2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Hi I know it’s late but can I join??

Going for all 50 by the end of the year :) I’ll update here and also dedicate a goodreads shelf for the challenge!

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019


2. A book that makes you nostalgic
(Back to my high school days)

3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)


✓ 4. A book you think should be turned into a movie


5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads


√ 6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover


7. A reread of a favorite book
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

8. A book about a hobby


✓ 9. A book you meant to read in 2018


10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title


11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover


12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore


13. A book published posthumously


14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
(From Rory Gilmore List)

15. A retelling of a classic


16. A book with a question in the title


17. A book set on college or university campus


18. A book about someone with a superpower


19. A book told from multiple POVs


20. A book set in space


21. A book by two female authors


22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title


23. A book set in Scandinavia


24. A book that takes place in a single day


✓ 25. A debut novel


26. A book that's published in 2019


27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature


28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
(on reese witherspoons list)

29. A book with LOVE in the title


30. A book featuring an amateur detective


✓ 31. A book about a family


32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America


33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title


✓ 34. A book that includes a wedding


✓ 35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter


36. A ghost story


37. A book with a two-word title


38. A novel based on a true story


39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game


✓ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge
2016- A New York Times Bestseller


Advanced

41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book


42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book


43. An "own voices" book


✓ 44. Read a book during the season it is set in


45. A LitRPG book


46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters


47. Two books that share the same title


48. Two books that share the same title


49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom


50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent

Please update post#228

2/20 complete
A book with a plant on the cover: Her one mistake

Edited post #48.
So far 9/25.

49 - A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom: The Road Not Taken and Other Poems (the road less traveled)

18/50

Updated message 192

7/20

Updated 506:

3/50

I've done: #4, #31, #34

Message 237 updated 9/48
19. A Book told from multiple points of view

Update Message 153

8/25

12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore Dracula by Bram Stoker

11/50

13. A book published posthumously: The Diary of a Young Girl

Updated msg #12:

Progress: 11/50

Updated #65

9/50

updated message 281
12/50 complete

6/20

31. A book about a family: Cross My Heart

Update Message 96

3/50

25 - A debut novel - The Wicked Girls Alex Merwood
19 - A book told my multiple POVs - The Widow Fiona Barton

Updated

11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover - The Splendour Falls by Susanna Kearsley
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
19. A book told from multiple character POVs - The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (A book that is also a stage play or musical) - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Update msg 14: 9/50

#25 Debut Novel
#50 Takes place in a vicarage

Edit message 160:

10 / 20 read so far

Update msg 21

14/50

Update message 78, 11/50

✓19. A book told from multiple POVs - The Help by Kathryn Stockett (finished 1/31)

January update msg 4: 14/50

I'm at 7/50

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019- The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
9. A book you meant to read in 2018- Artemis by Andy Weir
25. A debut novel- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
37. A book with a two-word title-Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
43. An "own voices" book- Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 by David Sedaris
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman

43 - An "own voices" book: The Women of Brewster Place

47 & 48 - Two books that share the same title: 1st book -> The Reckoning

progress: 20/50

Updated message 242.
Progress: 23/40

31. A book about a family

6/7 books read

Didn't expect to almost complete the challenge this fast!

updated message 281

13/50 complete

Update to msg. 25

A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter

Hard Red Spring

Updated #144

Read: 5/25

Update message 153

10/25

9. A book you meant to read in 2018 The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware

and

49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Updated message #148: 4/40

✅ A book told from multiple POVs - Drácula (Bram Stoker)

update message 210: 5/40 read

I want to try this challenge. This will be the first challenge I participate on so I will start small. My goal is to get at least 10.

Book cover = read
Book link = plan to read

11 / 10

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
2. A book that makes you nostalgic Pretty Little Liars
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie for those who don't read
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
7. A reread of a favorite book
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore
13. A book published posthumously
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
15. A retelling of a classic The Afterlife of Holly Chase
16. A book with a question in the title
17. A book set on college or university campus
18. A book about someone with a superpower
19. A book told from multiple POVs
20. A book set in space
21. A book by two female authors
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
23. A book set in Scandinavia
24. A book that takes place in a single day
25. A debut novel
26. A book that's published in 2019 On the Come Up
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
29. A book with LOVE in the title
30. A book featuring an amateur detective Career of Evil
31. A book about a family (not the best of families)
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America Emergency Contact
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title
34. A book that includes a wedding
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter Eleanor & Park
36. A ghost story
37. A book with a two-word title
38. A novel based on a true story
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge

Advanced

41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book
43. An "own voices" book
44. Read a book during the season it is set in
45. A LitRPG book
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters
47. Two books that share the same title
48. Two books that share the same title
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent

Updated message 102

Completed 13/50

Update to message 15:
I have completed 9:
[X] 2. A book that makes you nostalgic: The Story of Arthur Truluv
[X] 6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: Murder in an Irish Village
[X] 9. A book you meant to read in 2018: A Ladder to the Sky
[X] 16. A book with a question in the title: Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions
[X] 25. A debut novel: The Hate U Give
[X] 27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: dodo's: The Interrupted Tale
[X] 30. A book featuring an amateur detective: Cherringham - Episode 25-27: A Cosy Crime Compilation
[X] 35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
[X] 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge: 2015 - #11-one word title: Less

Updated message 99: 5/10 (halfway there already!)

7/20

27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Update to post 201:

50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent - The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson

9/50

Updated post #65

10/50

Edited post 128. 10/40 completed!

I updated message 145:

Read: 2/40

Updated post #164
7/45

Update #506,
#44 is done... 4/50

Post 183 updated!

4/50

7. A reread of a favorite book The Great Hunt

update post 350 - 11/30

4/30

34. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
37. The Giver

January update to message 221:

2/25 read
The Cold Eye - 9. A book you meant to read in 2018
The Poorhouse Fair - 24. A book that takes place in a single day

I’m in for all 50

13/50
21. A book by two female authors: My Favorite Half-Night Stand

37. A book with a two-word title: The Disasters

Edit to post 122:
3/50
I read 46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters Ce qu'on respire sur Tatouine by Jean-Christophe Réhel

It didn't have any chapters. It was not my favorite read so far though.

Update msg 76

11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover Dead Beat
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore The Book of Lost Things

2/10

update to message 37
1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 - Between Shades of Gray ~ Finished 1-27-19
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - Vinegar Girl ~ Finished 1-17-19
17. A book set on college or university campus - The Madwoman Upstairs ~ Finished 1-10-19
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent - The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times ~ Finished 1-21-19