Beth F’s Comments (group member since Dec 29, 2018)

Beth F’s comments from the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group.

I used The Book Censor's Library and also added it to the Listopia.

The second-to-the-last sentence: Had he even existed?
Last sentence: Or had he just been a character in a book?

This is also one of the short-listed books in Tournament of Books for anyone else who might be making selections from that list as well.

Regular
1 The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory - A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma (1/3/25)
2 The Book Censor's Library by Bothayna Al-Essa - A book you want to read based on the last sentence (1/14/25)
3 Beautyland by Marie Helene-Bernini - A book about space “tourism” (1/22/25)
4 A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title
5 A book with a snake on the cover or in the title
6 A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge
7 A book about a cult
8 A book under 250 pages
9 A book that features a character going through menopause
10 A book you got for free
11 A book mentioned in another book
12 A book about a road trip
13 A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads
14 A book about a nontraditional education
15 A book that an AI chatbot recommends based on your favorite book
16 A book set in or around a body of water
17 A book about a run club
18 Lord of the Fading Lands by CL Wilson - A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons (1/8/25)
19 A highly anticipated read of 2025
20 A book that fills a 2024 prompt you'd like to do over (or try out)
21 A book where the main character is a politician
22 A book about soccer
23 A book that is considered healing fiction
24 A book with a happily single woman protagonist
25 A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee
26 A book where an adult character changes careers
27 A book set at a luxury resort
28 A book that features an unlikely friendship
29 A book about a food truck
30 A book that reminds you of your childhood
31 A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline
32 A book about an overlooked woman in history
33 A book featuring an activity on your bucket list
34 A book written by an author who is neurodivergent
35 A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out
36 A book with silver on the cover or in the title
37 Two books with the same title (1)
38 Two books with the same title (2)
39 A classic you've never read
40 A book about chosen family


Advanced Prompts
Easy
41 A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile
42 A book with a title that starts with the letter Y
43 A book that includes a nonverbal character
44 A book you have always avoided reading

Medium
45 A book with a left-handed character
46 A book where nature is the antagonist
47 A book of interconnected short stories

Hard
48 The Rule Book by Sarah Adams - A book that features a married couple who don't live together (1/6/25)
49 A dystopian book with a happy ending
50 A book that features a character with chronic pain

Just found one that could work. The Rule Book by Sarah Adams

Without entering too far into spoiler territory, the "fake marriage" trope makes an appearance and the couple continue to live separately afterwards. Not permanently, as it is a traditional sort of romance, but one could at least make an argument for it, haha.

Every time I read this prompt I say "ugh" to myself. I've had a touch of astrophobia since the late 80's when my dad allowed me to watch an Unsolved Mystery episode about alien abduction with references to alien autopsy, lmao.

It's not so bad that I can't joke about it, and it didn't stop me from eventually reading (and loving) Project Hail Mary but it took years to talk myself into that one!!

If I actually complete this task I may go the nonfiction route. Fictionalized accounts of space almost make me more anxious than something based in reality.

Has anyone read any decent biographies about Elon Musk?

Cornerofmadness wrote: "honestly I'm just going to my physical tbr pile and picking one that has an interesting last line. That's about all the effort I want to waste on this prompt"

Yesss...happy to see someone else is thinking along the same lines as me. I'll likely do the same unless I come across one organically. I'm trying to avoid going above 200 unread books on my physical shelf and it's been hovering dangerously close lately so if there's an opportunity to bend a task to suit--I'm taking it!