| 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen |
2. True Crime – The Sun Does Shine by Ray Hinton |
| 3. The next book in a series you started |
| 4. A book involving a heist |
| 5. Nordic noir |
6. A novel based on a real person – The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater |
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you – The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao by Martha Batalha |
8. A book with a time of day in the title – Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker |
9. A book about a villain or antihero – Mister Tender’s Girl by Carter Wilson |
10. A book about death or grief – The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin |
| 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym |
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist – A Cup of Water Under My Bed by Daisy Hernández |
| 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical |
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you – Born a Crime by Trevor Noah |
15. A book about feminism – We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
16. A book about mental health – The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn |
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift – Celia: Mi Vida by Celia Cruz & Ana Cristina Reymundo |
18. A book by two authors – The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine |
19. A book about or involving a sport – Mexican Whiteboy by Matt de la Peña |
| 20. A book by a local author |
21. A book with your favorite color in the title – Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls |
| 22. A book with alliteration in the title |
| 23. A book about time travel |
24. A book with a weather element in the title – The Dry by Jane Harper |
| 25. A book set at sea |
| 26. A book with an animal in the title |
| 27. A book set on a different planet |
| 28. A book with song lyrics in the title |
| 29. A book about or set on Halloween |
30. A book with characters who are twins – The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo |
| 31. A book mentioned in another book |
32. A book from a celebrity book club – An American Marriage by Tayari Jones |
33. A classic you’ve never read – The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende |
34. A book that’s published in 2018 – Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney |
| 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner |
36. A book set in the decade you were born – Black Klansman by Ron Stallworth |
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to – Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
| 38. A book with an ugly cover |
| 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library |
| 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges. |
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| 41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school |
| 42. A cyberpunk book |
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place – Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao |
44. A book tied to your ancestry – The Origin of Others by Toni Morrison |
| 45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title |
| 46. An allegory |
| 47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you |
| 48. A microhistory |
49. A book about a problem facing society today – Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan |
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge – The Perfect Mother by Aimee Molloy |
