2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge
REGULAR
Completed: 26/40
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor 1/30/21
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley 3/25/21
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 2/1/21
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper 5/22/21
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job (Librarian) The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 5/12/21
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction The Power by Naomi Alderman 3/12/21
9. A book with a family tree Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 5/18/21
10. A bestseller from the 1990s Hannibal by Thomas Harris 7/31/21
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/15/21
15. A book with a black-and-white cover The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan 6/21/21
16. A book by an indigenous author Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse 6/19/21
17. A book that has the same title as a song Half Bad by Sally Green 4/25/21
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about (Witchcraft) The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco 5/8/21
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 8/11/21
21. A genre hybrid The Lost World by Michael Crichton 5/8/21
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 9/3/21
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 6/15/21
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts The Children of Men by P.D. James 8/17/21
28. A magical realism book Angel of Night by Julie Simons 2/28/21
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 The Spiderwick Chronicles (Cycle 1) by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black 2/9/21
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality Song of the Dryad by Natalia Leigh 6/5/21
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” Zoo by James Patterson 7/3/21
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser 7/31/21
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) Kade: Sun of Perdition by Sean Patrick O'Reilly 8/1/21
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 5/11/21
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (One Word Title) Fuse by Julianna Baggott 4/8/21
ADVANCED
Completed: 0/10
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
REGULAR
Completed: 26/40
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor 1/30/21
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley 3/25/21
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 2/1/21
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title Salt and Storm by Kendall Kulper 5/22/21
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job (Librarian) The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 5/12/21
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction The Power by Naomi Alderman 3/12/21
9. A book with a family tree Dark Witch by Nora Roberts 5/18/21
10. A bestseller from the 1990s Hannibal by Thomas Harris 7/31/21
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg 3/15/21
15. A book with a black-and-white cover The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan 6/21/21
16. A book by an indigenous author Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse 6/19/21
17. A book that has the same title as a song Half Bad by Sally Green 4/25/21
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about (Witchcraft) The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco 5/8/21
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 8/11/21
21. A genre hybrid The Lost World by Michael Crichton 5/8/21
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien 9/3/21
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously City of Bones by Cassandra Clare 6/15/21
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts The Children of Men by P.D. James 8/17/21
28. A magical realism book Angel of Night by Julie Simons 2/28/21
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 The Spiderwick Chronicles (Cycle 1) by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black 2/9/21
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality Song of the Dryad by Natalia Leigh 6/5/21
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” Zoo by James Patterson 7/3/21
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser 7/31/21
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) Kade: Sun of Perdition by Sean Patrick O'Reilly 8/1/21
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 5/11/21
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (One Word Title) Fuse by Julianna Baggott 4/8/21
ADVANCED
Completed: 0/10
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)