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Q: Can books overlap between the main Around the Year challenge and the spring read-a-thon?
A: Yes, absolutely! Some of the tasks are designed to be easy for you to fit in books you’re planning to read for AtY.
Q: Can a book be used for more than one spring readathon challenge prompt?
A: Each book can only be used for one prompt in the spring readathon individual challenge, but you are welcome to use them for the group challenge if you are participating in that as well.
Q: Can a prompt be used more than once?
A: Yes, this individual challenge is designed for you to pick the prompts that you enjoy the most. Want to read 5 historical fiction books? Go for it!
Q: Can books started before April 8 or in progress on April 16 be counted?
A: You may count a book started before the challenge begins as long as you read at least 100 pages of the book on or after April 8. You must have completed a book by April 16 to count it.
Q: For prompts concerning publication date, page numbers, or covers, how do you handle reprints/multiple editions?
A: We will use the edition you tag in your completion post. We are using an honor system here, so please make sure you are tagging properly!
Q: How long does a book need to be to count for the readathon?
A: Books need to be at least 100 pages long, except for graphic novels which need to be at least 200 pages. For audiobooks, the printed version of the book will be used to check length.
Mod
Did you complete mostly...
Mostly Springs
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Mostly Summers
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Mostly Falls
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Mostly Winters
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An Even Distribution
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Note from the mod: I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. But seriously I'm not the only one who remembers these silly quizzes right??
Kathy's Read-a-thon - Which Personality Type!?!?✅ - Finished - ➡️Currently reading
Finished 8 books
Spring
- A book with flowers on the cover
✅Some Tame Gazelle - Barbara Pym
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
✅At the Sign of the Cat and Racket - Honore de Balzac 122p.
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
✅Death on the Menu - Lucy Burdette
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before
✅The Outcast Dead - Elly Griffiths
- A book whose title is in black font
✅Between the World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates (152p)
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
✅Loitering With Intent - Muriel Spark (Booker Prize nominee)
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
✅A Far Cry from Kensington - Muriel Spark (born 1918, book published 1988 = age 70
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
✅The Red and the Black - Stendhal 608p
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
Tracking
Sat, April 8: 41 pages
Sun, April 9: 47 pages + 4.3 hours
Mon, April 10: 155 pages + 6.75 hours
Tue, April 11: 134 pages + 1.6 hours
Wed, April 12: 154 pages + 4.5 hours
Thu, April 13: 147 pages + 3.1 hours
Fri, April 14: 92 pages + 1.8 hours
Sat, April 15: 44 pages + 4.5 hours
Sun, April 16: 20 pages + 2 hours
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TOTAL: 834 pages + 34.8 hours
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man, mod team is really bringing their A+ game this readathon!
Jackie, it's not just you. Although I always preferred the flow chart style ones myself.Are we supposed to post our individual challenges here or somewhere else?
🌷Spring🐣 1 book
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
🔹Daughter of the Blood - Apr. 15th
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
😎Summer☀️ - 2 books
- A short book (<=200pgs)
🔹Angel & Hannah: A Novel in Verse - Apr. 10th
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
🔹Mirror to Mirror - Apr. 11th
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
🍂Fall🎃 - 4 books
- A book by an author you've read before
🔹At Last - Apr. 10th
- A book whose title is in black font
🔹Spy x Family, Vol. 9 - Apr. 12th
- A book where someone dies
🔹Sweet Bean Paste - Apr. 9th
🔹Carnival - Apr. 16th
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
☃️Winter🎄 - 3 books
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
🔹Heir to the Shadows - Apr. 16th
- A reread
🔹The Library of the Unwritten - Apr. 8th
- A history or historical fiction book
🔹To Swoon and to Spar - Apr. 13th
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
Well, that's mostly spread out, although every book I finished could be moved to a Fall prompt.
📚 Roxana's Seasonal Reader Personality Quiz Extravaganza Totally Revealing Her Entire Personality Through the Science of Quizzing 📚🌷 Spring 🌷
✅ A book with flowers on the cover: Divine Rivals
✅ A debut work: The Bruising of Qilwa
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less: Alone With You in the Ether??
🏖️ Summer 🏖️
✅ A short book (<=200pgs): Drowned Country
✅ A book set at a vacation spot: My Man Jeeves
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover: The Opportunist
🍂 Fall 🍂
✅ A book by an author you've read before: When You Were Everything
- A book whose title is in black font: Brothers of the Wind
✅ A book where someone dies: The Refrigerator Monologues
- A book with a moon on the cover
✅ An award-winner: Silver in the Wood
❄️ Winter ❄️
✅ A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication: Mariel of Redwall
✅ A long book (>=400 pgs): The House on Vesper Sands
✅ A reread: The Holy Thief
✅ A history or historical fiction book: Road to Perdition
- A book with snow or ice on the cover: The Heart of What Was Lost
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Currently Reading
📖 The Heart of What Was Lost
📖 The Fortune of War
TBR
📖 Alone With You in the Ether
📖 Brothers of the Wind
📖 The Opportunist
Completed
📖 Mariel of Redwall
📖 Divine Rivals
📖 When You Were Everything
📖 My Man Jeeves
📖 The House on Vesper Sands
📖 The Bruising of Qilwa
📖 The Refrigerator Monologues
📖 Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 5
📖 Silver in the Wood
📖 The Holy Thief
📖 The Road to Perdition
📖 The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 1
📖 The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 2
📖 The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 3
📖 Moontangled
📖 Drowned Country
DNF
📖 Moorewood Family Rules
Spring- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before. Less Is Lost
- A book whose title is in black font
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs). Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
Mod
I love those quizzes. (People still make them on Tumblr through Uquiz.) And this is such a fantastic prompt set and challenge. Going to try to jumpstart my reading again for 2023.I'm an autumn girl first, most, and always, but some of those spring prompts are calling me...
Spring
⬜ A book with flowers on the cover
The Lost Apothecary
⬜ A debut work
Days Between Stations
⬜ A book whose title is in a white font
The London Séance Society
⬜ A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
⬜A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
⬜A book by an author you've read before
The Great Gatsby
⬜A book whose title is in black font
The Lake
⬜A book where someone dies
Six Stories
⬜A book with a moon on the cover
Strange Beasts of China
⬜An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
Other possibilities:
This is so FUN! I'm 'taking the quiz' and choosing books based on my teams needs and will then slot them in here and see which season I am (I love all the seasons but summer's my fav :D) SPRING (5)
1 - A book with flowers on the cover
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
- A debut work
1 - A book whose title is in a white font
Bleeding Heart Yard
2 - A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
The Wife Upstairs
A Mirror Mended
1 A story that takes place in a week or less 0 Five Survive
SUMMER (2)
1 - A short book (<=200pgs)
Sh*t My Dad Says
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
1 - A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
The Devil Wears Prada (also debut)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
FALL (2)
- A book by an author you've read before
- A book whose title is in black font
1 A book where someone dies The Man Who Died Twice
- A book with a moon on the cover
1 - An award-winner Legends & Lattes
Winter (1)
1 - A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
Love in the Time of Bertie
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
This will be fun!Spring
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work: Class Mom
- A book whose title is in a white font: Better Than Fiction
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc): Everything Sad Is Untrue
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before
- A book whose title is in black font
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs): Carry On
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
I'll add up the categories at the end of the challenge. I tend to read by the season so I suspect spring will be my primary type.Spring
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font: Our Missing Hearts
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before: Other Birds
- A book whose title is in black font
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication: When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
🌷- CompletedSpring
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before
- A book whose title is in black font
🌷 - A book where someone dies - In the Country of Last Things
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
🌷 - A long book (>=400 pgs) Winter World
- A reread
🌷- A history or historical fiction book - I Can Make This Promise
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
JennH's Individual ChallengeSpring
- A book with flowers on the cover
Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh 4/10/23
- A debut work
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami 4/8/23
- A book whose title is in a white font
Death by Bubble Tea by Jennifer J. Chow 4/12/23
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Fatal Fascinator by Jenn McKinlay 4/16/23
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
Octopussy & the Living Daylights by Ian Fleming - 4/16/23 - 120 pages
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
The Man With the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 4/11/23
- A story that includes a romantic fling
Circling Back To You by Julie Tieu 4/15/23
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before
Going Rogue by Janet Evanovich 4/9/23
- A book whose title is in black font
Lemon Larceny by Jessica Beck 4/13/23
- A book where someone dies
Three Act Tragedy by Agatha Christie 4/13/23
- A book with a moon on the cover
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 4/8/23
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
10th Anniversary by James Patterson 4/11/23 - 64 years old
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
Animal Farm by George Orwell 4/14/23
- A history or historical fiction book
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka 4/13/23
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
Which Season?Looks as if I may be a WINTER!
Spring
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before
- A book whose title is in black font
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author who was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
Emma by Jane Austen
- A reread
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- A history or historical fiction book
Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
SpringA book with flowers on the cover
A debut work
My Cat Yugoslavia
Finished 8/4/23.
A book whose title is in a white font
Finished 9/4/23
A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
A story that takes place in a week or less
The Fall of Milosevic: The October 5th Revolution
Finished 11/4/23
Summer
A short book (<=200pgs)
A Chess Story
Finished 13/4/23
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
A story that includes a romantic fling
A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on Goodreads)
A book with sunglasses on the cover
Finished 11/4/23
Fall
A book by an author you've read before
Girl by Edna O'Brien
Finished 8/4/23
A book whose title is in black font
Finished 13/4/23
A book where someone dies
A Vision of Loveliness
Finished 12/4/23
A book with a moon on the cover
Finished 10/4/23
An award-winner
The Orphanage
Finished 13/4/23. [2022 European Bank Prize]
Winter
A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
A long book (>=400 pages)
Like a House on Fire
Finished 10/4/23
A reread
A history or historical fiction book
The Impossible Life of Mary Benson
Finished 14/4/23
A book with snow or ice on the cover
Spring- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work -
- A book whose title is in a white font - Dirty Laundry,
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less -
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc) -
- A story that includes a romantic fling -
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before -
- A book whose title is in black font -
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover -
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
What season of reader are you, RachelG.? Answer:
I plan to read by whim and figure out my season at the end.
Spring
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font
🌸Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Stage 4/10/23
-A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
🌸Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints 4/9/23
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
☀️The Hound of the Baskervilles 4/11/23
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
-A book by an author you've read before
🍁 Fiddling with Fate 4/10/23
- A book whose title is in black font
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter⛄
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
I'm so in love with this theme!! I miss magazine quizzes!Spring
☐ A book with flowers on the cover
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
☐ A debut work
☑ A book whose title is in a white font:
A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter | ✭✭✩✩✩ | 4/14/23
☑ A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc):
Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon | ✭✩✩✩✩ | 4/15/23
☐ A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
☑ A short book (<=200pgs): The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain | ✭✭✭✭✩ | 4/16/23
☐ A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
☐ A story that includes a romantic fling
☐ A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
☐ A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
☑ A book by an author you've read before:
The Elder Races Tarot Collection: All 4 Stories by Thea Harrison | ✭✭✩✩✩ | 4/16/23
☐ A book whose title is in black font
☑ A book where someone dies: Double Indemnity by James M. Cain | ✭✭✭✭✩ | 4/12/23
☐ A book with a moon on the cover
☐ An award-winner
The Thief
Winter
☐ A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
☐ A long book (>=400 pgs)
☑ A reread: Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison | ✭✭✭✭✩ | 4/11/23
☐ A history or historical fiction book
The Silent Companions
☐ A book with snow or ice on the cover
Winter Wedding
Read:
Spring- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
A book whose title is in a white font - An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
A book by an author you've read before - Chain of Gold (in progress)
- A book whose title is in black font
A book where someone dies- The Winners
- A book with a moon on the cover
An award-winner - El Deafo
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover
This was such a fun challenge! I loved the quiz format. Thanks so much for putting it together, Jackie
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
The Postman Always Rings Twice (other topics)Five Survive (other topics)
The Man Who Died Twice (other topics)
Carnival (other topics)
The Vampire Slayer, Vol. 1 (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Julie Tieu (other topics)Jenn McKinlay (other topics)
Shehan Karunatilaka (other topics)
Jessica Beck (other topics)
Agatha Christie (other topics)
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Go after the prompts of a particular season to prove your reading personality type or read by whim and figure out your season at the end.
Spring
- A book with flowers on the cover
- A debut work
- A book whose title is in a white font
- A retelling (of a classic, myth, folklore, etc)
- A story that takes place in a week or less
Summer
- A short book (<=200pgs)
- A book set at a vacation spot (such as resort, hotel, lakehouse, etc)
- A story that includes a romantic fling
- A "Blockbuster" book (more than 500,000 ratings on goodreads)
- A book with sunglasses on the cover
Fall
- A book by an author you've read before
- A book whose title is in black font
- A book where someone dies
- A book with a moon on the cover
- An award-winner
Winter
- A book by an author was 50+ at time of publication
- A long book (>=400 pgs)
- A reread
- A history or historical fiction book
- A book with snow or ice on the cover