Books read in May
A book you can read in one sitting: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate (Apr 30-May 1). It didn't say it had to be read in the same day. ;) Haha
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (May 1-8). Awesome, I can't wait to see the movie!
A book by a Latinx author: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (May 9-14). OMG LOVED!! Definitely better than the first one <3
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (May 14-16). This won a bunch of awards, though I'm not sure why..it wasn't even that good!
A book that takes place during your favorite season: Escape from the Icecap by Bertrand Shurtleff (May 17-22). There was a bed in one of the camps that was described as a "box," with straw on the top and reindeer pelts as "curtains." Cool, an Alaska Native four-poster bed!! Haha
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid: House of Glass by Susan Fletcher (May 23-29)
A book published in 2022
A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
A sapphic book
A book by a Latinx author
A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
A book about a "found family"
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
A # BookTok recommendation
A book about the afterlife
A book set in the 1980s
A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
A book by a Pacific Islander author
A book about witches
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
A romance novel by a BIPOC author
A book that takes place during your favorite season
A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
A book about a band or musical group
A book with a character on the ace spectrum
A book with a recipe in it
A book you can read in one sitting
A book about a secret
A book with a misleading title
A Hugo Award winner
A book set during a holiday
A different book by an author you read in 2021
A book with the name of a board game in the title
A book featuring a man-made disaster
A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
A social-horror book
A book set in Victorian times
A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
A book you know nothing about
A book about gender identity
A book featuring a party
An # OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
A book that features two languages
A book with a palindromic title
A duology (1)
A duology (2)
A book about someone leading a double life
A book featuring a parallel reality
A book with two POVs
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)
I love when the scent of chokecherry blossoms comes through my windows on a breeze *drools*
28. What songs have you completely memorized? "Dirty Paws," "Your Bones," etc
29. When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with? Finding a book, for one
30. What takes up too much of your time? Hmm..overthinking?? Haha
31. What would be your first question after waking up from being cryogenically frozen for 100 years? "Are there any glaciers left?!?"
June
1. What would a perfect city be like? Medium size, good restaurants, nice people, cool trees, etc
Today's trivia: A computer study of over a million samples of normal English prose found that the longest word one is likely to encounter on an everyday basis is "uncharacteristically"
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (May 1-8). Awesome, I can't wait to see the movie!
A book by a Latinx author: Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (May 9-14). OMG LOVED!! Definitely better than the first one <3
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers (May 14-16). This won a bunch of awards, though I'm not sure why..it wasn't even that good!
A book that takes place during your favorite season: Escape from the Icecap by Bertrand Shurtleff (May 17-22). There was a bed in one of the camps that was described as a "box," with straw on the top and reindeer pelts as "curtains." Cool, an Alaska Native four-poster bed!! Haha
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid: House of Glass by Susan Fletcher (May 23-29)
A book published in 2022
A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
A sapphic book
A book by a Latinx author
A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
A book about a "found family"
An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
A # BookTok recommendation
A book about the afterlife
A book set in the 1980s
A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
A book by a Pacific Islander author
A book about witches
A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022
A romance novel by a BIPOC author
A book that takes place during your favorite season
A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
A book about a band or musical group
A book with a character on the ace spectrum
A book with a recipe in it
A book you can read in one sitting
A book about a secret
A book with a misleading title
A Hugo Award winner
A book set during a holiday
A different book by an author you read in 2021
A book with the name of a board game in the title
A book featuring a man-made disaster
A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
A social-horror book
A book set in Victorian times
A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
A book you know nothing about
A book about gender identity
A book featuring a party
An # OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
A book that features two languages
A book with a palindromic title
A duology (1)
A duology (2)
A book about someone leading a double life
A book featuring a parallel reality
A book with two POVs
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)
I love when the scent of chokecherry blossoms comes through my windows on a breeze *drools*
28. What songs have you completely memorized? "Dirty Paws," "Your Bones," etc
29. When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with? Finding a book, for one
30. What takes up too much of your time? Hmm..overthinking?? Haha
31. What would be your first question after waking up from being cryogenically frozen for 100 years? "Are there any glaciers left?!?"
June
1. What would a perfect city be like? Medium size, good restaurants, nice people, cool trees, etc
Today's trivia: A computer study of over a million samples of normal English prose found that the longest word one is likely to encounter on an everyday basis is "uncharacteristically"