2022 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge- Final Update!

A book with “mirror” in the title: The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick
2 Stars

Ren is a con artist who has come to the sparkling city of Nadezra with one goal: to trick her way into a noble house and secure her and her sister’s future. But she realized her masquerade is just one of the many surrounding her.

An Anisfield-Wolf book award winner: All that She Carried by Tiya Miles
5 Stars

In a display case in the Smithsonian is a rough cotton bag stitched with a handful of words that evoke a family story of loss and love, passed down through generations. In 1850’s South Carolina, an enslaved woman named Rose gave this sack filled with a few precious items to her daughter as she was sold. This book tries to track down the family through the annals of history.

A book set in a twin city (Istanbul and Rio de Janeiro): The Invisibles by Ed Siegle
3 Stars

Joel has always believed his father was alive. His mother -Jackie – has long been glad to know he was gone. When a sighting on a news report from Rio de Janeiro suggests Joel might be right, he travels to Brazil to find his father.

A book about gender identity: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin
3 Stars

A lone human emissary is sent to the planet of Winter where the inhabitants can choose- and change- their gender. His goal is to facilitate their inclusion into the growing collation of plants. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the new culture.

A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship: The Huntress by Kate Quinn
5 Stars

Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the Night Witches. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress. Only Nina’s bravery and cunning can keep her alive.

A book published in 2022: Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor
4 Stars

In this Jazz Age Fantasy, a politically savvy teen must weigh her desire to climb the social ladder against her heart where magic buys votes.

A book with the name of a board game in the title: Thunderhead (Scythe Book 2) by Neal Shusterman
4 Stars

Rowan has gone rogue and taken it upon himself to put the Scthedom through a trial by fire. Citra is now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie and sees the corruption of the system. She wants to help change it from the inside. Citra realizes she cannot do it by herself. Can she stop the scythes from destroying themselves?

A book set in the 1980s: Leaving Atlanta by Tayari Jones
3 Stars

A coming of age story of three young black children set against the backdrop of the Atlanta child murders of the 1980s.

A book featuring a parallel reality: A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab
4 Stars

Book 3 in this series. The balance of power between the four Londons has tipped. Once brimming with red magic, darkness casts a shadow over the Maresh Empire, leaving space for another London to rise.

A book with a constellation on the cover: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
4 Stars

An adventure set in San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and a queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts. Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil. In exchange for seven souls, she would escape damnation. She has delivered six and is in search of her seventh.