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Let's Turn Pages Shelf 2022https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Turn Pages 20,847/30,000
🌲January: 1,763
♥️February: 2024
🍀March: 1192
🐰April: 2609
🌹May: 2373
🎈June: 344
🎇July: 1844
🎂August: 1427
❓September: 2759
👻October: 3796
🦃November: 716
🎅December:
BOOKWORMS TAKE SHELFIESDuration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
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Progress: 32/50
📖 An Author: Agatha Christie 0/5
📖 An Author: Jeff Wheeler 2/5
✔️ The Queen's Poisoner
✔️ The Thief's Daughter
📖 A Book Genre: PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER 6/5
✔️ The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener
✔️ Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh
✔️ Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado
📖 A Book Genre: HISTORICAL FICTION 2/5
✔️The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
✔️ My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood
📖 Book Length: Chunksters (500 or more pages) 4/5
✔️ If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
✔️ The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
✔️ House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
✔️ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
📖 Friendship, Love, Marriage 12/10
✔️ Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
✔️ The Paid Bridesmaid by Sariah Wilson
✔️ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
✔️ Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
✔️ The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman
✔️ Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt
✔️ My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
✔️ Book Lovers by Emily Henry
📖 A Feeling: GRIEF 3/5
✔️ If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
✔️ Best You by Keith Yocum
✔️ The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
📖 A Listopia: Best Books of the Decade 2020's 3/10
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
✔️ The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
✔️ Beach Read by Emily Henry
✔️ House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
CLEAR THE SHELVES CHALLENGEDuration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
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Progress 22/30.
Physical Books: 1/10
✔️ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Ebooks: 11/10 🎉🎉
✔️ The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
✔️ The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
✔️ The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
✔️ The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
✔️ Beach Read by Emily Henry
✔️ House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
✔️Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp by Marieke Nijkamp
✔️She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener
✔️Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
✔️ Best You by Keith Yocum
Audiobooks: 10/10 🎉🎉
✔️ Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover
✔️ The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler
✔️ The Thief's Daughter by Jeff Wheeler
✔️ If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen
✔️ The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin
✔️ The Paid Bridesmaid by Sariah Wilson
✔️ My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood
✔️ Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid
✔️ Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado
SERIAL READERhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Challenge Tiers
As you update your challenge, let the challenge leader know which tier you’ve reached and it will be updated on the participants’ list below.. The tiers are:
01-10: Serial Dabbler ⛺
11-20: More than a Vacation Reader 📕
21-30: Shelf Stacker 📚
31-40: Under the Covers Reader 🛌
41-50: Serious about Serials 🧗♀️
51+ Serial Slayer 🦸♀️
Progress
Completed Series: 1
To Complete Series:
📚 By Holly Black
THE CRUEL PRINCE SERIES 1/3 + 1 sequel
(view spoiler)
📚 By Jeff Wheeler
KINGFOUNTAIN SERIES 2/6 + 3 sequel
(view spoiler)
📚 By Kiersten Modglin
THE ARRANGEMENT SERIES 2/2
(view spoiler)
📚 By Pierce Brown
RED RISING SAGA 2/5
(view spoiler)
📚 By Rick Riordan
PERCY JACKSON 5/5
(view spoiler)
HEROES OF OLYMPUS 3/5
(view spoiler)
MAGNUS CHASE 1/3
(view spoiler)
KANE CHRONICLES 1/3
(view spoiler)
TRIALS OF APOLLO 1/5
(view spoiler)
📚 By Dr. Harper
IM A THERAPIST AND MY PATIENT IS 3/3
(view spoiler)
📚 By J.K. Rowling
HARRY POTTER 0/8
(view spoiler)
📚 By Tracy Deonn
LEGENDBORN 1/2
(view spoiler)
📚 By Sarah J. Maas
CRESCENT CITY 1/2
(view spoiler)
ACOTAR 1/5
(view spoiler)
THRONE OF GLASS 0/8
(view spoiler)
📚 By Melinda Leigh
MORGAN DANE 1/9
(view spoiler)
📚 By Nikki St. Crowe
Vicious Lost Boys 2/3
(view spoiler)
📚 By Alice Oseman
HEARTSTOPPER 4/5
(view spoiler)
***2022 Series Reads***
***2022 Series Reads***
1. The Cruel Prince
2. The Lost Sisters
3. The Queen's Poisoner
4. The Thief's Daughter
5. The Arrangement
6. The Amendment
7. House of Earth and Blood
8. Legendborn
9. Say You're Sorry
10. The Never King
11. Heartstopper: Volume One
12. Heartstopper: Volume 2
13. Heartstopper, Volume 3
14. Heartstopper: Volume 4
15. The Dark One
TBR JAR CHALLENGEhttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 3/32
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.
✔️ 3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 5.0 ⭐~596 pages
2/17
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born.
6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher.
✔️ 8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.
Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover 5.0 ⭐ ~ 335 pages
1/26
✔️ 9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin 4.5 ⭐ ~ 223 pages
2/8
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover.
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.
20. Read a book that you own.
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read.
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself.
GRATITUDE JARDuration: January 1 – March 31, 2022
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Progress: 14/30
Sample gratitude notes could include, but are definitely not limited to:
▪ People: family, friends, a memory of a loved one, a kind stranger
▪ Nature: sunrise, animals, flowers, seasons, beach, trees, waterfalls, moon
▪ Experiences: music, vacation, faith, birthdays, job, hobbies, sleeping late
▪ Comforts: home, food and drink, cozy socks, a warm blanket, good books
👸PEOPLE🤴
~Strong Women
The Nightingale
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
~Twisted Mind
The Arrangement
The Amendment
If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
~Prince and Princess
The Cruel Prince
The Lost Sisters
🌱NATURE🌱
~Beaches
Beach Read
🌹EXPERIENCES🌹
~Weddings
The Paid Bridesmaid
✈️TRAVEL✈️
~Time Travel
The Midnight Library
~Fantasy x Kingdoms
The Queen's Poisoner
The Thief's Daughter
House of Earth and Blood
⭐CATCHY-BOOK COVERS⭐
I’m Your Biggest FanFebruary 1, 2022-February 28, 2022
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Progress: 4/5
BTS also known Bangtan Boys 2/3
B-
✔️Beach Read
T-
✔️The Arrangement
✔️The Amendment
✔️The Paid Bridesmaid
The Nightingale
The Cuckoo's Calling
S-
Say You're Sorry
Debuted on 2013 2/2
(Books Published on 2013)
✔️ The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith Published on April 18, 2013
✔️ The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty Published on July 30, 2013
FANDOMONIUMDuration: February 1 - February 28, 2022
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Progress: 4/5
1. Fandom: A community of fans--for any given work, person, or other object of fan adoration--which came together for their mutual benefit.
Read a book either as a Buddy Read, with a TBR Twin, or featuring a group of characters united for a cause.
✔️ 2. Fangirl/Fanboy: A self-proclaimed fangirl/fanboy often gushes enthusiastically over their favorite subject.
Re-read a favorite book or read one that you have heard others rave about.
✔️ 3. Fan Convention (simply Convention or Con): Where fans of a particular franchise, creator, or work all meet to discuss it and ask questions to celebrities in films and voice acting. A number turn up as cosplayers.
Read a manga, graphic novel, or book adapted to film or TV.
✔️ 4. Fanon (blends "fan" and "canon"): Fans' interpretation of details not explained or shown in the source material (canon).
Read a book of historical fiction or alternate history.
✔️ 10. Shipping (from "relationSHIP"): Rooting for love to blossom between a fictional couple.
Read a love story or a book with a happy ending
WISH UPON A STARDuration: March 1 - March 31, 2022
Goal: 5/24
6 books x 4 stars
✔️House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 803 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGSDuration: March 1 – March 31, 2022
1/9
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Read a book with rain, flowers or a small animal on the cover.
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Read a book with a drink on the cover, a book set in a café, or set in a cold climate.
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
Read a book involving a mystery or crime, or with brown in the cover.
Cream-colored ponies and crisp apple strudels
Read a book with horses or food on the cover, or with a cream cover.
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Read a book featuring music, a translation originally written in German, or set in Germany.
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
Read a book about a flying creature, or with the moon or night sky on the cover.
Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Read a book with a dress or ribbon on the cover, or a coming of age story.
