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I'm going to try to read in order, while also prioritizing books I own but haven't read, books that have been on my TBR the longest, and series that I haven't finished.

I did not have a great reading year last in 2021 and I'm ready to just let that go and have a fresh start. Here's to a new year!

The Plan

Likely to be abandoned quickly but fun to make all the same

��1. A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y
Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival ★★��
John *A*stor, and *T*homas Jefferson. Maybe I'll get lucky and somebody with a Y name will show up for the trifecta; edit: no one showed up with a Y name and honestly Thomas was a very minor cameo, but Astor was in it a lot so we're good

��2. A book connected to a book you read in 2021
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883★★★★
it is connected to 2021 in that I started it in 2021. my challenge my connections

��3. A book with 22 or more letters in the title
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society★★
I don't think I'm going to like this book, because I generally dislike this type of fiction, but I got it for Christmas and now I feel an obligation to read it. I'm sure a therapist would tell me that's not how gifts work, but here we are; edit: as predicted it wasn't my thing

��4. A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list
Secret Passages★★��
a Netgalley graphic memoir, just so-so

��5. A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name
The Christie Curse by Victoria Abbott
Lumberjanes, Vol. 15: Birthday Smarty by Shannon Watters★★★★
christie curse wasn't available on overdrive so I opted to work on a favorite series

��6. A book with an image of a source of light on the cover
The Shadow of the Wind
On the Horizon★★
again, went with what was available on overdrive

��7. A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness★★★★


��8. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1
��9. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2
��10. 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3
my plans for a themed triplet didn't work out, but I did manage to avoid North America and Europe which are vastly overrepresented in my reading
The Worst Journey in the World★★★★
Tears of the Giraffe★★��
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey★★★★

��11. A book from historical fiction genre
my least favorite genre, but the favorite genre of the rest of my family. hence why i own but have not read several. this will be my moment to just force myself to read one. edit: I did not do that.
Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O!★★★★

��12. A book related to glass
Greenglass House★★★★
it has GLASS in the name how could I NOT. edit: and I did!

��13. A book about a woman in STEM
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family★★★★��

��14. A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on ŷ������
What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo Da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait��

��15. A book without a person on the cover
Murder at the Vicarage★★★★

��16. A book related to Earth Day
The Feather Thief★★��

��17. A book from NPR's Book Concierge
A Psalm for the Wild-Built★★★★��

��18. A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author
The Hole by Hiroko Oyamada ★★
Oyamada is a Japanese author

��19. A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history
Moonstruck, Vol. 3: Troubled Waters ★★

��20. A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951
Elegy for Mary Turner: An Illustrated Account of a Lynching★★★★

��21. A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover
The Secret of Shadow Ranch★★★★��
on of the alleged classic tokens is like a guy on a horse? I have no memory of this piece at all. the only ones I actually remember are the thimble, the iron, the scottie, the hat, and the boot.

��22. A book with a Jewish character or author
People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present★★★★��

��23. A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship
Lumberjanes, Vol. 19: A Summer to Remember ★★��

��24. A book related to inclement weather
The Sittaford Mystery★★��

��25. A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages
Lumberjanes, Vol. 18: Horticultural Horizons★★★★

��26. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1
��27. 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2
Don't Call Us Dead★★��
Call Us What We Carry★★★★��

��28. A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards
Ring Shout★★★★

��29. A book set on or near a body of water
Miss Aldridge Regrets★★★★��

��30. A book related to mythology
Cryptid Club★★★★

��31. A book published at least 10 years ago
The Beautiful Mystery★★��

��32. A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer
Moonflower Murders★★★★

��33. The next book in a series
The Evil That Men Do★★

��34. A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary★★★★��

��35. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1
��36. 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper★★
The Hidden Life of Trees★★★★

��37. A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper★★★★��

��38. A book by a Latin American author
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land��

��39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time
Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel★★★★

��40. A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
For the Sun card, since it's a very warm hopeful book★★★★��

��41. A book with a theme of food or drink
Sparkling Cyanide★★★★

��42. A book with a language or nationality in the title
The Egyptian Princesses Vol. 1★★��

��43. A book set in a small town or rural area
The Hidden Staircase★★★★��

��44. A book with gothic elements
The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection★★★★��

��45. A book related to a game
The Unfinished Clue★★★★

��46. A book with a non-human as one of the main characters
Weirdos from Another Planet!★★��

��47. A book with handwriting on the cover
The Empress of Salt and Fortune★★★★��

��48. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022
Passing★★★★

��49. A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"
Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire★★��

��50. A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
The Thursday Murder Club★★��

��51. A book published in 2022
The Science of Murder: The Forensics of Agatha Christie★★��

��52. A book with a time-related word in the title
Hickory Dickory Dock★★��

Cover Collage

Challenge Progress

ATY in 52 Books: 52/52 🎉
Popsugar: 46/52
Major Arcana: 22/22 🎉
Booksandlala's Buzzword Challenge: 11/12
Bookriot Read Harder: 14/24

Books I Really Want to Get to in 2022

The 5 Oldest Books on my TBR
as measured by how long they've been on there, not by how old they are; also excluding Agatha Christie books
In Search of King Solomon's Mines
The Shadow of the Wind
Fatal: The Poisonous Life of a Female Serial Killer
��The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Quiet Neighbors

The 5 Shortest Books on my TBR
The Prince & the Sea
Lumberjanes: Beyond Bay Leaf Special #1
A Dead Djinn in Cairo
The Willows
Last March
When I Arrived at the Castle

5 Series to Work On
��Moonstruck, Vol. 3: Troubled Waters
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
A Case Of Spirits
The Nursing Home Murder
��The Evil That Men Do

The 5 Highest Rated Books on my TBR
that have already been published and have more than 50 ratings
How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
Perfect Black
You Better Be Lightning
A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance
A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture

I did it! Read in order, and finished just in time! Phew