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Date you finished: Dec 17, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 26
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): "A book set in Victorian times". The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman for "A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022"
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: "A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read", "A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page", "A book with a palindromic title"
Prompt you hope to see again: "A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge"
Last prompt you finished: "A book published in 2022"
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes.
Finally, are you in for 2023? No.
Date you finished: Dec 20, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 6
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): "A book you can read in one sitting." The Giver by Lois Lowry
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Color Purple by Alice Walker. "A sapphic book." Will be remembered as one of the best books I've had the pleasure of reading this year.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. "A book about a secret."
I'm a bit ashamed to admit this was my first Agatha Christie read, however, I soon started reading more of her work and can't get enough of them.
Least favorite prompt: "A book with an onomatopoeia in its title." None of the books for this prompt caught my eye at first and it wasn't until the last month that I ended up finally finding a book for this prompt.
Prompt you hope to see again: "A different book by an author you read in 2021."
Last prompt you finished: "A book by a Pacific Islander author."
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, though more challenging at times (trying to find the right book for each prompt, books checked out of library,etc), I had fun discovering tons of new authors and genres to read from.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? Definitely! Through this challenge, I've expanded my genre reading to new levels.
Date you finished:19 december 2021Message number of your list post (if you've got one):256
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):a book with a tiger on the cover or a tiger in the title. I read The Tiger Flu It is such a random thing to look for and fun to see if I could find something to my liking.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):my favorite book wasHalf of a Yellow Sun for the anisfield award winner.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :Roll with It for a protagonist with a mobility aid.
Least favorite prompt: I really dont know
Prompt you hope to see again: something like the prompts with a specific image or word on the cover
Last prompt you finished:the victorian times
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: not entirely. I forgot about the challenge so I had to rush to finish it.I have used books for multiple prompts and I did not really want to do that.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?:yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? sure!
Date you finished: Dec 10, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 344
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a recipe in it. I read The Kitchen Front, which was rather enjoyable historical fiction.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Project Hail Mary!!! It was for A book about a Found Family.
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 honestly would have never gone out of my way to read The Secret Garden if it weren't for the A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid prompt. It takes a lot for me to be in the mood for classics, let alone children's classics, so I'm glad this prompt existed. Same for Mem, which was for A book with a palindromic title. Really interesting exploration of identity and morality.
Least favorite prompt: A #BookTok recommendation. I don't know that I really have a lot of overlap in the books I enjoy vs. what "#BookTok" does. No more Colleen Hoover for me, thanks.
Prompt you hope to see again: A different book by an author you read in 2021, but for whatever the previous year is, obviously.
Last prompt you finished: A book featuring a party.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Absolutely, I love these challenges, as they push me out of my comfort zone and allow me to explore genres I typically would not gravitate towards on my own.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Lol, I didn't even realize there was a theme to the advanced prompts, but yes, I did.
Finally, are you in for 2023?: Yes!
Date you finished: 20 December 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): List Below
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):9 A book about a "found family"- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):44 A duology (1)- Fable by Adrienne Young
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :32 A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page- (Connelly) Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby
Least favorite prompt:31 A book featuring a man-made disaster- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Prompt you hope to see again:36 A book you know nothing about- Pony by R.J. Palacio
Last prompt you finished:40 A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- (pick w/eyes closed) Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes
1 A book published in 2022- The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2 A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship- (Train) The Girl on a Train by Paula Hawkins ⭐⭐⭐
3 A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society- The Foretelling by Alice Hoffman ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4 A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title- Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson ⭐⭐⭐
5 A sapphic book- The Color Purple by Alice Walker ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6 A book by a Latinx author- I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sanchez ⭐⭐⭐
7 A book with an onomatopoeia in its title- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey⭐⭐⭐
8 A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid- The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
9 A book about a "found family"- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
10 An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner- Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich ⭐⭐⭐⭐
11 A #BookTok recommendation- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson⭐⭐⭐⭐
12 A book about the afterlife- Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune ⭐⭐⭐
13 A book set in the 1980s- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐⭐⭐
14 A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title- (Knife) The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz⭐⭐⭐⭐
15 A book by a Pacific Islander author- Island of Shattered Dreams by Chantal T. Spitz⭐⭐⭐
16 A book about witches- The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan⭐⭐⭐⭐
17 A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022- Persuasion by Jane Austen ⭐⭐⭐⭐
18 A romance novel by a BIPOC author- Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
19 A book that takes place during your favorite season- The Halloween Hayride Murder by Linnea West ⭐⭐⭐⭐
20 A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read- (Doves) Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward⭐⭐⭐
21 A book about a band or musical group- The People We Keep by Allison Larkin⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
22 A book with a character on the ace spectrum- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐
23 A book with a recipe in it- Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke⭐⭐⭐⭐
24 A book you can read in one sitting- A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
25 A book about a secret- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan⭐⭐⭐⭐
26 A book with a misleading title- The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger ⭐⭐⭐
27 A Hugo Award winner- Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes ⭐⭐⭐⭐
28 A book set during a holiday- (Easter) The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny ⭐⭐⭐
29 A different book by an author you read in 2021- Cottage on Gooseberry Bay: A Geek Thing by Kathi Daley⭐⭐⭐
30 A book with the name of a board game in the title- (Life) The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd⭐⭐⭐⭐
31 A book featuring a man-made disaster- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley⭐⭐⭐
32 A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page- (Connelly) Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
33 A social-horror book- Penance by Kanae Minato ⭐⭐⭐
34 A book set in Victorian times- Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte⭐⭐⭐
35 A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title- Star Mother by Charlie N. Holmberg⭐⭐⭐⭐
36 A book you know nothing about- Pony by R.J. Palacio ⭐⭐⭐⭐
37 A book about gender identity- Luna by Julie Anne Peters ⭐⭐⭐
38 A book featuring a party- The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley⭐⭐⭐
39 An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book- Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
40 A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- (pick w/eyes closed) Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters by Jennifer Chiaverini⭐⭐⭐
41 A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title- Lucky by Marissa Stapley⭐
42 A book that features two languages- Villette by Charlotte Bronte ⭐⭐⭐
43 A book with a palindromic title- Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry ⭐⭐⭐
44 A duology (1)- Fable by Adrienne Young⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
45 A duology (2)- Namesake by Adrienne Young ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46 A book about someone leading a double life- Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister⭐⭐
47 A book featuring a parallel reality- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis⭐⭐⭐⭐
48 A book with two POVs- Mad Honey by Jodi Picolt & Jennifer Finney Boylan⭐⭐⭐⭐
49 Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)- (London)Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw⭐⭐⭐
50 Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)- (New York City)Rules of Civility by Amor Towles⭐⭐⭐⭐
Date you finished: Dec. 18thMessage number of your list post (if you've got one):
I kept all my challenges at ATY this year. Link
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
26. A book with a misleading title. I read Twenty-One Ways to Die in Saskatchewan. The book ended up being only so-so, but I love a good title based prompt.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Cemetery Boys - 6. A book by a Latinx author. My favorite book of the year though has been Long Way Down but I used that for ATY 39. A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Several:
Seveneves - 43. A book with a palindromic title.
Cemetery Boys - September's Group Read. I used it for 6. A book by a Latinx author.
The Absolute Sandman - 17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022.
Heartstopper: Volume One - 17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022. (By the time my hold on this came in, I'd already forgotten about it and read Sandman. But I had the book, so I read it. And then the rest of them.
Least favorite prompt:
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read.
I am a mood reader, who reads multiple books at a time. I just had to wait for this to happen accidently and then hope it wasn't a book I needed for a different challenge.
Prompt you hope to see again:
Either 23. A book with a recipe in it or 26. A book with a misleading title.
Last prompt you finished:
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yep.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Meh. I didn't think it was as strong a theme as previous themes.
Finally, are you in for 2023?
Yes, but with a few tweaks.
Date you finished: 20.12.2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 563
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #32 A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Time Traveler's Wife (#17 A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022) & How to Stop Time (#26 A book with a misleading title)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : If I Was Your Girl (#37 A book about gender identity)
Least favorite prompt: #43 A book with a palindromic title, #33 A social-horror book, #4 A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
Prompt you hope to see again: #41 A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
Last prompt you finished: #36 A book you know nothing about
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: many prompts were too political and too specific for my taste, so I read many books I did not like at all BUT I had the opportunity to check off many books on my reading list and I've read more books this year than the years before so the challenge has served its purpose.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: YES
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes, I already love (and prefer) the 2023 challenge prompts!
