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

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

I started Jo Nesbø's Harry Hole series. Currently I've read the first 3 and the 3rd book, The Redbreast, was the first one set in Scandinavia.

Title: The Golden Lily
Author: Richelle Mead
Was the plant a part of the plot (for non-fiction: was the book about plants)? The golden lily is a tattoo that alchemists have in the world Richelle mead created and it is a part of the mystery solved in this book.
Would you recommend? Yes I would, I read the vampire academy series and started this spinoff series. I am liking this series better that vampire academy.

Title: Can You Keep a Secret?
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Do you feel the question from the title was addressed or answered through the book? Yes, the main character cannot keep a secret.
Would you recommend? This is a favourite book of mine that I've read many times so I would recommend this to people who like the shopaholic series by the same author.

Title: The Maze Runner
Author: James Dashner
What type of puzzle or game was involved? A giant maze is pivotal to the plot.
Did you try to figure out the puzzle as you read the book? Sure
Would you recommend? Probably not. I've seen the series of movie based on this book series. I enjoyed them and thought I'd give it a try, mostly to complete this challenge. I liked the movie a lot better, and I don't think I'm going to continue reading the series.

Title: Crazy Rich Asians
Author: Kevin Kwan
Was the wedding a critical part of the plot? Completely
Were the main characters the bride/groom or were they attendees? Attendees
Would you recommend? I recommend this book for sure. However I read it as an ebook and it was annoying to go back and forth when reading the footnotes.

Title: P.S. I Still Love You
Author: Jenny Han
Was the book about romantic love, or another kind of love, or not at all about love? It's about a teenage girl's love life.
Would you recommend? For sure. I saw the Netflix movie for To All the Boys I've Loved Before and had to seek this series out.

Brandy wrote: "A book about somebody with vision issues (blindness, nearsightedness, farsightedness... other) in honor of 2020."

This prompt idea wins for me, because it's specific for the year 2020. Losts of great ideas too from others but this one stands out.

Carrie wrote: "Do you think Breaking Dawn would qualify?"

Sorry but I don't think it counts. However you could use Breaking Dawn for the prompt about a favourite prompt from a previous year. For example last year there was a prompt about using a time of day in the title. I think it's number 40 in this years list.

I just read The Bat by Jo Nesbø and discovered that he is a musician.

I am not a poetry fan but on a whim to broaden my reading I borrowed The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace. This series has been winning goodreads awards. It's a very quick read. I have since read other collections of her work.

How about the graphic novel of a favourite book or series
A book of poetry
Author is of a different generation than you
Connects to a TV series from 2020
a novella and or collection of short stories
a book with less than 100 ratings
a book by your favourite author

I think I'm going to read The Martian by Andy Weir for this prompt. "Nothing Tea" is a term I use frequently.

I used Holly Black's Valiant: A Modern Tale Of Faerie for this prompt. This book has a murder mystery component to it.

Emma wrote: "Hope everyone's challenge is going well! Could anyone help me out with where The Salt Path by Raynor Winn might fit? How strictly do people stick to prompts? Would people read this for the prompt f..."

That totally works for salty, sweet, bitter, spicy.

I think yes. Celebrity doesn't just mean actors and musicians.

The Velveteen Rabbit is in Friends too

I picked Wires and Nerve. A graphic novel following a character from author Marissa Meyer's series. This follows an android who is more human than robot. I love sci-fi and fantasy books and movies so mixing both genres is great.

Well if the you’re already finished for the year, you should make yourself read two books per prompt. I’m doing this and last years challenges simultaneously without using a book for multiple prompts. That’s just me though. Good job on being nearly done.

Good answer ha ha, thanks.
I picked My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel and it's hilarious so I will be reading multiple adventures anyway.

To complete this prompt how many adventures in the book do you have to read?