2024 GoodReads Around the Year in 52 Books

I started joining this challenge back in 2019, so that would make this my sixth year.

1. A book with a title that ends in A, T or Y
2. A book connected to something you read in 2023
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the final list
4. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
5. A book set in one of the 25 most beautiful cities in the world

6. A book with wings on the cover
7. A book with a pronoun in the title
8. A book by an author from Canada, Australia or New Zealand
9. A book with fewer than 2024 ratings on Goodreads

10. A history or historical fiction book
11. A book with an X connection
12. A book that has been on your TBR for over a year
13. A book that is on a Five Books List; reader’s choice of which list

14. A book with a main character who is Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color
15. A book whose author’s name includes one of the 4 least used letters in the alphabet (JQZX)
16. A book related to the phrase “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs”
17. A book involving intelligence

18. A book with a botanical cover
19. A book connected in some way to any of the flavors of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
20. A book with a single word title: ghostgirl
21. A book with a title containing 6+ words
22. A book by an author from an African country

23. A book related to Boats, Beaches, Bars, Ballads, or Jimmy Buffett
24. A book with a secondary color on the cover (orange, green or purple)
25. A book involving a crime other than a murder
26. A book by an author known by their initials

27. A book related to land
28. A book related to sea
29. A book related to air
30. A book set in a country bordering the Mediterranean Sea
31. A book related to “Going for the Gold”

32. A book with a number in the title
33. A book involving travel
34. A book related to the name of one of Snow White’s seven dwarfs
35. A science or science fiction book

36. A book featuring a character in education
37. A book that is part of a series
38. Two books with similar covers: Book 1
39. Two books with similar covers: Book 2

40. A book involving a wild animal or endangered species, in the content, title, or on the cover
41. A book with a chilling atmosphere
42. A book with a sound-related word in the title
43. A book by an Edgar Award-winning Author
44. A book with a touch of magic

45. A book that is not a novel: Escape from Camp 14
46. A book related to night
47. A book with a two-word title beginning with THE
48. A second book that fits your favorite prompt

49. A book with a senior citizen character
50. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2023 or 2024
51. A book published in 2024
52. A cozy mystery

2024 Popsugar Reading Challenge

This will be my seventh year of this challenge.

1. A book with the word “leap” in the title
2. A bildungsroman book
3. A book about a 24-year-old
4. A book about a writer
5. A book about K-pop
6. A book about pirates
7. A book about women’s sports and/or by a woman athlete
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9. A book by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing author
10. A book by a self-published author
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid
12. A book from an animal’s POV
13. A book originally published under a pen name
14. A book recommended by a bookseller
15. A book recommended by a librarian
16. A book set 24 years before you were born
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
18. A book set in space
19. A book set in the future
20. A book set in the snow
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with “24”
22. A book that centers on video games
23. A book that features dragons
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
25. A book that was published 24 years ago (2000)
26. A book that was turned into a musical
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter
28. A book with a main character who’s 42 years old
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence
32. A book with an enemies to lovers plot
33. A book with an unreliable narrator: Escape from Camp 14
34. A book with at least 3 POVs
35. A book with magical realism
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author

2024 Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge

My tenth year of reading harder! Last year I completed it early in November, let’s see how I do this year.
Also, just found out when reading the intro that I can use one book for multiple prompts… Yes, after ten years, lol.

1. Read a cozy fantasy book.
2. Read a YA book by a trans author.
3. Read a middle grade horror novel.
4. Read a history book by a BIPOC author.
5. Read a sci-fi novella.
6. Read a middle grade book with an LGBTQIA main character.
7. Read an indie published collection of poetry by a BIPOC or queer author.
8. Read a book in translation from a country you’ve never visited.
9. Read a book recommended by a librarian.
10. Read a historical fiction book by an Indigenous author.
11. Read a picture book published in the last five years.
12. Read a genre book (SFF, horror, mystery,
    romance) by a disabled author.
13. Read a comic that has been banned.
14. Read a book by an author with an upcoming event
    (virtual or in person) and then attend the event.
15. Read a YA nonfiction book.
16. Read a book based solely on the title.
17. Read a book about media literacy.
18. Read a book about drag or queer artistry.
19. Read a romance with neurodivergent characters.
20. Read a book about books (fiction or nonfiction).
21. Read a book that went under the radar in 2023.
22. Read a manga or manhwa.
23. Read a howdunit or whydunit mystery.
24. Pick a challenge from any of the previous years’ challenges to repeat!