Date you finished: 12/17/2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 100
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #30 Name of a board game in the title - It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan by Tristan Donovan
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir for #9 Book about a "found family"
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?): Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman for #17 book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022 and Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell for #19 book that takes place during your favorite season - autumn. I'm not usually a big fan of graphic novels, but I really loved both of these.
Least favorite prompt: #33 Social Horror [shudder]
Prompt you hope to see again: Beside the usual published in [year] and favorite past prompt - man made disaster, book you know nothing about, and book by author read in previous year
Last prompt you finished: #34 book set in Victorian times (The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Very as I read some great books and no real duds
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, I enjoy creative advance prompts
Finally, are you in for 2023? Definitely
Date you finished: December 22 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #328
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Probably published in 2022 and I had to wait until August for Ruby Fever. It did not disappoint.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Poet X and I slotted it into a book by a latinx author. I loved this book so much I then read everything else by Acevedo.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Year of the Reaper for a book by a Pacific Islander author.
Least favorite prompt: Pallendromic title, although I really didn't like the duology and twin cities.
Prompt you hope to see again: Anisfield-Wolf and Pacific Islander prompts because they did push me out of my usual for the better.
Last prompt you finished: A book about a muscians or a band. Daisy Jones & The Six was so good!
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Well I finished so that's good, but I started off so well and then about half-way through the year I struggled to complete prompts. I had made a plan of things to read and I only stuck to 9 of those books.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I thought it was a good theme but I didn't like how it was applied.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes and I'm actually more excited about the repeat prompts because I'm going to try ATY for the first time and popsugar will be easier to fill without trying.
Date you finished: 12/25/2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one) : 588
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?) : My favorite prompt was A book about the afterlife , for this prompt I read Under the Whispering Door- fantastic book.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?) : My favorite book that I read for this challenge is probably The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, which I read for A Sapphic Book
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 really enjoyed reading Dial A for Aunties, which I never would have read if not for the A romance novel by a BIPOC author prompt.
Least favorite prompt: I don't think I had a least favorite, but if I had to pick I would say A book with a palindromic title if only because it was hard to find something that fit.
Prompt you hope to see again: I'd love to see A book with a character on the ace spectrum again.
Last prompt you finished: The last prompt I finished was A book with the name of a board game in the title by reading It's All a Game: The History of Board Games from Monopoly to Settlers of Catan
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Very much so.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yeah, I didn't find them objectionable. Wouldn't say I enjoyed them, but wasn't bothered by them either.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes!
Date you finished: November 22Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 10
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum - Every Heart a Doorway
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster - The Four Winds
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
43. A book with a palindromic title - Otto: A Palindrama
Least favorite prompt:
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
Prompt you hope to see again:
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
Last prompt you finished:
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yes!! I think I read some great books and I managed to fit a lot of my readings with the prompts.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Yes, it was a fun theme.
Finally, are you in for 2023?
Yes!!
Date you finished: December 25, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #117
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): sister cities: Paris - The Paris Architect Cairo - A Master of Djinn
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Narrowboat Summer - set on a cruise ship - a very small one.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : not really as I read exclusively from TBR and don't plan out my reading,
Least favorite prompt: ace spectrum character
Prompt you hope to see again: sister cities
Last prompt you finished: Palindromic title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes!
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: yes!
Finally, are you in for 2023? YES!
Date you finished: Dec 26, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Book about a Secret The Rose Code
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Under the Whispering Door for Book about the Afterlife
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Cemetery Boys for #OwnVoices SFF
Least favorite prompt: The Ace prompt just because there are not a lot of options. I did find one that I really liked.
Prompt you hope to see again: Found Family
Last prompt you finished: A book set during a holiday
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes I like finding books that I wouldn't normally pick up. Wish there was a prompt dedicated to non-fiction though, I find myself selecting a lot of YA fiction.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I didn't do these.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes I am!
Date you finished: Dec 26, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 48
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A different book by an author you read in 2021. I read Written in My Own Heart's Blood.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Go Tell the Bees I'm Gone for A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past 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?) : Cherish Hard for a book by a Pacific Islander author.
Least favorite prompt: An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award Winner
Prompt you hope to see again: A book becoming a TV series or movie
Last prompt you finished: A book by a Latinx author only because I already owned the book and could read it at any time and not have to worry about library availability like all the other books.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: It was fine.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes, although I am not excited about so many repeated prompts from recent years.
Date you finished: 12/28/2022Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid (A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Pachinko by Min Jin Lee (A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022)
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 Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo (A book with "tiger" in the title)
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (A Hugo Award winner)
The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade (A book set during a holiday)
Least favorite prompt: A book you know nothing about; a book with a palindromic title
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
Last prompt you finished: A social-horror book
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? Very!
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts? It was interesting
Finally, are you in for 2023? Heck yeah!
Date you finished: December 28, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 42
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): An #OwnVoices SFF (Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Hotel Magnifique (A book about a secret)
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 Psalm for the Wild-Built/A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (A duology)
Least favorite prompt: A book with a palindromic title (very limited pool of books, although I did enjoy the book I read, which was Mem). Also, It just hit me that '23 immediately reused "#BookTok rec" and "a book being adapted this year"...I don't want to see #BookTok again in '24. 2 in a row is enough already and lowkey, the vast majority of BookTok recs are garbage :\
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by an author you read last year/A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover (this was hard, but I realllllly liked the book, so I would happily do this again)
Last prompt you finished: A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover/Amazon Page (How It All Blew Up; the author rec was from Adib Khorram)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, it was a very solid year in terms of books I liked vs. didn't for the challenge
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: It was hard, but an interesting theme
Finally, are you in for 2023? Of course!
Happy reading! Hope everyone enjoyed their challenge! Can't wait to start '23!
Date you finished: Dec. 29th, 2022 (general list only, not advanced)Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 209
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Tough one. Probably "#own voices SFF" because that's my favourite genre. The Empire of Gold was the book.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Rhythm of War for "book about a found family"
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 really enjoyed Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story which I didn't know even existed until this challenge and the "Anisfield-Wolf recommendation" prompt.
Least favorite prompt: A romance novel by a BIPOC author. I have BIPOC authors galore that I want to read...WHY a romance novel? I can't stand that genre!
Prompt you hope to see again: I like being able to pick my favourite past prompt!
Last prompt you finished: "#ownvoices SFF"
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: No. I really wanted to do the Advanced section too, but life and too many really large war novels slowed me down. At least I finished the first 40!
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did! I enjoy themes that match the year.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Already have my list set!!
Date you finished: 29/12/2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about a "found" family Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Maid - A book published in 2022. The Maid
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?):
When You Trap A Tiger and the prompt is: A book with tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title When You Trap a Tiger
Least favorite prompt: A Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
Prompt you hope to see again: A book set in the 1980's
Last prompt you finished: A book with a recipe in it
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes! :)
Date you finished: December 30, 2022 (cut it close this year!)Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 244
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Prompt #9 - a book about a "found family". I read The Family You Make for this one.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The People We Keep (prompt #21 - a book about a band or music group)
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 and enjoyed Melissa for prompt #37 - a book about gender identity
Least favorite prompt: prompt #10 - an Anisfield-Wolf book award winner
Prompt you hope to see again: prompt #19 - a book that takes place during your favorite season
Last prompt you finished: prompt #10 - an Anisfield-Wolf book award winner
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: there were a lot of prompts that I struggled with, and I finished later than I normally do, but I'm glad I finished.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I don't really like the double theme prompts.
Finally, are you in for 2023? YES!!!
Date you finished: 12/29/22Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book with Cutlery on the Cover, because a book instantly came to mind when I saw that prompt: Relish: My Life in the Kitchen
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A Visit from the Goon Squad, A Book You Know Nothing About
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Gender Queer: A Memoir, A book about gender identity
Least favorite prompt: A Book with a Palindromic Title
Prompt you hope to see again: A Hugo Award Winner
Last prompt you finished: A Romance Novel by a BIPOC author, Royal Holiday
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I think so. I didn't have to reach outside my normal reading too much to complete it, but I enjoyed the books I sought out specifically for this challenge.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? Under normal circumstances I would be, but I'll be on a panel for a local book award shortlist, so most of my 2023 reading will be dedicated to that.
Nothing like leaving it to the last day :-)Date you finished: 31/12/2022
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
#40 A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
I read The Third Twin by Ken Follet, the prompt I chose was 2017 - #49 from a used book sale
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
#21 A book about a band or musical group - I am more surprised than anyone this is my favourite but it really opened my eyes to things I thought I know about but really had no clue - Tell Me Why: The Story of my Life and Music - Archie Roach
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
#43 A book with a palindromic title - Seveneves - Neal Stephenson
Least favorite prompt: Any of the award winners, apparently my taste in book rarely wins any awards!
Prompt you hope to see again:
#29 A different book by an author you read in **** - Gives a great opportunity to pick up the enxt in a series
Last prompt you finished:
#5 A Sapphic Book
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
I started out with an aim to read 25-30 books from these rpomtps and ended up with 40 so happy with than
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023?
Already got over 30 books queued up for it
Date you finished: December 30 Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 233
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
#3 Non-patriarchal Society The Island of Sea Women
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
#30 Name of Board Game in Title The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
#47 Featuring a Parallel Reality Piranesi
Least favorite prompt:
#20 Title Begins w/Last Letter of Previous Read (though I learned much from the book I chose) The Devil's Highway: A True Story
Prompt you hope to see again:
#26 Misleading Title Sacred Sins
Last prompt you finished:
#27 Hugo Award Winner Beowulf
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes!
Date you finished: 12/29
Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
651
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
36 - A book you know nothing about - The One in a Million Boy (loved it!)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
10 - An Anisfield-Wolf book award winner - There, There
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
43 - Palindromic title - Wow, No Thank You
Least favorite prompt:
47 - Parallel reality
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
Last prompt you finished:
24 - A book you can read in one sitting - Howl and Other Poems
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yes! First time doing this. I read and enjoyed so many books I wouldn't otherwise have chosen.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Loved it!
Finally, are you in for 2023?
Yes!
Date you finished: 12/30/22Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 378
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page The House in the Cerulean Sea
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): This is a really hard question because I feel like I liked a lot of books, but probably The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones for a book that takes place during your favorite season
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 Sewing Machine for a second book in twin towns. I would have never even known about it if it wasn't for this group and challenge, but I really liked the book.
Least favorite prompt: A palindromic title. There just weren't too many options for this and I really didn't like the options. I started with Madam and had to DNF it. And then switched to Eve and kinda stalled out halfway through because it wasn't engaging for me. I made it through though.
Prompt you hope to see again: I really like any of the prompts like the Pacific Islander author or Latinx author because I love going through and seeing everyone's suggestions. But I also really like the read another book from an author you read last year.
Last prompt you finished: A book with a recipe in it With the Fire on High
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I was! I definitely could have picked it up midyear, but I finished so I am proud of that.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did like the double theme. It was fun and brought some new prompts that we hadn't gotten before.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes! I already have a plan, I just haven't put in my comment yet.
Holy moly I finished with a day to spare. I really didn't think I was going to finish considering it was the end of September and I had to read two books a week. I quickly lost that pace and ended up with 12 books left in December. I think over the course of the last three months of the year, I changed around 4 books from my original (which was a trick because I had almost all of my books double dipping with ATY). But this is my first time finishing in time! The only other time I finished, I finished one book a day or two late. I counted it for myself though!
Date you finished: 31.12.2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 306
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book you can read in one sitting Siddhartha
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories for a book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title. I love reading short stories and Ken Liu's stories are pure joy.
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 Space Between Worlds for a book featuring a parallel reality. I was really impressed by this debut novel by Micaiah Johnson. It has a gripping plot and a good payoff.
Least favorite prompt: A book with a palindromic title - ugh!
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by a Latinx author
Last prompt you finished: A book published in 2022
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: It was my first time doing the challenge. I read at a good pace in the first half of the year, but then lost track and also might have been a little burnt out. Returned in December to finish the remaining books, so it was a bit rushed and less satisfying than I had hoped at the start.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes, got a chance to read some titles I would not have otherwise.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes
I finished last night! Nothing like waiting to the last minute. The post # of my list of books is 641. This was fun. :)
Just in time!Date you finished: 31.12.2022
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 11 (
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Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about a secret
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I have three that I can't choose between as they're all so different - Nightmare Alley for book becoming a film, This Time Tomorrow for parallel universe or If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe for found family.
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 Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World for book set in Victorian times.
Least favorite prompt: I never like the award categories so the Anisfield Wolf and Hugo Award prompts.
