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44/50√ 1. A book you meant to read in 2022: Before She Disappeared
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore:
3. A book about a vacation:
√ 4. A book by a first-time author: The Corpse Flower (debut book)
√ 5. A book with mythical creatures: NOS4A2
√ 6. A book about a forbidden romance: Eye for Eye
√ 7. A book with "Girl" in the title: Girl, Forgotten
√ 8. A celebrity memoir: Robin
√ 9. A book with a color in the title: Red Dragon
√ 10. A romance with a fat lead: Get a Life, Chloe Brown
√ 11. A book about or set in Hollywood: The Vanishing
√ 12. A book published in spring 2023: The Last Word
√ 13. A book published the year you were born: The Drawing of the Three
√ 14. A modern retelling of a classic: Looking Glass
√ 15. A book with a song lyric as its title: Road of Bones
√ 16. A book where the main character's name is in the title: Odd Thomas
√ 17. A book with a love triangle: The Other Woman
√ 18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022: The Handmaid’s Tale
√ 19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge: "A Book Featuring A Parallel Reality" - Dark Matter
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023: The Cabin at the End of the World
√ 21. A book set in the decade you were born: Pieces of Her
√ 22. A book with a queer lead: An Ordinary Wonder
√ 23. A book with a map: The Fellowship of the Ring
√ 24. A book with a rabbit on the cover: Bunny
√ 25. A book with just text on the cover: Room
√ 26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Sunday
√ 27. A #BookTok recommendation: Pretty Girls
√ 28. A book you bought secondhand: Mystic River
√ 29. A book your friend recommended: The Road
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list: The Testaments
√ 31. A book about a family: False Witness
√ 32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023:Dark Corners
√ 33. A book about an athlete/sport: Playing for Pizza
√ 34. A historical-fiction book: Darktown
√ 35. A book about divorce: Hush
√ 36. A book you think your best friend would like: Tooth for Tooth
√ 37. A book you should have read in high school: Animal Farm
√ 38. A book you read more than 10 years ago: Monster
√ 39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again: Life for Life:
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you:
√ 41. A book written during NaNoWriMo: Water for Elephants
√ 42. A book based on a popular movie: The Silence of the Lambs
√ 43. A book that takes place entirely in one day: Dolores Claiborne
√ 44. A book that was self-published: Stolen Tongues
√ 45. A book that started out as fan fiction: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
√ 46. A book with a pet character: One Step Too Far
√ 47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas: Kill Creek
√ 48. A book that features two languages: The Return of the King
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Stand
√ 50. A book with alliteration in the title: The Two Towers
REGULAR1. A book that published in 2021
√ 2. An Afrofuturist book: Binti - Nnedi Okorafor
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: Hearts in Atlantis - Stephen King
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign: My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
5. A dark academia book: Dominance - Will Lavender
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: The Moonstone - Wilkie Collins
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job: writer Bag of Bones - Stephen King
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s: The Stand - Stephen King
√ 11. A book about forgetting: Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
√ 13. A locked-room mystery: In a Dark, Dark Wood -Ruth Ware
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer - Michelle McNamara
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song: Misery
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -
√ 22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: The Girl in Red -Christina Henry
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American / Muslim British author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title: Angels & Demons - Dan Brown
√ 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Dear Edward - Ann Napolitano
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries: The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - X - Sue Grafton
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
34. A book about a social justice issue
√ 35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): graphic novel Preludes & Nocturnes - Neil Gaiman
√ 36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: Dark Debts -Karen Hall
√ 37. A book you think your best friend would like: Spooky New England: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore - S.E. Schlosser
38. A book about art or an artist: Before She Knew Him - Peter Swanson
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: Lord of the Flies
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
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√ 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: It - Stephen King
√ 42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Driving Lessons - Ed McBain
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: Glitz - Elmore Leonard
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: Red: The Heroic Rescue - Ted Dekker
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t: Night Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
√ 47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing: The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random: Full Throttle - Joe Hill
√ 49. A DNF book from your TBR list: The Haunted -Bentley Little
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library): World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War - Max Brooks
2020 Challenge_11/50 Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020:
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg
3. A book with a great first line:
4. A book about a book club:
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
6. A bildungsroman: It by Stephen King - ?
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10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology: The Raven and Other Writings by Edgar Allan Poe
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13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Shattered by Dick Francis
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Dominance by Will Lavender
15. A book about or involving social media: You by Caroline Kepnes
16. A book that has a book on the cover: The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler
17. A medical thriller:
18. A book with a made-up language: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens
21. A book published the month of your birthday: This Is Not The Story You Think It Is: A Season of Unlikely Happiness by Laura Munson
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Red Rock Stories: Three Generations of Writers Speak on Behalf of Utah's Public Lands by Stephen Trimble
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: Dark Debts by Karen Hall
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27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
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30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: The Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Louis Fischer
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: The Magus by John Fowles
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35. A book with a three-word title: Just After Sunset by Stephen King
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37. A Western: The Gunslinger by Stephen King
38. A book by or about a journalist: Robin by Dave Itzkoff
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: "A Retelling of a Classic" Red Queen by Christina Henry
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s: Carrie by Stephen King
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko
4. A book set in the 1920s
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6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: Misery by Stephen King
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8. A book published in the 20th century: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
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10. A book with a main character in their 20s: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
22/402019 Popsugar Reading Challenge
√ 1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: Pet Sematary by Stephen King
2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
√ 4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
√ 6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover The Massie Case by Peter Packer
√ 7. A reread of a favorite book: The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner
√ 8. A book about a hobby: The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family by Darryl Cheng
√ 9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Lisey's Story by Stephen King
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title: Pop Goes the Weasel by M.J. Arlidge
√ 11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: The Husband by Dean Koontz
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore: Dracula by Bram Stoker
√ 13. A book published posthumously: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
√ 14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: The Shining by Stephen King
√ 15. A retelling of a classic: Alice by Christina Henry
16. A book with a question in the title: Can You Keep a Secret? by Karen Perry
17. A book set on college or university campus: Harvard Yard by William Martin
18. A book about someone with a superpower
√ 19. A book told from multiple POVs: Gone by Lisa Gardner
20. A book set in space
21. A book by two female authors: The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title: Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
√ 23. A book set in Scandinavia: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
√ 24. A book that takes place in a single day: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
√ 25. A debut novel: Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
26. A book that's published in 2019
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
√ 29. A book with LOVE in the title: Beloved by Toni Morrison
√ 30. A book featuring an amateur detective: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
√ 31. A book about a family: Right Behind You by Lisa Gardner
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America: The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha N. Beck
√ 34. A book that includes a wedding: The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
√ 35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: All Is Not Forgotten by Wendy Walker
√ 36. A ghost story: Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
√ 37. A book with a two-word title: Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner
38. A novel based on a true story
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge: The Murder House by James Patterson (from the prompt "A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift")
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41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book
43. An "own voices" book
44. Read a book during the season it is set in
45. A LitRPG book
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters: Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King
47. Two books that share the same title #1
48. Two books that share the same title #2
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
Im going with "A Book You Borrowed or That Was Given to You" and read The Murder House by James Patterson for this prompt.
Came across this: https://radicalreads.com/A bunch of recommendations from all sorts of celebrities. :)
Not sure if anyone has posted it yet!
Would “Beloved” by Toni Morrison work for this prompt?
Hello! 👋🏼 I’m Tina. This is my first Reading Challenge. Although, I’m not sure why I’ve gone so long without doing one. Especially since my ideal afternoon is with a book. 🖤 I’m pumped for all the possible books I’ll be discovering because of this!
