The PopSugar Reading Challenge comes out every year and has an interesting set of prompts meant to inspire. There is a little something for everyone, along with some hidden gems and quirky prompts along the way.
I'm a sucker for a good reading challenge, especially those that shove me outside of my comfort zone. I stumbled across this reading challenge earlier in the year when I had some time off for work. I was organizing my life to push me out of the hole I was sunk in, and it helped spring board me into reading again.
There are 40 normal prompts, with an additional 10 "Advanced" prompts for those over-achievers out there (raises hand). Without further ado....
The 2019 PopSugar Reading Challenge
A book becoming a movie in 2019 — The Whisper Man by Alex North
A book that makes you nostalgic — The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, finished 5/22/2019
A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
A book you think should be turned into a movie — Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
A book with at lease one million ratings on Goodreads -- The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, finished 2/7/2019
A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
A reread of a favorite book
A book about a hobby
A book you meant to read in 2018 -- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, finished 7/14/2019
A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title
A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore -- Circe by Madeline Miller
A book published posthumously
A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
A retelling of a classic
A book with a question in the title
A book set on a college or university campus
A book about someone with a superpower
A book told from multiple character POVs -- Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty, finished 2/28/2019
A debut novel - Final Girls by Riley Sager, finished 20/9/2019
A book that's published in 2019 -- Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson, finished 4/27/2019
A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
A book recommended by a celebrity you admire — Recursion by Blake Crouch, finished 10/05/2019
A book with "love" in the title
A book featuring an amateur detective
A book about a family -- A Nearly Normal Family by M. T. Edvardsson, finished
A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America
A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
A book that includes a wedding -- Diary by Chuck Palahniuk, finished 6/15/2019
A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter -- You Always Change the Love of Your Life (For Another Love, or Another Life) by Amalia Andrade, finished 1/30/2019
A ghost story
A book with a two-word title -- Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak, finished 6/29/2019
A novel based on a true story
A book revolving around a puzzle or a game -- Ready Player One by Earnest Cline, finished 5/3/2019
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - A book dealing with mental illness -- Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson, finished 5/31/2019
Advanced Prompts
A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book -- Early Riser by Jasper Fforde, finished 4/18/2019
A "choose-your-own-adventure" book -- Pretty Little Mistakes: A Do-Over Novel by Healther McElhatton, finished 7/8/2019
An "own voices" book -- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, finished 5/20/2019
Read a book during the season it is set in -- I'm Fine and Neither Are You by Camille Pagan, finished 7/18/2019
A LitRPG book
A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings, or unconventionally numbered chapters -- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware, finished 9/7/2019
Two books that share the same title (1)
Two books that share the same title (2)
A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom (e.g. Big Brother from 1984) -- Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis, finished 4/18/2019
A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent