2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I didn't realize I set my goal for 30, so I actually met this challenge!! Yay!! I read 37 of my 30 this year:

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 - Five Feet Apart
2. A book that makes you nostalgic - The Mother of Black Hollywood
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie – The Kiss Quotient
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - It Ends With Us
7. A reread of a favorite book - The Unhoneymooners
8. A book about a hobby - The Distance Between Us
9. A book you meant to read in 2018 - China Rich Girlfriend
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover - The Last Mrs. Parrish
13. A book published posthumously - The Holy Bible
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie - Whiskey in a Teacup
16. A book with a question in the title - Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?
17. A book set on college or university campus - Eloquent Rage
18. A book about someone with a superpower - Ms. Marvel: Generation Why
19. A book told from multiple POVs - An American Marriage
21. A book by two female authors - When They Call You a Terrorist
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title - Ovenly: Sweet and Salty Recipes from New York’s Most Creative Bakery
23. A book set in Scandinavia - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry
25. A debut novel – The Dangerous Art of Blending In
26. A book that's published in 2019 - Lucky Suit
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature – The Ocean at the End of the Lane
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire - Everything’s Trash But It’s Okay
29. A book with LOVE in the title - Ugly Love
30. A book featuring an amateur detective - Lethal White
31. A book about a family - Vox
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America - Behold the Dreamers
34. A book that includes a wedding - The Wedding Party
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter - Next Year in Havana
36. A ghost story - The Astonishing Color of After
37. A book with a two-word title – The Reckoning
38. A novel based on a true story - Dominicana
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game - Never Have I Ever
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge: A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title (2018) - Save Me the Plums

ADVANCED
43. An "own voices" book - The Proposal
44. Read a book during the season it is set in - Normal People
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters - Jackie, Janet and Lee
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - When Life Gives You Lululemons
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent - Without Merit

updated #1640

48/50

2books less :(

updated 174

39/50

Updated message 13.

30/25

Updated #114

9/15

update to #37
looks like its been awhile since I last updated. I actually finished all 50 this year

2. A book that makes you nostalgic - The Last Unicorn ~ Finished 12-31-19
13. A book published posthumously - The Master and Margarita ~ Finished 12-29-19
23. A book set in Scandinavia - Let the Right One In ~ Finished 9-29-19
24. A book that takes place in a single day - Lincoln in the Bardo ~ Finished 10-26-19
26. A book that's published in 2019 - The Starless Sea ~ Finished 12-25-19
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America - The Bone Witch ~ Finished 10-15-19
34. A book that includes a wedding - Fingersmith ~ Finished 11-10-19
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - The Turn of the Screw ~ Finished 8-7-19

Update to Msg #293

GOAL REACHED!!
Progress: 14/10

Update to msg 221:

Finished my final two (The Thirteenth Tale for 36. A ghost story and Bitter Poison for 22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title)

Total 25/25

Update to message 485
Read 26/15

Update to ms 125
48/50
so much better than 2018 :D

Just realized my message didn’t go through. :’( I updated on December message 535.

Cheryl wrote: "50/50 Finished in the nick of time! Also my first posugar/annual reading challenge completed!! :D

48. Two books that share the same title - Before I Fall"

Congrats, that's amazing!!!

Congrats Sarah!

Last update everyone! Congrats to you all! :D