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message 1: by Celeste (last edited Dec 18, 2024 07:25PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #1 - 52

(#1-5)
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

(#6-9)
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

(#10-13)
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 5️⃣

(#14-17)
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

(#18-22)
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

(#23-26)
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 🎭

(#27-31)
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”

(#32-35)
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

(#36-39)
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

(#40-44)
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 ⚝

(#45-48)
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

(#49-52)
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

currently-reading
book list -and- book covers
other groups


message 2: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 08:39PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #1 - 5

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y 🍲
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
Black Coffee by Charles Osborne ⭐⭐⭐
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
(view spoiler)
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong 🆘
Loving You When the World Ended by Gene ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world
(view spoiler)


message 3: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 11:48AM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #6 - 9

6. A book with wings on the cover 🐦
Kawaii Birdies: Learn to Draw 80 Adorable Feathered Friends by Jen Budrock ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. A book with a pronoun in the title 🪞
Lord Edgeware Dies by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand 👢
The Red Shoes by Eleri Glass & Ashley Spires ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads
(view spoiler)


message 4: by Celeste (last edited Dec 03, 2024 08:23PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #10 - 13

10. A history or historical fiction book
(view spoiler)
11. A book with an X connection 🗙
Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law Vol. 1 by Yoshie Kaoruhara ⭐⭐⭐⭐
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
(view spoiler)
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list 5️⃣
The ABC Murders by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐


message 5: by Celeste (last edited Dec 18, 2024 07:27PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #14 - 17

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
Possible: Braiding Sweetgrass
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
(view spoiler)
16. A book related to the phrase "It's Raining Cats and Dogs" 🐕
Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. A book involving intelligence
(view spoiler)


message 6: by Celeste (last edited Jan 05, 2024 07:55PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #18 - 22

18. A book with a botanical cover
Possible: The Mushroom at the End of the World: On the Possibility of Life in Capitalist Ruins
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
(view spoiler)
20. A book with a single word title
Possible: Naomi
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
Possible: I Don't Want to Be a Mom
22. A book by an author from an African country
(view spoiler)


message 7: by Celeste (last edited Dec 03, 2024 09:31PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #23 - 26

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
(view spoiler)
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
Possible: Dead Broke
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder 🚨
The Mafia Nanny, Vol. 1 by SH00 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26. A book by an author known by their initials
Possible: If We Were Villains


message 8: by Celeste (last edited Dec 02, 2024 11:37PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #27 - 31

27. A book related to land
(view spoiler)
28. A book related to sea
(view spoiler)
29. A book related to air 🛩️
Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
Possibly: The Shape of Water
(view spoiler)
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”
(view spoiler)


message 9: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 03:40PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #32 - 35

32. A book with a number in the title
Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
33. A book involving travel 🚆
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White's seven dwarfs 👵
It's Not Menopause... I'm Just Like This by John M. Wagner ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
35. A science or science fiction book
(view spoiler)


message 10: by Celeste (last edited Feb 20, 2024 11:07PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #36 - 39

36. A book featuring a character in education
(view spoiler)
37. A book that is part of a series 🏡
Peril at End House by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
(view spoiler)
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2
(view spoiler)


message 11: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 08:52PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #40 - #44

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover 🦁
Dandy by Ame Dyckman & Charles Santoso ⭐⭐⭐⭐
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
(view spoiler)
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
(view spoiler)
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author 🏺
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
44. A book with a touch of magic
Possibly: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue


message 12: by Celeste (last edited Jan 05, 2024 08:45PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #45 - 48

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


message 13: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 08:42PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: #49 - 52

49. A book with a senior citizen character 🃏
Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
(view spoiler)
51. A book published in 2024
(view spoiler)
52. A cozy mystery
(view spoiler)


message 15: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 03:57PM) (new)


message 16: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 08:55PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: POSSIBLE READS

Agatha Christie:
Death on the Nile Possibly: 23, 28, 46, 49


message 17: by Celeste (last edited Feb 20, 2024 11:04PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Peril at End House by Agatha Christie on February 9th, 2024.

Comments: First book :)
Audiobook - Hoopla
Part of the Hercule Poirot series.


message 18: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Black Coffee by Charles Osborne on February 14th, 2024.

