Popsugar Challenge - 2022

[Megan BG]

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31. A book featuring a man-made disaster: Alert

[Megan]

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Just completed #18 (romance by bipoc) - Night Song by Beverly Jenkins. Given that this was her first published novel, it is impressive that she managed to combine little-known history with compelling characters and a good story. It’s a bit long and includes a lot, something that she’s mastered in her current work. Very open door. I would happily never read or hear the descriptor virginal used to describe a woman or her physical attributes ever again. Worth reading! 4 stars

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[Winter, Group Reads]

Updated! Happy weekend!

[Desiré]

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3/20 done!

A book featuring a party The Hunting Party ✅

[Maria]

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7/25

[Darinda]

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completed 18/50

[Desiré]

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I signed up for too many challenges and have decided to drop out of this one.

Thanks!

[Kelly]

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5/50
36. A book you know nothing about
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie
Despite having read a lot of Agatha Christie books in my years I had NO IDEA that she went missing for 12 days!

[Amy]

Updated message 90-- 8/50
A book about witches-- The Ex Hex

[Heather]

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10/50 complete

15. A book by a Pacific Islander author - Song of the Exile

[TerryJane, Challenges]

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[Megan]

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Just completed #33 (social-horror) - Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell. Really interesting exploration of how language influences humans and society to the cult extremes. But it also looks at how those influences can be used in fitness, politics, misinformation, religion, among others. Good audio! Worth reading! 4 stars

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[Laureen]

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#24: A book you can read in one sitting: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
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[Megan BG]

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3/20

25. A book about a secret: The Passing Storm

[Megan]

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Just completed #24 (one-sitting) - The Wedding Setup: A Short Story by Sonali Dev. This was a perfect gem of a short story! To introduce the characters, plot, conflict, and resolve all with the required hea is difficult to do well in a novel. To do that with such emotional effect in the confines of a short story is the mark of a true master. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

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[Bernadette]

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[Amy]

Update to message 5: 5/20 books finished.

[Tania]

Update message 27, 2/50

✓11. A #BookTok recommendation: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry (finished 1/30)

[Megan]

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[Megan]

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Just completed #34 (set in Victorian times) - The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker. Beautiful writing and lush descriptions are this author’s signature. Her characters are complex. However, there were parts of the story that were too long, and at points, I wanted to yell at them to grow up and use their words. But it was an interesting sequel to the first book. Worth reading. 4 stars

18/50

[Flora]

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12/50 Book Scavenger set in San Francisco, this is one of the twin cities prompt. The twin city to San Francisco is Osaka Japan and I plan to twin this prompt with a book set there.

[Cheryl]

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13. A book set in the 1980s
Sophie's Heart

[Cheryl]

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11. A #BookTok recommendation Verity

[Heather]

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11. A #BookTok recommendation - When the Stars Go Dark

[Flora]

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13/50 When You Trap a Tiger a book with a tiger on the front on in the title. This has both.

[Laureen]

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#34: A book set in Victorian times. Heidi by Johanna Spyri

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[Heather]

Updated message 74You, Me, and the Colors of Life

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30. A book with the name of a board game in the title - You, Me, and the Colors of Life read 2/4/2022

[Amy]

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Cutlery on the cover-- Nogged Off (a spoon)

[Megan]

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Just completed #9 (found family) - Love Me, If You Dare by Alyssa Clarke. Overall, this was an enjoyable book. I appreciated some of the unique elements the author introduced. However, it seemed at moments that the action was lost in between plot points. I had to repeat paragraphs a few times to see if I missed something, and I did not, it was just missing. This was the author’s debut, so I’m hoping it gets worked out in the next book. Loved the main characters, and I’ll be continuing with the series. Worth reading. 3.5 stars

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[Amy]

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[Megan]

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Just completed #19 (fav season - winter, but in FL😉) - Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh. Honest and brutal is the best description I can give for this book. It is well-written with developed characters. There are difficult chapters written from the perspective of a racist, sexist white man, so that was disconcerting but brutally honest as well. Apart from those chapters, I really enjoyed the rest of the book! Place and weather are also depicted almost like additional characters. “Over the years, Claudia had heard the same words from teenagers and middle-aged women; from nurses and teachers, cops and soldiers; sex workers and rape victims and survivors of incest. It was a lesson they’d been taught from birth, swallowed and digested: at all times, in all circumstances, the woman was to blame.” “Claudia thought of the protesters gathered on Mercy Street: the church going faithful, the celibate priests and monks. Would they have any interest in Shannon F. - a homeless addict who haunted the brick sidewalks of downtown crossing, harassing tourists for spare change – if she weren’t pregnant? Preventing her abortion was all they cared about. The bleak struggle of her life – the stark daily realities that made motherhood impossible – didn’t trouble them at all.” My only quibble with this book is the ending felt a bit too convenient. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

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[river ♥]

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3/20

[Megan]

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Just completed #20 (begins with last letter of previous read - T) - The Cowboy's Claim by Nina Crespo. This was light and enjoyable. I liked the setting and the characters. Action and dialogue got a bit muddled at times, but overall entertaining. Worth reading. 3.5 stars

21/50

[Heather]

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2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship - The Lincoln Highway read 2/6/2022

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[Cheryl]

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25. A book about a secret The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

[river ♥]

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4/20

[Maria]

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9/25

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

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7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien narrated by Andy Serkis
9. A book about a "found family"
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
11. A #BookTok recommendation
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
The Sanctuary Sparrow by Ellis Peters
19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
T- The Woods by Harlan Coben
21. A book about a band or musical group
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
24. A book you can read in one sitting
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
25. A book about a secret
The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
26. A book with a misleading title
Death of a Nightingale by Lene Kaaberbøl
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
36. A book you know nothing about
Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
37. A book about gender identity
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard
38. A book featuring a party
The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
An audiobook: If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura

48. A book with two POVs
Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow

[Amy]

Updated message 90-- 11/50
A book about a band/musical group: The Songbook of Benny Lament

[Laureen]

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#3 A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society: The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See

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[Heather]

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18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

[Maria]

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10/25

26. A book with a misleading title- The Singing Trees 2-10

[Kelly]

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31. A book featuring a man-made disaster

[Laura]

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[Cheryl]

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6/50 completed

47. A book featuring a parallel reality The Midnight Library

[Flora]

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14/50 The Girl from Everywhere for a Pacific Islander author

[Tania]

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✓38. A book featuring a party: Rebecca's business is to throw parties, and she puts on several big events for her family as well; Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler (finished 2/12)

[Kelly]

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20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read
Last book: Dead Wake
followed by: Extraordinary Canadians: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation

[Ashley]

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