BS&L’s Worldly Challenge 2022 - hosted by spookieboogie

July
  1. 💋 International Kissing Day: Read a book showing a kiss or almost kiss on the cover.
  2. 🇫🇷 Bastille Day: Read a book about or set during the French Revolution.
  3.  🇵🇪 Peru Independence Day: Read a book by a Latin American author.
  4.  🤝 International Day of Friendship: Read a book that centers on friendship or found 

All books added
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

The Poet X

Elizabeth Acevedo

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary poetry young adult emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

A Lot Like Adiós

Primas of Power #2

Alexis Daria

402 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Tilly and the Map of Stories by Anna James

Tilly and the Map of Stories

Pages & Co. #3

Anna James

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
No One Writes to the Colonel by Gabriel García Márquez

No One Writes to the Colonel

Gabriel García Márquez

69 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient #1

Helen Hoang

317 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway

Far from the Tree

Robin Benway

374 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

301 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Red Queen

Red Queen #1

Victoria Aveyard

391 pages • first pub 2015 (editions) user-added

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous tense medium-paced
The Glass-Blowers by Daphne du Maurier

The Glass-Blowers

Daphne du Maurier

384 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics historical mystery emotional informative reflective slow-paced
Dear Yesterday by Lindsey Ray Redd

Dear Yesterday

Lindsey Ray Redd

299 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction