Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

This will be my 4th year doing this reading challenge! As usual, I will be finishing these prompts at random.

THE 2021 LIST
📖 - currently reading ✔️ - finished ⭐️ - rating

52/52

✔️ 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
✔️ 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
✔️ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
✔️ 4. A book with a monochromatic cover

✔️ 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
✔️ 6. A love story
✔️ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
✔️ 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited

✔️ 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
✔️ 10. A book with a female villain or criminal
✔️ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
✔️ 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
✔️ 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020

✔️ 14. A book set in a made-up place
✔️ 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
✔️ 16. A book with a building in the title
✔️ 17. A book with a Muslim character or author

✔️ 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1
✔️ 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
✔️ 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
✔️ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
✔️ 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads

✔️ 23. A cross genre novel
✔️ 24. A book about racism or race relations
✔️ 25. A book set on an island
✔️ 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author

✔️ 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
✔️ 28. A book connected to ice
✔️ 29. A book that you consider comfort reading
✔️ 30. A long book

✔️ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
✔️ 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
✔️ 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
✔️ 34. A book with a travel theme
✔️ 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer

✔️ 36. A book with six or more words in the title
✔️ 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
✔️ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
✔️ 39. A book involving an immigrant

✔️ 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
✔️ 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
✔️ 42. A mystery or thriller
✔️ 43. A book with elements of magic

✔️ 44. A book whose title contains a negative
✔️ 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
✔️ 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
✔️ 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
✔️ 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”

✔️ 49. A book with an ensemble cast
✔️ 50. A book published in 2021
✔️ 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
✔️ 52. A book related to "the end"

📕 - Print
🎧 - Audio

My Reading List and Ideas

📕 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
Memento by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
[prequel]
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

📕 6. A love story
Heartstopper, Volume Four by Alice Oseman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
Animal Farm by George Orwell
[Non-Human Narrator]
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
[Texas]
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

📕 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
Summer of Salt by Katrina Leno
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
⭐️⭐️½

🎧 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020
Broken by Jenny Lawson
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

📕 14. A book set in a made-up place
Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 16. A book with a building in the title
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 17. A book with a Muslim character or author
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 [Past]
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
[Past - Historical Fiction]
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
[Present - New Release]
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
[Future - Afrofuturist]
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

📕 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family by Ibtihaj Muhammad
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 23. A cross genre novel
Root Magic by Eden Royce
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 24. A book about racism or race relations
Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope by Kwame Alexander
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 25. A book set on an island
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Concrete Kids by Amyra Leon
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 28. A book connected to ice
Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 29. A book that you consider comfort reading
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 30. A long book
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Dream Country by Neil Gaiman
⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
soft in the middle by Shelby Eileen ⭐️⭐️

🎧 34. A book with a travel theme
We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
The Dry by Jane Harper
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 36. A book with six or more words in the title
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
Beowulf by Unknown
⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator
[Shark]
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
⭐️⭐️½

📕 39. A book involving an immigrant
If I Tell You the Truth by Jasmin Kaur
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕🎧 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 42. A mystery or thriller
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 43. A book with elements of magic
The Worst Witch Strikes Again by Jill Murphy
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 44. A book whose title contains a negative
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette
[Echo]
⭐️⭐️½

🎧 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
Dearly by Margaret Atwood
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds & Ibram X. Kendi
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen
⭐️⭐️½

🎧 49. A book with an ensemble cast
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 50. A book published in 2021
The Tea Dragon Tapestry by Kay O'Neill
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 52. A book related to "the end"
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

Mini Goals

15 New Releases (COMPLETE - Sep 2)
20 New Releases (COMPLETE - Dec 12)
Concrete Rose
Across the Green Grass Fields
Wings of Ebony
Root Magic
If I Tell You the Truth
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners
Firekeeper's Daughter
Heartstopper, Volume Four
Any Way the Wind Blows
Project Hail Mary
Broken
Laxmi's Mooch
The Tree in Me
The Tea Dragon Tapestry
Remote Control
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
G My Name Is Girl: A Song of Celebration from Argentina to Zambia
Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player
The Rose Code
The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country

15 Nonfiction books (9/15 complete) - Maybe next year
Light for the World to See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Broken
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons
Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

5 2020 Goodreads Choice Winners (COMPLETE - Aug 28)
Clap When You Land
Antiracist Baby
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Dearly
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
Finished on December 10

Books in reading order:


Top 5
Firekeeper's Daughter
The Tea Dragon Tapestry
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
Root Magic
Broken