2025 Reading Challenge discussion

post 350 updates: 3/25 (not 4!)

4/40 updated message 322

Updated post #164
Read 4/45 (#11, #19, #30, #31)

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5/30

- goal changed from 25 to 30 books
- completed 5 prompts

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1/15

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1/14

I'm in! Let say... 15 tasks (books)

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1/50

#17 Set on a university campus

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Progress: 1/7

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A Book set in Scandinavia - The Man who Smiled

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9. Book I meant to read in 2018: The House with a Clock in Its Walls

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Just finished #6 (book that should be made into movie - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman. I had a difficult time connecting with this book in the beginning, but about a quarter of the way through, i became intrigued and by halfway, I was completely hooked! It is so well-written with really odd, interesting characters! Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

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mary cunningham wrote: "A debut novel: Into Thin Air"

Hi :) I either don't have you added to the challenge or you changed name recently? Can you tell me which it is and I will add you to the challenge if you aren't already ^^

Updated post 350: 6/30

Update message 78, 7/50

✓7. A reread of a favorite book - My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara (finished 1/13), my review is here

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A book about a family (Eleanor and Park)

Hiya, I'm in for all 50!

√ 7/50 read

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 – Artemis Fowl √
2. A book that makes you nostalgic – Harry Potter en de Steen der Wijzen (Dutch translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) √
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) – The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic √
4. A book that should be turned into a movie – The Ruins of Gorlan
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads – Memoirs of a Geisha
6. A book with a plant on the cover or in the title – City of Flowers
7. Reread of a favourite book – De erfenis van Richard Grenville
8. A book about a hobby – Style Yourself √
9. A book you meant to read in 2018 – Any books of the Lunar chronicles, or The Handmaid's Tale
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title – High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover – The Time-Traveling Fashionista On Board the Titanic (for now)
12. A book inspired by mythology, legend or folklore – The Lightning Thief
13. A book published posthumously – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie – The Shining
15. A retelling of a classic – Cinder
16. A book with a question in the title – To Be or Not To Be: A Chooseable-Path Adventure √
17. A book set on a college or university campus – Het levende labyrint
18. A book about someone with a superpower – De stad van de alchemist, or De clan van de wolvin, Graceling (Dutch: De Gave van Katsa)
19. A book told from multiple POVs – Six of Crows
20. A book set in space – Cress
21. A book by two female authors – Marked (Dutch: Verkozen)
22. A book with a title that contains "salty", "sweet", "bitter" or "spicy" – Bitterblue (Dutch: Bitterblauw)
23. A book set in Scandinavia – The Girl Who Played with Fire
24. A book that takes place in a single day – Thirteen Reasons Why
25. A debut novel – The Hazel Wood, or The Kiss Quotient
26. A book that's published in 2019 – ???
27. A book that features an extinct or imaginary creature – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them or Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire – My Life on the Road
29. A book with LOVE in the title – Because You Love to Hate Me: 13 Tales of Villainy
30. A book featuring an amateur detective – The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
31. A book about a family – Those Charmed novels (e.g., Inherit the Witch)
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America – Zo word je honderd
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title – City of Stars
34. A book that includes a wedding – City of Masks
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter – Scarlet
36. A ghost story – The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales
37. A book with a two-word title – The Kite Runner (Dutch: De vliegeraar), or De IJswoestijn, or American Gods
38. A novel based on a true story – The Wave
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or a game – The Hunger Games
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge – Audiobook (2017): The Scarlet Letter
41. A “Cli Fi” book – The Windup Girl
42. A “choose-your-own-adventure” book – My Lady's Choosing: An Interactive Romance Novel
43. An “own voices” book – Aspergirls: Een wegwijzer voor meisjes en vrouwen met het Syndroom van Asperger, or Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Expanded Edition, or Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide to an Asperger Life
44. Read a book during the season it is set in – A Court of Frost and Starlight √
45. A LitRPG book – Ready Player One
46. A book with no chapters/unusual chapter headings/unconventionally numbered chapters – Het wonderbaarlijke voorval met de hond in de nacht (Dutch for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
47. Two books that share the same title – Deviant
48. Two books that share the same title – Deviant
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland √
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent – Dracul, or Red Sister

I'm not 100% on this list (it's just a draft), so I might change up some books if I feel like it. Also, some choices need to be made anyway.

