Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

THE 2022 LIST
46/52

✔1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
(Anton Gorodetski)
The Sixth Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko ✭✭✭✭

✔2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
The Storm Keepers' Battle by Catherine Doyle ✭

✔3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
Emily, eli kuinka sukua jatketaan by Terhi Tarkiainen ✭✭✭

4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list


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✔5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell ✭✭✭✭

✔6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware ✭✭✭

✔7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh ✭✭✭

✔8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1: AUSTRALIA
A Town Like Alice ✭✭✭


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✔9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2: AFRICA
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi ✭✭✭✭

✔10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3: NORTH AMERICA
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✭✭✭

✔11. A book from historical fiction genre
Snobs by Julian Fellowes ✭

✔12. A book related to glass (series is called Throne of Glass, the Finnish edition has been divided into 2 parts)
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas ✭✭✭✭


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✔13. A book about a woman in STEM
The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert ✭✭✭✭

✔14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
(1774 ratings, 5th of February 2022)
Wonderland by Juno Dawson ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✔15. A book without a person on the cover
State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton & Louise Penny ✭✭✭

✔16. A book related to Earth Day
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin ✭✭✭✭


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✔17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr ✭✭✭

✔18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata ✭✭

✔19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter ✭✭

✔20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
(The story is told in dual timeline, dated in 1915 and 1947)
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn ✭✭✭✭


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✔21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary ✭✭

✔22. A book with a Jewish character or author
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo ✭✭✭✭

✔23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite ✭✭✭

✔24. A book related to inclement weather
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin ✭✭✭


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✔25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
(687 pages)
Isetin solmu by Magdalena Hai ✭✭✭✭

✔26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 (Word: kolme: three)
Kolme pahan perii (The Cousins) by Karen M. McManus ✭✭✭

✔27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennett ✭✭✭✭

✔28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


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✔29. A book set on or near a body of water
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart ✭✭✭✭

✔30. A book related to mythology
(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka)
Rusalka – Kuiskaajan muotokuva by Marissa Mehr ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✔31. A book published at least 10 years ago
(The first Finnish novel, published in 1840)
Muratti by Fredrika Wilhelmina Carstens

32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer


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✔33. The next book in a series
The Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths ✭✭✭✭

✔34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
Stoner by John Williams ✭✭✭✭

✔35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy ✭✭✭

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2


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✔37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

✔38. A book by a Latin American author
(Argentinian)
Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enríquez ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards


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41. A book with a theme of food or drink

✔42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett ✭✭✭✭

✔43. A book set in a small town or rural area
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson ✭✭✭✭

✔44. A book with gothic elements
(The story revolves around a fictional Victorian gothic novel)
The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths ✭✭✭


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✔45. A book related to a game (/s)
Ripley - Nopea yhteys by Annukka Salama ✭✭✭✭

✔46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
The Cat Who Saved Books by Sōsuke Natsukawa ✭✭✭✭

✔47. A book with handwriting on the cover
Holly by Maisku Myllymäki ✭✭✭✭

✔48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin ✭✭✭✭


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✔49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
The Land of Long Ago by Elsa Beskow ✭✭✭

✔50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
Calypso by David Sedaris ✭✭✭

✔51. A book published in 2022
Family of Liars by E. Lockhart ✭✭

✔52. A book with a time-related word in the title
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber ✭✭✭

The Plan 2022
Nothing is set in stone

▪ TBR
▪ Finish (some of) the series I've started
▪ Major Arcana Challenge

My goal this year is to focus more on my TBR and the physical books that I have just lying around (year after year), perhaps I manage to clear some space from the shelves so I can relocate the books I have stored in my wardrobe. I'm intrigued to participate in the major arcana challenge, but only if my reading perks up from what the pace has been lately. As always, no double dipping and I should really reconsider participating in the summer challenge, although it was a lot of fun last time. I started reading Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" -series when it was translated to Finnish ages ago (1996 😱) and I never finished it, so that would be something to look into.


1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y

2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
Malibu Rising
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Cousins
The Storm Keepers' Battle
The Story of a New Name
The Rise of Magicks

3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list:
A book related to The Twilight Zone, in honor of the classic second season episode, "Twenty Two" (Found a list called "Unnerving Books -- Horror, Scifi and Philosophical Mindfuckery")
House of Leaves
Slade House

or
a book related to Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock
This one I love love love, but have hard time finding the appropriate book, I'm reluctant to choose a biography of one of the guest stars but that's the backup plan.

5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
Cressida Cowell
Maggie O'Farrell
Sarah Addison Allen
Mary Doria Russell
Joanne Harris
Connie Willis
Emily Carroll

6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover


7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
The Silent Patient
Mindplayers
Bewilderment

8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
AUSTRALIA
A Town Like Alice
The Dry
The Narrow Road to the Deep North

9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
AFRICA
The Death of Vivek Oji
How Beautiful We Were
Homegoing
Purple Hibiscus

10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
SOUTH AMERICA
The Bad Girl
Valitut runot by Pablo Neruda

11. A book from historical fiction genre
Kate Quinn
Sigrid Undset
Georgette Heyer

12. A book related to glass
Kingdom of Ash
Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës

13. A book about a woman in STEM
Once There Were Wolves
Year of Wonders
Sumuisten vuorten gorillat

14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
This should be relatively easy to fullfill by reading something new and Finnish

15. A book without a person on the cover


16. A book related to Earth Day
Once There Were Wolves
Oryx and Crake
Barkskins

17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
The Dutch House
Such a Fun Age
Sing, Unburied, Sing
When No One is Watching
Wilder Girls
Gideon the Ninth
Queenie
Sorrowland
Bestiary
The Essex Serpent
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Bewilderment

18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
The Night Tiger
I'll Be Right There
The Court Dancer
Before the Coffee Gets Cold

19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
The Sparrow
The Eyre Affair
1Q84
The Invisible Library
My Lady Jane

20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
The Chosen and the Beautiful
Brideshead Revisited
These Violent Delights

21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover


22. A book with a Jewish character or author
Hannah's War
The Boston Girl
The Kill Artist
something by Alice Hoffman
The Weight of Ink
The City Beautiful
The Golem and the Jinni

23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
One Last Stop
Red, White & Royal Blue
The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics
Tipping the Velvet

24. A book related to inclement weather
The Fifth Season

25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
Night Film

26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1

27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2

28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
Hamnet
Network Effect
The Stranger Diaries

29. A book set on or near a body of water
We Were Liars
The Sea, The Sea
To the Lighthouse

30. A book related to mythology
Cloud Cuckoo Land
The Witch's Heart
Everything Under
The Man Who Spoke Snakish
Gods of Jade and Shadow
Lovely War

31. A book published at least 10 years ago
Madame Bovary
The Metamorphosis
The Plague
The Flowers of Evil
The House of Mirth

32. A book where the main character is a female
detective/private eye/police officer
The Mystery of Mercy Close
One for the Money
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
Maisie Dobbs
The Spellman Files

33. The next book in a series
Dreams of Gods & Monsters
Ready Player Two
Mr. Kiss and Tell
Any Way the Wind Blows
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone

34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
A Deadly Education
Etiquette & Espionage
Truly Devious
Wilder Girls
If We Were Villains
Ninth House

35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
Vesper Flights

36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
The Eagle Tree

37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

38. A book by a Latin American author
Silvia Moreno-Garcia

39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
An Ember in the Ashes
Brown Girl Dreaming
Scythe
Firekeeper's Daughter
You Should See Me in a Crown

40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
Fool - Fool's Assassin

41. A book with a theme of food or drink
Love & Gelato
Babette’s Feast
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
The Lollipop Shoes

42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
Norwegian Wood
The Dutch House

43. A book set in a small town or rural area
Still Life
Madame Bovary
Far From the Madding Crowd
Beartown
The Queen of Jasmine Country

44. A book with gothic elements
A Secret Rose
Once Upon a River
The Silent Companions
Within These Wicked Walls
The Turn of the Screw
The Observations

45. A book related to a game
The Three-Body Problem
Beartown

46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
The Golem and the Jinni
The Wicked King
The Travelling Cat Chronicles

47. A book with handwriting on the cover


48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
Kindred
Educated
Migrations
The Song of Achilles
Honey Girl
Big Lies in a Small Town
The Witch's Heart
A Court of Thorns and Roses
House of Hollow

49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
Eragon
Dragon Rider
The Dragon Keeper
Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories
The Last Dragonslayer
The Priory of the Orange Tree

50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
Calypso
The Man Who Died Twice
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

51. A book published in 2022

52. A book with a time-related word in the title
This Is How You Lose the Time War
A Tale for the Time Being

1/4 Update


I'm off to a good start, 19/52 read by 31.3.2022, super happy about that. Now if I could only control myself when visiting library site in the middle of the night and putting new releases on hold and thus ending up with massive piles to read with two weeks borrowing period, especially when it seems they always become available at the same time.


MY TOP 3:

- HAMNET by Maggie O'Farrell

- THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE by Mariana Enríquez

- WONDERLAND by Juno Dawson

2/4 Update


After some minor tweaking, I'm still on track; 27/52 read by 4.6.2022 meaning I'm one book ahead of schedule. Should really take advantage of these "too hot to do anything else than breathe and read" days we're having.

TOP BOOK:

SHUGGIE BAIN by Douglas Stuart

3/4 Update

So, things happened, reading came to a halt and now I'm 6 books behind and suffering from an awful reading slump. I'll do what I can to finish the challenge, but refuse to be obsessed with completing it as I have done in some previous years. No top-books this time.