1. A book that published in 2021
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer ⭐⭐⭐
2. An Afrofuturist book
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. A dark academia book
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
The Last Library by Freya Sampson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. A book with a family tree
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus ⭐⭐⭐⭐
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett (re-read) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
11. A book about forgetting
The Edge by James Smythe ⭐⭐⭐⭐
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard ⭐⭐⭐⭐
13. A locked-room mystery
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T.A. Willberg ⭐⭐⭐
14. A book set in a restaurant
Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala ⭐⭐⭐⭐
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
Lanny by Max Porter ⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. A book by an indigenous author
Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
17. A book that has the same title as a song
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
The Circling Sky by Neil Ansell ⭐⭐⭐⭐
19. A book that discusses body positivity
Pumpkin by Julie Murphy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
Don’t Touch My Hair by Emma Dabiri ⭐⭐⭐⭐
21. A genre hybrid
Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Sutanto ⭐⭐⭐⭐
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid ⭐⭐⭐⭐
23. A book with something broken on the cover
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris ⭐⭐⭐⭐
24. A book by an American or British Muslim author
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir ⭐⭐⭐
25. A book that was published anonymously
Fake Law by The Secret Barrister ⭐⭐⭐⭐
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary ⭐⭐⭐⭐
28. A magical realism book
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey ⭐⭐⭐
29. A book set in multiple countries
Green Rising by Lauren James ⭐⭐⭐⭐
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
Love is for Losers by Wibke Brueggemann ⭐⭐⭐⭐
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
Bookishly Ever After by Lucy Powrie ⭐⭐⭐⭐
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Q by Christina Dalcher ⭐⭐⭐
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
Brown Baby by Nikesh Shukla ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
34. A book about a social justice issue
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo ⭐⭐⭐
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell ⭐⭐⭐
37. A book you think your best friend would like
The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green ⭐⭐⭐⭐
38. A book about art or an artist
The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O’Meara ⭐⭐⭐
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune ⭐⭐⭐
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:
The next book in a series you started (2018)
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson ⭐⭐⭐⭐
ADVANCED 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas ⭐⭐⭐⭐
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire ⭐⭐⭐⭐
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
The Forevers by Chris Whitaker ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager ⭐⭐⭐⭐
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
I’m Not Scared by Niccolò Ammaniti ⭐⭐
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton ⭐⭐⭐
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
Labrador: The Story of the World’s Favourite Dog by Ben Fogle ⭐⭐⭐⭐
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
The Rules by Tracy Darnton ⭐⭐⭐⭐
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djeli Clark ⭐⭐⭐
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
The Rookery by Deborah Hewitt ⭐⭐⭐⭐