About Amy Hello, I'm Amy, an aspiring motorsports writer and former blogger. If you dig deeper enough, you find some very old blog posts, as this started as a book blog, but that's really where I got my start in writing: book reviews, hot book topics and as well as the odd personal essay. After leaving university, I left the book blog behind, but continued writing and going in the world of social media, writing film reviews and promoting queer cinema, but after a tragic event in my personal life, I quickly discovered Motorsports. What started as a love for Formula 1, while finally watching the Formula 1 film, Rush, and discovering Formula 1 TikTok, this love soon expanded to everything Formula E, IndyCar, Formula 2, Formula 3, as well as F1 Academy. I soon found the itch to write come back, with the fast-moving news of motorsport, to the drama, the competition, and the journey of drivers trying to find a race seat. I found that it was the people and storie...
Every year since 2015, I have had the Popsugar Reading Challenge to diversify my reading. Over the course of the last year, I would like to think that I have done this and looking at did a good job considering I have been so busy over the last year. Even though I did actually have a plan of a book to read for almost all of the prompts, I did just wing it for the latter half of the year. This was because I was just reading what I wanted to and because I was not really reading at all. So let's see what I read this year...
A book that’s published in 2021Book I Want To Read: Gut Feelings by C. G. Moore
Book I Actually Read: Gut Feelings by C.G. Moore
An Afrofuturist book
Book I Actually Read: Gut Feelings by C.G. Moore
An Afrofuturist book
Book I Want To Read: The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin
Book I Actually Read: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Book I Actually Read: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Book I Want To Read: Heartbreak Boys by Simon James Green
Book I Actually Read: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign (Aquarius)
Book I Want To Read: Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman Book I Actually Read: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign (Aquarius)
Book I Actually Read:
A dark academia book
A dark academia book
Book I Want To Read: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Book I Actually Read: T.I.G.E.R.S. by M.A, Bennett
A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
Book I Actually Read: T.I.G.E.R.S. by M.A, Bennett
A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
Book I Want To Read: Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Book I Actually Read: The Empress Of Salt & Fortune by Nghi Vo
A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
Book I Actually Read: The Empress Of Salt & Fortune by Nghi Vo
A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
Book I Want To Read: The Pieces Of Ourselves by Maggie Harcourt
Book I Actually Read: Silk by Maurene Goo
A book that has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction
Book I Actually Read: Silk by Maurene Goo
A book that has won the Women’s Prize For Fiction
Book I Want To Read: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Book I Actually Read:
Book I Actually Read:
A book with a family tree
Book I Want To Read: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Book I Actually Read:
A bestseller from the 1990s
Book I Actually Read:
A bestseller from the 1990s
Book I Want To Read: Holes by Louis Sachar
Book I Actually Read: Holes by Louis Sachar
A book about forgetting
Book I Actually Read: Holes by Louis Sachar
A book about forgetting
Book I Want To Read: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Book I Actually Read: Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill
A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
Book I Actually Read: Lost Cat by Mary Gaitskill
A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
Book I Want To Read: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Book I Actually Read: Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi
A locked-room mystery
Book I Actually Read: Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi
A locked-room mystery
Book I Want To Read: The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Book I Actually Read:
A book set in a restaurant
Book I Actually Read:
A book set in a restaurant
Book I Want To Read: Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Book I Actually Read: Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A book with a black-and-white cover
Book I Actually Read: Before The Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A book with a black-and-white cover
Book I Want To Read: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Book I Actually Read: Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel
A book by an Indigenous author
Book I Actually Read: Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel
A book by an Indigenous author
Book I Want To Read: There, There by Tommy Orange
Book I Actually Read:
A book that has the same title as a song
Book I Actually Read:
A book that has the same title as a song
Book I Want To Read: The Sky Is Mine by Amy Beashel
Book I Actually Read: Counting Stars by Keris Stainton
A book about a subject you are passionate about
Book I Actually Read: Counting Stars by Keris Stainton
A book about a subject you are passionate about
Book I Want To Read: Good As You by Paul Flynn
Book I Actually Read: The Queer Bible by Jack Guinness
A book that discusses body positivity
Book I Actually Read: The Queer Bible by Jack Guinness
A book that discusses body positivity
Book I Want To Read: Body Positive Power by Megan Crabbe
Book I Actually Read:
A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
Book I Actually Read:
A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
Book I Want To Read: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Book I Actually Read: Taking Up Space by Chelsea Kwakye, Ore Ogunbiyi
A genre hybrid
Book I Actually Read: Taking Up Space by Chelsea Kwakye, Ore Ogunbiyi
A genre hybrid
Book I Want To Read: The Last of August by Britanny Cavallaro
Book I Actually Read: The Upper World by Femi Fadugba
A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Book I Actually Read: The Upper World by Femi Fadugba
A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Book I Want To Read: I Am Still Alive by Kate Alice Marshall
Book I Actually Read: Monsters by Emerald Fennell
A book with something broken on the cover
Book I Actually Read: Monsters by Emerald Fennell
A book with something broken on the cover
Book I Want To Read: Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence
Book I Actually Read: The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
A book by a Muslim American author
Book I Actually Read: The Test by Sylvain Neuvel
A book by a Muslim American author
Book I Want To Read: Internment by Samira Ahmed
Book I Actually Read: Split by Muhammed Khan
A book that was published anonymously
Book I Actually Read: Split by Muhammed Khan
A book that was published anonymously
Book I Want To Read: The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue (It's short)
