I didn't make it for categories 44, 57 and 69, and didn't finish The Midnight circus until after 31December.
Haven't uploaded my results until now, May 2022. I'm getting on with the 2022 challenge now.
1. America the Beautiful (a book set in USA) Maupin,Armistead Tales of the city
2. That’s a Wrap! (a book that became a film) Dahl. Roald Witches
3. Food, Glorious Food! (a book with food - or drink - in the title) Pearce, Michael Fig tree murder
4. Flower of Scotland (a book set in Scotland) McCall Smith, Alexander Friends, lovers, chocolate
5. Alien! (a book with a non-human character - could be an animal as well as an alien) Pratchett,Terry Hogfather
6. In a word… (one-word title) King, Steven Elevation
7. Go East, Young Man! (book set in the Far East) Morse, Elizabeth Chang
8. Green Book (not the film - a book with a green cover) Faber, Michel Apple
9. Water, water everywhere (a book with river, lake, sea etc in the title, or with one of these as its main setting) O'Brian, Patrick Fortunes of war
10. Ticket to Ride (a book about a journey) Cummins, Jeanine American dirt
11. Lost in Translation (hopefully not! A book translated into English) Laurain, Antoine President's hat
12. A book first published before you were born Homer Odyssey
13. A kernel of truth (a story based on real events or people) McCourt, Frank Angela's ashes
14. A book set in the 1800s Heyer, Georgette Regency buck
15. War and Peace (A book set between the two world wars) Fitzgerald, F Scott Babylon revisited
16. It’s new to me (1)… (a book by an author you’ve not read before) Faber, Michel Crimson petal and the white
17. It’s new to me (2) (a book in a genre you wouldn’t usually read) Swan, Karen Spanish promise
18. In the Beginning (a debut novel) Joyce, Rachel Unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry
19. She (a book with a woman’s name in the title) Simsion, Graham Rosie project
20. Fly Me to the Moon (a book about flying or space travel) Weir, Andy Martian
21. Dear diary (a biography, autobiography or memoir) Mandela, Nelson Long walk to freedom
22. A non-fiction book Ambrose, Stephen E Band of brothers
23. The sound of music (a book with music/song etc in the title, or about music in some way) Lake, Deryn Death and the Cornish fiddler
24. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (a book set at Christmas!) Simon, Francesca Horrid Henry's Christmascracker
25. It’s a Mystery (a crime or mystery novel or non-fiction) Hilary, Sarah Someone else's skin
26. Here and Now (a book published in 2021) Clarke, Susanna Piranesi
27. Short and sweet (a book with 250 pages or fewer) Eggers, Dave Short short stories
28. It’s a Kind of Magic (a book with a magical element) Haig, Matt Midnight library
29. You’re Gonna Find Me Out In the Country (a book set in the countryside) Fuller,Claire Unsettled ground
30. In Isolation (a book set somewhere very remote - eg the Arctic, up a mountain, in the desert etc) Tokarczuk, Olga Drive your plow over the bones of the dead
31. Brand spanking new (a book you bought new) Lombardo, Claire Most fun we ever had
32. All the Fun of the Fair (a book about a fair, carnival, freak show etc) Erin Morgenstern Night Circus
33. Working 9 to 5 (a book with a profession in the title, or about a specific job) Hobb, Robin Assassin's apprentice
34 Murder Doherty, Paul Poisoner of Ptah
35. Frozen (a book set in winter or somewhere very very cold!) Wyld.Evie Bass Rock
36. It’s Raining Men (a book with a man in the title) Fielding, Henry History of Tom Jones
37. Eyes of a Child (a book written from a child’s point of view) Ferrante, Elena My brilliant friend
38. What a gem! (a book with a gemstone in the title) Fleming, Ian Diamonds are forever
39. A hardback book Essex, David Faded glory
40. Books on books! (a book about books or about reading) Craig, Amanda Vicious circle
1. Do You Want to Know a Secret? (a story about secrets or a book with ‘secret’ in the title) Hallett, Janice The appeal
2. A book with a subtitle Hogg, James Private memoirs and confessions of a justfied sinner
3. North, South, East, West (book with one of these in the title) Gaskell, Elizabeth North and south
4. Back to the Future (a book set in the future)
5. Oh I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside! (a book set at the beach, on vacation etc) Hislop,Victoria The island
6. Where the Wild Things Are (a book about jungles, savages, wild animals etc) Gaiman, Neil Fortunately the milk
7. A book written by a Commonwealth author Persaud, Ingrid Love after love
8. A book with more than one narrator Coe, Jonathan Rotters' club
9. Back in the USSR (a book set in Russia or during the Cold War) Le Carré, John Tinker tailor soldier spy
10. Follow the Science (a book, fiction or NF, about science, inventions, medicine etc) Ishiguro, Kazuo Never let me go
1. A book by someone whose surname starts with Mc or Mac Mackintosh, Clare The donor
(Edward, Victoria, Alice, Leopold, Beatrice, Louise, Alfred, Helena or Arthur) Ransome,Arthur Swallows and Amazons
3. A book with a character from Greek or Roman mythology in the title Johnson,Milly Little dreams of Lara Cliffe
4. A book you really don’t fancy reading but that ticks all the boxes Wodehouse, PG Code of the Woosters
5. A book set during a war Quinn, Frances Smallest man
6. A book by an author who shares their surname with someone you know Fine, Anne Flour babies
7. A book whose title includes the name of a chess piece
8. A books whose author’s first name is Matthew, Mark, Luke or John Grisham, John Theodore Boone
9. A book with a 2-word title, with first word THE Miller,Andrew Optimists
10. A book whose title includes something related to one of the five senses Bennett, Brit Vanishing half
11. A novel first published during the reign of George VI (1936-52) Greene,Graham Brighton rock
12. A book whose title has 6 letters or less O'Farrell, Maggie Hamnet
13. A book whose author uses a middle initial in their name Dhand, A A Darkness rising
14. A story that has a ghost in it Lewis, Matthew The monk
15. A book with flowers on the cover Fallon, Jane Faking friends
16. A story that has a dog or cat in it Janice Hallet The appeal
17. A book with sprayed page edges Lisa Thompson Boy who fooled the world
18. A book that is its author’s second book, or is second in a series Robin Hobb Royal assassin
19. A story that is a retelling (eg of a myth or legend, a fairy story, Bible story etc)
20. A book with a cover you don’t like Hugh Lofting Story of Doctor Doolittle
21. A book written by a “BIPOC’ author (black, indigenous or person of colour) Bernadine Evaristo Mr Loverman
22. A book from the Britain’s Favourite Novel list (or for those who’ve already read those, another book by one of the authors on that list!) George Eliot Middlemarch
23. A book with a character from a different book William Shakespeare Merry wives of Windsor
24. A book with a bird, insect or animal on the cover Jon McGregor If nobody speaks of remarkable things
25. And to finish - a really easy one! Any book you really want to read! Joanne Harris Gentlemen and players