2026 52 Books Reading Challenge

2026 52 Books Reading Challenge

2026 52 Books Reading Challenge

Host: Liz @ The 52 Book Club's
Progress: 20/52 (38%)
1 January, 2026 — 31 December, 2026
In Progress

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In this challenge, the goal is to read 52 books, one for each prompt. Join the challenge and read the rules here!

  1. Set in an ancient civilization
  2. Kangaroo word on the cover: Heated RIvalry by Rachel Reid
  3. Written without quotation marks
  4. Has a dust jacket/: A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
  5. Featuring a conspiracy: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
  6. Title starts with the letter “O”
  7. Title starts with the letter “P”
  8. A three-syllable word in the title: The Psychopath Next Door by Mark Edwards
  9. Featuring a natural disaster
  10. Spans a decade or more
  11. Requires suspension of disbelief: Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau
  12. A genre-defining read: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  13. Bookface
  14. Includes a character list
  15. A subtitle with commas
  16. Deus Ex Machina: Storm Rising by Mercedes Lackey
  17. Author’s bio mentions their dog: Kissing the Sky by Lisa Patton
  18. Provokes strong emotion: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  19. A nosy neighbour character
  20. Day of the week in the title
  21. Written in the 1800s
  22. Spotted in a TV series or movie
  23. Grumpy sunshine trope: Role Model by Rachel Reid
  24. Uneven number of chapters: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  25. Includes a red herring: A Curse Carved in Bome by Danielle L. Jensen
  26. Title in a serif font
  27. Two or more authors, one pseudonym
  28. From a series at least eight books long
  29. Set in the Arctic or Antarctic: Snug in Ireland by Victoria Walker
  30. Author related to another author
  31. Author related to author in prompt 30
  32. Publisher starting with the letter “B”
  33. A standalone fantasy novel
  34. Inspired by the top-grossing movie the year you were born
  35. Character with a secret identity
  36. Award-winning book from last year: Strange Pictures by Uketsu
  37. Started on the 26th of the month
  38. Domestic fiction: Who Is the Liar by Laura Lee Bahr
  39. A book that cost you nothing: The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau
  40. Author’s first and last name start with same letter: Game Changer by Rachel Reid
  41. A guide to…
  42. Includes a handwritten interior font
  43. A Goodreads recommendation for you
  44. Literary Device: Personification: Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
  45. Biographical fiction
  46. Non-fiction about character in prompt 45
  47. A diacritical mark on the cover
  48. Related to the word “Nemesis”: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
  49. From the 800s of the Dewey Decimal System
  50. Set in a castle
  51. Includes a map
  52. Published in 2026: First Witches Club by Maisey Yates
  1. Storm Rising by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★
  3. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★
  4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★
  5. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★
  6. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins - ★★★★★
  7. Game Changer by Rachel Reid - ★★★★
  8. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid - ★★★★
  9. Role Model by Rachel Reid - ★★★★★
  10. First Witches Club by Maisey Yates - ★★★★★
  11. The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau - ★★★★½
  12. The Psychopath Next Door by Mark Edwards - ★★★★★
  13. Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau - ★★★★
  14. Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire - ★★½
  15. Strange Pictures by Uketsu, Jim Rion - ★★★★½
  16. Kissing the Sky by Lisa Patton - ★★★★★
  17. A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen - ★★★★★
  18. Snug in Iceland by Victoria Walker - ★★½
  19. Who Is the Liar by Laura Lee Bahr - ★★★★★
  20. A Curse Carved in Bone by Danielle L. Jensen - ★★★★★
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