2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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3. A book about a vacation- Vacation Wars 4-21

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5. A book with mythical creatures The Shadow Rising DONE

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Just completed #49 (longest on tbr) - Homecoming by Kate Morton. Overall, this book was enjoyable. I liked learning about the hills region of Australia. I particularly liked the author’s words around reading. “This was the magic of books, the curious alchemy that allowed a human mind to turn black ink on white pages into a whole other world.“. “Reading shapes a person. The landscape of books is more real, in some ways, than the one outside the window.“. However, this book needed to be edited down a lot. The same story could have been provided with 200 fewer pages. The extra weight, literally and figuratively, made it slightly tiring. The last 100 pages went by in a flash. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Worth reading. 3.5 stars

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44. A book that was self published: The Paris Photo by Jane S Gabin

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Lisa. Message 37 (was 38). 11/30

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A book published in Spring 2023 Finding Her: Scarlett City Series Book 2

5 Stars! Great read!

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A book you read more than 10 years ago: Postmortem

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45. A book that started out as fan fiction - The Chosen and the Beautiful read 4/26/2023

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A book with a queer lead The Second Rebel

5 stars! great read

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15. A book with a song lyric as its title - Take My Hand read 4/28/2023

Ranmali wrote: "I'm signing up for 15 books

A book with mythical creatures - Siege and Storm
A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
A book with a color in the title - [book..."

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01. A book with mythical creatures - [book:Siege and Storm|14061955]
02. A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
03. A book with just text on the cover - Measure What Matters
04. A book about a family - Educated
05. A book you should have read in high school - Hidden Figures
06. A book by an author with the same initials as you - Puck of Pook's Hill
07. A book based on a popular movie - Love Story

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50. A book with alliteration in the title Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter The alliteration is good and true, a nice intro into the group.

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The 2023 Popsugar Challenge: (x)

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Basic
▪ A book you meant to read in 2022 - Everything Is OK 1/28/23
▪ A book about a vacation - Happy Place 4/26/23
▪ A book by a first-time author - I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki 4/18/23
▪ A book with mythical creatures - Shadow and Bone 3/7/23
▪ A book about a forbidden romance - These Broken Stars 4/20/23
▪ A book with "Girl" in the title - Fangirl 3/26/23
▪ A celebrity memoir - Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 2/12/23
▪ A book with a color in the title - Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 4/13/23
▪ A book with a song lyric as its title - Never Let Me Go 1/21/23
▪ A book with a love triangle - Mansfield Park 4/2/23
▪ A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023 Siege and Storm 3/10/23
▪ A book with just text on the cover - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 2/2/23
▪ A book about a family - Dark Places 1/5/23
▪ A historical-fiction book - The Ice Swan 3/10/23

Advanced
▪ A book with a pet character Ruin and Rising 3/13/23
▪ A book that features two languages This Time It's Real 2/8/23

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APRIL WRAP-UP

117 participants read
130 books this month!

Year-to-date
857 books
out of a goal of 4,012

I hope you've found some new favorites! Happy May!

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Progress: 10/14

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4 A book by a first-time author Strangers on a Train
12 A book published in spring 2023 So Shall You Reap
15 A book with a song lyric as its title God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen
26 The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list The Quiche of Death
49 The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list Our Share of Night
50 A book with alliteration in the title The Vicious Vet

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Just completed #14 (modern retelling of classic - Antigone) - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie. This book starts off slow, but the beautiful writing and unique setup kept me intrigued. And then I couldn’t stop reading about these beautiful characters! This book is so good! I’d love to be more eloquent, but I’m still reeling from the experience. This one will stay with me for awhile. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

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16. A book where the main character's name is in the title: Fleishman Is in Trouble The Fleishmans are indeed in trouble.

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10. A romance with a fat lead-A romance with a fat lead-Fat Fridays (Fat Fridays Group #1) 5-3

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✔️33. A book about an athlete/sport - All In: An Autobiography read 5/7/2023

I loved listening to this autobiography by tennis legend Billie Jean King. Highly recommended!

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24. A book with a rabbit on the cover - The Magician’s Daughter read 5/9/2023

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16. Book where the Main Character's Name is in the title - From the Desk of Zoe Washington
33. Book about an Athlete or Sport - Carrie Soto Is Back
34. Historical Fiction book - The Paris Library

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25. A book with just text on the cover: : I'm a huge fan of the cover of this book. Less so the book itself...

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9. A book with a color in the title All Systems Red ✅
33. A book about an athlete/sport The Winners ✅
35. A book about divorce After I Do✅
46. A book with a pet character Lessons in Chemistry ✅

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Slaughterhouse-Five a book that I should have read in high school.

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44. A book that was self-published - Mrs. Dalloway read 5/10/2023

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4. A book by a first-time author The Name of the Wind DONE

7. A book with "Girl" in the title The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane DONE

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9. A book with a colour in the title: Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland

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4. A book by a first-time author: Scarred This was Edmondson's first book, but definitely not her last (in my opinion).