I realized I never posted my reading challenges from last year, so I'm doing that now!
I continued to track any book that met challenge prompts, so I have multiple books per prompt. Some only have two because they were difficult or I didn't like them. I did complete the challenge twice!
2023 POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE
Finished first time: 9/20/23
Finished second time: 11/8/23
A book you meant to read in 2022
- Harrow the Ninth by Tasmyn Muir
- Changers Book Three: Kim by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
A book you bought from an independent bookstore
- This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
- Lawn Boy by Jonathan Evison
A book about a vacation
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
- Spy X Family #8 & #9 by Tatsuya Endo
- Cockatoos on a Cruise by Russell Punter & David Sample
- Happy Place by Emily Henry
- Gigi, Listening by Chantel Guertin
A book by a first-time author
- Milo and Marcus at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
- Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
- The Spirit of Springer by Amanda Abler & Levi Hastings
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
A book with mythical creatures
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Confessions of a Dork Lord by Mike Johnston & Martha Altes
- Moonstruck: Troubled Waters by Grace Ellis, Shea Beagle, & Claudia Aguirre
- Cryptid Club by Sarah Anderson
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
A book about a forbidden romance
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- Milo and Marcus at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
- Cult Girls by Natalie Grand & Cassandra Bolan
- Lore Olympus Volume Four by Rachel Smythe
A book with "girl" in the title
- The Girl from the Other Side, Siuil, a Run #7-11 by Nagabe
- The Girl and the Goddess by Nikita Gill
- The Girl and the Dinosaur by Hollie Hughes & Sarah Massini
- Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
A celebrity memoir
- Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
- I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
- Pageboy by Elliot Page
- Leslie F*cking Jones by Leslie Jones
A book with a color in the title
- The Black Gryphon by Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon
- Little Goddess Girls: Persephone & the Unicorn's Ruby by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, & Yuyi Chen
- The Blue Scarf by Mohamed Danawi & Ruaida Mannaa
- Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant & Melissa Sweet
- Green on Green by Dianne White & Felicita Sala
- Gold by Jed Alexander
- Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer
- A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
- Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond & Daniel Minter
- The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S.K. Ali, & Hatem Aly
A romance with a fat lead
- A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
- Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
- The Wedding Party by Jasmine Guillory
A book about or set in Hollywood
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
A book published in spring 2023
- Spell Bound by F.K. Lukens
- When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni & Peter H. Reynolds
- The Knowing by Ani Di Franco & Julia Mathew
- I Am Temple Grandin by Brad Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos
- Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
- Happy Place by Emily Henry
A book published the year you were born
- Salem's Lot by Stephen King
- A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
- Pezzettino by Leo Lionni
- In the Rabbitgarden by Leo Lionni
A modern retelling of a classic
- The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
- Cinderella and the Furry Slippers by Davide Cali & Raphaelle Barbanegre
- Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion by Alex T. Smith
- Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensee & KC Oster
- Gold by Jed Alexander
- The Three Little Pugs and the Big, Bad Cat by Becky Davies & Caroline Attia
- Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, & Berenice Nelle
- A Blade So Black by L.L. McKinney
- Poisoned Apple by Anne Lambelet
- Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith & Boulet
- Teach the Torches to Burn by Caleb Roehrig
- Little Miss Splendid and the Beast by Alice Downes & TJ Morrow
A book with a song lyric as its title
- Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
- Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
- Friday I'm in Love by Camryn Garrett
A book where the main character's name is in the title
- Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
- Milo and Marcus at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
- Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Banned Bookstore of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson
- Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake
- Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
- Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Lindsay Eagar
A book with a love triangle
- Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
- Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Inheritance Games; The Hawthorne Legacy; & The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
- The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
- All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
- Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
- This Book Is Gay by Juno Dawson
A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
- The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches (A book about witches from 2022) by Sangu Mandanna
- Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake (Romance with single parent from 2021) by Alexis Hall
- Season of the Bruja Volume 1 (A book about witches from 2022) by Aaron Duran & Sara Soler
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (MC with a mobility issue from 2022) by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Hugo winner from 2022) by Nghi Vo
- The Heartbreak Bakery (includes a recipe from 2022) by A.R. Capetta
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
- Romancing Mr. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
- Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Salem's Lot by Stephen King
- Nimona by N.D. Stevenson
A book set in the decade you were born
- Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Salem's Lot by Stephen King
A book with a queer lead
- The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
- Milo and Marcus at the End of the World by Kevin Christopher Snipes
- Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
- Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
- Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
- A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
- Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
- Chef's Kiss by Melendez, Brink, Jones, & Otsmane-Elhaou
- Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
- Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Man o' War by Cory McCarthy
- Only Mostly Devastated; & If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales
- Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, & Berenice Nelle
- The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
- Kings of B'More by R. Eric Thomas
- Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
- Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens
- Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee
- Delilah Green Doesn't Care; & Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake
- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
- Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
A book with a map
- Confessions of a Dork Lord by Mike Johnston & Marta Altes
- A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
- Nubby by Dan Richards & Shanda McCloskey
- Bo the Brave by Bethan Woollvin
A book with a rabbit on the cover
- Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Disco Fever by Doug Savage
- Everything Will Be Okay by Anna Dewdney & Judy Schachner
- Chibi Usagi: Attack of the Heebie Chibis by Julie Sakai & Stan Sakai
- The Disappearing Mr. Jacques by Gideon Sterer & Benjamin Chaud
- Little Goddess Girls: Persephone & the Unicorn's Ruby by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, & Yuyi Chen
- Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensee & KC Oster
- Nubby by Dan Richards & Shanda McCloskey
- Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo
A book with just text on the cover
- Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond
- Linus by Stuart Hausmann
- A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green
- Recitatif by Toni Morrison
- She's Gone by David Bell
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
- Food Friends: Fun Foods That Go Together by Cece Bell
- Busy Buddies by Cece Bell
- Go, Pea, Go! by Joe Moshier & Chris Sonnenberg
A #BookTok recommendation
- Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The Inheritance Games; The Hawthorne Legacy, & The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
A book you bough secondhand
- Changes Book Four: Forever by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
- Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Changes Book Three: Kim by T Cooper & Allison Glock-Cooper
A book your friend recommended
- The Myth of Normal by Gabor Mate & Daniel Mate
- The Very Nice Box by Laura Blackett & Eve Gleichman
A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
- Finding Me by Viola Davis
- African Proverbs for All Ages by Johnetta Detsch Cole & Nelda LaTeef
A book about a family
- Spy X Family #3-8 by Tatsuya Endo
- The Inheritance Games; The Hawthorne Legacy; & The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Once Upon a Goat by Dan Richards & Eric Barclay
- The Promised Neverland #20 by Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu
- The Family Fortuna by Lindsay Edgar
A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
- Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
- Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose by Nancy Springer
- Big Little Spells by Hazel Beck
- Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake
A book about an athlete/sport
- Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Madani's Best Game by Fran Pintadera & Raquel Catalina
- Sarah and the Big Wave by Bonnie Tsui & Sophie Diao
- Skater Cielo by Rachel Katstaller
- The Fifth Quarter by Mike Dawson
- Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams by Jeanette Winter
