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2019 READING CHALLENGEHaley's 100
COMPLETED!
148/100
1. The Neighbors
2. Watching You
3. One of Us Is Lying
4. Educated
5. All These Beautiful Strangers
6. The Problem with Forever
7. The Cheerleaders
8. The Simple Wild
9. We Were Liars
10. They Both Die at the End
11. The Book of Essie
12. What If It's Us
13. Tell Me Three Things
14. Forbidden
15. Flowers In the Attic
16. Petals On the Wind
17. Sit
18. The Wedding Date
19. Jar of Hearts
20. Five Feet Apart
21. Love and Other Words
22. She Was the Quiet One
23. Girl Made of Stars
24. Dumplin'
25. Eligible
26. Sweet Filthy Boy
27. Sweet Filthy Morning After
28. A Very Large Expanse of Sea
29. Dirty Rowdy Thing
30. Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
31. Eleanor & Park
32. Girls' Night Out
33. Ghosted
34. Sadie
35. Still Me
36. The Kiss Quotient
37. One Day in December
38. Before We Were Yours
39. The Hating Game
40. The Proposal
41. Why Not Me
42. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
43. Becoming
44. Scrappy Little Nobody
45. The Mother-In-Law
46. My Favorite Half-Night Stand
47. Beautiful Bastard
48. Seriously...I'm Kidding
49. Talking As Fast As I Can
50. Circe
51. Columbine
52. The Funny Thing Is...
53. Rust & Stardust
54. The Unhoneymooners
55. The Bride Test
56. Fangirl
57. Puddin'
58. When Dimple Met Rishi
59. 99 Percent Mine
60. There's Something About Sweetie
61. Hunger Games
62. Attachments
63. Paper Princess
64. Broken Prince
65. Tarnished Crown
66. Twisted Palace
67. Shatter Me
68. Destroy Me
69. Unravel Me
70. Catching Fire
71. Ignite Me
72. Restore Me
73. Shadow Me
74. Fallen Heir
75. Cracked Kingdom
76. Wallbanger
77. The Deal
78. Birthday Girl
79. Captive Prince
80. It Ends With Us
81. Mockingjay
82. The Governess Game
83. The Duchess Deal
84. The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
85. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
86. Defy Me
87. All Your Perfects
88. After
89. After We Collided
90. When We Collided
91. Red Queen
92. After We Fell
93. Hope and Other Punch Lines
94. After Ever Happy
95. Before
96. Nothing More
97. Nothing Less
98. On Dublin Street
99. Roomies
100. Rusty Nailed
101. On The Island
102. Beartown
103. Red, White & Royal Blue
104. The Cruel Prince
105. The Flatshare
106. The Hate U Give
107. Fight or Flight
108. Front Desk
109. Little Fires Everywhere
110. Well Met
111. The Girl He Used to Know
112. Until It Fades
113. One True Loves
114. Say You Still Love Me
115. Field Notes on Love
116. November 9
117. Autoboyogaphy
118. Two Can Keep a Secret
119. Passion on Park Avenue
120. Love on Lexington Avenue
121. The Mistake
122. Beautiful Disaster
123. Easy
124. Verity
125. The Turn of the Key
126. The Arrangement
127. The Accidental Beauty Queen
128. Confess
129. Ugly Love
130. 99 Days
131. What to Say Next
132. The Chaos of Standing Still
133. Royal Holiday
134. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
135. 10 Blind Dates
136. Where the Crawdads Sing
137. A Fortunate Blizzard
138. The Kiss Thief
139. The Chase
140. Starry Eyes
141. The Wedding Party
142. The Plus One
143. In the Unlikely Event
144. Winter in Paradise
145. Dear Evan Hansen
146. Behind Closed Doors
147. A Court of Thorns and Roses
148. The Family Upstairs
POPSUGAR post 349
COMPLETED!
