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[Inês]

Hi guys!
My name is Inês and I'm a 23 year old student from Coimbra, Portugal. I lived this past year in Czech Republic but now I'm back home and trying to get back into reading a lot. I'm in the fifth year of Medicine, which means I have A LOT to study, therefore reading is an awesome escape for me. I hope you all have an amazing year!

[Serena]

Kirsten *Miss Misty is awfully sick... please send good thoughts her way!" wrote: "Welcome to all you newbies!

Shout out to my fellow Pacific Northwesterner, Serena! How about this winter we're having? I live in the Tri-Cities in eastern WA!"

Hi Kirsten! This winter is making me nervous...Portland shuts down in the snow, since we don't get it much and therefore don't have the infrastructure to deal with it. I'm nervous about when I start working and have to commute in it, if these storms keep up!

I went to Wazzu for six years...I miss eastern Washington a bit!

[Silvia]

Hi everyone! I'm Silvia from Spain and this is my first reading challenge. I love read but I'm a little bit scared too ;)

[Grisel]

hello everyone. my name is googie and I've only done the personal reading challenge in goodreads but I look forward to trying out this new one, too. are they any 2017 prompts or are we still using the 2016 lists?

[Claire]

Hi Everyone! I'm Claire, I'm English but I live in San Francisco. I've always loved reading and being surrounded by books - I used to work in a bookshop and am a former librarian. Last year I struggled to read as much as I wanted to, and got stuck in a bit of a rut with my favourite murder mysteries, so I'm really thrilled to join this challenge so that I can read more widely this year. It's my first reading challenge.

[Terrence]

Hello.. My name is Terrence Perera and I wish to give some details of myself.
I attended Holy Cross College and the University of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. I am also a Chartered Accountant.
As a Chartered Accountant, I worked extensively in Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.
In Zimbabwe I also turned Horticulturist and grew roses, for export to Europe, in a metal, plastic-covered greenhouse of extent one full hectare!
I was also a Lawn Bowls player and took part in Zimbabwe National Bowls Tournaments.
I read quite a lot and my authors include Anthony Trollope, Jane Austen and Agatha Christie. I am also an author and have written novels based in Sri Lanka.

[Camilla]

Hi, I'm Camilla from Australia. I've attempted book challenges of 2015 and 2016 and didn't finish either - I end up reading books that don't fall under any category or rereading my favourites.

[Holly]

hi I'm holly. I live in a small town called portage in Pennsylvania. I live with my husband and soon to be a little girl. I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and due on Feb 1 so reading and work gets me by these last few weeks. I love reading all kinds of books. I like to be introduced into other different books as well. I'm also a big disney fan so I love anything disney.

[Kcarter101]

I'm Karen. I work part time and read every chance I get. I keep 2-3 books going in different places, including one in the car on audio. I mainly read crime or suspense and this challenge will certainly take me out of my comfort zone. Looking forward to it.

[Megan]

Googie wrote: "hello everyone. my name is googie and I've only done the personal reading challenge in goodreads but I look forward to trying out this new one, too. are they any 2017 prompts or are we still using ..."

There is a list specific to 2017. It has 40 categories and then there are 12 categories in an advanced list. Some are doing just the 40, some doing just the 12 but I think most of us are doing all 52. You can find the lists under the general folder. Let me know if you need any other help.

[Yvette]

Hi! I'm Yvette from South Texas. This is my first Popsugar challenge. When I saw it on Facebook, I thought it would be a great way to start reading again. I don't read as often as I would like. (I mostly like to read fanfiction and stories from Wattpad, but I don't know if that counts as reading.) I'm excited to do this challenge and get to know about new book and authors.

[Marie]

Hi, I'm Marie from Perth, Australia. Im a popsugar challenge newbie this year. I've always loved reading, but for health reasons haven't been doing as much of it as I'd have liked in the past few years. I'm starting to improve a lot health wise, so this year I thought a challenge like this would really inspire me to get back into the rhythm of reading as voraciously as I once did, and push me to choose titles outside of my normal comfort zone, so hopefully this year I'll always have an answer to the question of what book I'm picking up next once I've put one down. I can't wait!

