Popsugar Challenge - 2024

[Amy]

Updated message 64-- 28/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 29/50

[Stephanie]

Update to message #74
Read 24 out of 25 books

[Jennifer]

Updating message #34

43/50 completed

14. A book recommended by a bookseller Nettle & Bone DONE

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #11

14/20

[GailW]

Update message 384: 22/25 completed

[Laura]

Progress for message 14: Progress 31/50

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #4 - 50/50 books read!
Challenge complete!

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress: 34/50

[Jaida]

message 5 update - 20/20

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 35/50

[GailW]

Update to message 384: Completed: 26 / 30

[Bernadette]

Update for Message #22 :43/50

[Laureen]

Update to Message #17

6. A book about pirates: All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitacker
32/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 36/50

[Julie]

updated message 103
13/20

[AmbWitch]

Update message 79: 29/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 39/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 41/50

[Amy]

Updated message 64-- 29/50
A book turned into a musical: Pollyanna

[Shari]

Update msg #53:

Progress: 15 / 15 - COMPLETED!

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 42/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 43/50

[Amy]

Updated message 64-- 30/50

[Stephanie]

Update to msg #74 - Completed my challenge. Read 25 out of 50. Continuing to read more books from the list. I read books 27 out of the 50 prompts so far.

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #11

15/20

[Emily]

Update to message #43

3/4

Completed prompt 47

[Anna]

Update to message 58

12/20

1. A book with the word "leap" in the title
2. A bildungsroman
To Kill a Mockingbird
3. A book about a 24-year-old
4. A book about a writer
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
James Herriot's Treasury for Children: Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small
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
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
Death on the Nile - Egypt is definitely on my list!
18. A book set in space
My Favorite Universe
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 Dollmakers
22. A book that centers on video games
23. A book that features dragons
The Ice Dragon
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
The Color Purple - I actually saw the musical last year and then read the book in February!
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter
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
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence
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
We Have Always Been Who We Are
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author
Five Little Pigs
50. A book that starts with the letter "X"

[Rachel]

Update MSG #11

13/20

Just realized that I did a few of the challenges twice! UGH! I went down a few books. I completed 13 challenges so far.

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 46/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 47/50

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #11

14/20

[Jennifer]

Updating message #34

45/50 completed

2. A bildungsroman Looking for Alaska DONE

40. A horror book by a BIPOC author The Reformatory DONE

[Maaike]

Update to massage 23: 15/15 done!

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 48/50

[Maria]

Updated msg 31

25/25 Completed!

[Ann]

Update 41

11/15

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #11

15/20

[Martha☀]

Update for message #38
25/25
Completed!!

[Amy]

Updated message 64-- 32/50

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 49/50

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #11

16/20

[Shalini]

Update to Msg 371

All done for this year - 25/25 :)


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 - The Devil and the Dark Water
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 - Ninth House
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
16. A book set 24 years before you were born - Hickory Dickory Dock
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list -Eruption
18. A book set in space - Ghost Station
19. A book set in the future - The Second Sleep
20. A book set in the snow - The Virgin in the Ice
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with “24" - How to Solve Your Own Murder
22. A book that centers on video games - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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 - The Truth
26. A book that was turned into a musical
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter - The Midnight Feast
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 - Piranesi
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot - Things We Left Behind
33. A book with an unreliable narrator - Yellowface
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 - The Spellshop
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 - Uncle Fred in the Springtime
48. A collection of at least 24 poems
49. The 24th book of an author - Dumb Witness
50. A book that starts with the letter "X"

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Congrats everyone for all the books read this year! Just a few more weeks to wrap up your goals and challenges!

If you haven't already, sign up for the 2025 Popsugar Challenge!

See you there!

[ReGina]

Update to msg 51 - I have 23 out of 20!! Woot woot!!

1. A book with the word "leap" in the title - Lucky Leap Day
3. A book about a 24-year-old - The Paradise Problem
4. A book about a writer - The Wishing Game
7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete - Dear Black Girls: How to Be True to You
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid - The Tattooist of Auschwitz
12. A book from an animal's POV - Remarkably Bright Creatures
13. A book originally published under a pen name - The True Love Experiment
14. A book recommended by a bookseller - The Rom-Commers
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list - When Stars Are Scattered
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with "24" - The Credit Choice: 10 Effective Ways To Use Credit Cards Without Getting Into Major Debt
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter - How to End a Love Story
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence - I’m Glad My Mom Died
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot - Practice Makes Perfect
33. A book with an unreliable narrator - None of This Is True
34. A book with at least three POVs - Bright Young Women
35. A book with magical realism - The Husbands
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person - Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author - 10 Things That Never Happened
41. A memoir that explores queerness - The House of Hidden Meanings
43. A second-chance romance - A Proposal They Can't Refuse
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel - Fake Dates and Mooncakes

Advanced
46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
47. A book with 24 letters in the title - Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

[Emily]

Update to message #43

4/4 - Completed

Completed prompt 13

[Laura]

Update for message 14: Progress 50/50 Challenge Completed

[Bernadette]

Update for message #22

Progress 50/50 Challenge Completed

Wasn't sure I was going to complete it this year, but I was able to get the last few books read - whew!

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #11

17/20

[Ronda]

Update message 56 - I read 32 off the list so 32/30 for me :)