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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2017

A best seller from 2016: Behind Closed Doors
A book that is a story within a story: The Girl On Legare Street
Base List: 19/40, Advanced List: 3/12
Original Goal: Base List: All, Advanced List: 2

Read 5 of 40 books
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Hvor lagde jeg babyen? Afsløringer fra en nybagt mor ✔️
Update to message #10.
✅ 45. A book about an immigrant or a refugee: Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 04/16/2017 ★★★★★
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✅ 45. A book about an immigrant or a refugee: Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut 04/16/2017 ★★★★★
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6 of 40 completed
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Ingemanns land ✔️

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An espionage thriller: White Gold
A book with more than 800 pages: A Game of Thrones

28/52 completed
5. Book by a person of colour: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

Progress: 15/40
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

3/40
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym: Remembrance by Meg Cabot (she doesn't uses pseudonym in this book, but several others)
20. A book with career advice: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before:The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

Complete: 26/52 - Last updated 4/17
To Read:
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
24. A book set in the wilderness
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
36. A book written by someone you admire
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
40. A book you bought on a trip
Advanced
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family-member term in the title
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic
52. A book based on mythology: Thor by Jason Aaron
Complete:
1. A book recommended by a librarian: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
4. An audiobook: 15th Affair by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
7. A book that is a story within a story: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
8. A book with multiple authors: 12th of Never by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym: The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney
14. A book involving travel: The 37th parallel: The secret truth behind America's UFO highway by Ben Mezrich
15. A book with a subtitle: If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body by James Hamblin
16. A book that's published in 2017: Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson
17. A book involving a mythical creature: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
19. A book about food: The Dinner by Herman Koch
20. A book with career advice: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
22. A steampunk novel: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
23. A book with a red spine: The Trial (WMC 15.5) by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
25. A book you loved as a child: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
28. A novel set during wartime: Women in the Caste by Jessica Shattuck
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: The Possessions by Sara Murphy
30. A book with pictures: Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a Tree by Bendis/Latour
32. A book about an interesting woman: Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
33. A book set in two different time periods: Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
35. A book set in a hotel: Only The Truth by Adam Croft
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: The Circle by Dave Eggers
41. A book recommended by an author you love: The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span: Don't You Cry by Mary Kubica
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee: The Complete Persopolis by Marjane Satrapi
47. A book with an eccentric character: The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriaty

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15. A book with a subtitle - The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
19. A book about food - Finger Lickin' Fifteen
30. A book with pictures - Library of Souls

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✓35. A book set in a hotel - They Came to Baghdad by Agatha Christie, much of this book was set in one hotel or another around Iraq, as the characters were often on the move ★★★★

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9/40 - 31. A book whose main character is a different ethnicity than you: Monster

Progress: 16/40
8. A book with multiple authors - Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah and Agatha Christie

13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - The Green Mile by Stephen King
52. A book based on mythology - What the Night Knows by Dean Koontz
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A book with a mythical creature: The Strangers on Montagu Street
A book from a non-human perspective: Gods Behaving Badly
A book recommended by an author you love: Return to Tradd Street
Basic List: 23/40, Advanced List: 4/12

32/52 completed
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee: The Buddha in the Attic
43. A book with a family members name in the title: Saker min son behöver veta om världen
Update to message #10.
✅ 28. A novel set during wartime: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 04/20/2017 ★★★☆☆
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✅ 28. A novel set during wartime: Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 04/20/2017 ★★★☆☆
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current status (10/12/2017): 15/20 items checked:
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
De Grote Jacht
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
Hart van de Winter
8. A book with multiple authors
Mindfulness is goed voor alles
9. An espionage thriller
Portland en de dolende dode
14. A book involving travel
Een missie naar de Niger
15. A book with a subtitle
Het raadsel van de robijn
17. A book involving a mythical creature
Betoverd
20. A book with career advice
Mentaal kapitaal
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
Charly
28. A novel set during wartime
Thorag de Germaan
33. A book set in two different time periods
De dame in blauw
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
Het Oog van de Wereld
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
De Komst van de Schaduw
49. A book you got from a used book sale
De tempel van Han
51. A book about a difficult topic
Mindfulness praktisch toepassen

32. Born Yesterday: The True Story of a Girl Born in the 20th Century but Raised in the 19th by Rachel Williams-Smith

Anyway, I've already read more than 12, so I've decided to change my goal to 30. Here's my update:
1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
Dodger by Terry Pratchett - 01-02-2017
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors
Where's My Hero? by Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn and Kinley MacGregor - 04-03-2017
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
Imagica by Clive Barker - 26-01-2017 - Horror
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier - 16-04-2017
28. A novel set during wartime
Zemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald - 05-01-2017
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey - 01-03-2017
30. A book with pictures
5,500 Quilt Block Designs by Maggie Malone - 20-04-2017
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman
De obsessie by Nora Roberts - 04-04-2017
33. A book set in two different time periods
Villa Magdalena by Santa Montefiore - 02-04-2017
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before
De vrouwen van kasteel Deverill by Santa Montefiore - 15-01-2017
40. A book you bought on a trip
Vuurdoop by Nora Roberts 19-04-2017
Advanced
41. A book recommended by an author you love
Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt - 19-02-2017 - Recommended by Stephen King
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family-member term in the title
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
De wilde orchidee by Kate Furnivall - 15-03-2017
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic
52. A book based on mythology
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