Popsugar Challenge - 2022

[Tania]

update message 27, 36/50

✓17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022: Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (finished 9/18)

[Tania]

Update to message 27, 37/50

✓30. A book with the name of a board game in the title: A Scattered Life by Karen McQuestion (finished 8/27)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Patty wrote: "Update message 35. 20/20

I'm done!!!"

Congratulations!!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated :)

[Heather]

Updated message 74

48/50 complete

12. A book about the afterlife - Elsewhere read 9/19/2022

[Darinda]

updated message 57

completed 50/50

challenge completed!

[Heather]

Updated message 74

49/50 complete

46. A book about someone leading a double life - Beneath a Scarlet Sky read 9/20/2022

[Amy]

Updated message 90-- 38/50
A book with the name of a board game in the title-- The Secret Life of Bees (Life)

[Ariail]

I forgot to comment that I would be joining the challenge but have been doing it all year! Sign me up for all 50!!

[Tania]

Update message 27, progress 38/50

✓32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page: Amazon page quote by Stephen King; You by Caroline Kepnes (finished 9/14)

[Ashley]

update message #31
35/50

[Allie]

Update to Message 16
Progress 48/50

4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title The Tiger in the Smoke

8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid The Ink Black Heart

22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum All Systems Red

[Tania]

Update message 27, progress 39/50

✓35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (finished 9/25)

[Winter, Group Reads]

Darinda wrote: "updated message 57

completed 50/50

challenge completed!"

Congratulations Darinda! Well done! :D

[Flora]

Update 58

48/50 Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World for a BIPOC author

[Flora]

Update 58

49/50 Death by Chocolate Frosted Doughnut for a book that contains a recipe

1 prompt left!

[Shari]

Update msg #8:

Progress: 20 / 20 COMPLETED 9-28-22

[Bernadette]

Update message #20

Progress: 43/50

[Megan]

Updated msg 6

Just completed #43 (palindromic title) - Madam by Phoebe Wynne. Dark academia meets gothic mystery in this well-written story! I really enjoyed the slow-building unease and liked the resolution. The characters weren’t perfect, but that was ok. I wish the main character had been developed a bit more. Really good debut! 4.5 stars

43/50

[Jennifer]

I encountered a pretty major reading slump this last summer and I am hoping I'm getting over the hump. In the meantime, I haven't updated these boards for awhile, so:

updating message #10

31/50 completed


3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society The Island of Sea Women DONE

7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title The Murmur of Bees DONE

36. A book you know nothing about The Girl with the Louding Voice DONE

38. A book featuring a party Emma DONE

47. A book featuring a parallel reality Stardust DONE

49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1) The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World DONE

[Tania]

Update message 27, progress 40/50

21. A book about a band or a musical group: XOXO by Axie Oh (finished 10/3)

[Tania]

Update to message 27, progress 41/50

✓8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid: Roll with It by Jamie Sumner (finished 10/3)

[AJ]

Update to #599

26/50

9. A book about a "found family": Vagabonds! This is one of my favorite books of the year - a wonderful take on the family bonds LGBTQ+ Nigerian folks build.

[Kristina]

Update to message 88 - 43/50 books

[Heather]

Updated message 74

50/50 - Finally done!

32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page - Neruda on the Park read 10/6/2022

This last prompt was probably my least favorite of the challenge. I don't have a favorite author and since I read mostly digital books (either Kindle or audio) and get a lot from the library I don't pay attention to what is on the cover or really look at Amazon pages. I decided this one will do for it since there are several authors I really like with quotes on the Amazon page.

[Flora]

Update #58

50/50!!!!!!

The Silmarillion for a book turned into a tv show or movie. Since Amazon Prime made the series Rings of Power.

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:

#39: An # Own Voices SFF (Science Fiction and Fantasy Book):
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

43/50

[Amy]

Updated message 90-- 39/50

[Tiffy]

Update to 293: 42/50 -- It's been a while!

4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beasts of a Little Land

13. A book set in the 1980s
⭐⭐⭐ I Must Betray You

16. A book about witches
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Poppy War -- Yes, I know these are technically shaman. I bent the prompt a little.

21. A book about a band or musical group
⭐⭐⭐ Station Eleven

25. A book about a secret
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ House of Earth and Blood

26. A book with a misleading title
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Passage

27. A Hugo Award winner
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dragonquest -- This was actually only a Hugo Award nominee. Didn't realize it until later.

32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Girl Next Door

33. A social-horror book
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Parable of the Sower

41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Winter's Promise

43. A book with a palindromic title
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Diamond Eye

46. A book about someone leading a double life
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Throne of Glass

48. A book with two POVs
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leviathan Wakes

49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
⭐⭐⭐ Into the Wild

[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 4/7

01. A different book by an author you read in 2021 - Neverwhere
02. A book about a band or musical group - Tune In
03. A #BookTok recommendation - Shadow and Bone
04. A book you know nothing about - Mazurka

[AJ]

Update to #623

28/50

22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum: book:Convenience Store Woman|51031906] While Keiko doesn't self-describe using an ace label, her genuine disinterest in romantic and sexual connections is an important part of her being.

34. A book set in Victorian times: The Importance of Being Earnest One of the funniest plays I've ever read that openly mocks Victorian values/society.

[Laureen]

Update to Message #30:

#43: A Palindromic Title: Madam by Phoebe Wynne

44/50

[Jennifer]

Updating message #10:

34/50 completed

11. A #BookTok recommendation The Night Circus DONE

25. A book about a secret Monday's Not Coming DONE

33. A social-horror book The Turn of the Key DONE

[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 5/7

01. A different book by an author you read in 2021 - Neverwhere
02. A book about a band or musical group - Tune In
03. A #BookTok recommendation - Shadow and Bone
04. A book you know nothing about - Mazurka
05. Favorite Past Prompt: A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads - The Good Little Ceylonese Girl

[Winter, Group Reads]

Shari wrote: "Update msg #8:

Progress: 20 / 20 COMPLETED 9-28-22"

Congratulations! :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Heather wrote: "Updated message 74

50/50 - Finally done!

32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page - Neruda on the Park read 10/6/2022

This last prompt was p..."

Congratulations! Great job :D

[Winter, Group Reads]

Flora wrote: "Update #58

50/50!!!!!!

The Silmarillion for a book turned into a tv show or movie. Since Amazon Prime made the series Rings of Power."

Congratulations Flora :D

[Amy]

Updated message 90-- 40/50

[Kendra]

update to post no. 43

Progress: 24/40

[Laureen]

Update Message #30:
This doesn't exactly fit the prompt but I thought it did when I chose it. The prompt is #2: A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship. I had originally chosen A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie, which has a cruise ship on the cover, but actually has nothing to do with a cruise. I read it anyway, but was disappointed it did not fit the prompt. Then I chose this book, thinking the prompt was plane, train, or boat, but it is actually cruise ship. I'm using this one anyway (I think it fits the spirit of the prompt!)
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
45/50

[Jennifer]

Updating message #10

36/50 completed

16. A book about witches The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane DONE

19. A book that takes place during your favorite season The Broken Girls DONE

[AJ]

Update to #631

29/50

39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book - Gods of Jade and Shadow A solid read that set a Mayan myth within 1920s Mexico.

[Tania]

update message 27, 44/50

[Amy]

Update message 7: 15/20 books reads

[Dominique]

# 54 Updated

[Matt]

I'm signing up for 50. I've been reading them but didn't post on the thread.

PROGRESS: 26/50

Standard Prompts:

1. A book published in 2022 It Was All a Dream

2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship Dead Wake

3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society The Power

4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title Florida

5. A sapphic book The Gilda Stories

6. A book by a Latinx author The Poet X

7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title Ring Shout

8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid Me Before You

9. A book about a "found family" Anxious People

10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner Hidden Figures

11. A #BookTok recommendation We Were Liars

12. A book about the afterlife

13. A book set in the 1980s Trust Exercise

14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title Crying in H Mart

15. A book by a Pacific Islander author

16. A book about witches Practical Magic

17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022 Heartstopper: Volume One

18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author

19. A book that takes place during your favorite season Pumpkinheads

20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read

21. A book about a band or musical group

22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum Every Heart a Doorway

23. A book with a recipe in it Wow, No Thank You.: Essays

24. A book you can read in one sitting

25. A book about a secret

26. A book with a misleading title

27. A Hugo Award winner

28. A book set during a holiday To the Lighthouse

29. A different book by an author you read in 2021

30. A book with the name of a board game in the title

31. A book featuring a man-made disaster

32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page

33. A social-horror book

34. A book set in Victorian times

35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title The Virgin Suicides

36. A book you know nothing about

37. A book about gender identity

38. A book featuring a party

39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book

40. (2016) Self Improvement The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Advanced Prompts:

41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title

42. A book that features two languages Bel Canto

43. A book with a palindromic title

44. A duology (1)Olive Kitteridge

45. A duology (2) Olive, Again

46. A book about someone leading a double life

47. A book featuring a parallel reality A Darker Shade of Magic

48. A book with two POVs Daisy Jones & The Six

49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)

50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #9: 50/50 -- COMPLETE!

The palindromic title, prompt #43, has been hanging over my head for too long. I had planned to read MaddAddam, but it's third in a series, and I still haven't read the first two. Last night, I read a short children's mystery full of word and number cleverness called Never Odd or Even. Challenge complete! Thank you, Winter!

[L Y N N]

TerryJane wrote: "Update to Message #9: 50/50 -- COMPLETE!

The palindromic title, prompt #43, has been hanging over my head for too long. I had planned to read MaddAddam, but it's third in a series,..."
Very cool! Congrats!

[Allie]

Update to Message #16
Progress 49/50
37. A book about gender identity
The Left Hand of Darkness

[Sheila]

Sheila from eastern North Carolina, message 494, previous post 40/50 + 10 more. 50/50
41. Mirror or reflected image- They Do it With Mirrors
42. Features two languages-Inspector Gamache, The Madness of Crowds
43. Palindromic title-Alias Anna
44. Duology- The One and Only Ivan
45. Duology- The One and Only Bob
46. A book about someone leading a double life- The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
47. A book featuring a parallel reality- The Well of Lost Plots
48. Two POVs- A Place At the Table
49. Sister cities-Rome, the Italian Ballerina
50. Sister cities- Paris , All the Devils Are Here

Thanks for keeping up with this challenge