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2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started GLASS HOUSES
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift DINNER AT THE HOMESICK RESTAURANT
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author PATHWAYS
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title ONE GOOD DOG
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins THE LAND OF STORIES
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
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1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - Brooklyn; Colm Toibin
2. True crime - Alias Grace; Margaret Atwood
3. The next book in a series you started - The Forbidden Affairs of Youth; Alexander McCall Smith
4. A book involving a heist - The Colour of Magic; Terry Pratchett
5. Nordic noir - Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow; Peter Hoeg
6. A novel based on a real person - Wolf Hall; Hilary Mantel
7. Set in a country that fascinates you - Mr China; Tim Clissold
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Dracula; Bram Stoker
10. A book about death or grief - My Name is Lucy Barton; Elizabeth Strout
11. Female author - male pseudonym - Ten Creeks Run; Brent of Bin Bin (Miles Franklin)
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. Also a stage play or musical - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame; Victor Hugo
14. Author of a different ethnicity than you - Going Home; Archie Weller
15. A book about feminism - The Englishwoman in America; Isabella Bird
16. A book about mental health - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Ken Kesey
17. Book borrowed or was given as a gift - The Welsh Girl; Peter Ho Davies
18. A book by two authors - Kayang & Me; Kim Scott, Hazel Brown
19. A book about or involving a sport - China’s Dancer; Belinda Mackay
20. A book by a local author - To the Islands; Randolph Stow
21. Favourite colour in the title - From the Land of Green Ghosts; Pascal Khoo Thwe
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Riding the Iron Rooster; Paul Theroux
23. A book about time travel - Dragonfly in Amber; Diana Gabaldon
24. Weather element in the title - Wind; Haruki Murakami
25. A book set at sea - A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson & the Convicts of the Princess Royal; Babette Smith
26. A book with an animal in the title - Little Hut of Leaping Fishes; Chiew-Siah Tei
27. A book set on a different planet - Arrival; Ted Chiang
✅28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Taboo; Kim Scott
29. A book about or set in Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins - Cutting for Stone; Abraham Verghese
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club - A Fine Balance; Rohinton Mistry
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - Around the World in Eighty Days; Jules Verne
✅34. A book that’s published in 2018 - The Sisters’ Song; Louise Allan
35. Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Small Island; Andrea Levy
37. Meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Labyrinths; Jorge Luis Borges
38. A book with an ugly cover - Tiburon; Kylie Tennant
39. Involves a bookstore or a library
40. Favourite prompt from the 2015 PopSugar Reading Challenges (a book you own but have never read) - An Equal Music; Vikram Seth
ADVANCED
✅41. Bestseller from year you graduated high school - The Acolyte; Thea Astley
42. A cyberpunk book - Burning Chrome; William Gibson
43. Being read by a stranger in a public place
44. A book tied to your ancestry - The Fatal Shore; Robert Hughes
45. Fruit or vegetable in the title - It’s Raining in Mango; Thea Astley
46. An allegory
47. Author with the same first or last name as you - X; Sue Grafton
48. A microhistory - A Cargo of Women: Susannah Watson & the Convicts of the Princess Royal; Babette Smith
49. About a problem facing society today - Three Dollars; Elliot Perlman
50. Recommended by someone else taking the Challenge

Regular
√ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
2. True Crime - In Cold Blood
3. The next book in a series you started - Morning Star
4. A book involving a heist - Ballad of the Whiskey Robber: A True Story of Bank Heists, Ice Hockey, Transylvanian Pelt Smuggling, Moonlighting Detectives, and Broken Hearts
5. Nordic noir - Mannen under trappan
6. A novel based on a real person - The Zookeeper's Wife
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you (Japan) - Memoirs of a Geisha
8. A book with a time of day in the title - Midnight's Children
√ 9. A book about a villain or antihero - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
10. A book about death or grief - The Fault in Our Stars
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Little Women
√ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - We Are Okay
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Les Misérables
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Ice Candy Man
√ 15. A book about feminism - We Should All Be Feminists
√ 16. A book about mental health - Turtles All the Way Down
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors - Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
√ 19. A book about or involving a sport - Beartown
√ 20. A book by a local author - En man som heter Ove
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Color Purple
22. A book with alliteration in the title - The Lies of Locke Lamora
23. A book about time travel - The Time Machine
√ 24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Snow Child
25. A book set at sea - The Woman in Cabin 10
√ 26. A book with an animal in the title - Lord of the Flies
√ 27. A book set on a different planet - The Martian
√ 28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Norwegian Wood
29. A book about or set on Halloween - Something Wicked This Way Comes
30. A book with characters who are twins - East of Eden
√ 31. A book mentioned in another book - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
32. A book from a celebrity book club (Florence Welch) - Their Eyes Were Watching God
√ 33. A childhood classic you've never read - The Neverending Story
34. A book that's published in 2018 - Iron Gold
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Golden Son
√ 36. A book set in the decade you were born - Ready Player One
√ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Wise Man's Fear
√ 38. A book with an ugly cover - Fahrenheit 451
√ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges (2016 - A book with a protagonist who has your occupation) - The Translator
Advanced
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Three Cups of Tea
√ 2. A cyberpunk book - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
4. A book tied to your ancestry - How German Is It
√ 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - The House on Mango Street
√ 6. An allegory - Animal Farm
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Middlesex
√ 8. A microhistory - A History of the World in 6 Glasses
√ 9. A book about a problem facing society today - The Hate U Give
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Red Rising


2. True Crime: The Devil in the White City

3. The next book in a series you started: Drums of Autumn

4. A book involving a heist: The Looters

5. Nordic noir:
6. A novel based on a real person: The Lady of the Rivers

✔. A book set in a country that fascinates you: In the Woods

8. A book with a time of day in the title: What the Night Knows

✔. A book about a villain or antihero: Heartless

10. A book about death or grief: Fallen

11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: Naked in Death

12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman

14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: The Librarian of Auschwitz

✔. A book about feminism: Saving Francesca

✔. A book about mental health: Left Drowning

✔. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: Fear Nothing

✔. A book by two authors: The Half Life of Planets

✔. A book about or involving a sport: You Can't Catch Me

20. A book by a local author: The Maze of Bones

21. A book with your favorite color in the title: Purple Hibiscus

✔. A book with alliteration in the title: Reasons I Fell for the Funny Fat Friend

23. A book about time travel: Passenger

24. A book with a weather element in the title: The Symmetry of Snowflakes

25. A book set at sea: The Woman in Cabin 10

26. A book with an animal in the title or on the cover: I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons

27. A book set on a different planet: These Broken Stars

28. A book with song lyrics in the title: Dawn's Early Light

29. A book about or set on Halloween: The Halloween Tree

✔. A book with characters who are twins: Cracked Kingdom

31. A book mentioned in another book: A Sound of Thunder

32. A book from a celebrity book club: Little Fires Everywhere

33. A childhood classic you've never read: A Wrinkle in Time

✔. A book that's published in 2018: How to Stop Time

35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: The Ocean at the End of the Lane

36. A book set in the decade you were born: Eleanor and Park

37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to: The Marriage Lie

38. A book with an ugly cover: Shatter Me (Original Cover)

39. A book that involves a bookstore or library: The Bookshop on the Corner

✔. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017
POPSUGAR Reading Challenges: A book based on a fairytale 2016: Geekerella

2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: Maisie Dobbs

2. A cyberpunk book
✔. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place: Letters to the Pianist

4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
✔. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you: Stalking Jack the Ripper

8. A microhistory:
✔. A book about a problem facing society today: Mindwalker

✔. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Three Dark Crowns


4. A book involving a heist -- Artemis
5. Nordic noir -- The Forgotten Girls
6. A novel based on a real person -- Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
9. A book about a villain or antihero -- My Friend Dahmer
10. A book about death or grief -- From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym -- Lethal White
23. A book about time travel
31. A book mentioned in another book -- Ghost World
32. A book from a celebrity book club -- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school -- The Lovely Bones
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you -- It Chooses You
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism - Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017
Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Turtles All the Way Down
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

*EDIT: I've turned # 40 into 3 themes one for 2015, 2016, and 2017
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2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
9. A book about a villain or antihero
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
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2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

:) = Completed
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - The Mistress of Spices :)
2. True Crime - Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake :)
3. The next book in a series you started - The Queens of Hastinapur :)
4. A book involving a heist - The Complete Sherlock Holmes :)
5. Nordic noir - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo :)
6. A novel based on a real person - Nevermore Loth :)
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Paris) :)
8. A book with a time of day in the title - The Thousand Faces of Night :)
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer :)
10. A book about death or grief - When Breath Becomes Air :)
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Silas Marner :)
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Call Me by Your Name :)
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - The Phantom of the Opera :)
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - The Girl Who Played with Fire :)
15. A book about feminism - A Room of One's Own :)
16. A book about mental health - The Girl on the Train :)
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Greek Myths: A Wonder Book for Girls & Boys :)
18. A book by two authors - TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE :)
19. A book about or involving a sport - What I Talk About When I Talk About Running :)
20. A book by a local author - The Liberation of Sita
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - True Blue :)
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Of Mice and Men :)
23. A book about time travel - Slaughterhouse-Five :)
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Gone with the Wind :)
25. A book set at sea - Death on the Nile :)
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Dalai Lama's Cat :)
27. A book set on a different planet - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Never Let Me Go :)
29. A book about or set on Halloween - Halloween: Scary Halloween Stories for Kids :)
30. A book with characters who are twins - The Thirteenth Tale :)
31. A book mentioned in another book - The Picture of Dorian Gray :)
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Rebecca :)
33. A childhood classic you've never read - Oliver Twist :)
34. A book that's published in 2018 - The Book of Essie
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Gone Girl :)
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Love in the Time of Cholera :)
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Adventures of Feluda :)
38. A book with an ugly cover - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest :)
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Inkheart :)
40. Your favorite prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges - The Surface Breaks :)
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - The Blind Assassin :)
2. A cyberpunk book - The Minority Report :)
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Joy Luck Club :)
4. A book tied to your ancestry - కాశీ మజిలీ కథలు Kasi Majili Kathalu :)
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn :)
6. An Allegory - The Name of the Rose :)
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
9. A book about a problem facing society today - One Part Woman :)
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Rosie Project :)

True crime - In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The next book in a series you started - China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians #2) by Kevin Kwan
A book involving a heist - Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
Nordic noir - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
A novel based on a real person - Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
A book set in a country that fascinates you - Battle Royale by Koushun Takami, Yuji Oniki
A book with a time of day in the title - Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
A book about a villain or anti-hero - The Secret We're Keeping by Rebecca Done
A book about death or grief - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling
A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist - We are Okay by Nina LaCour
A book that is also a stage play or musical - Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
A book about feminism - We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book about mental health - The Bell Jar by Sylvia Path
A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Standard Deviation by Katherine Henry
A book by two authors - The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
A book about or involving a sport - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
A book by a local author - Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
A book with your favorite color in the title - Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A book with alliteration in the title - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
A book about time travel - All Our Wrong Todays - Elan Mastai
A book with a weathered element in the title - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
A book set at sea - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
A book with an animal in the title - The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
A book set on a different planet - The Martian by Andy Weir
A book with song lyrics in the title - The Way You Look Tonight by Bella Andre
A book about or set on Halloween - Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
A book with characters who are twins - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
A book mentioned in another book - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
A book from a celebrity book club - From Reese Witherspoon's list: Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
A childhood classic you've never read - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
A book that's published in 2018 - Runaways Vol. 1 by Rainbow Roswell
A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - 2017 Winner Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
A book set in the decade you were born - My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
A book with an ugly cover - Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
A book that involves a bookstore or library - Dewey - The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron, Bret Witter
You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (A book a friend recommended) - Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Advanced:
A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - World Without End by Ken Follett
A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Help by Kathryn Stockett
A book tied to your ancestry - Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
An allegory - Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
A microhistory - Columbine by Dave Cullen
A book about a problem facing society today - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

22/40
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings or Tolkien and C.S. Lewis: The Gift of a Friendship
8. A book with a time of day in the title
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym Quidditch Through the Ages
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author The Bear and the Nightingale (welcoming suggestions from Texas)
23. A book about time travel [one of the Outlander books possibly]
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
29. A book about or set on Halloween
32. A book from a celebrity book club
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to [one of the Outlander books possibly]
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

42/42 (advanced 10/10)
✔ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - The Devil Wears Prada
✔ 2. True Crime - Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery
✔ 3. The next book in a series you started - Endless Knight
✔ 4. A book involving a heist - Heist Society
✔ 5. Nordic noir - The Snowman
✔ 6. A novel based on a real person - Kaiulani: The People's Princess
✔ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Irish Fairy and Folk Tales
✔ 8. A book with a time of day in the title - Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day
✔ 9. A book about a villain or antihero - Snow, Glass, Apples
✔ 10. A book about death or grief - Vanishing Girls
✔ 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Flowers in the Attic
✔ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - If I Was Your Girl
✔ 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel
✔ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Let's Talk About Love
✔ 15. A book about feminism - We Should All Be Feminists
✔ 16. A book about mental health - Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
✔ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
✔ 18. A book by two authors - The Nixie's Song
✔ 19. A book about or involving a sport - Of Fire and Stars
✔ 20. A book by a local author - The Search for WondLa
✔ 21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Last Little Blue Envelope
✔ 22. A book with alliteration in the title - Black and Blue
✔ 23. A book about time travel - Outlander
✔ 24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Lightning Thief
✔ 25. A book set at sea - The Woman in Cabin 10
✔ 26. A book with an animal in the title - The Bird and the Blade
✔ 27. A book set on a different planet - A Wrinkle in Time
✔ 28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Carry On
✔ 29. A book about or set on Halloween - Something Wicked This Way Comes
✔ 30. A book with characters who are twins - The Poisonwood Bible
✔ 31. A book mentioned in another book - The Language of Thorns
✔ 32. A book from a celebrity book club - Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl
✔ 33. A childhood classic you've never read - Winnie-the-Pooh
✔ 34. A book that's published in 2018 - Batman: Nightwalker
✔ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
✔ 36. A book set in the decade you were born - The Carnival at Bray
✔ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - Kill You Twice
✔ 38. A book with an ugly cover - Hidden Meanings
✔ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - The Invisible Library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
- ✔ 40a 2015 - A book you own but have never read - Fever 1793
- ✔ 40b 2016 - A graphic novel - The Prince and the Dressmaker
- ✔ 40c 2017 - A book with an unreliable narrator - Gone Girl
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
✔ 1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - The Scarecrow
✔ 2. A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One
✔ 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Hazel Wood
✔ 4. A book tied to your ancestry - Across a Hundred Mountains
✔ 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Tangerine
✔ 6. An allegory - The Phantom Tollbooth
✔ 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Marked
✔ 8. A microhistory - The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
✔ 9. A book about a problem facing society today - The Hate U Give
✔ 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Book Thief
*I saw a post that turned #40 into 3 parts and I love the idea so I wanted to try it too :)

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: Everything is Illuminated
2. True Crime Hotel Scarface: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
3. The next book in a series you started - I finished Game of Thrones, so have to look for a new series.
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir - the orange girl
6. A novel based on a real person West with the night - on my bookshelf
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Vietnam from Catfish and Mandala
8. A book with a time of day in the title Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Olive Kitteridge
10. A book about death or grief Wild Beauty by anna mclemore The art of racing in the rain
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Nowhere Girls or Wild Beauty
by Anna-Marie McLemore or brokeback mountain
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Hamilton
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you, The tea girl of hummingbird lane DONE
15. A book about feminism Future Home of the Living God /Cold Mountain
by Louise Erdrich
16. A book about mental health - The Magical Art of Tidying Up
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift The revolution of marina M.
18. A book by two authors S. jj abrams/ something on my bookshelf.
19. A book about or involving a sport Bear Town (hockey)
20. A book by a local author Tales of the City 1
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Orange is not the only fruit
22. A book with alliteration in the title The concubine’s children - on my shelf
23. A book about time travel - The House on the Strand
by Daphne du Maurier Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Summer of Love: A Time Travel, The Time Travel Trailer
24. A book with a weather element in the title: Gone with the wind, the snow child
25. A book set at sea 20,000 leagues under the sea, Jules Verne
26. A book with an animal in the title Water for Elephants
27. A book set on a different planet Dune
28. A book with song lyrics in the title I love this Land
29. A book about or set on Halloween The Halloween Tree
by Ray Bradbury ,The Legend of Sleepy Hollow or , dark hollow
30. A book with characters who are twins Cutting for Stone
31. A book mentioned in another book -
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read - Anne of Green Gables, through the looking glass
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Little fires everywhere
36. A book set in the decade you were born The girls 1960s
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to Purple Hibiscus
38. A book with an ugly cover The couple next door
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
The unbearable lightness of being, A room of own’s own.

MARCIE’S 2018 POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE
1. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
2. A novel based on a real person
*3. The next book in a series you started *** Reading 01/15/2018 The White Queen by Philippa Gregory
https://www.goodreads.com/series/1879...
4. A book set in a country that fascinates you
5. A book about mental health
6. A book about time travel
7. A book with a weather element in the title
*8. A book about or involving a sport *** Reading 01/19/2018
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life
by Tony Dungy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
9. A book by a local author
10. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
11. A book set in the decade you were born (the 70s)
12. A book with a time of day in the title
13. A book about or set on Halloween
14. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
15. A book with characters who are twins
16. A book that involves a bookstore or library
17. Your favorite prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
18. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school (1988)
19. A cyberpunk book
20. A book tied to your ancestry
21. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
22. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
23. A microhistory
24. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
(extra)25. A comic that isn’t published by Marvel, DC, or Image

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
√ 2. True Crime Life Means Life Nick Appleyard
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
√ 5. Nordic noir Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
√ 10. A book about death or grief The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
√ 30. A book with characters who are twins The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell
31. A book mentioned in another book Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime
√ The next book in a series you started - The Girl Who Played with Fire
4. A book involving a heist
√ Nordic noir - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. A novel based on a real person - Rena's Promise: A Story of Sisters in Auschwitz
√ A book set in a country that fascinates you - All the Light We Cannot See
√ A book with a time of day in the title - Other People's Comfort Keeps Me up at Night
9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Count of Monte Cristo
10. A book about death or grief - Everything I Never Told You
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
√ A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - The Nowhere Girls
√ A book that is also a stage play or musical - The Color Purple
√ A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Modern Romance
15. A book about feminism - How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective
√ A book about mental health - Turtles All the Way Down
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
18. A book by two authors - Will Grayson, Will Grayson
19. A book about or involving a sport
√ A book by a local author - Forest Dark
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Last Black Unicorn
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
23. A book about time travel - Kindred
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
√ A book with an animal in the title - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Go Tell It on the Mountain
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book - Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
√ A book from a celebrity book club - The Power
33. A childhood classic you've never read - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
√ A book that's published in 2018 - Heads of the Colored People
√ A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Little Fires Everywhere
36. A book set in the decade you were born
√ A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Sellout
38. A book with an ugly cover - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
√ Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges (2015 - A book you can finish in one day) - There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Outliers: The Story of Success
2. A cyberpunk book - Infomocracy
√ A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Homegoing
4. A book tied to your ancestry - The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself or Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
√ A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - The House on Mango Street
6. An allegory - The Little Prince
√ A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
8. A microhistory - Sugar: The World Corrupted: From Slavery to Obesity
√ A book about a problem facing society today - When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
Other
The Thing Around Your Neck

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen (2/10 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started (2/24 - The Last Guardian)
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic Noir
6. A novel based on a real person (1/14 - Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage)
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero (1/7 - A Clockwork Orange)
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical (2/18 - Anne of Green Gables)
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel (2/4 - Chasovoi klyuch)
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet (1/20 - Alien: Out of the Shadows)
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book (1/28 - The Hobbit)
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library (1/25 - Page After Page: Discover the Confidence & Passion You Need to Start Writing & Keep Writing)
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
ADVANCED CHALLENGE
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
42. A cyberpunk book
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
44. A book tied to your ancestry
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
46. An allegory
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
48. A microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

25/40
1. ✔✔A book made into a movie you've already seen Wonder
2. ✔✔True Crime Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
3. ✔✔The next book in a series you started Paper and Fire
4. ✔✔A book involving a heist Heist: The Oddball Crew Behind the $17 Million Loomis Fargo Theft
5. Nordic noir
6. ✔✔A novel based on a real person The Paris Wife
7. ✔✔A book set in a country that fascinates you The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
8. ✔✔A book with a time of day in the title Morning Star
9. ✔✔A book about a villain or antihero Iron Gold
10. ✔✔A book about death or grief If I Stay
11. ✔✔A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym Lethal White
12. ✔✔A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Every Day
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. ✔✔A book about feminism The Power
16. ✔✔A book about mental health The Woman in Cabin 10
17. ✔✔A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift Magpie Murders
18. ✔✔A book by two authorsDetour: A Hollywood Story
19. ✔✔A book about or involving a sport The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
20. A book by a local author
21. ✔✔A book with your favorite color in the title Golden Son
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. ✔✔A book about time travel Hollow City
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. ✔✔A book set on a different planet The Martian
28. ✔✔A book with song lyrics in the title Red Queen
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. ✔✔A book from a celebrity book club The Underground Railroad
33. A childhood classic you've never read Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
34. A book that's published in 2018 Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
35. ✔✔A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Before We Were Yours
36. A book set in the decade you were born The Dead Zone
37. ✔✔A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to Origin
38. ✔✔A book with an ugly cover Glass Sword
39. ✔✔A book that involves a bookstore or library Ink and Bone
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
2/10
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school Bag of Bones
2. A cyberpunk book
3. ✔✔A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place A Column of Fire
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. ✔✔A book about a problem facing society today The Good Daughter
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started: P.S. I Still Love You
4. A book involving a heist: The Van Gogh Deception
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: The Old Man and the Sea
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero: Vicious
10. A book about death or grief: Candide
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: Ready Player One
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: Stella by Starlight
15. A book about feminism: Bad Feminist
16. A book about mental health: Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: How Lunchbox Jones Saved Me from Robots, Traitors, and Missy the Cruel
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport: Halloween Hijinks
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title: Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title: Out of the Dust
25. A book set at sea: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet: Throne of Glass
28. A book with song lyrics in the title: Wonder
29. A book about or set on Halloween: Ghost Road Blues
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018: The Outsider
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born: The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to: Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
38. A book with an ugly cover: Calypso
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges

2. True Crime - Murder on the Orient Express
3. The next book in a series you started - A Court of Frost and Starlight
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title - A Wrinkle in Time
√ 9. A book about a villain or antihero - Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Matilda
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism - Their Eyes Were Watching God
16. A book about mental health
√ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - A Court of Thorns and Roses
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Color Purple
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Pride and Prejudice
23. A book about time travel - The Time Traveler's Wife
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
25. A book set at sea - Salt to the Sea
26. A book with an animal in the title - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
27. A book set on a different planet - Dune
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins - The Poisonwood Bible
31. A book mentioned in another book - Oliver Twist
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read - The Yearling
34. A book that's published in 2018 - Everless
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - Lord of the Flies
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - The Invisible Library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges

Done: 3/40
Ongoing: 1
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
2. True Crime
The Cinderella Murder - Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
Defiant Queen - Megan March
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
Ruthless King - Megan March
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life - Mark Manson // undecided
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
Drive Me Crazy - Marquita Valentine
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

√√1. A book made into a movie you've already seen -Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race and Peter Pan
√√2. True Crime - My Story by Elizabeth Smart and American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst
√√3. The next book in a series you started - Twice Tempted by a Rogue and A Precious Jewel
√√4. A book involving a heist - Savannah Breeze and Texas Rain
√√5. Nordic noir - Before the Frost and The Girl in the Spider's Web
√√6. A novel based on a real person - Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria - France, 1769 and Elisabeth: The Princess Bride, Austria - Hungary, 1853
√√7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - From Sand and Ash and Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
√√8. A book with a time of day in the title - Three Nights with a Scoundrel and One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
√√9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Godfather and The Kite Runner
√√10. A book about death or grief - The Notebook and The Wedding and The Art of Racing in the Rain
√√11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Edge of Evil by J.A. Jance and The Railway Children by E. Nesbit
√√12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
√√13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Twelve Angry Men and Julius Caesar
√√14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Martin Luther King: The Essential Box Set: The Landmark Speeches and Sermons of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Silent Thunder
√√15. A book about feminism - I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban and The Awakening by Kate Chopin
√√16. A book about mental health - Turtles All the Way Down and Truly Madly Guilty
√√17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Flowers from the Storm and The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
√√18. A book by two authors - King Remembered and The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
√√19. A book about or involving a sport - Beartown and Keystone Kids
√√20. A book by a local author - I'm a Memphian and Memphis Movie Theatres
√√21. A book with your favorite color in the title - 13 Little Blue Envelopes and Gathering Blue
√√22. A book with alliteration in the title - One Dance with a Duke and In Sunlight and in Shadow
√√23. A book about time travel - The Fiery Cross and An Echo in the Bone
√√24. A book with a weather element in the title - A Breath of Snow and Ashes and Thunder Cave
√√25. A book set at sea - Life of Pi and Windcatcher
√√26. A book with an animal in the title - Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir of Appalachia and Storm Horse
√√27. A book set on a different planet - A Wrinkle in Time and All Systems Red
√√28. A book with song lyrics in the title - At First Sight (Love at first Sight by Michael Buble') and Rose in Bloom (Priceless by King & Country)
√√29. A book about or set on Halloween - Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle and To Kill a Mockingbird and Horrible Harry at Halloween
√√30. A book with characters who are twins - The Ocean Between Us and Three Wishes
√√31. A book mentioned in another book - King Lear mentioned in Station Eleven and Persuasion mentioned in The Wedding Planner's Daughter
√√32. A book from a celebrity book club - Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone and The One and Only Ivan (Reese Witherspoon's Book Club)
√√33. A childhood classic you've never read - Amos Fortune, Free Man and The Wind in the Willows
√√34. A book that's published in 2018 - Hello Stranger and Us Against You
√√35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - The Underground Railroad and The Hate U Give
√√36. A book set in the decade you were born - The Secret Life of Bees and Brown Girl Dreaming
√√37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Ideal Wife
√√38. A book with an ugly cover - The Picture of Dorian Gray and Eight Cousins
√√39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Not Even for Love and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
√√40. A book published in 2015: Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine and The Mermaid's Sister
√√41. A book published in 2016: Brother Francis: The Barefoot Saint of Assisi and Steel Scars
√√42. A book published in 2017:Red Sister and The Almost Sisters
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
√√1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Love in the Time of Cholera and The Castle in the Attic
√√2. A cyberpunk book Ready Player One and Gone Rogue
√√3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
√√4. A book tied to your ancestry - Fair Weather and The Hangman's Daughter
√5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - The House on Mango Street and Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
√√6. An allegory - Redeeming Love and Messenger
√√7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - The Driver and Castle Cay
√√8. A microhistory - An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 and The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic That Shaped Our History
√√9. A book about a problem facing society today - Between the World and Me and Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
√√10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Station Eleven and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
As of 12/31/18: 50/50 - FINISHED! (though it took until the end of the year again)
12/29/18: 49/50 (with one to go)
12/18/18: 47/50
12/8/18: 44/50 (time is tight but I'm getting close and all books are now in hand)
10/31/18: 40/50 (5/month now; *sigh* somehow more behind)
9/23/18: 35/50 (4/month means I'm already behind)
8/10/18: 27/50 (yikes! falling behind)
7/6/18: 25/50
6/11/18: 18/50
4/27/18: 15/50
3/12/18: 9/50
2/21/17: 4/50
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✔︎1. A book made into a movie you've already seen No Country for Old Men
✔︎2. True Crime Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
3. The next book in a series you started The Twelve
✔︎4. A book involving a heist Artemis
5. Nordic noir The Ice Beneath Her
✔︎6. A novel based on a real person Circling the Sun
✔︎7. A book set in a country that fascinates you The Light Between Oceans
✔︎8. A book with a time of day in the title The Ninth Hour
9. A book about a villain or antihero The Last Mrs. Parrish
✔︎10. A book about death or grief A Short History of the Girl Next Door
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym The Cuckoo's Calling
✔︎12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Less
✔︎13. A book that is also a stage play or musical A Raisin in the Sun
✔︎14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you Sing, Unburied, Sing
✔︎15. A book about feminism The Female Persuasion
✔︎16. A book about mental health A Head Full of Ghosts
✔︎17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift The Serenity Prayer: A Simple Prayer to Enrich Your Life
18. A book by two authors The Wife Between Us
✔︎19. A book about or involving a sport Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
✔︎20. A book by a local author The Barrowfields
21. A book with your favorite color in the title The Girl in the Red Coat
✔︎22. A book with alliteration in the title The Haunting of Hill House
23. A book about time travel The Dream Daughter
✔︎24. A book with a weather element in the title Rainbirds
✔︎25. A book set at sea The Woman in Cabin 10
✔︎26. A book with an animal in the title American Wolf: A True Story of Survival and Obsession in the West
27. A book set on a different planet The Martian
✔︎28. A book with song lyrics in the title Gold Dust Woman: A Biography of Stevie Nicks
29. A book about or set on Halloween Dark Harvest
30. A book with characters who are twins I Know This Much Is True
✔︎31. A book mentioned in another book Geek Love (mentioned in Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore)
✔︎32. A book from a celebrity book club Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Reese Witherspoon book club)
✔︎33. A childhood classic you've never read The Little Prince
✔︎34. A book that's published in 2018 An American Marriage
✔︎35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Little Fires Everywhere
✔︎36. A book set in the decade you were born The Immortalists - starts in 1969
✔︎37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to Rules of Civility
✔︎38. A book with an ugly cover Small Great Things
✔︎39. A book that involves a bookstore or library Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
✔︎40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges The Monsters of Templeton (2017 prompts - book with a mythical creature / main character is an interesting woman)
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book Ready Player One
✔︎3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place The Woman in the Window
✔︎4. A book tied to your ancestry Varina
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory The Great Divorce
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say
✔︎8. A micro history 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
✔︎9. A book about a problem facing society today The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row
✔︎10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge The Sound of Gravel: A Memoir

2. True Crime- A Brief History of Seven Killings
3. The next book in a series you started- Anansi Boys
4. A book involving a heist- The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics
5. Nordic noir
✔︎6. A novel based on a real person- Mrs. Poe
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title- Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Family, a Vanished Way of Life, and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title- Anne of Green Gables
22. A book with alliteration in the titleAmerica Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't (Does that really count as alliteration?)
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to- The Man in the High Castle
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

✔︎1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Smrt přichází do Pemberley
2. True Crime - Chladnokrevně
✔︎3. The next book in a series you started - Until Harmony
✔︎4. A book involving a heist - Dívka, která věděla příliš mnoho
5. Nordic noir - Muži, kteří nenávidí ženy
6. A novel based on a real person - The Lion in Winter
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Vojna a mír I and Vojna a mír II (I chose War and Peace. In Czech the book is divided in to two.)
8. A book with a time of day in the title - Pomsta & rozbřesk
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Hlava XXII
10. A book about death or grief - When Breath Becomes Air
✔︎11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Odplata tě nemine
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Carol
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Višňový sad
✔︎14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - The Sun and Her Flowers
15. A book about feminism - The Second Sex
16. A book about mental health - Fangirl
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Stephen King: Čtyřicet let hrůzy - Život a dílo krále hororu
✔︎18. A book by two authors - Strong Enough
19. A book about or involving a sport - Plán
20. A book by a local author - Malý pražský erotikon
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Červený a černý
✔︎22. A book with alliteration in the title - Tall, Tatted and Tempting
23. A book about time travel - Dallas 63
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Vězeň noci a mlhy
25. A book set at sea - Sůl moře
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Bear and the Nightingale
27. A book set on a different planet - Marťan
✔︎28. A book with song lyrics in the title - In Harmony
✔︎29. A book about or set on Halloween - Crazy, Sexy, Ghoulish: A Halloween Romance
30. A book with characters who are twins - Double the Pleasure
31. A book mentioned in another book - Jako zabít ptáčka
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Příběh služebnice
33. A childhood classic you've never read - Harry Potter a Kámen mudrců
✔︎34. A book that's published in 2018 - Hot Shot
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Zapletený
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Ohníčky všude kolem
✔︎37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - Dvůr mlhy a hněvu
✔︎38. A book with an ugly cover - Očistím tě od hříchu
✔︎39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - TY
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges (A book based on fairy tale) - Heart of the Fae
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school (2015) - Jsou světla, která nevidíme
2. A cyberpunk book - The Minority Report
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Sedmilhářky
4. A book tied to your ancestry - Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Hrozny hněvu
6. An allegory - Farma zvířat
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Dopisy do minulosti
8. A microhistory - A History of the Wife
9. A book about a problem facing society today - Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture and What We Can Do about It
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Hra o trůny

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24. A book with a weather element in the titleThe Storm King
25. A book set at seaThe North Water
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27. A book set on a different planetBitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine
28. A book with song lyrics in the title Career of Evil
√29. A book about or set on HalloweenGhost Road Blues (Started but no time to finish- Shelved until a future Halloween)
30. A book with characters who are twins The Other
31. A book mentioned in another book (You) The Things They Carried
32. A book from a celebrity book club The Poisonwood Bible
33. A childhood classic you've never readAnne of Green Gables
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2. True Crime “Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings” by Michelle Knight, Michelle Burford
3. The next book in a series you started “The Subtle Knife” by Philip Pullman
4. A book involving a heist “Artemis” by Andy Weir
5. Nordic noir “The Snowman” by Jo Nesbø
6. A novel based on a real person “Obama: An Intimate Portrait” by Pete Souza
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you “The Bear and the Nightingale” by Katherine Arden
8. A book with a time of day in the title “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” by John Berendt
9. A book about a villain or antihero “Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook” by Christina Henry
10. A book about death or grief “After the Eclipse” by Sarah Perry
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym “The Cuckoo's Calling” by Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling
√12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic” by Alison Bechdel
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you “Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee
15. A book about feminism: “The Handmaid's Tale” by Margaret Atwood
16. A book about mental health “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift “The Secret Adversary” by Agatha Christie
18. A book by two authors: “Sleeping Beauties” by Stephen King and Owen King
19. A book about or involving a sport “Quidditch Through the Ages” by Kennilworthy Whisp (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling
20. A book by a local author “A Walk to Remember” by Nicholas Sparks (North Carolina)
21. A book with your favorite color in the title “When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit” by Judith Kerr
22. A book with alliteration in the title “Little & Lion” by Brandy Colber
23. A book about time travel “Everyday” by David Levithan
24. A book with a weather element in the title “Winter's Bone” by Daniel Woodrell
25. A book set at sea “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel
26. A book with an animal in the title “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
27. A book set on a different planet “The Martian” by Andy Weir
28. A book with song lyrics in the title “Breakfast at Tiffany's” by Truman Capote
29. A book about or set on Halloween “The Halloween Tree” by Ray Bradbury
30. A book with characters who are twins “I Know This Much Is True” by Wally Lamb
31. A book mentioned in another book “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by Newt Scamander (Pseudonym), J.K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore
32. A book from a celebrity book club “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris” (Reese Witherspoon book club)
√33. A childhood classic you've never read “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster
34. A book that's published in 2018 “The Chalk Man” by C.J. Tudor
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng
36. A book set in the decade you were born “The Great Alone” by Kristin Hannah
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to “The Wheat Belly” by William Davis, MD
38. A book with an ugly cover “The Blinds” by Adam Sternbergh
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library “Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore” by Robin Sloan
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman
Advanced
√1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school “Along Came a Spider” by James Patterson
2. A cyberpunk book “Ready Player One” by Ernest Cline
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place (need to find a stranger reading book in a public place)
4. A book tied to your ancestry “Angela's Ashes” by Frank McCourt (Irish)
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros
6. An allegory “1984” by George Orwell
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you “Crime Almost Pays” by Tom Corcoran
8. A microhistory “The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute” by Zac Bissonnette
9. A book about a problem facing society today “Fierce Kingdom” by Gin Phillips
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime - Murder on the Orient Express
3. The next book in a series you started - The Year of the Flood
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir - The Snowman
6. A novel based on a real person - Coal to Diamonds: A Memoir
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - My Brilliant Friend
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Dracula
10. A book about death or grief - The Fault in Our Stars or The Year of Magical Thinking
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Cuckoo's Calling
12.A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Les Misérables
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - 1Q84
15. A book about feminism - The Handmaid's Tale
16. A book about mental health - Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors - The Talisman
19. A book about or involving a sport - Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Color Purple
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title - To Kill a Mockingbird
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
32. A book from a celebrity book club - South and West: From a Notebook or Love Warrior
33. A childhood classic you've never read - Around the World in Eighty Days
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born - It
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Girl on the Train
38. A book with an ugly cover - 1984
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix or Digital Fortress
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Seven Stones to Stand or Fall
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Woohoo! I'm done!
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√ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen Chocolat
√ 2. True Crime I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
√ 3. The next book in a series you started To Live & Die in Dixie and The Last of August
√ 4. A book involving a heist: The Everything Box
√ 5. Nordic noir The Bat
√ 6. A novel based on a real person Stalking Jack the Ripper
√ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you A Corpse in the Koryo
√ 8. A book with a time of day in the title Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore
√ 9. A book about a villain or antihero Emperor Mollusk versus The Sinister Brain
√ 10. A book about death or grief A Man Called Ove
√ 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym The Cuckoo's Calling
√ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist This is How It Always Is and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
√ 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
√ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you Children of Blood and Bone
√ 15. A book about feminism Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
√ 16. A book about mental health Turtles All the Way Down
√ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift Death of an Expert Witness
√ 18. A book by two authors Love in a Nutshell
√ 19. A book about or involving a sport Seabiscuit: An American Legend
√ 20. A book by a local author Moxie
√ 21. A book with your favorite color in the title Black Orchid Blues
√ 22. A book with alliteration in the title Magpie Murders
√ 23. A book about time travel Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
√ 24. A book with a weather element in the title Sunshine and Heat Wave
√ 25. A book set at sea Cinnamon and Gunpowder
√ 26. A book with an animal in the title The Silkworm
√ 27. A book set on a different planet The Martian
√ 28. A book with song lyrics in the title Career of Evil
√ 29. A book about or set on Halloween Dead Beat
√ 30. A book with characters who are twins Two Little Girls in Blue
√ 31. A book mentioned in another book The Outsiders mentioned in Moxie
√ 32. A book from a celebrity book club Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club)
√ 33. A childhood classic you've never read Bridge to Terabithia
√ 34. A book that's published in 2018 The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store and The Case for Jamie
√ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner The Hate U Give
√ 36. A book set in the decade you were born Eleanor & Park
√ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow
√ 38. A book with an ugly cover The Lies of Locke Lamora
√ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library The Library at the Edge of the World
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
√ 40. 2015: A book with Non Human Characters The Golem and the Jinni
√ 41. 2016: A book based on a fairy tale Uprooted
√ 42. 2017: A book involving a mythical creature Dragonflight
Completed Advanced
√ 1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school The Ocean at the End of the Lane Bestseller NYT July 7, 2013
√ 2. A cyberpunk book Ready Player One
√ 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place Since We Fell
√ 4. A book tied to your ancestry Death Comes to Pemberley
√ 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title The Coincidence of Coconut Cake
√ 6. An allegory The Phantom Tollbooth
√ 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you A Study in Charlotte
√ 8. A microhistory Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
√ 9. A book about a problem facing society today A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
√ 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Agnes and the Hitman

40/40
√ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
Mommie Dearest
√ 2. True Crime Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
√ 3. The next book in a series you started Hidden Bodies
√ 4. A book involving a heist Artemis
√ 5. Nordic noir The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
√ 6. A novel based on a real person - The Secret Life of Mrs. London
√ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Three Floors Up
√ 8. A book with a time of day in the title - Night
√ 9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Picture of Dorian Gray
√ 10. A book about death or grief - Unaccustomed Earth
√ 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
Middlemarch
√ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist If I Was Your Girl
√ 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
Hamilton: The Revolution
√ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Homegoing
√ 15. A book about feminism - We Should All Be Feminists
√ 16. A book about mental health The Bell Jar
√ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Never Let Me Go
√ 18. A book by two authors My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
√ 19.A book about or involving a sport The Sun Also Rises
√ 20. A book by a local author The Alienist
√ 21. A book with your favorite color in the title Beneath a Scarlet Sky
√ 22. A book with alliteration in the title Fahrenheit 451
√ 23. A book about time travel Slaughterhouse-Five
√ 24. A book with a weather element in the title In the Midst of Winter
√ 25. A book set at sea The Woman in Cabin 10
√ 26. A book with an animal in the title Cat's Eye
√ 27. A book set on a different planet A Wrinkle in Time
√ 28. A book with song lyrics in the title The Power
√ 29. A book about or set on Halloween Little Fires Everywhere
√ 30. A book with characters who are twins The Night Circus
√ 31. A book mentioned in another book The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
√ 32. A book from a celebrity book club Educated: A Memoir
√33. A childhood classic you've never read The Giver
√ 34 A book that's published in 2018 - The Immortalists
√ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
√ 36. A book set in the decade you were born The Great Alone
√ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to The Museum of Innocence
√ 38. A book with an ugly cover Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House
√ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Paris by the Book
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges (A book set in a different country) A Year in Provence
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
10/10
√ 1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school Vineland
√ 2. A cyberpunk book Ready Player One
√ 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place The Broken Girls
√ 4. A book tied to your ancestry Winter Garden
√ 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title The House on Mango Street
√ 6. An allegory - Animal Farm
√ 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you The Music Shop
√ 8. A microhistory The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote
√ 9. A book about a problem facing society today An American Marriage
√ 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge A Man Called Ove

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen- A Handmiad's Tale by Margaret Atwood
2. True Crime- I Know What You Are by Taylor Edison and Jane Smith
3. The next book in a series you started- Burned by Karen Marie Moning
4. A book involving a heist- The Heist by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
5. Nordic noir- The Girl in the Spider Web by David Lagercrantz
6. A novel based on a real person- The Witchfinder's Sister by Best Underdown
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you-
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health- My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward by Mark Lukach
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
*29. A book about or set on Halloween- Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club- The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started A Turn in the Road √
4. A book involving a heist The Book Thief
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person Coming Clean
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero A Criminal Defense √
10. A book about death or grief The Girl In The Ice √
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym Stillhouse Lake √
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Picture of Dorian Gray √
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism The Handmaid's Tale √
16. A book about mental health Killman Creek √
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title Fahrenheit 451
23. A book about time travel Ricochet Joe Kindle in Motion √
24. A book with a weather element in the title Winter Street
25. A book set at sea Life of Pi
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title Never Let Me Go
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club The Reader √
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born A Fine Balance
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to The Honk and Holler Opening Soon √
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school Fall on Your Knees
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Murder on the Orient Express √




















2. True crime Killers of the Flower Moon
3. The next book in a series you started Women's Murder Club 14
4. A book involving a heist The Pursuit
5. Nordic noir The Snowman
6. A novel based on a real person Cleopatra: A Life
7. a book set in a country that fascinates you Dubliners
8. A book with a time of day in the title Good Morning, Midnight
9. A book about a villain or antihero Hook: The Untold Stories of Neverland Book 1
10. A book about death or grief Promise Me, Dad
11. A book with your favorite color in the title Fat Man Blues
12. A book with alliteration in the title Route 66 Still Kicks
13. A book about time travel Outlander #3
14. A book with a weather element in the title Flowers in the Snow
15. A book with an animal in the title Never Have Your Dog Stuffed
16. A book set on a different planet The Martian
17. A book with song lyrics in the title Go Tell it on the Mountain
18. A book about or set on Halloween Halloween Party
19. A book with characters who are twins I'll Give You The Sun
20. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym something J.K. Rowling
21. A book with an LGBTQ+protagonist Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
22. A book that is also a stage play or musical
23. A book by an author of a different ethnicity that you Fat Dogs and French Estates, Part Two
24. A book about feminism The Handmaid's Tale, Fight Like a Girl, Brave
25. A book about mental health It's Kind of a Funny Story
26. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift The Green Guide
27. A book by two authors The Medical Examiner
28. A book about or involving a sport Beartown, The Education of a Coach
29. A book by a local author My Full Life Circled, Squared
30. A book mentioned in another book
31. A book from a celebrity book club Midwives
32. A childhood classic you've never read Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
33. A book that's published in 2018 All American Murder
34. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Morningstar: Growing up with Books
35. A book set in the decade you were born The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit
DONE A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get go Minimalist Living
37. A book with an ugly cover
38. A book that involves a bookstore or library Mr. Penumnbra's 24 hour Bookstore
39. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenges What Happened
40. A bestseller from the year you graduated from high school
41. a cyberpunk book
42. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
43. A book tied to your ancestry
44. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
45. An allegory
46. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you something by David Shannon (a little bit of a stretch here)
47. A microhistory The hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History OR The Potato: How a Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
48. A book about a problem facing society today Tomorrow is Now
49. A book recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar Reading Challenge
50. A book set at sea Time Hunters and the Box of Eternity

READ 01 movie you've already seen ---Six Days of the Condor by James Grady ---3 Days of the Condor (1975)
READ 02 true crime ---Bloodlands: The Pirate by Harold Schechter ---prime read
READ 02 true crime ---Bloodlands: Little Slaughterhouse on the Prairie by Harold Schechter ---prime read
READ 02 true crime ---Bloodlands: The Brick Slayer by Harold Schechter ---prime read
READ 03 next book in a series you started ---The Black Ice by Michael Connelly ---Harry Bosch
READ 04 a heist ---The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake ---an emerald
READ 05 Nordic noir ---The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson ---January GROUP
READ 06 novel based on a real person ---Saboteur by Andrew Gross ---Norwegian resistance fighters
READ 07 set in a country that fascinates you ---The Cuban Affair by Nelson DeMille ---BOOKCLUB 2/15 - Cuba & The Conch Republic
READ 08 time of day in the title ---Sleep Till Noon by Max Shulman ---noon
READ 09 about a villain or antihero ---The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly ---
READ 10 about death or grief ---Bloodlands: Panic by Harold Schechter ---prime read - November - my choice
READ 10 about death or grief ---Bloodlands: Rampage by Harold Schechter ---prime read - November - my choice
READ 10 about death or grief ---Bloodlands: The Pied Piper by Harold Schechter ---prime read - November - my choice
READ 11 female author who uses a male pseudonym ---The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith ---aka JK Rowling
READ 12 LGBTQ+ protagonist ---Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin ---June my choice
READ 13 also a stage play or musical ---Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt ---Musical - September my choice
READ 14 author of different ethnicity ---Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward ---BOOKCLUB 7/19
READ 15 about feminism ---The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ---March my choice
READ 16 about mental health ---The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath ---May my choice
READ 17 borrowed ---I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems By Cats by Francesco Marciuliano ---borrowed from Amazon
READ 18 two authors ---The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke ---Clark & Burke
READ 19 involving a sport ---The Boys of Dunbar by Alejandro Danois ---February my choice
READ 20 local author ---Beach Music by Pat Conroy ---Charleston, SC
READ 21 Favorite color in the title ---Astride a Pink Horse by Robert Greer ---pink
READ 22 alliteration in the title ---It Happens in the Hamptons by Holly Peterson ---Ha
READ 23 about time travel ---The Time Pirate by Ted Bell ---
READ 24 weather element in the title ---Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave ---Sunshine
READ 25 set at sea ---Sea Change by Jeremy Page ---July my choice
READ 26 animal in the title ---The Rooster Bar by John Grisham ---HB from Mom
READ 27 set on a different planet ---The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ---B-612 (borrowed)
READ 28 song lyrics in the title ---One for the Money by Janet Evanovich ---Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins
READ 29 about or set on Halloween ---Disturbed by Jennifer Jaynes ---October my choice
READ 30 characters who are twins ---South of Broad by Pat Conroy ---BOOKCLUB 5/19 - August my choice
READ 31 mentioned in another book ---Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding ---The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
READ 32 celebrity book club choice ---The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd ---Oprah 2014
READ 33 childhood classic you've never read ---The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis ---Narnia
READ 34 published in 2018 ---The Fallen by David Baldacci ---December my choice
READ 35 past Goodreads Choice Awards winner ---Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ---Fiction (2017)
READ 36 set in the decade you were born ---The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley ---1952
READ 37 meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to ---End Game by David Baldacci ---needed to finish challenge!
READ 38 ugly cover ---Wool by Hugh Howey ---plain gray wool
READ 39 bookstore or library involved ---Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan ---April GROUP
READ 40 favorite POPSUGAR prompt from 2015, 2016, or 2017 ---The One Man by Andrew Gross ---2017 #9 espionage thriller
READ A01 bestseller from the year you graduated high school ---The Eagle has Landed by Jack Higgins ---32 weeks as of 3/14/76
READ A02 cyberpunk ---Frontera by Lewis Shiner ---https://best-sci-fi-books.com/23-best...
READ A03 read by a stranger in a public place ---Death at la Fenice by Donna Leon ---Park bench
READ A04 tied to your ancestry ---Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave ---BOOKCLUB 9/20 - Grannie's family came from England
READ A05 fruit / veggie in title ---Eight Hundred Grapes by Laura Dave ---grapes
READ A06 allegory ---The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis ---religious allegory with Aslan as Christ and Edmund as Judas.
READ A07 author with the same first or last name as you ---The Glass Forest by Cynthia Swanson ---Cynthia
READ A08 microhistory ---The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone ---BOOKCLUB 1/18 - codebreaking in the US Government
READ A09 problem facing society today ---In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende ---BOOKCLUB 3/15 - issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees
READ A10 recommended by a PSRCer ---The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis ---Tania
READ Extra 01 n/a ---Small Wonders by Matthew Clark Smith ---n/a
READ Extra 02 n/a ---Mario Chalmers' ABCs of Basketball: Dream Big. Think Big. Play Big. by Mario Chalmers ---n/a
READ Extra 03 n/a ---The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith ---you tube
READ Extra 04 n/a ---House Witness by Mike Lawson ---n/a
READ Extra 05 n/a ---Missing: The Woman in the Strongbox by Maureen O'Hagan ---prime read - short
READ Extra 06 n/a ---Missing: The Stones, the Crows, the Grass, the Moon by Walter Kirn ---prime read - short
READ Extra 07 n/a ---Missing: The Button by Wednesday Martin ---prime read - short
READ Extra 08 n/a ---Missing: After Words by Nina Mitchell ---prime read - short
READ Extra 09 n/a ---Missing: Catching Murphy by Wilson Ring ---prime read - short
READ Extra 10 n/a ---Missing: Time Out by Claudia Rowe ---prime read - short
READ Extra 11 n/a ---Southside: Payback by Natalie Y. Moore ---prime read - short
READ Extra 12 n/a ---Southside: The Gun King by John H. Richardson ---prime read - short
READ Extra 13 n/a ---Southside: The Waiting Room by Van Cleve & Nicole Gonzalez ---prime read - short
READ Extra 14 BOOKCLUB 10/18 ---Cooking for Picasso by Camille Aubray ---BOOKCLUB 10/18
READ Extra 15 n/a ---Southside: Cellmates by Tori Marlan ---prime read - short
READ Extra 16 n/a ---I Need a New Bum! by Dawn McMillan ---you tube - short
READ Extra 17 n/a ---Southside: The Hustle of Kim Foxx by Steve Bogira ---prime read - short
READ Extra 18 n/a ---Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids by Rob Elliott ---prime read - short
READ Extra 19 n/a ---Dark Corners: Hannah-Beast by Jennifer McMahon ---prime read - short
READ Extra 20 n/a ---Dark Corners: The Sleep Tight Motel by Lisa Unger ---prime read - short
READ Extra 21 n/a ---Dark Corners: There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed by Edgar Cantero ---prime read - short
READ Extra 22 BOOKCLUB 11/15 ---Pachinko by Min Jin Lee ---BOOKCLUB 11/15
READ Extra 23 n/a ---Dark Corners: Miao Dao by Joyce Carol Oates ---prime read - short
READ Extra 24 n/a ---Dark Corners: The Tangled Woods by Emily Raboteau ---prime read - short
READ Extra 25 n/a ---Dark Corners: The Remedy by Adam Haslett ---prime read - short
READ Extra 26 n/a ---Dark Corners: Oak Avenue by Brandi Reeds ---prime read - short
READ Extra 27 n/a ---Warmer: The Way the World Ends by Jess Walter ---prime read - short
READ Extra 28 n/a ---Warmer: Boca Raton by Lauren Groff ---prime read - short
READ Extra 29 n/a ---Warmer: Controller by Jesse Kellerman ---prime read - short
READ Extra 30 n/a ---Warmer: There's No Place Like Home by Edan Lepucki ---prime read - short
READ Extra 31 n/a ---Warmer: Falls the Shadow by Skip Horack ---prime read - short
READ Extra 32 n/a ---Warmer: At the Bottom of New Lake by Sonya Larson ---prime read - short
READ Extra 33 n/a ---Warmer: The Hillside by Jane Smiley ---prime read - short
READ Extra 34 n/a ---Annie's Day by Andy Weir ---free online - short
READ Extra 35 n/a ---Diary of an AssCan (The Martian #0.5) by Andy Weir ---free online - short

Completed: 19/50
Goal: at least 25
Rules: 1 book per category (however, I reserve the right to move it around)
January - +3
✔ 36. A book set in the decade you were born - A Wrinkle in Time
✔ 8. A microhistory - The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
✔ 9. A book about a problem facing society today - The Hate U Give
February + 3
✔ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Pachinko - 2/28 (author is korean)
✔ 16. A book about mental health - The Test (view spoiler)
✔ 18. A book by two authors - The Wife Between Us - Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
✔ 25. A book set at sea - East of the Sun - half of the book is set during sea voyage from England to India
March + 7 --> 14
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - 3/16
3. The next book in a series you started - Scarlet - 3/12
10. A book about death or grief - The Bookman’s Tale - 3/5 (MC wife died recently)
23. A book about time travel - Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children - 3/16
32. A book from a celebrity book club - The Light We Lost - 3/8 (Reese Witherspoon's Feb pick)
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between - 3/10 (2017 humor winner)
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - The Moment of Everything - 3/2 (MC works at bookstore)
April + 5 --> 19
5. Nordic noir - The Girl Who Played with Fire - 4/23
6. A novel based on a real person - The Confessions of Catherine de Medici - 4/21
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - I Was Anastasia - 4/29 (Russia)
22. A book with alliteration in the title - The Accidental Alchemist - 4/24
26. A book with an animal in the title - Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir of Appalachia - 4/26
34. A book that's published in 2018 - Still Me - 4/17

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
√2. True Crime The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
√6. A novel based on a real person Mary of Nazareth
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
√12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Designer
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
√16. A book about mental healthBetter Than You Feel: Making Your Emotions Work For You
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
√18. A book by two authors Micro
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
√37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to The Lying Game
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
√40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 The Late Show

COMPLETED: 25/50
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: The Descendants
√2. True Crime:

√3. The next book in a series you started:

√4. A book involving a heist:

5. Nordic noir: The Keeper of Lost Causes
√6. A novel based on a real person:

7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: Bright Lights, No City: An African Adventure on Bad Roads with a Brother and a Very Weird Business Plan
√8. A book with a time of day in the title:

9. A book about a villain or antihero: Macbeth
√10. A book about death or grief:

√11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym:

√12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist:

13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: Les Misérables
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: Things Fall Apart
√15. A book about feminism:

√16. A book about mental health:

√17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift:

18. A book by two authors: Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
19. A book about or involving a sport: The Sport of Kings
20. A book by a local author: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
21. A book with your favorite color in the title: The Azure Dragon: A Novel of Old Shanghai
√22. A book with alliteration in the title:

√23. A book about time travel:

24. A book with a weather element in the title: The Gift of Rain
25. A book set at sea: The Old Man and the Sea
√26. A book with an animal in the title:

27. A book set on a different planet: still considering
28. A book with song lyrics in the title: Let It Be
29. A book about or set on Halloween: The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol
30. A book with characters who are twins: The Willoughbys
√31. A book mentioned in another book (mentioned in the book Working for Big Foot by Jim Butcher:

32. A book from a celebrity book club: Where the Heart Is
√33. A childhood classic you've never read:

√34. A book that's published in 2018:

√35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner:

36. A book set in the decade you were born: Coffee Will Make You Black
√37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to:

√38. A book with an ugly cover:

Ready Player One
√39. A book that involves a bookstore or library:

40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges: Silverwing (A book with nonhuman characters)
2018 POPSUGAR ADVANCED READING CHALLENGE
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: The Cider House Rules
2. A cyberpunk book: Akira, Vol. 1
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place:
The Queen of Hearts
√4. A book tied to your ancestry:

5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
√6. An allegory:

√7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you:

8. A micro history: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
√9. A book about a problem facing society today: Homelessness:

10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : My Sunshine Away (recommended by Aimee Dars-thanks!)

1. ***A book made into a movie you've already seen
The English Patient
2. ***True Crime
Camouflaged Killer: The Shocking Double Life of Canadian Air Force Colonel Russell Williams
3. ***The next book in a series you started
Book 2 in the Department Q Series The Absent One
4. ***A book involving a heist
The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules
5. ***Nordic noir
Book 1 in the Department Q Series The Keeper of Lost Causes
6. ***A novel based on a real person
Mrs Queen Takes the Train
7. ***A book set in a country that fascinates you
A Conspiracy of Faith
8. ***A book with a time of day in the title
One O'Clock Hustle
9. ***A book about a villain or antihero
The Winner
10. ***A book about death or grief
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
11. ***A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
Dark in Death
12. ***A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
No Strings
13. ***A book that is also a stage play or musical
Gypsy: Memoirs of America's Most Celebrated Stripper
14. ***A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
Honor and Duty
15. A book about feminism
16. ***A book about mental health
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
Never Never
18. ***A book by two authors
Piece of My Heart
19. ***A book about or involving a sport
Illegal Contact
20. ***A book by a local author
Hand of Evil
21. ***A book with your favorite color in the title
Blue Is the Warmest Color
22. ***A book with alliteration in the title
Blanco County Mysteries Book 11 Last Laugh
23. A book about time travel
To Conquer a Scot
24. ***A book with a weather element in the title
Bone Dry
25. ***A book set at sea
The Girl of the Sea of Cortez
26. ***A book with an animal in the title
Blanco County Mysteries Book 9 Bum Steer
27. **A book set on a different planet
Frontlines Book 5 Fields of Fire
28. ***A book with song lyrics in the title
Where Eagles Dare
29. ***A book about or set on Halloween
Hallowe'en Party
30. **A book with characters who are twins
Blanco County Mysteries Book 7 Hog Heaven
31. ***A book mentioned in another book
Evil Under the Sun
Mentioned in The Martian
32. ***A book from a celebrity book club
Little Fires Everywhere
33. ***A childhood classic you've never read
The Little Prince
34. ***A book that's published in 2018
Red Rising Series Book 4 Iron Gold
35. ***A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
Little Fires Everywhere
36. ***A book set in the decade you were born
China Boy
37. ***A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
Vacationland
38. ***A book with an ugly cover
Summer at the Garden Cafe
(I really dislike the look of the cup)
39. ***A book that involves a bookstore or library
The Library at the Edge of the World
40. ***Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
A book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
Out of Whack

2. True Crime - The Crime of the Century
* 3. The next book in a series you started - Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction
* 4. A book involving a heist - Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire
* 5. Nordic noir - The Snowman
6. A novel based on a real person - Lincoln in the Bardo
* 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Umami
* 8. A book with a time of day in the title - Tender Is the Night
* 9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Catcher in the Rye
* 10. A book about death or grief - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
* 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - A Morbid Taste for Bones
* 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Days Without End
* 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
* 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Your Black Friend
* 15. A book about feminism - A Room of One's Own
* 16. A book about mental health - Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me
* 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
* 18. A book by two authors - Will Grayson, Will Grayson
* 19. A book about or involving a sport - Britt-Marie Was Here
20. A book by a local author - Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain
* 21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Defending Turquoise
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Mount Misery
23. A book about time travel - Slaughterhouse-Five
* 24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Shadow of the Wind
* 25. A book set at sea - Life of Pi
* 26. A book with an animal in the title - The Cuckoo's Calling
* 27. A book set on a different planet - The Martian
* 28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Staying Alive: Real Poems for Unreal Times
29. A book about or set on Halloween
* 30. A book with characters who are twins - One
* 31. A book mentioned in another book - Candide
* 32. A book from a celebrity book club - The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
* 33. A childhood classic you've never read - Peter Pan
* 34. A book that's published in 2018 - Not That Bad
* 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
* 36. A book set in the decade you were born - Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - Sing, Unburied, Sing
* 38. A book with an ugly cover - Oh Honey
* 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
* Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece
Practical Magic
* The Girl With All the Gifts
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
* 2. A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One
* 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Slow Horses
* 4. A book tied to your ancestry - A History of Britain in 21 Women
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title -
* 6. An allegory - The Crucible
* 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - The Beauty of the End
8. A microhistory - The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
* 9. A book about a problem facing society today - So You've Been Publicly Shamed
* 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Handmaid's Tale

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
2. True Crime The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
√ The next book in a series you started book:After You|25041504] by Jojo Moyes byLeigh Bardugo
4. A book involving a heist.Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
5. Nordic noir The Bat by Jo Nesbø
6. A novel based on a real person The Paris Wife by
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa
8.
9. A book about a villain or antihero The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris
10. A book about death or grief The Gospel of Loki by Joanne Harris
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym The Cuckoo's Calling byRobert Galbraith
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
15. A book about feminism Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body byRoxane Gay
16. A book about mental health Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift The Good Daughter byKarin Slaughter
18. A book by two authors The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author Way Back When by James C. Hefley
21. A book with your favorite color in the title The Color Purple by Alice Walker
22. A book with alliteration in the title Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
23. A book about time travel The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
24. A book with a weather element in the title Mary Higgins Clark Carol Higgins Clark Ebook Christmas Set: Christmas Thief, Deck the Halls, Dashing Through the Snow byMary Higgins Clark
25. A book set at sea Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
26. A book with an animal in the title Tell the Wolves I'm Home byCarol Rifka Brunt
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title Every Breath You Take by Mary Higgins Clark
29. A book about or set on Halloween Trick or Treachery by Jessica Fletcher
30. A book with characters who are twins Mischling byAffinity Konar
31. A book mentioned in another book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
32. A book from a celebrity book club The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
33. A childhood classic you've never read Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
34. A book that's published in 2018 Still Me by Jojo Moyes
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
36. A book set in the decade you were born Sons and Daughters of Ease and Plenty byRamona Ausubel
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
38. A book with an ugly cover Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges The Almost Sisters by Joshilyn Jackson
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
2. True Crime
√ The next book in a series you started Faithless
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
√ A book set in a country that fascinates you I Let You Go
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
√ A book about death or grief Before I Fall
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
√ A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
√ A book with alliteration in the title Death du Jour
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book - The Paris Wife
32. A book from a celebrity book club
√ A childhood classic you've never read - A Christmas Carol
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

✓40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
- 2015: A nonfiction book (#14) - Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer (finished 1/30), my review is here
- 2016:
- 2017: A book based on mythology (#52) - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (finished 1/22), my review is here

Progress - 40/40
[X] 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - The Hobbit
[X] 2. True Crime - American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
[X] 3. The next book in a series you started - Valiant
[X] 4. A book involving a heist - Artemis
[X] 5. Nordic noir - Beartown
[X] 6. A novel based on a real person - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
[X] 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Big Little Lies
[X] 8. A book with a time of day in the title - 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas
[X] 9. A book about a villain or antihero - Lolita
[X] 10. A book about death or grief - Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
[X] 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Little Women
[X] 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - If I Was Your Girl
[X] 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - The Phantom of the Opera
[X] 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
[X] 15. A book about feminism - Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America
[X] 16. A book about mental health - My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward
[X] 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Blue is for Nightmares
[X] 18. A book by two authors - Will Grayson, Will Grayson
[X] 19. A book about or involving a sport - Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster
[X] 20. A book by a local author - The Scorpio Races
[X] 21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Color Purple
[X] 22. A book with alliteration in the title - Fahrenheit 451
[X] 23. A book about time travel - The Time Traveler's Wife
[X] 24. A book with a weather element in the title - Half of a Yellow Sun
[X] 25. A book set at sea - The Lifeboat
[X] 26. A book with an animal in the title - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
[X] 27. A book set on a different planet - Red Rising
[X] 28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Brave New World
[X] 29. A book about or set on Halloween - We Have Always Lived in the Castle
[X] 30. A book with characters who are twins - I'll Give You the Sun
[X] 31. A book mentioned in another book - Sophie's Choice
[X] 32. A book from a celebrity book club - Children of Blood and Bone
[X] 33. A childhood classic you've never read - A Wrinkle in Time
[X] 34. A book that's published in 2018 - The Plastic Magician
[X] 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - All the Light We Cannot See
[X] 36. A book set in the decade you were born - Eleanor & Park
[X] 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - 1984
[X] 38. A book with an ugly cover - Homegoing
[X] 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - The Library at Mount Char
[X] 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges - Before We Were Yours
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
Progress - 9/10
[X] 1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - The Kite Runner
[X] 2. A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One
[ ] 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Night Circus
[X] 4. A book tied to your ancestry - The Betrayal of Liliuokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii 1838-1917
[X] 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
[X] 6. An allegory - The Little Prince
[X] 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Luckiest Girl Alive
[X] 8. A microhistory - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
[X] 9. A book about a problem facing society today - Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
[X] 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Book Thief

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2. True Crime
The First Stone: Some Questions of Sex and Power
√ 3. The next book in a series you started
Always and Forever, Lara Jean
4. A book involving a heist
Six of Crows
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
Burial Rites
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
The Good People
8. A book with a time of day in the title
A Year and a Day
√ 9. A book about a villain or antihero
Genuine Fraud
10. A book about death or grief
They Both Die at the End
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
Vicious
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
Love, Hate & Other Filters
15. A book about feminism
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
16. A book about mental health
Beautiful Mess
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
The Dark Prophecy
18. A book by two authors
Illuminae
19. A book about or involving a sport
The Crossover
20. A book by a local author
Begin, End, Begin: A #LoveOzYA Anthology
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
Between Shades of Gray
22. A book with alliteration in the title
This Savage Song
23. A book about time travel
The Jane Austen Project
24. A book with a weather element in the title
Queen of Air and Darkness
25. A book set at sea
The Light Between Oceans
26. A book with an animal in the title
The Nightingale
27. A book set on a different planet
Red Rising
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
Norwegian Wood
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
The Upside of Unrequited
31. A book mentioned in another book
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
32. A book from a celebrity book club
The Wonder
33. A childhood classic you've never read
The Little Prince
34. A book that's published in 2018
The Belles
√ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
Little Fires Everywhere
36. A book set in the decade you were born
The Future of Us
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
38. A book with an ugly cover
The Picture of Dorian Gray
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
One word - Ariel

Total: 52/52
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1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Stardust
2. True Crime - Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
3. The next book in a series you started - A Court of Mist and Fury
4. A book involving a heist - The Final Empire
5. Nordic noir - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. A novel based on a real person - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls, and Everything in Between
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
8. A book with a time of day in the title - Crown of Midnight
9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Sympathizer
10. A book about death or grief - Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Sargasso of Space
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - The Song of Achilles
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Hamilton: The Revolution
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - The Hate U Give
15. A book about feminism - We Should All Be Feminists
16. A book about mental health - The Silver Linings Playbook
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Half of a Yellow Sun
18. A book by two authors - Illuminae
19. A book about or involving a sport - Beartown
20. A book by a local author - Scarborough
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Purple Hibiscus
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Ruin and Rising
23. A book about time travel - All Our Wrong Todays
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Siege and Storm
25. A book set at sea - Salt to the Sea
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Bear and the Nightingale
27. A book set on a different planet - Descender, Vol. 1: Tin Stars
28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Why Not Me?
29. A book about or set on Halloween - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol. 1: The Crucible
30. A book with characters who are twins - A Darker Shade of Magic
31. A book mentioned in another book - The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
33. A childhood classic you've never read - The Lightning Thief
34. A book that's published in 2018 - The Poppy War
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Modern Romance
36. A book set in the decade you were born - A Scanner Darkly
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Young Elites
38. A book with an ugly cover - La Fortune des Rougon
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
40a. Your favorite prompt from the 2015 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges A Conjuring of Light [a book with more than 500 pages]
40b. Your favorite prompt from the 2016 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges - Shadow and Bone [a YA best-seller]
40c. Your favorite prompt from the 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges - A Gathering of Shadows [a best-seller from 2016]
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1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Clockwork Angel
2. A cyberpunk book - Cinder
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
4. A book tied to your ancestry - First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
6. An allegory - Holy Cow
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - The Immortalists
8. A microhistory - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
9. A book about a problem facing society today - Humans Need Not Apply: A Guide to Wealth and Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - City of Bones

2. True Crime
😊 The next book in a series you started Monster Hunter #3
:) A book involving a heist Katherine Neville, A Calculated Risk
:) Nordic noir Antti Leikas, Tonttu
:) A novel based on a real person Miia Kankimäki Naiset, joita ajattelen öisin
:) A book set in a country that fascinates you Minna Eväsoja, Melkein geisha: hurmaava ja hullu Japani
:) A book with a time of day in the title Charlaine Harris, Midnight Crossroad
😊 A book about a villain or antihero Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies
😊 A book about death or grief Liane Moriarty My Husband's Secret'
:) A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym S.N. Pires Karhunkiertäjä
:) A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Eeva Turunen Neiti U muistelee….
:) A book that is also a stage play or musical Jessie Burton The Miniaturist (okay, it is a tv-series…)
😊 A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you Kazuo Ishiguro, Pitkän päivän ilta.
😊 A book about feminism Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale
:) A book about mental health Hanya Yanagihara Pieni elämä
😊 A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift Lars Wideräng, Tähtikirkas
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
:) A book by a local author Heikki Kännö, Mehiläistie
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
:) A book with alliteration in the title Song of the Space Siren (Space Team #4)
23. A book about time travel
:) A book with a weather element in the title Kjell Westö Rikinkeltainen taivas
25. A book set at sea
😊 A book with an animal in the title Takashi Hiraide, Kissavieras
:) A book set on a different planet The Guns on Nana Joan (Space Team #5)
😊 A book with song lyrics in the title Haruki Murakami Norwegian Wood
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
😊 A book from a celebrity book club Michelle Obama Minun tarinani
:) A childhood classic you've never read C.S Lewis Hevonen ja poika (Narnia #5)
😊 A book that's published in 2018 Kari Hotakainen Tuntematon Kimi Räikkönen
:) A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Liane Moriarty Truly Madly Guilty
36. A book set in the decade you were born
:) A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to Carlos Ruiz Zafon Marina
:) A book with an ugly cover Vastustamaton: Miksi emme pysty lopettamaan tsekkaamista….
:) A book that involves a bookstore or library David Safier, Happy Family
40 Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
:) A bestseller from the year you graduated high school Sue Townsend The Queen and I
2. A cyberpunk book
:) A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place Elena Ferrante, Ne jotka lähtevät ja ne jotka jäävät
😊 A book tied to your ancestry Karin Bojs, Homo Europeaus
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
:) An allegory Eka Kurniawan Kauneus on kirous
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
:) A microhistory Antonio Caprarica Elisabet II – kuningatar ja nainen
:) A book about a problem facing society today Anna Sorainen Sori
:) A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Michael Wolff Fire and Fury

2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: The Hobbit
2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you startedCheck, Please! Year Two
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. A novel based on a real person: Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: Burial Rites
8. A book with a time of day in the title: The Night Circus
9. A book about a villain or antihero: Vicious
10. A book about death or grief: All the Bright Places (I know it's not all about grief but it involves grief and I already own it so, shrug)
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: Hamilton: The Revolution
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: The God of Small Things
15. A book about feminism: The Handmaid's Tale
16. A book about mental health: Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy
17. * A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: Fahrenheit 451
18. A book by two authors: Çizgilerle Nazım Hikmet (not super sure this qualifies but this is a comic book written by one person and illustrated by another and I really wanna read it)
19. * A book about or involving a sport: Check, Please! Year One
20. * A book by a local author: Ege Kıyılarından Eski Zaman Masalları (Ancient Tales from Aegan Cost, I cheated here a little, this is not a local author but I am from Aegan Cost)
21. A book with your favorite color in the title:Kumral Ada Mavi Tuna (Mavi as in Blue in Turkish)
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel: Six Months, Three Days, Five Others ( I cheated a little bit here too, this is a book with many stories and one of them involves time travel)
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea: Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
26. * A book with an animal in the title: Turtles All the Way Down
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins: The Secret History
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you've never read
34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover: Pyramids
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry: The Mantle of the Prophet: Religion and Politics in Iran (Hi to all my Persian people)
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory: Madness in Civilization: The Cultural History of Insanity
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
PS. Can someone tell me how you scratch the prompts from this list when you done reading, I can't seem to find it. Thank you so much!
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A book made into a movie you've already seen(The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins)2. True Crime
3.
The next book in a series you started(Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins)4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10.
A book about death or grief(They Both Die at the End - Adam Silvera)11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12.
A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist(Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman)13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15.
A book about feminism(The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood)16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26.
A book with an animal in the title(Ubur-Ubur Lembur - Raditya Dika)27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33.
A childhood classic you've never read(The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery)34. A book that's published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39.
A book that involves a bookstore or library(The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin)40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge