Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

I'm doing The Wide 'Wind'ow by Lemony Snicket

I just remembered this one - a beautiful story! The Snow Child

Bhavna wrote: "Can a Sting of Peppercorns fit into 'A book with a weather element in the title' prompt? A sting jet is a meteorological phenomenon that forms as a part of some rapidly developing mid-latitude storms."

I think that's kind of a reach, but you do you.

I read Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House and think it fits this prompt..as well as the book with an ugly cover..hehe

I am listening to a book called "Heat" (or "Hot weather" or something) and I specifically chose it because there has been a heatwave here for weeks. Swimming barely helps because the lake water (and even sea water!) is so warm now, and though the weather cools a bit after sunset, the nights are so short and the sun shines 18 hours a day, it doesn't really help much, either. There have been people at the beach and swimming at 10 pm!

Apparently this July was the hottest July in the recorded history, beating the former record set in 1941. (Geez... fighting an active war in this weather, and many of the same soldiers had already fought one war when it might have been -40 degrees 1.5 years earlier. Well, I guess it's cooler in the forests...)

I was planning to read either The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Safon or Storm Front by Jim Butcher (both of which I plan to read in the near future), but then I realized I had missed a Richard Castle book called Wild Storm and went with it instead. If any of you loved the TV series "Castle," you'll likely love the books written by the fictional character from the series as they are in the same style. Apparently the real author is a mystery, so that's fun.

I read Women in Sunlight --> sunlight is my favorite kind of weather element!

I read Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave. Are you the same person you were 14 years ago? We all grow and change over the years, maybe you are less adventurous, more of a home body, or some other change. These are changes that are more what we do than who we are. What happens to cause people to change who they are in a fundamental sense? Are you trustworthy? Could you, over time become a person that no one trusts, without even realizing you have changed who you fundamentally are? Interesting concepts, make for an interesting story, which, combined with social media exposure makes for an interesting read.

I apologize if this was already answered. Is lightning a weather element? I tried to google it, but couldn't find much. I read "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" and hoping it counts.

I would totally say that lightning is a weather element 🙂

Stacey wrote: "I would totally say that lightning is a weather element 🙂"

thank you so much!

and I do see this has been asked before. Thanks everyone!

If you read A Wrinkle in Time for on a different planet, then A Wind in the Door works here.

I'm going to read A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. I meant to read this book for last year's reading challenge but couldn't. I will gladly read it for this one.

I read A Thousand Splendid Suns. I read (and loved) The Kite Runner a few years ago and it has remained with me. I was fascinated by the culture and political backdrop of Afghanistan and this book didn’t disappoint on that front either, teaching me more about a country and it’s people which I was ignorant of and which are never reflected so honestly in the media. Is this a better book…I don’t think I can call it. I loved that this one was more female focused, and Hosseini sure knows how to punch you in the gut with the heartbreak and abuse he puts his characters through. I felt so drawn to the relationship between Mariam and Laila, it was really the core of the story. My only gripe was that I wish their characters were more rounded, that more was made of their bond. Though I know if that were the case this book would have had me even more distraught than it did. The injustices in this book are devastating. This is a tough read, though in a different way to Kite Runner. You’ll still need tissues though, and you’ll come away from it with your social conscience lit up.

I read Uma Abelha Na Chuva.

Is the title 'windburn' considered weather?


Windburn by Juliette Cross

I think Windburn would count for the prompt!

I wouldn't consider windburn to be weather (it's the after effect of the weather) but I would absolutely consider wind to be weather and wind is still IN the title ;)

House of Sand and Fog

Hurricane Season by Lauren K Denton has a lot of southern charm to it!

I have found a book that I really want to read with 'winter' in the title. Does that count, or does it need to be snow, rain etc?

I think Winter might be a stretch because it is a season...

Nell wrote: "I think Winter might be a stretch because it is a season..."

Thanks, I thought that was probably the case.

Stuff like rain, sleet, snow hail, sunshine, hurricane. Let me know if you need help finding something. I work at a library lol so I’m happy to help

I picked Raining Cat Sitters and Dogs, a quick summer-read sort of mystery book. Not too deep, but it turned me on to a new series that I may read as I find more by this author at our library or a book sale.

Ugh... looking for more possibilities in case I don't get my hands on House of Sand and Fog: A Novel.

I think I own First Frost, The Year of Fog and The Lightning Thief.

I have so many books on my shelves and kindle(s) ( I still have access on my computer to my shared account with my ex- I made him log me in so I don't lose any books lol). I just lose track. I have no idea what I own, and so I end up with multiple copies sometimes!!

Tracy wrote: "Ugh... looking for more possibilities in case I don't get my hands on House of Sand and Fog: A Novel.

I think I own First Frost, The Year of Fog and ..."

I read The Mist which might be fun for this time fo year. I love reading scary stuff near Halloween

Brittany wrote: "Tracy wrote: "Ugh... looking for more possibilities in case I don't get my hands on House of Sand and Fog: A Novel.

I think I own First Frost, [book:The Year of Fo..."

Oh!! I know I have that!! It would be a re-read I think , but its been years. Nice idea, and yes, the perfect time of year to read it :-)

Help! I need a happy feel good read and I've just got this one and more prompt to tick off. Would any of your recommendations fit the bill for a happy/feel good read with a weather element in the title?

Would you consider "stars" a weather element? We've said sun and moon are, so...

Personally I wouldn’t because the stars, moon and sun are parts of the solar system whereas weather is more tangible. Whether can be used to describe the day such as sunny, windy, rainy, etc.

Going with:

Majo wrote: "Help! I need a happy feel gooThe Lightning Thiefd read and I've just got this one and more prompt to tick off. Would any of your recommendations fit the bill for a happy/feel good read with a weather element in the t..."

It depends on what makes a feel good read for you. Followed by Frost has a lot of sad/stressful emotions going on, but as a YA fairy tale re-write it's definitely a comfort type read for me. Similarly, The Lightning Thief is a fun middle grade adventure that I highly recommend if you enjoy that sort of thing at all.

For this I read The Haunting of Sunshine Girl which was a surprisingly enjoyable read.

I read It's Raining in Mango by Thea Astley - an oldie but a goodie