2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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Read #12
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Just completed #1 (movie this year) - The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I feel emotionally wrung out from reading this book. Everything from the way the prose was written, to the descriptions, to the characters, to the way that bits and pieces of the backstory were revealed was artfully and masterfully done. And even though I burst into tears at the thing I never wanted to happen but knew would happen and my heart broke, this is still one of the best books I've read in a long time. Going right into the second book now. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

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I have added 1 book that includes a Wedding: The Gown by Jennifer Robson..Thanks

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06 - A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: Where the Crawdads Sing

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✅7. A reread of a favorite book The Time Traveler's Wife

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I am now 6/50!

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5. a book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (finished 2/9), I didn't mean to reread Twilight (I was only going to read a passage), but I couldn't help myself. 500 pages later, I realized it at least fits a prompt, lol, there are around 5 million ratings.

Going for the gold! I'm in for the first 40 with a hope for the full 50!

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019Bird Box
2. A book that makes you nostalgic
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 The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan
7. A reread of a favorite book
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018 Spinning Silver
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/folklorePersephone
13. A book published posthumously
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
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 authorsQueen and the Kingsmen
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
29. A book with LOVE in the title
30. A book featuring an amateur detectiveHope Never Dies
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 titleDemons Forever
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

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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

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Just completed #50 (monastery) - The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness. Really interesting explorations in this second book and great character development! Just a touch slow in the middle, but otherwise a great second book! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

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☐ 1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
☐ 2. A book that makes you nostalgic
☐ 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 - Eragon
☐ 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 - Britt-Marie Was Here
☐ 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
☐ 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: Nine Perfect Strangers
☐ 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
☐ 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

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

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37. A book with a two-word title (Bleak House)

Magic_Demigod wrote: "I'm totally not going to be able to but I'm trying for 40 anyways. my name's Elena, btw

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
2. A book that makes you nostalgic
3. A book written by a musician (ficti..."

Welcome :) I'm putting in your name on the side in the spreadsheet, but the name used on the list have to be the name you use on your profile :)

Adriana wrote: "26. A book that's published in 2019

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Wow! I finished that fast. I'll see if I can get any more in but it's nice to know I've completed the chal..."

Congrats Adriana :D

Claire wrote: "#25 – A debut novel: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

#26 - A book that's published in 2019: Something To Tell You by [author:..."

What is your total Claire? The spreadsheet messed up and I think it erased your data,

Updated finally :D

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25. A debut novel The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides Finished 2/13/19

26. A book that's published in 2019 An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen Finished 2/12/19


*I am updating my goal to 40, I am reading a lot more than I anticipated this year and audiobooks are my new addiction.

18. A book about someone with a superpower

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38 - A novel based on a true story: The Sealwoman's Gift

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46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters: The Last Letter from Your Lover

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3. A book written by a musician Pet Sematary

Update! #6: A book with a plant in the title or on the cover

The Wild Orchid: A Retelling of The Ballad of Mulan

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40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge The Book of Deacon

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31. A book about a family Fågelfångarens son

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✅ A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

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15 -The House of Silk

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31. A book about a family The Perfect Liar by Thomas Christopher Greene Finished 2/14/19

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#9 A Book you meant to read in 2018 - Dark Matter

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12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore - Dracula
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America - Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison
37. A book with a two-word title - The Godfather
43. An "own voices" book - The Kiss Quotient

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41. A "cli fi" book: Ship Breaker

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I'm not really sure how to interpret "amateur detective" but she does spend half the book or more trying to figure out who murdered her sister.

30. A book featuring an amateur detective: The Winter Sister

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