Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

2021 ATY Reads.

🎧 - Owned (15)
📚 - Library (16)
💎 - Scribd (21)

52/52
Completed 16th December

THE 2021 LIST

✅ 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 💎 (first book in THE FARSEER TRILOGY) 11/01 ★★★★
✅ 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y
Way Down on the High Lonely by Don Winslow 🎧 06/01 ★★★★
✅ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music
The Cake Maker’s Wish by Josephine Moon 📚 03/01 ★★
✅ 4. A book with a monochromatic cover
Snake Island by Ben Hobson 💎 19/01 ★★★★
✅ 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read
The Mothers by Brit Bennett 📚 07/01 ★★



✅ 6. A love story
The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by Jaimie Admans 📚 02/02 ★★★☆
✅ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list
Waiting for Wednesday by Nicci French (day in title) 🎧 13/02 ★★★★
✅ 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee 🎧 (India) 16/02 ★★★★☆
✅ 9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year
Lord James Harrington and the Winter Mystery by Lynn Florkiewicz 💎 23/02 ★★★★



✅ 10. A book with a female villain or criminal
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine 💎 02/03 ★★★★
✅ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark 💎 17/03 ★★★★☆
✅ 12. Warwick Prize.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo 💎 17/11 ★★★★
✅ 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 (Flames)
The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott 🎧 06/04 ★★★★★



✅ 14. A book set in a made-up place
Big Damn Hero by James Lovegrove 🎧 27/03 ★★★★
✅ 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters
The Dutch House by Ann Patchett 🎧 25/05 ★★★★☆
✅ 16. A book with a building in the title
The Stationery Shop of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 💎 03/04 ★★★★★
✅ 17. A book with a Muslim character or author
The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey 💎 27/06 ★★★★



✅ 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Past
Regeneration by Pat Barker 💎 30/04 ★★★★☆
✅ 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Present
The Magnificent Mrs Mayhew by Milly Johnson 💎 29/06 ★★★★
✅ 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Future
The Toll by Neal Shusterman 🎧 12/04 ★★★★
✅ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u"
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman 🎧 13/03 ★★★★☆
✅ 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell 🎧15/05 ★★★★★



✅ 23. A cross genre novel
Lamentation by C.J. Sansom (historical mystery) 🎧15/06 ★★★★★
✅ 24. A book about racism or race relations
Passing byNella Larsen 📚 20/06 ★★★★
✅ 25. A book set on an island
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld 📚 04/07 ★★★★
✅ 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 📚 23/07 ★★★★



✅ 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams 🎧 21/08 ★★★★★
✅ 28. A book connected to ice
The Darkness by Ragnar Jónasson 📚 17/09 ★★★★
✅ 29. A book that you consider comfort reading (Cozy Mystery)
A Fatal Secret by Faith Martin 💎 04/09 ★★★★★
✅ 30. A long book
Heartstone by C.J. Sansom (634 pages) 🎧 22/04 ★★★★★



✅ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years
Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb (1995-2017) 💎 22/07 ★★★★
✅32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people
Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson 📚 05/09 ★★☆
✅33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw 💎 17/08 ★★★★★
✅ 34. A book with a travel theme
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy 📚 19/06 ★★★★★
✅ 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer
Tell Me Why: The Story of My Life and My Music by Archie Roach 📚 (Australia) 07/08 ★★★★★



✅ 36. A book with six or more words in the title
A Case of Blackmail in Belgravia by Clara Benson 💎 16/08 ★★★
✅ 37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 📚 04/10 ★★★★★
✅ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator (Day)
Sunday Morning Coming Down by Nicci French 💎 15/11 ★★★★★
✅ 39. A book involving an immigrant
One Hundred Days by Alice Pung 📚 04/12 ★★★★★



✅ 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover
Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley 📚 03/09 ★★★★
✅ 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author
Swallow the Air by Tara June Winch 💎 📚 05/06 ★★★☆
✅ 42. A mystery or thriller
Saturday Requiem by Nicci French 💎 07/09 ★★★★★
✅ 43. A book with elements of magic
South of the Buttonwood Tree by Heather Webber 💎 03/03 ★★★★☆



✅ 44. A book whose title contains a negative
The Ex by Nicola Moriarty 💎 30/07 ★★★★
✅ 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet
Queenie Malone's Paradise Hotel by Ruth Hogan 🎧 16/12 ★★★☆
✅ 46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 🎧 15/09 ★★★★
✅ 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir
The Big Lie by Kurt Eichenwald 💎 01/10 ★★★★
✅48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?”
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger 🎧 11/12 ★★★★ (Middle Grade)



✅49. A book with an ensemble cast
The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman 📚 07/10 ★★★★★
✅ 50. A book published in 2021
The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex 📚 04/03 ★★★★☆
✅ 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper 💎 14/10 ★★★★
✅ 52. A book related to "the end"
Assassin's Quest by Robin Hobb (last book in THE FARSEER TRILOGY) 21/09 ★★★★