Popsugar Challenge - 2022

[Ashley]

update message #31
21/50

[Jennifer]

Updating message #10

25/50 completes

2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship Dear Edward DONE

10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner Deacon King Kong DONE

31. A book featuring a man-made disaster Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire DONE

[AJ]

Update to #484

14/50

13. A book set in the 1980s: Malibu Rising The central event is happening in August 1983.

[Flora]

Update #58

32/50 Featuring a musical group Lick by Kylie Scott

This was on audible and I really liked it!!

[Flora]

Update #58

33/50 Buried in a Bog for the second book in the twin cities prompt.

All I can say is just don't........

[Flora]

Update #58

34/50 Hannah by Kathryn Lasky

for a palindromic title

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:

#18: A romance novel by a BIPOC author: The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani

31/50

[Amy]

Updated message 90-- 34/50
A Social Horror book- Winter Garden-- depicted Stalin's Reign of Terror and WWII

[AJ]

Update to 503

15/50

37. A book about gender identity: Felix Ever After The book is about gender identity, but I'd say it's more broadly about Felix's development as a person and the power of good relationships.

[Flora]

Update #58

35/50 The Alchemist of Fire and Fortune by Gigi Pandian for a book by an author I read last year.

[Sheila]

Sheila from eastern NC signing in. I’m not sure if I signed up for this challenge, but I will go for all 50 or 52.
So far I have read 6. 6/52
1. Published in 2022-Maisie Dobbs, A Sunlit Weapon.
2. Set on a cruise ship- The Floating Feldmans
3.nonpatriarchal society- Red at the Bone
4. With a Tiger -When you trap a Tiger
5.Sapphic-You should see me in a crown
6. Latinx author -With the Fire on High

[Patty]

Update Message 35. 13/20

[AJ]

Update to #509

16/50

4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title: Tigers in Red Weather Pretty straightforward - I was expecting more tiger mention!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Sheila wrote: "Sheila from eastern NC signing in. I’m not sure if I signed up for this challenge, but I will go for all 50 or 52.
So far I have read 6. 6/52
1. Published in 2022-Maisie Dobbs, A Sunlit Weapon.
2...."

You are signed up :)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :) Happy weekend everyone!

[Megan]

Updated msg 6

Just completed #14 (cutlery on cover) - The Conjurer by Luanne G. Smith. Good conclusion to the trilogy! A little slow in parts but overall entertaining. I liked the development of the main characters. Worth reading! 3.5 stars

40/50

[Tania]

Update message 27, progress 25/50

✓1. A book published in 2022: The Recovery Agent by Janet Evanovich (finished 6/26)

[Heather]

Updated message 74
44/50 complete

47. A book featuring a parallel reality - The Space Between Worlds read 6/27/2022

[Flora]

Update #58

36/50 First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen for a book set in my favorite season: Fall

This would also work for a duology or a book that contains a recipe.

[Ranmali]

Ranmali wrote: "I'm signing up for 7 books

01. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
02. A #BookTok recommendation
03. A book about a band or musical group
04. A different book by an author you read in 2021
05. A b..."

Completed 2/7

01. A different book by an author you read in 2021 - Neverwhere
02. A book about a band or musical group - Tune In

[Allie]

Update to Message #16
Progress 34/50
23. A book with a recipe in it Taste: My Life through Food
38. A book featuring a party The Grand Sophy

[Veena]

update #56 - 27/50

[AJ]

Update to #513

19/50

18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author: Digging Up Love A nice read about a baker and a paleontologist who fall in love by Chandra Blumberg!

36. A book you know nothing about: Don't Look Down Grabbed this off a library shelf without looking at the book jacket. It was a solid thriller!

46. A book about someone leading a double life : Black Cake The protagonist of the book is leading a double life, as well as her husband which is the most trimmed down explanation possible for a book like this.

[Ashley]

update message $31
23/50

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:

#38: A Book featuring a party: The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

32/50

[Megan]

Updated msg 6

Just completed #50 (second sister city - Tokyo) - At the End of the Matinee by Keiichiro Hirano, translated by Juliet Winters Carpenter. This is a very introspective book. A lot of the plot is reflected through the internal reactions and thoughts of the characters. I had difficulty getting interested in this book. It picked up a bit towards the end. I liked the discussions surrounding refugees and music, but it was a bit too quiet for my tastes. 3 stars

41/50

[Laureen]

Update to Message # 30:

I missed posting one:
#19: A book that takes place during your favorite season: Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doen (6/6/22)

In addition, for today:
#26: A book with a misleading title: The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick (7/3/22)

34/50

[Flora]

Update #58

37/50 Murder on the Orient Express for a book set on a train

[Brianna]

Update to Message #440: 1/20

[Tania]

update message 27, progress 26/50

✓16. A book about witches: My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood (finished 7/6)

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30
49 Two book sets in twin towns, aka “sister cities (1) The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis (5/29/22) -NYC
50 Two book sets in twin towns, aka “sister cities (2): The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont (London) – 7/8/22

36/50

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:
#17: A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (7/9/22)

37/50

[Sheila]

Sheila from eastern NC updating. Srru, I still don’t know my message number.
Previous post6/50 + 9 more= 15/50.
7. Onomatopoeia in title. Murder she Barked
8.protagonist using mobility aid- the running dream
9. Anisfield-Wolf- the Brief Wondrous life ofOscar Wao
10. Booktok recommendation -the House by the Cerulean Sea
11.book about the afterlife- The Graveyard Book
12. Book set in 1980’s- Hickory Dickory Dock. Also read Mrs. Pollifax series which has several set in the 80’s.
13.cutlery on the cover- APlace at the Table
14. By a Pacific Islander author/ Ahimsa
15.a book about witches- House of Many Ways

[Patty]

Update message 35. 14/20

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:
#30: A book with the name of a board game in the title: The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni

38/50

[Tania]

Update message 27, progress 27/50

✓27. A Hugo Award winner: Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (finished 7/11)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Sheila wrote: "Sheila from eastern NC updating. Srru, I still don’t know my message number.
Previous post6/50 + 9 more= 15/50.
7. Onomatopoeia in title. Murder she Barked
8.protagonist using mobility aid- the run..."

That's okay :) Your message is 494, but it's not the most important information when you update. The most important is the number of books read ^^

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[AJ]

Update to #523

20/50

44. A duology (1): Warcross An entertaining, easy-to-read sci-fi book.

[Megan]

Updated msg 6

Just completed #4 (tiger in title) - The Tiger Came to the Mountains by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Wonderful short story loosely based on her great-grandmother. “And some men end up on coins and bills after a war, but that doesn’t make them saints.” Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

42/50

[Patty]

update message 35. 15/20

I think the title is misleading because it isn't really about after life, it is about an alternate universe.

[Kelly]

update message 51. 20/50
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum

I think Johnny Appleseed qualifies. I did a bit of research and it seems he never showed any interest in a "partner" of any gender and instead was content to be alone and work on his orchards and missionary work

[Flora]

Update #58

38/50 Ash by Malinda Lo

A sapphic book. This was a re-telling of Cinderella. 5 stars!

[Flora]

Update #58

39/50 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

A book featuring a party.

This is one of my favorites that I have read many times over the years.

[Tania]

Update message 27, progress 28/50

✓4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title: The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo (finished 7/20)

[Molly]

Updated post 111

11 of 50

[Allie]

Update to Message #16
Progress 37/50

6. A book by a Latinx author The Hacienda

13. A book set in the 1980s The Bonfire of the Vanities

24. A book you can read in one sitting Murder at Melrose Court

[Flora]

Update #58

40/50 A Spell for Trouble

For a book with a board game name in the title.

[Sheila]

Sheila from eastern North Carolina updating. I still don’t know my message number, but last update totaled 15/50 and now adding 25 more for 40/50….all the basic prompts.

* 16A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022-The White Bird
* 17A romance novel by a BIPOC author- you should see me in a crown
* 18A book that takes place in your favorite season-Fall, A Sunlit Weapon
* 19A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read-N, North or be Eaten
* 20A book about a band or musical group-the chilbury ladies choir
* 21.A book with a character on the ace spectrum-A Prayer for Owen Meany
* 22.A book with a recipe by The Kitchen Front
* 23.A book you can read in one sitting- the Wollstonecraft detective agency, #4
* 24.A book about a secret-the consequences of fear
* 25.A book with a misleading title- the art of Racing in The rain
* 26.A Hugo Award winner-Gideon the ninth
* 27.A book set during a holiday- adventure of the Christmas pudding, Hercule Poirot
* 28.A different book by an author you read in 2021-death comes to pemberley, P D James
* 29.A book with the name of a board game in the title-The (consequences )of fear
* 30.A book featuring a man-made disaster- I survived the great molasses flood
- [ ] 31.A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page-Once upon a wardrobe-quote from Lisa wingate
* 32.A social-horror book-four treasures of the sky
* 33.A book set in Victorian times-cranford
* 34.A book with a constellation on the cover or in the titleWritten in the Stars
* 35.A book you know nothing about-Everything sad is untrue
* 36.A book about gender identity- it feels good to be yourself
* 37.A book featuring a party - If the shoe fits
* 38.An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book-race to the sun
* 39.A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge2017,#30- amateur detective . Mrs pollifax
* 40.( should have been #9, but I omitted it)-A found family-the Mysterious Benedict Society

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:

#22: A book with a character on the ace (asexual) spectrum: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

#28: A book set during a holiday : A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
originally, I had planned this one for taking place on a boat as a cruise ship was on the cover, however it takes place on an island. I'm using the term "holiday" to mean a vacation, which is how it is used in England.

#33: A social horror book: Only the Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

40/50