Unfortunately, in 2019 life happened, so I was unable to really keep up on the Popsugar Challenge. I struggled to reach my goal of 55 books for the year (I reached 61 in 2018). I am sure of those 55, a while bunch fit into the prompts, but like I said life happened. I have also been exploring a website called BookSirens. It allows you to read and review ARCs.
This year I will put a little more effort into this reading challenge, but I am also going to approach it the same way as I did this year.
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
3. A book with a great first line
4. A book about a book club
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
6. A bildungsroman
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
9. A book with a map
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
11. An anthology
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
15. A book about or involving social media
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
21. A book published the month of your birthday
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
23. A book that won an award in 2019
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
26. A book with a pun in the title
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - All Systems Red by Martha Wells
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
32. A book by a WOC
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
35. A book with a three-word title
36. A book with a pink cover
37. A Western
√ 38. A book by or about a journalist - Interest (Final State #1) by Kevin Gaughen
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title - The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story of Family and Survival by Jeremy Dronfield
8. A book published in the 20th century
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s - Ascending (The Vardeshi Saga #1) by Meg Pechenick
Interest by Kevin Gaughen
