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Links and other stuff.My 2021 ATY Challenge
My 2023 ATY Challenge
TBR start of 2022: 664
TBR end of 2022: 818 -- It increased because I watched a lot of BookTubers
JANUARYDone reading:
Thoughts:
- The Happiness Project is a good read for people interested in self-improvement. I personally will try some of the things the author tried.
- I liked The Vanishing Half. I can see why some ATY members made it their fave book of the month.
- Dial A wasn't as good as I was expecting. It was okay, but I won't be reading the sequel.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[✓] Non-fiction
[✓] Physical book
[✓] Published in 2021-2022
FEBRUARYDone reading:
Thoughts:
- The Kite Runner was amaaazing!!!
- I finally got around to reading Eleanor Oliphant. It's been on my radar for a while now. It's quite good!
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
zero
MARCHDone reading:
Thoughts:
- Reminders of Him is my first Colleen Hoover book, though I've seen her name around a lot. I liked it! I might read more of her books.
- The Husband's Secret is alright.
- Troubled Blood is amazing! Robert Galbraithe/JK Rowling has proved once again that she's an amazing writer.
- Self-Discipline's a short ebook that I read because I guess I wanted more self-discpline
- Finally done with Be a Great Step-Parent. I learned some valuable stuff
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ✓✓ ] Non-fiction
[ ✓ ] Physical book
[ ✓ ] Published in 2021-2022
APRILDone reading:
Thoughts:
- One Night on the Island is cute.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ] Physical book
[ ✓ ] Published in 2021-2022
MAYDone reading:
- I really liked it! It's my first "VE" Schwab book, but I have read a book of hers as "Victoria" Schwab. She uses VE for books with an adult audience and "Victoria" for her middle grade books.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
Ugh, I didn't do any of my goals.
JUNEDone Reading:
- Ito ang Diktadura -- a children's book about dictatorship, part of the #NeverAgain series referring to the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. It's informative.
- The Happiness Trap -- Good insights. Gotta practice it though.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ✓ ] Non-fiction
[ ✓ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
2 out 3, hooray!
JULYDone Reading:
- I was curious about this book because it was the inspiration for Mexican Gothic. It was alright. I chose it because it's short.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
Zero for goals... :(
AUGUSTDone Reading:
None! It was a busy month. I got married <3
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
Zero!
SEPTEMBERDone Reading:
- East of Eden --- Wonderful family saga by an amazing writer!
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
Zero!
OCTOBERI am so behind... Gotta catch up!
Done Reading:
- You Can Be Happy -- It's very helpful, but I'll need to review to remind myself to follow the principles.
- The Silent Patient -- amazing! Like WOW!
- The Switch -- It's okay. The Flatshare was better.
- The Story of an Hour and Access are short stories to up my books read count, but they are still really good.
- Si Jhun-Jhun -- a Filipino children's book set in the time of the Marcos Dictatorship.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ✓ ] Non-fiction
[ ✓ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
NOVEMBERDone:
-The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest -- Finally done with Larsson's Millenium trilogy! I don't think I'll be reading the next Millenium books by the other writers.
Monthly goal (at least one):
[ ] Non-fiction
[ ✓✓✓✓ ] Physical book
[ ] Published in 2021-2022
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To anyone reading my thread, feel free to comment if we have similar books and whatnot. :)
DECEMBER Week 1Dec 1:
- I'm currently reading The Lies of Locke Lamora (paperback) and I hope to finish it within the week! I like it so far, but no sure it'll be one of my "faves".
- I'm listening to The Picture of Dorian Gray on LibriVox. I'm on Chapter 13. I only listen to this when I'm driving.
- I'm aiming to read/reread books that will help my mental health, so books that are about happiness or similar. I aim to read daily for 5-10 minutes, currently rereading The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
- On my phone I'm reading The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now. I'd rather read Lies of Locke, but this is the only unread thing I have on my phone that I'm somewhat interested in, so it helps when I don't have a physical book since I almost always have my phone! Very useful in long lines.
Dec 5:
- I hope to finish Lies of Locke by tomorrow. I still have about a hundred pages to go.
Dec 6: Finished Lies of Locke! I put it in Prompt 12. A book related to glass because there is a material called "elderglass" in the book. I really liked it. 4.45 star!
TBR:
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Comments are welcome! Do we have any similar books?
DECEMBER Week 2
Dec 9 - I just finished Holiday Romance for "a book published in 2022". It was good for the first half, then not so at the second half. I gave it 3 stars because I laughed out loud a lot.
Currently reading: Malice by John Gwynne for a BOTM in another group.
DECEMBER Week 3
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. WOW. Wow wow wow. I loved this book so much. I put it in prompt 7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind. It's a bit of a stretch, but it does mention it, kind of. In a fictional sense.
DECEMBER Week 4Currently reading:
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas (audiobook)
Daily tracking:
Dec 22 (Th) - 6 pages
23 (Fr) - 49 pages
24 (Sa) - 57 pages
25 (Su) - 74 pages
26 (Mo) - 50 pages
27 (Tu) - 205 pages
28 (We) -
29 (Th) -
30 (Fr) -
31 (Sa) -
TOTAL: 441
When I started the challenge, I made my personal challenge only 36 books instead of 52. Based on that, then I did finish my tweaked challenge. - 5 Star books that I read for the ATY Challenge
- My most creative twist on a prompt
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson because I put it in Prompt 7: A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind. It's kind of a stretch but the main character has something that makes her unique that is kiiind of related to her mind, maybe.
- The prompt I cheated on
Aside from the prompts that I didn't actually do, I used short stories or picture books for these prompts:
✓ 2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
✓ 18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
✓ 21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover dog thimble car horse ship top hat wheelbarrow shoe
✓31. A book published at least 10 years ago
✓ 44. A book with gothic elements
✓45. A book related to a game
✓46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
✓ 52. A book with a time-related word in the title
- My favorite prompt
✓33. The next book in a series - because it helped me finally continue a series I've been procratsinating.
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - 4.45 stars
- My least favorite prompt
None
- A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (but I’m so glad I did!)
✓ 5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 5 stars
- A book I might not have read if not for the ATY Challenge (and I wish I hadn’t!)
✓ 17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 3 stars - I wanted to like this more than I actually did.
2022 End of Year StuffTop 5 favorite books of the year:
Worst of the year:
Number of prompts where I didn't go with my first choice: 17
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
East of Eden (other topics)Know My Name (other topics)
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (other topics)
It Ends with Us (other topics)
Skyward (other topics)
More...
Status: 32/52 (aiming for just 36 though)
✓ 1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - 5 stars
✓ 2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
Access by Andy Weir - 4 stars (connected to Meeting Sarah)
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek (connected to Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion)
✓3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson - 4 stars
✓✓ 4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list: A book without the words "a", "an" or "the" in the title
You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective by Richard Carlson - 4 stars
EDSA by Russell Molina - 4 stars
✓ 5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover - 5 stars
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
JR by William Gaddis
✓ 6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith - 5 stars
✓ 7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson - 5 stars
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
8-10: Thought I'd tie these prompts together with one genre, Contemporary Women's Fiction
✓8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 (North America)
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover - 4 stars
✓ 9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 (Australia)
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty - 3 stars
✓ 10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 (Europe)
One Night on the Island by Josie Silver - 3.5 stars
✓ 11. A book from historical fiction genre
East of Eden by John Steinbeck - 5 stars
✓ 12. A book related to glass
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch - 4.45 stars
Crown of Midnight (Throne of Glass, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
13. A book about a woman in STEM
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
✓✓ 14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads
Be a Great Step-Parent by Suzie Hayman - 4 stars (had 12 ratings when I finished)
The Magic Arrow by Bolet Banal - 4 stars (had 47 ratings when I finished)
✓ 15. A book without a person on the cover
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover - 3.25 stars
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
✓ 16. A book related to Earth Day
Dune by Frank Herbert - 4 stars
✓ 17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto - 3 stars
✓ 18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
Isang Harding Papel by Augie Rivera - 4 stars
Wind/Pinball: Two Novels
✓ 19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - 3 stars
Lyra's Oxford by Philip Pullman
20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
✓ 21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover dog thimble car horse ship top hat wheelbarrow shoe
The Best Nest by PD Eastman - 5 stars
Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
22. A book with a Jewish character or author
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
✓ 23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire - 5 stars
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
24. A book related to inclement weather
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
✓ 25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
Self-Discipline by Mark Manson - 4 stars
The Thing Beneath the Bed by Patrick Rothfuss
✓ 26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1
The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - 3.5 stars
✓ 27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living by Russ Harris - 5 stars
28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
29. A book set on or near a body of water
Beach Read by Emily Henry
✓ 30. A book related to mythology
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides - 4.4 stars
✓31. A book published at least 10 years ago
Ito ang Diktadura by Equipo Plantel - 4 stars
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
The Ink Black Heart by Robert Galbraith
✓33. The next book in a series
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - 4.45 stars
✓34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
Know My Name by Chanel Miller - 5 stars -- Ok, this is kind of a stretch. But the assault happened in the Stanford Campus.
The Outsider by Stephen King
35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
✓ 37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - 5 stars
38. A book by a Latin American author
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
✓ 40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - 4 stars
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
41. A book with a theme of food or drink
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
✓ 43. A book set in a small town or rural area
The Switch by Beth O'Leary - 3 stars
✓ 44. A book with gothic elements
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - 3 stars
✓45. A book related to a game
Si Jhun-Jhun, Noong Bago Ideklara ang Batas Militar by Augie Rivera - 5 stars
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach
✓46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy - 2 stars
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers
✓ 47. A book with handwriting on the cover
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - 4 stars
✓ 48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett - 4 stars
49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor
50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
✓ 51. A book published in 2022
Holiday Romance by Catherine Walsh - 3 stars
Ruby Fever by Ilona Andrews
✓ 52. A book with a time-related word in the title
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin (short story) - 5 stars
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion