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[Katie]

Hi everyone! I'm Katie from Wales and this is my first time doing a reading challenge.
I love reading and I'm hoping some of these prompts will help me broaden my reading habits.
I'm looking forward to finding out what everyone else choses!

[Shaylee]

Hi everyone! I'm Shaylee from Nebraska. I tried doing this challenge 2 years ago but I was in school still so I wasn't able to keep up like I wanted. I just graduated from nursing school so I thought now would be a great time to try again.

[Marianne]

Hello !
I'm Marianne from France. As English is not my mother tongue and as I'm not use to speak or write in English, I hope I you may excuse my grammar mistakes !
I'm an ex librarian, hoping to be a bookseller very soon.

[Carol]

Hello! I'm from upstate New York. I picked out books for nearly all 50 categories, but I don't have that much time to read, so I don't expect to finish all 50. Thought I'd join to see what others are reading and get ideas from the group. Looking forward to seeing what all of you post.

[cersei]

hello! my name is natacha and im from boston, MA. Im looking forward to reading as much as possible this year as last year was a very sad reading year!

[Sasha]

So I didn't do so great last year keeping up with my books, but I am going to try again this year. I read a ton, but didn't go the categories or write them all down. I am Sasha from Virginia Beach by the way!

[Jenn]

Hi all! I'm Jenn. I live in New Jersey. I'm going to aim for all 50 categories. We'll see how that goes, but being home sick the last few days has given me a head start!

[Julia]

Hi everybody, I'm Julia in upstate NY, mum to two beloved corgis. I don't do well picking my books in advance, but I still hope to complete all 50 categories by the end of 2018. I'll just record them as I go. Hope that's ok!

[Julia]

Carol wrote: "Hello! I'm from upstate New York. I picked out books for nearly all 50 categories, but I don't have that much time to read, so I don't expect to finish all 50. Thought I'd join to see what others a..."

Hi Carol, I'm also in upstate NY. This lovely weather we're having is sure conducive to reading, since the outdoors is unappealing! Best, Julia (Saratoga Springs)

[D.M.]

Hi everyone. I'm Deirdre from Quebec and a book addict. My friend brought this challenge to my attention and I had to join. I am rarely without a book on me, and look forward to this challenge to push me into different genres I might never have tried before.

[Danica]

Hi, I'm Danica and I am not good at finishing a book. I hope this reading list will challenge me to see through the book until the end without stopping in the middle and then pick up other book that I also may not finish.

[Jannah]

Hi! My name is Jannah and I'm a children's librarian in rural Northern California. I love sci-fi, fantasy, graphic novels, and children's lit/picture books. This is my 3rd year doing this challenge (previously finished 1st year and didn't finish 2nd year), and I'm looking forward to sharing and reading up on suggestions.

[Angie]

Hello! I’m Angie from Indiana and haven’t tried a challenge this big but am looking forward to it. It will be interesting to break away from the normal books I read, which are romance types right now and it usually takes me a long time to find a book I want to read but having this list will help me with that.

[Pamela]

Hello, I am Pamela. I love reading but recently I find it very difficult to take out time to read. Hoping this challenge would help sort that out. I had attempted it last year as well but I got sidetracked and ended up reading books that didn't fit into the list. Keeping fingers crossed that I completed the challenge this year and also get to read some good books before the year is out.

[Rowan]

Hey guys I'm Fionn, 20 from the UK. Since I'm in my final year of uni I don't know how many books I'll actually read or how active I'll be on here.
My goal is to read at least 20 books that aren't related to uni this year but ideally I'd like to complete the challenge. I'm looking forward to this group and having some recommendations on what else to read.

[Katja]

Hi,
thanks for putting this goup togehter. A co-worker gave me the reading challenge, and I turn proposed it to my bookclub. The book club was game, we were just a little intimidated by the task to find book titles. It looks like this group will be essential to taking on the task - thanks everybody for posting the books you picked.
Katja from Michigan

[TR]

Greetings all. New guy here. I'm doing this challenge for another group and this group popped up on my homepage as something I might interested in and I figured why not since I was already doing it. So I guess the first step was to join the group and introduce myself. Speaking of which, here's the cliff notes version. I'm a pretty open guy so if I leave something out and you want to know, just ask.

I'm Tom, 39 as of this post, from Michigan. I won't bore everyone with the details but in January 2016 (2 years ago at the end of the month) I suffered a brain injury and was in a coma for 6 weeks. I've made amazing progress since then and I'm lucky in that reading counts as therapy (remembering what you read, who's who, etc) so they gives me an excuse to read. I've always loved to read but didn't have the time I do now. Before life did a 180 on me, I was a substitute teacher, and I always had a book in my bag. It's always been a passion of mine, and since I have more time for it now I'm hoping to complete the challenge this year. Done varying degrees on it before but I'm hoping to finish the whole list this year. Already finished my 1st book. I'll figure out where to post that when I'm done with this. I look forward to meeting people and if I left something out that you want to know, just ask. I don't bite.

[Kelly]

Hello all! I'm glad to be joining you, I made a Goodreads account just to participate. My name's Kelly, I'm 31, and I live in Louisville, KY, USA. I work as a paralegal and live with my husband and two spoiled cats. I was a pretty active reader in my early 20's, but that declined as I got a job, got married, moved, etc. Hopefully this challenge is just what I need to jump-start my love of reading. My favorite genres are mystery, horror, history, historical fiction, and classics, but I'm open to expanding my horizons. I look forward to chatting with you all :)

[Amanda]

Hi, Everyone! My name is Amanda, and I'm in Charleston, SC. After nearly a decade working in international shipping, I'm now a stay at home mom to an almost two-year-old little boy. I've always been an avid reader but struggle to find the time now that I'm chasing this incredibly active little guy all day. I do my best to get my reading in by reading both in print and listening to audiobooks as much as possible. I especially love audiobooks when I'm sitting down with my knitting or crochet. I'm really excited to have come across the reading challenge and to be able to join the group. I'm not only hoping that it will help me to improve the number of books I've read but that it will help me diversify. I've always loved all books and all genres, but I find that I have a tendency to tumble into ruts that can last quite some time. Currently, I'm all about mysteries and have been for the last several years. I'm looking forward to broadening my horizons a bit.

[Melanie]

Hi! I'm Melanie from O Fallon, MO. I've loved reading my whole life but have been struggling lately to finish my books with obligations tied in all directions as a working mom. I'm looking forward to reading some good books and challenging myself to carve out time for reading!

[Gitel]

Hi. I'm Gitel from Haifa. I'm really looking forward to this challenge. I don't expect to post too much for now. I'm recovering from a broken right arm, and typing with only my left hand is challenging.

[Klau]

Hi guys :) I'm Klaudia and I am from Poland. I'm 24 and almost finishing my university I decided to join in the 2018 challenge to expand my reading list to more genres and books I probably should have read by now.
I usually stay in the area of fantasy, sci-fi and horror, so I tried to keep my list away from these genres :)
Already found some great ideas in this group so thanks :D

[Night-Wolf]

Good Morning! My name is Senayit (pronounced tonight but with an "s") from Denver Colorado. I just recently had a baby and am now a stay at home mom, I hope that while at home, I can read as many books as possible (permitting the little lady allows me to have that luxury.) I tend to stay within a safe zone when reading: fiction mostly. With the challenge, I hope to step out of my comfort zone a little and try something I usually wouldn't. I'm excited and ready! Happy reading!!

[Bethany]

Hi! I'm Bethany, I'm 23 and I live in Edinburgh. I'm currently a law student in my last semester and start practice in September, so it's a big year for me but I'm hoping to still fit in plenty reading!

I use to read all the time but stopped reading for fun when I started University, but last year I got back on track just too late in the year to attempt the last Pop Sugar Reading Challenge.

I can't seem to let go of Young Adult books so I'm hoping to expand into different genres in this challenge and discover some great books I wouldn't normally read.

Glad to be a part of this group and excited to get some recommendations!

[Diego]

Hey everyone! I'm Diego. Currently living in Chile. I've tried to complete this challenge at least from 2015 (not really sure if 2014 too). Hopefully, this will be my year.
Cheers!

[Cassie]

Julia wrote: "Hi everybody, I'm Julia in upstate NY, mum to two beloved corgis. I don't do well picking my books in advance, but I still hope to complete all 50 categories by the end of 2018. I'll just record th..."

Hi Julia! I'm a corgi mom too! We had two but lost one about 3 years ago. I also have a hard time planning out in advance. I just grab books that look interesting and hope they fit somewhere!

[Sarah]

Hello! I'm Sarah, a recently relocated preschool teacher. I've been trying to do the reading challenge for the last several years but always seem to stall out about 4 books in ....
I'm hoping to get them all done this year though!

[Daniel]

Hello. My name's Dan from Indiana. This is my first time doing a reading challenge so it should be interesting.

[Agnès]

Hello everybody! I'm Agnès, I live in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. I read a lot of f/sf, but a bunch of other stuff too.

[Valeria]

Hello! I'm Valeria from Italy, waiting to go back reading as in " good ol' times".
I'm taking the challenge as a commitment with myself, I can't wait to start. Already working on my list..

Good luck to everyone!

[Rocky]

Hello all! My name is Rocky from Cuyahoga Falls, Oh. I am 30 years old and have always loved to read. I set a goal this year to make more time to read because I have let it slip a way a bit. Also I want to fill my bookshelves! I am in grad school and this is my last semester and will graduate in May with a masters in school counseling. My favorite genres are thrillers and historical fiction! I don't have kids yet but am a happy cat mom!

[Andy]

Hello! I'm Andy and I'm from Colorado. This is my first Popsugar Reading Challenge and I'm looking forward to all the reading I'll be doing in completing it. I love audio books and reading on my Kindle.

[Fran]

Hi my name is Fran and I think this is the third year I've done the challenge. I'm from westlake OH a suburb of Cleveland. Ive seen other Ohioans on here. I've read posts from this group but never joined in. Thanks for all the books you've sent my way!
I am a retired teacher. My life changed greatly this year. My daughter died this summer and I now have custody of her 13 yr old twins. Life is busy, but I always make room for reading. I finished the other two challenges but it may be a little tougher this year. I'll do my best and enjoy it along the way

[Fran]

Amanda wrote: "Hi, Everyone! My name is Amanda, and I'm in Charleston, SC. After nearly a decade working in international shipping, I'm now a stay at home mom to an almost two-year-old little boy. I've always bee..."

I knit and crochet too! I usually do it while "watching tv" but audio books would be interesting. Thanks for the idea!

[Akeiisa]

Hi all! My friend Robyn did this challenge last year and encouraged me to join. I'm a voracious reader and read just about every genre. I'm not great at planning out what I'll read so this will be a bit of a challenge for me.

[Cal]

Greetings, fellow citizens. I am new to this site, I decided to join after I had seen a story online about this reading challenge. I live in a small town in Washington state where some interesting & unusual things occurred. I've always enjoyed reading and I look forward to seeing how much of this challenge I can complete

[Catherine]

Hey Kids!
I'm Catherine, from Nelson, New Zealand and this is my first year doing the PopSugar challenge, so I'm super pumped to get into it.

I love a bit of routine, so I've decided I'm going to do the prompts in order. Since the aim of the game is to branch out a bit and get out of the rut of reading the same stuff over and over, doing them in order will stop me picking and choosing prompts I know I can fill easily.

I'm also not making a plan - I'm going to take each prompt as it comes and decide right before I read. This way I'm not limiting myself to books I already know about, and I can take on anything new and interesting that pops up.

So far I've read the first 3 prompts, starting on the 4th tonight:
1: Gone Girl (movie I've already seen)
2: Murder in Mississippi (true crime)
3: Jack Reacher 17 (next in a series).

I'm starting Six of Crows tonight for my heist book. No idea what its about, it was just recommended by a few on FB.

Would love to make new friends also doing the challenge!

[Nadia]

Hi friends! My name is Nadia. I'm 20 and from NYC *whoop whoop*! I'm not a very shy person anymore, but when I was younger and being dragged to large social gatherings by my parents, I'd bring a book with me to give me comfort. I've loved reading ever since I learned how to read, and getting me a New York Public Library card was probably the wisest financial decision my parents made. *yay parents!* I look forward to challenging myself with these prompts, i.e. what the heck is a "cyberpunk" book? The Spring college semester is starting in a few days so I don't imagine I'll be on top of this as much as I'd like to be, but I'll try. I usually read the most on breaks, though, so I really can't wait for the summer.

