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Close Calls:
3 books related to Rock, Paper, Scissors
A book about a woman who changed history: A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell
A book by an author with 3 names: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
A book featuring a character with paranormal or supernatural abilities: When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
A book involving travel: fiction or non-fiction, terrestrial or other: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
A book related to a famous pair
A book related to a rabbit
A book related to bees
A book related to the lyrics of "Bohemian Rhapsody"
A book shelved as literary fiction
A book that has been nominated for the 카지노싸이트 Choice Awards
A book where the title and author name are in two different colours
A book with a character who has a disability: A Summer in Bath by Meredith Allady (main character has hearing disability)
A book with a character who loves books: Letters to Julia by Meredith Allady (Arthur Perry)
A book with a main character that fits at least one of “mad, bad and dangerous to know”
A book with a theme of exploration
A fantasy novel
A locked room or closed circle mystery
A winner or nominee from the 2021 카지노싸이트 Choice Awards
Polarizing:
A book (or any book in a series) mentioned on NPR’s list of 50 Favorite Sci-Fi And Fantasy Books Of The Past Decade
A book about doing something forbidden
A book found on the Top 15 books published by year according to GR list of Most Popular Books by Year
A book related to Shelley's poem Ozymandias The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard
A book related to the 22nd chemical element Titanium
A book relevant to the theme or lyrics of a specific Beatle's Song
A book that honors Betty White, who will turn 100 in January 2022
A book with a protagonist who is a military veteran
A book with an arthropod on the cover
A book with furniture on the cover
A parallel novel or spin-off of a well-known story
Bottom:
A banned book
A book about organized crime or families
A book published by one of the 9 best independent publishers in the US
A book published the month of your birthday
A book related to a Taylor Swift song or album
A book related to one of the individuals shown on the cover of the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
A book related to the dystopian film classic "Soylent Green," which is set in 2022
A book related to The Princess Bride movie
A book related to the year you or someone in your family turned 22
A book relating to Catch-22
A book that describes drug or alcohol abuse
A book that is written as a pastiche (a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period)
A book that was nominated for or won the Hugo award
A book where the page count of any edition is a multiple of 22
A book whose author is younger than you
A book whose cover shows your favorite kind of weather
A book whose title includes the name of a US State
A book with a history
A book with nomads
A book you haven't read because it is or was overhyped
In honor of the classic second season episode, "Twenty Two," a book related to The Twilight Zone

Title: Best Laid Plaids
Author: Ella Stainton
Bookshelves: Paranormal, LGBTQA+, Romance, Historical Fiction
Date completed: 1/1/2022
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Ainsley Graham is one of the protagonists

Title: Artificial Condition
Author: Martha Wells
Bookshelves: 카지노싸이트 Fiction
Date completed: 1/4/2022
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits the prompt: All Systems Red, the first title in the series, was one of my favorite books in 2021

Title: The Haunting of Meade Mansion
Author: Skylar Finn
Bookshelves: Paranormal mystery
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Title has 26 letters

Title: The House of Shattered Wings
Author: Aliette de Bodard
Bookshelves: Fantasy
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: the shattered city of Paris reminded me of the desolation found in the prompt, a book related to Shelley's poem Ozymandias

Title: Miss Lattimore's Letter
Author: Suzanne Allain
Bookshelves: Historical romance
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Suzanne Allain

Title: The Light Keeper's Legacy
Author: Kathleen Ernst
Bookshelves: Mystery
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: lighthouse on the cover


Title: Mindful Learning: Reduce stress and improve brain performance for effective learning
Author: Craig Hassed and Richard Chambers
Bookshelves: Psychology
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Book is on the effectiveness of mindfulness for stress, anxiety, learning and other topics.

Title: Horizon
Author: Barry Lopez
Bookshelves: Travelogues, 카지노싸이트
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Sections cover North America (US and Canada), South America (Galapagos), Africa (Kenya), Australia, and Antarctica

Title: Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
Author: Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish
Bookshelves: Memoir, Travelogue, History
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set in Scotland (Europe)

Title: Murder in the Forbidden City
Author: Amanda Roberts
Bookshelves: Historical Mystery
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set in China (Asia)

Title: Entangled Threads
Author: M. Louisa Locke
Bookshelves: Historical Mystery
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits the prompt: Mystery set in 1880s San Francisco

Title: Now I See You
Author: Shannon Work
Bookshelves: Thriller; Mystery
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Main character is named Georgia Glass

Title: Advanced Physical Chemistry
Author: Susannah Nix
Bookshelves: Romance
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: main character has a degree in chemical engineering

Title: The Governess
Author: Mary Kingswood
Bookshelves: Historical Romance
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: 1,709 ratings on 카지노싸이트

Title: The Raven Spell
Author: Luanne G. Smith
Bookshelves: Historical mystery; Fantasy
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt:


Title: Parable of the Sower
Author: Octavia E. Butler
Bookshelves: 카지노싸이트 fiction; Dystopias
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits the prompt: Environmental issues (especially water) are a big part of the collapse of civilization in this dystopia.

Title: Hamnet
Author: Maggie O'Farrell
Bookshelves: Historical Fiction; Literature
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: 2020 NPR Book Concierge title

Title: If I Had Your Face
Author: Frances Cha
Bookshelves: Literature
Rating: 3 Stars
How it fits the prompt: author is a Korean-American who lives part time in Seoul

Title: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
Author: Zoraida Córdova
Bookshelves: Literature; Magical Realism
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set in America and Equador, but in a world of magical realism

Title: Death in a Darkening Mist
Author: Iona Whishaw
Bookshelves: Historical Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set in 1946 British Columbia

Title: Luncheon of the Boating Party
Author: Susan Vreeland
Bookshelves: Historical Fiction
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: top hat on cover; affenpinscher that looks a lot like a Scottie Dog on the back cover.


Title: Tempest in the Tea Room
Author: Libi Astaire
Bookshelves: Historical Mystery
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set in a Jewish community in Regency London; most of the characters, including the amateur detective, were Jewish

Title: Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure
Author: Courtney Milan
Bookshelves: Historical Romance; LGBTQIA+ Romance
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Betrice and Violetta fall in love while they get comical revenge on Betrice's dastardly nephew.

Title: Summer on the Island
Author: Brenda Novak
Bookshelves: Women's Fiction
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: climatic scene set during a tropical storm

Title: Go
Author: Kazuki Kaneshiro
Bookshelves: Young Adult
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: 167 pages

Title: The Second Life of Ava Rivers
Author: Faith Gardner
Bookshelves: Young Adult
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: "Life" in the title

Title: The Candid Life of Meena Dave
Author: Namrata Patel
Bookshelves: Fiction
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: "Life" in the title

Title: The Tea Master and the Detective
Author: Aliette de Bodard
Bookshelves: 카지노싸이트 Fiction, Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Won the Nebula for best novella

Title:The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Author: Axie Oh
Bookshelves: Fantasy
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Mina's village is at the mercy of the Sea God and she jumps into the sea to become the Sea God's wife and solve the mystery of the sleeping god she discovers in the spirit realm.

Title: Out of Practice Aphrodite
Author: S.E. Babin
Bookshelves: Fantasy
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Greek gods in the modern world

Title: Artists in Crime
Author: Ngaio Marsh
Bookshelves: Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Published in 1938

Title: Dark Secrets
Author: Sally Rigby
Bookshelves: Mystery
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: DCI Cavendish is a female police officer

Title: Mrs. Stein Solves a Crime
Author: M. Louisa Locke
Bookshelves: Mystery
Rating: 5 stars
How it fits the prompt: Latest in the Victorian San Francisco Mysteries

Title: The Fifteenth Minute
Author: Sarina Bowen
Bookshelves: Romance; New Adult
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set at Harkness College, a fictional Ivy League school

Title: The Kaiju Preservation Society
Author: John Scalzi
Bookshelves: 카지노싸이트 Fiction
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Kaiju are the ultimate megafauna

Title: Bittersweet
Author: Sarina Bowen
Bookshelves: Romance
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Main setting is a Vermont farm with an apple orchard

Title: The Jane Austen Society
Author: Natalie Jenner
Bookshelves:
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: Jane Austen Society

Title: Big Chicas Don't Cry
Author: Annette Chavez Macias
Bookshelves: Literature
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: author is Mexican-American

Title: Anne of Green Gables
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Bookshelves: Children; YA
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: On the list; #2 on the ATY listopia for this prompt

Title: Caledonia
Author: Sherry V. Ostroff
Bookshelves: Historical fiction
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: The Tower is symbolic of unforeseen and traumatic events, which fits the events of the book. Also, the protagonist of the modern timeline lost her father in the Twin Towers attack in 9/11/2001.

Title: Her Big City Neighbor
Author: Jackie Lau
Bookshelves: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: While ostensibly a grumpy/sunshine romance, the book focuses on the food and drink scene in Toronto, with loving descriptions of ciders, boba teas, dumplings, ice cream, and other food and drink

Title: Death in the English Countryside
Author: Sara Rosett
Bookshelves: Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt: English is in the title

Title: The Murder of Mr. Wickham
Author: Claudia Gray
Bookshelves: Mystery; Austeniana
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Set on a country estate

Title: Wolfsgate
Author: Cat Porter
Bookshelves: Historical Romance
Rating 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: romance with atmospheric setting, dark forbidding, and evil relatives

Title: Hot as Puck
Author: Lili Valente
Bookshelves: Sports Romance
Rating: 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: Hero is a hockey player

Title: The Ghostly Grounds: Murder and Breakfast
Author: Sophie Love
Bookshelves: mystery, paranormal
Rating 3 stars
How it fits the prompt: ghost-busting dog

Title: Nightmare Fuel: The 카지노싸이트 of Horror Films
Author: Nina Nesseth
Bookshelves: horror, cinema
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits the prompt:

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