2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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4. A book you think should be turned into a movieKafka on the Shore
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore Perfekt Control

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✓23. A book set in Scandinavia - Hamlet by William Shakespeare (finished 11/28) set in Denmark

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18. A book about someone with a superpower - Inkheart

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TOTAL (English + Spanish): 95/100

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6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover- Dandelion Wine DONE
Loved this book!

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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
3. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover (#6) - Leave It to Psmith
4. A book about a hobby (#8) - Confessions of a Shopaholic (because shopping is a hobby!)
5. A book you meant to read in 2018 (#9) - Your Heart is a Muscle the Size of a Fist
6. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire (#28) - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (recommended by Bill Gates)
7. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge (#40) - A book with an animal in the title (from 2018) - The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
8. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover (#11) - The White Princess

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44. Read a book during the season it is set in (Fall) - Buying Love by Toni Shiloh

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A book with a zodiac sign The Gemini Contenders

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22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title Carmelo or Puro Cuento : Caramelo can translate in Spanish to "sweet" and "caramel", so I think it fits.

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34. A book that includes a wedding -

Just completed #15 (retelling of classic) - Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev. I really enjoyed this book! It is a romance with it's HEA ending. But it definitely makes you work for it and takes a stroll through some ugly truths before showing the sunshine of hope. My only slight criticism was I felt she lost the thread of conversation at times. But overall, I really enjoyed it! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

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1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: The Woman in the Window This was slated to be released this year, but Wiki just let me know it was pushed back until 2020. Still counting it :)

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23. A book set in Scandinavia - The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

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14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: My Sister's Keeper

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45. A LitRPG book - Ready Player One

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8. A book about a hobby: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft"

Congratulations Chelsea! ^^

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Congratulations Crystal! Well done! :D

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Congtratulations! :D

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14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: My Sister's Keeper"

Just one more!!!

Cheryl and Stephanie you're almost there!

Updated message 8-- 46/50-- A book I saw someone reading on TV-- thank goodness for Rory Gilmore! I reread To Kill a Mockingbird

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4. A book you think should be turned into a movie- Wheel of Time- The Eye of the World DONE

49/30 completed. One more for the whole challenge! :)

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✓49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - Cabbages and Kings by O Henry (finished 12/8), banana republic

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11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover The Watchmaker's Daughter
24. A book that takes place in a single day On Chesil Beach
44. Read a book during the season it is set in A Christmas Carol

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2. A book that makes you nostalgic The Complete ElfQuest, Volume One

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Just completed #45 (LitRPG) - Warcross by Marie Lu. I really enjoyed the concept in this book and the world the author created. I liked the characters, but I found them a tad underdeveloped. I also felt that there were gaps in the connections between characters. Still a really fun read! Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

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28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: One Day in December

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✓32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America - A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa (finished 12/11), author from Japan and North Korea

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I have to admit - I have to quit this challenge. I am on 11 now and there is not chance that I'll get up to 20 in the next two weeks.
There were just so many things I wanted to read even though it was not fitting for the challenge.

Just completed #34 (sugar in title) - Sugar by Deirdre Riordan Hall. I had a difficult time with the beginning of this book. The body-shaming, negative talk, and unhealthy issues with food were almost too much. I understand why they were included, but I thought it was excessive. The fact that the main character could be "fixed" from the love of the right boy was also annoying. However, I found the story compelling and liked some of the characters. I think the main character was much too introspective for her age. Overall, a good effort but all the trigger warnings. 3.5 stars

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✓50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent - A Vicarage Christmas by Kate Hewitt (12/12)

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