2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Hi, friends! Thanks for joining me today; I’m so glad you’re here 💙. After 2020 and the thick layer of dust that settled on this blog, I decided I needed a fresh start. So, I’m back with my list of selections for the 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge.

⟫ 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A Foreword

I will list my selection for each prompt, and, where relevant, I also included other titles that work for said prompt. So, whether you’re looking for book suggestions to fill some stray prompts or your TBR just needs some inspiration, here are 50+ ideas for your own list!

I will update this post throughout the year with ratings and links to reviews and wrap-ups. You can also easily view this list (without my ramblings) on Bookshop.org or Goodreads. Links to both can be found at the bottom of this post.

Snack Alert! This post is kind of a long one, so you might want to grab something to eat before diving in!

Now, on to the list!

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Jump to: 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-30 | 31-40 — Advanced Prompts: 41-50

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⟫ 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Regular Prompts

⟩ 1. A book that’s published in 2021.

Check out my thoughts on Son of the Storm in my May 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 2. An Afrofuturist book.

Check out my thoughts on Brown Girl in the Ring in my June 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover.

Check out my thoughts on Cards on the Table in my July 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign.

Read my thoughts on The Lightning Thief in my November 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 5. A dark academia book.

Read my thoughts on The Secret History in my July 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title.

Read my thoughts on The Nickel Boys in my February 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job.

Read my thoughts on Confessions in my July 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

Check out my thoughts on The Song of Achilles in my June 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 9. A book with a family tree.

Check out my thoughts on Wolf Hall in my April 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 10. A bestseller from the 1990s.

Check out my thoughts on Blindness in my June 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 11. A book about forgetting.

Check out my thoughts on The Binding in my August 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf.

Read my thoughts on The Beautiful Ones in my September 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 13. A locked-room mystery.

Read my thoughts on And Then There Were None in my July 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 14. A book set in a restaurant.

Read my thoughts on Kitchen Confidential in my March 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 15. A book with a black-and-white cover.

Check out my thoughts on Crime and Punishment in my April 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 16. A book by an Indigenous author.

Check out my thoughts on The Only Good Indians in my May 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 17. A book that has the same title as a song.

Check out my thoughts on Never Let me Go in my May 2021 Wrap-Up or read my full review here.

⟩ 18. A book about a subject you are passionate about.

Read my thoughts on Between the World and Me in my January 2021 Wrap-Up or read my full review here.

⟩ 19. A book that discusses body positivity.

Read my thoughts on The Body is Not An Apology in my February 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 20. A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list.

Read my thoughts on Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race in my January Wrap-Up, or read my full review here.

⟩ 21. A genre hybrid.

Read my thoughts on The Devil and the Dark Water in my March Wrap-Up.

⟩ 22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors.

Read my thoughts on Black Leopard, Red Wolf in my February Wrap-Up.

⟩ 23. A book with something broken on the cover.

Read my thoughts on The Test in my July 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 24. A book by a Muslim author.

Check out more of my thoughts on Exit West in my August 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 25. A book that was published anonymously.

Read my thoughts on Frankenstein in my October 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 26. A book with an oxymoron in the title.

Check out my thoughts on The Future is History in my April 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts.

Check out more of my thoughts on The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in my November 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 28. A magical realism book.

Check out my thoughts on The Midnight Library in my August 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 29. A book set in multiple countries.

Read my thoughts on Interview With the Vampire in my October 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021.

Read my thoughts on Say Nothing in my April 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality.

Read my thoughts on Axiom’s End in my January 2021 Wrap-Up or read my full review here.

⟩ 32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z.”

Read my thoughts on The Quiet Americans in my October 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 33. A book featuring three generations.

Read my thoughts on The Vanishing Half in my September 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 34. A book about a social justice issue.

Read my thoughts on Hood Feminism in my March 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 35. A book in a different format than what you normally read.

Check out my thoughts on The Iliad in my May 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Goodreads.

Check out my thoughts on Monster, She Wrote in my June 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 37. A book you think your best friend would like.

Check out my thoughts on Death on the Nile in my August 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 38. A book about art or an artist.

Read my thoughts on The Silent Patient in my January Wrap-Up, or read the full-length review here.

⟩ 39. A book everyone seems to have read but you.

Read my thoughts on the Fellowship of the Ring in my June 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge.

I didn’t include this in a wrap-up, but you can read my thougths in my Goodreads Review.

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2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Advanced Prompts

Or, as I like to call it: The Bingo Free Space section of the 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge!

⟩ 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list.

Read my thoughts on War and Peace in my February 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list.

Read my thoughts on Dearly in my November 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover.

Check out my thoughts on Black Sun in my May 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover.

Read my thoughts on The Caves of Steel in my September 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time.

Read my thoughts on The Odyssey in my May 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t.

Check out my thoughts on Exhalation in my August 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing.

Read my thoughts on The Hobbit in my January 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random.

Read my thoughts on the Library at Mount Char in my October 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 49. A DNF book from your TBR list.

Check out my thoughts on Gone Girl in my August 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟩ 50. A free book from your TBR list.

Read my thoughts on The Year of the Witching in my October 2021 Wrap-Up.

⟫ 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: An Afterword

Thanks for checking out my list for the 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge! You can find a printable list of the prompts in POPSUGAR’s original post here. Are you participating in any reading challenges this year? What are you most excited to read in 2021?

I’ll be back soon with teaser for next blog post, so keep your eyes peeled for that! In the meantime, you can keep up with my reading on Goodreads, where you can find me at @tassara_txt, or follow my other social media: I’m on Instagram as @thepaladinpages, Twitter as @tassara_exe, and Pinterest as @tassara_jpg.

As always: thanks for reading, and I’ll see you soon. 💙

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