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✓39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein (finished 6/14), my review is here

✓1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
✓3. The next book in a series you started: The Death Cure by James Dashner
✓4. A book involving a heist: The Firm by John Grisham
5. Nordic noir
✓6. A novel based on a real person: The Spy by Paulo Coelho
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
✓8. A book with a time of day in the title: The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime by Mark Haddon
✓9. A book about a villain or antihero: The Circle by Dave Eggers
✓10. A book about death or grief: Shaped to Fit by Joan Kearney
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
✓12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
✓14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
✓15. A book about feminism: Tortall and other Lands by Tamora Pierce
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: Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
25. A book set at sea
✓26. A book with an animal in the title: Wolf Speaker by Tamora Pierce
✓27. A book set on a different planet: Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah Maas
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: Cold Fire by Tamora Pierce
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: Everless by Sara Holland
✓35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: Court of Mists and Fury by Sarah Maas
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 Scorch Trials by James Dashner
✓38. A book with an ugly cover: Ever by Gail Carson Levine
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges

✓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

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28. A book with song lyrics in the titles- Tracks of Her Tears (I know, Smokey Robinson's song is The Tracks of My Tears, but close enough) 6-15-18

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I changed your goal, good luck! :)

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Welcome to the challenge, I added you to the list with participants!

16/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
3. ****The Fallen" by David Baldacci The ne..."
Welcome Terrie! :)

1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
** True crime- Nuclear Jellyfish- Finished March 3..."
Welcome to the challenge Elizabeth! Good luck with your goal.

Will do, welcome! Have you already finished books this year that fit the challenge?

Welcome to the challenge!


6/18
Finished reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.
A nice, well-written and more importantly, a good message oriented book, this one. A great debut novel to start off with for the author, Angie Thomas.

1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen READY PLAYER ONE
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started GOLDEN SON (Red Rising Series #2)
4. A book involving a heist THE THIEF
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you CROCODILE ON THE SANDBANK
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero WE WERE LIARS
10. A book about death or grief THE ISLAND
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 different ethnicity than you BORN A CRIME
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG AT NIGHTTIME
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift QUEEN’S PLAY
18. A book by two authors GOOD OMENS
19. A book involving a sport
20. A book by a local author THE FULL CATASTROPHE
21. A book with your favorite color in the title RED RISING
22. A book with alliteration in the title THE SILENT SHIELD
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 WOLF HOLLOW
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set in Halloween WONDER
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 published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar 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 with an author with the same first or last name as you
48. A Microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today HOW CHILDREN SUCCEED
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar reading challenge

✓10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (finished 6/20), recommendd by Marilyn, my review is here

- [x] 23. A book about time travel- Astrophysics for people in a hurry finished June 7
- [x] 36. A book set in the decade you were born- love is the higher law finished June 11
- [x] 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to- armada-finished June 17
- [x] 38. A book with an ugly cover- one more thing Bj Novak- finished June 6

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 The Marriage of Opposites
7 A book set in a country that fascinates you Memoirs of a Geisha
8 A book with a time of day in the title Almost Midnight
9 A book about a villain or antihero
10 A book about death or grief
11 A book with your favorite color in the title Cobalt Blue: A Novel
12 A book with alliteration in the title The Woman in the Window
13 A book about time travel
14 A book with a weather element in the title
15 A book set at sea
16 A book with an animal in the title
17 A book set on a different planet
18 A book with song lyrics in the title Never Let Me Go
19 A book about or set on Halloween
20 A book with characters who are twins
21 A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
22 A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
23 A book that is also a stage play or musical Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic
24 A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you Go
25 A book about feminism We Should All Be Feminists
26 A book about mental health My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
27 A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
28 A book by two authors
29 A book about or involving a sport
30 A book by a local author
31 A book mentioned in another book Othello (from Little Fires Everywhere)
32 A book from a celebrity book club White Oleander (from Oprah's 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 Adulthood Is a Myth
36 A book set in the decade you were born (1980s) White Fur
37 A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
38 A book with an ugly cover
39 A book that involves a bookstore or library The Library at Mount Char
40 Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016 or 2017 challenge
- 2015: a book of short stories: Uncommon Type: Some Stories
- 2017: a story within a story: The Blind Assassin
41 A bestseller from the year you graduated high school The Thirteenth Tale (NYTimes 2006)
42 A cyberpunk book
43 A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place Little Fires Everywhere
44 A book tied to your ancestry Kindred
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 micro history
49 A book about a problem facing society today Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
50 Recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 84, Charing Cross Road

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 read 3/14/18
2. True crime - I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer read 9/21/18
3. The next book in a series you started - Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay read 6/8/18
4. A book involving a heist - Mistborn completed 7/9/18
5. Nordic noir - Police read 10/04/18
6. A novel based on a real person - Mr. Dickens and His Carol read 4/18/18
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you- The Ministry of Utmost Happiness read 3/5/18
8. A book with a time of day in the title - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore read 4/26/18
9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Custom of the Country read 1/27/2018
10. A book about death or grief - Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End read 1/9/18
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - Daniel Deronda read 10/27/18
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist Here Comes the Sun read 6/21/18
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic - 4/23/18
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Homegoing read 5/17/18
15. A book about feminism - All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation read 2/21/18
16. A book about mental health - The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories read 2/16/2018
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Anansi Boys read 7/1/18
18. A book by two authors - My Dear Hamilton: A Novel of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton: Wife, Widow, and Warrior in Alexander Hamilton’s Quest for a More Perfect Union read 8/5/18
19. A book about or involving a sport - Britt-Marie Was Here read 5/24/18
20. A book by a local author - The Great Alone read 6/16/18
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - The Blue Guitar read 10/12/18
22. A book with alliteration in the title - A Little Life read 10/9/18
23. A book about time travel - Kindred read 5/22/18
24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Snow Queen read 10/7/18
25. A book set at sea -The Voyage Out read 5/12/18
26. A book with an animal in the title - The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane read 4/3/18
27. A book set on a different planet - Wyrd Sisters read 6/11/18
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - Go Tell It on the Mountain read 4/20/2018
29. A book about or set in Halloween - The Halloween Tree read 9/24/18
30. A book with characters who are twins - I Know This Much Is True read 1/15/18
31. A book mentioned in another book - Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement read 4/5/18
32. A book from a celebrity book club - Before the Fall read 1/3/18
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory read 8/20/18
34. A book that’s published in 2018 - So You Want to Talk About Race read 5/30/18
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - Into the Water read 1/25/18
36. A book set in the decade you were born - The Trouble with Goats and Sheep (set in 1970s) read 10/10/18
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - The Good Earth read 5/17/18
38. A book with an ugly cover - Notes from Underground read 3/21/18
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library - The Bookshop of Yesterdays completed 9/17/18
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges - The Book of the Unnamed Midwife read 6/5/18
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41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Beach Music read 11/20/2018
42. A cyberpunk book - Ready Player One read 1/23/18
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - Small Great Things read 3/22/18
44. A book tied to your ancestry - Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay read 6/8/2018
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Tibetan Peach Pie: A True Account of an Imaginative Life read 9/30/18
46. An allegory - The Vegetarian read 3/6/18
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - My Name Is Venus Black read 9/19/18
48. A microhistory - White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America read 2/1/18
49. A book about a problem facing society today - Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America read 3/19/18
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge - Song Yet Sung read 8/16/18

Update:
16/20 books
3. The next book in a series you started- High School Debut, Vol. 05 (High School Debut #5) by Kazune Kawahara [Read 4/9/2018]
5. Nordic noir -You Can Run by Steve Mosby [Read 3/16/2018]
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you- Year One (Chronicles of The One #1) by Nora Roberts [Read 1/19/2016]
8. A book with a time of day in the title- Come Sundown by Nora Roberts [Read 3/5/2018]
10. A book about death or grief- If There's No Tomorrow [Read 1/2/2018]
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen [Read 1/27/2018]
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift -This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen [Read 2/9/2018]
18. A book by two authors- Child of Mine by David Lewis, Beverly Lewis- MARATHON CHALLENGE [Read 1/4/2018]
19. A book about or involving a sport - Girl Got Game, Vol. 1 (Girl Got Game #1) by Shizuru Seino [Read 6/17/2018]
🡺🡺🡺🡺21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Shadow Rites (Jane Yellowrock, #10) by Faith Hunter {KINDLE} [CURRENTLY READING]
24. A book with a weather element in the title -Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass #5) by Sarah J. Maas [Read 5/3/2018]
🡺🡺🡺🡺25. A book set at sea -Ocean Light (Psy-Changeling Trinity #2) by Nalini Singh
26. A book with an animal in the title -Paw and Order (Paw Enforcement #2) by Diane Kelly [Read 3/23/2018]
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles -For Love and Honor (An Uncertain Choice #3) by Jody Hedlund [Read 1/10/2018] -Love & Honor © 2010 Greg Artzner & Terry Leonino "Give their lives for love and honor"
34. A book that’s published in 2018 -The Heart Between Us: Two Sisters, One Heart Transplant, and a Bucket List: Two Sisters, One Heart Transplant, and a Bucket List by Lindsay Harrel [Read 5/5/2018]
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to -I Know a Secret (Rizzoli & Isles #12) by Tess Gerritsen [Read 3/01/2018]
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43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place -Norma by Sofi Oksanen [Read 4/12/2018]
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - Home on Apple Blossom Road (Life in Icicle Falls #9) by Sheila Roberts [Read 2/26/2018]

37/40
A book that's also a stage play/musical-- just realized this book fit
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
A book from a celebrity book club-- Reese Witherspoon
Bring Me Back
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