2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge

Each year, I take on different reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For 2021, I plan to complete the 2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge which contains a total of 50 books as well as the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge.

Below is a list of reading prompts for the 2021 reading challenge. After I finish each reading prompt, I will update this list. If you want to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge:

1. A book published in 2021: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert
2. An Afrofuturist book: My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover: Fattily Ever After by Stephanie Yeboah
   
4. A book by an author who shares you zodiac sign: Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
5. A dark academia book: What Big Teeth by Rose Szabo
   
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title: The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
   
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job: Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha
8. A book that has won the Women's Prize For Fiction (2017:) The Power by Naomi Alderman
9. A book with a family tree: The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea
   
10. A bestseller from the 1990s: The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller (1993 & 1994)
    
11. A book about forgetting: Still Alice by Lisa Genova
12. A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.:) The Passive Programming Playbook by Paula Willey and Andria L. Amaral
    
13. A locked-room mystery: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
14. A genre hybrid: Seconds by Bryan Lee O'Malley
15. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors: 100 Hikers 100 Hikes by Andrew Camani
16. A book with something broken on the cover: Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal by Donna Jackson Nakazawa
17. A book by a Muslim American author: Proud: Living My American Dream by Ibtihaj Muhammad (Young Readers Edition)
18. A book that was published anonymously: Letting Ana Go by Anonymous
19. A book with an oxymoron in the title: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
20. A book about do-overs or fresh starts: Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
21. A magical realism book: The Charmed Wife by Olga Grushin
22. A book set in multiple countries: Contents May Have Shifted by Pam Houston
23. A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021:The Museum of Rain by Dave Eggers (California Central Coast)
24. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality: Feeding My Soul (Because It's My Business) by Tabitha Brown
25. A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z:" Quirky by Melissa A. Schilling
26. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child:)
27. A book about a social justice issue: Spirit Run by Noe Alvarez
28. A book set in a restaurant: Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
29. A book with a black-and-white cover: The White City by Karolina Ramquvist
30. A book by an Indigenous author: Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's by Tiffany Midge
31. A book that has the same title as a song: Between You and Me by Mary Norris
32. A book about a subject you are passionate about: I Love it When You Talk Retro by Ralph  Keyes
33. A book that discusses body positivity: The Self-Love Revolution by Virgie Tovar, MA 
34. A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list: The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobook, ebooks, graphic novels:) Hidden America by Jeanne Marie Laskas (large print)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads: The Silence by Don Delillo
37. A book you think your best friend would like: Pop Sonnets by Erik Didriksen
    
38. An book about art or an artist: Leonardo's Knots by Caroline Cocciardi
    
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you: Sula by Toni Morrison
    
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: book based entirely on its cover - Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages by Ammon Shea 
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list: From My People: 400 Years of African American Folklore edited by: Daryl Cumber Dance (736 pages)
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: I'd Rather Be Reading by Anne Bogel (149 pages)
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover: Make Your Own Sunshine by Janice Dean
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
45. The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time: Dirty South by Ben Westhoff
    
46. A book from you TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't: My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
47. A book from you TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing: A Pictorial Guide to Biltmore by Rachel Carley
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random: Rediscover Jesus by Matthew Kelly
49. A DNF book from your TBR list: Afraid of Everything by Adam Tierney
50. A free book from you TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library:) Secrets of a Former Fat 
    Girl by Lisa Delaney

The 52 Book Club's 2021 Reading Challenge

Each year, I take on different reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For 2021, I plan to complete the 2021 Popsugar Reading Challenge as well as the 52 Book Club reading challenge which contains a total of 52 books. 

