Strange the Dreamer
✔Muse of Nightmares

(Skyward) by Brandon Sanderson
Next up: Book 3 but it has nor been published yet
✔Starsight

JANUARY

Books Read in January: 9
Goodreads Reading Challenge: 9/75


ATY OFFICIAL LIST
Completed This Month: 5
Total Completed: 8/52

1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y-
• Circe by Madeline Miller 1/3/2020 pages 393

2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable-
• City of Dragons by Robin Hobb 1/3/2020 pages 433

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019-
• Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 1/11/2020 pages 511

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live-
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 1/19/2020 pages 850

5. The first book in a series that you have not started-
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman 1/23/2020 pages 467

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover-
• Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb 1/26/2020 pages 545

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere-
• The Winter Over by Matthew Iden 1/31/2020 pages 352

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"-
• The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer 1/31/2020 pages 512



SIDE READS
Completed This Month: 1

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 1/4/2020 pages 384


for page count audio books are marked as the GR page count
BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH

February

Books Read in February: 11
Goodreads Reading Challenge: 21/75

ATY OFFICIAL LIST
Completed This Month: 7
Total Completed: 15/52

9. A book that can be read in a day-
• Messenger by Lois Lowry 2/1/2020 pages 169

10. A book that is between 400-600 pages-
• Long Bright River by Liz Moore 2/2/2020 pages 492

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number-
• Assassin’s Price by L.E. Modesitt Jr. 2/9/2020
pages 527

12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people-
• A Trick of Light by Stan Lee & Kat Rosenfield 2/13/2020 pages 352

13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (2016 13. Reader’s Choice)-
• Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 2/16/2020
pages 536

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers-
• Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 2/25/2020 pages 754

15. A book set in a global city-
• Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati 2/25/2020 pages 652



Side Reads
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie 2/6/2020 pages 176

The Gunslinger by Stephen King 2/15/2020 pages 340


The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert 2/23/2020 pages 336

The Lost Plot by Genevieve Cogman 2/29/2020 pages 342

Best book of the Month

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 2/16/2020

March

Books Read in March: 9
Goodreads Reading Challenge: 30/75

ATY OFFICIAL LIST
Completed This Month: 8
Total Completed: 24/52

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area-
• Starsight by Brandon Sanderson 3/1/2020 pages 528

17. A book with a neurodiverse character-
• My Name Is Brain Brian by Jeanne Betancourt 3/5/2020 pages 144

18. A book by an author you've only read once before-
• Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel 3/7/2020 pages 336

19. A fantasy book-
• Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor 3/16/2020

20. The 20th book [on your TBR, in a series, by an author, on a list, etc.]-
• The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb 3/16/2020

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719-
• Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson 3/20/2020

22. A book with the major theme of survival
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 3/21/2020

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author-
• The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde 3/22/2020

Side Reads
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech 3/22/2020

April

24. A book with an emotion in the title-
• Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech 4/5/2020

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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I love your "series" layout! Happy reading!

Jenna ~Don't Talk To Me When I'm Reading~ wrote: "I love your "series" layout! Happy reading!"

Thanks! I cannot wait to get started.

I'm starting out the year with.
1. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y-
• Circe/Madeline Miller
2. A book by an author whose last name is one syllable-
• City of Dragons/Robin Hobb

Now, on to the next two prompts.

3. A book that you are prompted to read because of something you read in 2019-
• Treachery's Tools by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live-
• Outlander/Diana Gabaldon

I'm changing #4. since Outlander is going to take awhile so I'll fit it in down the road, probably #14.

Currently reading

4. A book set in a place or time that you wouldn't want to live-
Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati

5. The first book in a series that you have not started-
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

I ended up finishing Outlander for prompt 4 so now I'm working on these two prompts.


5. The first book in a series that you have not started-
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

6. A book with a mode of transportation on the cover-
• Blood of Dragons/Robin Hobb

I have finished #6 so now on to the next three prompts.

7. A book set in the southern hemisphere-
The Winter Over by Matthew Iden

8. A book with a two-word title where the first word is "The"-
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer

9. A book that can be read in a day
Messenger by Lois Lowry

I'm done with 7 and 8 plan on finishing number 9 today.

I have not decided on which book I will read for #10,
10. A book that is between 400-600 pages, right now in the running is

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Legacies by L.E. Modesitt Jr.

Winds of Fate by Mercedes Lackey

I changed my mind and now will be reading Long Bright River by Liz Moore for #10.

I flew through Long Bright River so I'm ready for the next five prompts:

11. A book originally published in a year that is a prime number- ()
• Assassin’s Price by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
12. A book that is a collaboration between 2 or more people-
• A Trick of Light by Stan Lee
13. A prompt from a previous Around the Year in 52 Books challenge (2016 13. Reader’s Choice)-
• Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers-
• Dragonfly in Amber/Diana Gabaldon
15. A book set in a global city-
• Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati

I saw your challenge highlighted in the February newsletter so I thought I'd pop in and check it out. Good luck tackling all those series! Hope you're having fun with your reading.

dalex wrote: "I saw your challenge highlighted in the February newsletter so I thought I'd pop in and check it out. Good luck tackling all those series! Hope you're having fun with your reading."

Thanks! This year the challenge seems to align with my series books that I keep putting on the back burner.

I finally finished a few prompts this week so I'm now ready to focus on my next three prompts.

14. A book by an author on the Abe List of 100 Essential Female Writers-
• Dragonfly in Amber/Diana Gabaldon

15. A book set in a global city-
• Where the Light Enters by Sara Donati

16. A book set in a rural or sparsely populated area-
• Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

My planned books for March are"

17. A book with a neurodiverse character- My Name Is Brain Brian by Jeanne Betancourt

18. A book by an author you've only read once before- Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman

19. A fantasy book- Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

I ended up reading The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb for 20. so I'm ready for my next set of books.

21. A book related to Maximilian Hell, the noted astronomer and Jesuit Priest who was born in 1719- The Space Machine by Christopher Priest

22. A book with the major theme of survival- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

23. A book featuring an LGBTQIA+ character or by an LGBTQIA+ author- The Waves by Virginia Woolf

I have finished 23-30 but it looks like I took a break from updating my planned reads.

31. A book inspired by a leading news story- Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine K. Albright

32. A book related to the 2020 Olympic Summer Games in Japan- Lethal White by Robert Galbraith

33. A book about a non-traditional family-
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

34. A book from a genre or sub genre that starts with a letter in your name-
The Industrial Revolution by Patrick N. Allitt

My next planned books.

44. A book related to witches-


45. A book by the same author who wrote one of your best reads in 2019 or 2018-
or
46. A book about an event or era in history taken from the Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"-

47. A classic book you've always meant to read-

48. A book published in 2020-