Did some challenges too but after having to type up everything I've got so far; I just don't really feel like typing it out. They are what got a lot of my reading don. Meeting challenges/prompts. 2021 has been a rough year for me and my family (beyond the pandemic & even a little around it but thankfully, everyone has been healed)
Personal Reading Challenge 2021:
1. Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
2. Buried to the Brim (Hat Shop Mystery #6) by Jenn McKinlay
3. Hereafter (Shadowlands #2) by Kate Brian (re-read)
4. The Fill in Boyfriend by Kasie West (re-read)
5. Save the Date by Morgan Matson
6. Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle
7. Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
8. Grandma's Gardens by Hillary Clinton & Chelsea Clinton
9. Junior High Drama by Louise Simonson (Graphic Novel)
10. The Magonlia Story by Chip & Joanna Gains
11. Honeymoon (#1) by James Patterson & Howard Roughan
12. The Happy Camper by Melody Carlson
13. It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton (children's book)
14. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung (re-read)
15. Adorkable by Cookie O'Gorman
16. Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
17. The Wonder Boy at Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg
18. Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Anderson (comic)
19. Anne of Green Gables (Graphic Novel) by L.M. Montgomery (Adapted by: Mariah Marsden)
20. Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles #3) by Sarah Anderson
21. Big Mushy, Happy Lump (Sarah's Scribbles #2) by Sarah Anderson
22. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
23. My Life with the Walter boys by Ali Novak
24. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
25. Happily Ever After & Everything in Between by Debbie Tung
26. Book Love by Debbie Tung (re-read)
27. The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
28. For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #13) by Jenn McKinlay
29. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks (re-read)
30. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung (re-read)
31.At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
32. The Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
33. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
34. I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart
35. Sunkissed by Kasie West
36. Win From Within by John Gray
37. The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal
38. Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
39.I Left the House Today by Cassandra Calin
40. Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin
41.Hollowpox: Hunt for Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #3)
42. Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn #1) by Karne MacInerney
43. My Hope Next Door by Tammy L Gray
44. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) by Brandon Sanderson
45. The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children by Stormie Omartian
46. Peach Clobbered (Georgia B&B #1) by Anna Gerard
47. The Midnight Gang by Davide Williams
48. Rachel's Pudding Pantry by Caroline Roberts
49. A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber
50. Infinity (Chronicles of Nick #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Favorites 2021:
1. The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West
2. Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle
3. Grandma's Gardens by Hillary Clinton & Chelsea Clinton
4. Save the Date by Morgan Matson
5. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung
6. Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter by Cutis Jackson
7. Adulthood is a Myth (Comic) by Sarah Anderson
8. Anne of Green Gables L.M. Montgomery (adapted by Mariah Marsden)
9. Happily Ever After & Everything in Between by Debbie Tung (graphic novel)
10. Book Love by Debbie Tung
11. For Batter or Worse (#13) by Jenn McKinla
12. Four Agreements by Miguel Ruiz
13. I Left the House Today by Cassandra Culin
14. The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
Big Book Challenge 2021:
Goal: 1
Completed: 8
Page Count: 4,143
1. Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson (519 pages)
2. Save the Date by Morgan Matson (417 pages)
3. The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman (400 pages)
4. At Home in Mitford (Mitford Years #1) by Jan Karon (538 pages)
5. Hollowpox (Nevermoor #3) by Jessica Townsend (548 pages)
6. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson (763 pages)
7. The Midnight Gang by David Williams (478 pages)
8. Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon (480 pages)
Popsugar Reading Challenge: (I may have missed some books on here. Just didn't want to go through the list again to figure it out)
1. A book that's published in 2021: For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #13) by Jenn McKinlay
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #13) by Jenn McKinlay
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign: The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop By Frannie Flagg (9/21)
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s: At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
11. A book about forgetting: Hereafter by Kate Brian ("temporary" residents would forget those who were "ushered" off the island)
12. A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant: For Batter or Worse (Cupcake Bakery Mystery #13) by Jenn McKinlay
15. A book with a black-and-white cover: Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung
16. A book by an Indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about: Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22.A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Anne of Green Gables (graphic Novel) by L.M. Montgomery
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries: The Star-Crossed Sisters of Tuscany by Lori Nelson Spielman
30. A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021: Anne of Green Gables by Louisa May Alcott (Graphic Novel) - [or at least visit someplace like it]
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality:
32. A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z":
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): Grandma's Gardens by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton
34. A book about a social justice issue:
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): Junior High Drama by Louise Simonson (ebook)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: Junior High Drama by Louise Simonson
37. A book you think your best friend would like:
38. A book about art or an artist:
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
Advanced
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #3) by Brandon Sanderson (763 pages)
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover: Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (not an ugly cover, just not the most attractive one of all the ones I read on my shelf)
45. The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't: Buried to the Brim (Hat Shop Mystery #6) by Jenn McKinlay
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing:
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random: Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Anderson
49. A DNF book from your TBR list: The Unexpected Everything by M0rgan Matson
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library): Guardians of Being by Eckhart Tolle
