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40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
(not sure about my favourite so I decided to pick one I did not finish in 2020. "A book about a bookclub"
Update to Message #71I finished two books today (one audio and one physical book)
#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)
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I’d like to join this challenge.I’m hoping to accomplish all 50!
Duration 1.1.21-12.31.21
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Standard
• A book that's published in 2021
• An Afrofuturist book
• A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
• A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
• A dark academia book
• A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
• A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
• A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction
• A book with a family tree
• A bestseller from the 1990s
• A book about forgetting
• A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
• A locked-room mystery
• A book set in a restaurant
• A book with a black-and-white cover
• A book by an Indigenous author
• A book that has the same title as a song
• A book about a subject you are passionate about
• A book that discusses body positivity
• A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list
• A genre hybrid
• A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
• A book with something broken on the cover
• A book by a Muslim American author
• A book that was published anonymously
• A book with an oxymoron in the title
• A book about do-overs or fresh starts
• A magical realism book
• A book set in multiple countries
• A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021
• A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
• A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z"
• A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
• A book about a social justice issue
• A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
• A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
• A book you think your best friend would like
• A book about art or an artist
• A book everyone seems to have read but you
• Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't
A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
A book from your TBR list chosen at random
A DNF book from your TBR list
A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
I'm in for 5050/50
REGULAR
✅1. A book that was published in 2021: The Box in the Woods
✅2. An Afrofuturist book: The Search For Black Panther
✅3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: The Mysterious Mr Quin
✅4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign: The House in the Cerulean Sea
✅5. A dark Academia book: The Betrayals
✅6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: The Silver Chair
✅7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job: To Sir, With Love
✅8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: Bel Canto
✅9. A book with a family tree: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
✅10. A bestseller from the 1990s: Bridget Jones's Diary
✅11. A book about forgetting: The Book of M
✅12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) Percy Jackson The Ultimate Collection 5 Books Set Epic Heroes Legendary Adventures by Rick Riordan
✅13. A locked-room mystery: The Guest List
✅14. A book set in a restaurant: Cranberry Bluff
✅15. A book with a black-and-white cover: Brave New World
✅16. A book by an indigenous author: Sabrina & Corina: Stories
✅17. A book that has the same title as a song: Carry On and Wayward Son
✅18. A book about a subject you are passionate about: The Reading List (Books Healing People)
✅19. A book that discusses body positivity: Wonder
✅20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list: The Poet X
✅21. A genre hybrid: Mexican Gothic (Gothic+ Psychological Thriller+ Adventure+ Mystery)
✅22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
✅23. A book with something broken on the cover: In the Unlikely Event
✅24. A book by a Muslim American author: A Thousand Splendid Suns
✅25. A book that was published anonymously: The Epic of Gilgamesh: By Anonymous - Illustrated
✅26. A book with an oxymoron in the title: Midnight Sun
✅27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: The Worst Best Man
✅28. A magical realism book: The Midnight Library
✅29. A book set in multiple countries: Normal People
✅30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021: A Murder on Malabar Hill (Bombay/Calcutta)
✅31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
✅32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”: Quidditch Through the Ages
✅33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): The Ocean at the End of the Lane
✅34. A book about a social justice issue: Bad Feminist
✅35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels): Vyasa (Graphic Novel)
✅36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: The Song of Vrindavan
✅37. A book you think your best friend would like: Prince Caspian
✅38. A book about art or an artist: Ways of Seeing
✅39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: The Silent Patient
✅40. Your favourite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2016 Challenge: A Murder Mystery) Death Comes to Pemberley
Advanced
✅41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: The Pickwick Papers
✅42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list Fortunately, the Milk...
✅43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover: Prem Purana: Mythological Love Stories
✅44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: Son of Bhrigu
✅45. The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior-Prince
✅46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't Circe
✅47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favourite person, place, or thing: Heat Wave
✅48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random: The Thursday Murder Club
✅49. A DNF book from your TBR list: The Seven Dials Mystery
✅50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library): The King of Mathura
Updated msg 15Just completed prompt for fewer than 1k reviews - Awaken the Dragon by A. C. Arthur. Overall, I ended up enjoying this book and want to continue the series. For the first quarter of the book, I was confused. The reader is dropped into a world that is not explained very well. I had a difficult time visualizing it. And the action scenes and dialogue jump around quite a bit. Things smoothed out a bit towards the midway point of the book, and the world is explained by the end. Should make the second book a bit easier to start. Worth reading! 3.5 stars
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Updated Message 97 : (3/50)At First Sight works for '3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover.' Read 1/3.
