Popsugar Challenge - 2025

[AJ]

Update to #43

11/40

18. A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons: The Priory of the Orange Tree There were a host of magical creatures, such as Aralaq the ichneumon! And wyrms and wyverns.

[Shari]

Update msg #44:

Progress: 15 / 30

Halfway there!!

[Susan, Games & Events]

Update message #27

Progress: 16/20

[Amy]

Updated message 61-- 23/50

[BarbaraBrubru_gingertiger]

Hi! Update for message 16: 18/20, thanks!

[Jennifer]

Updating message #19

32/50 completed

17. A book about a run club The End of the World Running Club DONE

32. A book about an overlooked woman in history The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear DONE

[Susan, Games & Events]

Update message #27

Progress: 17/20

[Terry]

Update message #54: 7/20
6. A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge – a book originally written in a different language Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum [originally written in Korean]

[Amy]

Updated message 61-- 24/50

[ReGina]

I'm at 24/25!

1. A book about a POC experiencing joy and not trauma - Bake Infinite Pie with X and Y
3. A book about space tourism - Atmosphere
4. A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title - Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books
5. A book with a snake on the cover or in the title - Sunrise on the Reaping
6. A book that fills your favorite prompt from the 2015 PS Reading Challenge (A book with antonyms in the title) - Body & Soul
8. A book under 250 pages - Blues in Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes
9. A book that features a character going through menopause - All Fours
10. A book you got for free - How to Kill Your Family
14. A book about a nontraditional education - Body and Soul
16. A book set in or around a body of water - Great Big Beautiful Life
19. A highly anticipated read of 2025 - Say You’ll Remember Me
24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist - Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man)
25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee - Transcendent Kingdom
26. A book where an adult character changes careers - The Personal History of Rachel DuPree
27. A book set at a luxury resort - The Wedding People
28. A book that features an unlikely friendship - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
30. A book that reminds you of your childhood - The Anxious Generation
31. A book where music plays an integral part of the storyline - Husbands & Lovers
32. A book about an overlooked woman in history - The Frozen River
35. A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out - Blue Sisters
36. A book with silver on the cover or in the title - Project Hail Mary
40. A book about chosen family - How to Read a Book

Advanced Prompts

Easy
43. A book that includes a nonverbal character - This Could Be Us

Hard
48. A book that features a married couple who don't live together - Before I Let Go

[AmbWitch]

Update message 67: 27/50

[Janine]

Update to message 52, 20/20. Challenge complete! I will keep going to get a few more the rest of the year, but I'm not increasing my goal.

13. A book rated less than three stars on Goodreads - Spellfire (2.95)
25. A book where the main character is an immigrant or refugee - The Teller of Small Fortunes
27. A book set at a luxury resort - The Listeners
39. A classic you've never read - The Hound of the Baskervilles

[Sophia]

Update message 26: 21/30

[Jennifer]

Updating message #19:

33/50 completed

3. A book about space tourism Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void DONE

[Amy]

Updated message 61-- 25/50

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #5

4/25

[Stephanie]

Update to message #49 - Read 10 out of 25 prompts.

[Amy]

Updated message 61-- 26/50

[Jennifer]

Updating message #19:

34/50 completed

11. A book mentioned in another book The Road DONE

[Rachel]

Update: MSG #5

5/25

[Laura]

Update for message 18: Progress- 23/40

[Brianna]

Update MSG #71

3/50

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Congrats Janine on completing your goal!

[Terry]

Update Message #54: 10/20

24. A book with a happily single woman protagonist The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong
32. A book about an overlooked woman in history Saving Five by Amanda Nguyen
33. A book featuring an activity on your bucket list The Fury by Alex Michaelides (visit Greece)

[Theresa, Readathons]

Updated message 17. (Originally 18) Progress: 5/10

[Rachel]

Update: MSG # 5

6/25

[Julie]

Updated message 35
9/25

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #30 - 39/50 books read!

[Jennifer]

Updating message #19

36/50 completed

29. A book about a food truck A Psalm for the Wild-Built DONE

35. A book centering LGBTQ+ characters that isn't about coming out Less DONE

[✨ Brianna Raquel ✨]

updated msg 45, 32/40

[GailW]

Edit to message 10:

progress: 34/35

[Sophia]

Update message 26: 22/30

[ReGina]

I completed the challenge - 25/25!

46. A book where nature is the antagonist - The Four Winds

[AJ]

Update to #43

12/40

26. A book where an adult character changes careers: Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore

[Julie]

Updated message 35
10/25

[Patty]

update message 8

27/30

[Laura]

Update for message 18: Progress 26/40

[Bücherhörnchen]

Update Message 59
17/20

[Maria]

Updated msg 6

20/25

[Laura]

Update for message 18: Progress 27/40

[Jennifer]

Updating message #19

38/50 completed

9. A book that features a character going through menopause The Change DONE

14. A book about a nontraditional education Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship DONE

[Patty]

update message 8

28/30

[Patty]

update message 24

29/30

[Laura]

Update for message 18: Progress 29/40

[AJ]

Update for #43

11/40

23. A book that is considered healing fiction: Allow Me to Introduce Myself

[Terry]

Update Message #54: 12/20

4. A book with two or more books on the cover or "book" in the title The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
18. A book containing magical creatures that aren't dragons Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

[Patty]

Update message 8 - Challenge Completed!

30/30

[Susan, Games & Events]

Update message #27

Progress: 18/20

[AJ]

Updating to #43 - now shooting for 50 and expanded my counts
15/50

42. A book with a title that starts with the letter Y: Yellowface

46. A book where nature is the antagonist:How to Fall in Love in a Time of Unnameable Disaster It's the acid rain's show, and everyone just happens to be in it.

48. A book that features a married couple who don't live together: Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age Darrel's mother and stepfather didn't live together for years and I would not be surprised if they remained married despite the ups and downs.

50. A book that features a character with chronic pain: Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow Sam, one of the main characters, has chronic pain in his foot that progresses throughout the book and evolves into needing surgery and more assistance.

[Brianna]

Update to 71

4/50