Three Degrees of Difficulty Reading Challenges

2023 Three Degrees of Difficulty Reading Challenge

Source: The Nest

Updated: 1/1/2023


Easy (Total: /25)
  • 2022 OwlCrate Box Book
  • 2023 Debut Release: 
  • Fairytale Retelling: 
  • Dark Academia Vibes:
  • First Book on Your TBR: 
  • Recommended by a Friend: 
  • Book with Multiple Covers: 
  • LGBTQIA Main Character: 
  • Comedy or Parody: 
  • One Word Title: 
  • Childhood Favorite: 
  • A NYT Bestseller: 
  • Tropey Romance Title: 
  • Popular on BookTok: 
  • OwlCrate Jr. 2022 Book: 
  • BIPOC Author: 
  • Book with a Jump Scare: 
  • A Library Book: 
  • YA Historical Fiction: 
  • Sword on the Cover: 
  • Sapphic Love Story: 
  • A Celebrity Memoir: 
  • Banned in America: 
  • A Classic High Fantasy: 
  • Book with a Robot:
Medium (Total: /25)
  • A Band of Misfits: 
  • Superhero Point of View: 
  • Celebrity Book Club Pick: 
  • Asian Historical Fiction:
  • A Genre You've Not Read: 
  • Latinx Main Character: 
  • Set in the 1920s: 
  • Portal Fantasy: 
  • Book with a Heist: 
  • Super Serious Sci-Fi: 
  • Book You Didn't Finish: 
  • Author Recommendation: 
  • War-Time Plot: 
  • Political Non-Fiction: 
  • Fictional Religions: 
  • A Spicy Adult Book:
  • Urban Fantasy Novel: 
  • A Contemporary Duology: 
  • True Crime Novel: 
  • Trans Main Character: 
  • Animal on the Cover: 
  • Book Featuring Recipes: 
  • USA Today Bestseller: 
  • More Than 500 Pages: 
  • A Comeback Story:
Hard (Total: /25)
  • Animal Narrator: 
  • Refugee Point of View: 
  • Translated to English: 
  • Utopian Setting: 
  • Multiple Timelines:
  • Unreliable Narrator: 
  • Asexual Point of View: 
  • Asian Poetry: 
  • Alliterative Title:
  • Cozy Fantasy Plot: 
  • Ancient World Setting: 
  • Dinner Party Mystery: 
  • Epistolary Style Novel: 
  • A Book About a Cult:
  • Classic American Lit: 
  • Healthcare Worker POV:
  • 2022 Hugo Nominee: 
  • Indigenous Character: 
  • LGBTQ + Space: 
  • Dystopian Romance: 
  • Set at a Circus:
  • Sisterly Love Plot: 
  • African Magical Realism: 
  • Paranormal Investigation: 
  • Post Apocalyptic Vibes: 

2022 Three Degrees of Difficulty Reading Challenge

Source: Words & Whimsy

Updated: 1/1/2023


Easy (Total: 21/25)
  • Modmin Most Anticipated 2022: Electric Idol by Katee Robert
  • Modmin Favorite 2021: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
  • WW Best of 2021 Book: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
  • 2022 Author Chat Book:
  • BIPOC Author: The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon
  • Indigenous Point of View: A Line of Driftwood by Diane Glacy
  • LGBTQ+ Main Character: One Life by Megan Rapinoe
  • Debut Author: Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh
  • Widely Popular Book: Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon
  • Transgender Point of View: The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert
  • Recommended by an Author: 
  • Friends to Lovers: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
  • Clouds on the Cover: Three of Hearts by Lillian Lark
  • Classic Science Fiction: 
  • Recommended on TikTok: Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
  • Book with a Solid Cover: Miss Lattimore's Letter by Suzanne Allain
  • Magical Realism: Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark
  • Cozy Bakery Book: Murder by Chocolate by Rosie A. Point
  • Second in a Series: Heir by Katee Robert
  • Book about a Holiday: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
  • Oceanic Setting: The Woman in Red by Diana Giovinazzo
  • More than Four Word Title: The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
  • A Modern Retelling: Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert
  • First book on your TBR: Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur
  • Contemporary comedy:
Medium (Total: 17/25)
  • Unlikeable heroes: War by Laura Thalassa
  • Kindle Unlimited or Indie Author: Sacrifice by Katee Robert
  • Dragon main character: The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert
  • Latinx fantasy:
  • Asian contemporary romance: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
  • African fantasy: Scorpica by G R Macallister
  • Illustrated cover: Dinotopia: Windchaser by Scott Ciencin
  • Set at a circus: 
  • Book about a discovery: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn
  • Book with half a face on the cover: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
  • Chosen One plot: 
  • Book with a playlist: Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
  • Realistic science fiction: 
  • Child (<12) Point of View: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
  • Bestseller from year you were born: 
  • An anthology:
  • Classic middle grade: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Book with a curse: A Mirror Mended by Alix E Harrow
  • Reverse harem plot: Prey by LV Lane
  • Political biography: 
  • Dystopian romance: Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon
  • Recommended by a librarian: The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn
  • Book with a graphic novel companion: Dinotopia: River Quest by John Vornholt
  • Art on the cover: Dinotopia: Hatchling by Midori Snyder
  • True crime drama:
Hard (Total: 20/25)
  • Inorganic Point of View: The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Takuda-Hall
  • Climate change plot: The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • Sapphic love story: Accidental Honeymoon by Miranda MacLeod
  • A book with a rail journey: The Course of History by Struan Stevenson
  • BIPOC Academia:
  • Tradesperson main character: The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
  • Book set in South America: Famine by Laura Thalassa
  • Healthcare worker point of view: All the Feels by Olivia Dade
  • Buddy cop fantasy:
  • Modern poetry (2015+): Fierce Fairytale by Nikita Gill
  • Inspirational non-fiction: Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
  • Written prior to 1950: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
  • Monster point of view: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
  • Medieval historical fiction (non-European):
  • A book with over 700 pages: The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett
  • African historical fiction:
  • A non-British steampunk novel: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
  • A book featuring a cult: 
  • Norse main character: The Book of Viking Myths by Peter Archer
  • A book with under 1000 reviews on Goodreads: Queen by Katee Robert
  • Prehistoric plot setting:
  • A classic American western: Millie and the Marksman by Kari Trumbo
  • Nomadic main character: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
  • Non-Abrahamic religion: Brides of Rome by Debra May Macleod
  • 2021 Hugo Award nominee: Lady Astronaut of Mars by Mary Robinette Kowal

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