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Read a book with snow, a face, or eyes on the cover.
Silver-white winters that melt into springs
Read a book with a winter or spring setting, a weather event, or silver on the cover.
Q2 - LORE OF YOREDuration: April 1 to June 30, 2022
Progress: 9/10
A. Jack the Ripper: Who was this serial killer?
Read a book:
1. Set in the Victorian era (1837-1901 ), when the serial murders took place.
B. The Shroud of Turin: Its uncanny, negative imprint of the face and outline of a man's body shows injuries consistent with crucifixion.
Read a book:
3. Involving religion.
4. Set in a location regarded as a holy center.
C. Amelia Earhart: What happened to this female aviator?
Read a book:
***Mechanical Engineer***
***Missing ppl: Tessa and Jackie***
D. Stonehenge: How and why was it built in 3,000 BCE?
Read a book:
7. Featuring a character who is a Druid.
8. About a builder or set on or near a quarry.
E. Mayan Calendar: How was such a complex and rather accurate calendar created?
Read a book:
9. Involving an ancient culture.
***It involves starts and Zodiac signs***
F. Atlantis: Did it actually exist?
Read a book:
Best You
**beach and mermaid**
***Demons, Magical Creatures, Legendborn***
G. King Arthur: Real or legend?
Read a book:
13. Set in medieval times.
***Excalibur Sword***
H. UFOs: Are aliens fact or fiction?
Read a book:
15. Featuring an extraterrestrial alien or someone considered to be an illegal alien.
16. Involving government secrets or a secret government facility, such as Area 51.
I. Moai statues on Easter Island: How were they transported? Read a book:
17. Featuring a protagonist who travels somewhere or deforestation.
18. Set in Oceania or involving the transport of goods.
J. Mystery of Oak Island and the Pirate Captain Kidd
Read a book:
Burn Down, Rise Up
**the cursed of the bronx**
The Never King
***Peter Pan and Pirates***
20. Set in Canada.
K. Salem Witch Trials: Devil possession, witchcraft, or fungus-induced delusions?
Read a book:
21: Featuring a witch or a character who suffers delusions.
22. Featuring a character who is wrongly accused or suffers discrimination
CELEBRATING DIVERSITYDuration: April 1 – June 30, 2022
Progress: 11/15
Read books which include:
▪ A festival, holiday or celebration specific to a certain location, religion, culture or cause
▪ A "foreign" food in the title or cover, such as enchiladas, crepes, ziti, etc., regardless of setting
▪ A loanword in the title or text, such as cafe (French), key (Spanish), glitch (Yiddish), school (Dutch), etc.
✔️ Evidence of the Affair
**Evidence from french word evidentia**
Read books with characters who have:
▪ A physical disability or impairment
▪
✔️ She Is Me, Too
**Dissociative Identity Disorder**
✔️ Tell Me the Truth
**Obssesive Compulsive Disorder**
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume Three
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume Four
**Eating Disorder and Self Harm**
▪ A neurodivergent condition
Read books featuring a variety of:
▪
✔️ Aces Wild: A Heist
**Asexualities**
✔️ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
**LGBTQ+**
✔️Heartstopper: Volume One
✔️ Heartstopper: Volume Two
**LGBTQ+**
▪
✔️ My Mechanical Romance
**Gender Inequality**
▪
✔️ Legendborn
**Kinda feature Races**
▪ Aboriginal, Native and Indigenous peoples
▪ Religions
▪ Geographic locations
THE CREATIVE ARTSApril 1, 2022-April 30, 2022
Progress 3/3
1. VISUAL ARTS: Read a book with an illustrated cover OR where a character is an artist
✔️ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
2. DANCING: Read a book about dancing OR with a dance style in the title (eg. Tango, Tap, Jazz etc.)
3. MUSIC: Read a book with the same title as a song OR a book about a musician/band
✔️ The Humans by Matt Haig
**Human by Christina Perri**
4. DRAMA: Read a book that has been turned into a musical/stage play OR a book with an overdramatic character
✔️ She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener
5. MEDIA ARTS: Read a book that has been turned into a TV show or movie OR in the contemporary fiction genre
6. GRAPHIC DESIGN: Read a comic book/graphic novel OR a book where the title takes up most of the cover
7. SCULPTURE: Read a book with a statue on the cover OR a book about someone who has been sculptured (eg. Julius Caesar)
8. LITERATURE: Read a book about books OR a book where a character is a writer of some kind
TUNES AND TOMESDuration: April 1, 2022 – April 30, 2022
Progress:1/5
✔️ The Humans by Matt Haig
**Human by Christina Perri**
April Monthly Readathon:April 1:
-Woom by Duncan Ralston 33 pages
April 2:
-She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener 54 pages
April 3:
-She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener 82 pages (136/303)
April 4:
-She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener 115 pages (251/303)
-The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas 15 pages
📖 Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp by Marieke Nijkamp 121 pages 2.5 ⭐
April 5:
📖 She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener 52 pages (303/303) 5.0 ⭐
-Woom by Duncan Ralston 19 pages (52/138)
April 6:
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 29 pages
April 7:
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 48 pages (77/512)
April 8: DIDN'T READ
April 9: DIDN'T READ
April 10:
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 78 pages (155/512)
April 11:
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 86 pages (241/512)
- Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin 24 pages (24/216)
April 12:
📖 Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin 192 pages (216/216) 4.5 ⭐
April 13: DIDN'T READ
April 14:
- Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 67 pages (308/512)
- The Humans by Matt Haig 23 pages (23/248)
📖 My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood 32 pages (32/32) 4.5 ⭐
April 15:
📖 Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 204 pages pages (308/512) 5.0 ⭐
📖 Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid 88 pages (88/88) 5.0 ⭐
April 16:
📖 Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 337 pages 5.0 ⭐
April 17:
- Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh 38 pages (38/335)
- The Awakening by Caroline Peckham 55 pages (55/411)
April 18:
- The Awakening by Caroline Peckham 46 pages (101/411)
April 19:
- Best You by Keith Yocum 57 pages
April 20:
- Best You by Keith Yocum 96 pages (157/179)
April 21:
📖 Best You by Keith Yocum 22 pages 3.5⭐
April 22: DIDN'T READ
April 23:DIDN'T READ
April 24:
- The Awakening by Caroline Peckham 39 pages (140/436)
April 25:
- Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado 161 pages (161/352)
April 26:
📖 Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado 191 pages (352/352) 4.0 ⭐
April 27:
- The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe 89 pages (89/192)
April 28:
📖 The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe 103 pages (192/192)
April 29:
April 30:
Total Pages Read: 1699 pages
Books Finished: 10 books
CHRISTENE PAULAProgress: 8/50
STANDARD
2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
6. A book by a Latinx author
7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
9. A book about a "found family"
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
11. A #BookTok recommendation
12. A book about the afterlife
13. A book set in the 1980s
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author
16. A book about witches
18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
21. A book about a band or musical group
23. A book with a recipe in it
24. A book you can read in one sitting
26. A book with a misleading title
27. A Hugo Award winner
28. A book set during a holiday
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021
30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
33. A social-horror book
34. A book set in Victorian times
36. A book you know nothing about
38. A book featuring a party
39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
42. A book that features two languages
43. A book with a palindromic title
44. A duology (1)
45. A duology (2)
46. A book about someone leading a double life
47. A book featuring a parallel reality
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2
MEME, MYSELF, AND IMay 1, 2022-May 31, 2022
4/6
1. A book with a word in the title that begins with the letter "M"
✔️ My Mechanical Romance
2. A book with a word in the title that begins with the letter "E"
3. A book with a word in the title that begins with the letter "D"
✔️ The Dark One
4. A book with a word in the title that begins with the letter "I"
5. A book with a word in the title that begins with the letter "A"
✔️Aces Wild: A Heist
6. A book that was made into a movie
✔️Heartstopper: Volume One
✔️Heartstopper: Volume Two
✔️Heartstopper: Volume Three
✔️Heartstopper: Volume Four
7. A book that has to do with entertainment
8. A book that has to do with any type of digital media
9. A book that involves the internet in some way
10. A book that involves advertising in some way
MEDIA MAYHEMDuration: May 1 - May 31, 2022
2/5
1. No Exit book to movie
✔️ 2. Heartstopper: Volume One book to series
3. Death on the Nile book to movie
4. Dune book to movie
5. It book to movie
**extras**
✔️ 6. The Nightingalebook to movie
7. Gone Girl book to movie
8. Crazy Rich Asians book to movie
PROMPTS:Queer/LGBTQIAP+:
Note: All books submitted for this category must be by a queer/LGBTQ+ author
1. Read a book from the Pansexual or Panromantic list: https://pansexualrep.carrd.co/#books
2. 2022 release that has an MPG of Queer or LGBT/LGBTQ+
3. By a transgender or nonbinary author
4. Read a book that won the Stonewall Award or Honor: https://www.ala.org/rt/rrt/award/ston...
5. Asexual MC
6. Read a book that won a Lambda Award: https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/pre...
7. Book with a queer cast
8. Transgender MC
9. Nonbinary MC
10. M/M main pairing
11. F/F main pairing
12. By a queer BIPOC author
13. Graphic novel with a queer MC
14. Sci-fi with queer characters
15. Intersex MC
16. Book with queer MC that is a happy book
17. Book with a queer MC that is not a coming out story
18. Aromantic MC
19. Features a queer-platonic relationship (QPR)
20. Features a queer polyamorous love triangle
BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color):
Note: All books submitted for this category must be by a BIPOC author
1. Cast of BIPOC characters
2. Black MC
3. Biracial MC
4. A winner of the Coretta Scott King Award or Honor: https://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbook...
5. By an author from a Caribbean Island
6. BIPOC on the cover
7. Historical Fiction
8. Native or Indigenous MC from the Americas
9. Native or Indigenous MC from any continent besides the Americas
10. 2022 Release
11. Romance novel with a BIPOC MC
12. Book with a happily ever after & BIPOC MCs
13. Read a book that features blues, jazz, hip-hop, rap, reggae, or gospel
14. Non-Western inspired Fantasy
15. Read a book that features the music of the Caribbean
16. South Asian or Western Asian MC
17. MPG Magical Realism by a Latine or Black author
18. Debut book (can be published any year)
19. Read a book from the 55 books by women and nonbinary writers of color list: https://electricliterature.com/55-boo...
20. By a BIPOC author published pre-2000
Disability:
Note: when possible read books written by disabled authors with the prompt specified disability
1. MC uses a mobility aid (cane, wheelchair, etc.)
2. Autistic MC
3. MC with ADHD or Auditory Processing Disorder
4. MPG Mental Health
5. Anthology of disabled characters
6. Read a book from either the Books to Read for Disability Pride Month (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...) or the Disability in Fiction for Adults list (https://libro.fm/playlists/disability...)
7. BIPOC disabled MC
8. Disabled MC in a MPG Fantasy book
9. Bipolar MC
10. Fat disabled MC
11. Middle grade with a disabled MC
12. Wheelchair on the cover
13. MC has an invisible disability
14. Chronically ill MC
15. Horror or thriller with a disabled MC
16. Deaf MC
17. Visually impaired or blind MC
18. Read a book from either the 30 YA Books with disabled rep (https://beyondthereadblog.wordpress.c...) or the 20 Middle Grade Books with disabled rep list (https://beyondthereadblog.wordpress.c...)
19. Queer disabled MC
20. Book where the MC calls themselves disabled in the text (provide quote and pg #/%)
Religion:
Note: All Jewish, Islam/Muslim, and Native/Indigenous prompts must be by an author from the culture/religion.
1. Involves a non-Christian holiday
2. Jewish MC
3. Hijabi MC
4. New release with a religious MC who is non-Christian
5. Hindu or Buddhist MC
6. Read a book from the Books with Jewish Protagonists that are not set in WW2 list: https://hercommonplaceblog.wordpress....
