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2021 Challenge - I Finished!
Soc wrote: "Ellie wrote: "Soc wrote: "from the area your family emigrated from..."This would exclude anyone whose family has never emigrated or those who have no idea where their family come from."
unless y..."
This is so true, Soc.
When the word "Indigenous" is used, with a capital letter "I", it means something radically different from the lower cased word. It refers to a People with a history of not only first inhabitation, with a history of colonization, but also a continued relationship with the land, and with the tribe/ group of people.
I thank you for speaking up!
Soc wrote: "unless your family is "indigenous" then they came from somewhere else.."I am not American. I have no record of my family living anywhere but the British Isles. Maybe you are calling me indigenous, but your suggestion of a prompt was to do with emigrating. So my point still stands. You are assuming there are no indigenous members doing the challenge. Or people who don't know their ancestry for various reasons.
I was not commenting on what indigenous means.
Date you finished: 9/15/21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 15
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 17. A book that has the same title as a song - P.S. I Love You
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): 30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 (Joshua Tree) - Truly Like Lightning (I went!)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : 8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction - The Song of Achilles
Least favorite prompt: 10. A bestseller from the 1990s
Prompt you hope to see again: 35. A book in a different format than what you normally read
Last prompt you finished: 6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? 100% - can’t wait for the list :)
Date you finished: September 19thMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): 588
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge (it allows so much flexability) Shadow in Time by Julie McElwain
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (A book set in a restaurant)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Woman's Prize for Fiction)
Least favorite prompt: A book that discusses body positivity (Thank you to whomever recommended Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado)
Prompt you hope to see again: A book that everyone seems to have read but you
Last prompt you finished: A book by a blogger, ...
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. There were some I probably wouldn't have read but unfortunately when you are trying to fit a prompt...
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did since they could be used for many possible books and they helped me clear some off my TBR pile.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes, counting down the days.
Date you finished: September 21, 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A dark academia book - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A dark academia book - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): Desperate Measures by Katee Robert for the Book You Have Seen on Someone Else's Shelf
Least favorite prompt: A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
Prompt you hope to see again: A magical realism book
Last prompt you finished: Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: YES!
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Didn't like the DNF category (turns out the book I chose was DNF for a reason, go figure) or the longest book on the list, but, the others were good.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Absolutely!
Date you finished: 22.09.2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 81
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book that has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction - The Song of Achilles
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Homegoing for A book with a family tree
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft for A book about art or an artist
Least favorite prompt: A book that ahs a heart, diamon, club, or spade on the cover - Cards on the Table
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about social justice issue - Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Last prompt you finished: A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - Girl with a Pearl Earring
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Generally, yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Loved it so much that I did advanced prompts twice - for my physical TBR and my Goodreads want-to-read list
Finally, are you in for 2022? Definitely!
Date you finished: 9/23/21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 417
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (Books about or by Women in STEM)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
Transformed: A Navy SEAL’s Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Home Fire
Least favorite prompt:
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
Prompt you hope to see again:
5. A dark academia book
Last prompt you finished:
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes
Date you finished: 24-Sep-21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 147
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A magical realism book - The House in the Cerulean Sea
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): City of Thieves - Book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Half Lost
Least favorite prompt: A DNF book from your TBR list
Prompt you hope to see again: The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time (to force me to read it)
Last prompt you finished: "The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list" because it was soooo long, 1007 pp
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Of Course!
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts? Some but not all - forced me to clear my TBR.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of Course!
I finished!!! message number 42
favorite prompt: A book about a subject you are passionate about
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
by Lori Gottlieb
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A book published anonymously
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?
The center of everything : a novel by Jamie Harrison
Least favorite prompt
A book everyone seems to have read but you.
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book about a subject you are passionate about
Last prompt you finished:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen...I was waiting to savor it and wanted to reread Austen Years: a Memoir in Five Novels before I read Pride and Prejudice for the fourth time.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?
Absolutely
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?
Yes, it meant I read books I had already chosen to read.
And I love this challenge...it challenges me to read books I might otherwise miss...because I read for two other book clubs.
