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Jan 09, 2018 03:25AM
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I would like to give this one a try :) Since it is so close to the beginning of the year, I am going to use books I've read since Jan. 1st. Please let me know if that is not okay.POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
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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 Baby Butterfly Kisses by Rena Marks 01/01 ★★★★★
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
Hi. I'd love to finish my 2018 reading challenge of 18 books selected from the given suggested topics.
18 is the number then.
I would like to go in for the full 50 please.Progress: 47/50
Last Updated: 23/12
2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
√ 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen - Requiem for a Dream
√ 2. True Crime - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
√ 3. The next book in a series you started - Silver Spur
√ 4. A book involving a heist - Heist Society
√ 5. Nordic noir - The Bat
√ 6. A novel based on a real person - The Tale of Two Horses: A 10,000 Mile Journey as Told by the Horses
√ 7. A book set in a country that fascinates you - Tyrant
√ 8. A book with a time of day in the title - Golden Dawn
√ 9. A book about a villain or antihero - The Picture of Dorian Gray
√ 10. A book about death or grief - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
√ 11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym - The Cuckoo's Calling
√ 12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Dark Soul Vol. 1
√ 13. A book that is also a stage play or musical - The Phantom of the Opera
√ 14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you - Death Note: Black Edition, Vol. 3
√ 15. A book about feminism - The Bloody Chamber
√ 16. A book about mental health - The Skeleton Cupboard: Stories from a clinical psychologist
√ 17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift - Red Dragon
√ 18. A book by two authors - The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
19. A book about or involving a sport - Cover Up: An exhilarating racing thriller for horseracing fanatics
√ 20. A book by a local author - Jane Eyre
√ 21. A book with your favorite color in the title - Black Beauty
√ 22. A book with alliteration in the title - Blind Beauty
√ 23. A book about time travel - Outlander
√ 24. A book with a weather element in the title - Petals on the Wind
√25. A book set at sea - A Descent into the Maelstrom
√26. A book with an animal in the title - Across the Nightingale Floor
√ 27. A book set on a different planet - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: Novelization
√ 28. A book with song lyrics in the title - You Belong to Me
√ 29. A book about or set on Halloween - The Lords of Salem
√ 30. A book with characters who are twins - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
√ 31. A book mentioned in another book - Dracula
√ 32. A book from a celebrity book club - Small Great Things
√ 33. A childhood classic you've never read - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
√ 34. A book that's published in 2018 - Onyx and Ivory
√ 35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner - City of Fallen Angels
√ 36. A book set in the decade you were born - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
√ 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - The Last Unicorn
√ 38. A book with an ugly cover - Doctor Who: The Ghosts of Gralstead
√ 39. A book that involves a bookstore or library - The Shadow of the Wind
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges (book that's been on your TBR pile for too long) - Eragon
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
√ 1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school - Catching Fire
√ 2. A cyberpunk book - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
√ 3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place - The Radleys
√ 4. A book tied to your ancestry - Wolf Hall
√ 5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title - A Clockwork Orange
√ 6. An allegory - The Divine Comedy
√ 7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you - The Mouse Race
8. A microhistory - The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
9. A book about a problem facing society today - Noughts & Crosses
√ 10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Update to message 1413/50
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne - 1/9/2018
With my computer problems, I've completely forgot to add my name to the challenge earlier this year! So here I go with a try for all 50 prompts! Let's see if i'll get to finish it earlier dans the 2017 one (closed on December 31! Oh yeah!) 4/50
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime
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
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
Advanced
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
48. A microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
Edited message 170, added The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. review finished 9/1/2018 (for an official count of 2/50 (unofficial 5/50 counting books for multiple prompts)
I’m going to try, but not sure how many books I can get.
Just completed 2/10.A book with song lyrics in the title
My True Love Gave To Me edited by Stephanie Perkins
update msg 1587/25
A book set on a different planet Golden Son Jan 6 ✔️
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner Morning Star Jan 10 ✔️
48. A microhistory Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Jan 7 ✔️
3/5030. A book with characters who are twins
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
Thank you Ilona!
Updating message 89, progress 5/50✓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
✓12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist - Pathfinder Vol. 1: Dark Waters Rising by Jim Zub (finished 1/8), my review is here
Update to the message 3181/18
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Anthem by Ayn Rand ✔️
I've already finished my 1st book of this year, Anthem by Ayn Rand on Jan 5 even before joining in this club. So I've decided to mention it here as I don't want this book to be miscounted.
Update msg 254: 2/5022. A book with alliteration in the title - Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing by Jennifer Weiner
49. A book about a problem facing society today - We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates
PopSugar 2018 Reading ChallengeProgress: 3/50
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to - Too Fast to Think by Chris Lewis
Hi KirstyCan you tell me the code you used for the check mark in your post?
Thanks
Lois
1/50 The next book in a series you started- Pray for Silence by Linda Castillo.
Update message #144:4/20
A book set at sea - The Whiskey Sea, by Ann Howard Creel
Didn’t like this one either :( Very outside my genre. it’s good for me to branch out, But this book was slow and heavy and had a rather unhappy and dissatisfying ending.
11/5023. A book about time travel: Invictus
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: Into the Water
Lois wrote: "Hi KirstyCan you tell me the code you used for the check mark in your post?
Thanks
Lois"
Lois, you don't need code, just simply copy and paste: ✔️
Update!Progress: 2/10
1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (#17 A book you borrowed)
2) Caraval (#37 A book you meant to read in 2017)
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Hithis is my third year doing the challenge and i love it! what a great way to discover new authors and dust off those 'i always meant to read' books on your shelves! I'm going for the full 50 and this is progress so far..
PopSugar Reading Challenge - 2018
Duration: January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Progress: 4 of 50 read
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 - Midnight in the garden of good and evil
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 - Nod
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 - Room
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 - Cabal (a book by an author i love that i haven't read before)
Advanced
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 message 503/40
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen- Gerald's Game by Stephen King 1-11-18
I have a question reading challenge #21. Does it mean that if my favorite color is red, the word red has to be in the title? Or does the color red have to be on the cover?
Update to message #73 - 6/50 complete!
I'm in :) I'm not necessarily aiming for a number, so let's just say 10 for now. Update: I've read past 10, but I'm going to keep going to see how many I can do!
Books read: 16
2. True crime
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
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
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
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
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge
I'm in! I'll set my sights high; I hope to complete all 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- A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin (1/7/18)
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Advanced
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
Ranmali wrote: "Please count me in for 10. I'll post the 10 tasks as I go along. Update to post 186
Completed 1/10.
A book about a problem facing society today (#49) - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
I'm in for 40 Read: 7/40
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True crime - Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann 3 Stars 2/24/2018
3. The next book in a series you started - A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny 5 Stars 1/11/18
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person - Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly 2/5/2018 3 Stars
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman - 2/11/2018 4 Stars
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 - Beartown by Fredrik Backman - 3/9/2018 5 Stars
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 - The Nix by Nathan Hill- 2/28/2018 - 4 Stars
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 - Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate - 3/4/2018 3 Stars
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. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges
Update to post 356Read 1/40
3. The next book in a series you started - A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
Shala wrote: "I have a question reading challenge #21. Does it mean that if my favorite color is red, the word red has to be in the title? Or does the color red have to be on the cover?"The word red (or scarlet, burgundy, etc.) should be in the title.
Here is a list with books you could use: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Update msg. 138 - 2/20 :)(49.
Updating message 89, progress 6/50✓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)
Ilona wrote: "Shala wrote: "I have a question reading challenge #21. Does it mean that if my favorite color is red, the word red has to be in the title? Or does the color red have to be on the cover?"The word ..."
Thank you!
3/50! 1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
2. a book with an LGBTQ protagonist: Rubyfruit Jungle (AWESOME. it's more about the grit and tenacity of forging your own way: cross between a crasser and grittier protagnist in Anne of Green Gables, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Secret Life of Bees)
3. A book that is also a stage play or musical: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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