[Helen]

Hi all! I'm Lena from Saint-Petersburg, Russia and this is my first boock challenge. Usually I read a lot of sci-fi and light fiction, but this year my goal is reading nore types of books and maybe to discuss it here.
Good luck to everyone!

[Caitlin]

Hi! I'm Caitlin and I live in Seattle, WA. I typically read fiction and especially love YA. I read a lot in 2017 so my reading goals this year are about reading more different kinds of books. I'm looking forward to being inspired by the reading challenge!

[Linda]

Hi!! My name is Linda and I'm Italian, I discovered Popsugar in December and I decided to take part to this challenge this year! My favourite genres are biography and hitorical fiction and I find this challenge a funny way to push myself through other genres :))

[Kimberly]

Hey I'm Kim. I'm from Edmonton, Canada. I work as a Library Assistant, have been married for nearly 5 years and have a 2.5 year old. I'm so excited for this challenge! I usually prefer realistic fiction, sometimes a little fantasy. Looking forward to trying out new genre's.

[Ingrid]

Hello group! I am ISK (Ingrid), 36, author, translator and reviser from France. I read a little over 60 books a year (started keeping track two years ago) and realized recently that I tended to always read the same type of books (mainly mysteries, horror / SFF and classics). So I decided to broaden my horizon, read more recent books with more original, uncommon plots, and I started buying books from blogs / groups recommandations. I stumbled upon this challenge a couple of days ago. Find it really interesting and stimulating and I believe... I can do it! I read both in French and in English, so my list will probably have a few books with French titles when they haven't been translated in English. Hoping to exchange with you guys and counting on inspiration from yall!

[Alissa]

Hello everyone! My name is Alissa. I am from North Carolina. I enjoy reading sci-fi, fantasy, YA, and horror books. I found this challenge on Pinterest and decided I wanted to give it a shot. I seem to have more free time lately, so I am hoping to be able to knock out a few different books this year. Good luck to all. Looking forward to chatting with everyone

[Jenni]

Hi All.

My name is Jenni, someone shared a link to this group in a Facebook Book group I'm a member of, and I thought I'd join in.
I'm doing the challenge alongside another challenge that has a lot of crossover, and if I hit 50 books this year alongside attempting to finish my degree and working, I'll be really pleased.
I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone gets along, and what books people recommend once they've finished them.

[Debra]

Hello! I am Debbie and I am from the US. Recently, I saw this challenge and decided to try it. Not sure how many I will get read but I am excited about trying to see how many I can book I can complete.

[Randi]

Hi! I'm Randi from West Virginia. I am a retired pharmacist who is now a stay at home dog mom to our 3 current dogs and the foster dog of the moment. I am new to the Popsugar challenge this year. I am also doing about a dozen other challenges so I may get confused and forget my weekly check-in. But i will try my best to stay active and involved.

[Stephanie]

Hi! I'm Steph, a 23 year old bank employee from the Philippines. I found out about this challenge when I saw one of the blogs I'm following on tumblr is doing book recommendations for this. Decided to do the challenge and join this group, out of a genuine desire to read more and also because I've come to realize that I've read an embarassingly few number of books for someone whose friends & family know them as a book lover. I hope to have fun and be active here :D

[Storm]

Hello everyone. This is my first Goodreads group ever! Yay! So if I ever get confused, that’s why. I’m a college student, so I’m always super busy but I love to read when I can. I met my goal of 25 books last year so I’m gonna try 52 books this year! I like lots of genres but lately I’ve been into classics. I always a good mystery book.

Oh, and my name is Storm.

[Leigh]

Hello all, I am Leigh. I'm a 30 year old librarian from Pennsylvania. I have informally attempted as a result not finished the past Popsugar Reading Challenges but this year have decided to knuckle down. I am transitioning from being a children's librarian to a reference librarian working mainly with adults, so I now have more time to read adult books. Yay! I hope my participation in this group will not only be fun but help me stay organized with my reading and motivate me to read more diversely. I read pretty much anything that catches my fancy although I do tend to read a lot of biographies and historical romances. Can't wait to see what everyone's reading. Best of luck with the challenge.