Date you finished: 9/26/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 34
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book that has the same title as a song (Norwegian Wood)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Jane Eyre (A book everyone seems to have read but you)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Red House Mystery (A locked-room mystery)
Least favorite prompt: A DNF book from your TBR list
Prompt you hope to see again: Dark academia
Last prompt you finished: A DNF book from your TBR list
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, except for the DNF one.
Finally, are you in for 2022? I was thinking of taking a year off. I guess I will wait and see how I like the prompts.
Date you finished: 9/30/21Message number of your list post:
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?) Dark Academia. Tale of Witchcraft. Because I wasn't familiar with this genre before.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?) The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Fresh starts.
A book I especially enjoyed: I probably wouldn't have read Addie LaRue otherwise.
Least favorite prompt: A book published anonymously. Would have been better to be published psuedonoymously.
Prompt you hope to see again: Passionate subject.
Last prompt you finished: Longest book on TBR list.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts? So much! Much better than the 20/20 theme from last year.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes!
Date you finished: 9/29Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 560
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #39: A book everyone seems to have read but me. - Me Before You
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The book woman of Troublesome Creek (#34 - social justice issue)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The song of Achilles (prompt 8 - winner of women’s fiction)
Least favorite prompt: a DNF book from TBR
Prompt you hope to see again: any of the TBR prompts except the DNF prompt.
Last prompt you finished: longest book on TBR
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, I have way too many books on my TBR list and this helped me read a few of them.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes
Date you finished: October 2Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 427
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): To reread a favourite book. All the Light We Cannot See
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Least favorite prompt:
Prompt you hope to see again:
Last prompt you finished: A closed room mystery
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes!
Date you finished: October 2.Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #427
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Winner of the Women's Prize. The Power
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Book about forgetting. The Midnight Library
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?):
A Genre Hybrid. Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
Least favorite prompt:
A book with a black and white cover. I could have done so much better (and waaaay less boring) than Austerlitz
Prompt you hope to see again:
A reread of a favourite book. I spoil myself each year with this prompt.
Last prompt you finished:
A closed room mystery. In the Dark
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? Yes.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts? Yes.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes!
Date you finished: 9/30Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 744
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Between the World and Me (A book about a social justice issue)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? Home Fire (and what prompt was it for?) : A book that won the Women's prize for Fiction
Least favorite prompt: A DNF book from your TBR list
Prompt you hope to see again: A book set somewhere you'd like to visit
Last prompt you finished: book that has the same title as a song
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes
Date you finished: October 5.Message number of your list post: 259 (the books can also be found on my Popsugar 2021 shelf).
Favorite prompt: Probably “a book about art or an artist.” I read The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer by Anne-Marie O’Connor because of a vague sort of awareness about the history of Klimt’s painting, and it was fascinating—much more tragic and complex than I’d realized.
Favorite book: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, which I used for “the book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time.” I was intimidated by it, and it took me a little while to get into it, but ultimately it was enthralling and I babbled about it to anyone who would listen for at least a week after I finished.
A book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the challenge: For many reasons, I think extreme mountain-climbing is absurd, so despite my great appreciation for some of Jon Krakauer’s other work, I’d never had any interest whatsoever in reading Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster. “A bestseller from the 1990” finally motivated me to do so, and it was deeply compelling—immersive and thoughtful. I loved it.
Least favorite prompt: “A book that was published anonymously.” I was too pedantic about this (I just don’t think pseudonyms and anonymity are the same thing) not to feel really boxed in. I ended up reading Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir, which was fine, but not anything I really needed in my life, either.
Prompt you hope to see again: “A book set somewhere you’d like to visit [this year].” I just am not comfortable traveling right now, which made this prompt a real downer. Maybe next year or the year after, this prompt would be more fun! (My husband and I are attending an outdoor wedding reception in Nashville later this month, so I read The Fortunate Ones by Ed Tarkington, which was fine but not really my thing; neither it nor the prompt brought me a lot of pleasure.)
Last prompt you finished: “The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list.” After an aborted attempt at Hawaii by James Michener, that got removed from my list entirely, and I ended up reading Bleak House by Charles Dickens, which was, yes, really long—enjoyable but looong.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? Yes! I’m happiest when I’m reading a very wide variety of books, and dipping in and out of challenges keeps me out of ruts.
Did you like the TBR theme for the “advanced” prompts? Not really. I usually prefer prompts that push me to look for books I’m not already actively intending to read, and I didn’t like the objective one-possible-answer nature of some of the prompts (the longest and shortest books on your list, for example).
Are you in for 2022? Absolutely! I’ve been doing this challenge for a while now, and I get ridiculously excited and impatient waiting for the new list to go up at the end of the year. (In the meantime, I’m making my way through the 2017 list, which was before my time. I’m currently done with 38 out of 52 there!)
Date you finished: 10/8/21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): nope, maybe later
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): favorite was probably Afrofuturism. Read Dawn
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The House in the Cerulean Sea - fresh start
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : maybe You Should See Me in a Crown. I might have read it eventually,. i don't go out of my way to YA so it it at least encouraged me to read it sooner.
Least favorite prompt: 90's bestseller. I feel like prompts keep ending up here, whether on purpose or not. I think one year there was a "best seller in the year you graduated high school" which was in 2000...which is close enough to the 90s that it was a very similar selection. And then last year with the 20th century, while of course there was a whole century to pick from, I don't love classics. so that again tended to push me towards 80s/90s.
Prompt you hope to see again: I always like the book published in the year of the challenge, or books related to social justice.
Last prompt you finished: Dream Job
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: It was ok, i felt like i had to struggle through a lot of books I wasn't enthused by just to fill difficult prompts.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Not really. I don't keep a formal tbr list. I used 'books I own but haven't read', but I tend to read from that as much as I can anyhow. I felt like the tbr ones were too limiting. The longest book only really has one option unless you fudge it to "one of the ____ longest", same with shortest. Covers are subjective and again it was "prettiest" and "ugliest" rather than just "a pretty cover" or "an ugly cover". Also since i don't keep a formal tbr list, it's just books I own, books on there longest were mostly books I wasn't really interested any more but I own them. Mostly digitally, so there's not really a "give them away" thing.
Finally, are you in for 2022? not formally. I've been doing this since 2015, getting a bit burnt out. Also since now i do multiple challenges, i'm finding that the prompts are starting to make it so I end up not reading piles of books i WANT to read, because they don't fit a prompt. And then i read a bunch of books I don't really care about just because they happen to have a certain color cover, or a certain word in the title. I might fill in after the fact next year, just to see how i did without trying. I'll still post in the group though!
Date you finished: 12th OctoberMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): #29
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Dark academia, I didn't even realise this was a genre before, but I really enjoy these books. I read The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse for indigenous author.
Other challenge books I gave five stars to:
Carpe Jugulum (re-read), The Last Graduate, Brown Baby: A Memoir of Race, Family and Home, Firekeeper's Daughter, The Forevers
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
I don't usually read cosy mysteries but I read Arsenic and Adobo for a book set in a restaurant and it was fun. I will be continuing the series.
Least favorite prompt:
Please stop making my read bestsellers from the 90s! I used a Discworld re-read for this as it was effectively a repeat of a previous most-disliked prompt (bestseller from when you graduated).
Prompt you hope to see again:
I love the specific sub-genre prompts.
Last prompt you finished:
A book my "best friend" would like, I read The Anthropocene Reviewed which made me think of the podcasts my partner likes to listen to and I felt that was close enough to finish the challenge off!
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
I feel like it was a struggle this year, too many prompts with an individual aspect that I got stuck on and ending up feeling like I had to cheat. Best friend, everyone's read it, dream job, favourite thing, like to visit, etc. I'd rather prompts focus on the books, not aspects of my life.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Not really, I don't like prompts that only have one possible option and my TBR is a big list of all the unread books I own...so I didn't feel I could remove books I wasn't interested in right now without actually getting rid of the book.
Finally, are you in for 2022?
Probably but I'll likely not bother with the advanced prompts.
Date you finished: Oct 12, 2021
Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A Book with Something Broken on the Cover. I read Kent State
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads. This is an engaging true crime story in post-Communist Hungary with larger than life characters and fun voices and sound effects if you listen on audio.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
The Red House Mystery for the locked room mystery. I didn't know that A.A. Milne had written books for adults, and this one was very good.
Least favorite prompt:
A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z"
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book set in a restaurant
Last prompt you finished:
A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yes, many of the books were quite interesting
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
No, I don't have a TBR
Finally, are you in for 2022?
Perchance, it will depend on the prompts selected
Date you finished: 10/15/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 646
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #47: A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing - The Return of the King - This book reminds me of my favorite movie trilogy, LOTR, and also of my favorite place, New Zealand
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): #13: A locked room mystery - Anxious People - The humor was something special and I can't wait to read another Backman novel (I'm looking at you Beartown)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): #25: A book that was published anonymously - Pride and Prejudice - I was pleasantly surprised at how good this book is
Least favorite prompt: #7 - A book where the main character works at your current or dream job - Along Came a Spider - It was a real struggle to find an interesting book to fit this prompt for me because I want to be a clinical/sports psychologist so I just settled for a detective with a background in psychology. And then after all the searching this ended up being one of the worst books I read this year.
Prompt you hope to see again: #21: A genre hybrid - Lovely War - I enjoyed this prompt a lot, and there are definitely many more genre hybrids out there waiting to be read by me
Last prompt you finished:#49: A DNF book from your TBR list - Jane Eyre
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes :)
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I liked the TBR theme because it provided the push I needed to finish some of the scarier-looking books on my shelf.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes! Hopefully I'll be able to finish it again next year
Date you finished: October 16, 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 130
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A genre hybrid - The Once and Future Witches (historical fantasy)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Cemetery Boys - I used it for the prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Probably My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life (A book set somewhere you'd like to visit) - it was super fluffy and silly but exactly what I needed to read this year.
Least favorite prompt: A bestseller from the 1990s - I read The Golden Compass but it was such a struggle to find something I wanted to read for this prompt.
Prompt you hope to see again: Genre hybrid - it allows so much flexibility
Last prompt you finished: A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - The Stone Sky
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, overall it was pretty good. I think my lowest rated prompt book was still 3 stars.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I didn't like the the DNF prompt, but I was able to work with the others. For the most part, I didn't take it literally and used it to clean out my long library hold list, and not my greater TBR. I also used the DNF prompt to read a book that I set aside intending to read later, rather than one that I DNFed for other reasons.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Probably, but it will depend on the prompt list.
Date you finished: 19.10.2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one):-
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book about a subject you are passionate about
Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Hard to say, there are two really
Annie Proulx, Barkskins (A book with a family tree)
Madeleine Miller, The Song of Achilles (A book that has won the Women's Price for Fiction)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Robert Galbraith, The Cuckoo's Calling (A book everybody seems to have read but you)
Least favorite prompt:
A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book set in multiple countries
Last prompt you finished:
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Somehow I seem to become more critical, there were more books I did not really enjoy than in previous years, but this is not the fault of the challenge as such.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Yes, I think it was a great idea.
Finally, are you in for 2022?
Sure thing.
Date you finished: 20 Oct 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 378
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 18) A book about something you are passionate about. The Puma Years: A Memoir of Love and Transformation in the Bolivian Jungle
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):The Luminaries 30) A book set somewhere you'd like to visit (New Zealand)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :The Fifth Season 2) An Afrofuturist book
Least favorite prompt: 35) A book in a different format
Prompt you hope to see again: 30) a book set somewhere you'd like to visit
Last prompt you finished: 26) an oxymoron in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? yes
Date you finished: October 20, 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 278
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I love a cozy locked room mystery. I read
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz.Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman for the social justice issue prompt.Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Hament by Maggie O'Farrell for Won women's prize for fiction.Least favorite prompt: Same as a song title. I really don't listen to music much so I don't know many song titles. Even if I know the song I don't know what the title is.
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins.Prompt you hope to see again: Magical realism. I read
Murmur of Bees by Sofia Segovia.Last prompt you finished: Fewer than a 1000 reviews.
The Buoy Project by Lorna Burnell.Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes. I own too many books that I need to read.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Maybe, I still own to many TBR books so I think I will focus on that list but I may use the 2022 prompts to choose which book I will read next.
Date you finished: 10/22/21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 236
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #19 A book that discusses body positivity. I read Dumplin'
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): #31 A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality. I read Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. I laughed so hard reading this book that when I finished I had to listen to the audiobook :)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : #5 A dark academia book. I read The Picture of Dorian Gray
Least favorite prompt: #49 A DNF book from your TBR list. There aren't any books that I haven't finished on my TBR list. Even if I am not enjoying a book I usually will push through and finish it or I will put it aside for a couple days and then come back to it.