A Book told in multiple character POV's

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5/50

33 - A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title: Half of a Yellow Sun

36 - A ghost story: The Silent Companions

Progress: 10/50

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1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground

1/20 read

Updated message 322 5/40

I’m in for 25!
22/25 read
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) Elevation by Stephen King
✅4. A book you think should be turned into a movie The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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 Night Parade by Ronald Malfi
✅7. A reread of a favorite book Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
8. A book about a hobby
✅9. A book you meant to read in 2018 Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis
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 Little Darlings by Melanie Golding
13. A book published posthumously
✅14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie Becoming by Michelle Obama
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 Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
✅19. A book told from multiple POVs Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
20. A book set in space
✅21. A book by two female authors An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
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 Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
✅25. A debut novel Beyond the Point by Claire Gibson
✅26. A book that's published in 2019 Necessary People by Anna Pitoniak
✅27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky
✅28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
29. A book with LOVE in the title
✅30. A book featuring an amateur detective Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson
✅31. A book about a family Cold Waters by Debbie Herbert
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 Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
✅35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
✅36. A ghost story City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
✅37. A book with a two-word title No Exit by Taylor Adams
✅38. A novel based on a true story November Road by Lou Berney
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

Updated post 8-- a cli-fi book: Seeing Green
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19. A book told from multiple POVs: True Places

Regina wrote: "msg 127 (was 128?) updated
4/40 completed"

127, but it might change if some delete posts. :)

Updated finally :D Welcome everyone!

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Finished #17. A Book set on College or University Campus - The Secret History
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7. A reread of a favorite book Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin Finished 1/15/19

Although after rereading, I would remove it from my favorite category. Not as good as I remembered.

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✔️ 7. A reread of a favorite book Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix /a reread of a favorite book series

I wasn't sure if I wanted to officially sign up, but since I've made a list of possible reads for all of the tasks... I might as well :0)

Please put me down for 30 books :)

✅1. A book becoming a movie in 2019-- Pet Sematary
✅2. A book that makes you nostalgic-- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, Vol. 1
✅3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction-- The Shining
✅4. A book you think should be turned into a movie-- The Chocolate War
✅5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads-- The Little Prince
✅6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover-- Rosemary's Baby
✅7. A reread of a favorite book-- Feed
✅8. A book about a hobby-- The Prince and the Dressmaker
✅9. A book you meant to read in 2018-- And I Darken
✅10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title-- The Sugar Queen
✅11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover-- Paper Princess
✅12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore-- The Storm Runner
13. A book published posthumously
✅14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie-- Girl, Interrupted
✅15. A retelling of a classic -- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
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-- Magic Study
✅19. A book told from multiple POVs-- Geekerella
✅20. A book set in space-- Dead Moon
✅21. A book by two female authors-- City of Dark Magic
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
✅23. A book set in Scandinavia-- The Woman in Cabin 10
24. A book that takes place in a single day
✅25. A debut novel-- The Poet X
✅26. A book that's published in 2019-- Finale
✅27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature-- Daughter of the Pirate King
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
29. A book with LOVE in the title
✅30. A book featuring an amateur detective-- A Madness So Discreet
✅31. A book about a family-- We Have Always Lived in the Castle
✅32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America-- Children of Blood and Bone
✅33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title-- Blood Water Paint
✅34.A book that includes a wedding-- Shadow of Night
✅35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter-- Eleanor & Park
✅36. A ghost story-- The Little Stranger
✅37. A book with a two-word title -- Spilled Milk
✅38. A novel based on a true story -- Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
✅39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game -- Legendary
✅40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge: A novel based on a real person-- I Was Anastasia

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41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
✅42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book-- The Oregon Trail: An Interactive History Adventure
✅43. An "own voices" book-- The Kiss Quotient
✅44. Read a book during the season it is set in-- The Land of Forgotten Girls (summer)
45. A LitRPG book
✅46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters-- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
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-- Queen of the Sea

38/30 -- CHALLENGE COMPLETE

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Update - 3/30!
A ghost story - Girl of Nightmares, by Kendare Blake

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36. A ghost story: Affinity

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4/30
A book inspired by a myth - Hold Your Own, by Kate Tempest

This is a book of poetry inspired by, and partially written from the perspective of, the Greek myth of Tiresias, the blind prophet who lived both as a man and a woman during his life. Highly recommend, I loved it.

I'm in.
Put me down for 40.

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Read 4/40

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12: A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore: The Hound of the Baskervilles
15: A retelling of a classic: The Snowman: Inspired by the original story by Raymond Briggs
30. A book featuring an amateur detective: The Sign of Four
37. A book with a two-word title: Bird Box

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37. A book with a two-word title - Side Hustle 1-15-19

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Update for post 350
7/30 read
- A book that takes place in a single day - They Both Die at the End

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38. A novel based on a true story

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I am now 4/50!

09 - A book you meant to read in 2018: Only Killers and Thieves

progress: 11/50