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That is great, Sarah! How many prompt do you aim to complete this year? Can I write you down for all 50?"
Yes please! I am going to try all of them if I can. I have read one so far.

✔ 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen Thirteen Reasons Why
3. The next book in a series you started War Storm
✔ 4. A book involving a heist Six of Crows
✔ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Wonder
✔ 8. A book with a time of day in the title Tower of Dawn
✔ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
✔ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you End of Days
✔ 15. A book about feminism History Is All You Left Me
✔ 16. A book about mental health A List of Cages
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift The Raven Boys
18. A book by two authors What If It's Us
✔ 21. A book with your favorite color in the title Red Rising
22. A book with alliteration in the title Paper Princess
✔ 27. A book set on a different planet Carve the Mark
34. A book that’s published in 2018 Kingdom of Ash
✔ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Into the Water
✔ 36. A book set in the decade you were born Murder on the Orient Express
✔ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to Turtles All the Way Down
38. A book with an ugly cover Goodbye Days
✔ 43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place It Ends with Us
✔ 49. A book about a problem facing society today Dear Martin

✓6. An allegory - The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino (finished 2/22), my review is here
✓8. A microhistory - Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife (finished 3/2), my review is here

Read 4/10
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
Book is better.
2 stars
5. Nordic noir
Ijsprinces (Iceprincess) Camila Lackberg
4 stars
8. A book with a time of day in the title
Nachtblauw (nacht is night) was read Simone vd Vlugt
2 stars
15. A book about feminism
Margaret At took A Handmaids Tale
5 stars
Next read: (will be #5)
16. A novel based on a real person
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
by Jennifer Worth
Message #728

2 stars"
I loved her books as a child. How are her books for adults?

17/40

1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - The Fellowship of the Ring - complete 03/03/18
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3. The next book in a series you started - The Vile Village - complete 03/03/18
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18. A book by two authors - Gemina complete 15/03/18
19. A book about or involving a sport - Qudditch through the ages 02/03/18
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27. A book set on a different planet - A long way to a small angry planet complete 08/04/18
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34. A book that’s published in 2018 - Obsidio complete 25/03/18
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39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - A court of wings and ruin complete 04/05/18
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I'll be honest... I don't know if I'm going to complete this challenge but I am trying.

✅ 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Cuckoo's Calling - 5⭐️
message #41 updated - book that's also a stage play or musical

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1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: In the Country by Mia Alvara
9. A book about a villain or antihero: The Darkest Child by Dolores Phillips
10. A book about death or grief: The Snow Child
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: rubyfruit jungle
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge
15. A book about feminism: The Handmaid's Tale
22. A book with alliteration in the title: The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
34. A book that’s published in 2018: A land of permanent goodbyes by Atia Abawi
49. A book about a problem facing society today: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

17/30
A book about mental health: Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom
So interesting! Lays out the biological basis of several states of mental health, both positive and negative. Also great advice for small things that you can do during the day to “bias” your brain toward more positive experiences. It does NOT claim that mental illness isn’t “real” or that it can be “fixed” through positive thought. But what is DOES explain is how you are physiologically prone to certain ways of thinking, and how to positively influence those patterns.

Progress: 12/50
31. A book mentioned in another book - Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (mentioned in The Hours) 2-stars

4. A book involving a heist - Heist Society by Ally Carter (finished 3/5), my review is here

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49. A book about a problem facing society today- Free Fall 3-5 (involving school shootings and PTSD)

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1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
3. The next book in a series you started
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
23. A book about time travel
September Sky
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
How to Find Love in a Bookshop


Congrats on meeting your goal!
Message #13 update!
44. A book tied to your ancestry: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 06.03.2018 ★★★☆☆
11/50
44. A book tied to your ancestry: Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 06.03.2018 ★★★☆☆
11/50

6/40 Read
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - 3/4/2018 3 Stars
2017 Goodreads Awards winner for Historical Fiction. It was fine but I'd expect more depth from a historical fiction. This just seemed a little slight for such a serious subject.

50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: The Ninth Hour
Progress: 39/50

6. A novel based on a real person - Before We Were Yours
38. A book with an ugly cover - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

✔ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to Het smelt
✔ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library The Little Paris Bookshop
Message #13 update!
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 08.03.2018 ★★★☆☆
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33. A childhood classic you’ve never read: The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 08.03.2018 ★★★☆☆
12/50

40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges Fifty Shades of Grey 3/7/18
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✓16. A book about mental health - Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol by Ann Dowsett Johnston (finished 3/8), a look at the effects of drinking on women, including alcoholism and its connection to other mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts, my review is here

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Congratulations, Zita! :)

16/40
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you- The Secret Place by Tana French 3-9

Progress: 7/40
POP SUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
✔ The next book in a series you started: The Dastardly Miss Lizzie by Viola Carr
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
✔ A book with a time of day in the title: Black Dawn by Cristin Harber
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
✔ A book about feminism: We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
16. A book about mental health
✔ A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter (library borrow)
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
✔ A book with a weather element in the title: Windburn by Shannon Mayer
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 titles
29. A book about or set in 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
✔ A book that’s published in 2018: Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
✔ A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to: Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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That is great, Sarah! How many prompt do you aim to complete this year? Can I write you down for all 50?