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Popsugar Challenge - 2024

Update to Message 46: 7/15 so far
1. A book with the word "leap" in the title
2. A bildungsroman
3. A book about a 24-year-old
4. A book about a writer The Twist of a Knife
5. A book about K-pop
6. A book about pirates
7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9. A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author
10. A book by a self-published author
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid
12. A book from an animal's POV Dog on It
13. A book originally published under a pen name
14. A book recommended by a bookseller The Three-Body Problem
15. A book recommended by a librarian
16. A book set 24 years before you were born
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
18. A book set in space
19. A book set in the future
20. A book set in the snow
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with "24" The Three Hostages
22. A book that centers on video games
23. A book that features dragons Fourth Wing
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
25. A book that was published 24 years ago
26. A book that was turned into a musical
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter
28. A book with a main character who's 42 years old
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character The Mystery Guest
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot The Rule Book
33. A book with an unreliable narrator
34. A book with at least three POVs
35. A book with magical realism
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author
41. A memoir that explores queerness
42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43. A second-chance romance
44. An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel
Advanced
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
47. A book with 24 letters in the title
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author
50. A book that starts with the letter "X"

🍭 Progress: 24/20 🍭
I will try to complete more prompts, but won't be raising my goal for now.
Thanks!

20/50 completed
10. A book by a self-published author Bone DONE
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid One Piece, Volume 1: Romance Dawn DONE
12. A book from an animal's POV Remarkably Bright Creatures DONE
16. A book set 24 years before you were born Death Is a Lonely Business DONE
34. A book with at least three POVs Lord of Chaos DONE

1. A book with the word "leap" in the title
2. A bildungsroman
3. A book about a 24-year-old
4. A book about a writer The Twist of a Knife
5. A book about K-pop
6. A book about pirates
7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9. A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author
10. A book by a self-published author
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid
12. A book from an animal's POV - Dog on It
13. A book originally published under a pen name
14. A book recommended by a bookseller - The Three-Body Problem
15. A book recommended by a librarian
16. A book set 24 years before you were born
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
18. A book set in space
19. A book set in the future - The Second Sleep
20. A book set in the snow
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with “24" - The Three Hostages
22. A book that centers on video games
23. A book that features dragons - Fourth Wing
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
25. A book that was published 24 years ago
26. A book that was turned into a musical
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter
28. A book with a main character who's 42 years old
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character - The Mystery Guest
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot -
33. A book with an unreliable narrator
34. A book with at least three POVs - The Last Murder at the End of the World
35. A book with magical realism- The Ice Queen
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author
41. A memoir that explores queerness
42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43. A second-chance romance - The Rule Book
44. An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel
Advanced
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
47. A book with 24 letters in the title
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author
50. A book that starts with the letter "X"

7/20
1. A book with the word "leap" in the title
To Kill a Mockingbird
3. A book about a 24-year-old
A Hobbit, a Wardrobe, and a Great War: How J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Rediscovered Faith, Friendship, and Heroism in the Cataclysm of 1914-18
5. A book about K-pop
6. A book about pirates
7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9. A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author
10. A book by a self-published author
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid
12. A book from an animal's POV
13. A book originally published under a pen name
14. A book recommended by a bookseller
15. A book recommended by a librarian
16. A book set 24 years before you were born
Death on the Nile - Egypt is definitely on my list!
18. A book set in space
19. A book set in the future
20. A book set in the snow
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"
22. A book that centers on video games
The Ice Dragon
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
25. A book that was published 24 years ago
The Color Purple - I actually saw the musical last year and then read the book in February!
The Unexpected Guest
28. A book with a main character who's 42 years old
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot
33. A book with an unreliable narrator
34. A book with at least three POVs
35. A book with magical realism
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author
41. A memoir that explores queerness
42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43. A second-chance romance
44. An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
47. A book with 24 letters in the title
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author
50. A book that starts with the letter "X"

23. A book that features dragons: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
24/50
Here is my midyear status:
1. A book with the word “leap” in the title
2. A bildungsroman: The Women by Kristin Hannah (5/28/24)
3. A book about a 24 year old: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (1/24/24)
4. A book about a writer: Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz (2/4/24)
5. A book about K-Pop
6. A book about pirates
7. A book about women’s sports and/or by a woman athlete
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9. A book by a deaf or hard of hearing author
10. A book by a self-published author Bitter Tea
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid: The Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers (5/7/24)
12. A book from an animal’s POV Black Beauty
13. A book originally published under a pen name: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (1/15/24)
14. A book recommended by a bookseller
15. A book recommended by a librarian.
16. A book set 24 years before you were born. Nancy drew – the secret in the old attic; Agatha Christie: Death Comes as the End or Absent in Spring; The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list: Red Queen by Juan Gomez Jurado (4/10/24)
18. A book set in space. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle (1/2/24)
19. A book set in the future: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng (6/26/24)
20. A book set in the snow.
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with “24”: Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America by Joy-Ann Reid (4/21/24)
22. A book that centers on video games. Ready Player One; Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
23. A book that features dragons: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer (6/28/24)
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (3/2/24)
25. A book that was published 24 years ago. The Blind Assassin; HPGOF
26. A book that was turned into a musical: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede (3/27/24)
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter: Zero Days by Ruth Ware (1/6/24)
28. A book with a main character who’s 42 years old.
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride (3/24/24)
30. A book with a one- word title you had to look up in a dictionary: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence. The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (5/4/24)
32. A book with an enemies -to- lovers plot: One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris (1/11/24)
33. A book with an unreliable narrator: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (1/30/24)
34. A book with at least 3 POV’s: The Winners by Frederik Backman (3/14/24)
35. A book with magical realism.
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person: Letters from the Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr (3/28/24)
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo
38. A cozy fantasy book
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author.
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author
41. A memoir that explores queerness
42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous People
43. A second chance romance: Red Thread of Fate by Lyn Liao Butler (4/10/24)
44. An autobiography by a woman in rock’n’roll
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel: The Bell in the Fog by Lev AC Rosen (6/1/24)
Advanced:
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours: March by Geraldine Brooks (3/9/24)
47. A book with 24 letters in the title. The Heart’s Invisible Furies
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author: The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (2/13/24)
50. A book that starts with the letter ‘X” – by sue Grafton
24/50

27/50
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author The Problem with Forever
10. A book by a self-published author Flat-Out Love
15. A book recommended by a librarian Howl’s Moving Castle
18. A book set in space Dune
19. A book set in the future Divergent
20. A book set in the snow Shiver
22. A book that centers on video games When Dimple Met Rishi
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character Rumble
35. A book with magical realism The Lost Apothecary
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author Mexican Gothic
49. The 24th book of an author Layla

Tina your original message is #67

Progress:13/15
2. A bildungsromanOrphan Train
4. A book about a writerThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket listThe Viscount Who Loved Me
19. A book set in the futureAll Systems Red
20. A book set in the snowA Man Called Ove
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"The Reappearance of Rachel Price
23. A book that features dragonsFourth Wing
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapterThe Cruel Prince
34. A book with at least three POVs Six of Crows
35. A book with magical realismThe Midnight Library
38. A cozy fantasy bookHowl’s Moving Castle
43. A second-chance romanceForget Me Not
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hoursLegendary

49/50 complete
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours - The Cloud Roads read 7/9/24

24/50 completed
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours Long Way Down DONE
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence The World Played Chess DONE
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot I Was Here DONE
41. A memoir that explores queerness How We Fight For Our Lives DONE
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46/50 complete
9. A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author - True Biz read 5/14/2024