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

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

I'm going to use Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir

Mahi wrote: "Erica wrote: "Please help. Where does this fit? Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
I did not add it to my to read list until this year...."

Thanks.

Please help. Where does this fit? Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
I did not add it to my to read list until this year. I'll probably use it for the 20+ letters if nothing else but I'd like to accomplish more difficult prompts first if I can.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay works for wrath quite well.

Is the The Gunslinger by Stephen King a western?

Does seeing auras count or is it cheating?

Title: Grave Destiny
Author: Kalayna Price
Would you recommend? Absolutely.
Have you read this author before? Yes, this is book 6 of one of my favourite series. I found this book to be the 2nd best of the series with the first book (Grave Witch) being my favourite.

1. A book that's published in 2020 Chosen
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Upright Women Wanted
3. A book with a great first line A Curse So Dark and Lonely
4. A book about a book club The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics Things My Son Needs to Know about the World
6. A bildungsroman Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Reflections
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover Deadly Class, Volume 4: Die for Me
9. A book with a map Ruin and Rising
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club A Heart So Fierce and Broken
11. An anthology Tales of the Slayer: Tales of the Slayer; Tales of the Slayer, Vol. II
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Come Tumbling Down
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it Dark Matter
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name White Cat (Holly Black)
15. A book about or involving social media The Honey-Don't List
16. A book that has a book on the cover Book Love
17. A medical thriller The Surgeon
18. A book with a made-up language A Conjuring of Light
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Alone in the Wild
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention A Moon Made of Copper
21. A book published the month of your birthday King's Cage
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM The Kiss Quotient
23. A book that won an award in 2019 Ninth House
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Men Explain Things to Me
26. A book with a pun in the title Sweep with Me
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins Black Heart
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character Rogue Protocol
29. A book with a bird on the cover Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader King of Scars
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title The Empire of Gold
32. A book by a WOC Children of Virtue and Vengeance
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Henna Artist
34. A book you meant to read in 2019 The Beyond
35. A book with a three-word title The Raven Boys
36. A book with a pink cover Red, White & Royal Blue
37. A Western Leaves on the Wind
38. A book by or about a journalist Cocktails for Three
39. Read a banned book Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
40. A book your mom loves I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity (from 2015's list)
41. A book written by an author in their 20s Restore Me
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title Twenties Girl
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Supernaturally
44. A book set in the 1920s Fantastic Beasts - The Crimes of Grindelwald: The Original Screenplay
45. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics Sailor Moon, Vol. 1
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Twice in a Blue Moon
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its title The Ocean at the End of the Lane
48. A book published in the 20th century Blood of Elves
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books Three to Get Deadly
50. A book with a main character in their 20s The Bride Test

50/50

Summer Challenge (I'm using anything read from June 1 - August 31st)

A book with "summer" in the title Summer
A book with a summer drink or cocktail on the cover Cocktails for Three
A book that takes place in your favorite (or dream) summer destination Shattered Pack
A book about a vacation Chaos Reigning
A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
A book with an item you'd find at the beach in the title The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
A book with a body of water or pool on the cover Being Alpha
A book set at a resort or hotel The Worst Best Man
A book with a release date in June, July, or August of any year Happily Ever After & Everything In Between
A summer-set thriller Mr. Kiss and Tell
A book involving a summer romance Beach Read
A book about Black history in America March: Book One
A scary book you'd read around a campfire Wolf's Curse
A book that takes place during the summer before high school or college The Night Country
A book that takes place in a beach town The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line
A book with "sun," "sand," or "waves" in the title The Sun and Her Flowers
A book with sunglasses on the cover Leah on the Offbeat
A book about camping or summer camp Wolf's Bane
A book classified as a "beach read" The Henna Artist
A book that makes you nostalgic for summer (rereads welcome) The Wrath and the Dawn

20/20

Where's Waldo was frequently banned????

Date you finished: November 14
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #913
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Nothing stands out to me.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Cruel Prince used for prompt #11 article of clothing or accessory on the cover.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel I had never read a choose your own adventure and I probably won't read another one. This book was hilarious.
Least favorite prompt: #50 set in an abbey etc.
Prompt you hope to see again: #43 own voices
Last prompt you finished: #5 A million goodreads ratings
Are you pleased with the way you chose to tackle the Challenge, or do you wish you had changed a few things? (planned more or less, read more freely or more purposefully, faster or slower, etc): For the most part I read what I wanted to and they worked for many prompts. For some tough prompts I got suggestions from group discussions.
Finally, are you in for 2020? Yes

Title: The Poppy War
Author: R.F. Kuang
Would you recommend? I found this book very disturbing so I wouldn't recommend it. That being said, it was disturbing because the author made her world and its war real. I want to know what happens in the next book but I don't think I can stomach reading it.

Title: Aurora Blazing
Author: Jessie Mihalik
Did the setting play a big role in the plot?
It's a space opera, so definitely.
Would you recommend?
This is the second book in a series. This book follows a different character than the first book but there are spoilers ish.

Title: First Grave on the Right
Author: Darynda Jones
What kind of ghost was in this story? All kinds but the poltergeist was the most notable.
Would you recommend? This was a decent urban fantasy book, so if it's your genre then try it out.

Just read When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton and it was fantastic. It's historical fiction from Reese Witherspoon's book club.

Does In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire work for this prompt considering reading the hobby?

Just started This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and it's quite different from anything I've read before. It's a sci-fi novella so if this challenge is hard for you this might be a good option.

Title: The Name of the Wind
Author: Patrick Rothfuss
Does this story bring back school-time memories for you?
Not at all.
Would you recommend?
Only to people who enjoy high fantasy. This book was the start to an interesting story. In general, I struggle with high fantasy being indirect in telling a story so I don't know if I will continue the series.

Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Was it a close knit biological family, or a "found" family of friends and neighbors?
This book is about a holiday celebration. Some of the characters are actually related and the rest are chosen family.
Would you recommend? I would only recommend it to people who have read the 3 book series before this novella.

Title: The Unhoneymooners
Author: Christina Lauren a.k.a. Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings
Did the writing seem like two different voices, or would you never know that there were two authors?
I wouldn't know this was written by a writing duo. Considering this writing duo has wrote many books before this one, it should come across as one voice.
Would you recommend?
This was a fun light read that I would recommend if you like the chic lit genre. I liked this book enough to read other books by them, but this was the best book out of their books in my opinion.

So I used A Darker Shade of Magic for this prompt. It's the closest book, that I'll read, for completing this challenge. It's like 95% or more the same day.