Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2023 wasn't a great reading year, so hoping I can finish the challenge this year. I will likely be reading these prompts at random.

THE 2024 LIST
📖 - currently reading ✔️ - finished ⭐️ - rating

52/52

✔️ 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
✔️ 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
✔️ 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
✔️ 4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
✔️ 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world

✔️ 6. A book with wings on the cover
✔️ 7. A book with a pronoun in the title
✔️ 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
✔️ 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads

✔️ 10. A history or historical fiction book
✔️ 11. A book with an X connection
✔️ 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
✔️ 13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list

✔️ 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
✔️ 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
✔️ 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
✔️ 17. A book involving intelligence

✔️ 18. A book with a botanical cover
✔️ 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
✔️ 20. A book with a single word title
✔️ 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
✔️ 22. A book by an author from an African country

✔️ 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
✔️ 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
✔️ 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
✔️ 26. A book by an author known by their initials

✔️ 27. A book related to land
✔️ 28. A book related to sea
✔️ 29. A book related to air
✔️ 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
✔️ 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”

✔️ 32. A book with a number in the title
✔️ 33. A book involving travel
✔️ 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
✔️ 35. A science or science fiction book

✔️ 36. A book featuring a character in education
✔️ 37. A book that is part of a series
✔️ 38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
✔️ 39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2

✔️ 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
✔️ 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
✔️ 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
✔️ 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
✔️ 44. A book with a touch of magic

✔️ 45. A book that is not a novel
✔️ 46. A book related to night
✔️ 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
✔️ 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt

✔️ 49. A book with a senior citizen character
✔️ 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
✔️ 51. A book published in 2024
✔️ 52. A cozy mystery

YEARS COMPLETED
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

📕 - Print
🎧 - Audio
🔁 - Reread
⭐️

Listopias:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22553735-2024-listopias-in-order

My Reading List and Ideas

🎧🔁 1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
⭐️⭐️⭐️
[A book with a child character]

🎧 4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
The London Séance Society by Sarah Penner
[London & Paris]
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧🔁 6. A book with wings on the cover
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 7. A book with a pronoun in the title
If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
Lore Olympus: Volume Five by Rachel Smythe
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
[New Zealand]

🎧📕 9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
Dear Mothman: A Novel by Robin Gow
⭐️⭐️½
[1307 ratings at time of reading]

🎧📕 10. A history or historical fiction book
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
⭐️⭐️½

🎧📕 11. A book with an X connection
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
⭐️⭐️⭐️½
[Gen X author]

🎧📕 12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb by Cat Sebastian
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧📕 13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
[The Best LGBTQ+ Romance Books]

🎧 14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs"
Saga, Volume 11 by Brian K. Vaughan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧📕 17. A book involving intelligence
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 18. A book with a botanical cover
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn by Shawn Harris
⭐️⭐️⭐️



🎧 19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
The Duke and I by Julia Quinn
⭐️⭐️⭐️
[Netflix & Chill'd]

📕 20. A book with a single word title
Unhinged by Vera Valentine
⭐️½

🎧 21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 22. A book by an author from an African country
Chicken in the Kitchen by Nnedi Okorafor
⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
⭐️⭐️

📕 24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½



🎧 25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird
⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 26. A book by an author known by their initials
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 - Print
🎧 - Audio
🔁 - Reread
⭐️

Listopias:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/22553735-2024-listopias-in-order

My Reading List and Ideas

📕🎧 27. A book related to land
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
⭐️⭐️

🎧📕 28. A book related to sea
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧📕 29. A book related to air
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📕 30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
[Spain]

🎧🔁 31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

The Goldfinch
Witches Steeped in Gold
Stay Gold

📕 32. A book with a number in the title
50 Below Zero by Robert Munsch
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧🔁 33. A book involving travel
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs
The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 35. A science or science fiction book
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach
⭐️⭐️⭐️
[Science]

📕 36. A book featuring a character in education
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 37. A book that is part of a series
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
⭐️⭐️⭐️



🎧 39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
⭐️⭐️



🎧 40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
⭐️⭐️½

🎧📕 41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
The Stranger Upstairs by Lisa M. Matlin
⭐️⭐️½

🎧 42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 44. A book with a touch of magic
The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½

📕 45. A book that is not a novel
Heartstopper: Volume Five by Alice Oseman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 46. A book related to night
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
⭐️⭐️½

📕🎧 47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
The Witches by Roald Dahl
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧🔁 48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½
[Science Fiction] - Prompt 35

🎧📕 49. A book with a senior citizen character
The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧📕 50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 51. A book published in 2024
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
⭐️⭐️⭐️½

🎧 52. A cozy mystery
A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Mini Goals


10 New Releases (4/10 read)
Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
The Teeny-Weeny Unicorn
Listen for the Lie
The Fox Wife


10 Nonfiction books (2/10 read)
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird


12 Book Recs from 12 Friends (12/12 read) - COMPLETE
1. Red, White & Royal Blue - Read Feb 11
2. Black Sun - Read Oct 23
3. Minion - Read Nov 23
4. The Great Hunt - Read Mar 18
5. Yellowface - Read Jun 28
6. Fallen - Read Mar 19
7. A Court of Thorns and Roses - Read Feb 21
8. Artemis Fowl - Read Apr 19
9. Fourth Wing - Read Jun 11
10. Thistlefoot - Read Nov 11
11. Badd Motherf*cker - Read Dec 16
12. The Hound of the Baskervilles - Read Dec 18

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
Finished on Dec 30 (phew just in time)

Books in Reading Order:



Top 5
Red, White & Royal Blue
Fourth Wing
Yellowface
Listen for the Lie
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy