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4/7 books read
24. A book that takes place in a single day
Signing up for the Popsugar Challenge with 15 books. Will update as the year progresses with what I've read. Side note, has anyone realized that Advanced #s 47 & 48 are the same question?
47. Two books that share the same title
48. Two books that share the same title
Shatina, yes that's where you list each book with the same title. So 47 and 48 will have same titles, different authors
5/30A book featuring an imaginary creature:
Moon Called, by Patricia Briggs
Main character is shapeshifter, and she's surrounded by werewolves, fae, vampires, and nice lawyers. The gang's all there.
Update to Message 1537/25
36. A ghost story The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Finished 1/18/19
Update message 112/10
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters Sometimes I Lie
(it's the English translation being published this year, the book has existed a couple of years now.)
A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
Two books that share the same title
A "choose-your-own-adventure"
A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings or unconventionally numbered chapters
44/50 read
Message #44 updated: 5/50-49- --10-- ---9--- -30- --20--
I'd like to sign-up for 15^^I chose titles for over 15 reqs so I can choose depending on my mood
Challenge ends when I hit 15 completed reqs.
If I feel like it, I might upgrade.
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1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
The Woman in the Window |
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
1984 |
7. A reread of a favorite book
Coraline |
9. A book you meant to read in 2018
Dark Matter |
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
The Song of Achilles |
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore
Anansi Boys |
13. A book published posthumously
The Diary of a Young Girl |
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
Frankenstein | YOU |
16. A book with a question in the title
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? |
18. A book about someone with a superpower
Hollow City |
19. A book told from multiple POVs
Elantris |
20. A book set in space
Six Wakes |
25. A debut novel
The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Hippogriff | ★★★
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
The Great Gatsby | Barack Obama |
31. A book about a family
Little Fires Everywhere |
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
Grotesque | Asia | ★★★★★
37. A book with a two-word title
Animal Farm |
38. A novel based on a true story
The Nightingale |
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
Pachinko |
-COMPLETED-
Just completed #3 (fav prompt - movie in 2018) - Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Gerrard Conley. I have mixed feelings about this memoir. The writing is good, and I'm glad the author was able to realize his dream. I did not enjoy the jumping around in the story - it made it less cohesive. What he experienced was terrible, but I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, and it really didn't. I grew up in a relatively middle-path church and was educated in very conservative schools, so this also brought back some of the fights I would get into and the crap conclusions supposedly religious people would jump to about anyone who was different. I'm not recommending, and I'm not rejecting this book either. 3 stars5/50
Updated message 332:1/50
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: The Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter
Update msg 190 3/15
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters
46. A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters
Edit to message 122Prompt 18: Someone with superpowers completed with Matilda
Sadly, I wanted to like it, but didn't :(
Updated Message 237 - 6/48Finished #6 - A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
The Passage
Now I'm ready for the TV show to come out!
Finished #28 A Book with a wedding in it. The People we Hate at the Wedding
31 - A book about a family: Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World40 - Your favorite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge: A past Goodreads Choice Award winner: You Think It, I'll Say It
Progress: 13/50
First challenge complete!!I read a book with a two word title. Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz.
Update msg. 25A book becoming a movie in 2019
2/24
7/30A book featuring an amateur detective
Callander Square, by Anne Perry
This series features Charlotte Pitt and her police inspector husband. Most of the plots are driven by Charlotte's unsanctioned sleuthing. This one barely included Thomas at all, and focused on Charlotte and her sister Emily taking the murder investigations into their own hands.
So far:
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 - Hold Your Own
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 - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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
25. A debut novel
26. A book that's published in 2019
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature - Moon Called
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
29. A book with LOVE in the title
30. A book featuring an amateur detective - Callander Square
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 - Girl of Nightmares
37. A book with a two-word title - Predator's Gold
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
Advanced
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 - Diamonds Are Forever
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
Update to message 210:Finished my second book, Crazy Rich Asians for #34: A book that includes a wedding on January 18th!
Does anyone know the link for the suggested book prompts for this challenge? I found it a while ago but cant seem to find it again to help find a few books for some of these prompts. Thanks!
Just completed #24 (sweet or bitter in title) - Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler. Maybe it was the author's plan, or maybe just her writing progressed, but the writing was half-formed at the start and became much clearer towards the end of the book. Either way, it made for a confused beginning. Like I said, she might have been mirroring the progression of the main character, but I did not find it incredibly enjoyable. I did like the description of the restaurant life. and her descriptions of food, taste, and drink were impeccable. I'm intrigued enough to check out the show. Worth reading. 3.5 stars6/50
Gonna give this challenge a go and hope to get there...put me in for 40!!What fun!
I updated message #22☐ 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 - Britt-Marie Was Here
☐ 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: Nine Perfect Strangers
☐ 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
☐ 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
Advanced
☐ 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
2/20
Updated message 3322/50
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge (LGBT+ protagonist)--Flight of Magpies
Updated #297.2/15 done
Edit for post 233
37. A book with a two-word title
December Park
Currently reading my third book for the challenge. And I did not need to get anything new so far =)
37. A book with a two-word title
December Park
Currently reading my third book for the challenge. And I did not need to get anything new so far =)
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