Below is a list of reading prompts for the 2021 reading challenge. After I finish each reading prompt, I will update this list. If you want to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

The 52 Book Club's 2021 Reading Challenge:

1. Set in a school: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
2. Featuring the legal profession: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
3. A dual timeline: The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James
   
4. An author who is deceased: Naughtier Than Nice by Eric Jerome Dickey (July 7, 1961 - January 3, 2021)
5. Published by Penguin: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
6. An character with the same name as a male family member: Lawrence: The Bunny Who Wanted to Be Naked by Vern Kousky
   
7. An author with only 1 published book: #Veryfat #Verybrave by Nicole Byer
   
8. A book in the 900's of the Dewey Decimal System: American Like Me (920.073) by America Ferrera 
9. Set in a Mediterranean country: My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
10. Related to the word "fire:" Fighting Fire by Caroline Paul
11. Book with discussion questions inside: The Deep by Rivers Solomon
12. Title starting with the letter "D:" Deception by Selena Montgomery
13. Includes an exotic animal: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
    
14. Written by an author over 65 (when published:) Pandora's Lab by Paul A. Offit, M.D.
    
15. A book mentioned in another book: The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (mentioned in "I'd Rather Be Reading" By Anne Bogel) 
16. Set before the 17th Century: Empress of the East by Leslie Peirce
17. A character "on the run:" Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd
18. Author with a 9-letter last name: Poor Unfortunate Soul by Serena Valentino
    
19. Book with a deckled edge: Evicted by Matthew Desmond
20. Made into a TV series: High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey From Africa to America by Jessica B. Harris
    
21. Book by Kristin Hannah: Between Sisters by Kristen Hannah
22. A family saga: The Cousins by Karen M. McManus
23. An ending that surprises you: Mosquitoland by David Arnold
24. A book you think they should read in schools: Adulthood *for Beginners by Andy Boyle
25. A book with multiple character POV: Slade House by David Mitchell
26. An author of color: Reckless by Selena Montgomery
27. First chapter ends on an odd page number: My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
28. Includes a historical event you know little about: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei
29. Featuring the environment: Fragile Earth From the Editors of Collins
30. Watch out for dragons!:Fire in His Blood by Ruby Dixon
31. Shares a similar title to another book: Legacy by Helen Hardt
32. A selfish character: Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
33. Featuring adoption: Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society by Judy Christie & Lisa Wingate
34. A book you'd rate 5 stars: Make Something Good Today by Erin & Ben Napier
35. Set in a country that starts with the letter "S:" The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson
36. A nameless narrator: The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
    
37. An educational read: A Loving Approach to Dementia Care by Laura Wayman
38. Recommended on BookBub: Introvert Power by Laurie A. Helgoe
39. An alternate history novel: River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey
40. Found via #bookstagram: Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
41. An endorsement by a famous author on the cover: Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones
42. An epistolary: Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
43. An character with a pet cat: A Street Cat Named Bob by James Bowen
    
44. Includes a garden: The Memory Theater by Karin Tidbeck
    
45. A coming of age novel: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
46. Winner of the National Book Award - any year: Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (Young People's Literature 2015)
    
47. A character with a disability: Sunnyside Plaza by Scott Simon
48. A cover with a woman who is facing away: When Winter Comes by V.A. Shannon
49. A flavour in the title: Chocolate Friday by Edwina Martin-Arnold
50. A shoe on the cover: Danger, Sweetheart by MaryJanice Davidson 
51. Published in 2021:Eartha & Kitt by Kitt Shaprio
52. Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge: (character with a disability) Always Only You by Chloe Liese

Books Read COVID-19 During the Quarantine

     I had the recently epiphany that all of my blog posts as of late have been only about work. In order to create better work/life balance, this post will show books I've read since my job closed to the public on March 21st.

 If you want the full list of books I'm reading for my two 2020 reading challenges, check out my previous blog posts on the 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge and the 2020 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading challenge.

2020 Mommy Mannegren 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge

Each year, I take on different reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. This year in addition to doing the 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge, I also added the Mommy  Mannegren 2020 52 Books in 52 Weeks which contains a total of 52 books. 

Below is a list of all the books I have read for the 2020 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge along with their reading prompt. After I finish each reading prompt, I will update this list. If you want to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

Completed 12/4/20

2020 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge:

1. A book with the letter "W" in the title: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows by Melanie Joy
2. A hardcover: Where the Light Enters by Jill Biden 
3. By an indigenous writer: An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo
4. Set in winter: Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand
5. A character who is a senior: Out of Warranty by Haywood Smith
6. Written in the 1970's: Cruel Shoes (1979) by Steve Martin
7. An author local to you: Hands of Fire by Richard Thomas Banegas
8. Orange on the cover: The Reason Why by Vickie M. Stringer
9. Set in Space: Redshirts by John Scalzi
10. A bestseller: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
11. A book that leaves you thinking: The Memo by Minda Harts
12. A "guilty pleasure": Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer
13. Written by a female author: More Myself by Alicia Keys
14. Boo in a series: Miles to Go by Richard Paul Evans
15. Book with romance: The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
16. Borrowed from a friend: Beauty and the Beast by May Sage
17. Written by more than one author: What We Keep by Bill Shapiro and Naomi Wax
18. Published in 2020: Fate by Helen Hardt 
19. A Stephen King novel: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King
20. An author whose last name starts with the same initial as yours: Jim the Boy by Tony Earley 
21. Written by a blogger or journalist: I'm So Proud of You by Tim Madigan
22. A character that frustrates you: Love Dungeon by Criss Carr
23. Title beginning with A: All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai
24. Title beginning with B: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
25. Title beginning with C: Church Boy by Kirk Franklin
26. A strong "friendship" theme: Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
27. A comic book: Sleepless Volume 1 by Sarah Vaughn
28. Literary Fiction: Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi 
29. An award-winning novel: Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (winner of Edgar Award 2014)
30. A book with recipes inside: Flavor of the Week by Tucker Shaw
31. A book featuring royalty: Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud
32. A spy novel: The Quiet American by Graham Greene
33. A book containing poetry: Green Grapes Black Hands by Jackie Joice
34. A book with illustrations: Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm
35. An author's debut book: H20 by Virginia Bergin
36. Written in first person: Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson
37. A book featuring the medical profession: This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries from a Medical Resident by Adam Kay
38. Set in the future: Unwind by Neal Shusterman
39. A book used in a celebrity book club: Chop Wood Carry Water (Andrew Luck Book Club)
40. A book on the Mensa reading list for grades 9-12: The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
41. Published when you were 20: The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events) by Lemony Snicket
42. Reuse a prompt from a past year: (2018 - first book in a trilogy) Though I Stumble by Kim Cash Tate
43. Set in a country you've never visited before: The Golden Son by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
44. "Recommended" to you by Amazon: Humans of New York by Brandon Stanton
45. A book that cost you less than $5: His To Claim by Brenda Jackson
46. By an author used in an earlier category: The Storm by Virginia Bergin (used in author's debut book category)  
47. Story takes place on a form of transportation: The 6:41 to Paris by Jean-Philippe Blondel
48. Character who wears glasses: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
49. About a world leader: This Child Will Be Great by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 
50. An author you previously disliked: Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer
51. A genre you don't normally care for: Shadow Touch by Majorie Liu (paranormal romance)
52. A book with a Foreword: Push the button by Feminista Jones

2020 Popsugar Reading Challegne

Each year, I take one reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For the past couple of years, I've been sticking with the Popsugar Reading Challenge which contains a total 50 books.

Below is a list of all the books I read for the 2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge along with their reading prompt. After I finish each reading prompt, I will update this list. If you want to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

Challenged completed 12/3/20!