Please sign me up - I'm going for all 50**COMPLETED 50/50 on 1 October 2021
POPSUGAR - 2021 yearly challenge - joined post #116
✅ 1. 2021 publication: A Million Things (Emily Spurr)
✅ 2. Afrofuturist: An Unkindness of Ghosts (Rivers Solomon)
✅ 3. heart on cover: Loveless (Alice Oseman)
✅ 4. saggitarian author: The High Deeds of Finn MacCool (Rosemary Sutcliff)
✅ 5, dark academia: A Great and Terrible Beauty (Libba Bray)
✅ 6. gem in title: The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
✅ 7. dream job (editor): Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)
✅ 8. Women's Prize for Fiction winner: The Idea of Perfection (Kate Grenville)
✅ 9. family tree: Breadcrumbs and Bombs (Susan Findlay)
✅ 10. 1990s bestseller: The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
✅ 11. about forgetting: Why We Sleep (Matthew Walker)
✅ 12. seen on shelves: The Order of the Phoenix (J K Rowling)
✅ 13. locked room mystery: Truly Devious (Maureen Johnson)
✅ 14. restaurant setting: See Your At Harry's (Jo Knowles)
✅ 15. B&W cover: We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson)
✅ 16. indigenous author: Too Much Lip (Melissa Lucashenko)
✅ 17. song/book shared name: Jolene (Mercedes Lackey)
✅ 18. passion subject: Trans Like Me (C.N. Lester)
✅ 19. body positivity: Leah on the Offbeat (Becky Abertalli)
✅ 20. BLM: The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
✅ 21. genre hybrid (comedy/mystery): Maskerade (Terry Pratchett)
✅ 22. set outdoors: The Oregon Trail (Rinker Buck)
✅ 23. something broken on cover: Slam (Nick Hornby)
✅ 24. Muslim American author: The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
✅ 25. published anonymously: Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
✅ 26. oxymoron title: A Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Mackenzi Lee)
✅ 27. fresh starts: And We Stay (Jenny Hubbard)
✅ 28. magical realism: Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger)
✅ 29. multiple countries: All The Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
✅ 30. somewhere like to visit in 2021: Overkill (Vanda Symon)
✅ 31. by podcaster: The Infinite Noise (Lauren Shippen)
✅ 32. starting Q, X or Z: The XY Axis (Karin Bishop)
✅ 33. three generations: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Mildred D. Taylor)
✅ 34. social justice issue (stolen generation): The White Girl (Tony Birch)
✅ 35. different format (graphic novel): The Adventure Zone: Here Be Gerblins (Carey Pietsch & J, G, T & C McElroy)
✅ 36. less than 1000 reviews: Prairie Ostrich (Tamai Kobayashi)
✅ 37. friend would like: Magic for Liars (Sarah Gailey)
✅ 38. art/artist: Memory and Dream (Charles de Lint)
✅ 39. everyone but me has read: Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
✅ 40. fave past prompt (title 20+ letters): The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents (Terry Pratchett)
✅ 41. longest length in TBR list: Ship of Magic (Robin Hobb)
✅ 42. shortest length in TBR list: I'm Afraid of Men (Vivek Shraya)
✅ 43. prettiest cover in TBR list: The Essex Serpent (Sarah Perry)
✅ 44. ugliest cover in TBR list: The Kestrel (Lloyd Alexander)
✅ 45. oldest on in TBR list: Whispering in the Wind (Alan Marshall)
✅ 46. on last year's TBR list: The Whole Business with Kiffo and the Pitbull (Barry Kinsberg)
✅ 47. associate favourite person/place/thing: Bombs on Aunt Dainty (Judith Kerr)
✅ 48. random book from TBR list: In the Market for Murder (T E Kinsey)
✅ 49. DNF from TBR list: Archivist Wasp (Nicole Kornher-Stace)
✅ 50. library book from TBR list: Black Heart, Ivory Bones (ed Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling
Update Message 53:Progress at 3 out of 10 books after finishing
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
I listened to the Daveed Diggs narration of this without having heard Clippings song or been aware of Drexciya and the existing mythology, but found it wholly unique; a fantastical alternate history retelling of murder victims from the Middle Passage where the fiction part of sci-fi comes not from technology but evolution.
I am not sure if I would consider this afrofuturism though and may attempt to read another book to justify by notch in this challenge.
Hi, please add me to this challenge! Going to try and hit as many as these as possible1/50
Standard Prompts:
1. A book that published in 2021
Kill Switch: The Rise of the Modern Senate and the Crippling of American Democracy
2. An Afrofuturist book
Black Panther, Vol. 1: A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
The Sky Is Everywhere
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign (Cancer)
Angels & Demons
5. A dark academia book
Ninth House
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
Zeroes
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Song of Achilles
9. A book with a family tree
either A Storm of Swords or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
The Firm
11. A book about forgetting
The Bourne Identity or The Time Traveler's Wife
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy
13. A locked-room mystery
Murder on the Orient Express
14. A book set in a restaurant
The Dinner
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
A Promised Land
16. A book by an indigenous author
The Only Good Indians
17. A book that has the same title as a song
Legend
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
19. A book that discusses body positivity
The Gifts of Imperfection
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list (I have a few of these)
Between the World and Me and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You and Concrete Rose
21. A genre hybrid
Mexican Gothic
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
The Road
23. A book with something broken on the cover
The Silent Patient
24. A book by a Muslim American author
A Woman Is No Man
25. A book that was published anonymously
A Warning
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
A Man Called Ove
28. A magical realism book
11/22/63
29. A book set in multiple countries
Less
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
Before the Storm
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
A Work in Progress
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
34. A book about a social justice issue (a few more)
All American Boys and They Can't Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in America’s Racial Justice Movement The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
Batman: Year One
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
Untamed or Letters to a Young Teacher
38. A book about art or an artist
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
Great Expectations
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2020 - a book by or about a journalist)
Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
Advanced Prompts
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
Deep State
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.
Reconstructing Amelia
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
The Last Wish
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
Storm Front
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
I’ll try for 40.1. A book that published in 2021
The Lost Apothecary
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
Great Goddesses: Life Lessons from Myths and Monsters
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
Vicious
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
The Map of Salt and Stars
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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
Anxious People
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
A Monster Calls
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
Into the Jungle
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. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
Stillhouse Lake
28. A magical realism book.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
29. A book set in multiple countries
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 “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
Red, White & Royal Blue
34. A book about a social justice issue
Concrete Rose
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
Ariadne
5/11/21 - 92 ratings on Amazon
37. A book you think your best friend would like
The Butterfly Garden
38. A book 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
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
To The Elephant Graveyard
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
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Update to Comment 1091/50
30• A book that is found on Black Lives Matter reading list: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynold
Update to message 19: 1/10 books.✅ 46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t ➡️ Illuminae
The good thing about not finishing this December buddy read last month is that I get to count it for this prompt haha.
I'm in for 50 again this year.50/50 complete
Standard Prompts:
1. A book that published in 2021 - Just as I Am read 4/14/2021
2. An Afrofuturist book - The Fifth Season read 3/4/2021
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover - Finna read 1/16/2021
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign - Perestroika in Paris read 2/25/2021
5. A dark academia book - We Ride Upon Sticks read 2/3/2021
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics read 1/22/2021
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job - The Shop on Blossom Street read 4/22/2021
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction - The Glorious Heresies read 1/16/2021
9. A book with a family tree - One of the Good Ones read 6/5/2021
10. A bestseller from the 1990s - Paradise read 1/13/2021
11. A book about forgetting - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue read 3/23/2021
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) - A Prayer for Owen Meany read 5/8/2021
13. A locked-room mystery - Piranesi read 2/21/2021
14. A book set in a restaurant - The Dinner List read 2/18/2021
15. A book with a black-and-white cover - One Life read 2/18/2021
16. A book by an indigenous author - The Removed read 3/25/2021
17. A book that has the same title as a song - SHOUT read 1/19/2021
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about - How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective read 6/13/2021
19. A book that discusses body positivity - The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love read 5/8/2021
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list - Invisible Man read 1/13/2021
21. A genre hybrid - In the Dream House read 1/24/2021
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors - The River read 1/18/2021
23. A book with something broken on the cover - The Broken Girls read 1/26/2021
24. A book by a Muslim American author - The Map of Salt and Stars read 1/11/2021
25. A book that was published anonymously - The Lying Life of Adults read 2/3/2021
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title - Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man read 8/13/2021
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts - The Midnight Library read 1/15/2020
28. A magical realism book - The Ten Thousand Doors of January
29. A book set in multiple countries - Salt Houses read 3/18/2021
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 - Tokyo Ueno Station read 4/26/2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality - Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America read 9/25/2021
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything read 4/21/2021
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) - No One Can Pronounce My Name read 2/17/2021
34. A book about a social justice issue - Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents read 1/23/2021
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel read 2/20/2021
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - Knitting for Anarchists: The What, Why and How of Knitting read 1/25/2021
37. A book you think your best friend would like - Dominicana read 2/14/2021
38. A book about art or an artist - Piecing Me Together read 2/11/2021
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you - Outlander read 1/28/2021
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Hamnet (2018 - novel based on a real person)
Advanced Prompts
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Grant read 12/11/2021
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Sea Prayer read 1/26/2021
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover - The Library of Legends read 4/26/2021
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover - A Hundred Thousand Worlds read 1/31/2021
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time - Teacher Man read 1/20/2021
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t - The Song of Achilles read 3/15/2021
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing - Long Bright River read 2/9/2021
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random - The Witches Are Coming read 9/16/2021
49. A DNF book from your TBR list - 20000 Leagues Under the Sea read 1/23/2021
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy read 1/7/2021
Well, I wasn't going to try PopSugar until next year, but after looking at the prompts, I think I can fill at least 90% of the prompts from books I already planned to read. So here goes!Please put me down for 50 prompts --
50/50 completed
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Back for another year, it’s the 7th annual PopSugar Reading Challenge!
Similar to previous years, this year’s challenge consists of a 40-prompt standard challenge plus a 10-prompte advanced challenge.
We invite you to choose as many as you would like to complete.
Standard Prompts:
* 1. A book that published in 2021 - On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed - finished 7/29/21
* 2. An Afrofuturist book - set in 2194 in Zimbabwe - The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer - finished 6/5/21
* 3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover -
The Princess of Cleves by Madame de La Fayette - finished 4/18/21* 4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign - Sagittarius - The Windy Hill by Cornelia Meigs born 12/6/1884 - finished 3/7/21
* 5. A dark academia book - If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio - finished 5/29/21
* 6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title - Rough Diamonds by Guy Hallowes - finished 8/19/21
* 7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job - dream job = park ranger - Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr - finished 7/21/21
* 8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction - 1999 - A Crime in the Neighborhood by Suzanne Berne - finished 7/10/21
* 9. A book with a family tree - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed - finished 1/3/21
* 10. A bestseller from the 1990s - 1992 bestseller - Where Is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett - finished 6/21/21
* 11. A book about forgetting - Recursion by Blake Crouch - finished 4/15/21
* 12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) - from my Uncle John's bookshelf - Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck - finished 8/23/21
* 13. A locked-room mystery - The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware - finished 8/26/21
* 14. A book set in a restaurant - If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen - finished 8/1/21
* 15. A book with a black-and-white cover -
Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang - finished 5/3/21* 16. A book by an indigenous author - Mean Spirit by Linda Hogan - finished 4/27/21
