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Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2018
I would like to join as well please, I am in for a total of 10 books this year with this challenge
I'm going to try for 40Popsugar Reading Challenge
Progress: 29/40 books
✔️1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - The Stepford Wives by Ira Levins (03/28/18)
2. True crime
✔️3. The next book in a series you started - City of Glass by Cassandra Clare (04/30/18)
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 - Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch (01/10/18)
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 - I Was Here by Gayle Forman (03/09/18)
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
✔️12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (03/27/18)
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
✔️14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (08/05/18)
✔️15. A book about feminism - Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur (10/08/18)
✔️16. A book about mental health - Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone (04/19/18)
✔️17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness (07/29/18)
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 - Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (01/18/18)
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
✔️25. A book set at sea - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (04/06/18)
26. A book with an animal in the title
✔️27. A book set on a different planet - The Martian by Andy Weir (01/21/18)
✔️28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - Be My Reason by Samantha Christy (10/28/18)
29. A book about or set in Halloween
✔️30. A book with characters who are twins - The Last Days of Magic by Mark Tompkins (03/08/18)
✔️31. A book mentioned in another book - The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (05/01/18)
✔️32. A book from a celebrity book club - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (06/16/18)
✔️33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (04/28/18)
✔️34. A book that’s published in 2018 - Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman (03/30/18)
✔️35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - The Help by Kathryn Stockett (02/22/18)
36. A book set in the decade you were born
✔️37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Red Rising by Pierce Brown (07/22/18)
✔️38. A book with an ugly cover - The Lion, the Lamb, the Hunted by Andrew Kaufman (02/01/18)
✔️39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - Dance Upon the Air by Nora Roberts (04/01/18)
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
✔️42. A cyberpunk book - Warcross by Marie Lu (06/06/18)
✔️43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place -Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (03/13/18)
✔️44. A book tied to your ancestry - Flame in the Mist by Renee Ahdieh (08/13/18)
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
✔️46. An allegory - 1984 by George Orwell (01/24/18)
✔️47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Cinder by Marissa Meyer (01/28/18)
48. A microhistory
✔️49. A book about a problem facing society today - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (11/04/18)
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
I'm for 25!I'll read all books in german language, but I'll use the english title for this challenge, if there is one :-)
25/25
✅ 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen Never let me go
✅ 2. True crime The Tattooist of Auschwitz
✅ 3. The next book in a series you started Rebellin der Nacht
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
✅ 6. A novel based on a real person Einstein
✅7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Dear Banjo
✅8. A book with a time of day in the title Owl Song at Dawn => Set in Australia
✅9. A book about a villain or antihero Crooked Kingdom
✅10. A book about death or grief Our Chemical Hearts
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 Wenn alle Katzen von der Welt verschänden
15. A book about feminism
✅16. A book about mental health Am I normal yet?
✅17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift Bei Hitze ist es wenigstens nicht kalt
✅18. A book by two authors Hidden Legacy - Burn for me
✅19. A book about or involving a sport Beartown Ice Hockey takes a great part of the story.
✅20. A book by a local author Stiller und der Gartenzwerg
✅21. A book with your favorite color in the title Never Greener
✅22. A book with alliteration in the title Moonlight over Manhattan
23. A book about time travel
✅ 24. A book with a weather element in the title Unter uns nur Wolken
✅ 25. A book set at sea Sea
✅ 26. A book with an animal in the title The Wolves of Winter
27. A book set on a different planet
✅ 28. A book with song lyrics in the titles Who's that Girl? A song from Madonna :-)
29. A book about or set in Halloween
✅ 30. A book with characters who are twins The Shadow Cipher
31. A book mentioned in another book
✅ 32. A book from a celebrity book club One Day in December
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
✅ 34. A book that’s published in 2018 Annas (fast) perfekte Hochzeit
✅ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Before we were yours
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 Secret of the Twelfth Continent
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
I'll participate, I'm still figuring out how many I'll try for
Im in for 25!1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen The Help
✅ 2. True crime In Cold Blood
✅3.. The next book in a series you started A Reaper at the Gates
4. A book involving a heist The Goldfinch
✅5.. Nordic noir The Girl Who Played with Fire
6. A novel based on a real person Lilac Girls
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you A Gentleman in Moscow
✅8. A book with a time of day in the title The Night Circus
9. A book about a villain or antihero Lolita
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 Middlemarch
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 Pachinko
✅15. A book about feminism The Blind Assassin
16. A book about mental health The Bell Jar
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors America's First Daughter
✅19. A book about or involving a sport Beartown
20. A book by a local author The Age of Innocence
21. A book with your favorite color in the title The Bluest Eye
22. A book with alliteration in the title Sense and Sensibility
✅23. A book about time travel Outlander
24. A book with a weather element in the title Cloud Atlas
✅25. A book set at sea Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
26. A book with an animal in the title I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
27. A book set on a different planet Red Rising
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles Go Tell It on the Mountain
29. A book about or set in Halloween The Shining
✅30. A book with characters who are twins The Poisonwood Bible
31. A book mentioned in another book The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
✅32. A book from a celebrity book club A Man Called Ove
✅33. A childhood classic you’ve never read The Little Prince
34. A book that’s published in 2018
✅35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner 11/22/63
36. A book set in the decade you were born Tell the Wolves I'm Home
✅37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to Rebecca
38. A book with an ugly cover The Perks of Being a Wallflower
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library Possession
✅ 40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges: 2015 A book with nonhuman characters: The Bear and the Nightingale
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
✅42. A cyberpunk book Ready Player One
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
✅45. A book tied to your ancestry Dubliners
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
✅46. An allegory The Trial
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you The End of the Story
48. A microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
17/25
I am in for all 50!Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: The Gunslinger
2. True crime: People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
4. A book involving a heist: Artemis
5. Nordic noir: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. A novel based on a real person: People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: If You Could See Me Now
8. A book with a time of day in the title: The Midnight Star (The Young Elites, #3) by Marie Lu
9. A book about a villain or antihero: The Midnight Star
10. A book about death or grief: A Monster Calls
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: The Cuckoo's Calling
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 Color Purple
15. A book about feminism: Sultana's Dream
16. A book about mental health: Wintergirls
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift:
18. A book by two authors: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
19. A book about or involving a sport: The Scorpio RacesThe Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
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: Red Rising
23. A book about time travel: Passenger
24. A book with a weather element in the title: Wintergirls
25. A book set at sea:
26. A book with an animal in the title: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
27. A book set on a different planet:
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer
29. A book about or set in Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins: Down Among the Sticks and Bones
31. A book mentioned in another book: The Stranger
32. A book from a celebrity book club: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read: The Secret Garden
34. A book that’s published in 2018: Restore Me
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born: Girls on Fire
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to: Crooked Kingdom
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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: The Hate U Give
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
52/52 - COMPLETED!(I'll be reading books for my favourite prompts from all three past challenges.)
1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Much Ado About Nothing √
2. True Crime - In Cold Blood √
3. The next book in a series you started - Sky Key √
4. A book involving a heist - Artemis √
5. Nordic noir - The Girl Who Played with Fire √
6. A novel based on a real person - America's First Daughter √
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Eucalyptus √
8. A book with a time of day in the title - The Night Circus √
9. A book about a villain or antihero - A Clockwork Orange √
10. A book about death or grief - Peter Pan √
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Silkworm √
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue √
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? √
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - The Wandering Earth √
15. A book about feminism - The Secret Life of Bees √
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 - Die Wand √
18. A book by two authors - Rules of the Game √
19. A book about or involving a sport - Framed √
20. A book by a local author - Eine unbeliebte Frau √
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Words in Deep Blue √
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Red Rising √
23. A book about time travel - The Eyre Affair √
24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Shadow of the Wind √
25. A book set at sea - Murder on the QE2 √
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest √
27. A book set on a different planet - The Martian Chronicles √
28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Breakfast at Tiffany's √
29. A book about or set on Halloween - Hallowe'en Party √
30. A book with characters who are twins - A Murder Is Announced √
31. A book mentioned in another book - The Tempest √
32. A book from a celebrity book club - The Handmaid's Tale √
33. A childhood classic you've never read - A Little Princess √
34. A book that's published in 2018 - Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House √
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened √
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Death Of A Hollow Man √
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Bedlam Stacks √
38. A book with an ugly cover - Demian √
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - The Library at Mount Char √
40-42. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, AND 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges:
2015: A book by an author you've never read before - The Rook √
2016: A science-fiction novel: Dune √
2017: The first book in a series you haven't read before: The Final Empire √
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Graceling √
2. A cyberpunk book - Warcross √
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Reasons to Stay Alive √
4. A book tied to your ancestry - Anne of Green Gables √
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe √
6. An allegory - Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics √
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Secret Santa √
8. A microhistory - Cooper's Creek √
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 - Magpie Murders √
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
6/30
1.
2. True crime
3.
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.
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.
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
34.
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37.
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen:
Wonder Boys
2. True crime:
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
DNF
6. A novel based on a real person:
Maplecroft
8. A book with a time of day in the title:
Night Shift
9. A book about a villain or antihero:
Six of Crows
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym:
Lethal White (if it's actually published next year)
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist:
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical:
The Woman in White
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you:
The Kite Runner
16. A book about mental health:
Go Ask Alice
Girl, Interrupted
18. A book by two authors:
Sleeping Beauties
19. A book about or involving a sport:
For Whom the Bell Tolls
20. A book by a local author:
23. A book about time travel:
Both Sides of Time
24. A book with a weather element in the title:
Strange Weather
25. A book set at sea:
The Old Man and the Sea
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles:
Breakfast at Tiffany's
29. A book about or set in Halloween:
DNF
32. A book from a celebrity book club:
The Alice Network
34. A book that’s published in 2018:
A Time Of Dread
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner:
Seveneves
36. A book set in the decade you were born:
Postmortem
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to:
Lost Souls
38. A book with an ugly cover:
The Haunting of Hill House
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library:
DNF
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges:
Speaker for the Dead
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school:
The Time Traveler's Wife
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (because I've completely over due for a re-read of this series)
42. A cyberpunk book:
Snow Crash
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place:
Black and Orange
Code Orange
46. An allegory:
Lolita
It
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you:
Deadly Night
48. A microhistory:
Thunderstruck
I'm in for all 50! POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
Kelsi - 0/50
Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2018 1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
30/9/18 ★★★3. The next book in a series you started
6/9/18 ★★★★6. A novel based on a real person
7/9/18 ★★★★★7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8/9/18 ★★★9. A book about a villain or antihero
9/9/18 ★★★★★10. A book about death or grief
10/9/18 ★★★12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
10/9/18 ★★★13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
11/9/18 ★★★★14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15/9/18 ★★★★16. A book about mental health
16/9/18 ★★★★17. A book you borrowed
12/9/18 ★★★★23. A book about time travel
13/9/18 ★★★25. A book set at sea
26/9/18 ★★★★★27. A book set on a different planet
20/9/18 ★★★29. A book about Halloween
17/9/18 ★★★★★33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
17/9/18 ★★★★★37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
19/9/18 ★★★★38. A book with an ugly cover
20/9/18 ★39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
16/9/18 ★★★★Advanced
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
20/9/18 ★★★★★49. A book about a problem facing society today
22/9/18 ★★★★
I'm in for 50 books.Popsugar Reading Challenge 50/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - Hidden Figures
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 - 16th Seduction
4. A book involving a heist - Heist
5. Nordic noir - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
6. A novel based on a real person - Wolf Hall
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Lost Books and Old Bones
8. A book with a time of day in the title - Midnight Crossroad
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Let’s Play Make-Believe
10. A book about death or grief - Flight Season
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Silkworm
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Murder Games
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - The Crucible
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - When The Dragon Roars
15. A book about feminism - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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 - I Am Not Sidney Poitier
18. A book by two authors - Haunted
19. A book about or involving a sport - Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
20. A book by a local author - Ever Present Danger
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Color Purple
22. A book with alliteration in the title - Father Figure
23. A book about time travel - A Wrinkle in Time
24. A book with a weather element in the title - Blood on Snow
25. A book set at sea - Deep Blue
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Hound of the Baskervilles
27. A book set on a different planet - Ender in Exile
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - Friction
29. A book about or set in Halloween - Something Wicked This Way Comes
30. A book with characters who are twins - The Neighbor
31. A book mentioned in another book - Leaves of Grass
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Something in the Water
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - Anne of Green Gables
34. A book that’s published in 2018 - Friends and Other Liars: A Novel
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Go Set a Watchman
36. A book set in the decade you were born - 'Salem's Lot
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Daisy Miller and Other Stories
38. A book with an ugly cover - Feed
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - Color Me Murder
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges - City of Bones
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Into the Wild
42. A cyberpunk book - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Last Time I Lied
44. A book tied to your ancestry - The Loch
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Raspberry Danish Murder
46. An allegory - Life of Pi
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - First Grave on the Right
48. A microhistory - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
49. A book about a problem facing society today - The Hate U Give
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - The Girl With All the Gifts
I’m in for 25. I will post what books I plan to read for the challenge soon as I want to do a bit of research first.
I'm in for 50. This will probably be my only challenge this year, but they hit too many of my personal book quirks to pass it up.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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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
I will try for as many as possible, but I want to at least get 12 tasks done.POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2018
0/12+ completed
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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
I'm in for all 50!2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
√ = read (26/50, plus 16 extras)
√1. A book made into a movie you've already seen
Primal Fear (read 25 Jan)
2. True Crime A Mother's Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Columbine
√3. The next book in a series you started
Roses of May (read 1 Aug)
The Rosie Effect
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
√4.A book involving a heist The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (read 5 Jan)
5. Nordic noir Missing
My Name Is N
6. A novel based on a real person The Paris Wife
See What I Have Done (read 31 Mar)
√7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
Zimbabwe - Nervous Conditions (read 11 Mar)
China - Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Russia - Doctor Zhivago
England - Small Island
8. A book with a time of day in the title Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
√9. A book about a villain or antihero Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (read 25 May)
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Paradise Lost (read 7 Jan)
√10. A book about death or grief Grief is the Thing with Feathers (read 7 Jan)
√11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym Wuthering Heights The Graphic Novel: Original Text (read 28 June)
√12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (read 24 April)
You Know Me Well
Middlesex
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 A Thousand Splendid Suns
Norwegian Wood
Homegoing
Beloved (read 28 July)
√15. A book about feminism A Room of One's Own (read 8 Jan)
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
Station Eleven
√18. A book by two authors Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy (read 12 Jan)
√19. A book about or involving a sport - probably will be a running book or Harry Potter & quidditch
Beartown (read 6 Aug)
20. A book by a local author The Rosie Effect
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - purple Purple Hibiscus or black Black Dogs
The Red and the Black
√22. A book with alliteration in the title Fahrenheit 451 (read 20 June)
23. A book about time travel Kindred
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
24. A book with a weather element in the title The Name of the Wind
√25. A book set at sea The North Water (read 12 Jan)
Salt to the Sea
26. A book with an animal in the title The Bear and the Nightingale
Of Mice and Men (read 7 Jan)
Lily and the Octopus (read 4 Aug)
√27. A book set on a different planet Norse Mythology (read 24 June)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
√28. A book with song lyrics in the title A Doll's House (read 7 Jan)
For Whom the Bell Tolls
I Know This Much Is True
√29. A book about or set on Halloween The Legend of Decimus Croome: A Halloween Carol (read 15 Jan)
30. A book with characters who are twins Fangirl
I Know This Much Is True
√31. A book mentioned in another book The Lord of the Rings (read 19 June)
√32. A book from a celebrity book club
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (read 2 Jan)
33. A childhood classic you've never read
√34. A book that's published in 2018 The Great Alone (read 20 March)
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner The Underground Railroad
Go Set a Watchman
36. A book set in the decade you were born - 70s The Virgin Suicides
Birdsong
√37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to When Breath Becomes Air (read 5 July)
Orphan Train
A Thousand Splendid Suns
What Maisie Knew
√38. A book with an ugly cover
Home Fire (read 27 April)
The Winter's Tale
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library Dear Fahrenheit 451: A Librarian's Love Letters and Break-Up Notes to the Books in Her Life Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
√40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges - a novel set during war time
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (read 3 July)
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
Night (read 16 June)
A Smile in One Eye: a Tear in the Other (read 15 Feb)
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school Nightmares and Dreamscapes
The Bridges of Madison County
√42. A cyberpunk book Ready Player One (read 8 Apr)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
√ 43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place (on Instagram) War and Peace (22 Feb)
44. A book tied to your ancestry The Thirteenth Tale
Macbeth
44 Scotland Street
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
The Grapes of Wrath
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
√46. An allegory The Crucible (read 22 June)
Ima Pigg
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Kirsty Greenwood??
√48. A microhistory Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (read 18 July)
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves
49. A book about a problem facing society today The Hate U Give
Columbine
Asking For It
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Coraline
(33/50)5. Nordic noir (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
8. A book with a time of day in the title (Every Day)
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym (The Cuckoo's Calling)
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2 or Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West)
19. A book about or involving a sport (Beartown)
20. A book by a local author (As Meninas)
21. A book with your favorite color in the title (The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender)
22. A book with alliteration in the title (The Black Book)
23. A book about time travel (Outlander)
26. A book with an animal in the title (Turtles All the Way Down)
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles (This Must Be the Place)
29. A book about or set in Halloween (Dance Upon the Air)
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read (The Little Prince)
•“A book about food”- Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
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42. A cyberpunk book- no exactly cyberpunk, but... (Eliza and Her Monsters)
44. A book tied to your ancestry (Pachinko)
46. An allegory (A Monster Calls)
48. A microhistory (Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers)
I'll aim for 20 this year.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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
I'm up for giving this another shot! I need to look over the tasks and determine how many I want to shoot for :) For now, could you please count me in for 20.
Natalie wrote: "#49 - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury"You're a bit early with your first update. ;) The challenge starts at January 1st, 2018
List has been updated! Welcome everyone :)
I'll do half this year.13/25
2. True crime
5. Nordic noir
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
10. A book about death or grief
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
22. A book with alliteration in the title
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
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
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
38. A book with an ugly cover
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
I'm in for /401. 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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
This sounds like fun. I'll try for at least 30.30/30 done!
✔1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen The Martian
2. True crime
✔3. The next book in a series you started Bring Up the Bodies
4. A book involving a heist
✔ 5. Nordic noir Het meisje onder de straat
✔ 6. A novel based on a real person Mien
✔ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Stierensumo (Japan)
✔ 8. A book with a time of day in the title Hoelang nog duurt de nacht
✔ 9. A book about a villain or antihero Les Liaisons dangereuses - Riskante relaties
✔ 10. A book about death or grief Waar is onze moeder?
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
✔12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Hotel Arcadia
✔13. A book that is also a stage play or musical Bakchanten
✔14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you Sag Harbor
✔ 15. A book about feminism Are Women People? a Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times
✔16. A book about mental health De man van veel
✔ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift Pachinko
✔ 18. A book by two authors All Dressed in White
✔ 19. A book about or involving a sport Thomas Dekker - mijn gevecht
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 Stand Still, Stay Silent: Book 2
✔ 23. A book about time travel Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two
✔ 24. A book with a weather element in the title De regen van Ionah
✔ 25. A book set at sea Onder het ijs
✔ 26. A book with an animal in the title Slakken
✔ 27. A book set on a different planet The Blue World
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 Objectief Nederland ( mentioned in Bicycle Landscape)
✔ 32. A book from a celebrity book club Kom hier dat ik u kus
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
✔ 34. A book that’s published in 2018 Wieren
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
✔ 36. A book set in the decade you were born Neem mij terug, Suriname
✔ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to Het smelt
38. A book with an ugly cover
✔ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library The Little Paris Bookshop
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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 De drie plagen van Manirema
✔ 47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you Burn-out dagboek
48. A microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
And for those of you who want to go all the way to nr. 50, I would recommend any of the following books:
- South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage
- The Tsar of Love and Techno
- The Book of Memory
Sign me up too, please. I'll try to read books that correspond to numbers 1-26.
