Participating in POPSUGAR 2018 Reading Challenge

I've been participating in online reading challenges for the last couple of years as a way to broaden my reading horizons and expose myself to books I wouldn't normally read. To this end, I am taking part in the Popsugar 2018 reading challenge.I'm happy to report that I completed this reading challenge on August 3, 2018!

Although there is a total of 50 books to read for this challenge, I am pushing myself to read a total of 100 books for 2018 which I'm keeping track of through the goodreads website. Check back to this page as I plan to update this list often. I'm listing the books below with the connected reading prompt and signify completing by highlighting it. Happy reading!

2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

1. A book made into a movie you've already seen: The Color Purple by Alice Walker
2. True Crime: Killer Twins by Michael Benson
3. The next book in a series you started: Intimate Geography by Tasmen Parker
4. A book involving a heist:The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
5. Nordic noir:I'm Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork
6. A novel/book based on a real person: Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you: The Corpse Walker by Liao Yiwu
8. A book with the time of day in the title: Night Shift by Stephen King
9. A book about a villian or antihero:Darly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
10. A book about death or grief: From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death by Caitlin Doughty
11. A book with your favorite color in the title: Roses are Red by James Patterson
12. A book with alliteration in the title: Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel
13. A book about time travel: The Dechronization of Sam Magruder by George Gaylord Simpson
14. A book with a weather element in the title:Heaven Sent Rain by Lauraine Snelling
15. A book set at sea:Pirates by Celia Rees
16. A book with an animal in the title: The Parrot's Lament by Eugene Linden
17. A book set on a different planet: Saga, Volume 8 by Brian K. Vaughn
18. A book with song lyrics in the title:I'll Take You There by Wally Lamb
19. A book about or set on Halloween: Deadly Treats edited by Anne Frasier
20. A book with characters who are twins: Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
21. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
22. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist: A Very, Very Bad Thing by Jeffery Self
23. A book that is also a stage play or a musical:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
24. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you:The Story of My Teeth by Valeria Luiselli
25. A book about feminism:This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jerkins
26. A book about mental health:Black Pain by Terrie N. Williams
27. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift: Darker by E.L. James
28. A book by two authors:If Only For One Night by Victoria Christopher Murray & Reshonda Tate Billingsley
29. A book about or involving a sport:Nowhere Near First by Cory Reese
30. A book by a local author:Bunny Blues by Amy O'Hare
31. A book mentioned in another book:The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil by Stephen Collins
32. A book from a celebrity book club: Y: The Last Man, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughn
33. A childhood classic you've never read: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
34. A book that's published in 2018: Happiness is a Choice You Make by John Leland
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner: Room by Emma Donoghue
36. A book set in the decade you were born: Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to: Natural Disaster by Ginger Zee
38. A book with an ugly cover: The Skin Spinners by Joan Aiken
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library: Dog Loves Books by Louise Yates
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges: Book with a one word title Census by Jesse Ball
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school (1997): Don't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
42. A cyberpunk book: Battle Angel Alita by Yukito Shiro
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place: All Rights Reserved
44. A book tied to your ancestry:Far More Terrible For Women edited by Patrick Minges
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title: The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert
46. An allegory: Maus by Art Spiegelman
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you: The Sisters Are Alright by Tamara Winfrey Harris
48. A microhistory:Eight Flavors by Sarah Lohman
49. A book about a problem facing the world today: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon