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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2017

Progress: 27/40
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - All Our Wrong Today's by Elan Mastai (science fiction)

43. 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!)

38/30

39/30

18/40 - a book based on mythology: Icefall
19/40 - a book about a difficult topic: Between the World and Me

17.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

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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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

(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)

45/52 finished
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26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited - 1984 by George Orwell
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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
Advanced
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

✓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 ★★

47/52 completed

Progress: 28/40
36. A book written by someone you admire - Holding by Graham Norton

18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Four by Veronica Roth
34/52

36. A book written by someone you admire - The World According to Mr. Rogers by Fred Rogers
35/52

18/40
31. The Sympathizer - Viet Thanh Nguyen
51. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead

22/40
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

33. A book set in two different time periods. The Golem and the Jinni (2017.06.26, ★★★★★).

34/52. If i continue with this rythm, I may get to the 52 themes before automn's there!! Yay! :)

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!

Progress: 29/40
29. A book with an unreliable narrator - The House of Birds by Morgan McCarthy

Books 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
Ada Petrova (other topics)Lena Manta (other topics)
Diane Ackerman (other topics)
Helen Oyeyemi (other topics)
Helen Oyeyemi (other topics)
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