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[Sally]

Update msg 250

35/40

[Lindey]

41/52: 46. An allegory- The Shack

[Maria]

Updated message 49

34/40

47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - Today will be different by Maria Semple 10-1

[Heather]

update to message 1229

43/50

[Lauren]

37/52

29. A book about or set in Halloween: Something Wicked This Way Comes

[Megan]

Just completed #33 (childhood classic) - Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. This is a well-written book perfect for young readers! Even though the book is a bit dated, it still holds up in our modern society. I appreciate how the author shows the children's struggles without explicitly discussing them. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

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[Darinda]

updated message 66

completed 44/50

[Maria]

Updated message 49

35/40

5. Nordic noir- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10-3-18

[Sheryl_at_Ubookquitous]

updated post 585
Now 27/36

[Chelsea]

Update: Message 110
21/30
25. A book set at sea: The Woman in Cabin 10

[Megan BG]

27/30

46. An allegory: The Alchemist

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

I am at 50/52
since last update:

Favorite Prompt from 2015: Number in title: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

Microhistory: This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession by Daniel J. Levitin

[Terrie]

Edited post 1143
33 of 50

#4** "X" by Sue Grafton A book about a heist.
#11 ***** "Lethal White" by Robert Galbraith pseudonym AKA JK Rowling
#47. **** "Tailspin" by Sandra Brown. Same first or last name. Brown= maiden name

[Terrie]

SarahKat wrote: "I am at 50/52
since last update:

Favorite Prompt from 2015: Number in title: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North

Microhistory: [book:This Is Y..."
Hi, SaraKat, I was wondering what you initial post # is so I can look at the books you have choosen to read for this challenge. If you have time could you let me know? thx.

[oshizu]

Update to post #1420

#41. Favorite prompt from 2016 SugarPop Reading Challenge:
China Mountain Zhang

Progress: 46/52

[Beverly]

42) A cyberpunk book--When Gravity Fails (10/6)

Update: 45/50

[Abhi]

Update!

Finished reading 11/18

[Ilona]

The list has been updated! Good job everyone :)

[Ilona]

Oshizu and Vivian, welcome to the challenge!

[Ilona]

Kelly and Rina, congrats on reaching your goals :)

[Ilona]

Terrie wrote: "Hi, SaraKat, I was wondering what you initial post # is so I can look at the books you have choosen to read for this challenge. If you have time could you let me know? thx"

That would be message 91, but she doesn't keep a list there. You could try checking her profile or member corner?

[Terrie]

Ilona wrote: "Terrie wrote: "Hi, SaraKat, I was wondering what you initial post # is so I can look at the books you have choosen to read for this challenge. If you have time could you let me know? thx"

That wou..." Ilona... you are terrific!!!

[Amy]

Updated post 938-- a book set on another planet--

The Extra-Terrestrial Delivery

[Sally]

Update msg 250

37/40

[Heather]

updated message 1229

45/50

[Megan]

Just completed #26 (animal in title) - The Cat's Table by Michael Ondaatje. I love this author's writing! He has a wonderful way of weaving past and future events into a main narrative, almost like asides in a conversation. And I love how he describes his characters. I listened to the audiobook, which he read. It was good, and he has an interesting reading voice, but I was confused as to his pronunciation of some of the words in the book. The book appears to be semi autobiographical. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

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[Terrie]

Updated #1143
35 of 50

#46 **** Cinder An allegory

# 50. **** Still Me recommended by another in this challenge. Allison for her # 31.

[Jhuma]

Update:

A novel based on a real person Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Challenge Completed - 18/26

[Kate]

2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
A book made into a movie you’ve already seen: Paper Towns by John Green
True crime: The Cutter by Michael Litchfield
The next book in a series you started: Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith
A book involving a heist: Headhunters by Jo Nesbo
Nordic noir: The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
A novel based on a real person: The Magdalen Girls by VS Alexander (Real group of people)
A book set in a country that fascinates you: East of the Sun by Julia Gregson (India)
A book with a time of day in the title: The Memory of Midnight by Pamela Hartshorne
A book about a villain or antihero: The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
A book about death or grief: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
A book with your favourite colour in the title: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
A book with alliteration in the title: Redemption Road by Lisa Ballantyne
A book about time travel: The Forgetting Time by Sharon Guskin
A book with a weather element in the title: The Snow Rose by Lulu Taylor
A book set at sea: The Blue by Lucy Clarke
A book with an animal in the title: The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
A book set on a different planet: The Martian by Andy Weir (Mars)
A book with song lyrics in the title: One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus (One of Us - Abba)
A book about or set on Halloween: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
A book with characters who are twins: The Ice Twins by SK Tremayne
A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: English Animals by Laura Kaye
A book that is also a stage play or musical: Matilda by Roald Dahl
A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you: The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
A book about feminism: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
A book about mental health: The Hospital by Barbara O’Hare
A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas (Borrowed from dad)
A book by two authors: Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer
A book about or involving a sport: The Blind Side by Michael Lewis (American Football)
A book by a local author: Schizophrenia: My Story by Alan J Hartley
A book mentioned in another book: The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling (Mentioned in Matilda by Roald Dahl)
A book from a celebrity book club: The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards (Richard & Judy’s book club)
A childhood classic you’ve never read: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
A book that’s published in 2018: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by JK Rowling (Best Fantasy 2017)
A book set in the decade you were born: How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran (1990s)
A book you were meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to: The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn
A book with an ugly cover: Deliver Us From Evil by David Baldacci
A book that involves a bookstore or library: Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron
Your favourite prompt from the 2015, 2016 or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges: Blood Sisters by Jane Corry (A book with a family member term in the title)

Advanced
A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan (2007)
A cyberpunk book: The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place: The Girl Before by JP Delaney
A book tied to your ancestry: The Lost Girl by Tania Carver (Grandad was a Geordie)
A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title: Apple Tree Yard by Louise Doughty
An allegory: The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
A book by an author with the same first or last name as you: The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti (Kate)
A microhistory: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
A book about a problem facing society today: Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes (Domestic abuse)
A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Started: 13th January 2018
Completed: 27th August 2018

:D

[Sally]

Update msg 250
39/40

Hope to read all 50

[Megan]

Just completed #42 (cyberpunk) - Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. What a great ride! This book embodies the best kind of sci-fi - good geeks against bad guys, totally immersive world, and lots of cultural references to make even a girl born in 1981 feel like she was out of touch. Writing is good, but the characters and the world are the selling point! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

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[Heather]

updated message 1229

47/50

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Terrie wrote: "Ilona wrote: "Terrie wrote: "Hi, SaraKat, I was wondering what you initial post # is so I can look at the books you have choosen to read for this challenge. If you have time could you let me know? ..."

Sorry I rarely look at these posts until I update, and like Ilona said I never update my original post. Here is my member corner if you haven't looked already:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Popsugar is the second post

[oshizu]

Upate to post #1420
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Progress: 51/52

Ilona wrote: "Oshizu and Vivian, welcome to the challenge!"
Thank you for the welcome and for adding me to the Page 1 list!

Current as of 25 October

[oshizu]

SarahKat wrote: "Terrie wrote: "Ilona wrote: "Terrie wrote: "Hi, SaraKat, I was wondering what you initial post # is so I can look at the books you have choosen to read for this challenge. If you have time could yo..."
@SarahKat
What a brilliant idea to update your challenge progress in only your Member Corner!
For someone who joins a lot of challenges (like yourself), that saves a lot of time. If I join more challenges next year, I might want to take a page out of your book. :D

[Abhi]

Update!!

12/18

3. The next book in a series you started - The Last Mile by David Baldacci ✔️
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ✔️
10. A book about death or grief - Crooked House by Agatha Christie ✔️
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle✔️
16. A book about mental health - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty ✔️
18. A book by two authors - Reliquary by Douglas Preston ✔️
24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ✔️
27. A book set on a different planet - Artemis by Andy Weir ✔️
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas✔️
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Anthem by Ayn Rand ✔️
46. An Allegory - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng✔️
49. A book about a problem facing society today - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand ✔️

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

oshizu wrote: "SarahKat wrote: "Terrie wrote: "Ilona wrote: "Terrie wrote: "Hi, SaraKat, I was wondering what you initial post # is so I can look at the books you have choosen to read for this challenge. If you h..."

Next year I'll probably link my Member corner into my original posts in each challenge though so people can see the books all in one place like Terrie wanted to. I usually try to update the challenges monthly on my progress but that means all my books are just scattered over the last 1500 updates and impossible to find.

[oshizu]

SarahKat wrote: "Next year I'll probably link my Member corner into my original posts in each challenge though so people can see the books all in one place like Terrie wanted to. I usually try to update the challenges monthly on my progress but that means all my books are just scattered over the last 1500 updates and impossible to find."

Linking to your Member Corner sounds like a great idea.
I'm only doing a few challenges but updating each one takes time, especially if I decide to replace books in any (which I seem to be doing frequently).
I did check out your Member Corner, by the way. :D
It's nice to see all your books in one place, for sure.

[Heather]

update to message 1229

48/50 - only two left to finish!

[Lindey]

42/52: 42. A cyberpunk book - Little Brother

[Sally]

Update msg 250
40/40

Now aiming for 50

[Zita]

Update msg. 137 - now 42/50 :)

[Chelsea]

Update: Message 110
22/30
34. A book that’s published in 2018: The Hazel Wood

[Amy]

Updated post 938--

33 A childhood classic you've never read: Anne of Green Gables-- I absolutely loved it!

4 A book involving a heist: X

[Tania]

Update to message 88, progress 43/50

11. A book by a female author using a male pseudonym: The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (finished 10/15), my review is here

[Abhi]

Update!!

13/18

3. The next book in a series you started - The Last Mile by David Baldacci ✔️
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ✔️
10. A book about death or grief - Crooked House by Agatha Christie ✔️
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Spellbook of the Lost and Found by Moïra Fowley-Doyle✔️
16. A book about mental health - Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty ✔️
18. A book by two authors - Reliquary by Douglas Preston ✔️
21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys✔️
24. A book with a weather element in the title - The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan ✔️
27. A book set on a different planet - Artemis by Andy Weir ✔️
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas✔️
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Anthem by Ayn Rand ✔️
46. An Allegory - Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng✔️
49. A book about a problem facing society today - Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand ✔️

[Harshmi]

Updated #425.

15/15 ✔️

[Darinda]

Updated message 66

Completed 47/50

[Lindey]

43/52: 26. A book with an animal in the title-We Are the Ants

[Beverly]

41) A bestseller from the year you graduated high school: Night Shift (10/21)

Update: 46/50