31/30
19. A book told from multiple POVs The Neighbors
37. A book with a two-word title Watching You
30. A book featuring an amateur detective One of Us Is Lying
40. Prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge - Memoir Educated
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover The Cheerleaders
36. A ghost story We Were Liars
24. A book that takes place in a single day They Both Die at the End
31. A book about a family The Book of Essie
16. A book with a question in the title What If It's Us
34. A book that includes a wedding The Wedding Date
1. A book becoming a movie in 2019 Five Feet Apart
29. A book with LOVE in the title Love and Other Words
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title Girl Made of Stars
8. A book about a hobby Dumplin'
15. A retelling of a classic Eligible
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title Sweet Filthy Boy
21. A book by two female authors Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
7. A reread of a favorite book Eleanor & Park
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter The Kiss Quotient
38. A novel based on a true story Before We Were Yours
25. A debut novel Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: Becoming recommended by Ellen
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore Circe
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: The Unhoneymooners
17. A book set on college or university campus Fangirl
26. A book that's published in 2019: 99 Percent Mine
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: Hunger Games
18. A book about someone with a superpower: Shatter Me
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game: Catching Fire
9. A book you meant to read in 2018: When We Collided
23. A book set in Scandinavia: Beartown
REMAINING
2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Kite Runner
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title: Up to the Challenge
13. A book published posthumously: Suite Francaise, Persuasion
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
20. A book set in space
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: The Knife of Never Letting Go
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America: My Sister the Serial Killer
PAGES TURNED post 343
COMPLETED!
51,719/30,000
JANUARY
The Simple Wild (388), The Cheerleaders (384), The Problem with Forever (474), All the Beautiful Strangers (448), Educated (334), One of Us Is Lying (361), Watching You (336), The Neighbors (377), We Were Liars (242), They Both Die at the End (373), The Book of Essie (336), What If It's Us (437), Tell Me Three Things (328), Forbidden (418), Flowers In the Attic (412), Petals On the Wind (452), Sit (144), The Wedding Date (320)
Pages Read: 6,564
FEBRUARY
Jar of Hearts (311), Five Feet Apart (288), Love and Other Words (432), She Was the Quiet One (342), Girl Made of Stars (304), Dumplin (371), Eligible (492), Sweet Filthy Boy (416), A Very Large Expanse of Sea (320), Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating (309)
Pages Read: 3,585
MARCH
Eleanor & Park (328), Girls' Night Out (333), Ghosted (337), Sadie (308), Still Me (469)
Pages Read: 1,775
APRIL
The Kiss Quotient (336), One Day in December (409), Before We Were Yours (342), The Hating Game (387), The Proposal (327)
Pages Read: 1,801
MAY
Why Not Me (240), Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine (327), Becoming (426), Scrappy Little Nobody (275), The Mother-In-Law (340), My Favorite Half-Night Stand (384), Beautiful Bastard (321) Seriously...I'm Kidding (241), Talking As Fast As I Can (224) Circe (393), Columbine (417), The Funny Thing Is...(179)
Pages Read: 3,767
JUNE
Rust & Stardust (368), The Unhoneymooners (395), The Bride Test (320), Fangirl (483), Puddin' (448), When Dimple Met Rishi (380), 99 Percent Mine (368), There's Something About Sweetie (384), Hunger Games (374), Attachments (323)
Pages Read: 3,843
JULY
Paper Princess (370), Broken Prince (350), Tarnished Crown (168), Twisted Palace (370), Shatter Me (338), Destroy Me (109), Unravel Me (461), Catching Fire (391), Ignite Me (421), Restore Me (435), Shadow Me (112), Fallen Heir (295), Cracked Kingdom (305), Wallbanger (384), The Deal (342), Birthday Girl (349), Captive Prince (240), It Ends With Us (385), Mockingjay (390), The Governess Game (373), The Duchess Deal (389), The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (513), The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (430), Defy Me (352), All Your Perfects (306), After (582), After We Collided (688), When We Collided (352), Red Queen (383) After We Fell (848), Hope and Other Punch Lines (307), After Ever Happy (512), Before (338), Nothing More (272)
Pages Read: 12,860
AUGUST
Nothing Less (336), On Dublin Street (372), Roomies (368), Rusty Nailed (320), On The Island (334), Beartown (415), Red, White & Royal Blue (423), The Cruel Prince (370)
Pages Read: 2,913
SEPTEMBER
The Flatshare (400), The Hate U Give (464), Fight or Flight (288)
Pages Read: 1,152
OCTOBER
Little Fires Everywhere (338), Well Met (336), The Girl He Used to Know (291), Until It Fades (368), One True Loves (352), Say You Still Love Me (373), Field Notes on Love (271), November 9 (307), Autoboyography (407)
Pages Read: 3,043
NOVEMBER
Two Can Keep a Secret (329), Passion on Park Avenue (288), Love on Lexington Avenue (288), The Mistake (296), Beautiful Disaster (319), Easy (336), Verity (333), The Turn of the Key (337), The Arrangement (343), The Accidental Beauty Queen (304), Confess (320), Ugly Love (337), 99 Days (384), What to Say Next (292), The Chaos of Standing Still (406)
Pages Read: 4,592
DECEMBER
Royal Holiday (304), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (391), 10 Blind Dates (336), Where the Crawdads Sing (384), A Fortunate Blizzard (175), The Kiss Thief (322), The Chase (377), Starry Eyes (421), The Wedding Party (351), The Plus One (352), In the Unlikely Event (338), Winter in Paradise (320), Dear Evan Hansen (368), Behind Closed Doors (293), A Court of Thorns and Roses (432), The Family Upstairs (340)
Pages Read: 5,504
COLOR CHALLENGE post 345
COMPLETED!
16/16
Light Blue
Red
2+ colours in title
White
Dark Blue
Yellow
Brown
Ugly
Orange
Purple
Black
Metallic
Pink
Green
Word describing colour in title
5 colours min. on the cover
Considerations
Geometric pattern
word "colour"
LISTOPIA post 130
COMPLETED!
52/50
Who What Why When Where How
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
This is How It Always Is
This Is Where It Ends
Read: 8
2019: What Women Born In The 1970s Have Read So Far This Year
Nine Perfect Strangers
My Sister, the Serial Killer
The Great Alone
The Nightingale
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Alice Network
Next Year in Havana
All the Light We Cannot See
Between Shades of Gray
The Au Pair
The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Salt to the Sea
The Perfect Girlfriend
Carry On
Ask Again, Yes
Normal People
Daisy Jones & The Six
The Silent Patient
Evvie Drake Starts Over
Everything I Never Told You
Read: 32
Witty, Cute & Sexy M/F Adult Contemporary Romance
Bet Me
Bared to You
Beautiful Secret
Dark Wild Night
Before Jamaica Lane
Read: 12
TBR TwinsCOMPLETED: 3/5
March: Girl's Night Out with Karen ✓
April: Into the Water with Zeina
May: Circe with Vanessa ✓
July: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle with Sabina ✓
August: Middlegame with Elizabeth
TBR Jar post 327
TOTAL: 8/8
✔ May:
✔ June:
✔ July:
✔ August:
✔ September:
✔ October:
✔ November:
✔ December:
Books in jar:
Kind of a Big Deal post 342
Long Books: 2/2
1. After
2. After We Collided
Short Books: 2/2
1. Tarnished Crown 168 pages
2. Destroy Me 109 pages
SUMMER READING CHALLENGEpost 42
Since I have other challenges to work on, I've picked 10 prompts from both categories.
TOTAL: 11/12
Beginners
✔ Good as gold: a book that has won a Goodreads Choice Award
✔ The book is better: a book being adapted for TV or film this year
On the bandwagon: One of the most read books right now on Goodreads
Pretty Reckless, Normal People, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones & the Six, Where the Crawdads Sing
Actually want to read: a book that's been on your TBR for more than a year
Not from around here: a book set in a different culture from your own
The Bridge Home (India)
In the friend zone: a book that a friend has recommended
✔ It takes two: a coauthored book
✔ New voices: a debut novel
Past love: reread a book that you loved when you were younger
✔ Armchair traveler: a book set in a destination you want to visit
Expert Level Additions
✔ Stay awhile: a book with more than 500 pages
Stranger than fiction: a nonfiction book published this year
✔ Tongue-tied: a translated book
✔ No place like home: a book that appears in your Goodreads newsfeed
✔ Genre explorer: a book from a genre you've never read before
✔ Reading roulette: the third book you see on your Want to Read shelf
✔ Primary reading: a book with a number or colour in the title
Back to school: a book about a subject you don't know much about
READING RUSHJuly 22 - 28
TOTAL: 6/7
✔ 1. Read a book with purple on the cover
✔ 2. Read a book in the same spot the entire time
✔ 3. Read a book you meant to read last year
✔ 4. Read an author’s first book
5. Read a book with a non-human main character
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Monster Calls
✔ 6. Pick a book that has five or more words in the title
✔ 7. Read and watch a book to movie adaptation
Bonus: Read 7 books!
TBR - To Be Referred2/2
✔ November:
✔ December:
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Wedding Party (other topics)The Plus One (other topics)
In the Unlikely Event (other topics)
Behind Closed Doors (other topics)
Dear Evan Hansen (other topics)
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My current stats:
✔ 2019 Reading Challenge: 138/100
✔ Popsugar: 30/30
✔ Pages Read: 42,504/30,000
✔ Color Challenge: 15/15
✔ Listopia: 52/50
TBR Twins: 4/5
✔ TBR Jar: 8/8
✔ Kind of a Big Deal: 4/4
Summer Reading Challenge: 7/10
Reading Rush: 6/7