2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge:

1. A book that's published in 2020: Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey 
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith
3. A book with a great first line: If a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
4. A book about a book club: The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: The Awakening by Shakir Rashaan (Atlanta)
6. A bildungsroman: Space Invaders by Nona Fernandez
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: How To Say No Without Feeling Guilty by Patti Breitman
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
9. A book with a map: The Walk by Richard Paul Evans
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: I Don't Want to Die Poor: Essays by Michael Arceneaux (recommended on Gettin' Grown podcast)
11. An anthology: Running, Eating, Thinking: A Vegan Anthology by Martin Rowe
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
13.  A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: Humans by Brandon Stanton
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
15. A book published the month of your birthday: Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead (April)
16. A book about or by a woman in STEM: Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole
17. A book that won an award in 2019: Bring Out the Dog by Will Mackin (winner of PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize) 
18. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Left Out in America: The State of Homelessness in the United States by Pat LaMarche
19. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
20. A book with a pun in the title: Ruff Around the Edges by Roxanne St. Claire
21. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
22. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: Cog by Greg Van Eekhout
23. A book with a bird on the cover: Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton
24. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader: A Full Life by Jimmy Carter
25. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title: Thousand Pieces of Gold by Ruthanne Lum McCunn
26. A book by a WOC (woman of color): Citizen by Claudia Rankine
27. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: T is for Transformation by Shaun T
28. A book you meant to read in 2019: Ravenous by Helen Hardt
29. A book about or involving social media: Dot Complicated by Randi Zuckerberg
30. A book that has a book on the cover: Well-Read Black Girl by Glory Edim
31. A medical thriller: The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer
32. A book with a made-up language: The Grammarians by Cathleen Schine
33. A book set in a country beginning with "C": I've Been Meaning To Tell You by David Chariandy (set in Canada) 
34. A book you picked because the title caught your attention: When Food is Your Drug by Kristin Jones
35. A book with a three-word title: Desired or Dominated by Criss Carr
36. A book with a pink cover: Food Junkies by Vera Tarman
37. A western: Red Dirt Riders by Kristen Swann Porter
38. A book by or about a journalist: Never in my Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman's Life in Journalism by Belva Davis
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: 
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge (2018- next book in a series you started:) The Road to Grace by Richard Paul Evans 
41. A book written by an author in their 20s: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
42. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title: Twenty Wishes by Debbie Macomber
43. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision): Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
44. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics: American Fuji by Sara Backer
45. A book set in the 1920s: Black Orchid Blues by Persia Walker
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books: The Pearl by John Steinbeck
47. A book with more than 20 letters in its the title: By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept by Paulo Coelho
48. A book published in the 20th century: Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes (1958) 
49. A book from a series with more that 20 books: Flirt by Laurell K. Hamilton (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
50. A book with a main character in their 20s: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver

2019 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge is Done!

Each year, I take on reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. This year in addition to doing the 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge, I also added the Mrs. Mannegren 52 Books in 52 Weeks which contains a total of 52 books. 

Below is a list of all the books I read for the 2019 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge along with their reading prompt. If you wanted to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

2019 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge:

