Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

I'm not reading strictly in order for AtY this year, which makes this a little bit easier to do using my AtY books, but I think I've managed it from 11 of my next 12 "on plan" reads, plus what would've been the 14th, so that's not bad going.

June: 4/4
July: 4/4
August: 4/4

JUNE - 4/4

1. Start of Summer
✔a. Read a happy book.
Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories by Terry Pratchett
b. Read a book published in June, July, or August.
c. Read a book from one of the following lists:
- Beach Read Royalty Recommends Summer Books
- Readers' Hottest Books of Summer
- Armchair Traveling: Books Set in Every U.S. State

2. June Birthday: Octavia E. Butler
✔a. Read book whose main character is a Black woman.
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
b. Read a science fiction book.
c. Read a winner of the Hugo Award.

3. Pride Month
a. Read a book with at least 5 different colors of the rainbow on the cover.
✔b. Read a book featuring an LGBTQIA+ protagonist (not side character).
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers hopefully, but if not I'll have an excuse to read something else
c. Read a book written by an author who was nominated for the Lambda Award.

4. Set Sail
a. Read a book that starts with a letter in SAILING.
b. Read a book with a boat on the cover.
✔c. Read a book that takes place completely on an island.
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong another "hopefully", as the synopsis says it's on Vancouver Island, but that doesn't mean they don't go off somewhere else after a few chapters.

JULY - 4/4

1. Halfway there!
a. Read a book with a number in the title.
✔b. Read a book that is divided into multiple parts (rather than, or in addition to, chapters).
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
c. Read a book featuring twin characters.

2. July Birthday: Madeline Miller
✔a. Read a book whose author's initials are found in MADELINE MILLER.
The Art of Disruption by Magid Magid
b. Read a retelling of a myth, fable, or fairytale.
c. Read a book nominated for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

3. It's Winter Down South
a. Read a romance book.
✔b. Read a book with snow on the cover.
A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong

c. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in FROSTY THE SNOWMAN.

4. Take a Dip
a. Read a book whose title starts with a letter in OCEAN.
✔A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
b. Read a book whose author initials can be found in TAKE A DIP.
c. Read a book featured on one of these lists:
- 34 of the Best Beach Reads to Help You Escape
- 2021 Summer Reading List: 48 of the Best Books for Adults, Teens, and Kids
- The Best Beach Reads of Summer 2021

AUGUST - 4/4

1. Back to School
a. Read a book by an author that is new-to-you.
✔Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
b. Read a YA book.
c. Read a book often tested on the AP Literature exam, as found on this list.

2. August Birthday: John Green
a. Read a contemporary book.
✔b. Read a stand-alone novel (not part of a series).
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
c. Read a book nominated for the Printz Award.

3. Summer Reading
a. Read the newest book by a favorite author.
✔b. Read the next book in a series you've already started.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
c. Read a book published in 2021 that you've been looking forward to.

4. Jump on a Plane
a. Read an adventure book.
b. Read a book set in a country you've never visited.
✔c. Read a book featuring a character that travels to multiple countries.
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini finishing with another guess based on the synopsis, hopefully I didn't guess wrong on all these, or I've got a lot of extra reading to do! Good news, Markos (the narrator of chapter 8) travels to a fair few places, so this works.