Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

Prompts completed: 44/52

COVER COLLAGE

BEST BOOKS OF THE ATY CHALLENGE

5 STARS


1. Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
Prompt 44. A book with a touch of magic


2. The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Promt 47. A book with a two word title, with the first word being "the"


3. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Prompt 13. A book that is on a Five Books List


4. Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Prompt 33. A book involving travel


5. The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Prompt 14. A book with a BIPOC protagonist


6. Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Prompt 35. A science fiction book


7. Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Prompt 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt


4 1/2 STARS


1. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Prompt 26. A book by an author known by their initials


2. In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Prompt 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023


3. The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Prompt 29. A book related to air


4. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Prompt 10. An historical fiction book


5. A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Prompt 37. A book that is part of a series

JANUARY


A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
Prompt 26. A book by an author known by their initials
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
Prompt 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover
Rating: 2 1/2 Stars


When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore
Prompt 46. A book related to night
Rating: 4 Stars


Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey by Kathleen Rooney
Prompt 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Rating: 3 Stars


The Moonday Letters by Emmi Itäranta
Prompt 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


The Measure by Nikki Erlick
Prompt 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month lists
Rating: 3 Stars


The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Prompt 13. A book that is on a Five Books List
Rating: 5 Stars

MAY


Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Prompt 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
Rating: 3 Stars


Skyhunter by Marie Lu
Prompt 20. A book with a single word title
Rating: 4 Stars


Steelstriker by Marie Lu
Prompt 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Rating: 4 Stars


Saga by Brian K. Vaughan
Prompt 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Rating: 2 1/2 Stars


The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Prompt 52. A cozy mystery
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars

JUNE


The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell
Prompt 10. An historical fiction book
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars

AUGUST


Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Prompt 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning author
Rating 3 1/2 Stars



The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
Prompt 27: A book related to land
Rating 3 1/2 Stars


Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse
Prompt 51. A book published in 2024
Rating: 4 Stars


The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain by Sofia Samatar
Prompt 22: A book by an author from an African country
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Prompt 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
Rating: 4 Stars

SEPTEMBER


Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Prompt 35. A science fiction book
Rating: 5 Stars


If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio
Prompt 36. A book featuring a character in education
Rating: 3 Stars


Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
Prompt 44. A book with a touch of magic
Rating: 5 Stars


The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei
Prompt 29. A book related to air
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor
Prompt 11. A book with an X connection
Rating: 4 Stars


Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao
Prompt 4. A book related to the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White by Amélie Wen Zhao
Prompt 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Rating: 4 Stars


Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Prompt 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
Rating: 3 Stars

OCTOBER


Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Prompt 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Rating: 2 1/2 Stars


Middlegame by Seanan McGuire
Prompt 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt (A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list)
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


The Survivors by Jane Harper
Prompt 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


The Beast Warrior by Nahoko Uehashi
Prompt 40. A book with a wild animal or beast
Rating: 3 Stars


North Woods by Daniel Mason
Prompt 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarves
Rating: 2 1/2 Stars


Seven Devils and Seven Mercies by L.R. Lam
Prompts 38 and 39. Two books with similar covers
Rating (Seven Mercies): 4 Stars
Rating (Seven Devils): 3 Stars


Where We Belong by Anstey Harris
Prompt 7. A book with a pronoun in the title
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


Liberty's Daughter by Naomi Kritzer
Prompt 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Rating: 3 Stars

NOVEMBER


The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
Prompt 47. A book with a two word title, with the first word being "the"
Rating: 5 Stars


All This & More by Peng Shepherd
WILDCARD for Prompt 45. A book that is not a novel
Rating: 3 Stars

DECEMBER


Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
Prompt 33. A book involving travel
Rating: 5 Stars


Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby
Prompt 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Prompt 37. A book that is part of a series
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


Go as a River by Shelley Read
Prompt 28. A book related to sea
Rating: 2 Stars


In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
Prompt 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Rating 4 1/2 Stars


Exiles by Jane Harper
Prompt 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Rating: 3 Stars


The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
Prompt 14. A book with a BIPOC main character
Rating: 5 Stars

I completed 44 of the 52 prompts for the 2024 ATY Challenge.

2024 RECAP

AUTHOR GENDER
Female = 37 (84%)
Male = 6 (14%)

AUTHOR ETHNICITY
White = 31 (70%)
BIPOC = 13 (30%)

BOOK GENRES
Fantasy = 11 (21%)
Sci-fi = 15 (29%)
Mystery = 7 (15%)
Historical fiction = 6 (13%)
Lit fic = 4 (8%)
Other = 1 (2%)