Category: Reading Challenges

From StoryGraph. This is my personal tracking page.

1. With footnotes
2. With a cover in the colors of your favorite team
3. Set during Prohibition (1920-1933)
4. With an occupation in the title
5. With a competition
6. With a workplace romance
7. With or about cancer
8. By an author whose last name is a first name
9. With a curse
10. With a city in the title
11. Takes place on a farm
12. 2 books by different authors with the same last name
13. Nominated for Jimmy Fallon’s Book Club
14. Where the title takes up the whole cover
15. Written by a celebrity
16. About a missing parent	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
17. Written during COVID lock-downs or with a pandemic in the story
18. An athlete’s memoir
19. With a new mom
20. Set in New England (US)

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This is a SamiParker challenge, and is also on StoryGraph.

1. With a 1 word title	Compulsory – Martha Wells
2. Nonfiction about something you wished you’d learned in school
3. Whose TV or movie adaptation you loved
4. A book mentioned in another book
5. With a game played in it
6. With a made-up language
7. With a day of the week in the title
8. From the Dewey Decimal Systems 600s – 699s
9. With a prologue
10. Where you have something in common with the main character	Burning Water – Mercedes Lackey
11. With “yesterday”, “today”, or “tomorrow” in the title
12. About something endangered
13. Written by a journalist
14. About a treasure hunt
15. With twins in it
16. A prequel	Compulsory – Martha Wells
17. Author’s last name begins with L
18. With the name of a season in the title
19. A collection of short stories or essays
20. With something you might use camping on the cover
21. Reread a book you loved when you were younger
22. With photos or illustrations in it
23. Bio or memoir published before 2000
24. With the author’s photo on the back cover	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides

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From StoryGraph. This is my personal tracking page.

1. Nonfiction book about science
2. Historical romance set in a non-English speaking country
3. History that is not about the US or Western Europe
4. Reread a book you haven’t read in the past 5 years
5. One of the earliest books you added to StoryGraph
6. One a fellow book fiend insists you have to read
7. That takes place near water	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
8. A history, bio, or memoir of someone you really admire
9. A positive book about aging
10. Genre mixer (crosses 3+ genres)
11. Something steamy
12. About the Jazz era (1920s-1930s)
13. A big, fat book (>600 pages)
14. The first book in a series	Burning Water – Mercedes Lackey
15. The last book in a series (different series; latest published in an ongoing series counts)
16. From classic Japanese literature
17. Set in a place you want to visit
18. Spy novel with a female spy lead
19. That matches your mood
20. An epistolary novel
21. With characters in their 60s, 70s, or 80s
22. A new to you author	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
23. A book from one of your 5 least read moods on StoryGraph
24. Historical romance by a person of color
25. Bonus: About dragons

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From StoryGraph. This is my personal tracking page.

1. 2024 bestseller
2. Set in winter
3. Highest rated book on your TBR
4. Genre: Fantasy
5. You and author share first initials	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
6. Five words in title
7. Gold lettering on cover
8. Set in a city known for its nightlife
9. Book gifted to you
10. Genre: Romance
11. Book with an ugly cover
12. Book by 2 authors
13. Book in a series	Burning Water – Mercedes Lackey
14. Five-star prediction
15. Cove with a night sky
16. Set in a small town	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
17. Indie author
18. Book from a subscription box
19. Out of your comfort zone
20. Listen to an audiobook
21. Book about secrets	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
22. Book with multiple POVs	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
23. Set at a lake
24. Book you’ve owned longer than 1 year
25. Illustrated cover
26. Genre: Contemporary fiction
27. Title starts with the letter E
28. Recommended by a friend
29. Book about revenge
30. Library book
31. Mood read
32. Number in title	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
33. 2 books by the same author (1)
34. 2 books by the same author (2)
35. Book with a map
36. Genre: Mystery
37. Book about friendship
38. Set somewhere you wouldn’t want to visit
39. Under-hyped book	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
40. Book with a mostly black cover
41. Book that scares you
42. Character’s name in title
43. Genre: Thriller
44. Set in a different time period
45. Book about travel
46. Book you’ve been putting off	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
47. Book that’s been adapted to TV or a movie
48. Holiday scene on cover
49. 2025 new release
50. Book you think with surprise you
51. Popular book
52. Reread a favorite book

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This challenge is from Comet Reading and is on Storygraph. This is my personal tracking page.

1. A book that inspires new beginnings	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
2. Translated from another language
3. Takes place over one day
4. Memoir
5. Fantasy novel with epic worldbuilding
6. Featuring an unreliable narrator	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
7. Title starts with the letter C
8. Recommended by a friend
9. About books
10. A number in the title	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
11. Dystopian fiction
12. New York Times bestseller
13. Classic novel you’ve never read
14. About nature
15. Pink cover
16. Science fiction about AI
17. International bestseller
18. Magical realism	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
19. Set in a small town	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
20. Banned Book
21. Adapted into a movie or series
22. Set in the 1980s
23. Historical fiction set in New York
24. About mental health
25. Dark academia
26. You’ve been meaning to read for years
27. Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick
28. Outstanding debut novel	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
29. YA fantasy
30. Set in the early 1900s
31. About family	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
32. Published in 2025
33. Set during World War II
34. Domestic thriller
35. Exploring cultural heritage
36. About technology’s impact on society
37. Won a major literary award
38. Satire
39. With a strong female lead
40. About resilience
41. Read with Jenna Book Club pick	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
42. By 2 authors
43. Written in letters or diary entries
44. Published in the year you were born
45. Favorite author
46. Exploring friendship
47. About immigration
48. Mystery novel with a female detective
49. A Comet Book Circle pick
50. Start a new book series
51. About witches
52. A feel-good novel

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This challenge is from the Booklist Queen blog’s 2025 Challenge. This is my personal tracking page for it.

1. You meant to read last year	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
2. Goodreads winner in 2024
3. Romantacy
4. About siblings
5. Becoming a movie or show in 2025
6. Spy thriller
7. Women’s fiction
8. Title starts with a C
9. Nonfiction about health
10. Twist ending	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
11. Published in 2015
12. Fiction and nonfiction by the same author (1)
13. Fiction and nonfiction by the same author (2)
14. Mythology retelling
15. You own but haven’t read
16. Set in the Middle East
17. A sequel
18. Debut author	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
19. Heartwarming story	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
20. That took awhile to read
21. Classic recommended to you
22. Villain as protagonist	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
23. Set in the summer
24. 2024 bestseller
25. Green cover
26. Bottom of your to-read list
27. Author from Africa
28. That made you cry
29. About a politician
30. Popular book you’ve never read	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
31. Illustrated book
32. Audiobook with multiple narrators
33. Set in the suburbs
34. Dark academia
35. Intriguing cover
36. Five-star read	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty
37. About an immigrant
38. Banned book
39. Set in the 1960s
40. With chapter titles
41. Dystopian fiction
42. Author you love
43. Multigenerational story	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
44. Animal in the title
45. 2025 new release
46. Out of your comfort zone
47. Thought-provoking historical fiction
48. Everyone is talking about
49. Romance
50. Bestselling memoir
51. YA fiction
52. Reread a favorite

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This one’s from a Goodreads group. This is my personal tracking page.

1. Image on cover of something that starts with A, T, or Y
2. Prompt suggestion that didn’t make the list
3. Connected to something in the Do Re Mi song
4. Set underground, underwater, or in an underworld
5. With a weird or intriguing title
6. With a serpentine element on cover
7. By an author that uses 3 names
8. Collection of short stories, novellas, essays, poems, or a mix
9. That has been longlisted for the Tournament of Books (any year)
10. About witches, goddesses, or nuns
11. Set in a fictional location	Artificial Condition – Martha Wells
12. By an Irish author
13. Involving a group with at least 4 members who are not a family
14. SciFi or fantasy writen by a woman	Compulsory – Martha Wells
15. About secrets, lies, or deception	The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides
16. That fits a prompt from the 2016 list
17. History or historical fiction set prior to 1925
18. Set primarily in nature
19. Cover has a building or cityscape
20. With an animal, vegetable, or mineral in the title
21. Connected to any collective noun for animals
22. Translated novel from Asia
23. Involves art, music, dance, or acting
24. Main character who is a brain, athlete, basket case, princess, or criminal
25. With waves on the cover
26. By an author with a common noun in their name
27. Set in winter
28. 2 books with opposites in their title (1)
29. 2 books with opposites in their title (2)
30. A monster book
31. With a coastal setting	Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
32. Mystery or true crime book
33. By an author you like but haven’t read in a long time
34. That could be a country song title
35. From NPR’s “Books We Love” list
36. With a common household object on the cover
37. Featuring adult friendships
38. 2 books with a connection from different genres (1)
39. 2 books with a connection from different genres (2)
40. A comfort read
41. Involves digging up the past
42. Set in a manor, mansion, or estate
43. Title has 10 or fewer letters
44. A haunting book
45. By an author with a publishing career that spans at least 10 years	Artificial Condition – Martha Wells
46. Related to one of the traditional full moon names
47. Relating to fire
48. Character dealing with death	Here One Moment – Liane Moriarty Remarkably Bright Creatures – Shelby Van Pelt
49. With time travel, alternate universes, or alternate timelines
50. Posted in an ATY Book of the Month thread in 2024 or 2025
51. Published in 2025
52. With a sunset on the cover

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