- Bibi's Got Game by Bianca Andreescu, Mary Beth Leatherdale, & Chelsea O'Byrne
- Courage in Her Cleats: The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach by Kim Chaffee & Alexandra Badici
- Fence: Rivals by C.S. Pacat, Johanna the Mad, & Joana Lafuente
A historical-fiction book
- Travelers Along the Way by Aminah Mae Safi
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
A book about divorce
- Karen's Birthday by Katy Farina & Ann M. Martin
- What About Neko?: A Book About Divorce by Nancy Loewen & Elisa Paganelli
- Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds & Raul the Third
A book you think your best friend would like
- Chef's Kiss by Melendez, Brink, Jones, & Otsmane-Elhaou
- Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
- I Don't Care by Julie Fogliano, Molly Idle, & Juana Martinez-Neal
- So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
- The Winter Soldier: Cold Front by Mackenzi Lee
- Killer Queens by David M. Booher, Claudia Balboni, Harry Saxon, & Lucas Gattoni
A book you should have read in high school
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- The Pearl by John Steinbeck
A book you read more than 10 years ago
- Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
- A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
- Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton
- Can I Play Too? by Mo Willems
- Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
A book you wish you could read for the first time again
- Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
- Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
A book by an author with the same initials as you
- Wildflower by Drew Barrymore
- She's Gone by David Bell
ADVANCED
A book written during NaNoWriMo
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
A book based on a popular movie
- Into the Heartlands (Black Panther) by Brown, Araujo, Bustos, & Aguirre
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: The Courage to Dream by Frederick Joseph & Nikkolas Smith
- In Every Generation (BtVS) by Kendare Blake
- The Winter Soldier: Cold Front by Mackenzi Lee
A book that takes place entirely in one day
- The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera
- If I See You Again Tomorrow by Robbie Couch
A book that was self-published
- Cult Girls by Natalie Grand & Cassandra Bolan
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
A book that started out as fan fiction
- After by Anna Tood
- After We Collided by Anna Todd
A book with a pet character
- Izzy at the End of the World by K.A. Reynolds
- Antoine's Tale by Janet Curran
- Best Day Ever! by Marilyn Singer & Leah Nixon
- Douglas, You're a Genius! by Ged Adamson
- Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
- Once Upon an Eid edited by S.K. Ali & Aisha Saeed
- Tomorrow Is New Year's Day (Korean New Year) by Aram Kim
- The Eight Knights of Hanukkah by Leslie Kimmelman & Galia Bernsein
- Chloe's Lunar New Year by Lily LaMotte & Michelle Lee
- Grumpy New Year by Katrina Moore & Xindi Yan
- Happy Easter from the Crayons by Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers
- A Super Scary Narwhalloween by Ben Clanton
- The Matzah Ball (Hanukkah) by Jean Meltzer
- Chinese New Year by Adam Hargreaves
- Mr. Impossible and the Easter Egg Hunt by Adam Hargreaves
- Little Miss Valentine by Adam Hargreaves
- Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale by Gloria Koster & Sue Eastland
- Halloween Is a Treat! by Sabrina Moyle & Eunice Moyle
- Ganesha Goes Green (Ganesha Chaturthi) by Lakshmi Thamizhmani & Debasmita Dasgupta
- It's Navidad, El Cucuy! (Christmas & Las Posadas) by Donna Barba Higuera & Juliana Perdomo
A book that features two languages
- Resistencia edited by Mark Eisner & Tina Escaja
- Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensee & KC Oster
- The Story of Ukraine by Olena Kharchenko, Michael Sampson, & Polina Doroshenko
- Season of the Bruja Volume 1 by Aaron Duran & Sara Soler
- Team Up by Raul the Third & Elaine Bay
- Milo + Niko by D Guzman
- A Crown for Corina by Lae Kan Sea Kemp & Elisa Chavarri
- We All Play/Kimetawanaw (Cree) by Julie Flett
- Hear My Voice compiled by Warren Binford
- Small Nap, Little Dream by Talia Aikens-Nunez & Natalia Colombo
- Book of Questions: Selections by Pablo Neruda & Paloma Valdivia
- Luna Oscura by Heidi Moreno
- Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang & Hyewon Yum
- Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart & John Parra
The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
- A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
- After We Fell by Anna Todd
- Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
A book with alliteration in the title
- Fate of Flames by Sarah Raughley
- A Turtle in the Toilet by Jonathan Emmett & Caroline Jayne Church
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
- Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle by Nina LaCour & Kaylani Juanita
- The Worrywarts (in book, not title) by Pamela Duncan Edwards & Henry Cole
- Animalia (in whole book) by Graeme Base
- The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant by Drew Hayes
- The Complicated Calculus (and Cows) of Carl Paulsen by Gary Eldon Peter
- A Darkening of Dragons by S.A. Patrick
- The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes