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge19/50
✔ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen Austenland by Shannon Hale 1/3/18
2. True Crime
✔ 3. The next book in a series you started Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot 1/18/18
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
✔ 6. A novel based on a real person My Mother's Secret by J.L. Witterick 1/13/18
✔ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you Upstairs & Downstairs: The Illustrated Guide to the Real Life of Masters and Their Servants from the Victorian Era to the Second World War by Sarah Warwick 2/15/18
✔ 8. A book with a time of day in the title 2 A.M. at The Cat's Pajamas by Marie-Helene Bertino 3/28/18
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 We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1/3/18
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 X-Men by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith 6/26/18
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 Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 1/31/18
✔ 22. A book with alliteration in the title Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 1/11/18
✔ 23. A book about time travel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut 2/26/18
✔ 24. A book with a weather element in the title Amy Snow by Tracy Rees 6/13/18
25. A book set at sea
✔ 26. A book with an animal in the title Julie's Wolf Pack by Jean Craighead George 1/26/18
✔ 27. A book set on a different planet A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 2/11/18
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 The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman 3/21/18
33. A childhood classic you've never read
✔ 34. A book that's published in 2018 A Trap for the Potentate by Michael Atamanov 4/19/18
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 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan 1/4/18
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
(41) 1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
✔ (42) 2. A cyberpunk book Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick 1/24/18
(43) 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
(44) 4. A book tied to your ancestry
✔ (45) 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman 6/16/18
✔ (46) 6. An allegory - The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 1/12/18
(47) 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
(48) 8. A microhistory
(49) 9. A book about a problem facing society today
(50) 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
I'll go for 40 threads.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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
Welcome to the challenge everybody, I added you all to the list of participants!
I am joining again this year, with a goal to read all 50.2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018
Progress: 50/50
✓1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling (finished 1/2), I watched all the movies but this is my first time reading the books
✓2. True Crime - 1924: The Year That Made Hitler by Peter Ross Range (finished 1/5), this book details crimes that Hitler and his followers committed prior to him becoming dictator, including the trial and prison term,
✓3. The next book in a series you started - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (finished 1/20)
✓4. A book involving a heist - Heist Society by Ally Carter (finished 3/5)
✓5. Nordic noir - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (finished 3/27)
✓6. A novel based on a real person - The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson (finished 8/9), fictional account of King Henry VIII and his 6th wife Catherine Parr
✓7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli (finished 1/14), set in Poland during the Nazi occupation, my review is here
✓8. A book with a time of day in the title - The Night Bird by Brian Freeman (finished 3/21), my review is here
✓9. A book about a villain or antihero - Fairest of All by Serena Valentino (finished 1/9), the retelling of Snow White from the Evil Queen's perspective, my review is here
✓10. A book about death or grief - When I'm Gone by Emily Bleeker (finished 1/23), which reveals the story of a man mourning his wife's death even as she sends him letters from the beyond, my review is here
✓11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (finished 10/15), my review is here
✓12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Pathfinder Vol. 1: Dark Waters Rising by Jim Zub (finished 1/8), my review is here
✓13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (finished 5/15), my review is here
✓14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones (finished 6/5), I am of German/English/Polish descent and the author is from Spain (the book was originally written in Spanish and translated to English), my review is here
✓15. A book about feminism - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (finished 1/16), my review is here
✓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
✓17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Operation Tropical Affair by Kimberli A. Bindschatel (finished 1/24), borrowed on Prime Reading, my review is here
✓18. A book by two authors - Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Bush (finished 2/14), my review is here
✓19. A book about or involving a sport - Speed Girl by Stephan Talty (finished 2/1), the story of the first woman to race in the Indy 500, my review is here
✓20. A book by a local author - Shattered Haven by Carol J Post (finished 5/20)
✓21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Blue Almond Eyes by Natalie Nixon (finished 12/1)
✓22. A book with alliteration in the title - Secret Sister by Emelle Gamble (finished 4/24)
✓23. A book about time travel - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (finished 11/26)
✓24. A book with a weather element in the title - Walking Between The Raindrops by Paul and Mary Roland (finished 12/17)
✓25. A book set at sea - Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson (finished 3/20), about the last sailing and sinking of the British passenger liner during WWI
✓26. A book with an animal in the title - Operation Cowboy: The Secret American Mission to Save the World's Most Beautiful Horses in the Last Days of World War II by Stephan Talty (finished 3/13)
✓27. A book set on a different planet - Star Wars Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice by Jude Watson (finished 8/13), set on the fictional planet of Radnor
✓28. A book with song lyrics in the title - Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, there is a song Furious Love by Veridia (finished 2/21)
✓29. A book about or set on Halloween - Halloween Magic & Mayhem by Stella Wilkinson (finished 2/1)
✓30. A book with characters who are twins - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (finished 2/7), Fred and George Weasley are twins
✓31. A book mentioned in another book - Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling (finished 9/7), mentioned in Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life as a book he loved as a child
✓32. A book from a celebrity book club - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (finished 5/13), a pick by Florence Welch of Florence & the Machine
✓33. A childhood classic you've never read - The Railway Children by E. Nesbit (finished 9/27)
✓34. A book that's published in 2018 - Digging In by Loretta Nyhan (finished 4/8)
✓35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (finished 9/18), winner of Memoir & Autobiography 2012
✓36. A book set in the decade you were born - The Shining by Stephen King (finished 12/1)
✓37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Daughter of Union County by Francine Thomas Howard (finished 1/11)
✓38. A book with an ugly cover - Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 by Hajime Isayama (finished 1/7), the creature on this cover takes up most of the space and is pretty ugly
✓39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein (finished 6/14)
✓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)
- 2016: A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with - Sold by Patricia McCormick (finished 2/12)
- 2017: A book based on mythology (#52) - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (finished 1/22)
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
✓1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - The Sum of All Fears by Tom Clancy (finished 10/31)
✓2. A cyberpunk book - Battle Angel Alita, Volume 01 (Gunnm #1) by Yukito Kishiro (finished 4/24)
✓3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Pearl by John Steinbeck (finished 3/20)
✓4. A book tied to your ancestry - They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record by John P. Colletta, Ph.D. (finished 11/17), a useful guide for those of us who had immigrant ancestors who arrived in the United States by ships whether or not they came through Ellis Island
✓5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier (finished 4/11)
✓6. An allegory - The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino (finished 2/22), the curse on the Prince turns him into the darkest version of himself
✓7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Two Badges: The Lives of Mona Ruiz by Mona Ruiz (finished 9/25)
✓8. A microhistory - Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea by Charles Seife (finished 3/2)
✓9. A book about a problem facing society today - Silent No More: Bringing moral clarity to America…while freedom still rings by Rod Parsley (finished 1/19), discusses the overarching theme of the moral decline in America while exploring a number of social issues such as healthcare, poverty, and education
✓10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (finished 6/20), recommended by Marilyn
Trying this.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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
Joining in :)2018 PopSugar Reading Challenge
Duration: Jan 1 2018 - Dec 31 2018
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
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
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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 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
34. A book that’s published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
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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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
I'll try for all 50. I'm ALMOST done with this year's popsugar!
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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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
Updated! Welcome to the challenge everyone, and good luck with your goals.
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Goal: 7/10
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
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✔3. The next book in a series you started
5/23 - 6/64. A book involving a heist
✔ 5. Nordic noir
1/19 - 2/96. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8/16/18
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
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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
The Journey of Ibn Fattouma 4/1 - 215. 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
3/20 - 21✔ 20. A book by a local author
2/23 - 4/1621. 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
The Book of Chameleons 4/23 - 2527. 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
34. A book that’s published in 2018
fits task 335. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
also fits task one
fits task 36
36. A book set in the decade you were born
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also fits task 35
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
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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
I'm in for this challenge. I'm not going to do all of them though. My goal for the whole year is 25 books and I might want to read something else along the way as well.I used a Number generator to pick 10 prompts from the list and these are the ones I'll do:
2. True crime - The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
5. Nordic noir - Pelastaja by Jo Nesbø
19. A book about or involving a sport - Fever Pitch by Nick Hornby
23. A book about time travel - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
26. A book with an animal in the title - Lord of the Flies by William Golding
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - 1984 by George Orwell
30. A book with characters who are twins - Jumalat juhlivat öisin by Donna Tartt
31. A book mentioned in another book -
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges -
I'm happy with the prompts and I'm already getting excited for next year.
Also, if any of you have recommendations for prompt 28 (A book with song lyrics in the titles) I would be more than happy to have them. Thanks!
I'm going to try and do all of this one as well!21/50
✅ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
2. True Crime -
✅ 3. The next book in a series you started - Princess in the Spotlight
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 - Esperanza Rising
8. A book with a time of day in the title
✅ 9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Young Elites
✅ 10. A book about death or grief - If I Stay
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
✅ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
✅ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
15. A book about feminism
✅ 16. A book about mental health - Challenger Deep
✅ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Paper Girls, Bailey’s Story
✅ 18. A book by two authors - The Christmas Wedding
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 - Pride and Prejudice
23. A book about time travel
✅ 24. A book with a weather element in the title - Cloud Atlas
✅ 25. A book set at sea - Daughter of the Pirate King
✅ 26. A book with an animal in the title - A Dog’s Purpose
✅ 27. A book set on a different planet - Ahsoka
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 - Down Among the Sticks and Bones
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
✅ 33. A childhood classic you've never read - Winnie-the-Pooh
✅ 34. A book that's published in 2018 - The Tattooist of Auschwitz
✅ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - The Light Between Oceans
✅ 36. A book set in the decade you were born - Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone
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 - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
40. A book that’s been on your TBR for too long
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
I'm in for 12!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
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 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
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 a library Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
I'm going to start with 20.31/30
2. True crime
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
15. A book about feminism
19. A book about or involving a sport
24. A book with a weather element in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
29. A book about or set in Halloween
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
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
48. A microhistory
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
Updated here. I put in titles for all but three categories. I'm skipping the feminism one, the celebrity book club one, and the local author one. I don't think I'll get all the books read because I'm doing quite a few challenges this year and I'm trying not to use the same books across the board. I plan on shooting for 10.
I am in!!!!!! I shall try to hit as many as possible <34/50
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
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 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
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 a library
40. You favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
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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
Super excited to start this challenge! Sign me up for 30 please, though hopefully I'll be able to do more!Total Complete: 30/30 --- CHALLENGE COMPLETE!
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
✔1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen -Memoirs of a Geisha
2. True crime
✔3. The next book in a series you started - A Gate of Night
4. A book involving a heist
✔5. Nordic noir - Nothing
✔6. A novel based on a real person - The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
✔7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Eleanor and the Iron King
✔8. A book with a time of day in the title - The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
✔9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Sinner
✔10. A book about death or grief - Long Way Down
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
✔12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
✔14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - The Rose & the Dagger
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 - The Dive From Clausen's Pier
18. A book by two authors
✔19. A book about or involving a sport - Just a Bit Unhealthy
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 title - Ruin and Rising
✔23. A book about time travel - A Wrinkle in Time
✔24. A book with a weather element in the title - Siege and Storm
✔25. A book set at sea - The Raft
✔26. A book with an animal in the title - The Butterfly Garden
27. A book set on a different planet
✔28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - The River
29. A book about or set in Halloween
✔30. A book with characters who are twins - The Thirteenth Tale
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 - War Storm
✔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
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
✔38. A book with an ugly cover - The Giver
✔39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library -Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
✔40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges: The first book in a series you haven't read before - The Iron King
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
✔42. A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One
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 - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
✔46. An allegory - Animal Farm
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 - The Hate U Give
✔50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - We Were Liars
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Popsugar Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018
I'm going to aim for 30 books from these prompts but maybe I'll get more!
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling ✔
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started - Exile by S. M. Wilson ✔
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir - The Hurting by Lucy Van Smit ✔
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi ✔
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero - Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu ✔
10. A book about death or grief - Final 7 by Kerry Drewery ✔
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
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 - Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt ✔
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed ✔
15. A book about feminism - Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu ✔
16. A book about mental health - White Rabbit, Red Wolf by Tom Pollock ✔
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Hero at the Fall by Alwyn Hamilton ✔
18. A book by two authors - Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts by Katie & Kevin Tsang ✔
19. A book about or involving a sport - My Box-Shaped Heart by Rachael Lucas ✔
20. A book by a local author - Mirror Magic by Claire Fayers ✔
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title - State of Sorrow by Melinda Salisbury ✔
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title - I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan ✔
25. A book set at sea - To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo ✔
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Wren Hunt by Mary Watson ✔
27. A book set on a different planet - Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff ✔
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 - Second Best Friend by Non Pratt ✔
31. A book mentioned in another book - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling ✔
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - Northern Lights by Philip Pullman ✔
34. A book that’s published in 2018 - Everless by Sara Holland ✔
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling ✔
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - The Island at the End of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave ✔
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - Bookshop Girl by Chloe Coles ✔
40. A book with a title that's a character's name [2017 prompt] - The Truth and Lies of Ella Black by Emily Barr ✔
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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 - The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton ✔
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - Clean by Juno Dawson ✔
Read: 30/30 books Completed: 31.08.2018