Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

I am having trouble finding a book on amazon kindle unlimited,for the game or puzzle challenge.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate
Ty

Alyssa pelletier wrote: "I am having trouble finding a book on amazon kindle unlimited,for the game or puzzle challenge.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate
Ty"

On the January challenge thread they are suggesting The 7 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (you can also find it as the 7 1/2 deaths of evelyn hardcastle) . I just bought it, and has awesome reviews

Are we able to create out own topic under this discussion so we can easily find our reading challenges...i cannot find mine...

There are separate threads for each prompt, specifically for discussing book suggestions! You can find them if you scroll down the main group page, until you see "2019 challenge prompts - regular" and "2019 challenge prompts - advanced". Here is the link to the thread for the game or puzzle prompt... lots of great suggestions here! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Teri-lynn wrote: "Are we able to create out own topic under this discussion so we can easily find our reading challenges...i cannot find mine..."

I would really rather you didn't create an individual topic to track your personal reading challenge. Can you imagine if all 21,000 members did that? :)

Teri-Lynn, your post is #492 on this thread:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I would suggest you make note of that number (it may also help to note the date and time it was posted...just in case). Also, many members (myself included) track their challenges in a spreadsheet. There's an entire thread with suggestions and links for this located here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Teri- Lynn, You can also book mark your post #492 so it comes up right away when you click the icon on your browsers home page. I'll have to go look for the instructions , unless Nadine wants to jump in here. I know it was posted somewhere ....

Edit: Directions are here bookmarking Your Challenge List

I’ve had my post # change a couple of times.... maybe because someone deleted their post?? I don’t know why, but I just typed my name in the search box on the discussion home page and that pulled it up, as well. But bookmarking it will be great! :)

Dedra wrote: "I’ve had my post # change a couple of times.... maybe because someone deleted their post?? I don’t know why, but I just typed my name in the search box on the discussion home page and that pulled i..."


Dedra, I suspect that is what happens. We had a similar incident with someone last year. That's why I suggested also noting the date and time you originally posted. At least then you can find it again even if the post # changes.

Sara wrote: "Dedra wrote: "I’ve had my post # change a couple of times.... maybe because someone deleted their post?? I don’t know why, but I just typed my name in the search box on the discussion home page and..."

My number has shifted downwards 2 or 3 times already - still withing 5 placements of my original post. Same thing happened last year. I just assumed someone had deleted an original post for some reason, and made a note of my new number. Actually, I mostly remember the page number (4) and that I'm about 3/4 of the way down the page (180's) :-)

Alyssa pelletier wrote: "I am having trouble finding a book on amazon kindle unlimited,for the game or puzzle challenge.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate
Ty"

Alyssa - The book "The Gauntlet" is a middle grades book that is about a game called (obviously) The Gauntlet. I read it with my 9 year old and it was a pretty quick, interesting read.
Another option might be Mr. Lemoncello's Library - also middle grade - about a game competition. I haven't read that one but it was recommended to my son after finishing the Gauntlet. Good luck! :)

Alejandra wrote: "Alyssa pelletier wrote: "I am having trouble finding a book on amazon kindle unlimited,for the game or puzzle challenge.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciate
Ty"

On the January challenge ..."
The audiobook of this is really great! I read last year. :(

I'm reading Molly's Game: From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker for this prompt - it was just made into a movie so I except it will be easy to find. My library has it available in both audio & Kindle edition, no waiting.

Is there a fast way to find how many reviews a book has on goodreads? I’m trying to find the number of reviews for a book I read for real life book club. Thanks in advance.

Karen wrote: "Is there a fast way to find how many reviews a book has on goodreads? I’m trying to find the number of reviews for a book I read for real life book club. Thanks in advance."

If you're on the website version it's easy, it's right on a line under author name on the book's page, along with the average stars. If you're on the app, I'm not sure, I avoid using the app if possible.

Thank you! I was looking in the wrong place!

Sanasai wrote: "Karen wrote: "Is there a fast way to find how many reviews a book has on goodreads? I’m trying to find the number of reviews for a book I read for real life book club. Thanks in advance."

If you'r..."

Theresa wrote: "Sara wrote: "Dedra wrote: "I’ve had my post # change a couple of times.... maybe because someone deleted their post?? I don’t know why, but I just typed my name in the search box on the discussion ..."

I didn't know about bookmarking within Goodreads, but I bookmarked my page on my laptop's bookmarks, and named it PopSugar 2019. I can easily choose last year's challenge (the first year I discovered the Goodreads PS group), or PopSugar's homepage.

It worked great for me last year, even though my post moved up a few notches as people deleted their posts. I just remember approximately how far down the page I am, and what the posts immediately above mine look like.

Sara wrote: "Teri-lynn wrote: "Are we able to create out own topic under this discussion so we can easily find our reading challenges...i cannot find mine..."

I would really rather you didn't create an individ..."

Thanks Sara!!! I appreciate the help!!

I'm sure I'm not the first to mention it, but prompts 47 and 48 are exactly the same...two books with the same title. It must be a mistake. Shall we just change it to another prompt we like or has it been corrected? Or...am I the one who made the mistake by copying the same prompt twice?

Jane wrote: "I'm sure I'm not the first to mention it, but prompts 47 and 48 are exactly the same...two books with the same title. It must be a mistake. Shall we just change it to another prompt we like or has ..."

That's the point of having 2... #47 is book one titled "ABCDEF" and #48 is book two titled "ABCDEF" as well. Think of the numbers as Book #1-50, instead of prompt 1-50?

Emily wrote: "Jane wrote: "I'm sure I'm not the first to mention it, but prompts 47 and 48 are exactly the same...two books with the same title. It must be a mistake. Shall we just change it to another prompt we..."

Emily said it exactly. There are two prompts because there are two books. Hope that makes sense :)

does anyone have any suggestions for where They Both Die at the End might go?

Jen wrote: "does anyone have any suggestions for where They Both Die at the End might go?"

Hi Jen, that book would work for the own voices, multiple POVs, and takes-place-in-a-single-day prompts. It's a lovely read!

Thegirlintheafternoon wrote: "Jen wrote: "does anyone have any suggestions for where They Both Die at the End might go?"

Hi Jen, that book would work for the own voices, multiple POVs, and takes-place-in-a-sing..."

Great thank you!

Sara wrote: "Emily wrote: "Jane wrote: "I'm sure I'm not the first to mention it, but prompts 47 and 48 are exactly the same...two books with the same title. It must be a mistake. Shall we just change it to ano..."

I can't believe I didn't realize that. Silly me. Thanks for taking my ridiculous question seriously.

I have a question. If you read a book that fits more than one prompt you can use the title in all prompts? I won’t do it unless I’m down to the wire but I just wondered? Sounds like a little cheating but to each his own.

Sylvia wrote: "I have a question. If you read a book that fits more than one prompt you can use the title in all prompts? I won’t do it unless I’m down to the wire but I just wondered? Sounds like a little cheati..."

I don't, but you can do the challenge any way you like. We're not being graded and there are no cash (or any kind) of prizes. So, it's between you and the list and that's it.

Katy wrote: "Sylvia wrote: "I have a question. If you read a book that fits more than one prompt you can use the title in all prompts? I won’t do it unless I’m down to the wire but I just wondered? Sounds like ..."

Ditto Katy. I don't but if it got down to the wire I might. I guess another way to go would be to fill a book which would fit several prompts in for all those applicable then at the end decide which prompts you have several books for and which only 1, thus deciding which prompt to have each book on. I know some people also swap books around as they go but I would never remember all the possibilities for each one.

I'm one of the readers that use a single book to satisfy multiple prompts. This doesn't feel like cheating to me. It doesn't mean I'm going to read fewer books. It just means that I get to read books that aren't PopSugar challenge books as well as books that are.

I've got four different challenges this year (a couple are just 52 books in 52 weeks), but I also want to read a few (auto)biographies of some of the 2020 U.S. Presidential candidates, very few of which will satisfy PopSugar prompts (although Mayor Pete's biography has a subtitle with the word "Challenge" in it).

And sometimes it's fun to figure out how many prompts can be filled by a single book. The Lightning Thief was good for a few: book with at least one million ratings, inspired by myth/legend/folklore, someone with a superpower, book about a family, author whose first and last names start with the same letter. I've read 26 books so far this year: some fill multiple prompts and some prompts have already had multiple books that fit them (several multiple POV books, a few two-word titles).

I am also using a book to fill more than one prompt and books I can put in a filled prompt. It is helping me to keep track.

I double-dip, as well, but I color-code my Google spreadsheet to keep track of the double-dippers so I can potentially go back and pick new books for prompts. So, for example, I read The Little Prince and used it for #5, a book with at least one million ratings, and #28, a book recommended by a celebrity. If I finish the challenge early, I'll pick a new book for one of those prompts.

I will say that, for some people, double-dipping seems like cheating (and I get that, as I was one of those people!) but it can also be a fun challenge to find a book that satisfies multiple prompts. And, since I'm doing three reading challenges this year, I almost need to double-dip...though I wish I had enough time to read 79 books, one for each prompt in my three challenges.