[Brooke]

Hi! I'm Brooke and currently live in Dallas, TX, although I grew up in the Midwest and spent most of my adult life on the West Coast before settling here a few years ago. I am an avid reader and found Goodreads a useful way to keep my book recommendations in one place as well as keep track of how much I am reading. I've had a couple of down years lately, but this year my (revised) goal is 52 books.

I found this challenge on Book Riot's website and thought it was a great way to incorporate different genres as well as popular fiction, which I tend to read more often. I have amassed just under 1,000 books on my Kindle in 5 years and have 3 bookshelves at home full of unread delights, so it is always hard to decide what to read next. I hope this challenge in addition to the Goodreads goal and Book Riot challenge will help me make a dent in the TBR pile!

[Misha]

Hello. I'm Misha, 21, a college student taking BS Pharmacy, and am from the Philippines.

This is my third year doing the Popsugar Reading Challenge, tho this is the first time I've encountered this group. Oops?

I love reading fantasy and retelling. Sci-Fi and Dystopia are my second read genre. Contemporary, not so much. Please don't let me read horror/thriller/suspense, especially the Stephen King kind, I can't.

[Kirsten]

Welcome, Misha!

[Kristen]

Hi, I'm Kristen from Connecticut. I'm an auditor at a public accounting firm so with busy season about to kick off, I probably wont get to read much until April.

I'm currently trying to read all of the Stephen King books, primarily all of the books related to the Dark Tower series before the movie comes out so I will try to incorporate those books to this challenge. This is my first time doing this challenge, and my Goodreads goal is to read 20 books, but I would really like to get all 40 (or 52). Hopefully this challenge inspires me to read a lot more than the past few years!

[Amy]

Welcome Kristin from CT. Good luck! Have fun

[Megan]

Kristen wrote: "Hi, I'm Kristen from Connecticut. I'm an auditor at a public accounting firm so with busy season about to kick off, I probably wont get to read much until April.

I'm currently trying to read all ..."

I work at an accounting firm too so I'm fimiliar with your term of "busy season". Good luck!

[Cindy H.]

Hi, I'm Cindy! This is my first time doing a reading challenge and I'm excited to participate. About six months ago, I discovered Litsy, it's a great app and wonderful reading community (check it out!!!!) and through Litsy I've discovered tons of awesome readers and challenges!
I'm currently living overseas, which makes library visits depressing (very few English books and NO NEW RELEASES) so I'm dependent on Ebooks and buying books at full price :(
Glad to be here and I'm off to a good start...I

[Alice Sofia]

Hi everyone!
My name is Alice and I'm a 23 girl from Milano, Italy. I really love reading and I've started to follow Popsugar reading challenge since I found it on internet in 2015 thanks to a friend.
In the past two years I didn't manage to complete the challenge (50 books in a year it's really a lot for me, considering the fact that I'm a university student and I have so many books to study too!), but I increased the number of books read in an year and that made me proud of myself.
This year too I've decided to accept the challenge, hoping to increase my 2016 record.

I really like the idea of being part of this group because I'm sure I will find many useful and interesting suggestions or ideas to make this challenge even more stimulating!

[Ashley]

Hi all! My name is Ashley and I'm checking in from a little city called Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA (about 20 minutes north of Washington, DC). I've been doing reading challenges the last couple years, but this is my first year committing to the PopSugar challenge - really stoked to be joining all you wonderful bookish folks!
My biggest objective this year is, as it is every year, to get my TBR list down and my "read" list up. This doesn't really ever seem to work out, but that's the plan. I use these challenges to help give my constant "Hm, what do I read next?" question some structure. I'm also in a book club which helps as well, but I feel like at this point I need all the help I can get! Looking forward to seeing what everyone reads and how you like it!

[Tara]

Hi! My name is Tara and I'm from a little town in southern Manitoba, Canada. This is my first reading challenge and I'm really excited. I've been wanting to diversify my reading list and figured this is a great way to do it!!

[Katie]

Hello, I'm Katie from Minneapolis! I did this reading challenge last year and had a great time with it - I focused in particular on reading books I already own because I have a million I haven't read yet and enjoyed that very much. I'm new to this Goodreads group though, so I'm excited to see what everyone else is reading!

[Kirsten]

Welcome, Katie! How's the weather in Minneapolis?