Comments: Second book. An adaption of Agatha Christie's play Black Coffee.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Related to books I've read in 2023.


message 19: by Celeste (last edited Mar 04, 2024 08:24PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments 2024 ATY READING CHALLENGE: CHALLENGES FROM OTHER GROUPS

The Lost Challenges :: Blue Is The Word :: 3/1 - 5/31
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The Seasonal Reading Challenge :: Spring Challenge 2024 :: 3/1 - 5/31
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...


message 20: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 07:20PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Kawaii Birdies: Learn to Draw 80 Adorable Feathered Friends by Jen Budrock on March 10th, 2024.

Comment: Third book. NetGalley ARC & Review.
E-Book - NetGalley
Wings on cover.
Kawaii Birdies Learn to Draw 80 Adorable Feathered Friends by Jen Budrock


message 21: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 07:20PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed The Red Shoes by Eleri Glass and Ashley Spires on April 28th, 2024.

Comment: Fourth book.
Free Lending Library
Eleri Glass is from New Zealand and Canada. Ashley Spires is from Canada.


message 22: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 07:52PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Loving You When the World Ended by Gene on May 10th, 2024.

Comment: Fifth book. NetGalley Review.
E-Book - NetGalley
What A Wonderful World lyrics: They're really saying, "I love you" / And I think to myself / What a wonderful world.


message 23: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 05:52PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie on May 13th 2024.

Comment: Sixth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Pronoun = Edgeware.


message 24: by Celeste (last edited May 26, 2024 07:32PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 1 by Fumi Yoshinaga on May 13th, 2024.

Comment: Seventh book. Foodie. CADL.
Library Book
Yesterday ends with a Y.


message 25: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Dandy by Ame Dyckman and Charles Santoso on May 16th, 2024.

Comment: Eighth book. CADL.
Library Book
Lions are wild animals.
Dandy by Ame Dyckman


message 26: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie on June 17th, 2024.

Comment: Ninth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Travel by Train.


message 27: by Celeste (last edited Dec 02, 2024 11:14PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law Vol. 1 by Yoshie Kaoruhara on July 9th, 2024.

Comment: Tenth book. NetGalley Review. Manga. Spies.
E-Book - NetGalley
Kei X Yaku


message 28: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie on July 18th, 2024.

Comment: Eleventh book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Three Act Tragedy = 3


message 29: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie on August 15th, 2024.

Comment: Twelfth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
On a plane; in the air and in the clouds.


message 30: by Celeste (last edited Dec 03, 2024 08:31PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie on September 24th 2024.

Comment: Thirteenth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Listed on the Five Books List - Best Audiobook Thriller.
See: fivebooks.com/category/audiobooks/bes...


message 31: by Celeste (last edited Dec 03, 2024 09:38PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed The Mafia Nanny, Vol. 1 by SH00 on October 10th, 2024.

Comment: Fourteenth book. NetGalley Review. Manga. Mafia.
E-Book - NetGalley
Full of crimes other than murder.


message 32: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 08:27PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie on November 1st, 2024.

Comment: Fifteenth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Agatha Christie won the first Edgar Grand Master Award and an Edgar Award for her play Witness for the Prosecution and Selected Plays.


message 33: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 08:38PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie on November 9th, 2024.

Comment: Sixteenth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
This book is filled with older individuals including Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver.


message 34: by Celeste (last edited Dec 14, 2024 08:59PM) (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed It's Not Menopause... I'm Just Like This by John M. Wagner on December 14th, 2024.

Comment: Seventeenth book. Comic book.
Book - Recently Bought/Owned
She is a grumpy lady and that's just how it is.


message 35: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments Completed Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie on December 18th, 2024.

Comment: Eighteenth book. Agatha Christie.
Audiobook - Hoopla
Bob is a dog who features prominently in the beginning scenes of Agatha Christie's story.


message 36: by Celeste (new)

Celeste (celesteryr) | 488 comments ENDCAP:
I don't usually do an endcap, but I am satisfied with my 18 books. Sure, I've never hit 52 on here but I managed to finish my reading goal and am happy. I am excited about 2025 as I have many new books lined up to read.


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