Books read in May
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glacier_kittyA book that has the same title as a song: Blame It on the Rain: How the Weather Has Changed History by Laura Lee (Apr 29-May 4). Fascinating! (Note to self: don't try to invade Russia in the winter :P)
A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzner (May 5-9). This topic was super easy once I found out ice is a mineral :P
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library): The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (May 10-15)
A book by an Indigenous author: Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun by Velma Wallis (May 15-17). Velma is a Gwich'in Athabascan Indian. She visits the bookstore regularly, which is cool lol..she's so nice!
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A book with a cat on the cover: Something Worth Saving by Sandi Ward (May 17-21). I LOVE books written from the cat's perspective haha
The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by John Wesley Powell (May 22-26). It's hard to say which is THE book that's been on the list the longest, but this one had been on my list since 2015 (when I went to the Grand Canyon), so I went with it. Powell canoed, forded rivers, climbed up cliffs (and got stuck), all with one arm! He must have been tough :P
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: Men Against the Ice by Everitt Proctor (May 27). Ugly stained cover, but the story was cool :P
A book that's published in 2021
An Afrofuturist book
A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
A dark academia book
A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction
A book with a family tree
A bestseller from the 1990s
A book about forgetting
A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
A locked-room mystery
A book set in a restaurant
A book with a black-and-white cover
A book by an Indigenous author
A book that has the same title as a song
A book about a subject you are passionate about
A book that discusses body positivity
A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
A genre hybrid
A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
A book with something broken on the cover
A book by a Muslim American author
A book that was published anonymously
A book with an oxymoron in the title
A book about do-overs or fresh starts
A magical realism book
A book set in multiple countries
A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021
A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z"
A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
A book about a social justice issue
A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
A book you think your best friend would like
A book about art or an artist
A book everyone seems to have read but you
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't
A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
A book from your TBR list chosen at random
A DNF book from your TBR list
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
June already! Where does the time go??
29. Do you frequent social media more or less now? Maybe a little less, which makes me worried I'll miss something important haha
30. What is something that never fails to make you feel accomplished? Finding a geocache
31. What kind of cake did you have for your last birthday? Ryan made me a red velvet cake lol
June 1. Do you have a dry erase board? Nope
Today's trivia: The word "y'all" dates back to at least 1631 when English scholar William Lisle wrote "The captive men of strength I gave to you, the weaker sold, and this y'all know is true" in a book he wrote on Ethiopian history
A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Andrea Pitzner (May 5-9). This topic was super easy once I found out ice is a mineral :P
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library): The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman (May 10-15)
A book by an Indigenous author: Bird Girl and the Man Who Followed the Sun by Velma Wallis (May 15-17). Velma is a Gwich'in Athabascan Indian. She visits the bookstore regularly, which is cool lol..she's so nice!
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A book with a cat on the cover: Something Worth Saving by Sandi Ward (May 17-21). I LOVE books written from the cat's perspective haha
The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons by John Wesley Powell (May 22-26). It's hard to say which is THE book that's been on the list the longest, but this one had been on my list since 2015 (when I went to the Grand Canyon), so I went with it. Powell canoed, forded rivers, climbed up cliffs (and got stuck), all with one arm! He must have been tough :P
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: Men Against the Ice by Everitt Proctor (May 27). Ugly stained cover, but the story was cool :P
A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
A dark academia book
A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction
A book with a family tree
A book about a subject you are passionate about
A book that discusses body positivity
A genre hybrid
A book with something broken on the cover
A book that was published anonymously
A book with an oxymoron in the title
A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021
A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
A book about a social justice issue
A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
A book you think your best friend would like
A book about art or an artist
Advanced
The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't
A book from your TBR list chosen at random
June already! Where does the time go??
29. Do you frequent social media more or less now? Maybe a little less, which makes me worried I'll miss something important haha
30. What is something that never fails to make you feel accomplished? Finding a geocache
31. What kind of cake did you have for your last birthday? Ryan made me a red velvet cake lol
June 1. Do you have a dry erase board? Nope
Today's trivia: The word "y'all" dates back to at least 1631 when English scholar William Lisle wrote "The captive men of strength I gave to you, the weaker sold, and this y'all know is true" in a book he wrote on Ethiopian history