[Stephanie]

Hi! My name is Stephanie. I live in Rockland County NY. About 20 minutes outside Manhattan. I have always been an avid reader. I have dabbled in most fictional genres including; horror, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary, as well as a few good biographies. Right now my faves are young adult and modern adult with angsty plots and strong female protagonists. I am excited to take on this challenge. In 2016 I completed 40 books and am going to try for the full 52 this year!!

[Penny]

Hey All. Im from just under Queensland border in NSW Australia. Love to read, a challenge is exciting. Married w 2 primary aged kids. Hopefuly can inspire u with some awesome new aussie authors.

[Ellen]

Hello. I'm Ellen, hailing from London, Ontario, Canada. I have a Masters of Library and Information Science, and work as a Researcher at a Children's Charity. I love to read as we all do, but like some others, have been in a bit of a rut as of late. I've decided to try the challenge in lieu of New Year's resolutions, and am going for 52 books this year. :)

[Carolinelambie]

Hello my name is Caroline from West Lothian, near Edinburgh in Scotland. I've always been an avid reader. I have eclectic taste in books: contemporary, classics, sci fi, biographies, philosophy, popular psychology and loads of other non fiction. I work and have an active 4 year old son - so I'm often reading into the early hours and listening to audiobooks as I travel in my car a lot for work. I am in a fantastic live local book group and I only became active on Good reads a few weeks ago. I signed up for their 2017 book challenge and now here I am on this one too! I'm looking forward to getting stuck in and virtually meeting some other book lovers

[Amy]

Hi there! I'm Amy from Connecticut! I did the challenge last year on my own. I really enjoyed trying out books I wouldn't normally read. Excited for this year!
I am a really angry person if I am not able to read, my family has just accepted it and give me space to do so. I also get very anxious if I can't find a book I want to read or if there is too much downtime between books (like I'm suffocating). Does that happen to anyone else? And I just discovered audiobooks! I don't even have to stop reading to drive somewhere! I have been honked at before at stoplights with my head in novels. Much safer this way but does take longer to read.

[Carla]

Hi everyone! I'm Cara from Louisville, KY. I did the Popsugar challenge in 2015 but wasn't a member of the group then. I'm excited for this year! I love to read all different genres and my favorite authors are Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. Met my goal of 40 books last year and hoping to read 50 or more this year.

[Kirsten]

Welcome, Cara! It's great to have a Popsugar support group, isn't it?

[Lynn]

Hi everyone! I'm looking forward to the adventure in reading this year. I found the reading challenge on Pinterest and was intrigued! Happy reading all!

[Amanda]

Hello from south Florida! I attempted this reading challenge last year, but between work and school it didn't happen. So this year I'm at it again. I love to read, and I'm hoping to participate in the full 52 book challenge this year. I look forward to participating!

[Becky]

Heya! I figured I'd say a quick hi and introduce myself to the group since I kinda forgot this part and posted in a couple random posts. Anyways I'm Becky and I'm hoping to complete this challenge and what better way then to have a group help keep you on track. When I'm not curled up on my couch reading I'm working as a nurse. I usually am busy hanging out with my brothers and other aspects of life so hopefully I'll be able to complete this years challenge.

[Deb]

Hey there! I'm Deb from middle Tennessee. I am an academic advisor working mainly with Freshmen and Sophomores who are undecided or in the College of Arts & Sciences. Heard about this challenge on Ravelry, a knitting/crafting website. I am new to Goodreads as well as to the group.

[Carol]

Happy Monday the 16th. I'm Carol aka G-Mom to my family
I recently have been "double dared" by my granddaughter, Morgan, to take up this challenge and I have accepted her "DD". I am an avid reader, a member of the Silicon Valley Bookworms, and a tried and true Goodreads member. Looking forward to this challenge!

[Naomi]

Greetings All, I'm Naomi. I'm 32 and from Adelaide, South Australia.
Recently realised that I miss reading the way I did when I was younger; I'd go through a fiction book in a day or two. Alas, life (and being an adult with a job) got in the way of that.
I set myself the New Years challenge to read more and found the Popsugar Challenge online.
Mostly I read (when I can) Sci-fi/Fantasy, Classics, paranormal, history and whatever genre Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett fall into on any given week.
Looking forward to some interesting conversations :)

[Malini]

Hi Everyone! I'm Malini Nair from Mumbai, India. I love reading (obviously!) but seem to have got stuck in a certain pattern and want to explore more.
Looking forward to this challenge!

