PopSugar Reading Challenge

[Phoebe]

The PopSugar Reading Challenge is a list of 40 types of books for you to read in 2017 (and an extra 12 for overachievers). If you are participating, comment in here what you have accomplished. Having trouble finding a book that fulfills one of the prompts? Post in here and maybe people can give you some suggestions. Have Fun!

Here is a link to the list if you are thinking about joining:

http://www.popsugar.com/love/Reading-...

[Liisa Ady]

I had just set my this year's goal to 40 - the perfect challenge for me:) I will surely join, also have to finish a few books I started:))

[Risasukka]

I chose 52 books as my overall challenge but I am trying to use the PopSugar list (plus a local list) as a guide. As I am though trying to read mainly from our bookshelves it's unlikely that all would be found from the list.

[Vicky]

OK I am interested. I thought popsugar would be a list of sugary romantic books, but the list is actually user friendly.

[Robyn]

I'm doing this - have most of my books determined. But I will change as the year goes on. That is what I did last year. I got 30 from the list read last year, hope to beat that this year.

[Alethea]

Oh, heck, I'll have a go at this - it should be fun. Looking at my 2017 finishes so far, I can tick off:
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym (Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher)
A book by or about a person who has a disability (Maker Space - main character is blind)
A book involving travel (Lost Among the Living)
A book published in 2017 (Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day)
A book involving a mythical creature (Greek Key
A book about food (Pride's Spell
A book with a red spine (The Folding Knife - I think; read in ebook but the background of the cover is red.)
A book with pictures (Rise Up Swearing - technically a webcomic, and I actually read through it completely online, but I figure it counts)
The first book in a series you haven't read before (Digital Divide)

I reserve the right to reassign books as necessary, since there are a number here that could fit into more than one category...

[Phoebe]

Alethea wrote: "Oh, heck, I'll have a go at this - it should be fun. Looking at my 2017 finishes so far, I can tick off:
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym (Bryony and Roses by [author:T. Kin..."

I have been using one book for more than one category, I am not sure if that is allowed, but there shouldn't be rules for reading!

[Alethea]

Phoebe wrote: I have been using one book for more than one category, I am not sure if that is allowed, but there shouldn't be rules for reading!

Oh, agreed! I just read 150 books last year (in what was a terrible and very overwhelming year) and am well on track to read more than that this year. If I want this challenge to stretch me more than a couple of books worth, I have to stick to a one-category-per-book limit.

[Kelly]

After some thought, I think it might be easier for me to just post the entire challenge, and then edit the post as I fill it in. Will help me keep track too! So, here is the list--

2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge:

A book recommended by a librarian: Murder on the Orient Express
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long: Uglies, The Handmaid's Tale
A book of letters
An audiobook: The Martian Chronicles, by Ray Bradbury--Haley Atwell and Derek Jacobi version
A book by a person of color: Everything, Everything
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
A book that is a story within a story
A book with multiple authors: Palace of Dreams
An espionage thriller: The Lost Order, Origin
A book with a cat on the cover: A Cat Abroad, Palace of Dreams
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym: Heat Storm
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
A book by or about a person who has a disability: El Deafo
A book involving travel: Martians Abroad
A book with a subtitle: The Hammer of Thor
A book that's published in 2017: The Lost Order, Origin, Martians Abroad
A book involving a mythical creature: Downpour, The Hammer of Thor
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile: A Cat Abroad, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
A book about food
A book with career advice
A book from a nonhuman perspective: The Incredible Journey, Palace of Dreams
A steampunk novel: Ink and Bone
A book with a red spine
A book set in the wilderness: The Incredible Journey, Station Eleven
A book you loved as a child: The Incredible Journey
A book by an author from a country you've never visited: We Should All Be Feminists
A book with a title that's a character's name: Ophelia
A novel set during wartime
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures: Atalanta: The Race Against Destiny A Greek Myth
A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: Everything, Everything
A book about an interesting woman: We Should All Be Feminists
A book set in two different time periods: Station Eleven, The Ice Child
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A book written by someone you admire
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017: Everything, Everything
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The first book in a series you haven't read before:The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
A book you bought on a trip

Advanced
A book recommended by an author you love
A bestseller from 2016: The Hammer of Thor
A book with a family member term in the title
A book that takes place over a character's life span
A book about an immigrant or refugee: Station Eleven
A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
A book with an eccentric character: When You Reach Me
A book that's more than 800 pages
A book you got from a used book sale
A book that's been mentioned in another book
A book about a difficult topic: The Ice Child
A book based on mythology: The Dark Prophecy