
I took part in the Something Bookish Challenge this year created by Amyn and it was quite exciting and I got to read out of my comfort zone which I a truly am grateful for.
Out of the 24 prompts I managed to do 21 which is impressive, if I do say so myself. Today I want to take you through the prompts and the books I read.

- An Author from East Africa. The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste. Read my review here.

- A Book with a Female Protagonist Older than 60. The Orchard of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed.
- A Romance Novel in Translation.

- A Book Featuring a Queer Love Story. Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud.

- A Short Story Collection About Immigration. Manchester Happened by Jennifer N. Makumbi. Read my review here.
- An Author From The Arab World. The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns both by Khaled Hosseini. Read my reviews here and here.
- A Book by a South American Author in Translation.

- A Multigenerational Novel that Crosses Countries. Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madelein Thien. Read my review here.

- A Book With A Country In Its Title. We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan. Read my review here.

- An Author From The Caribbean. The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey. Read my review here.

- A Book Set In Multiple Countries. Aftershocks by Nadia Owusu.

- A Book by an Arab Author in Translation. Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

- An Author From South-Eastern Asia. The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
- A Book Inspired by African Traditional Beliefs. Kintu by Jennifer N. Makumbi and Love In Color by Bolu Babalola. Read my review here.
- A Book Featuring A Woman In STEM. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor and The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang.

- A Book Released By A Publishing House That Is Owned Or Managed By A Woman. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennet. Read my review here.

- A Non- Fiction Book About A Topic That Interests You. The Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore. Read my review here.

- A Crime Thriller/Mystery Set In Eastern Europe. Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith.
- A Book That Centers Food. Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi and Aunty Lee’s Delight by Ovidia Yu

- A Book By A Southern Asian Author In Translation. Record of a Night Too Brief by Hiromi Kawakami.

- A Book Set In A Populated City. One Day I Will Write About This Place by Binyavanga Wainaina. (Nairobi and Capetown)
- Poetry Collection by a Latinx Author

- A Book Set In A Country You’ve Always Wanted To Visit. The House I Loved by Tatiana De Rosnay. (Paris) Read my review here.

- A Classic Novel Written by A Non-Caucasian Person. If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin.
And that’s it for my list. I so glad I took part and I’m quite excited for the 2022 one. The ones I left unanswered are the propmts I wasn’t able to tick off.
Thank you for reading, see you on my next post.
Impressive! All the best for next year.
Thank you! The list is out already and I’m super excited