Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

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ATY









DO-RE-MI



ANNIVERSARY

Around the Year in 52 Books 2025 Challenge

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Best Books of the Year

Statistics

Prompts Completed
12/52
Post One
Post Two
Post Three
Post Four



Bonus Do-Re-Mi Prompts
Completed 1/6

Bonus Anniversary Prompts
Completed 1/10

Science Fiction & Fantasy by Female Authors
Count: 7

BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

5 Stars


1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Prompt 30. A monster book [Glerk the Swamp Monster]

2.
3.
4.
5.

4 1/2 Stars


1. The Coral Bones by E.J. Swift
Prompt 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list [A book by an author who shares a last name with a famous non-writer]


2. Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt 1. A book with a cover image of something that starts with A, T, or Y [tiger]

3.
4.
5.

STATISTICS

count as of 1-31-25

AUTHOR GENDER
Female = 10
Male = 1

AUTHOR ETHNICITY
White = 5
Asian = 4
Black = 1
Latinx = 1
Indigenous = 0

AUTHOR NATIONALITY
American = 6
British/Irish = 3
Australian/NZ = 1
Canadian = 0
Other = 1

BOOK GENRES
Fantasy = 3
Sci-fi = 2
Historical fiction = 3
Mystery = 1
Lit fic = 2
Other = 0

Prompt 3. A book connected to something mentioned in the Do-Re-Mi song

DO (a deer, a female deer)

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
deer on cover
Rating:

RE (a drop of golden sun)

Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner
sun in title
Rating:

MI (a name I call myself)

Call Me Evie by J.P. Pomare
character's name is important to story
Rating:

FA (a long long way to run)

Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang
story is about a long journey
Rating:

SO (a needle pulling thread)

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
protagonist is a seamstress
Rating:

LA (a note to follow So)

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
epistolary novel ie written in "notes"
Rating:

TI (a drink with jam & bread)

The Splinter in the Sky by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
protagonist is a tea specialist
Rating: 3 Stars

Prompt 14. A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman

Count: 7

ANNIVERSARY PROMPTS


2016: A book originally written in a language other than English

The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin
translated from Swedish


2017: A book whose title doesn't contain the letter "E"

Book of Night by Holly Black


2018: An author's debut book

The Familiars by Stacey Halls


2019: A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements

Chlorine by Jade Song
Rating: 4 Stars


2020: A book with an emotion in the title

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland


2021: A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

The Night Visitor by Lucy Atkins
Golf. "Lucy" is a golf term.


2022: A book that uses all five vowels in the author's name

Lark Ascending by Silas House


2023: A book by an author who has published more than 7 books

Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig


2024: A book that has been on your TBR for over a year

Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman


2025: A book with a group of at least four people that's not a family

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

JAN-FEB


When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker
Prompt 47. A book related to fire [dragon]
Rating: 3 Stars


The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng
Prompt 36. A book with a common household object on the cover
Rating: 2 Stars


Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim
Prompt 1. A book with a cover image of something that starts with A, T, or Y [tiger]
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
Prompt 21. A book connected to a collective noun for animals [cauldron of bats]
Rating: 2 1/2 Stars


The Morningside by Téa Obreht
Prompt 19. A book with a cityscape or building on the cover
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Prompt 16. A book that fits a prompt from the 2016 ATY list
(35. A book chosen for you by someone else)
Rating: 4 Stars


The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan
Prompt 13. A book with a group of at least four people that's not a family
Rating: 3 Stars


The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
Prompt 20. A book with an animal, a plant, or a mineral in the title
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars


The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Prompt 27. A book set in the winter
Rating: 4 Stars


The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
Prompt 30. A monster book [Glerk the Swamp Monster]
Rating: 5 Stars


The Coral Bones by E.J. Swift
Prompt 2. A prompt suggestion for this year that did not make the list
(A book by an author who shares a last name with a famous non-writer)
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars


Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill
Prompt 41. A book that involves digging up the past
Rating:


The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
Prompt 35. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists
Rating:


Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik
Prompt 24. A book with a character that fits one of the tropes in The Breakfast Club [princess, criminal]
Rating:

MAR-MAY


Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
Prompt 43. A book with a title that has ten or fewer letters
Rating:


The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
Prompt 9. Tournament of Books
Rating:


The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
Prompt 49. A book that deals with time travel or alternate timelines
Rating:


The House of Ashes by Stuart Neville
Prompt 12. A book by an Irish author
Rating:


The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Prompt 44. A haunting book
Rating:


Faithbreaker by Hannah Kaner
Prompt 51. A book published in 2025
Rating:


The Ferryman by Justin Cronin
Prompt 33. A book by an author you enjoy but haven't read for some time
Rating:


Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Prompt 28. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 1
Rating:


Down River by John Hart
Prompt 29. Two books with a pair of opposites in their titles: Book 2
Rating:


The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
Prompt 6. A book with a serpentine element on the cover


She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Prompt 38. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 1
[fantasy, award winning, queer female author]
Rating:


These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
Prompt 39. Two books with a connection from different genres: Book 2
[sci-fi, award winning, queer female author]
Rating:

MAY-AUG


There There by Tommy Orange
Prompt 46. A book related to one of the traditional full moon names [Strawberry Moon, a time of reconciliation and letting go of past hurts]
Rating:


The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence
Prompt 4. A book set underground, under sea or in an underworld
Rating:


The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence
Prompt 11. A book set in a fictional location
Rating:


The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence
Prompt 10. A book with witches, goddesses, or nuns
Rating:

SEP-NOV

HOLD

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In January I completed ten prompts and one anniversary prompt. My favorite read of the month was Her Radiant Curse by Elizabeth Lim, which I used for Prompt 1. A book with a cover image of something that starts with A, T, or Y.

STATS

AUTHOR GENDER
Female = 10
Male = 1

AUTHOR ETHNICITY
White = 5
Asian = 4
Black = 1
Latinx = 1
Indigenous = 0

AUTHOR NATIONALITY
American = 6
British/Irish = 3
Australian/NZ = 1
Canadian = 0
Other = 1

BOOK GENRES
Fantasy = 3
Sci-fi = 2
Historical fiction = 3
Mystery = 1
Lit fic = 2
Other = 0