2023 Reading Challenge--PopSugar

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