Prompt you hope to see again: Book you can read in one sitting
Last prompt you finished: A book about a found family
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yep! I feel like I stayed more true to the meaning of most prompts than usual.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yep.
Finally, are you in for 2023? I am, I've got my journal ready and waiting.
Date you finished: 31/12/2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 199
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about afterlife (Under the Whispering Door)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Year of the Reaper (A book by a Pacific Islander 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 would say that I would haveve never read Beloved, but this challenge gave me an extra motivation and I'm grateful for this.
Least favorite prompt: #43 A book with a palindromic title
Prompt you hope to see again: I don't know.
Last prompt you finished: the duology prompt
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Mmm well my least favorite prompt was from there so..not really
Finally, are you in for 2023?: I'm not sure.
Well, I won't finish this year. I foolishly left the biggest books for too late. Still, I am within 4 books of completing the challenge and will finish up in the new year. Here's what I did accomplish:Date you finished: ?
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 172
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I always like the favorite prompt from a past challenge, but that's one I haven't completed yet. From 2015: A book that has more than 500 pages. Winter's Heart
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Into the Narrowdark, for a book published in 2022. A chance to read a new book by a favorite author is always good!
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero for a book featuring a man-made disaster
Least favorite prompt: palindrome - way too limiting. I ended up cheating a bit by using a title that included a palindrome (The Eye of the World).
Prompt you hope to see again: too many repeats already in 2023! But I always like to see the past favorite.
Last prompt you finished: A book about witches - Would-Be Witch
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did like the theme, but not all of the prompts.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes, already have my list ready to go!
Date you finished: 12/31/2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): None
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I really enjoyed the prompt “A book with a misleading title”, it’s an interesting prompt in that you have to learn enough about the book to know that that’s *not really* what it’s about at all, haha. I read A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian which I enjoyed a lot.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Scorpio Races ended up being my favorite book of the year, ever since reading it I find I think about it all of the time. I read it for the prompt “A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title”.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, which I read for the prompt “A book with a recipe in it”, I probably would not have thought about reading (though I love the film) and I am so beyond happy that I did. The book is SO SO much more than the film. Easily one of my favorite reads this year.
Least favorite prompt: “A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page.” This just proved to be a difficult thing to research for me (and other people I saw discussing it on here) though by the end actually tracking down a book to read for this prompt was a little rewarding in its own way, so I can’t complain too much.
Prompt you hope to see again: “A social-horror book” I’d like to see again, as it’s an interesting sub genre I don’t often find myself looking into!
Last prompt you finished: Today I finished reading Gallant for the prompt “A book with a reflected image on the cover or “mirror” in the title”, the last book I had remaining!
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! This is my third year participating in this challenge, but my first year completing it. I read 54 books this year, which is the most I’ve ever read.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did! I enjoy when the last ten prompts follow a theme.
Finally, are you in for 2023?: Absolutely!
Date you finished: 12/31. Right on time.Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 103
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book you can read in one sitting The City of Mist: Stories
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Persuasion (made into a movie) is an old favorite. Happy-Go-Lucky (published in 2022) and The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (BookTok) were favorites I hadn't read before.
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 The Two Lives of Lydia Bird (parallel reality).
Least favorite prompt: Quote from my favorite author on the cover. Jane Austen doesn't do a lot of book endorsements.
Prompt you hope to see again: A different book by an author you read last year.
Last prompt you finished: Pacific Islander author Breadfruit
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: All except the palindrome one.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Indeedy.
Didn't think I'd made it for awhile, but I squeaked by at the last second Date you finished: Dec 31, 2022
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 196
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
12. A book about the afterlife - The Astonishing Color of After
16. A book about witches The Worst Witch All at Sea
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
12. A book about the afterlife - The Astonishing Color of After
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
How to Catch a Mole: And Find Yourself in Nature - 36. A book you know nothing about
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type - 7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
Least favorite prompt:
Quite a few this year, unfortunately
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author (I really wish this wasn't a least favourite prompt, but I found it very difficult to find a book available)
32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
Prompt you hope to see again:
5. A sapphic book
16. A book about witches
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
37. A book about gender identity
Last prompt you finished:
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
I found this year's challenge quite difficult to find books for
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Not really. I skipped the advanced prompts this year.
Finally, are you in for 2023?
Yes
Date you finished: September 27, 2022Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 182
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Really hard to choose so top 2:
Book by a Pacific Island author: Where We Once Belonged and social horror prompt: The Stepford Wives
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Really hard to choose......Buzz: A Stimulating History of the Sex Toy for the onomatopoeia prompt, The Kingdom of Women: Life, Love and Death in China's Hidden Mountains for the non-patriarchal prompt and Eight Kinky Nights for protagonist who uses a mobility device
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Eight Kinky Nights. I then binged everything that Xan West wrote.
Iep Jaltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter. I binged out on the Pasifika writer prompt too. I love this challenge for finding new-to-me authors.
Least favorite prompt: Hugo Award Winner
Prompt you hope to see again: Pacific Islander authors and social horror prompts
Last prompt you finished: Man-made disaster The Hidden Life of Ice - Dispatches from a Disappearing World - about climate change demonstrated in Greenland.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Really enjoyed that - love clever themes.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes!
Date you finished: December 29Message number of your list post (if you've got one): n/a
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about the afterlife, The Graveyard Book
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Beloved - An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
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 Whale Rider - A book by a Pacific Islander author
Least favorite prompt: A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
Prompt you hope to see again: A book set in Victorian times
Last prompt you finished: A book that fulfils your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (it was a dark academia book)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! I went through a lot of my existing TBR because of it.
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Loved it! I want to see more series.
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yep!
Date you finished: 12/12/2033Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 129
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): an own voices SFF - The Keeper of Night
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Penance read for a social horror
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Under the Whispering Door for a book about the afterlife
Least favorite prompt: a book with the name of a board game in the title (When the Sky Fell on Splendor)
Prompt you hope to see again: Anything that leads to a bit of a scavenger hunt feel but is also easy to pick without having to search out information about the book like A book with a tiger on the cover (The Night Tiger) this year or a book with a cat on the cover previously. Books with specific colors or words in the title or even A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read (The Stone Sky) all are fun prompts for me.
Last prompt you finished: Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2) (The Darkness)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: completely satisfied
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: yes - I love when the advanced prompts are themed
Finally, are you in for 2023? absolutely!
Date you finished: 12/27/22Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 509
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): non-patriarchal society, The Island of Sea Women
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot, book with a constellation on the 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?) : This is How You Lose the Time War, Hugo Award winner
Least favorite prompt: book that fulfills a favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Challenge, too hard to narrow down
Prompt you hope to see again: book about a secret or misleading title
Last prompt you finished: Hugo Award winner
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes very!!
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?:
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yep! Already 2 books in
I always forget to do the most fun part in this group -- the I finished! Date you finished: December 20th
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 557
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book about witches - The Lighthouse Witches
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Piranesi - a book featuring a parallel reality
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 Thousand Ships - A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page - what a great way to find new authors that are not as celebrated or widespread as others
Least favorite prompt: A book with the name of a board game in the title
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
Last prompt you finished: A book set in Victorian Times
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I was! I really enjoyed these prompts. I felt like they gave a lot of room for exploration and didn't tie you down
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yup
Finally, are you in for 2023? Yesssssssssss
Date you finished: 12/28/22Message number of your list post (if you've got one): I didn't make one lol
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): The Sister Cities prompts: I did London/NY and read The Diviners and The Shadow Cabinet for it.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (for misleading title)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell you She's Sorry (for a book with the name of a board game in the title)
Least favorite prompt: Palindromic Title (probably because I didn't like the book I read)
Prompt you hope to see again: A Book by a Pacific Islander Author
Last prompt you finished: A book with a constellation on the cover
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Absolutely
Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2023? I'm not participating because so many books were added to my TBR (thanks for that) and 50 a year is about how much I read a year but my friend is picking up the torch.
