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[Zainab]

Hi!! I'm Zainab! I'm 21 years old + from Michigan! I've technically been doing the Popsugar Reading challenge since 2016 + have been a part of this group for a couple years I think, but this year I really want to commit ++ start reading a wider variety of books to find new things that I like! My favorites are romcoms + crazy thrillers that confuse me + freak me out//keep me thinking hours or even days later. I also want to start writing more reviews. I'm about to start my last semester of college so I want to make sure that things I love, like reading, become habits before going into the real world + need some help staying accountable!! But I'm so excited to start + can't wait to read some new things!!!

[Brandi]

Hey everybody!

I’m Brandi and I’m from a small town in Georgia. My love for reading has always been there; however, over the last year I finally found it again after joining an online book club, We Be Book’N. This will be the first year I’ve ever done the Popsugar Reading Challenge and I’m very excited!!

My go to genre used to always be thriller/mystery/suspense, but throughout 2019 I have found that I absolutely LOVE romance! I believe I read more romances than thrillers this year.

Can’t wait to start 2020 off hitting all my reading goals I have for myself.

[Dawna]

Hello everyone. I live in West Virginia. This is my first time doing the Popsugar reading challenge. I like to read almost any type of fiction. My go to is usually romance. I’ve read a few nonfiction books that I have enjoyed just have to find the right ones. I’m a mother of three. I have a 21 year old, one that will be 20 Saturday and a 5 year old (big age difference)! I will be a grandmother this coming year my oldest is due in February with a girl. And I am engaged to an amazing man.

Looking forward to doing this challenge and reading some great books.

Happy New Year Everyone!

[Margaret]

Hey guys I’m Margaret. I’m from New Albany Indiana. Looking forward to the challenge I’ve not really done one of these challenges

[Linda]

Happy New Year! I'm Linda from Wake Forest, NC. After 30+ years of teaching, I recently retired as a 7th grade language arts arts teacher. For the past 5 years, my job consumed almost all of my time, and most of my reading was YA books. There was little time to savor reading simply for pleasure. One of my New Year's resolutions is to return to reading in my suddenly available free time. I'm now looking forward to returning to the joy of finding that "just right" book then staying up as late as I want because I can't put down the book!

[Julia]

Happy new year!!!^^ My name is Julia and I'm 18 years old.I'm from Germany. I heard of the Popsugar challenge before but this is my first time participating. I finished my first book today and I'm already looking forward to the next one. Good luck everybody!

[Michelle]

Happy New Year!! I'm Michelle and currently live in Ocean Grove, Victoria, Australia. I was introduced to GoodReads last year by my friend, and she hasjust introduced me to this challenge...let's see how I go as I'm traditionally a non-fiction reader

[Jen]

Hello!
My name is Jen and I live just north of Seattle, WA. My favorite books tend be sci-fi or auto-biographies, but I also read a lot of non-fiction related to adult learning theory and professional development. I'm joining the 2020 challenge to expand my literary horizons. I really look forward to hearing about your great discoveries this year.

[Rona]

Hi, I am Rona and I live in the South East of Ireland. I decided to do this challenge to vary my reading habits. Look forward to reading your recommendations :)

[Michele]

Hi, I am Michele and I'm in the Chicago area. I just finished my PhD and I'm looking forward to reading a lot more fiction this year!

[Dana]

Hi, I'm Dana. I'm 36 and from Philadelphia, PA. This is my first year in the challenge and I hope it helps me to climb mount TBR.

[Irina]

Happy New Year! I am Irina and currently I live in California. I love Reading and discussing books. I‘m planning to read minimum 20 books this year. It’s my first challenge, so I’m excited! Good luck everyone in finding your perfect books!

[Laura]

Hi there. I'm Laura, from Connecticut. My day job is a middle school English teacher, and by night I am an avid reader of all things. I am looking forward to challenging myself to read outside my comfort zone and find new books that I can dive into. Good luck to all!

[Kristy]

Hi, everyone! I'm Kristy from Arkansas. I'm a librarian and have the awesome job of selecting books for our main library. This is my first time taking part in a reading challenge. I notice my reading habits have been in a bit of a rut, so I hope this will help to shake things up. I love mysteries and psychological thrillers! :)

[Freya Hope]

hey! i'm freya, from exeter in the uk. i'm a student and not an avid reader - i struggle to read fiction because i don't know what i like, and how can i get recommendations if i don't know what i like! so i decided 2020 would be the end of that, so here i am. looking forward to trying some new stuff!

[Ashley Marie]

Hello! I'm Ashley. I'm from Ohio. I'm doing a zillion book challenges this year and I joined the group so I can keep track of this one in particular, and ask for recs/give recs/interact with everyone! Excited to knock a bunch more books off my TBR!

[Richelle]

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Hello! I'm Ashley. I'm from Ohio. I'm doing a zillion book challenges this year and I joined the group so I can keep track of this one in particular, and ask for recs/give recs/interact with everyo..."

Hi Ashley - Totally in the same boat! I love book challenges and I am very ambitious this year, what to set the decade off right!

[Mary-carol]

Happy New Year to all of you and your families. I'm Mary-Carol and I live in Las Vegas, NV with my hubby of almost 20 years and my numerous feline fur babies. I work part-time as a receptionist at an animal hospital and when not working I read, quilt, do needlework and play computer games. I found I'm spending way too much time one the computer games so I'm hoping that this group and several others will steer me towards that goal. Now having said that I did read around 140 books last year (I keep an author alphabetized list). My favorite genres are romance, historical romance/fiction, mysteries and fantasy.
This is the first time I've done this challenge and I look forward to what to everyone is reading and suggestions. :)

[Becky]

Hi everyone! My name is Becky and I am originally from New Orleans, currently living in Hattiesburg, MS. This is my first year doing reading challenges. I am hoping it will help me weed through my giant TBR pile. I tend to read YA, fantasy, and fiction, but want to broaden my horizons a little this year.

[W.J.]

Hey Everyone!!
My name is Wineska, they call me Winnie. I LOVE to read, write: novels/screenplays, and anything that has to do with the arts, like filmmaking, drawing, crafts, etc. That being said, I don't get along with Math. lol
Looking forward to reading a LOT of great books this year, since last year I was more focused on writing and couldn't read as much as I wanted to.
Nice to meet you all and happy readings and a wonderful new year 2020!!!

[Steph]

Hi everyone! I’m Steph and this is my second PS reading challenge! Last year I finished the challenge and read two additional books, which is 49 more than I read in 2018! I’m currently in my 5th year of grad school for a PhD in genetics and cancer biology, and I haven’t really prioritized reading for pleasure since sometime in college. I’m super grateful to have found out about this challenge a little over a year ago so I could rediscover my love of reading!

I’m a big fan of fantasy, both YA and adult. I’m rereading the Hunger Games series currently and next I’ll be delving into Voyager (Outlander #3). I’m really excited to be here and to be doing this challenge again!

[Jess]

Hello, I’m Jess and I live in Indiana. I’m originally from Kentucky but we can get to Kentucky in 10 minutes. I’m an RTI Instructional Assistant in an Elementary school and I absolutely love it. I’ve been married since June 2012 and we have a little boy named Robert (July 2015). Being his mom is the greatest thing ever in this world. I have never tried this challenge before but I thought it would be a good way to diversify my reading some. I mainly read sci fi and thriller type books.

[Chelsi]

Hi everyone! My name is Chelsi and I live in rural Kansas. I am in my first year as an ELA teacher in a middle school, so most of the books I read tend to be YA. I am a wife and mom of a 13-year-old boy. Our lives are crazy, but I'm hoping that this challenge and joining the group will keep me on track with my reading goals this year. Plus, I get asked for book recs all the time by students, coworkers, and friends, so I want to expand my book knowledge.

[Laura]

Hey everyone! I'm Laura, I'm 36, and I live in Ohio. I'm a book nerd and a writer. I joined this challenge to get myself out of my reading comfort zone and discover new books I would otherwise overlook.

[Stefania]

Hello! I'm Stefania from Italy. This is my third year of bookchallenge, first one of Poppsugar. Keeping track of my readings helps me to read more and better, so I'm eager to begin this challenge. Good luck everyone!

[Stefania]

Hello! I'm Stefania from Italy. This is my third year of bookchallenge, first one of Poppsugar. Keeping track of my readings helps me to read more and better, so I'm eager to begin this challenge. Good luck everyone!

[Cat]

Hey everyone! I am Joyce and I am a second year uni student from Hong Kong. I've been aware of the PS challenge for a few years but I've never participated. No promises on finishing the challenge but I hope the prompts will inspire me to read more widely!

[Zahrah]

Hey there I’m Zahrah and I’m from India. I’ve recently heard of this challenge and thought it would be great fun to join in..I have no prior experience to reading challenges and gotta ask.... can one or more prompts be used for one book

[Frankie]

Hi! I’m Francesca, but I also go by Frankie. I’m 24 & work in accounting. I started a blog last summer that’s about my life, mental health, weight struggles, etc & I also post about books I enjoy. 🥰 I want to read more so I figured this group would be a great way to keep myself accountable. 💕

[Stephanie]

Hi everyone! I'm Stephanie and this is my first year trying this reading challenge. I've heard of it for years and decided 2020 was the year to give it a shot. Excited to get some ideas from this group for what to read for each prompt!

[Ness]

Hi! I'm Ness. I've tried a Popsugar before, I think in 2016, but never finished it. I'm trying again this year and hope I get to read more than I did the last few years.

[Mahi]

Hey everyone! My name is Mahi and I'm a college student in Texas. I love reading, especially fantasy, but I somehow almost always end up doing something else whenever I have free time, so I hope this challenge will get me to read more. This is my first time doing the Popsugar reading challenge and I'm so excited!

[Mahi]

Zahrah wrote: "Hey there I’m Zahrah and I’m from India. I’ve recently heard of this challenge and thought it would be great fun to join in..I have no prior experience to reading challenges and gotta ask.... can o..."

Hi Zahrah! I think it's up to you if you want to read one book for each prompt or not.

[Rebecca]

Hey, I'm Becky, from Canada, and this is my first year doing the challenge. I saw my one friend doing it last year and wanted to try my hand at it, and I'm looking forward to having some new, delicious books to try out.

[MJ]

Hello everyone! I'm MJ from (brrrrr) Wisconsin. This is my first go at the challenge. I love to read and am looking forward to reading something other than my usual stuff. Also hoping to meet new people to chat about books.

[Eva]

Lynn wrote: "Hello! I'm originally from New Orleans, but living in Australia right now. I'm pretty excited to start this challenge."

Hope you are safe from the fires

[Eva]

Gabrielle wrote: "Hey guys, I'm Gabby. i'm from Australia and I recently found out about this challenge and decided why not give it a go. I haven't really done one of these challenges before so please bare with me :)"

Hope you are safe from the fires

[Eva]

Hi! I’m Eva from Vancouver, Canada and this is my first year doing this challenge. I heard about it on Instagram where I am @pomoevareads
Like so many of you I am looking forward to diversifying my reading life and having some fun with the challenge prompts.
I am a mom to 2 teen boys, 1 dog and 2 cats.

[DeeAnn]

Hi. I’m Dee Ann from Montana. This looks like an interesting challenge and I’m eager to figure this thing out.

[Kate]

Hi everyone I’m Kate. I love reading but this is my first reading challenge so I thought I’d give it a try. I can usually be found emptying my local library or cuddled up with a book and my two cats.

[Maya]

Hi, I'm Maya, I'm from Virginia, currently in Austin TX. My first PopSugar challenge was 2019, and I had so much fun with the prompts. It was the first time in a while that I rediscovered the joy of reading that I had as a teen (as an English major, I had to read copious amounts for grades over interest). I got pretty close to finishing the challenge last year, I'm ready to give it a go for 2020! I hope you all have a great time this year, looking forward to the weekly check-ins!

[Marissa]

Hi everyone, I'm Marissa. I'm a librarian in MA and I'm trying to diversify my reading!

[L.]

Hi everyone! I'm Lia and this is my first Popsugar Reading Challenge. I'm really excited to join this community and attempt this challenge this year. Happy reading!!

[Janice]

Hi everyone, I am Janice from Jefferson City, Missouri. This is my first time doing the Popsugar reading challenge. I an retired and always read a huge number of books but thought the challenge would add another layer of fun.

[Audrey]

Hello! I’m Audrey from Las Vegas, and I work in the children’s department in a local library. This is my first reading challenge. My goal is to read Young Adult or Juvenile titles that I can get from the library system. Hopefully this will help me diversify what I read while giving me a good list of things to recommend to patrons. I’m looking forward to hearing about everyone’s book choices. Happy Reading!

[#artdamnit]

Hello!! I'm Donna and I'm really excited to do this challenge! I read mostly sci-fi/fantasy (adult and YA, i usually don't discriminate between the two), Mystery, thriller, and Stephen King. Huge Harry Potter nerd (books more than the movies), and I am obsessed with my cat Memphis (cause he's just the cutest!). Looking forward to this 2020 challenge!

[Lia]

Greetings all. I'm Lia, 37, from New Jersey, USA. Challenging myself to do this and the Around the Year in Books reading challenge at the same time. Seeing how many books I can get to fit a category for both. Looking forward to reading a wide variety off my endless "To Read" list.

[Emerson]

Hi there! I`m Emerson, or M. I live west of the Rockies in the US (Utah). I've been away from GR for a whike, but i missed talking books and doing challenges. I saw this group whike browsing the groups and this looked like a good challenge to start off with.

I look forward meeting you and Happy Reading!

[Catherine]

Hi
My name is Cath and I am from Christhchurch, New Zealand.
Reading is my number one hobby! I thought this list would be a good way to try some different types of books and learn some new ideas/ authors along the way.

[Maxie]

Hi! I'm Maxie and I'm from Michigan! I've got a BA in Theater and love reading (I used to get in trouble for reading in grade school ;v;). This is my first year doing the PopSugar Challenge and I'm still not entirely sure what I'm doing haha, I've never participated in a group before! I love reading challenges, so I've overlapped this one with a few others, which will be reflected in my reviews on books!