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[Kimberly]

Hi there, I am Kim and I live in Ontario, Canada. I started the challenge last year but life got in the way. I did enjoy it because I read some genres and authors I would not normally choose. Working on getting some of my list together for 2019 so I can hit the ground running. Thanks to everyone who had already posted ideas! Have fun reading!

[Ann]

Hey everyone I'm Ann a 30 year old accountant and I really love reading all genres. Can't wait to do this challenge for 2019.

[Grace]

Hi, I'm Grace from St Pete FL. Really excited for this challenge. Good luck all!

[Britany]

Welcome Grace ;)

[Lauren]

Hi, I'm Lauren from New Hampshire :) i love to read and I'm excited for this challenge.

[Daniela]

Hi from Austin Texas. Love reading and love lists. This is just the inspiration I needed to tackle my TBR list and find new books to love.

[Marissa]

Hi Everybody! I'm Marissa, and this will be my second year to do this challenge! I have 2 more books left to go for 2018, and I'm so excited to jump into 2019's challenge in less than a month!

[Carrie]

Hello, I'm Carrie & I live in Seattle. I found the 2018 list in Oct and after fitting in my reading from this year, I've marked off about 3/4's of the prompts. I'm looking forward to starting 2019's list at the beginning of the year instead.

[Patricia]

Hi everyone, my name is Patricia. I am a reporter at the Oscoda Press, so I love to write but my reading game has been off for a couple of years. I'd really like to pick it up again and finally reach my reading goal for the year. I'm excited to be here, thanks!

[Willow]

Hello, I’m Willow. I used to be an avid bookworm until the internet came along. I would like to spend less time looking at pointless online stuff, and get back to reading and doing what I love. Glad to be here, and good luck with reaching your 2019 goals!

[Berna]

Hello, I am Berna from Turkey.
I read around 60-75 books a year and read variety of genres; mystery, historical fiction and romance are my favorites but I also read fantasy and sci-fi.
I have never participated in a yearly reading challenge before but I always wanted to try one.
Pop Sugar Reading Challenge seems like one that I could put many books from my tbr as well as some new ones. Therefore, I think it is a really good mix.

[Cherie Jones]

Hi, my name is Cherie. This is my first time doing the Popsugar challenge. I have been reading the different threads and I am really enjoying myself already. I have picked a lot of my list thanks to the excellent recommendations that have been posted. Thank you so much for that. I enjoy reading mysteries, ghost stories, some horror and enjoy wit and humor in the books I read. I like the idea of trying some new things and having people to talk books with. May we all achieve our goals this coming year.

[Janet]

Hi all - Another newbie here, from Lakewood, OH (just west of Cleveland). A running friend mentioned the 2019 PopSugar challenge to me on Wednesday. I think she's created a monster! There are others just like me - who love to read and love lists :) My Want-To-Read list on Goodreads is 1,200+ and growing. I will read pretty much anything so long as a dog is not hurt (yet murder mysteries are a favorite of mine - go figure). Looking forward to reading with you all in 2019.

[Xan]

Hello! I'm Xan from Ithaca, NY. This is my first time doing any kind of reading challenge but I am super excited for it. I used to read all the time but then the real world and internet memes kind of took over. The last few years I've managed to kind of get back into the swing of reading published books (I read a lot of fanfiction) and this challenge seems like a lot of fun. I work at a library and Barnes and Noble so I'm constantly surrounded by books and hopefully will be able to knock some titles off of my to read list!

[Angie]

Hello everyone,
Im stoked for the 2019 challenge. Its my first year and I am hoping that I can fit some of my 100+ books that I own and havent read yet into the categories. Killing two birds with one stone by both completing the challenge and whittling down my TBR pile.

[Amy J.]

Hi Everyone. I'm Amy. I live in Kansas and teach psychology at a Community College. I did the read harder challenge last year and probably will again this year. I liked the challenge of reading outside my normal genres (fantasy, sci-fi, and horror) that I decided to look for other year long challenges I could tackle. Someone in my Goodreads group mentioned the Popsugar Challenge, so I googled it, found the list, which directed me here. I'm excited to start planning. I got in a rut last year (outside the one challenge) and read far too many JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction) novels. I'm really hoping that these to challenges will make me expand my literary horizons.

[Marta]

Hi, I am Marta and I am from Santa Ana, California. I am a retired fifth grade teacher and an avid reader. I am stuck reading YA and want to branch back into adult reading. I read YA because of my job. I enjoy it a lot, but I know I am missing a lot of good books. I wanted to join this challenge because it will introduce me to some books I wouldn't have read and because I want to use books from my shelves. I have a lot of unread books!

[Misty's Book Space]

Hello everyone!! My name is Misty and I am a stay at home wife from Georgia. I have been seeing this challenge around for the past couple of years but I've never participated in it until now. I read a little bit of everything but my favorite genre is probably romance. I am looking forward to participating in this challenge this year. I don't know what I will be reading yet and most likely for most of the prompts I will just be winging it as I go.

[Dragonfly]

Hi there! My name is Erin and I'm from Scotland. I have a lot of books on my TBR so I hope to read a lot of them!!

[Monica]

Hello everyone!! My name is Monica and I am from Pennsylvania!

I have seen this POPSUGAR reading challenge last year on LibraryThing and didn't really participate in it, but this year I have decided to give it a try. I found this group through PopSugar and decided to join.

I have participated in challenges before on GR and LT. I always have trouble trying to find books to fit some of the prompts, so I am hoping that this group will help me fill some of them.

I am doing a variety of challenges and want to try and fit books into more than one of the challenges/prompts. I have many books on my TBR shelf that I own and would love to get through this year.

Happy Reading All!!

[L Y N N]

I don't even remember if I've posted here yet... ;) My life's been kinda crazy lately. Well, this year. Well, honestly, for the past two years! :)

I have never before participated in this reading challenge or in any other challenge that is as large and far-reaching as this one. But...for 2019 I am attempting this as well as the ATY challenge. I definitely plan to read books that will fit multiple categories for BOTH challenges at once. I guess I want to do this because I LOVE making reading lists!! :) I will also continue to participate in Nonfiction November, the Classics Club challenge, and others along the way, I am sure.

If only I could locate an employer who would pay me and provide insurance just to stay home and read and blog reviews!! Ah...while that would be ideal, I suspect it will never happen! :)

Onward and upward! Happy reading to all and I truly appreciate the fact that this group as well as ATY has already blown my TBR listing even further out of reach in this lifetime!! :)

[Lisa]

Lisa from Texas here.

I used to be an voracious reader; never seen without a book in my hand. Lately it has been hit or miss, so i am excited about the challenge and getting back to my old habits.

[Lisa]

Quick question since I am new to this...

Do we read these prompts in a specific order? Or in any order of our choosing?

[Johanne]

No reading order. There is a monthly optional group read, so if you like structure and the book clubish aspect, there are 12 prompts decided there.

[Johanne]

... and you can join one or all of the monthly reads depending on your mood and your liking of the picks.

[Lisa]

Thank you.

[Heather]

I am so excited to be joining you guys this year! My friend and I are doing it together, and it will be fun to see others doing the same. :)

[Jennifer]

Hi all! My name is Jennifer & I live in Baltimore. I work as a Nuclear Reactor Operator and as long as everything runs smoothly, I have a lot of free time to read at work & on my commute. I do the read harder challenge and decided to branch out a little this year, as I finished school and my most recent training program.....which lead to reading much more than 24 books for the year. I love to read just about anything but my go-to when I don't want to think about anything at all is queer romance novels. I'm excited to try a new way to direct my book selections!

[Jacqueline]

Hi! My name is Jacqueline! I am form Houston, Texas. I want to do this challenge to push my comfort zone and to tackle some of my TBR pile which is growing out of control.

[Lorna]

I posted last year, but I think my introductory post was the only one I ever did and a lot has changed since last year.!

I'm Lorna and I'm a Library Services Assistant in Avonmore, Ontario. I have to do a lot of reader's advisory so I'm participating in PopSugar's reading challenge for the second year to push me out of my comfort zone! This year I also plan on being more active in the group too :)

[Erin]

hi there! i'm mac, i use they/them pronouns, and i am from chilly WI! i've always been a voracious reader (happens, when your parents are english teachers), and i majored in creative writing in college! i've always loved fantasy and historical fiction, and this year i really fell off the reading wagon, so i'm hoping the 2019 challenge can help me get back on track!

[Dominecc]

I'm Dominecc and I'm a 21 year old university student in Canada. I came across popsugar reading challenges last month and I wanted to try 2019's challenge along with my Goodreads one. I usually read in the YA category. I also read manga and graphic novels.

[Cheyenne]

My name is Cheyenne I'm a 19-year-old who really needs to get back into reading and what better way than a reading challenge. I have about 800 books at my house with about 95% of them unread. Here is to hoping I can get 50 f them read next year!

[Keishla]

Hi! I'm Keishla and I live in LA. This is my first year trying this challenge, so I'm really excited!

