Popsugar - 2021

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 35/50

[AJ]

Update to 848

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17. A book that has the same title as a song - Somebody's Daughter The song I found matching it is by Tenille Townes and while about a different phenomena, does align with this memoir at some points.

42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Don't Call Us Dead It was short, but the poems offered a powerful punch.

[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 - 13/15

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
3. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction - Stay with Me
4. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
5. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - The Art of War
6. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Colpetty People
7. A book everyone seems to have read but you - American Gods
8. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - An anthology - Write to Reconcile: An Anthology
9. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Atlas Shrugged
10. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - The Year of the Runaways
11. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign - Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
12. A book with a black-and-white cover - For Whom the Bell Tolls
13. A book about a subject you are passionate about - Photography Visionaries

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 36/50

✓44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews (finished 11/4)

[Ashley]

update message #51
46/50

[Tania]

Update to message 28, progress 38/50

✓8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht (finished 11/7)

✓25. A book that was published anonymously: The Voyage of Bran by Anonymous (finished 11/5)

[Megan]

Updated msg 15

Just completed #25 (published anonymously) - My Brilliant Friendby Elena Ferrante, translated by Ann Goldstein. I did not enjoy this novel. The roundabout prose, unlikeable characters, and meandering plot were dissatisfying. I appreciate the time period the author sought to convey. But the friendship at the center of the story seemed too extreme. The last quarter was a bit better, but I won’t be continuing with the series. 2.5 stars

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[Allie]

Update to Message #95
Progress 44/50
9. A book with a family tree Homegoing
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) Novel in verse White Rose

[Allie]

Update to Message #95
45/50
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
The Thursday Murder Club

[AJ]

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2. An Afrofuturist book: Akata Witch A strong opener for the series, even if the ending came a little fast.

30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: Tokyo Ever After I would have loved, loved, loved to go to Japan in 2020-2021 but that's for the future.

[Jennifer]

Updating message #23

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30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021- Gift from the Sea DONE

33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)- My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry DONE

50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)- The Once and Future Witches DONE

[Allie]

Update to message #95
progress 46/50
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) Dead Man's Folly

[Rachael]

Updated message 192: 10/10. Challenge completed! Thanks

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 36/50
7. Character works at your current or dream job-- Artifacts-- Archaeologist-- I wanted to be and archaeologist or anthropologist so badly when I was little

[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 14/15

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
3. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction - Stay with Me
4. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
5. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - The Art of War
6. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Colpetty People
7. A book everyone seems to have read but you - American Gods
8. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - An anthology - Write to Reconcile: An Anthology
9. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Atlas Shrugged
10. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - The Year of the Runaways
11. A book from your TBR list chosen at random - Exit West
12. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign - Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
13. A book with a black-and-white cover - For Whom the Bell Tolls
14. A book about a subject you are passionate about - Photography Visionaries

[Megan]

Updated msg 15

Just completed prompt for longest book on tbr - Solar Federation by S. E. Mulholland. Definitely glad I stumbled across this book. It could have benefitted from editing and some of the phrases are cringy. And editing would have helped with the length - over 1000 pages is a lot! However, it provides an interesting exploration of the dangers of fanaticism, both from a monarchist and those seeking utopia at all costs. I’ll be thinking about this one for awhile. Definitely recommend! 4 stars

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[Megan]

Updated msg 15

Just completed #20 (BLM list) - Long Division by Kiese Laymon. This book was strange. I admire people who try something different, but there has to be some sort of pay-off for that to work. I kept looking for the spot where it would make sense, and it just wasn’t there for me. Writing was ok but incredibly circular. Not one I would recommend. 2.5 stars

50/50 - challenge completed!

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 39/50

✓16. A book by an indigenous author: An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo (finished 11/15)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Rachael wrote: "Updated message 192: 10/10. Challenge completed! Thanks"

Congratulations! ^^

[Winter, Group Reads]

Megan wrote: "Updated msg 15

Just completed #20 (BLM list) - Long Division by Kiese Laymon. This book was strange. I admire people who try something different, but there has to be some sort of p..."

Congratulations! That's amazing! :D

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 37/50
A book about forgetting: What Alice Forgot

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 42/50

✓14. A book set in a restaurant: The Dinner by Herman Koch (finished 11/16)

✓20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (finished 11/17)

✓24. A book by a Muslim American author: What Color Is My World?: The Lost History of African-American Inventors by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (finished 11/18)

[Maria]

Update message 30

30/30 Done!!!

[AJ]

Update to 862

43/50

9. A book with a family tree: The Roanoke Girls A fucked up family tree, indeed.

[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
..."

Done! Completed 15/15

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
3. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction - Stay with Me
4. A book by a Muslim American author - And the Mountains Echoed
5. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
6. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - The Art of War
7. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Colpetty People
8. A book everyone seems to have read but you - American Gods
9. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - An anthology - Write to Reconcile: An Anthology
10. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Atlas Shrugged
11. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - The Year of the Runaways
12. A book from your TBR list chosen at random - Exit West
13. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign - Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
14. A book with a black-and-white cover - For Whom the Bell Tolls
15. A book about a subject you are passionate about - Photography Visionaries

[Alta]

Updated Message # 67

Progress: 46/40

[Flora]

#49/50 The Institute byStephen King for the prompt of longest book at 557 pages.

Only 1 left to go!!!

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 38/50
A book on the Black Lives Matter reading list: Here for It; Or, How to Save Your Soul in America: Essays

[Darinda]

updated message 80

books read 50/50
challenge completed!

[Ashleigh]

Update to #46

30/?

29. A book set in multiple countries: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 43/50

✓28. A magical realism book: My Dear Friend Janet by Keke Palmer (finished 11/23)

[Jennifer]

Updating message #23

39/50 completed

21. A genre hybrid- Kindred DONE

31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality- Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things DONE

37. A book you think your best friend would like- We Are the Ants DONE

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 44/50

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 46/50

✓26. A book with an oxymoron in the title: Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (finished 11/25)

[Laureen]

Update to Message #71: I'm Finished!!!!!!! Here is my full list:
1. A book that is published in 2021: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (2/27/21)
2. An Afrofuturist book. Kindred by Octavia Butler (8/5/21)
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton (11/25/21)
4. A book by an author who shares your Zodiac sign The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (2/7/21)
5. A dark academia book: The Secret History by Donna Tartt (1/23/21)
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling (1/16/21)
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job. The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley (3/4/21)
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
9. A book with a family tree. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi. (4/7/21)
10. A bestseller from the 1990’s. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret’s (Illustrated) by JK Rowling, and Jim Kay (2/6/21)
11. A book about forgetting. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (5/6/21)
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)
13. A locked-room mystery. The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley (1/30/21)
14. A book set in a restaurant. Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P Manansala (10/9/21)
15. A book with a black and white cover. Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart (9/28/21)
16. A book by an indigenous author. The Removed by Brandon Hobson (2/16/21)
17. A book that has the same title as a song. Valentine by Elizabeth Wetmore
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (5/31/21)
19. A book that discusses body positivity. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charles Mackery (4/26/21)
20. A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (1/3/21)
21. A genre hybrid. The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James (1/3/21)
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah (2/13/21)
23. A book with something broken on the cover. The Push by Ashley Audrain (4/12/21)
24. A book by a Muslim American author. I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai (3/13/21)
25. A book that was published anonymously. The Shadows by Alex North (3/5/21)
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title. Dead Wake by Erik Larson (4/26/21)
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle (10/13/21)
28. A magical realism book. Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson (3/9/21)
29. A book set in multiple countries. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (1/24/21)
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (8/29/21)
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, You Tube video creator, or other online personality. Clap When you Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (7/18/21)
32. A book whose title starts with a “Q”, “X”, or “Z”. The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman (10/26/21)
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson (2/17/21)
34. A book about a social justice issue. Infinite Country by Patricia Engel (7/29/21)
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels). The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (4/20/21)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads. The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan (7/5/21)
37. A book that you think your best friend would like: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal (7/14/21)
38. A book about art or an artist: The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton (5/21/21)
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (5/25/21)
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: A book with a three-word title: One by One by Ruth Ware (5/13/21)

Advanced: (10/10)
1. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (3/21/21)
2. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Frederik Backman (5/6/21)
3. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (8/21/21)
4. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover. The Little Old Lady Who Broke All The Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg (7/29/21)
5. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time. Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
6. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (1/17/21)
7. A book from your TBR List you associate with a favorite person, place or thing . A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende (6/7/21)
8. A book from your TBR list chosen at random. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (6/30/21)
9. A DNF book from your TBR list. The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish (8/5/21)
10. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library). Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks by Annie Spence (7/12/21)

Ok! I'm ready for the 2022 challenge!!!

[Veena]

upadate #109

50/50

Pop Sugar Challenge 2021 FINISHED :)

[Allie]

Update to Message #95
Progress 47/50
25. A book that was published anonymously
Tomb of the Golden Bird

[Sarah]

Message 39 Updated

20/20-COMPLETED

[Jennifer]

Updating message #23

40/50 completed

8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction- Home Fire DONE

[Tania]

update message 28, progress 47/50

✓32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”: Z-Minus I by Perrin Briar (finished 11/24)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Maria wrote: "Update message 30

30/30 Done!!!"

Congratulations Maria!! :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Ranmali wrote: "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 - [book:All The Single L..."

Congratulations! ^^

[Winter, Group Reads]

Laureen wrote: "Update to Message #71: I'm Finished!!!!!!! Here is my full list:
1. A book that is published in 2021: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (2/27/21)
2. An Afrofuturist book. Kindred by Octavia Butle..."

Congratulations!!!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Veena wrote: "upadate #109

50/50

Pop Sugar Challenge 2021 FINISHED :)"

Congratulations!! :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Sarah wrote: "Message 39 Updated

20/20-COMPLETED"

Congratulations Sarah! ^^

[Tania]

Update message 28, progress 48/50

✓39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (finished 11/29)

[Allie]

Update to message #95
Progress 98/100
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

[Tania]

update message 28, progress 49/50

✓21. A genre hybrid: fiction, magical realism, and adventure, Life of Pi by Yann Martel (finished 11/30)

[AJ]

Update to 862

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6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me It's got marbles, folks! I am curious about why this was the title.

[Amy]

Updated message 40-- 39/50
Afrofuturist book-- Rosewater