Life as Louise

♥ I fell short by a few books last year… can I hit 26 in ’26?? ♥

GoodReads goal: 26 books

Book Challenge by Erin 24.0

January 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026 (link)

• 5 points | Freebie: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here by Jonathan Blitzer
• 10 points | A title that begins with A, B, or C: The Book of Longing by Sue Monk Kidd
• 10 points| An epistolary book: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
• 15 points | A book with a picture of a clock or the word “clock” in the title: The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
• 20 points | A book with a strong father figure: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
• 20 points | A book from “Countdown #1 to #100 – Radio National’s Top 100 Books – ABC Radio National”: Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
• 25 points | A book with an occupation in the title: The Intern by Michele Campbell
• 30 points | A book set in a school/academic setting: The Arcane Arts by S.D. Coverly
• 30 points | A book you added to your tbr because of this group: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
• 35 points | A biography/memoir/etc. about a person you know little about: Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman’s Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue by Sonia Purnell

| T O T A L    P O I N T S | 15 points

POPSUGAR 2026 Reading Challenge

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🔲 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
🔲 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
🔲 A book you meant to read in 2025
🔲 A book that starts with the letter “Z”
🔲 A book about women astronauts
🔲 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn’t about losing weight
🔲 A book about a granny hobby
🔲 A book about a sexless marriage
🔲 A book with a “type C” character
🔲 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
🔲 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
🔲 A book with “pop” or “sugar” in the title
🔲 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
🔲 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
🔲 A book about new beginnings
🔲 A book less than 260 pages
🔲 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
🔲 A love story that defies social boundaries
🔲 A book about teen angst 
🔲 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
🔲 A book about a bachelorette trip 
🔲 A book about a book club 
🔲 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn’t
🔲 A book about postpartum
🔲 A book that explores influencer culture
🔲 A book with a character who navigates infertility 
🔲 A book with a character who has curly hair 
🔲 A book about debt 
🔲 A book that takes place during harvesting season
🔲 A travel ghost story 
🔲 A book that makes you feel FOMO 
🔲 A book with an underwater civilization 
🔲 A book about college 
🔲 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist 
🔲 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy 
🔲 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
🔲 A book about a pop star 
🔲 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title 
🔲 A book with a character who runs a marathon
🔲 A book outside your comfort zone 

Advanced Prompts

🔲 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
🔲 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
🔲 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
🔲 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2) 
🔲 A book that features birding
🔲 A sapphic comic
🔲 A book told entirely through letters 
🔲 A book with a shadow daddy
🔲 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
🔲 A book about Afrofuturism

2026

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End of Year Review

Check out my book progress in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016!