2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Update Message 11

8/10

Update to message #44

TOTAL (English + Spanish): 60/100

Update to message 78, progress 35/50

✓34. A book that includes a wedding - As Good as True by Cheryl Reid (7/31)

Updated message 192

21/20

35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - The Stranger Inside # 4 by Jennifer Jaynes
30. A book featuring an amateur detective - Her Last Day (Jessie Cole #1) 8-1

Update message 341 (formally message 342)

35/40

update to message 210. 28/40 books completed

Update to post 126.

25/50. Half way there!

Update post #178

18/30

4. A book you think should be made into a movie: Better Than I Know Myself by Virginia DeBerry & Donna Grant

Updated message #331:

40/50 complete

√ 16. A book with a question in the title--How Long 'til Black Future Month?

19/20 updated #162

4. A book you think should be turned into a movie - Sadie by Courtney Summers
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Updated post #1132 to be 37/50 read

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15/20
19. A book told from multiple POVs: The Imperial Wife

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2. A book that makes you nostalgic- The Art of Racing in the Rain DONE
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads- Fellowship of the Ring DONE
23. A book set in Scandinavia- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo DONE

34/30

Update to message #44

TOTAL (English + Spanish): 61/100

Completed #29 (recommended by celebrity) - The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory. Overall, I enjoyed this book. I didn’t like it quite as much as the first book, but I really appreciated some of the topics she addressed in this book. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

39/50

Update post #178

20/30

4. A book you think should be turned into a movie - Better Than I Know Myself by Virginia DeBerry
47. Two books that share the same title - Love Is... by M. Eliot
48. Two books that share the same title - Love Is by Tia Kelly

42/50

22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title: There's Something About Sweetie

Update to message #44

TOTAL (English + Spanish): 64/100

Update to message 149: 18/10

Update Message #3:

15/50

2. A book that makes you nostalgic - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) - Ruin and Rising
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads - Pride and Prejudice
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - A Court of Thorns and Roses
9. A book you meant to read in 2018 - Exit West
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title - فارسی شکر است [Translated: Farsi is Sugar]
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore - The Bear and the Nightingale
13. A book published posthumously - Persuasion
18. A book about someone with a superpower - Shadow and Bone
19. A book told from multiple POVs - King of Scars
26. A book that's published in 2019 - Queen's Shadow
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature - A Court of Wings and Ruin
31. A book about a family - Sometimes I Lie
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America - The Kite Runner
34. A book that includes a wedding - A Court of Mist and Fury

27/50

28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire - Yes Please (Mindy Kaling)
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

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10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title - Queen Sugar by Natalie Baszile
36. A ghost story - The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson


46/50

Brittany wrote: "Updated post 23

20/20!"

Congrats :D

Haley wrote: "post 349 - complete! 30/30"

Congratulations! :D

Aubrey wrote: "Update message #485
Personal Goal: 18/15
2/2 Advanced

COMPLETED 7/28/19"

Congratulations! ^^ Lots of you finishing now!

Kindra wrote: "I want to join. I'm late to the game but I have already read some books. I would like to read 30 more books before the year is over."

Welcome! ^^

Rachael wrote: "And I've just reached my goal! I may read a couple more books for this by the end of the year but for now CHALLENGE COMPLETED!
Updated message 99: 20/20"

Yay, congrats Rachael! :D

Nicky wrote: "Update to msg #293

Progress: 12/10"

Congrats! ^^

Maria wrote: "Updated message 192

21/20

35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - The Stranger Inside # 4 by Jennifer Jaynes
30. A book featuring an amateur detective - ..."

Don't remember if I congratulated you on reaching goal so congrats :D

Updated!

Please edit post #228

I've added #31 a book about a family: Ask Again, yes

Thanks

Woo hoo! I'm now 18/20 on my popsugar challenge for this year! Perhaps I can surpass my estimated goal!! 📚🌹

Post 183 updated!

19/50

35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter The Book of Sight

Update to message #44

TOTAL (English + Spanish): 65/100

Update message 571
6/15

14/15
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America (Norwegian Wood)

Post 183 updated!

20/50

19. A book told from multiple POVs The Night Circus

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Now at 18/25.

Updated message #331:

41/50 complete

√ 5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads--The Handmaid's Tale

Just completed #16 (question in title) - Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories and Confessions by Lisa Scottolini and Francesca Serratelli. Entertaining and light-hearted, I really enjoyed this collection of short essays. Some were hilarious and some missed the mark for me, but overall, I enjoyed the collection. Worth reading. 3.5 stars

40/50

28/50

40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge - Unfu*k Yourself: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Life (2016 challenge A book you can finish in a day)

updated message #80.

13/50

Updated total:
25/40

26 completed.

5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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14/40

29. A book with LOVE in the title: The Hypnotist's Love Story A light, enjoyable summer read ft. Moriarty's skill in making readable characters.

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34/40

30. A book featuring an amateur detective Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus 8/19/19

29/50

49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - The Princess Bride (As you wish)

Please sign me up for 40!
COMPLETED 8/29/19

POPSUGAR 2019 challenge

XX1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 Five Feet Apart
XX2. A book that makes you nostalgic As You Wish
XX3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) On Writing by Steven King
XX4. A book you think should be turned into a movie The Alice Network
XX5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads Mockingjay
XX6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover Harry’s Trees
XX7. A reread of a favorite book West with the Night
XX8. A book about a hobby Dear Fahrenheit 451
XX9. A book you meant to read in 2018 The Clockmaker’s Daughter
XX10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title Hop on Pop
XX11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover Inheritance
XX12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore Norse Mythology
XX13. A book published posthumously A Moveable Feast
XX14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie The Story of My Life (by Helen Keller, from The Gilmore Girls)
XX15. A retelling of a classic They All Fall Down
XX16. A book with a question in the title Why Don’t You Writ My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct It?
XX17. A book set on college or university campus Normal People
XX18. A book about someone with a superpower Coraline
XX19. A book told from multiple POVs Hum If You Don’t Know the Words
XX20. A book set in space Good Morning, Midnight
XX21. A book by two female authors The Unhoneymooners
XX22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title Bitter Orange
XX23. A book set in Scandinavia And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
XX24. A book that takes place in a single day The Dinner
XX25. A debut novel Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance
XX26. A book that's published in 2019 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
XX27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature The Night Tiger
XX28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire Becoming
XX29. A book with LOVE in the title From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home
XX30. A book featuring an amateur detective Joyland
XX31. A book about a family The Last Romantics
XX32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America Belonging
XX33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title In Sight of Stars
XX34. A book that includes a wedding China Rich Girlfriend
XX35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter Alexia Arthurs, How to Love a Jamaican
XX36. A ghost story Lincoln in the Bardo
XX37. A book with a two-word title Hidden Figures
XX38. A novel based on a true story Finding Dorothy
XX39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game The Seven and a Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
XX40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge: Book with an LGBT Protagonist: Tin Man

Updated #600

10/12

update to message 210 29/40 completed