[Ashlee]

Hi, I'm Ashlee and I live in Utah, but grew up in BC, Canada. I'm 35 and I have a husband and two kids (2 and 3 years old). I've always always loved reading but lately I haven't been reading as much as I'd like. A friend suggested reading challenges so I googled. This one and this group looked like the best to me so here I am!

[Nerys]

Hi all, I'm Nerys! I'm from Miami, FL and have known about the challenge for a few years now but always fail to complete it. I always get halfway through the list and get distracted with other responsibilities (and Netflix). No more! I want to really complete it, and I'm sooooooo excited to get back to Goodreads and to be a part of this group :)

[Kim]

Hi, I'm Kim from Texas. I just found out about this reading challenge from a booktuber. I thought it a perfect thing to do since the new year is just around the corner. I'm an avid reader, belong to a book group, but I find I don't get make much of a dent in that TBR stack -- all are books I want to read but just can't get to them for whatever reason. I hope this will help.

[Hinda Rochel]

Hi, Salixj.

I am trying this challenge this year for the first time! The only one I'm really worried about is the new novel. Hopefully I will be able to get a new book.

[Angela]

Hi im angela, i live in florida, and i read a lot. Like a few books a week. Thought i wpuld give this a try to find something new

[Sarah]

Hi, I'm Sarah from Florida, a 34 year old stay at home mom of a 2 year old and a 5 month old. I did the 2015 challenge, but wasn't aware there was a Goodreads group for it! I used to read a lot (like a book a night), then I had children; so I'm trying to get back into it for some much needed me-time. I thought the challenge might be a good way to do that - reread some old favorites as well as try out new books I wouldn't have otherwise.

[Louise]

Hi, I'm Louise. I'm from England but I live in Germany. Recently I've found it difficult to choose what to read sometimes and I'm hoping this challenge will give me some inspiration and allow me to discover books that I might not have come across otherwise.

[Edie]

Lisa wrote: "Hello, I’m Lisa, retired and living full time as a wandering RVer. I’ve joined this group as I am stuck in a rut of reading the same types of books. Hopefullly this will broaden my horizons."

Reading for challenges certainly broadened my reading selection. When I retired I was mostly reading books by a handful of authors. Now I have discovered lots of new authors, learned what cyber punk lit is (and while it still isn't my favorite genre, I have found some great stories there). Readers comments are very helpful in tracking down great readers for prompts.

[Kate]

Hi, I'm Kate. I'm from Washington DC, USA. I spend a lot of my free time reading and browsing books. I attempted a few challenges in 2018 and really enjoyed choosing the books and posting reviews. I wanted to interact more with other readers so I found the Popsugar challenge and this group.

I read pretty broadly among genres, but I especially love YA and Romance. Aside from the prompts, one of my goals this coming year is to make a dent in the unread books already sitting on my shelves.

[Ashton]

Hi, I'm Ashton! I'm from South Carolina, USA. My reading has really slacked off since graduation two years ago and I've been struggling to get back into it ever since. I'm really excited for this challenge mostly because of the prompts and discussion group. I always have such a hard time deciding what to read so hopefully this will help.

[Di]

Hi, I'm Diana and I'm from Portugal
Unfortunately, I don't have time to read as much as I would like, but I hope this challenge will help me find new amazing books.

[Olga]

Hi! I'm Olga from Cali, Colombia. Been doing the challenge for the past few years. Love that it has forced me to read stuff I would normally not have read. Since I didn't finish this year's challenge, I'm looking forward to doing so for next year's.

[Lucie Renee]

Hi I'm Lucie Renee from Kansas.
One of my co-workers at the Library where I work mentioned this challenge and now I'm happily in the thick of it, color coded spreadsheet and all.

[Sarah]

Hi! I'm Sarah. I live in Virginia (United States) with my husband, son, and cats. I love to read but it's fallen off in the last few years so I'm happy I heard about this reading challenge. I think I've convinced my husband to do it with me too! :)

[Regan]

Hello! I'm Regan. I moved to Pittsburgh a few years ago, though I'm originally from Ohio. I usually read thrillers for fun, though I also read 'meaty' books as well. I enjoy romances and folktales. I've never done a formalized challenge like this, so I'm hoping it helps me to branch out of some of my comfort zones.

[Jenn]

Hey all! I am a RN in Phoenix, AZ. I'm excited to try this challenge this year. I have a 9 year old who loves to read and she wants to try it too, which is awesome! We already having fun finding age appropriate books she can read on her own and books we can read together that fit the prompts. I don't think she'll get through all of them but we're going to have fun trying. :D