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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2016

14/15
3. A YA bestseller - The Lost Hero
9. A book that's under 150 pages - Letters From People Who Hate Me
14. A book you can finish in a day - Gathering Blue
17. A book at least 100 years older than you - The Fall of the House of Usher
18. A book that's more than 600 pages - The Gathering Storm
20. A science-fiction novel - Foundation
23. A book that is published in 2016 - League of Dragons
26. A book and its prequel - New Spring and A Memory of Light
29. A dystopian novel - Messenger
31. A book of poetry - The Dogs I Have Kissed
33. A classic from the 20th century - The Age of Innocence
34. A book from the library - The Outlaw Demon Wails
38. A satirical book - X Out Of Wonderland

32. The first book you see in a bookstore Under a Flaming Sky: The Great Hinckley Firestorm Of 1894
33/40

20. A science-fiction novel - Time and Again by Jack Finney
26. A book and its prequel - The Infinite Sea and The Last Star by Rick Yancey
36. A book about a Road Trip - The Road by Cormac McCarthy
32/40

Colleen, how many books have you read total for this challenge?
Welcome to the challenge, Gemma!

Read 21/35 books.
QUESTION: Who counts as a celebrity??? Like would J.K. Rowling count?
Update to message #1448.
✔ 28. A book written by a comedian Yes Please by Amy Poehler ★★☆☆☆
29/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 8 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 6 books
★★★★★ - 7 books
✔ 28. A book written by a comedian Yes Please by Amy Poehler ★★☆☆☆
29/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 8 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 6 books
★★★★★ - 7 books

Ok, so I've somehow screwed up my list - Here is a complete update:
2. A National Book Award winner
4. A book you haven't read since high school
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
15. A book written by a celebrity
23. A book that is published in 2016
25. A book that takes place during summer
31. A book of poetry
33. A classic from the 20th century
33/41

✔️ A New York Times bestseller - The girl on the train - Paula Hawkins
Update to message #1448.
✔ 10. A New York Times bestseller Paper Towns by John Green ★★☆☆☆
30/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 6 books
★★★★★ - 7 books
✔ 10. A New York Times bestseller Paper Towns by John Green ★★☆☆☆
30/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 6 books
★★★★★ - 7 books
Update to message #1448.
✔ 36. A book about a road trip The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆
31/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 7 books
★★★★★ - 7 books
✔ 36. A book about a road trip The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien ★★★★☆
31/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 3 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 7 books
★★★★★ - 7 books

1. A book based on a Fairy Tale Steinernes Fleisch
9. A book that's under 150 pages Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
14. A book you can finish in a day Schneeriese
27. A murder mystery -Und am Morgen waren sie tot: Kriminalroman
34. A book from the library -The Invention of Hugo Cabret
--> 17/30

31/32
Update to message #1448.
✔ 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with Shirley by Charlotte Brontë ★☆☆☆☆
32/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 4 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 7 books
★★★★★ - 7 books
✔ 37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with Shirley by Charlotte Brontë ★☆☆☆☆
32/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 4 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 7 books
★★★★★ - 7 books

32/32 - I'm planning on getting the full 41, but I don't know whether it'll actually happen, so I'm not updating my goal *just* yet. At the same time though, success! :)

40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: After You
21. A book that is recommended by a family member: De Amerikaanse prinses
30. A book with a blue cover: If I Stay
34. A book from the library: The Last Letter from Your Lover
8. A book set in Europe: 100 Days of Happiness

A book set in Europe: Persuasion by Jane Austen.
A National Book Award Winner: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

25. A book that takes place during summer - A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
34/41

15. A book written by a celebrity - If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't) by Betty White
35/41

31/40
6. A book translated to English - Blood on Snow
12. A book recommended by someone you just met - Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you - Sense and Sensibility

✔️ A murder mystery - The postcard killers - Marklund/Pattersson
Update to message #1448.
✔ 27. A murder mystery "Thou Art the Man" by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★☆
33/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 4 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 8 books
★★★★★ - 7 books
✔ 27. A murder mystery "Thou Art the Man" by Edgar Allan Poe ★★★★☆
33/40
★☆☆☆☆ - 4 books
★★☆☆☆ - 9 books
★★★☆☆ - 5 books
★★★★☆ - 8 books
★★★★★ - 7 books

16/35: A book you haven't read since high school - The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy - 4 stars
17/35: A book written by a celebrity - Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini - 5 stars
18/35: A book written by a comedian - Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari - 5 stars
19/35: A book with a blue cover - Post Office by Charles Bukowski - 2 stars
20/35: A book from Oprah's book club - A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry - 5 stars
21/35: A book published in 2016 - Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell - 2.5 stars

12 of 40 completed - Revised 7/13/16
✔ Done The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (7/13/16) for the following topics:
20. A science-fiction novel
39. A book that takes place on an island

I've finally updated my progress and I'm close to my goal: 17/20
my original post #1777


12. A book recommended by someone you just met - The Prudence of the Flesh by Ralph McInerny
38/41

8. A book set in Europe - The Cuckoo's Calling
25. A book that takes place during the summer - One Crazy Summer

24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation - A Breath of Fresh Air

16/40
15. A book written by a celebrity - The Night Book by Richard Madeley

Welcome to the challenge, Steph & Manda. Just so you know, if you've already read books this year that would work for one of the categories, you can count them!
Sorry about that, Ecem - you're all up to date now. :)
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✔ 34. A book from the library Salvation of a Forsyte, and Other Stories by John Galsworthy ★★★★★
28/40