Popsugar - 2021

[Veena]

update #109: 18/50

[Alta]

Updated message #67

Progress: 25/40

[Julie]

Progress 14/20.
Maybe I need to increase my goal? 🤔

[Carol]

update #128

10/50 completed

[Sally]

Update msg 42
13/50

[Terrie]

/Added books to #27
13/25

1Progress. A book that published in 2021 NR#2
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover:
4.author who shares your zodiac SCORPIO sign:
5. A dark academia book:
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7.the main character works at your dream job: (actress)
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. a family tree:
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14.set in a restaurant:
15. black-and-white cover:
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. same title as a song:
18. a subject you are passionate about: BOOKS
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid:
22. set mostly or entirely outdoors archeology dig in Dommer's Pass
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. an oxymoron in the title:
27. do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. set in multiple countries England and US
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or Y
33, three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced Prompts

41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 18/50

[Jennifer]

Updating message #12
(guess I forgot to update for awhile!)

12/50


17. A book that has the same title as a song- SHOUT DONE

23. A book with something broken on the cover- In the Dream House DONE

24. A book by a Muslim American author- Mornings in Jenin DONE

36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads- Red Rock Stories: Three Generations of Writers Speak on Behalf of Utah's Public Lands DONE

[Jackie]

Update message #29....7/25

11. A book about forgetting: Deacon King Kong by James McBride
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: THE YEAR THAT CHANGED HER: The Year Book One by Angelia Vernon Menchan

[Allie]

Update Message #94
Progress 24/50
Prompt 8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
Hamnet

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[Marleen]

Update to message 19: 9/10

✅48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random ➡️ Lirael (I picked this book at the beginning of the year by randomizing my Goodreads shelf.)

[Gabriella]

Update message #60: 38/40

[Laureen]

Update Message #71:
#9: A book with a family tree Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
20/50

[Winter, Group Reads]

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "Winter wrote: "Welcome Amy! Are you going to use the name Amy (Other Amy) all year? If you are that's perfectly fine, but I differentiate you from your original message. So in your case if you upda..."

Thank you :) I will use that as your name then. It is weird to change after a long time I agree ^^

[Winter, Group Reads]

Julie wrote: "Progress 14/20.
Maybe I need to increase my goal? 🤔"

I can't find you in the spreadsheet Julie. Have you changed your goodreads name lately? What is the number of your origianal message?

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Kylie]

Msg #24 updated: 9 / 30 complete

[Tania]

Update message 28, 16/50

✓47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing: lots of fun times with family and friends bonding over the Stephanie Plum series, including a book signing with the author, Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich (finished 4/7)

[Alison]

update to message #65

33/50 books read :)

[JennyGirlReads]

Updated msg 170

27/50

✔️5. A dark academia book My Dark Vanessa

[AJ]

Update to #449

13/50

29. A book set in multiple countries: American Gods Gods are all over the world, and that's where Neil Gaiman takes us in this book!

[Tania]

Update message 28, 17/50

✓6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang (finished 4/9)

[Allie]

Update Message #94
Progress 25/50
Prompt 23. A book with something broken on the cover The American Agent


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[Kylie]

Msg #24 updated, 10 / 30

[Jennifer]

Updating message #23

13/50 completed

44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover- Idiot Brain: What Your Head Is Really Up To DONE

[Heather]

Updated message 126

37/50 complete

28. A magical realism book - The Ten Thousand Doors of January

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 17: 34/50

I haven't updated in a while. Since last time I've finished 18 prompts...

34/50

1. A book that published in 2021
A Vow So Bold and Deadly by Brigid Kemmerer
2. An Afrofuturist book
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job - neuroscientist (dream)
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
9. A book with a family tree
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
16. A book by an indigenous author
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich
17. A book that has the same title as a song
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
21. A genre hybrid
Himself by Jess Kidd
28. A magical realism book
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey
29. A book set in multiple countries
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
The Secret Place by Tana French - Ireland
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra by Obert Skye
37. A book you think your best friend would like
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay

41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
Shōgun by James Clavell
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Color Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
Eartheater by Dolores Reyes

[JennyGirlReads]

Update to message 170:

29/50

✔️11. A book about forgetting Still Alice

✔️50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) Conjure Women

[Alaina]

Updated Message 96 : (44/50)

[Tania]

Update message 28, 18/50

✓27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Addie returns home to start fresh in a new career, Addie and Erich try a do-over with their relationship or lack thereof, Mr. Miracle by Debbie Macomber (finished 4/13)

[Nedge]

Update message #3 to show I've read 26/50 please (I finally decided to go for all 50 and I've been updating my original post #116 myself). Am enjoying my first ever popsugar challenge!

[Nathalia]

Msg 486
Progress 0/24

[Heather]

Updated message 126
38/50 complete

1. A book that published in 2021 - Just as I Am

[Laureen]

Update to Message #71:
9. A book with a family tree. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi.
21/50

[Tania]

Update message 28, 19/50

✓11. A book about forgetting: Angel Falls by Kristin Hannah (finished 4/14)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :) Have a great weekend ^^

[Megan]

Updated msg 15

Just completed #7 (main works at current job - lawyer) - The Way You Hold Me by Elle Wright. I liked this book much better than the first in the series. The plot was well-developed, the relationship made sense, and I liked the characters. Worth reading! 4 stars

33/50

[Gabriella]

Update message #60: ✔40/40
Raising the goal to 45.

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 19/50-- A locked-room mystery-- The Woman in Cabin 10

[Laureen]

Update to Message #71:
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc): The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho (4/17/21)

Progress: 22/50

[Ranmali]

Ranmali wrote: "I will sign up for 15 books

1. A bestseller from the 1990s - As the Crow Flies
2. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover - All The Single Ladies
..."

Completed 6/15

1. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
2. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - The Art of War
3. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Colpetty People
4. A book everyone seems to have read but you - American Gods
5. A book with a black-and-white cover - For Whom the Bell Tolls
6. A book about a subject you are passionate about - Photography Visionaries

[Ashleigh]

Update to #46

11. A book about forgetting

I read Trust

12/?

[Malola]

Message #206 follow-up.
12/40


9. A book with a family tree. How to Read Donald Duck: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about. Chimeras, Hybrids, and Interspecies Research: Politics and Policymaking
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list. Letter from the Birmingham Jail
21. A genre hybrid. Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors. The Golden Sayings of Epictetus
25. A book that was published anonymously. The Gossamer Years: The Diary of a Noblewoman of Heian Japan
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts. The Holy war, made by King Shaddai upon Diabolus, for the regaining of the metropolis of the world; or, the losing and taking again of the town of Mansoul
29. A book set in multiple countries. Opening Science: The Evolving Guide on How the Internet is Changing Research, Collaboration and Scholarly Publishing
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021. Carmilla
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads. The Freedom to Be Free
37. A book you think your best friend would like. Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia
38. A book about art or an artist. The Piano Teacher

[AJ]

Update to 475

14/50

31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality: The Prophets Robert Jones has the Son of Baldwin community that I follow most closely on the Twitter!

[Megan BG]

13/20

1. A book that published in 2021: Too Good to Be True

29. A book set in multiple countries: Dragonfly in Amber

message 36

[Jennifer]

Updating message #23

15/50 completed

29. A book set in multiple countries- The Beekeeper of Aleppo DONE

48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random- Rendezvous with Rama DONE

[Laureen]

Update to Message #71:
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels). The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Progress: 23/50

[Heather]

Updated message 126

39/50 complete

32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Maria]

Update message 30

22/30

42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list-The Giving Tree 64 pages 4-22