2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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Edited #54 7 of 40
#9 Cottage by the sea
#19 Josh and Hazel
#25 My sister the serial killer
#26 Adele
#35 Landline
#37 Mrs. Fletcher
#39 My favorite half-night stand

update post 349 - 14/30

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4. A book you think should be turned into a movie - Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo
15. A retelling of a classic - A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale – By Liz Braswell
23. A book set in Scandinavia - Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature - The Outsider by Stephen King
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - Empire Falls by Richard Russo
37. A book with a two-word title - Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol

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Read: 3/40

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15. A retelling of a classic The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

Updated message 8-- novel with the word LOVE in the title-- The Love That Saved Him

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9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Bel Canto

Update to message 149: 7/10

Updated message 329: 6/15

I'm in for the first 40! Put me down as Christina L. please!

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 The Woman in the Window
2. A book that makes you nostalgic - The Beach House
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie Educated
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads - Eat, Pray, Love
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - The Perfect Mother
7. A reread of a favorite book Of Mice and Men
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018 Big Little Lies
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover - The Charm Bracelet
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore
13. A book published posthumously - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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 Where Are the Children?
17. A book set on college or university campus
18. A book about someone with a superpower The Darkest Minds
19. A book told from multiple POVs My Husband's Wife
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 Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
23. A book set in Scandinavia Beartown
24. A book that takes place in a single day
25. A debut novel Where the Forest Meets the Stars
26. A book that's published in 2019 Midnight at the Blackbird Café
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire - Where the Crawdads Sing-Reese Witherspoon
29. A book with LOVE in the title
30. A book featuring an amateur detective
31. A book about a family - Then She Was Gone
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title Moon Called
34. A book that includes a wedding
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
36. A ghost story
37. A book with a two-word title - Sarah's Key
38. A novel based on a true story - Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or gameThe Bookshop of Yesterdays
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge

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

#26 - A book that's published in 2019: [book:Something To Tell You|421813..."

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Message 669 updated - 3/40

Completed 2 of 15

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 (#1) - The Sun Is Also a Star
2. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads (#5) - Life of Pi

18 - a book about someone with a super power: Elevation

progress: 27/50

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Updated message 13.

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Christina wrote: "I'm in for the first 40! Put me down as Christina L. please!

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..."

Welcome Christina :) Do you think you can put that L in your goodreads name too? If I put your down as Christina L. in my spreadsheet, but your name says just Christina, I will mix you up.

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#49 #10 #9 #30 #20 #5 #29
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Pervinca here. Been reading other stuff, but finally got to start!
Progress: 1/40
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
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
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: After Dark, by Haruki Murakami
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

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1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: The Woman in the Window

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42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book: My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel

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A book that makes you nostalgic
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, by Alvin Schwartz

Winter wrote: "Christina wrote: "I'm in for the first 40! Put me down as Christina L. please!

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

Changed it!

Updated Message 669 4/40

#38 A Novel based on a true story Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island

9/30
A book that takes place in one day
The Sun is Also a Star, by Nicola Yoon

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46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Updated message 54 - 19/50

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21. A book by two female authors - Step of Faith by Michelle Stimpson and CaSandra McLaughlin

Christina L. wrote: "Winter wrote: "Christina wrote: "I'm in for the first 40! Put me down as Christina L. please!

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

Thank you ^^

Update to message 78, 13/50

✓44. Read a book during the season it is set in - The Happy Hollisters and the Ice Carnival Mystery by Jerry West (finished 2/18), set in winter (February)/during Mardi Gras

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4. A book you think should be turned into a movie - The Woman in the Window 2-19-19

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19 - a book told from multiple POVs: Mystic River

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Update to #572 - 6/20 completed

Updated Message #669 5/40

11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover - The Charm Bracelet

Message #41 update

✔ A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) – The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson 20.02.2019 ★★★★☆

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35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari Finished 2/19/19

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5.A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads - Pride and Prejudice
9.A book you meant to read in 2018 - Assassin's Apprentice

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12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore - Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 2-20

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added #4. should be a movie

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Message #44 updated: 13/50


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