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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2017

✓46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of - The CEO: An Interactive Book by Owen Burke, a choose-your-own adventure style book that falls under the gamebook genre, a term I hadn't heard before ★★★★

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14. A book involving travel The Great Railway Bazaar
48. A book that's more than 800 pages A Game of Thrones

17. A book involving a mythical creature - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
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27. A book with a title that's a character's name Seraphina
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
47. A book with an eccentric character Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling
52. A book based on mythology Pharaoh

16. A book that’s published in 2017. Imagine Wanting Only This (2017.05.28, ★★☆☆☆).
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1. A book recommended by a librarian Cinder
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Every Day
3. A book of letters Gemina
4. An audiobook Japanese Fairy Tales Finished 4/23/2017
5. A book by a person of color Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? Finished 2/5/2017
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title If on a Winter's Night a Traveler Finished 1/16/2017
7. A book that is a story within a story The Magician's Lie Finished 3/14/2017
8. A book with multiple authors The Obsidian Chamber
9. An espionage thriller The Sympathizer
10. A book with a cat on the cover A Man Called Ove
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym The Mysterious Affair at Styles Finished 5/2/2017
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read Captivated by You
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Finished 5/10/2017
14. A book involving travel Exit West Finished 4/10/2017
15. A book with a subtitle I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
16. A book that's published in 2017 Etched in Bone Finished 5/14/2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature A Discovery of Witches
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
19. A book about food The Secret Life of Bees
20. A book with career advice Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Watership Down
22. A steampunk novel The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
23. A book with a red spine The Vegetarian Finished 3/5/2017
24. A book set in the wilderness Island of the Blue Dolphins Finished 3/4/3017
25. A book you loved as a child A Wind in the Door
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The Book of Strange New Things
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Eleanor & Park Finished 3/22/2017
28. A novel set during wartime The Nightingale
29. A book with an unreliable narrator Fight Club Finished 4/15/2017
30. A book with pictures Steve Jobs: Insanely Great
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Memoirs of a Geisha
32. A book about an interesting woman Daughter Of Earth And Water: A Biography Of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
33. A book set in two different time periods The Sparrow Finished 1/4/2017
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title Tuesdays with Morrie
35. A book set in a hotel The Shining
36. A book written by someone you admire Up from Slavery Finished 2/27/2017
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 The Shack
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk Finished 2/8/2017
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Divergent
40. A book you bought on a trip Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape Finished 5/6/2017
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41. A book recommended by an author you love City of Stairs
42. A bestseller from 2016 Dark Matter
43. A book with a family-member term in the title A House for Happy Mothers Finished 5/14/2017
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span The Invention of Wings
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee Behold the Dreamers Finished 1/8/2017
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of (gregorian) Sweetest Scoundrel
47. A book with an eccentric character Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
48. A book that's more than 800 pages The Luminaries
49. A book you got from a used book sale Their Eyes Were Watching God Finished 3/2/2017
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book Lolita
51. A book about a difficult topic A Monster Calls Finished 3/9/2017
52. A book based on mythology American Gods Finished 1/31/2017

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20. A book with career advice - Still Moving by Deborah Rowland

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Update to message #10.
✅ 49. A book you got from a used book sale: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 05/30/2017 ★★★☆☆
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✅ 49. A book you got from a used book sale: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy 05/30/2017 ★★★☆☆
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1. A book recommended by a librarian
3. A book of letters
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
28. A novel set during wartime
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas

✓52. A book based on mythology - Lure Of The Dark by Sarah Sargent, bringing Norse mythology into the modern world (through the story of Loki) ★★★★

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1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
Go Set a Watchmen
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color
Their Eyes Were Watching God
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
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
Big Little Lies
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
14. A book involving travel
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
15. A book with a subtitle
Adventures for Your Soul
16. A book that's published in 2017
Once and For All
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
The Poisonwood Bible
25. A book you loved as a child
Charlotte's Web
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited
Murder On the Orient Express
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
28. A novel set during wartime
The Nightingale
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
The Joy Luck Club
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
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
The Magicians
40. A book you bought on a trip
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41. A book recommended by an author you love
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
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

I was able to do this last year, but because of well, life, I haven't been able to do it until now. I have statistics!
We have 268 members in this challenge and have read 2429 books so far this year; 8 members have completed the challenge. Great job everyone!
Keep reading everyone!

Progress: 24/40
7. A book that is a story within a story - The Children's Book by AS Byatt

18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone

14. A book involving travel - The Last Little Blue Envelope (5/9/17)
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - Down to You (5/14/17)

16. A book that's published in 2017 - A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
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33. A book set in two different time periods: The House Between Tides
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