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message 1: by *Dawn (last edited Jul 12, 2016 09:33AM) (new)

*Dawn (x1f4dadawnx1f4da) Popsugar's 2016 Reading Challenge (Dawn's List):

✔- A book based on a fairytale
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel Louise Murphy, 2-11-16 (5*) review
✔- A National Book Award winner
Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates, 4-5-16 (4*), review Winner for nonfiction 2015.
✔- A YA bestseller
Captive Witness Carolyn Keene, #64 Nancy Drew Mysteries, 3-2-16 (3*), review
✔- A book you haven't read since high school
Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell, 4-28-16, 5*, review
✔- A book set in your home state Snowflakes on the Sea Linda Lael Miller, 1-13-16 (2-1/2*) review
✔- A book translated to English
Cyrano De Bergerac Edmond Rostand, 1-31-16 (5*), review
✔- A romance set in the future
Immortal in Death J.D. Robb, #3 “In Death” series, 1-8-16 (3-1/2*), review Eve Dallas is a homicide detective in NYC in 2058. genre: romantic suspense
✔- A book set in Europe
Honor's Splendour Julie Garwood, 3-7-16 (4*), review setting England 1099
✔- A book that's under 150 pages
Midnight in Death J.D. Robb, #7.5 "In Death" series, 2-29-16 (4*), review 90 pgs.
✔- A New York Times bestseller
Walking in Circles Before Lying Down Merrill Markoe, 1-29-16 (3-1/2*), review
✔- A book that's becoming a movie this year
Me Before You Jojo Moyes, 6-22-16 (5*)
- A book recommended by someone you just met
- A self-improvement book
✔- A book you can finish in a day
On Our Own Terms Adelaide Hipwell, 1-27-16 (3-1/2*), review
- A book written by a celebrity
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you
✔- A book that's more than 600 pages
From the Corner of His Eye Dean Koontz, 4-17-16 (3*), review 768 pgs.
- A book from Oprah's Book Club
✔- A science-fiction novel
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams, #1 HHG series, 1-20-16 (4*), review
✔- A book recommended by a family member
The Maze Runner James Dashner, #1 Maze Runner, 6-9-16 (3*) review
- A graphic novel
✔- A book that is published in 2016
The Ex Alafair Burke, 6-9-16 (3*), review pub. 1-26-16
✔- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
Never Too Late Robyn Carr, 1-2-16 (3-1/2*) review
✔- A book that takes place during Summer
Back to Buckhorn Lori Foster, 1-15-16 (3*), review
- A book and its prequel
I need to read the prequel (#.5 Wyoming Wildflowers, The Beginning), but I did read:

Almost a Bride Patricia McLinn, #1 Wyoming Wildflowers, 1-3-16 (3*) review
✔- A murder mystery
Rapture in Death J.D. Robb, #4 "In Death" series, 1-19-16 (4*), review
✔- A book written by a comedian
Food: A Love Story Jim Gaffigan, 4-7-16 (3*), review
✔- A dystopian novel
The Selection Kiera Cass, The Selection #1, 4-4-16 (4*), review
✔- A book with a blue cover
Ice by Linda Howard
Ice Linda Howard, 1-16-16 (3-1/2*), review
✔- A book of poetry
War Dances Sherman Alexie, 6-5-16 (4*), review
✔- The first book you see in a bookstore
Grey E.L. James, #4 Fifty Shades, 2-1-16 (3*), review
✔- A classic from the 20th century
A Wrinkle In Time Madeleine L'Engle, Time Quintet #1, 3-24-16 (2-1/2*), review
✔- A book from the library
Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) Kimberly Pauley, 1-5-16 (3*), review ebook borrowed from library/Overdrive
✔- An autobiography
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Jenny Lawson, 1-10-16 (4*), review
✔- A book about a road trip
Rock Her Inglath Cooper, 7-4-16 (4-1/2*) review MCs explore Tuscany together by car.
✔- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story Christina Thompson, 3-26-16 (3*), review
- A satirical book
✔- A book that takes place on an island
Vengeance in Death J.D. Robb, #6 "In Death" series, 2-15-16 (4*), review NYC (Manhattan) & Dublin, Ireland
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Captive Witness (Nancy Drew Book 64) by Carolyn Keene Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Snowflakes on the Sea by Linda Lael Miller Cyrano De Bergerac by Edmond Rostand Immortal in Death (In Death, #3) by J.D. Robb Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood Midnight in Death (In Death, #7.5) by J.D. Robb Walking in Circles Before Lying Down by Merrill Markoe Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes On Our Own Terms by Adelaide Hipwell From the Corner of His Eye by Dean Koontz The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams The Maze Runner (Maze Runner, #1) by James Dashner The Ex by Alafair Burke Never Too Late by Robyn Carr Back to Buckhorn (Buckhorn Brothers, #5.6) by Lori Foster Almost a Bride (Wyoming Wildflowers, #1) by Patricia McLinn Rapture in Death (In Death, #4) by J.D. Robb Food A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan The Selection (The Selection, #1) by Kiera Cass Ice by Linda Howard War Dances by Sherman Alexie Grey (Fifty Shades, #4) by E.L. James A Wrinkle In Time (Time Series, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle Sucks to Be Me The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe) (Sucks to Be Me, #1) by Kimberly Pauley Furiously Happy A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson Rock Her by Inglath Cooper Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson Vengeance in Death (In Death, #6) by J.D. Robb


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Good to see someone on the road so early in the morning. :)


message 3: by Molly (last edited Jan 05, 2016 08:50AM) (new)

Molly (mollymbowen) | 2 comments - A book based on a fairytale
- A National Book Aware winner
- A YA bestseller
- A book you haven't read since high school
- A book set in your home state Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe currently reading
- A book translated to English
- A romance set in the future
- A book set in Europe
- A book that's under 150 pages
- A New York Times bestseller
- A book that's becoming a movie this year
- A book recommended by someone you just met
- A self-improvement book
- A book you can finish in a day Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book 1/2/16
- A book written by a celebrity
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you
- A book that's more than 600 pages
- A book from Oprah's Book Club
- A science-fiction novel The Atlantis Plague (audiobook) currently reading
- A book recommended by a family member
- A graphic novel
- A book that is published in 2016
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- A book that takes place during Summer
- A book and its prequel
- A murder mystery
- A book written by a comedian
- A dystopian novel
- A book with a blue cover
- A book of poetry
- The first book you see in a bookstore
- A classic from the 20th century
- A book from the library
- An autobiography
- A book about a road trip The Shack 1/2/16
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
- A satirical book
- A book that takes place on an island
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy


message 4: by *Dawn (new)

*Dawn (x1f4dadawnx1f4da) In case my personal thread was causing confusion, I changed the title to "Individual Lists" instead of one with my name. Everyone can then create their own post under this thread. This list is short enough I think we can fit all our books on one post and just keep editing that one post. I hope this is clear enough.

I'm not sure if this is how the person who started this group wants us to do this, but unless and until I hear otherwise... ;)


message 5: by Kim (last edited Jan 23, 2016 11:01PM) (new)

Kim Kuhne (kimkuhne) | 3 comments Kim's reading list for this year.
This is Popsugar's 2016 Reading Challenge

- A book based on a fairytale
- A National Book Award winner
- A YA bestseller
- A book you haven't read since high school
- A book set in your home state
- A book translated to English Sword Art Online 4: Fairy Dance 1/4/16
- A romance set in the future
- A book set in Europe
- A book that's under 150 pages
- A New York Times bestseller
- A book that's becoming a movie this year
- A book recommended by someone you just met
- A self-improvement book
- A book you can finish in a day
- A book written by a celebrity Mycroft Holmes 1/22/16
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you
- A book that's more than 600 pages
- A book from Oprah's Book Club
- A science-fiction novel
- A book recommended by a family member Armada 1/9/16
- A graphic novel
- A book that is published in 2016
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- A book that takes place during Summer
- A book and its prequel
- A murder mystery
- A book written by a comedian
- A dystopian novel
- A book with a blue cover
- A book of poetry
- The first book you see in a bookstore
- A classic from the 20th century
- A book from the library
- An autobiography
- A book about a road trip
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
- A satirical book
- A book that takes place on an island
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy (less)


message 6: by Kelly (new)

Kelly Gonzalez | 6 comments Mod
This is a lot to read in one chunk due to the amount of members and books! For the last group we made a post for each category and then people contributed what they read/recommended/were going to read!


message 7: by *Dawn (new)

*Dawn (x1f4dadawnx1f4da) Set it up however you want, Kelly. We can move our info over. :)


message 8: by Linda (new)

Linda (linda549) LINDA

- A book based on a fairytale
- A National Book Aware winner
- A YA bestseller The Abduction John Grisham - 1/6
- A book you haven't read since high school
- A book set in your home state
- A book translated to English
- A romance set in the future
- A book set in Europe
- A book that's under 150 pages
- A New York Times bestseller
- A book that's becoming a movie this year
- A book recommended by someone you just met
- A self-improvement book
- A book you can finish in a day
- A book written by a celebrity
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you
- A book that's more than 600 pages
- A book from Oprah's Book Club
- A science-fiction novel
- A book recommended by a family member
- A graphic novel
- A book that is published in 2016
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- A book that takes place during Summer
- A book and its prequel
- A murder mystery
- A book written by a comedian
- A dystopian novel
- A book with a blue cover
- A book of poetry
- The first book you see in a bookstore
- A classic from the 20th century
- A book from the library
- An autobiography
- A book about a road trip
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
- A satirical book
- A book that takes place on an island
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy (less)


message 9: by [deleted user] (new)

Kelly wrote: "This is a lot to read in one chunk due to the amount of members and books! For the last group we made a post for each category and then people contributed what they read/recommended/were going to r..."