[Patricia]

Hi everyone! My name is Patricia but I go by Patti. I have been doing the challenge since 2015 but it was only recently when I found out that there was a group that could lend me a hand in completing the challenge. So yeah, I'm from a small town in the Philippines (yey!) and I guess that's it. I hope I get a lot of help from you guys and I am also looking forward to make new friends.

BTW! I have blog, it's where I keep tabs on my reading challenge as well. Do care to drop by, it's acciolibri.wordpress.com

Thanks!

[Sam]

Hi everyone! I'm Sam, I'm mummy to 2 small girls, a part time teacher and owned by 2 cats. I love reading, sewing, knitting, making stuff. I live in Bedfordshire, England. Looking forward to my first ever reading challenge!

[Megan]

Hi everyone! I'm Megan. I'm a 24 year old newlywed living in Vermont (in the process of moving to North Carolina). When I'm not at work as an oncology nurse, I love to read, bake, and work out. This is my third year doing the Popsugar Reading challenge and hopefully I will actually be able to complete the challenge this year (I always come close, but never have finished). I'm excited for this group to find ideas for the different prompts and talk about the different books we all choose. I like the idea of choosing a monthly book we can all read together too!

[Kirsten]

Welcome!

[Amy]

Hi! Im Amy and I live in California. My husband and I own two businesses and I am a mom to two children a cat and a yorkie. I LOVE reading but haven't done enough since my 7 yr old was born. Just getting back into it and this is my first reading challenge. So excited!

[Elinore]

Hi all you wonderful book lovers :) My name is Elinore, but friends call me Ella. 28 years old, living in northern Sweden with my boyfriend and our chubby cat Bubbas.
This will be my second year doing the reading challenge. Almost made it last year but hopefully with all you guys suggestions I will finish this year. Hugs!

[Pat]

Hi,I'm Pat and at 3.30 in the morning sitting through a summer storm that knocked the power out for six hours.
I'm retired and read all day,play tournament Scrabble and knit for charity.
Look forward to this year's variety and contact!
Pat.Bryan Auckland New Zealand

[Colleen]

Hello and boy am I in trouble! My name is Colleen and I am from Western New York, Buffalo. But that's not why I am in trouble! I just spent close to 2 hours just jumping around this me threads for this group!!! I love getting ideas from others about great books to read (live giving ideas too!) However, unlike most of you who want to read more, my plan is to read less by reading slower. I have a horrible habit of reading too fast and pursuing long lyrical prose (it bores me - I like to listen to the characters and see them develop). By reading as fast as I have in the past I forget or miss things. So - if I do 2 a month (and actually - turns out I will do 3 in Jan) - I will be good. Like the challenge to go outside my favorite genre (historical fiction) this group will incentivize me toward.

[Lynette]

Hello,

I realized this week I'd skipped this part. My name is Lynette, and I am from a small town in southeast Ohio, where I teach Third Grade.

I am obviously an avid reader, and I never really have a hard time finding books to read. Our local library always does a summer reading program. A few summers ago, they did a reading challenge dealing with reading books from different genres, and I really enjoyed it. As a New Year's goal, I thought it would be neat to do that again, but for the whole year. I did some research, and I stumbled across this challenge and was sold.

[Aimee Grovez]

Hello! My name is Aimee and I'm from Los Angeles . I live in a "small" suburb with my husband and 3 cats. Obviously I love reading but have fallen off the last 2 years, I'm excited to do this challenge to get back into it.

[Jule]

My name is Jule (like Jules Verne but no "s", and since we're all literate here I assume you all know who HE was)." I am a semi-retired RN living at the "Gateway to the Olympics" -- Grays Harbor, Washington. I've always been a voracious reader. My daughter introduced me to this challenge, and I love how it asks me to think abut the types of books I read and take me out of my comfort zone.

[mandy crandale]

*waves* Hey everyone! I'm Mandy, 37, from Brighton in the UK. I manage a community employment programme for a local charity supporting disabled people into work (and supporting businesses to recruit them). I've always loved reading and worked for a bookseller's for a few years.

I've never done one of these challenges before but am really liking forward to it. A great way of thinking about reading different things.