Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

My pick for this one will probably be Victoria Aveyard's King's Cage.

Lisa wrote: "Sarah wrote: "There's only one book a year that I'm guaranteed to read, Anne Bishop's new book from her Others series. "

That and Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs! They come out the same week, I believe. I can't wait! (Especially for the Bishop but the Briggs is a close second.)

I just finished The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams and I don't really recommend it. It was okay, but the characters didn't really grab me, a lot of plot lines were left hanging at the end, and just in general this was not nearly as good as the one other Beatriz Williams book I've read (A Hundred Summers). But if you like Williams, this might be a good choice.

I discovered that it is set in 1924 & 1998, so I ended up using it for the "two time periods" category, and I'll read something else (probably A Separation for this category.

The Girl Before by JP Delaney. The Girl Before

RoseBlood came out this year!

my next read will be Envelhenescer de Pedro Chagas Freitas, came out this january in Portugal.

Playing with Fire: A Magical Romantic Comedy was just released on January 31 and let me tell you, it is a FUN read. It works for several other categories, too.

Pseudonym - author also writes as Trillian Anderson
Mythical creatures - I could make a list, but it might take a while. A few are unicorns, gorgons, and phoenixes.
A book with a subtitle - As made obvious by the way she titled this one, there is a subtitle
Interesting woman - The main character, Bailey, is interesting in many ways, particularly in her world due to her immunity to magical substances, if you'd prefer to use fiction for as many prompts as possible.

Again, super duper recommend it. It's funny, it's light-hearted, and it's snarky.

So glad they have this prompt. I preordered Kings cage (Red Queen #3) and was wondering where it would fit. Well, here it will go.

I've decided on A Separation by Katie Kitamura sounds intense

I read Envelhenescer by Pedro Chagas Freitas, portuguese writter and maybe some more titles.

hey, quick question, i want to read a book that was published last year, but in my country it wasn't yet published, it will appear in April. Does it count? thanks xx

The U.S. translated edition is coming out in a couple of months for this really fantastic "children's" book. Wenxuan won the Hans Christian Anderson Award, and it's easy to see why. I received an ARC, and this one's a keeper. Hoping more of his works are translated into English. This will also work for "other ethnicity" if you're not Chinese.

I just finished The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney. It was worth the read. No complaints, not super predictable!

I read The Wicked City by Beatriz Williams. She is sometimes hit or miss, but this one was a hit.

I pre-ordered King's Cage and was so excited to get it last week! I finished it last night and counted it as my published this year. Now I'm just anxiously waiting for the fourth book to come out!

I read A Separation this weekend. It's surprisingly short, and surprisingly riveting, considering that nothing much happens. I don't usually enjoy this type of book, but I enjoyed this one.

Just finished The Fire by Night by Teresa Messineo for this prompt. Could also fit the "set during wartime" prompt. Army nurses in WWII, first novel, well-researched and well-wriiten, but gut-wrenching (isn't every war story?).

I will be reading This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel. I was able to acquire an e-book from a friend and love to read this new adult book dealing with LGBTQ issues.

I read Secrets in Summer which I received from Netgalley. It is set to be released in May of this year. It is about a woman who lives on Nantucket year-round and all of her summer neighbors who are renting that current year. It will make a great beach read!

I just finished A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn for this challenge. This is book 2 of the "Veronica Speedwell" series. I have to admit, I have a bit of a "girl crush" on Veronica Speedwell! This is a great series.

9987 wrote: "Would it be too optimistic to say I'm going to read Doors of Stone by Pat Rothfuss for this one?"

I think you're being incredibly optimistic. I honestly don't think we'll see Doors of Stone, The Winds of Winter, or even The Thorn of Emberlain this year. :(

Michelle wrote: "My pick for this one will probably be Victoria Aveyard's King's Cage."

I read King's Cage for this one. Annnnd it took me almost a month to read. It was a drag of a book for 3/4 of it. :(

Badseedgirl wrote: "I just finished A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn for this challenge. This is book 2 of the "Veronica Speedwell" series. I have to admit, I have a bit of a "girl crush" on V..."

I *love* this series!! I haven't read her Lady Julia Grey series yet and I need to.

Poca wrote: "hey, quick question, i want to read a book that was published last year, but in my country it wasn't yet published, it will appear in April. Does it count? thanks xx"

It seems the consensus is go with when it's published in *your* country.

I was so excited to snag this book for my birthday.

Dragonwatch

Her Every Fear - Peter Swanson

I just read Lucky You. I hated it!!!!

I read Ragdoll by Daniel Cole for this prompt. I liked it, and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
Ragdoll

I just finished A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong for this one. It's the 2nd book in the series and was much better than the first.

I'm filing The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas for this prompt and I highly recommend it.

I read Six Wakes for this and I really enjoyed reading it. A light read, for sure, and there are a few plot holes you could drive a spaceship through, but it's a lot of fun. It's a murder mystery in space with clones - and a lot of the story is explained in flashbacks, so it would work for the story within a story prompt as well.

Amanda - I read The Hate U Give as well this year and I can't recommend it enough. Really good book.

I've read review copies of some soon-to-be-published books which I can recommend:
Roses of May - the sequel to The Butterfly Garden - quite different to the first in the trilogy but excellent.
The Betrayals - I very much enjoyed. Really well-written with great observation and insight.
Fierce Kingdom - felt briefer than the page-count suggested, well worth going for it in one sitting.

I went with Caraval, by Stephanie Garber. it was also recommended by a librarian in one of the other threads, for people who liked Night Circus. I started and finished it yesterday, a little confusing at times, but I enjoyed it .I didn't realize it was also the first of a series.

Beren and Lúthien was published on June 1st. I'm using this book for the prompt.

I was planning on using Firebrand by Kristen Britain for this but now that I am about to start it and notice it's length I might use it for the Advanced Challenge prompt of more than 800 pages. Hmm.

I read Beartown! It was a great book!

I just read "the Identicals" by Elin Hilderbrand. It is the perfect summer beach read.

Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson

I am reading Dragon Springs Road. Good story. Next on my list is "The Only Café" by Linden McIntyre

I read The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor....thank goodness for the new release section at the library!