2025 PopSugar Reading Challenge

 One I always look forward to doing has arrived for 2025.

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1. A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma: Whiteout--Dhonielle Clayton

2. A book you want to read based on the last sentence: The Wednesday Sisters--Meg Waite Clayton

3. A book about space tourism: Dawn--Octavia E. Butler

4. A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title: The Reading List--Sara Nisha Adams

5. A book with a snake on the cover or in the title: Ninth House--Leigh Bardugo

6. A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge (Became a movie): Holes--Louis Sachar

7. A book about a cult: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind--Shunryu Suzuki

8. A book under 250 pages: Eleven--Tom Rogers

9. A book that features a character going through menopause: I Feel Bad About My Neck--Nora Ephron

10. A book you got for free: The Signature of All Things--Elizabeth Gilbert

11. A book mentioned in another book: Cat's Cradle--Kurt Vonnegut

12. A book about a road trip: Are You Listening?--Tillie Walden

13. A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads: This Side of Married--Rachel Pastan 

14. A book about a nontraditional education: Fourth Wing--Rebecca Yarros

15. A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book: When Christmas Comes--Debbie Macomber

16. A book set in or around a body of water: Lalani of the Distant Sea--Erin Entrada Kelly

17. A book about a run club: Ghost--Jason Reynolds

18. A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons: Gods of Jade and Shadow--Silvia Moreno-Garcia

19. A highly anticipated read of 2025: The Love Haters--Katherine Center

20. A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (About a Writer): A Song Flung Up to Heaven--Maya Angelou

21. A book where the main character is a politician: In This Grave Hour--Jacqueline Winspear

22. A book about soccer: Openly Straight--Bill Konigsberg

23. A book that is considered healing fiction: The Travelling Cat Chronicles--Hiro Arikawa

24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist: The Love Story of Missy Carmichael--Beth Morrey

25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee: The Last Train to London--Meg Waite Clayton

26. A book where an adult character changes careers: The Bookshop on the Corner--Jenny Colgan

27. A book set at a luxury resort: The Beach Club--Elin Hilderbrand

28. A book that features an unlikely friendship: The Blackbird Girls--Anne Blankman

29. A book about a food truck: The Music of What Happens--Bill Konigsberg

30. A book that reminds you of your childhood: The Great Boy Chase--Janet Quin-Harkin

31. A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline: Under the Same Stars--Libba Bray

32. A book about an overlooked woman in history: The Small and the Mighty--Sharon McMahon

33. A book featuring an activity on your bucket list: White Teeth--Zadie Smith (going to another country)

34. A book written by an author who is neurodivergent: Popcorn--Rob Harrell

35. A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out: The Guncle Abroad--Steven Rowley

36. A book with silver on the cover or in the title: Silver Bay--Jojo Moyes

37. Two books with the same title (1): The Beach House--Rachel Hanna

38. Two books with the same title (2): The Beach House--Jane Green

39. A classic you've never read: East of Eden--John Steinbeck

40. A book about chosen family: Table for Five--Susan Wiggs

Advanced Prompts

Easy

41. A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile: A Man For All Seasons--Robert Bolt

42. A book with a title that starts with the letter Y: Yellow Wife--Sadeqa Johnson

43. A book that includes a nonverbal character: True Biz--Sara Novic

44. A book you have always avoided reading: The Mammoth Hunters--Jean M. Auel

Medium

45. A book with a left-handed character: The Case of the Missing Marquess--Nancy Springer

46. A book where nature is the antagonist: Maya and the Rising Dark--Rena Barron

47. A book of interconnected short stories: Before the Coffee Gets Cold--Shikazu Kawaguchi

Hard

48. A book that features a married couple who don't live together: An American Marriage--Tayari Jones

49. A dystopian book with a happy ending: Beautiful Creatures--Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

50. A book that features a character with chronic pain: The Last Letter--Rebecca Yarros 

Challenge completed on December 25