Prompt you hope to see again: #47 A book from you TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing.
Last prompt you finished: #22 A book set mostly or entirely outdoors. I read Bridge to Terabithia
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? Absolutely!!
Date you finished: 10/23/21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 258
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #7 A book where the main character works at your current or dream job. I read The Bookshop on the Corner.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Eight Perfect Hours Advanced Prompt #3 The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Black God's Drums for prompt #2 An Afrofuturist book.
Least favorite prompt: #25 A book that was published anonymously. I read Frankenstein: The 1818 Text.
Prompt you hope to see again: #22 A book set mostly or entirely outdoors. I read Float Plan.
Last prompt you finished: Advanced prompt #2 The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list. I read The Halloween Tree.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! I liked the variety of prompts. I was able to fulfill most of them with books already on my shelves.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did and didn't. When the prompts were announced, I was thrilled. I felt like I would finally tackle some of the books that have been sitting on my backlist for so long. But I guess there's a reason they've been sitting there. These ended up being some of my hardest and last-to-fill prompts.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Absolutely! I can't wait for the announcement of the prompts.
Date you finished: October 27thMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): 301
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #18, a book about a subject you are passionate about. I read A Promised Land by Barack Obama.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I rated 2 books 5-stars: A Promised Land (see above) and Where the Crawdads Sing (#22, a book set mostly or entirely outdoors)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Dear Edward, for #27, a book about do-overs or fresh starts
Least favorite prompt: #2, an Afrofuturist book and #19, a book that discusses body positivity
Prompt you hope to see again: #40, your favorite prompt from a past PS, so I can choose a book I like and can fit it anywhere I like *smile*
Last prompt you finished: #26, a book with an oxymoron in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. I could squeeze in a lot of my TBR and I read a couple of books I wouldn't have read without the challenge.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did not do the advanced challenge.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Bring it on!!
Date you finished: Oct 29, 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 137
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): "A genre hybrid". The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Circe by Madeline Miller for "A book everyone seems to have read but you" and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller for "A book that has won the Women's Prize for Fiction"
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Confessions by Kanae Minato for "A dark academia book"
Least favorite prompt: "A bestseller from the 1990s" and "A DNF book from your TBR list"
Prompt you hope to see again: "Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge"
Last prompt you finished: "Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge"
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes.
Date you finished: 30th Oct Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 654
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about a subject you are passionate about, for which I read 365 Quotes to Live Your Life By: Powerful, Inspiring, & Life-Changing Words of Wisdom to Brighten Up Your Days" a collection by I C Robeldo, again, and likely would return to.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): it's a toss-up between Easy by Tammara Webber (for the prompt A book everyone seems to have read but you) and The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer Armentrout (for the prompt A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf ), which I have been looking very much forward to, and seen on numerous virtual bookshelves even before the Challenge
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, which I read for "a book on a Black Lives Matter reading list", is such a powerfully written book that you can't help reacting to the message and the situations contained within.
Least favorite prompt: A book that discusses body positivity - the hangups about weight/ beauty/ scarring get heavy after a while.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in [year].
Last prompt you finished: 31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality, which I read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green" Saved this for the last as I knew going in, this would be a difficult book to read. (because ... spoiler alert - main character died young!)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: YES, as it made me venture to other genres, and discover new authors that I would normally not have noticed.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I didn't try the 'advanced' as this is my first time attempting this challenge. That said, I have long TBRs so this would have been a great one to add for the regular challenge
Finally, are you in for 2022?: YES, depending on the prompts.
Date you finished: October 30Message number of your list post: 710
Favorite prompt: Genre Hybrid - Lovely War
Favorite book: The Song of Achilles (Women's Prize for Fiction) and Daisy Jones & The Six (Free Book From TBR List)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? After Elias (Book With Less Than 1,000 Reviews)
Least favorite prompt: DNF Book from TBR List
Prompt you hope to see again: Book About a Social Justice Issue
Last prompt you finished: Book with Something Broken on the Cover - The Chicken Sisters
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? Definitely
Date you finished: Nov. 2ndMessage number of your list post: #35
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book about forgetting. I read several amazing books that could have worked for this, but the one I used was The Memory Thief: The Secrets Behind How We Remember—A Medical Mystery
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
I can't pick just one.
Fugitive Telemetry - A locked room mystery.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - A book your best friend would like.
A Man Called Ove - A book everyone else has read.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold - A book set in a restaurant.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Before the Coffee Gets Cold I hadn't heard of this book but I went looking through suggestions for the restaurant prompt and I saw this. I absolutely loved it and I'm really looking forward to the sequel.
Least favorite prompt:
A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.). I hate prompts like this.
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t.
Last prompt you finished:
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t. Most of the books I used for the advance prompts worked for this, as well as several other books, So in a way, this was also the first prompt I finished.😋
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yep. I got bogged down a bit at the end and felt like I was never going to finish, but I still finished with almost 2 months to spare...
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
I straight up ignored the superlatives - I just read a long book, short book, etc. But other than that I liked having the motivation to tackle my physical TBR.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yep. Please don't make me wait till December for the new list to come out! 🥺🥺🥺🥺
Date you finished: 10/18/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 127
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book set somewhere you would like to visit in 2021 - The Last Train to Key West
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The House in the Cerulean Sea - a free book from your TBR list
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): Ayesha at Last - a book by a Muslim American author
Least favorite prompt: A book in a different format than what you normally read
Prompt you hope to see again: A best-seller from the 1990s (but a different decade)
Last prompt you finished: A book with something broken on the cover Broken
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, I got a lot off of my list because of this
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes!!!!!
Date you finished: September 26Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 242
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 39. A book everyone seems to have read but you, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann, The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler, 2. An Afrofuturist book
Least favorite prompt: 10. A bestseller from the 1990s
Prompt you hope to see again: 12. A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf
Last prompt you finished: 26. A book with an oxymoron in the title - Open Secrets by Alice Munro
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Absolutely! 12 five-star reads and 20 four-star reads.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, this theme helped me tackle books I’ve been putting off for years.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Does anyone know when the 2022 challenge will be posted?
Atiqah Roffeei wrote: "Date you finished: 08th August 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #260
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
- A dark academia book: [book:The Castle Schoo..."
I felt the same way about the Women's Prize for Fiction prompt! I ended up reading The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht because I already owned it and am surprised by how much it has stuck with me. I hope you enjoyed your choice as well :)
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No. Popsugar likes to spring it on us. Last year it was Dec 1st. Year before that it was in late November. They usually start hinting at it when it will be soon. I haven't seen any hints yet!
Thanks for letting me know, Nadine. I hope it's sooner than later!
Date you finished: 11/10/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 09. A book with a family tree, I read seven books in this prompt. My favorite was “The Night Always Comes.” I just love Will Vlautin as an author.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): There were several. At the top of the list was “Memoir of a Life Interrupted.” Prompt 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts. What an inspiring story.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Handmaid’s Tale (Prompt 39. A book everyone seems to have read but you). I skipped this book for years. Could not put it down once I got started.
Least favorite prompt: 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list. I was my last prompt to read. I read “Anna Karenina” and thought I would never finish it.
Prompt you hope to see again: 48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random. This is a good opportunity to read a book not covered by the challenge.
Last prompt you finished: 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, I read books I loved, and books I hated, and glad I read everyone (except maybe Anna Karenina — it was so-o-o-o long).
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes. Looking forward to the challenges.
Date you finished: Nov 15thMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): #134
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):# 26. A book with an oxymoron in the title - The Good Liar
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Doomsday Book - 1990s bestseller
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : One to Watch - body positivity
Least favorite prompt: #41, longest book. I read the longest book on my "series in progress" list and that was the sequel to last year's least favorite prompt. I still like the books!
Prompt you hope to see again: magical realism
Last prompt you finished: longest book
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Absolutely - I am at 105 for the year and Popsugar helps push me for sure.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2022? Of course
Date you finished: 11/11/21Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 33
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book everyone seems to have read but you - The House in the Cerulean Sea
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book in a different format to your usual reads - As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : A book published anonymously - The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
Least favorite prompt: Dark academia
Prompt you hope to see again: Favourite prompt from a previous challenge, basically my freebie!
