It’s that time again—a new year and a new challenge. The PopSugar Reading Challenge for 2022 looks amazing. Again, the list dropped on December 1st. As I had finished the 2021 challenge, I jumped into the new one immediately.
I wanted to be prepared, especially with all the trouble I had last January finding books to blog. I’m not ashamed to announce I’ve already read thirteen books for this year’s challenge. (Only one ended up being a double, so far.)
Here’s the list for 2022’s challenge. (You can see why I ran with it!)
Basic Challenge:
- A book published in 2022
- A book set on an airplane, train, or cruise ship
- A book about or set in a non-patriarchal society
- A book with a tiger on the cover or “tiger” in the title
- A sapphic book
- A book by a Latinx author
- A book with an onomatopoeia in the title
- A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
- A book about a “Found Family”
- An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
- A #BookTok recommendation
- A book about the afterlife
- A book set in the 1980s
- A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
- A book by a Pacific Islander author
- A book about witches
- A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
- A romance novel by a BIPOC author
- A book that takes place during your favorite season
- A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
- A book about a band or a musical group
- A book with a character on the ace spectrum
- A book with a recipe in it
- A book you can read in one sitting
- A book about a secret
- A book with a misleading title
- A Hugo Award winner
- A book set during a holiday
- A different book by an author you read in 2021
- A book featuring a man-made disaster
- A book with the name of a board game in the title
- A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
- A social-horror book
- A book set in Victorian times
- A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
- A book you know nothing about
- A book about gender identity
- A book featuring a party
- An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
- A book that fulfills your favorite prompt for a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced Challenge:
- A book with a reflected image on the cover or “mirror” in the title
- A book that features two languages
- A book with a palindromic title
- A duology (1)
- A duology (2)
- A book about someone leading a double life
- A book featuring a parallel reality
- A book with two POVs
- Two books set in twin towns, aka “sister cities” (1)
- Two books set in twin towns, aka “sister cities” (2)
And you know how I’m an overachiever. I could not pick just one or two books for each prompt. I ended up giving myself three choices for each category. They all look delicious. Check out my List Challenge here for the new choices. Who’s with me?
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This looks like fun. How does it work? A book a week or just as many as you can finish?
ReplyDeleteIt's totally self driven. You read as many as you want at whatever speed. I blog one book a week. I love choosing books to fit these categories!
DeleteI want to do this - how do I do this?
ReplyDeleteThis is Karla Buettner. Not sure why it won't show that!
DeleteHi Karla! Usually the box to reply in has a "Reply as" option at that bottom.
DeleteAnyway, the challenge here is like NaNo. You just do it yourself and read and read and read. I can send you a checklist of the categories. Also, there's a nice FB group too!
Here's a link to the printable version of the challenge. https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/docs/PS21_Reading_Challenge_Printable.pdf
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/427475221163445
And here's the Goodreads group https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/152458-ultimate-popsugar-reading-challenge