I think you should definitely do this Kelly. It would give an opportunity to discuss some of the books as well.


message 10: by John (last edited Sep 14, 2016 06:46AM) (new)

John (jstandlee) | 2 comments (not sure about others, but our small group is allowing books to count for multiple categories)

- A book based on a fairy-tale
- A National Book Award winner The Pox Party
- A YA bestseller Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
- A book you haven't read since high school A Separate Peace
- A book set in your home state The Ox-Bow Incident
- A book translated to English Candide
- A romance set in the future The End of Eternity
- A book set in Europe The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- A book that's under 150 pages Candide
- A New York Times bestseller Mr. Mercedes
- A book that's becoming a movie this year Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
- A book recommended by someone you just met
- A self-improvement book
- A book you can finish in a day Driving Miss Daisy
- A book written by a celebrity
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you Candide
- A book that's more than 600 pages Time Enough for Love
- A book from Oprah's Book Club A Million Little Pieces
- A science-fiction novel The End of Eternity
- A book recommended by a family member Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
- A graphic novel
- A book that is published in 2016 My Name Is Lucy Barton
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation Ready Player One
- A book that takes place during Summer Under the Tuscan Sun
- A book and its prequel
- A murder mystery
- A book written by a comedian
- A dystopian novel Ready Player One
- A book with a blue cover A Million Little Pieces
- A book of poetry
- The first book you see in a bookstore War Room: Prayer Is a Powerful Weapon
- A classic from the 20th century A Separate Peace
- A book from the library The Pox Party
- An autobiography Papillon
- A book about a road trip Driving Miss Daisy
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with The Red Pyramid
- A satirical book Candide
- A book that takes place on an island The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection


message 11: by Laura (last edited Feb 08, 2016 01:44PM) (new)

Laura (lauravlc) | 2 comments Laura
- A book based on a fairytale
- A National Book Aware winner
- A YA bestseller City of Bones
- A book you haven't read since high school
- A book set in your home state
- A book translated to English
- A romance set in the future
- A book set in Europe The Plague Tales
- A book that's under 150 pages
- A New York Times bestseller
- A book that's becoming a movie this year Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
- A book recommended by someone you just met
- A self-improvement book
- A book you can finish in a day
- A book written by a celebrity
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you Journey to the Center of the Earth
- A book that's more than 600 pages
- A book from Oprah's Book Club
- A science-fiction novel The Time Machine
- A book recommended by a family member
- A graphic novel
- A book that is published in 2016
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- A book that takes place during Summer
- A book and its prequel
- A murder mystery Book of the Dead
- A book written by a comedian
- A dystopian novel
- A book with a blue cover
- A book of poetry
- The first book you see in a bookstore
- A classic from the 20th century
- A book from the library
- An autobiography
- A book about a road trip
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
- A satirical book
- A book that takes place on an island
- A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy


message 12: by Amanda (last edited Jan 01, 2017 10:05AM) (new)

Amanda √ A book based on a fairytale Cinder
- A National Book Award winner
√ A YA bestseller Paper Towns
- A book you haven't read since high school
√ A book set in your home state Divergent
- A book translated to English
- A romance set in the future
√ A book set in Europe Out of The Blue
√ A book that's under 150 pages Diamond In The Rough
√ A New York Times bestseller The Girl on the Train
√ A book that's becoming a movie this year Me Before You
-√A book recommended by someone you just met Death by a Honeybee
- A self-improvement book
√ A book you can finish in a day Oh, The Places You'll Go!
- A book written by a celebrity
- A political memoir
- A book at least 100 years older than you
√ A book that's more than 600 pages Deception Point
- A book from Oprah's Book Club
√ A science-fiction novel Scarlet
√ A book recommended by a family member Home Front
√ A graphic novel Season of the Machete
√ A book that is published in 2016 Evelyn, After
- A book with a protagonist who has your occupation
- A book that takes place during Summer
- A book and its prequel
√A murder mystery NYPD Red
- A book written by a comedian
√A dystopian novel Allegiant
√A book with a blue cover Something Blue
- A book of poetry
√The first book you see in a bookstore 15th Affair
- A classic from the 20th century
√ A book from the library The Martian
- An autobiography
- A book about a road trip
- A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with
√ A satirical book Anatomy of a Misfit
- A book that takes place on an island
√ A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy After You


message 13: by Kim (new)

Kim Kuhne (kimkuhne) | 3 comments Thanks for sharing, Amanda! I was very bad about recording my books. Kira loves Cinder and Scarlet-- hasn't read the others yet.


message 14: by Amanda (new)

Amanda Thanks Kim! I loved Cinder and Scarlet too and I'm looking forward to reading Cress and Winter. It is a unique take on the Grimm Brother's books!! Did you join the 2017 reading challenge? It looks to be really challenging but I'm looking forward to it!!


message 15: by Kim (new)

Kim Kuhne (kimkuhne) | 3 comments Yes, I signed on for the 2017 challenge. I want to read 52 books and do as many from the Popsugar 2017 list as possible. We will see Terry Brooks at ComiCon at the beginning of March, so I need to read some of the Shannara books ASAP.


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