2022 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge- Update!

A book becoming a movie in 2022: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
5 Stars

For years, rumors of a “Marsh Girl” swirled around the town of Barkley cover. So when popular Chase Andrews is found dead, locals immediately suspect her. But Kya is not what they say. The narrative weaves together perfectly with each character developing their own motivations.

A romance by a BIPOC author: You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria
4 Stars

After a messy breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine works to reinvent herself as a “Leading Lady.” But her plan might go astray when she meets her sexy co-star Aston working to revive his acting career. This love story is filled with spice and bilingual love.

A book about a band or musical group: Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling and Brooke S. Passey
3 Stars

Electronic and dancing violinist Lindsey Stirling shared her unconventional journey in a memoir filled with energy, humor, and her thoughts on life.

A book with a recipe in it: Lunch in Paris: A Love Story with Recipes by Elizabeth Bard
2 Stars

In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman and never went home. This memoir explored the passionate love affair between an American woman, a French man, and French cuisine.

A book you can read in one sitting: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
5 Stars

Between life and death there if a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you made other choices. Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. What life will she choose?

A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover/Amazon page: The Burning White by Brent Weeks
3 Stars

The conclusion to the Lightbringer Series. Gavin Guile has been laid low. He had lost his magic and sent on a suicide mission. Failure will condemn the woman he loves. Success will condemn his kingdom. As the Chromeria is threatened by siege, Kip Guile must gather his forces for one last impossible stand.

A book set in Victorian times: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
5 Stars

Across the known world, Lady Trent is the preeminent dragon naturalist. She has brought the study of dragons to the forefront of modern science with her illustrations and passion for learning. Now at the end of her life, she is sharing her daring adventures that led to the discoveries we call dragons!

A book featuring a party: The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
4 Stars

Caroline Parcewell is spending her 10th wedding anniversary alone, reeling from the discovery of her husband’s infidelity. When she finds an old apothecary vial near the river, she can’t help but investigate, realizing she is unlocking a mystery that has plagued London for over two centuries.

A book that fulfills a 2021 Pop Sugar Challenge (A book featuring 3 generations): The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
5 Stars

During the “Dirty 30’s” millions are out of work and drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their livelihoods. In this uncertain time, Elsa Martinelli must make an agonizing decision – fight for the land she loves or go west.

A duology (1): Fable by Adrienne Young
3 Stars

For Fable, the sea is the only home she has ever known. It has been 4 years since she watched her mother drown and her father – the most powerful trader in the Narrows – has abandoned her on an island of thieves. But she is determined not to stay there. She will prove to him that he was wrong to leave her there.

A duology (2): Namesake by Adrienne Young
4 Stars

With the Marigold free from her father, Fable and her crew are set to start over. That freedom is short lived when Fable becomes a pawn in a new scheme. In order to get free, she must help her captives secure a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader who is more than she seems.

A book about someone leading a double life: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
4 Stars

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov is forcibly transported to the concertation camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover he speaks several languages, he is put to work tattooing the numbers on the prisoners. This tale follows his journey working for more than two and a half years in the camp, working under the Nazi’s noses to bring relief to other inmates and fall in love.

A book with two POVs: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
4 Stars

Bryce lived a charmed life – working hard and partying harder – until a demon murdered her closest friends. When the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She will do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.