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✔1. A book published in 2022- - The Summer Friend by Charles McGrath - 8/5/22
✔2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship- The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent-8/17/22
✔3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society--Unmanned by Brian K. Vaughan- 7/21/22-
✔4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title- The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr-5-1/22-
✔5. A sapphic book- -Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/20/22
✔6. A book by a Latinx author- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia-3/19/22 -
✔7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Verna Aardema-1/6/22
✔8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid- wheelchair- The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby-6/18/22
✔9. A book about a "found family"- The Tea Dragon Society by Kay O'Neill-1/1/22
✔10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner- -Obit by Victoria Chang-6/7/22
✔11. A #BookTok recommendation- Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski-10/26/22
✔12. A book about the afterlife- -Afterlife with Archie, Vol. 1: Escape from Riverdale by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa-6/3/22
✔13. A book set in the 1980s- Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station by Dorothy Gilman 3/9/22
✔14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title- The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo-11/15/22 -
✔15. A book by a Pacific Islander author-Samoa- Pouliuli by Albert Wendt-7/21/22
✔16. A book about witches- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling-3/2/22
✔17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022- Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico- 8/2/22
✔18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author- This Way Out by Tufayel Ahmed 11/7/22
✔19. A book that takes place during your favorite season-Summer- Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman-9/2/22
✔20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read- Sonora Pass by Jaime Olmos-3/24/22- read after Syrian Wives
✔21. A book about a band or musical group-planning on Year of the Monkey- Year of the Monkey by Patti Smith-6/28/22
✔ 22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum- Who Is Vera Kelly?- by Rosalie Knecht-1/2/23
✔23. A book with a recipe in it- An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten- 11/2/22
✔24. A book you can read in one sitting- -Kid Lobotomy, Vol. 1: A Lad Insane by Peter Milligan-6/1/22
✔25. A book about a secret- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt-6/20/22
✔26. A book with a misleading title- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denimby David Sedaris-1/7/22-
✔27. A Hugo Award winner- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling- 10/21/22-
✔28. A book set during a holiday- Red Lights by Georges Simenon-6/27/22
✔29. A different book by an author you read in 2021- A Pocketful of Rye by Agatha Christie-11/28/22
✔30. A book with the name of a board game in the title- The Rise of Life on Earth by Joyce Carol Oates-6/19/22-
✔31. A book featuring a man-made disaster- The Mine by Frances Carden-3/25/22
✔32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page- quote by John Irving- planning on The Summer Friend by Charles McGrath - 8/5/22
✔33. A social-horror book- -The Pillowman by Martin McDonagh-6/13/22-
✔34. A book set in Victorian times- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens-3/20/22
✔35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title- The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg-6/5/22-
✔36. A book you know nothing about- -Strange Fruit & Other Plays by Harold Jaffe-6/1/22-
✔37. A book about gender identity- Fairytales for Lost Children by Diriye Osman-6/7/22
✔38. A book featuring a party- The Godfather by Mario Puzo-3/1/22
✔39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book- Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by David F. Walker-3/1/22-
✔40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- from 2015- Set in a different country- Italy - Up at the Villa by W. Somerset Maugham-1/4/22-
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✔41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title- -They Do It with Mirrors by Agatha Christie-5/27/22
✔42. A book that features two languages- Burnt Sugar Cana Quemada: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish by Lori Marie Carlson-6/12/22
✔43. A book with a palindromic title- Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear by Tomi Ungerer-2/2/22
✔44. A duology (1)- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl-6/9/22
✔45. A duology (2)- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl-7/2/22
✔46. A book about someone leading a double life-The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor 7/10/22
✔ 47. A book featuring a parallel reality- Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones-1/10/23
✔48. A book with two POVs- Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn-11/11/22
✔49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)-Alexandria, Egypt- -Clea by Lawrence Durrell 3/8/22
✔50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)- Baltimore, MD, USA- The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett-8/24/22 (Note- in the novel, the city is unnamed...but it is reported that the city is modeled after Baltimore.)
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- Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 173
- Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A romance novel by a BIPOC author - Seven Days in June
- Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): In My Dreams I Hold a Knife - A Book With Cutlery on the 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 Graveyard Book - Hugo Award Winner - I do not normally read Sci-Fi/Fantasy.
- Least favorite prompt: A BookTok recommendation. I want to find books from prompts out of my comfort zone, not read what everyone else is reading that's popular on TikTok.
- Prompt you hope to see again: A Book You Know Nothing About
- Last prompt you finished: Anisfield-Wolf prompt
- Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, at the start of this challenge I thought I could finish both the regular and advanced but I'm glad I stuck with the regular challenge because I finished it!
- Did you like the "double" theme for the "advanced" prompts?: I did but I did not complete them.
- Finally, are you in for 2023? Yes