Hello bookworms!
Back in January I mentioned that I would be doing the Goodreads Reading Challenge, the 2021 PopSugar Reading Challenge, and the 50 States Book Challenge.
Here are my final totals for this year…
Goodreads Reading Challenge
Goal: 50 books
Books Read: 88 books
PopSugar Reading Challenge:
Prompts Completed 16
First Half of the Year:
- A book that’s published in 2021: Flight (Texas Murder Files #2) by Laura Griffin
- A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
- A book with something broke on the cover: Far Gone by Laura Griffin
- A magical realsim book: Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
- A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: Glimmer as You Can by Danielle Martin
- Your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge (I chose A book by two female authors): Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren
- A DNF book from your TBR list: Searching for Sylvie Lee by Jean Kwok
Second Half of the Year:
- A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Whispering Rock (Virgin River #3) by Robyn Carr
- A bestseller from the 1990s: Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
- A locked-room mystery: An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
- A book set in multiple countries: The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur #1) by Elly Griffiths (set in England and Scotland)
- A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
- A book about a social justice issue: Love is a Revolution by Renee Watson
- A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle on audiobook through Libby
- A book about art or an artist: Wait for It by Jenn McKinlay
- A gifted book from your TBR: Luckenbooth by Jenni Fagan
50 States Book Challenge
States Completed: 12
- California: Virgin River series (ongoing) by Robyn Carr
- Illinois: Rent a Boyfriend by Gloria Chao (partially takes place in Chicago)
- Maryland: Well Met by Jen DeLuca
- Massachusetts: Paris is Always a Good Idea by Jenn McKinlay (partially takes place in Boston)
- New Jersey: The Stranger by Harlan Coben
- New York: Nikki Heat series (ongoing) by Richard Castle
- North Carolina: The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
- Oklahoma: Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage & Motherhod in the Middle of Nowhere by Ree Drummond
- Oregon: Close Case (Samantha Kincaid #3) by Alafair Burke
- Rhode Island: The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel Gaynor (partially takes place in Rhode Island)
- Texas: Stone Cold Heart (Tracers #13) by Laura Griffin
- Washington: J.P. Beaumont series (ongoing) by J.A. Jance
Overall I think I did pretty well with these challenges. My goal was never to read in order to complete the prompts, but to use each one as inspiration when choosing books.
Hannah's Library 
i was trying to read books i had already added to my tbr. i didn’t complete it (it’s quite long), but i did manage to smash through a good portion of them! this year, i’m hoping to start on books i own and haven’t read yet (i have about 58 😅😅)
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That’s what I’m planning to do for 2022 as well! I own so many that I’ve wanted to read, but I don’t think it’s 58 😂 Good luck!
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it used to be more, but i unhauled a lot 😳😳
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I didn’t really attempt to complete any reading challenges this year, but I think I will for 2022. I just am a really big mood reader so I dislike when the prompts get too specific! But I’m sure I can find a challenge that’s right for me with a bit of searching!
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