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Additional Challenge - PopSugar 2022JANUARY✔️
1 ✅ A book published in 2022 - So This is Ever After
2 ✅A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship - Starless
3 ✅A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society - Gideon the Ninth
4 ✅A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title - Life of Pi
5 ✅A sapphic book - Fingersmith
FEBRUARY✔️
6 ✅A book by a Latinx author - Together We Burn
7 ✅A book with an onomatopoeia in its title - Gulp
8 ✅A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid - Iron Widow
9 ✅A book about a "found family" - The Light Between Oceans
MARCH✔️
10 ✅An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - Sing, Unburied, Sing
11 ✅A #BookTok recommendation - Bow Before the Elf Queen
12 ✅A book about the afterlife - A Touch of Darkness
13 ✅A book set in the 1980s - It
APRIL✔️
14 ✅A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title - My Lovely Wife
15 ✅A book by a Pacific Islander author - Sharks in the Time of Saviors
16 ✅A book about witches - Kingdom of the Wicked
17 ✅A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022 - Pachinko
MAY
18 ✅A romance novel by a BIPOC author - Skin of the Sea
19 ✅A book that takes place during your favorite season - A Court of Thorns and Roses
20 ✅A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read (S) - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
21 A book about a band or musical group
JUNE✔️
22 ✅A book with a character on the ace spectrum - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
23 ✅A book with a recipe in it - The Lost Apothecary
24 ✅A book you can read in one sitting - We Should All Be Feminists
25 ✅A book about a secret - Little Fires Everywhere
JULY✔️
26 ✅A book with a misleading title - Of Mice and Men
27 ✅A Hugo Award winner - American Gods
28 ✅A book set during a holiday - A Court of Frost and Starlight
29 ✅A different book by an author you read in 2021 - My Hero Academia #33
30 ✅A book with the name of a board game in the title - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
AUGUST✔️
31 ✅A book featuring a man-made disaster - Oryx and Crake
32 ✅A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page - The Cruel Prince
33 ✅A social-horror book - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
34 ✅A book set in Victorian times - Night Circus
SEPTEMBER✔️
35 ✅A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title - Zodiac Academy: The Awakening
36 ✅A book you know nothing about - Winter's Orbit
37 ✅A book about gender identity - Welcome to St. Hell
38 ✅A book featuring a party - The Last Wish
OCTOBER✔️
39 ✅An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book - The House in the Cerulean Sea
40 ✅A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Henna Artist
41 ✅A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title - Electric Idol
42 ✅A book that features two languages - Red, White, and Royal Blue
NOVEMBER
43 A book with a palindromic title
44 ✅A duology (1) - A Magic Steeped in Poison
45 ✅A duology (2) - A Venom Dark and Sweet
46 ✅A book about someone leading a double life - Daughter of Smoke & Bone
DECEMBER✔️
47 ✅A book featuring a parallel reality - Carry On
48 ✅A book with two POVs - The Silent Patient
49 ✅Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1) - The Shadow of the Wind (Barcelona)
50 ✅Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2) - The Language of Flowers (San Francisco)
SECOND TAKE OF ATY 2022 - COMPLETE January ✔️
1. ✅ A book with a main character whose name starts with A/ T/Y - Spy x Family Vol. 1
2. ✅ A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - My Hero Academia Vol. 33
3. ✅ A book with 22 or more letters in the title - Days of Blood and Starlight
4. ✅A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list - Crazy Rich Asians (extended family)
February✔️
5. ✅ A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - Dark Places
6. ✅ A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - The Light Between Oceans
7. ✅ A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - Brain on Fire
8. ✅ 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - Circe
March✔️
9. ✅ 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 - Hooked
10. ✅ 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - The Husband's Secret
11. ✅ A book from historical fiction genre - Pachinko
12. ✅ A book related to glass - Glass Sword
13. ✅ A book about a woman in STEM - The Apothecary Diaries Vol 1
April✔️
14. ✅ A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - A Venom Dark and Sweet
15. ✅ A book without a person on the cover - Neon Gods
16. ✅ A book related to Earth Day - Annihilation
17. ✅ A book from NPR's Book Concierge - The Girl on the Train
May✔️
18. ✅ A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - The Henna Artist
19. ✅ A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - Neverwhere
20. ✅ A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - The Radium Girls
21. ✅ A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover - Cinder
June ✔️
22.✅ A book with a Jewish character or author - Spinning Silver
23.✅ A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - Wicked Beauty
24.✅ A book related to inclement weather - War Storm
25.✅ A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages - It
26.✅ 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 - King's Cage
July✔️
27. ✅ 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2 - The Wicked King
28. ✅ A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - Sing, Unburied, Sing
29. ✅ A book set on or near a body of water - The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
30. ✅ A book related to mythology - A Touch of Darkness
August ✔️
31. ✅ A book published at least 10 years ago - The Stand
32. ✅ A book where the main character is a female detective - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
33. ✅ The next book in a series - A Court of Mist and Fury
34. ✅ A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - Carry On
September✔️
35.✅ 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 - Where the Crawdads Sing
36.✅ 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - The Language of Flowers
37.✅ A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - A Court of Silver Flames
38.✅ A book by a Latin American author - Gods of Jade and Shadow
39.✅ A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time - Howl's Moving Castle
October✔️
40. ✅A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - Daughter of the Moon Goddess
41. ✅A book with a theme of food or drink - A Magic Steeped in Poison
42. ✅A book with a language or nationality in the title - Norwegian Wood
43. ✅A book set in a small town or rural area - The Mist
November ✔️
44. ✅ A book with gothic elements - The Haunting of Hill House
45. ✅ A book related to a game - Warcross
46. ✅ A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - Heart of the Fae
47. ✅ A book with handwriting on the cover - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
December✔️
48. ✅ A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
49. ✅ A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - Heir of Fire
50. ✅ A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
51. ✅ A book published in 2022 - Hotel Magnifique
52. ✅ A book with a time-related word in the title - Book of Night
Update: Challenge 21 - A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover (boots)Book:
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
Update: Challenge 7 - A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mindBook:
The Silent Patient
Updated: Challenge 28 - A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards (Powell Book of the Month)Book:
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Update: Challenge 49 - A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons"Book:
The House in the Cerulean Sea
Update: Challenge 32 - A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officerBook:
One for the Money
Update: Challenge 48 - A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022Book:
The Cartographers
Update: Challenge 41 - A book with a theme of food or drinkBook:
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
Update: Challenge 38 - A book by a Latin American authorBook:
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Update: Challenge 36 - 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2Book:
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Update: Challenge 40 - A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cardsBook:
The Fault in Our Stars
Update: Challenge 50 - A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden yearsBook:
The Thursday Murder Club
Update: PopSugar Challenge 50: Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities"
ATY2 - Challenge 36: 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2
Book:
The Language of Flowers
Update: ATY2 - Challenge 50: A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years
Book:
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Update: PopSugar - Challenge: 33 - A social-horror book
Book:
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Update: PopSugar - Challenge: 15 - A book by a Pacific Islander author
Book:
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
Update: PopSugar - Challenge 14 - A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
Book:
My Lovely Wife
Update: PopSugar - Challenge 4 - A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
Book:
Life of Pi
CHALLENGES UNCOMPLETED
PopSugar Prompt 21: A book about a band or musical group
PopSugar Prompt 43: A book with a palindromic title
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January ✔️
1. ✅ A book with a main character whose name starts with A, T, or Y - May 31, 2022
2. ✅ A book connected to a book you read in 2021 - August 29, 2022
3. ✅ A book with 22 or more letters in the title - March 26, 2022
4. ✅A book that fits your favorite prompt that did not make the list - July 19, 2022
February✔️
5. ✅ A book by an author with two sets of double letters in their name - July 13, 2022
6. ✅ A book with an image of a source of light on the cover - June 28, 2022
7. ✅ A book related to psychology, neuroscience or the mind - July 25, 2022
8. ✅ 3 books set on three different continents - Book 1 - May 15, 2022
March✔️
9. ✅ 3 books set on three different continents - Book 2 - July 3, 2022
10. ✅ 3 books set on three different continents - Book 3 - July 6, 2022
11. ✅ A book from historical fiction genre - June 22, 2022
12. ✅ A book related to glass - August 1, 2022
13. ✅ A book about a woman in STEM - July 23, 2022
April✔️
14. ✅ A book with fewer than 5000 ratings on Goodreads - Welcome to St. Hell
15. ✅ A book without a person on the cover - The Cruel Prince
16. ✅ A book related to Earth Day - Oryx and Crake
17. ✅ A book from NPR's Book Concierge - Gideon the Ninth
May✔️
18. ✅ A book by an Asian or Pacific Islander author - Little Fires Everywhere
19. ✅ A book that involves alternate reality, alternate worlds, or alternate history - Iron Widow
20. ✅ A fiction or nonfiction book that is set during 1900 -1951 - The Night Circus
21. ✅ A book with one of the Monopoly tokens on the cover - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
June ✔️
22.✅ A book with a Jewish character or author - The Golem and the Jinni
23.✅ A book that features loving LGBTQIA+ relationship - Simon vs The Homosapiens Agenda
24.✅ A book related to inclement weather - Storm Front
25.✅ A book less than 220 pages OR more than 440 pages We Should All Be Feminists
26.✅ 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 1 - Red Queen
July✔️
27. ✅ 2 books with the same word in the title - Book 2 - Red, White & Royal Blue
28. ✅A book that won an award from Powell's list of book awards - Killers of the Flower Moon
29. ✅ A book set on or near a body of water - Starless
30. ✅ A book related to mythology - The Song of Achilles
August ✔️
31. ✅ A book published at least 10 years ago - Fingersmith
32. ✅ A book where the main character is a female detective/private eye/police officer - One for the Money
33. ✅ The next book in a series - Kingdom of the Cursed
34. ✅ A book with an academic setting or with a teacher that plays an important role - Zodiac Academy: The Awakening
September✔️
35. ✅ 2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 1 - The Bear and the Nightingale
36. ✅2 books related to flora and fauna - Book 2 - Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
37. ✅ A book that uses all five vowels in the title and/or author's name - Girl, Serpent, Thorn
38. ✅A book by a Latin American author - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
39. ✅ A book from the TIME list of 100 Best YA Books of All Time - Daughter of Smoke and Bone
October✔️
40.✅A book related to one of the 22 Tarot Major Arcana cards - The Fault in Our Stars
41.✅A book with a theme of food or drink - Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
42.✅A book with a language or nationality in the title - American Gods
43.✅A book set in a small town or rural area - Of Mice and Men
November ✔️
44. ✅ A book with gothic elements - The Shadow of the Wind
45. ✅ A book related to a game - The Last Wish
46. ✅ A book with a non-human as one of the main characters - Bow Before the Elf Queen
47. ✅ A book with handwriting on the cover - Captive
December✔️
48. ✅A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2021 or 2022 - The Cartographers
49. ✅A book connected to the phrase "Here (There) Be Dragons" - The House in the Cerulean Sea
50. ✅A book that involves aging, or a character in their golden years - The Thursday Murder Club
51. ✅ A book published in 2022 - So this is Ever After
52. ✅ A book with a time-related word in the title - The Midnight Library