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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2017
Pop Sugar 2017 Reading ChallengeProgress: 27/40
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - All Our Wrong Today's by Elan Mastai (science fiction)
30/5243. A book with a family-member term in the title - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book - Lord of the Flies by William Golding (I cannot remember which book I recently read where this was mentioned, but I know I saw it somewhere!)
Just finished #12 (bestseller from different genre) - Morning Star by Piece Brown. My one complaint about this series is that I wish I had waited to read them back to back. There is so much packed into each book, particularly with the histories between the main characters. It's nigh unto impossible to keep it all straight if there is any time in between the books. That being said, this was an excellent conclusion. I wasn't as surprised at the intrigues and betrayals, having been prepared for it by Brown's previous books. But it still twisted and turned and had me enthralled until the end. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars38/30
Just completed #29 (unreliable narrator) - I'll See You in Paris by Michelle Gable. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a good beach read. However, I felt the writing was a bit oddly paced, and the plot dawdled. It picked up towards the end, but I'm glad I read this book on vacation. I received this book as a giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Worth reading. 3.5 stars39/30
17/40 - the first book in a series you haven't read before: Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children.18/40 - a book based on mythology: Icefall
19/40 - a book about a difficult topic: Between the World and Me
39/5217.A book involving a mythical creature: A Court of Wings and Ruin
16. A book that is published in 2017: In a Perfect World
30. A book with pictures: Wires and Nerve, Volume 1
36. A book written by someone you admire: How It Feels to Fly
Late to the party, but I would like to join this challenge!1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
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 - The Winter Over
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
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 Startup
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
28. A novel set during wartime - In Farleigh Field: A Novel of World War II
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
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
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
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Updated message 1181:Completed 48/52
✓5. A book by a person of color You Can't Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain
Update to post #43. 27/52(half-way there!)
23. A book with a red spine The Tao of Pooh
32. A book about an interesting woman Shadow Scale
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title June
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad series)
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book The Stranger (mentioned in An Unnecessary Woman)
A book from a non human perspective - Think Dog: An owner's guide to canine psychology45/52 finished
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Update to post 100:26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - 1984 by George Orwell
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Goal 52:23/52 Sept 2 2017
1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long- Sharp Objects By Gillian Flynn
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook- Never Let You Go By Chevy Stevens
5. A book by a person of color- The Sun Is Also a Star By Nicola Yoon
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story: The Other Side By Chevy Stevens
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- The Secret of the Old Clock By: Carolyn Keene
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel: The Fault in Our Stars By John Green
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: Cinder By Marissa Meyer
22. A steampunk novel- Cress By: Marissa Meyer
23. A book with a red spine: Instructions for the Apocalypse By Rod Sweet
24. A book set in the wilderness: Hatchet by: Gary Paulsen
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited: Never Knowing By Chevy Stevens
27. A book with a title that's a character's name: Scarlet By Marissa Meyer
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator: Behind Her Eyes By Sarah Pinborough
30. A book with pictures- Heroes: Volume One By: Tim Sale
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you
32. A book about an interesting woman: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood By Rebecca Wells
33. A book set in two different time periods: Girls in the Moon By Janet McNally
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel- The Shining By Stephen King
36. A book written by someone you admire: The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017- Everything, Everything By Nicola Yoon
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before- In the Woods By Tana French
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- Winter By Marissa Meyer
49. A book you got from a used book sale: The Likeness by Tana French
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic: Luckiest Girl Alive By Jessica Knoll
52. A book based on mythology
Updating message 233, progress 40/50✓45. A book about an immigrant or refugee - The Last Paradise by Antonio Garrido, the story of Americans immigrating to Russia during the Great Depression in search of a better life promised to them by the Russian government ★★
I read The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ under the steampunk heading, which was also a genre I had never heard of 47/52 completed
Pop Sugar 2017 Reading ChallengeProgress: 28/40
36. A book written by someone you admire - Holding by Graham Norton
Update to post 100:18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Four by Veronica Roth
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Update to post 100:36. A book written by someone you admire - The World According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers
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Update to post #9818/40
31. The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen
51. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
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21. A book from a nonhuman perspective - The Art of Racing in the Rain
28. A novel set during wartime - Tides of Honour
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - City of Dark Magic
Updated OM 130 with:33. A book set in two different time periods. The Golem and the Jinni (2017.06.26, ★★★★★).
Update message 5034/52. If i continue with this rythm, I may get to the 52 themes before automn's there!! Yay! :)
Hello all,The statistics for the beginning of July are as follows: we have 272 participants and have read 2765 books. 10 people have completed the challenge.
Great job everyone!
Pop Sugar 2017 Reading ChallengeProgress: 29/40
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - The House of Birds by Morgan McCarthy
35/52Books mentioned in this topic
Never Let Me Go (other topics)1984 (other topics)
The Alchemist (other topics)
Before I Fall (other topics)
Hot Gimmick, Vol. 1 (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
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