Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Booklist Queen’s 2022 Reading Challenge

 Another of my favorites.


  1. By an author you love: The Fixer Upper--Mary Kay Andrews
  2. Goodreads Winner in 2021: The Anthropocene Reviewed--John Green
  3. Becoming a movie in 2022: Conversations With Friends--Sally Rooney
  4. Book with a twist: Apples Never Fall--Liane Moriarty
  5. Speculative fiction: The Midnight Library--Matt Haig
  6. Bird on the cover: Smoke and Mirrors--K.D. Halbrook
  7. About a difficult choice: The Last Chance Library--Freya Sampson
  8. Published in 2012: When It Happens to You--Molly Ringwald
  9. Name in the title: Martin Eden--Jack London
  10. Local author: Retro Rhythms--Francesca Damkar
  11. Discussion-worthy book club book: Half a Yellow Sun--Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  12. 2021 Bestseller: The Guncle--Steven Rowley
  13. Genre you usually don't read: High Lonesome--Louis L'Amour
  14. Shakesperean play: The Merchant of Venice
  15. With a two-word title: Black Buck--Mateo Aksaripour
  16. About a Muslim protagonist: Here to Stay--Sara Farizan
  17. Set in the 1980s: Tell the Wolves I'm Home--Carol Rifka Brunt
  18. Asian American & Pacific Islander author: I'll Be the One--Lyla Lee
  19. Bottom of TBR: Girl Online On Tour--Zoe Sugg
  20. Literary fiction: Station Eleven--Emily St. John Mandel
  21. Recommended on Instagram: Lessons in Chemistry--Bonnie Garmus
  22. LGBTQ+ Book: Jay's Gay Agenda--Jason June
  23. Book everyone is talking about: The Midnight Library--Matt Haig
  24. Pulitzer Prize winner: The Night Watchman--Louise Erdrich
  25. Blue cover: Twice in a Blue Moon--Christina Lauren
  26. Author with your initials: Jemima J--Jane Green
  27. Epic adventure: We Came, We Saw, We Left--Charles Wheelan
  28. Guilty pleasure read: Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife)--Christina Stead
  29. Audiobook: Die, Snow White! Die, You D*** Fool!--Yuri Rasovsky
  30. Catchy title: Easy Crafts for the Insane--Kelly Williams Brown
  31. About nature: Visionary Women--Andrea Barnet
  32. Two books by the same author: The Mockingbirds--Daisy Whitney
  33. Two books by the same author: The Rivals--Daisy Whitney
  34. YA fantasy: A Song Below Water--Bethany C. Morrow
  35. Purchased at a bookstore: The Emperor's Children--Claire Messud 
  36. Family Drama: Bridgerton: The Duke and I--Julia Quinn
  37. Classic you have avoided: Native Son--Richard Wright
  38. Set in Africa: The Power of One--Bryce Courtenay
  39. Recommended by a librarian: American Road Trip--Patrick Flores-Scott
  40. British author: The Switch--Beth O'Leary
  41. Reread a favorite: By the Shores of Silver Lake--Laura Ingalls Wilder
  42. Under 300 Pages: Angel of Greenwood--Randi Pink
  43. Spooky read: The Last Kids on Earth--Max Brallier
  44. Nonfiction bestseller: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil--John Berendt
  45. Book about life: Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood--Gary Paulsen
  46. Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick: The Cactus--Sarah Haywood
  47. Makes you laugh: Meet Me at Emotional Baggage Claim--Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
  48. Historical novel: Code Name Verity--Elizabeth Wein
  49. 2022 new release: This Woven Kingdom--Tahereh Mafi
  50. Inspring memoir: The Rainbow Comes and Goes--Anderson Cooper & Gloria Vanderbilt
  51. Cozy mystery: Cat Me If You Can--Miranda James
  52. Own but haven't read: Eight Hundred Grapes--Laura Dave
Challenge completed on December 5

3 comments:

Sandra Cox said...

A fun challenge.

Lisa K Thomasson Jung said...

Looks great. Haven't done this one.

Sandra Cox said...

You've got a lot of reading to do:)