Erica’s Comments (group member since Apr 05, 2019)

Erica’s comments from the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group.

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Hey all happy check-in. I feel like the new list has totally stolen the thunder for check-in day. I forgot it was Thursday and have been going through and planning my books for next year. I'm making a plan despite knowing I won't follow it. ;)
I concur that this group of regulars that check-in have helped me survive 2020 so thank you!

Finished Reading:

Daughter of the Pirate King Daughter of the Siren Queen both ⭐⭐⭐s but very entertaining.
So the first was a BOTM that I thought I would read seeing as how the library is weird and won't let me keep books until I read them. ;) These were basically unputdownable for me.

Eighth Grave After Dark ⭐⭐⭐
Major changes for the series at the end of this one. 5 more to go.
Brighter Than the Sun ⭐
This short novella was only available as an audiobook. I hated. IT was disturbing and I kept zoning out because it was an audiobook. But I have read one this year so that's good.

Fangs ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was super cute and funny. A werewolf and vampire love story. There's not much text so it's like an adult picture book.

Currently Reading:
Three Parts Dead
Soap and Water and Common Sense: The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, and Disease

QOTW:
The new list works for me. I'm going to try to limit myself to books already in my tbr list and books that aren't ya. haha we'll see how long that lasts. There are a few prompts that will be a challenge but that's okay.

Ellie wrote: "Yes it's now called Simon the Randy Penguin 😉"

haha I like the way your brain works.

Yeah don't like this prompt. How bout a book about a family/chosen family because who doesn't want to be able to safely see their family right now?


Or how about anything set before 2020.

yeah any book with the groundhog day trope would work.
I read In a Holidaze but it wasn't the best from this author.

Heather wrote: "Another week of very little reading and no finishes. That’s 3 weeks in a row now. But I have plans to change that this week. Now that we have the new list, I’m able to see which books on my TBR I c..."

Read a reasonable cookbook?

Morgan wrote: "What about books about books? Aren't we all passionate about reading and books? Any recs for this?"

Book Love its a graphic novel so it can work for different format for people too.

So over confident fail here. My freebee book for this prompt got pushed to a 2022 realease. 🤦‍♀️ So now I'll have to put effort in. :(

Keep in mind you can look at the zodiacs as water, air, fire, earth signs so that gives everyone more options.

Well I think for 2021 I'm going to try and only use things on my tbr, which is 600+ books. As well as picking non ya books because I read so many this year.

Alicia wrote: "Just read The Girl in Red and highly recommend it. It's perfect for this prompt!"

This book was a great surprise for me this year. However it was a scary read because the world in the book is reeling from a coughing plague.

Sarah wrote: "Am I the only one going waaaay unrealistic? I'm considering pirate or princess. Or pirate princess maybe?

I definitely do not want to read anything related to my real work after this year. It sou..."

So I just read this last week. Daughter of the Pirate King Pirate Princess check.
It was very entertaining.

This will push me to read The Song of Achilles.

Oddly first that comes to mind is Before I Go to Sleep, a good thriller. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Remember Me? are also really good reads.
I think I'll try to read In the Woods by Tana French.

I'm not going to bother looking at actual lists from the 90s. I'm just going to continue the witcher series. It has had a resurgence thanks to the netflix series so that's close enough for me.

This is a freebee prompt for me because a favourite series of mine uses gems in the titles and a new book is out this year.
Ruby Fever

Ooh well there are always comics/graphic novels that are about the author who creates them. Sarah Andersen or Debbie Tung

The Henna Artist is a great read.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue works for this prompt.

Right now I'm planning on using The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris, but we'll see how well I stick to my plan. ;)

1. A book that published in 2021 Blood Heir
2. An Afrofuturist book Shuri, Vol. 1: The Search For Black Panther
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover The Heart Principle
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign The Party Crasher
5. A dark academia book Master Class
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction The Song of Achilles
9. A book with a family tree The Viscount Who Loved Me
10. A bestseller from the 1990s The Time of Contempt
11. A book about forgetting Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) Dune
13. A locked-room mystery Anxious People
14. A book set in a restaurant The Soulmate Equation
15. A book with a black-and-white cover My Name Will Grow Wide Like a Tree: Selected Poems
16. A book by an indigenous author Burning In This Midnight Dream
17. A book that has the same title as a song To Sir Phillip, With Love
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about Burke's Law: A Life in Hockey
19. A book that discusses body positivity Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
21. A genre hybrid The Echo Wife
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors Remote Control
23. A book with something broken on the cover The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 3: Commercial Suicide
24. A book by a Muslim Canadian author Ayesha at Last
25. A book that was published anonymously Nineteen Eighty-Four
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title Big Little Lies
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts Lost and Found Sisters
28. A magical realism book Cairo: A Graphic Novel
29. A book set in multiple countries When He Was Wicked
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality The Guild Library Edition Volume 1
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” The Quotable Slayer
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) The Forever Girl
34. A book about a social justice issue You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads Claimed by Shadow
37. A book you think your best friend would like Ring Shout
38. A book about art or an artist Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History & Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you Little Prince 75th Anniversary Edition: Includes the History and Making of the Classic Story
40. A book with a pun in the title Hot and Badgered
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list A ​Court of Silver Flames
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list Descender, Vol. 5: Rise of the Robots
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time Shifting Shadows
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t Green Willow And Other Japanese Fairy Tales
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing The Curse of Tenth Grave
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random The Far Side Gallery 5
49. A DNF book from your TBR list Soap and Water and Common Sense: The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, and Disease
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) Grave War

50/50

any books about card games/poker will probably have cards on the cover.

Yep +1 for les mis
I have two books that have longer page counts but they are clearly typos. The one book I own and it does not have over 2 million pages. 🤷‍♀️