7. Muslim MC
8. Mythology that involves a polytheistic religion
9. A fantasy or sci-fi book with a Muslim MC
10. Atheist MC
11. Read a book from the 2019 Books by Muslim Authors: https://bookriot.com/2019-books-by-mu...
12. Read a book about Jewish history (can be non-fiction or historical fiction)
13. Read a book about the African religious diaspora
14. Folktales or mythology by a Native or Indigenous author
15. Involves Shinto or Sikhism
16. Non-Christain MC that does not live in the US or UK
17. Book with Pagan influences or culture
18. MC is a monk
19. Book about religious cults
20. Set on hallowed ground, Mecca or another holy location
Language & Geography:
1. Bilingual MC
2. A Character uses sign language
3. Translated into English
4. Set in the global south
5. Set on Earth but not in the US or the UK
6. A book incorporating Creole
7. A book set in Western or Central Asia
8. Translated Literary Fiction
9. A book by a BIPOC author set in a country on the World’s Least Visited Countries List: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/le...
10. Set on a reservation or Native land
11. A book written in English that has non-English phrases
12. Features Native language or words
13. Set in a tropical climate
14. Translated from an Asian continental language
15. Features a language spoken on the African continent
16. Best seller from an author from a non-English majority speaking country
17. A translated book that is tagged classic on the first page
18. Features a language spoken in India
19. A queer translated book
20. MC's first language was NOT English
Nonfiction:
Note: All books submitted for this category must be MPG non-fiction including but not limited to autobiography, biography or memoir.
1. Translated book about US history
2. Read a book from An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
3. Memoir by a transgender and/or nonbinary author
4. Memoir or non-fiction by a refugee author
5. History about a country besides the USA or UK
6. Lesser known marginalized historical figure
7. Read a book about climate change or the climate crisis
8. Read a book related to one of these events by a BIPOC author: https://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-h...
9. Written by a Black or Indigenous woman
10. A book about African history
11. Woman in politics
12. Right to safe access and/or alternative medications
13. About immigration (can be to any country)
14. By a Native or First Nations author
15. About disability by a disabled author
16. History about the colonization of the Caribbean (can be general or more specific about 1-2 islands)
17. Translated history book not about the USA
18. Read about a trade that happens in South America (like coffee farming)
19. About the Romani people of Europe
20. MPG Science by a marginalized author
Miscellaneous:
1. Fat MC
2. An audiobook by a BIPOC author
3. A feminist or womanist text by a female BIPOC author published before 2010
4. MC uses a label within the nonbinary umbrella besides nonbinary (genderqueer, genderfluid, agender, demiboy, demigirl, two spirit, etc.)
5. Dark Academia by a marginalized author
6. A book that is about smashing the patriarchy
7. Features a drag queen, king or monarch
8. Read a book featured for an honor on Over the Rainbow Books: https://www.glbtrt.ala.org/overtherai...
9. Poetry or novel in verse by a marginalized author (must be over 100 pages)
10. Fat MC in a Fantasy or Sci-fi
11. A book about Food Access & Agriculture by a BIPOC author
12. Poor or financially unstable MC
13. Cast of characters is made up of disabled, BIPOC, various religions and queer characters
14. Read a book tagged food on the first page and about a culture that is not your own
15. A book about a female dominated sport by a BIPOC author
16. Read a middle grade or YA book featured on the Inclusive Literature Lists by Billings Public Library: https://billingslibrary.org/469/Inclu...
17. A book about mental health by a BIPOC author (fiction or non-fiction)
18. Read about a person or event that a government has tried to cover up
19. A joyful book by a BIPOC author
20. A book with a MC that has an intersectional identity
Book Riot's 2022Read a biography of an author you admire.
✔ Read a book set in a bookstore.
Book Lovers by Emily Henry 4⭐ 5/27/22
Read any book from the Women’s Prize shortlist/longlist/winner list.
Read a book in any genre by a POC that’s about joy and not trauma.
Read an anthology featuring diverse voices.
Read a nonfiction YA comic.
Read a romance where at least one of the protagonists is over 40.
Read a classic written by a POC.
Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest.
Read a political thriller by a marginalized author (BIPOC, or LGBTQIA+).
✔ Read a book with an asexual and/or aromantic main character.
Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt
Read an entire poetry collection.
Read an adventure story by a BIPOC author.
Read a book whose movie or TV adaptation you’ve seen (but haven’t read the book).
Read a new-to-you literary magazine (print or digital).
Read a book recommended by a friend with different reading tastes.
Read a memoir written by someone who is trans or nonbinary.
Read a “Best _ Writing of the year” book for a topic and year of your choice.
Read a horror novel by a BIPOC author.
Read an award-winning book from the year you were born.
Read a queer retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, folklore, or myth.
Read a history about a period you know little about.
Read a book by a disabled author.
Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Aces Wild: A Heist (other topics)Book Lovers (other topics)
The Book of Cold Cases (other topics)
Under One Roof (other topics)
The Woman in the Library (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Amanda DeWitt (other topics)Emily Henry (other topics)
Riley Sager (other topics)
Sulari Gentill (other topics)
Simone St. James (other topics)
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📍30+ BOOKS READ
📍 30,000+ PAGES READ
January 2022
📖 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig 4.5 ⭐ ~ 304 pages
1/17
📖 The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 4.0 ⭐ ~ 370 pages
1/19
📖 Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover 5.0 ⭐ ~ 335 pages
1/26
📖 The Lost Sisters by Holly Black 3.0 ⭐ ~ 50 pages
1/20
📖 The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler 4.0 ⭐ ~ 336 pages
1/28
📖 The Thief's Daughter by Jeff Wheeler 4.0 ⭐ ~ 368 pages
1/31
Total pages read: 1763 pages
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 6
February 2022
📖 If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen 4.5 ⭐ ~ 418 pages
2/7
📖 The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin 4.5 ⭐ ~ 223 pages
2/8
📖 The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin 4.0 ⭐ ~ 214 pages
2/11
📖 The Paid Bridesmaid by Sariah Wilson4.0 ⭐ ~ 296 pages
2/12
📖 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 5.0 ⭐ ~594 pages
2/17
📖 Beach Read by Emily Henry 4.0 ⭐ ~279 pages
2/28
Total pages read: 3787 pages (1763 pages + 2024 pages)
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 6
March 2022
📖 House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas 5. 0 ⭐ ~ 803 pages
3/16
📖 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4.5 ⭐ ~389 pages
3/31
Total pages read: 4979 pages (3787 pages +1192 pages)
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 2
April 2022
📖 Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp by Marieke Nijkamp 2.5⭐ ~ 121 pages
4/4
📖 She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener 5.0 ⭐ ~303 pages
4/5
📖 Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin 4.5 ⭐ ~216 pages
4/12
📖 My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood 3.5 ⭐ ~32 pages
4/14
📖 Legendborn by Tracy Deonn 5.0 ⭐ ~511 pages
4/15
📖 Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid 5.0 ⭐ ~88 pages
4/15
📖 Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh 5.0 ⭐ ~337 pages
4/17
📖 Best You by Keith Yocum 3.5⭐ ~179 pages
4/21
📖 Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado 4.0 ⭐ ~352 pages
4/26
📖 The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe 4.0 ⭐ ~192 pages
4/28
📖 Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman 4.0 ⭐ ~278 pages
4/30
Total pages read: 7588 pages (4979 pages + 2609 pages)
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 11 books
May 2022
📖 Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt 3.5 ⭐ ~352 pages
5/7
📖 My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth 4.0 ⭐ ~ 272 pages
5/12
📖 Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman 4.0⭐ ~320pages
5/13
📖 Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman 4.0⭐ ~384pages
5/14
📖 Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman 5.0 ⭐ ~384pages
5/15
📖 Book Lovers by Emily Henry 4.0 ⭐ ~384pages
5/26
📖 The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa 4.0 ⭐ ~277pages
5/27
Total pages read: 9,961 pages (7588 pages + 2,373 pages)
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 7 books
June 2022
📖 The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James 4.0 ⭐ ~344pages
6/11
Total pages read: 10,305 pages (9961 pages + 344 pages)
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 1
July 2022
📖In the Shadow of a Wish by Maci Aurora 4.0 ⭐ ~518pages
7/3
📖 Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood 3.0 ⭐ ~121pages
7/6
📖 The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill 5.0 ⭐ ~292pages
7/10
📖 The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager 4.0 ⭐ ~353pages
7/16
📖 Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer 4.0 ⭐ ~560pages
7/27
Total pages read: 12,149 pages (10,305 pages + 1844 pages)
Pending Books:
Finished Books: 5