Last prompt you finished: Prettiest cover on TBR
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. At the start of the year there were some prompts I wasn't that keen on, but I managed to come across books I was happy to read for all of them.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Definitely, great idea for finally getting around to some of them!
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes!
Date you finished: November 15, 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 137
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A genre hybrid. Amish Werewolves of Space
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Rules of Supervillainy for A free book from your TBR list (gift)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Pride and Prejudice (a book everyone seems to have read but you)
Least favorite prompt: book set mostly outdoors
Prompt you hope to see again: a book you think your best friend would like
Last prompt you finished: A book that takes place in a restaurant
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: yes! got met to tackle the piles
Finally, are you in for 2022? oh heck yes
Date you finished: November 15Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book from your TBR list you associate with your favorite person, place, or thing (“Luck of the Titanic”)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): “Broken Horses” (a book with a black and white cover)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : “The Power” (book that won the Women’s Prize for Fiction)
Least favorite prompt: up until I found “The Power,” Women’s Prize for Fiction was tough! I tried 4-5 books before this one worked for me!
Prompt you hope to see again: “A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list”
Last prompt you finished: Women’s Prize for Fiction
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! It was great to expand my usual genres and read books I might not otherwise read.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes! Love to see them switch up just for variety but they were fun
Finally, are you in for 2022? Absolutely! Can’t wait!
Date you finished: November 16, 2021 (I'm giving myself credit at this point for finishing the main list, not the advanced).Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 160
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book set in a place you'd like to visit. I read The Dry.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): My favorite book was The Sun Does Shine which I read for the social justice prompt
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Romance Readers Guide to Life for the prompt "A book with fewer than 1000 reviews"
Least favorite prompt: A book about a subject you are passionate about; apparently I'm not passionate about anything
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with fewer than 1000 reviews, I like to find "hidden gems"
Last prompt you finished: A book in a different format
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: When the theme was announced, I was very excited. I purposefully chose books that had been my list for awhile because I thought I would knock off some great books, but in the end, it became tedious trying to get through those particular books. I guess there's a reason some of those books have remained on my TBR for so long.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes, of course!
Date you finished: 11/16/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 457
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I loved all of them! But maybe the book that's been on my TBR list the longest. That was nice to clear out. And I read Blackout
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I can't just choose one! But I'd lean towards Daisy Jones & The Six, which I read for "a book about art or an artist". I loved it so much!
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain I read it for "a book your best friend would like". I fell in love with Phoebe Robinson and can't wait to read her next book Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes: Essays
Least favorite prompt: A book published Anonymously. There just weren't great options that I could find and I kept putting it off, and putting it off, and putting it off. I did that one last and didn't love it.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads. That was a tough one, but I appreciated the challenge - and the love for lesser known books! I did Ursula, Under
Last prompt you finished: A book published Anonymously. I did Go Ask Alice
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: It's my first one, so I was just happy I finished (without cheating)
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, I did.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Absolutely!!
Date you finished: 11/17Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 60
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book that has the same title as a song/Dancing on Broken Glass
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Maybe in Another Life/A book you think your best friend would like
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The City We Became/An Afrofuturist book
Least favorite prompt: A bestseller from the 1990’s
Prompt you hope to see again: A book set in a restaurant
Last prompt you finished: A book with something broken on the cover
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Loved it
Finally, are you in for 2022? Can’t wait to start planning
Date you finished: November 17thMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): 750
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
39, A book everyone seems to have read but you -- I read Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. This prompt forced me to finally pick this book up from my TBR piles and read it.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
My favorite book was Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. There are so many things to like about this book: the cover, the story, the main character. I really, really enjoyed this one. It satisfied prompt 16, a book by an indigenous author.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?):
I read Carrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking. I'm not usually a memoir or biography reader, so I probably wouldn't have picked it up. I chose this book for prompt 4, A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign.
Least favorite prompt:
My least favorite prompt was 25, a book that was published anonymously. I wasn't thrilled with the suggestions that I found on Goodreads. Luckily I stumbled upon Becoming Duchess Goldblatt: A Memoir and really enjoyed it.
Prompt you hope to see again:
40, Your favorite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge. I like this prompt because it gives you an easy way to fill in a book. It reminds me of the free space on a BINGO card.
Last prompt you finished:
39, A book everyone seems to have read but you.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yes, this is my second or third time doing one. I plan on participating in 2022's challenge.
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
No, actually I did not, and I chose not to do them. I have nothing against TBR piles, but I was overwhelmed on figuring out how to compile all of my physical books (scattered throughout my house) and all of my Kindle TBRs into a manageable list so that I could figure out which one had been there the longest, which one was the shortest, etc. I just decided not to worry about it.
Finally, are you in for 2022?
Definitely!
Date finished-Nov. 16Favorite prompt-The longest book on my TBR list. I read Edge Of Eternity by Ken Follett (3rd in a trilogy, so I also read Winter of the World which was the 2nd longest book on my TBR list).
Favorite book-The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
Book I especially enjoyed that I would not have read if not for the challenge-Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury. I have always liked Ray Bradbury's writing but had never heard of this book. I only discovered it because I needed a book title starting with Q, X, or Z.
Least favorite prompt- Afrofuturist book. I read the graphic novel of Parable of the Sower. The category is a good one, but I picked a book I didn't really like. I'm not sure if it was the story or format, but it was my least favorite book.
Prompt you hope to see again - any of the TBR prompts. My TBR bookcase is full....
Last prompt you finished- book set in a restaurant (Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber)
We're you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?- 100% satisfied! I love this challenge. I enjoy looking for books to fit the prompt and always find lots of books I really like that I would not have otherwise read.
Did you like the TBR theme?- Yes, yes, yes! see prompts I would like to see again answer.
Finally, are you in for 2022 challenge? Absolutely! I can't wait to see the prompts and start my planning.
Date you finished:11/20/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 359
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about art or an artist-- Make Thrift Mend: Stitch, Dye, Repair Love Your Wardrobe: A Slow-fashion Guide by Katrina Rodabaugh
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby-- a book with three generations
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): Untamed by Glennon Doyle-- a book everyone seems to have read but you
Least favorite prompt: The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about a subject you are passionate about
Last prompt you finished: A book by an indigenous author
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Not really
Finally, are you in for 2022? Very likely
Date you finished:20/11/2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one):328
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):A book by an indigenous author-The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indianby Sherman Alexie
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):Ben-Hur: A Tale of the ChristbyLew Wallace-A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :The Fault in Our Starsby John Green- A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
Least favorite prompt:A DNF book from your TBR list
Prompt you hope to see again:A book by an indigenous author
Last prompt you finished:A book that was published anonymously
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:Absolutely!
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?:It was fine-especially as I polished off two challenging reads from my TBR list-Gone with the Windby Margaret Mitchelland The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Volume IIby Arthur Conan Doyle
Finally, are you in for 2022?Hopefully!
Date you finished: November 9th!Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 629
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): hmmm. I think I'll go with "a book everyone has read but you" because it was good incentive to find a book that I always feel sheepish for not having read yet. I went with Between the World and Me which was great!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): this is an unfair question because I read several books I really loved this year, but I'll go with One Last Stop, which I read because I wanted to and used it for the "favorite person, place, or thing" prompt.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): I saw Anxious People on the list for locked room mystery and had never heard of it, but it was such a good read and introduced me to a new author I went to read more from!
Least favorite prompt: tie between the Women's Fiction prompt (the options were very limited) and the "different format than you usually read" prompt (I already read in pretty much every format so this one was difficult for me to find something for).
Prompt you hope to see again: a few! I like the prompts that are meant to add more diversity to your reading, and I also enjoy the ones where you have to find something in the title or author's name.
Last prompt you finished: "book with a family tree" which I took a very loose interpretation of. I started two other books for this prompt and was not enjoying them, so I went ahead and just read a book I DID want to read and made it fit.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I think so!
Did you like the TBR theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did! It made me read books that I threw on my to-read list then promptly forgot about for ages.
Finally, are you in for 2022? Yes! This was my first year doing any reading challenges, and I had a lot of fun!
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This would exclude anyone whose family has never emigrated or those who have no idea where their family come from."
unless your family is "indigenous" then they came from somewhere else. at any rate, the prompt as given appears to point at native American authors -- many names that appear to be native American are not. many authors who appear to be native American are not -- for example prolivid western author Tony Hillerman. Dee Brown, Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, marketed himself as writing from a native American point of view, but was not native American.