Book I Actually Read: The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue
A book with an oxymoron in the title
Book I Actually Read: The Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue
A book with an oxymoron in the title
Book I Want To Read: Full Disclosure by Camryn Garrett
Book I Actually Read: A Map To The Sun by Sloane Leong
A book about do-overs or fresh starts
Book I Actually Read: A Map To The Sun by Sloane Leong
A book about do-overs or fresh starts
Book I Want To Read: Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys
Book I Actually Read: Everyone Dies Famous In A Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
A magical realism book
Book I Actually Read: Everyone Dies Famous In A Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
A magical realism book
Book I Want To Read: Ask The Passengers by A.S. King
Book I Actually Read: All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman
A book set in multiple countries
Book I Actually Read: All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman
A book set in multiple countries
Book I Want To Read: Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney
Book I Actually Read: The Crossing by Manjeet Mann
A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
Book I Actually Read: The Crossing by Manjeet Mann
A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
Book I Want To Read: Last Bus To Everland by Sophie Cameron
Book I Actually Read: Last Bus To Everland by Sophie Cameron
A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube creator, or other online personality
Book I Actually Read: Last Bus To Everland by Sophie Cameron
A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube creator, or other online personality
Book I Want To Read: A Beautiful Foolish Endeavour by Hank Green
Book I Actually Read: A Beautiful Foolish Endeavour by Hank Green
A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Book I Actually Read: A Beautiful Foolish Endeavour by Hank Green
A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Book I Want To Read: Quiet by Susan Cain
Book I Actually Read: Quiet by Susan Cain
A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
Book I Actually Read: Quiet by Susan Cain
A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
Book I Want To Read: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Book I Actually Read: Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
A book about a social justice issue
Book I Actually Read: Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
A book about a social justice issue
Book I Want To Read: Natives by Akala
Book I Actually Read: The Power of Women by June Sarpong
Book I Actually Read: The Power of Women by June Sarpong
A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
Book I Want To Read: Dear Haiti With Love by Maika & Maritza Moulite
Book I Actually Read: Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda, Jocelyne Allen
A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Book I Actually Read: Claudine by Riyoko Ikeda, Jocelyne Allen
A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Book I Want To Read: My Heart Goes Bang by Keris Stainton
Book I Actually Read: Neva's Story by Austin McConnell
A book you think your best friend would like
Book I Actually Read: Neva's Story by Austin McConnell
A book you think your best friend would like
Book I Want To Read: Percy Jackon & the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Book I Actually Read: The Paper & Hearts Society Bookish Ever After by Lucy Powrie
A book about art or an artist
Book I Actually Read: The Paper & Hearts Society Bookish Ever After by Lucy Powrie
A book about art or an artist
Book I Want To Read: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Book I Actually Read:
A book everyone seems to have read but you
Book I Actually Read:
A book everyone seems to have read but you
Book I Want To Read: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Book I Actually Read: A Kind Of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Book With the Same Title As A Film
Book I Actually Read: A Kind Of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Book With the Same Title As A Film
Book I Want To Read: Summerland by Lucy Adlington
Book I Actually Read: City Of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab
Book I Actually Read: City Of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab
Advanced:
The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Book I Want To Read: Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
Book I Actually Read: Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Book I Actually Read: Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Book I Want To Read: A Chaos Walking Novella by Patrick Ness
Book I Actually Read: A Chaos Walking Novella by Patrick Ness
The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
Book I Actually Read: A Chaos Walking Novella by Patrick Ness
The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
Book I Want To Read: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Book I Actually Read: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
Book I Actually Read: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
Book I Want To Read: Would You Rather by Katie Heaney
Book I Actually Read: Would You Rather by Katie Heaney
The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
Book I Actually Read: Would You Rather by Katie Heaney
The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
Book I Want To Read: Daughter Of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Book I Actually Read: Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
Book I Actually Read: Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
Book I Want To Read: The Diviners by Libba Bray
Book I Actually Read: The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli
A book from your TBR list you associate with a favourite person, place, or thing
Book I Actually Read: The Sky Weaver by Kristen Ciccarelli
A book from your TBR list you associate with a favourite person, place, or thing
Book I Want To Read: Franny & Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Book I Actually Read: Franny & Zooey by J.D. Salinger
A book from your TBR list chosen at random
Book I Actually Read: Franny & Zooey by J.D. Salinger
A book from your TBR list chosen at random
Book I Want To Read: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Book I Actually Read: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
A DNF book from your TBR list
Book I Actually Read: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
A DNF book from your TBR list
Book I Want To Read: Dune by Frank Herbert
Book I Actually Read: Dune by Frank Herbert
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Book I Actually Read: Dune by Frank Herbert
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Book I Want To Read: After The Fire by Will Hill
Book I Actually Read: Flying Tips For Flightless Birds by Kelly McCaughrain
Book I Actually Read: Flying Tips For Flightless Birds by Kelly McCaughrain
What were your reading challenges like this year? Let me know in the comments.
See you soon,
Amy
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