Around the Year in 52 Books discussion

It's time for a cover hunt! You can look for a book with a house, a church, a skyscraper, a school, any building you please, or go for a whole city skyline.

A few lists to peruse:
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

ATY Listopia: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

What are you reading for this prompt and what building is on the cover? What buildings were the most common that you came across?

I have and on my shelf for this.

I really want to read Underworldby Don DeLillo but may go with something shorter. I have a lot of long books that I want to read and have been holding off on.

At the moment , and

I’m working my way though Kate Morton’s back catalog and most of her books have buildings on the cover so I’ll probably be choosing one of those. The Secret Keeper is currently at the top of the list.

I read In the Wild Light when I received it in a postal book club and by the end of the book knew I would read
all of Jeff Zentner works. I'm excited to read his newest book, Colton Gentry's Third Act. I plan to read at least part of his backlist as well.

I think I might read 14 days

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay byMichael Chabon, which is also a pick for my in person book club for February.

Some ideas I have for cityscape:

I'm very happy to fit City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab here:

I forgot about Kavalier & Clay! That’s a possibility for me, too. I started it 6 years ago but put it down and never picked it back up. I’d probably have to start from the beginning.

I have in my TBR pile, two which would fit this prompt:

-The September House by Carissa Orlando
-In the Lonely Hours by by Shannon Morgan

I will be reading Christmas for the District Nurses. It has some terraced houses on the front cover.

I do have a book with a Church, part of a castle type house, interior of a prison (I think), industrial buildings, and an old cottage in America, all on the covers of the first few books I have put on the different prompts to read.

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamina

This is such a good read. I started this book at around nine in the evening to settle down for the night. I ended up listening to the whole thing in one go. It's especially good if you're looking for Queer literature since the protagonist is Firuz, a person who goes by they/them pronouns. Overall, a great read and even better if you want to read about some magical transgender stuff.

For this prompt, I read:

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World by Jeff Goodell - 4* - My Review

There is not only a building on the cover of my choice- the whole book is about architecture and the famous Bauhaus School of Dresden. I liked the book, but it was not something very special about it.
Blaupause

How do we feel about part of a building (in this case, a door)?

I read Day Shift by Charlaine Harris for this prompt - there is one lone building on the cover. It was a really good book.

I read A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourne

I read The Stolen Queen by Fiona Davis. The building on the cover is the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Anna and the King of Siam
4⭐
This is another beatiful cover.
I am glad I had the chance to read this book. It is nothing like the movie.

For this prompt I'm listening to The Situation Room: The Inside Story of Presidents in Crisis. It has a picture of The White House on the cover. It's pretty good. It goes through the history of The Situation Room which started during JFK's presidency. George Stephanopoulos narrates it so that makes it fun.

I read

I read The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus by Bev Vincent.

I read:
The Case of the Canterfell Codicil by P.J. Fitzsimmons

REJECT: A book with a curmudgeon or grumpy character

Finished: 03/28/2025
Rating: 4 stars

First in a series...similar to Lord Peter Wimsey in wit and humor. And I really like the cover...see the little guy falling?

Denise wrote: "I read "

I’m so glad you mentioned this! I have this book on audible but i might never have noticed the house in the cover.

I read The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi for this topic (Read April 6th; 4*)

I read A Town Called Solace

Would this count ?

Looks like a building to me.

I read and

I couldn't really get into the manga - I've read a few before, but found this one confusing. There was one enjoyable little episode and I like the cover illustration and the few colour pages at the start of the book, but generally not for me.

I did like the second book - a look at loneliness and isolation, explored through art. It was very thought-provoking.

I read Foe. I thought this was fantastic.

I read

Currently reading …
Perfect for this prompt.

I re-read The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, which I last read decades ago in high school. It was Hugo's first novel, and I forgot how wild and emotional it is! This was my print copy:


My full review can be found here.