* 17. A book that has the same title as a song - Winter Wonderland by Belinda Jones - finished 3/22/21
* 18. A book about a subject you are passionate about - Animal rescue - Getting Lucky: How One Special Dog Found Love and a Second Chance at Angel's Gate by Susan Marino - finished 5/26/21
* 19. A book that discusses body positivity - The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor - finished 5/25/21
* 20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list - from Booktable.net BLM reading list - Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena - finished 5/6/21
* 21. A genre hybrid - Goodreads lists 10 top page genres for this one, including classics, romance, cultural Africa & Greece, Ancient History, etc. - Aithiopika by Heliodorus of Emesa - finished 1/19/21
* 22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors - Inside Voices by Sarah Davis - finished 1/11/21
* 23. A book with something broken on the cover - broken windows -
Crooked House by Agatha Christie - finished 8/25/21* 24. A book by a Muslim American author - Echoes by Jamilah Kolocotronis - finished 4/20/21
* 25. A book that was published anonymously - The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Anonymous - finished 9/1/21
* 26. A book with an oxymoron in the title - Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart - finished 8/28/21
* 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts - If I Stay by Gayle Forman - finished 1/12/21
* 28. A magical realism book - The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón - finished 8/27/21
* 29. A book set in multiple countries - USA & India - Fault Tree by Mickey Friedman - finished 1/15/21
* 30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 - Scotland - Dead Game by Gerald Hammond - finished 5/9/21
* 31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality - YouTube video creator - Blackout: How Black America Can Make Its Second Escape from the Democrat Plantation by Candace Owens - finished 8/31/21
* 32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” - X is for Xerxes by Jacob Abbott - finished 7/25/21
* 33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) - Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich - finished 4/30/21
* 34. A book about a social justice issue - immigration reform - Whatever It Takes: Illegal Immigration, Border Security, and the War on Terror by J.D. Hayworth - finished 5/12/21
* 35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) - graphic novel - Peace is Ours - A Story of Peace and Reconciliation in Colombia by Alexandra Amling and Timothy Schommer - finished 5/8/21
* 36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - 36 reviews on Goodreads - The Secluded Village Murders by Shelly Frome - finished 1/13/21
* 37. A book you think your best friend would like - Melinda would like it - Promise, Texas by Debbie Macomber - finished 7/10/21
* 38. A book about art or an artist - The Fourth Stage of Gainsborough Brown by Clarissa Watson - finished 7/14/21
* 39. A book everyone seems to have read but you - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - finished 8/13/21
* 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Prompt 49 from 2015 Based on or turned into a TV show - "Castle" TV show - Raging Heat by Richard Castle - finished 7/8/21
Advanced Prompts
* 41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list - 1023 pages - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra - finished 5/24/21
* 42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - 80 pages - The History of Thomas of Reading; Or, the Six Worthy Yeomen of the West by Thomas Deloney - finished 4/16/21 note: I actually read the 80 page 1599 (year published) version from Internet Archive, but couldn't find it in the list of books
* 43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover -
The Port Elspeth Jewelry Making Club by Holly Tierney-Bedord - finished 5/18/21* 44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover -
Lazarillo de Tormez by Anonymous - finished 4/5/21
* 45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time - since Nov 1, 2016 - O'Heavenly Murder by Jennifer Northen - finished 8/20/21
* 46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t - Cat To The Dogs by Shirley Rousseau Murphy - finished 8/30/21
* 47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing - Abraham Lincoln - Murder in the Lincoln Bedroom by Elliott Roosevelt - finished 5/27/21
* 48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random - Prey on the Prowl - A Crime Novel by B.S. Murthy - finished 7/31/21
* 49. A DNF book from your TBR list - Texas: A Brief Account of the Origin, Progress and Present State of the Colonial Settlements of Texas; Together with an Exposition of the Causes which have induced the Existing War with Mexico by William Harris Wharton - finished 7/27/21
* 50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) - library - How to Relax by Thich Nhat Hanh - finished 1/17/21
Updating message #232/50 completed
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)- Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return DONE
I'd like to join with 50 books!PROGRESS: 7/50
Standard Prompts
1. A book that was published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction: The Song of Achilles
9. A book with 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: One of Us Is Lying
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
✔ 21. A genre hybrid: These Violent Delights
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
✔ 23. A book with something broken on the cover: One of Us Is Next
24. A book by a Muslim American author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
✔ 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Mujeres que compran flores
28. A magical realism book
✔ 29. A book set in multiple countries: Un cuento perfecto
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 “Z”
✔ 33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child): All the Light We Cannot See
34. A book about a social justice issue
✔ 35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) Nuestra salvaje juventud, Vol. 2
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. A book 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)
Welcome everyone! It will take some time to add you all, but I'm working on it! Hope you are all ready for another year of reading! :D
Update to Message #8Progress: 4/50
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
The Death Cure by James Dashner (1/1)
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates (1/2)
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Secret Sisters by Jayne Ann Krentz (1/3)
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells (1/6)
Updated message 1271/50 complete
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library) - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2021Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
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Standard Prompts:
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with 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. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
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. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
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 “Z”
33. A book featuring 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. A book 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)
I'm in for 10 for 2021!Progress: 2/10
Standard Prompts:
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
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. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
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. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
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 “Z”
33. A book featuring 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
38. A book 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)
Updated msg 15Just completed #50 (free book) - The Patient by Jasper DeWitt. This book was creepy up until the last chapter, and then the ending just fell flat. I’m not sure if the author meant to leave it vague, or if the writing was just not clear enough for his intent. I did appreciate the structure of the tale. The blog posts gave a bit of reprieve from the tension and prolonged it a bit as well. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Worth reading. 3.5 stars
6/50
I'm in for 20POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
6/20
Standard Prompts:
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: Parker Pyne Investigates
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with 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. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover: Wheel-Mouse vs All The Crazy Robots
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song: Bad Girls
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: Where the Crawdads Sing
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. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Proud: My Autobiography
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
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 “Z”
33. A book featuring 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: Twelve Motives for Murder
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book 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)
Hello, I'd like to sign up for 46!The 2021 Popsugar Challenge:
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1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book - The Fifth Season?
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with 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 - Anxious People?
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American author - A Thousand Splendid Suns?
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title - All the Light We Cannot See?
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue?
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) - Becoming, Ask Again, Yes, The Ocean at the End of the Lane?
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. A book about art or an artist - The Goldfinch?
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (On my TBR list for way too long)
Advanced
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 - War and Peace?
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
Updated msg 15Just completed #22 (outdoors) - Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski. There are many things I like about these books - the twisting of fairy tales, the action, the main character. But the view of women in the books is not the most progressive. And the structure of this book is odd, with diverging tales that take up in the midst of a plot with no warning. Overall, still a good read! 3.5 stars
7/50
Updated msg 15Just completed prompt for book by blogger - One of the best books I’ve read on breaking down diet culture and internalizing the anti-diet concepts. Going to be working through this one for awhile. “I was going to learn to like myself wherever my weight fell, because I could not spend one more day fighting myself, waiting for that magical, elusive day when I would finally become permanently skinny and content.” “You are not a robot eating battery pellets for energy.” “Our brain loves winning. But we have been confusing that high with real happiness.” “Your body is heavily affected by what your mind is doing and thinking.” “Those things are not fully within our control, and you cannot hate yourself into improvement.” Definitely worth reading! 5 stars
8/50
Update Message 53:Progress at 4 out of 10 books after finishing
Authentically Mexican: A Family History in Six Dishes
A book with less than 1000 ratings/ reviews
I'll do 25 please :)POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Completed: 0/25
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with 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. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about: The Shotokan Karate Handbook: Beginner to Black Belt by Gursharan Sahota 22/1/21
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay 20/1/21
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. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries: The Flip Side by James Bailey 13/1/21
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 “Z”
33. A book featuring 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. A book 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)
3/20message 37
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover. These Violent Delights
Under the word "These":
Updated msg 15Just completed #47 (favorite person) - The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict. I love Agatha Christie, so I was intrigued by this fictionalized account of her 11-day disappearance. It missed the mark for me, however. The husband was presented in too favorable of a light, when by all historical accounts he was truly awful. And the prevalent sexism of the time period was too much. It’s ends well, but without enough emphasis on her triumph. Interesting read. 3.5 stars
9/50
2025 Reading Challenge
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1. A book that published in 2021
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
37. A book you think your best friend would like