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Updated msg 6Just completed #35 (constellation on cover) - Lobizona by Romina Garber. “Go forth and shatter every convention.” Loved everything about this book! The Argentinian fairytale take on Hogwarts, honoring HP while also pointing out ALL the flaws, the diversity and inclusivity, all excellent! This is some great world building, and I cannot wait for the next chapter! I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars
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Update message 27, 5/50✓24. A book you can read in one sitting: Alone in Rehoboth Beach by Susan Parker Rosen (finished 2/14)
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20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read - Get a Life, Chloe Brown read 2/16/2022
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1. A book published in 2022
published 2-8-22, read 2-18
Update to Message #30:#14: A book with cutlery on the cover: Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber
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Update to Message #16Progress 11/50
11. A #BookTok recommendation The Lincoln Highway
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021 The Man Who Died Twice
41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
42. A book that features two languages Crying in H Mart
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17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022 The Great Hunt DONE
Updated msg 6Just completed #26 (misleading title) - Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew Sullivan. Do not be fooled by the title and cover - this is not some happy go lucky romp through the shelves. This goes darker than I would have expected, but it’s an interesting mystery. It took a bit to get the plot moving, but overall, it was a good read! Not a huge fan of men writing women protagonists, and while there was depth missing in the main character, she was portrayed better than most. Worth reading! 4.5 stars
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Update #5816/50 Binti Quote by favorite author on the cover. Ursula Le Guinn is quoted on the cover.
Update to Message #16Progress 12/50
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1) New York Harlem Shuffle
Updated msg 6Just completed #31 (man-made disaster - slavery) - When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen. This is a powerful novel, exploring much of the apathy and hypocrisy of white America. The writing was excellent, and I really appreciate how the author created the characters and weaved together the story. It felt a little incomplete to me at the end, but it’s a wonderful debut! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars
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24. A book you can read in one sitting The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (last year- a locked room mystery)
Murder on the Orient Express
Update to Message #30:42. A book that features two languages: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
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14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title - A Teaspoon of Earth and Sea read 2/23/2022
2022 Reading ChallengePopsugar Challenge - 2022
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 22 out of 50
Similar to previous years, this year’s challenge consists of a 40-prompt standard challenge plus a 10-prompt advanced challenge.
We invite you to choose as many as you would like to complete.
Standard Prompts:
1. A book published in 2022
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin - ***** - 10/1/2023 - 401 Pages
2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship:
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon - ***** - 1/28/2022 - 880 Pages - Ship
3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
- The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
- The White Tiger: A Novel by Aravind Adiga
5. A sapphic book
- Honey Girl: A Novel by Morgan Rogers
6. A book by a Latinx author
- Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
- Smash It! by Francina Simone
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
- Always Only You by Chloe Liese
9. A book about a "found family"
- Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
There There by Tommy Orange - *** - 10/31/2022 - 294 Pages
11. A #BookTok recommendation:
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas - ***** - 10/31/2023 - 803 Pages
12. A book about the afterlife:
Graveyard Shakes: A Graphic Novel by Laura Terry - ***** - 1/1/2022 - 206 Pages
13. A book set in the 1980s
- My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
- The Dinner by Herman Koch
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author
- Frangipani by Celestine Vaite
16. A book about witches:
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling - **** - 3/17/2022 - 308 Pages
17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022:
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn - ***** - 6/22/2022 - 480 Pages
18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
- Love in Color by Bolu Babalola
19. A book that takes place during your favorite season
- Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read Class Act
The Books of Magic by Neil Gaiman - *** - 2/24/2022 - 200 Pages
21. A book about a band or musical group
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ***** - 5/6/2023 - 368 Pages
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 10/4/2022 - 356 Pages
23. A book with a recipe in it
- Natalie Tan's Book of Luck & Fortune by Roselle Lim
24. A book you can read in one sitting:
All Summer Long by Hope Larson - ***** - 1/3/2022 - 176 Pages
25. A book about a secret:
Firelight by Kristen Callihan - ***** - 1/8/2022 - 372 Pages
26. A book with a misleading title:
Surprise Island by Gertrude Chandler Warner - *** - 2/1/2022 - 178 Pages
27. A Hugo Award winner:
Neuromancer by William Gibson - *** - 1/13/2022 - 271 Pages
28. A book set during a holiday
- This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens
29. A different book by an author you read in 2021:
Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman - ***** - 1/26/2022 - 353 Pages
30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
- Sorry Not Sorry by Alyssa Milano
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
- Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham
32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page
- The View Was Exhausting by Mikaella Clements and Onjuli Datta
33. A social-horror book
- Sorrowland: A Novel by Rivers Solomon
34. A book set in Victorian times:
Bombshell by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 1/25/2022 - 288 Pages
35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
- Star-Crossed: A Novel by Minnie Darke
36. A book you know nothing about:
Year Zero by Rob Reid - ***** - 2/14/2022 - 364 Pages
37. A book about gender identity
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The True Story of a Nice Jewish Boy Who Joins the Church of Scientology and Leaves Twelve Years Later to Become the Lovely Lady She is Today by Kate Bornstein - **** - 8/26/2022 - 258 Pages
38. A book featuring a party
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen A.F. Venable - ***** - 1/16/2022 - 320 Pages
39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book
- A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, 1) by Judy I. Lin
40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
- A Deadly Education (The Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik - 5. A dark academia book
Advanced:
41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title
- Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino
42. A book that features two languages:
Mother Land by Leah Franqui - ***** - 2/13/2022 - 384 Pages
43. A book with a palindromic title
- MaddAddam (The MaddAddam Trilogy) by Margaret Atwood
44. A duology (1)
- This Savage Song (Monsters of Verity, #1) by Victoria Schwab
45. A duology (2)
- Our Dark Duet (Monsters of Verity, #2) by Victoria Schwab
46. A book about someone leading a double life:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ***** - 1/24/2022 - 389 Pages
47. A book featuring a parallel reality
- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
48. A book with two POVs:
X vs. Y: A Culture War, a Love Story by Eve Epstein - **** - 1/18/2022 - 191 Pages
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
- The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)
- Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
Update message 27, 6/50✓25. A book about a secret: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft (finished 2/24)
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50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2) London
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Update to Message #30#6: A book by a Latinx author: With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
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Suzanne wrote: "2022 Reading ChallengePopsugar Challenge - 2022
Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Progress: 13 out of 50
Similar to previous years, this year’s challenge consists of a 40-prompt stan..."
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40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
2020-A Book with a Book on the cover -
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Update message 27, 7/50✓6. A book by a Latinx author: Women Are Amazing by Armando Guerra (finished 2/25)
Update message 27, progress 8/50✓36. A book you know nothing about: Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell (finished 2/27)
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23. A book with a recipe in it
2-28
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31. A book featuring a man-made disaster - The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy read 2/28/2022
Update to #59 - 1/10. Finished #24: a book finished in one sitting.
Hi -- Running Total: 50/50
Stars Collected: 189/250
✅ 1. A book published in 2022 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Starless Crown
✅ 2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship - ⭐⭐⭐ The Underground Railroad
✅ 3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Children of Time
✅ 4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beasts of a Little Land
✅ 5. A sapphic book - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
✅ 6. A book by a Latinx author - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Refurbished: The Clover Initiative
✅ 7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title - ⭐⭐⭐ Ring Shout
✅ 8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Six of Crows
✅ 9. A book about a "found family" - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The House in the Cerulean Sea
✅ 10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner - ⭐⭐ A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
✅ 11. A #BookTok recommendation - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Court of Thorns and Roses
✅ 12. A book about the afterlife - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Sabriel
✅ 13. A book set in the 1980s - ⭐⭐⭐ I Must Betray You
✅ 14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title ⭐⭐⭐The Water Knife
✅ 15. A book by a Pacific Islander author - ⭐⭐⭐ Year of the Reaper
✅ 16. A book about witches - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Poppy War
✅ 17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Where the Crawdads Sing
✅ 18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author - ⭐⭐⭐ The Only Good Indians
✅ 19. A book that takes place during your favorite season - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Bear and the Nightingale
✅ 20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read - ⭐⭐ Sleeping Giants
✅ 21. A book about a band or musical group - ⭐⭐⭐ Station Eleven
✅ 22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All Systems Red
✅ 23. A book with a recipe in it - ⭐ Garden Spells
✅ 24. A book you can read in one sitting - ⭐⭐⭐ Fahrenheit 451
✅ 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
✅ 28. A book set during a holiday - ⭐⭐⭐ A Court of Frost and Starlight
✅ 29. A different book by an author you read in 2021 - ⭐The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
✅ 30. A book with the name of a board game in the title - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Red Rising
✅ 31. A book featuring a man-made disaster - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Fifth Season
✅ 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
✅ 34. A book set in Victorian times - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
✅ 35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
✅ 36. A book you know nothing about - ⭐⭐⭐ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
✅ 37. A book about gender identity - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She Who Became the Sun
✅ 38. A book featuring a party - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cinder
✅ 39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book - ⭐⭐⭐ This Poison Heart
✅ 40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From Blood and Ash
Advanced:
✅ 41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Winter's Promise
✅ 42. A book that features two languages - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Project Hail Mary
✅ 43. A book with a palindromic title - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Diamond Eye
✅ 44. A duology (1) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Handmaid's Tale
✅ 45. A duology (2) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Testaments
✅ 46. A book about someone leading a double life - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Throne of Glass
✅ 47. A book featuring a parallel reality - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dark Matter
✅ 48. A book with two POVs - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leviathan Wakes
✅ 49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1) - ⭐⭐⭐ Into the Wild
✅ 50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Treasures of the Sky
Update message 27, progress 9/50✓48. A book with two POVs: alternating chapters narrating by the two MCs Campbell and Lena; I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal (finished 3/1)
Update to Message #30:40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge: (A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title): The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
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11/50 completed 8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid Out of My Mind DONE
34. A book set in Victorian times The Souls of Black Folk DONE
37. A book about gender identity Felix Ever After DONE
42. A book that features two languages Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo DONE
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2) The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother DONE
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29. A different book by an author you read in 2021 Truly Madly Guilty
48. Book with two POVs Reminders of Him
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28. A book set during a holiday
Manhattans & Murder
(takes place during the Christmas Season)
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
House of Earth and Blood (other topics)The Love Hypothesis (other topics)
Daisy Jones & The Six (other topics)
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow (other topics)
There There (other topics)
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#27: A Hugo Award Winner: The Martian by Andy Weir (he won for best new writer for writing The Martian )
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