1. A book published in 2019: Howard Stern Comes Again by Howard Stern
2. An author you've never heard of before: Introvert Doodles by Maureen "Marzi" Wilson
3. A book you've read before: Quiet Girl in a Noisy World by Debbie Tung
4. A book with a strong female lead: Counting By 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
5. A play: Antigone by Sophocles
6. A book set in Southern USA: Miss Julia Delivers the Goods by Ann B. Ross
7. A memoir on someone you admire: The First Time by Cher
8. Set in the Victorian Era: The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
9. A character with a career you wish you had: Cabin Fever by Mandy Smith
10. A plant on the cover: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
11. Published the year you graduated school (1997): The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
12. A graphic novel: My Boyfriend is a Bear by Pamela Ribbon & Cat Farris
13. Featuring music: Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks
14. The re-telling of a well-known story: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
15. An ugly cover: Zombie Raccoons & Killer Bunnies by Martin H. Greenberg and Kerri Hughes
16. A teen as the main character: Kingdom Keepers Disney After Dark by Ridley Pearson
17. Set during a holiday: Anything For Thanksgiving by Wanda A. Wallace
18. A book picked out for you by someone else: Six Scary Stories by Stephen King
19. Gothic fiction novel: The Mirror Sisters by V.C. Andrews
20. A book about time-travel: Chronin by Alison Wilgus 
21. A title that starts with the letter "J": Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
22. Fantasy novel: Forerunner by Andre Norton
23. Ture crime novel: Murder Beyond the Grave by James Patterson
24. A self-published book: Delay, Don't Deny by Gin Stephens
25. The name of a color in the title: Gift of the Red Bird by Paula D'Arcy
26. A one word title: Vox by Christina Dalcher
27. A book that makes you mad: The Trump Prophecies by Mark Taylor & Mary Colbert
28. A book that discusses mental health: (Don't) Call Me Crazy by Kelly Jensen
29. A book published by HarperCollins: Wait, What by James E. Ryan
30. An author who uses initials: The Mister by E.L. James
31. A book that everyone's talking about: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
32. A western: The Black Hills by Rod Thompson
33. A book about a cult: Marcus Wesson by Nancy Veysey and Ryan Becker
34. Nominated for (but didn't win) the 2018 Goodreads choice awards: The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
35. A sports related book: Ringside : A History of Professional Wrestling in America by Scott M. Beekman
36. A humorous novel: Problems by Jade Sharma
37. Set in South America: The Lady, The Chef, and the Courtesan by Marisol
38. An allegorical book: A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
39. Military related: fiction or non-fiction: It's My Country Too by Jerri Bell & Tracy Crow
40. A character that is an immigrant: Lupita Manana by Patricia Beatty
41. A book suggested by someone else in the challenge: A Summer To Die by Lois Lowry
42. A family member's favorite book: Sex and the City: Kiss and Tell by Amy Sohn
43. A children's book: Tell Me a Tattoo Story by Allison McGhee
44. An author who uses a pseudonym: Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts)
45. A "beach"read: Welcome to Moonlight Harbor by Sheila Roberts
46. The first book you set in a bookstore/library: The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar
47. Set in a country you've visited (Canada): Childhood by Andre' Alexis 
48. Set in a post-apocalyptic world: The Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone By by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore
49. A speed read: Art Matters by Neil Gaiman
50. A fairy tale: A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
51. An book about organized crime/the mob: Smaldone: The Untold Story of An American Crime Family by Dick Kreck
52. An audiobook: The Elephant in the Room by Tommy Tomlinson

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge is Done!

Each year, I take one reading challenges as a way to get outside of my reading comfort zone. For the past couple of years, I've been sticking with the Popsugar Reading Challenge which contains a total 50 books.

Below is a list of all the books I read for the 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge along with their reading prompt. If you wanted to see more of the books I've read this year, you can check out my Goodreads profile at: https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/15431036.

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge:

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: The Kitchen by Ollie Masters
2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Courting Miss Hattie by Pamela Morsi
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): My Love Story by Tina Turner
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: Black by Kwanza Osajyefo
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
6. A book with a plant in the title or one the cover: Empty Bottle Full of Stories by R.H. Sin
7. A reread of a favorite book: Love Poems for Married People by John Kenney
8. A book about a hobby: Women in Gaming by Meagan Marie
9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Don't Sweat the Small Stuff at Work by Richard Carlson
10. A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title: Sugar & Spice by Keith Lee Johnson
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: Thong on Fire by Noire
12. A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore: Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
13.  A book published posthumously: My Life, My Love, My Legacy by Coretta Scott King
14. A book set in space: Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks
15. A book by two female authors: Shifting by Charisse Jones & Kumea Shorter-Gooden
16. A book with a title that contains "salty," "sweet," bitter,"or "spicy": Hotel at the Corner of Bitter & Sweet by Jamie Ford
17. A book set in Scandinavia: The 100 -Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
18. A book that takes place in a single day: The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
19. A debt novel: How High the Moon by Karyn Parsons
20. A book that's published in 2019: Death Wins a Goldfish by Brian Rea
21. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: The Magic of the Unicorn by Deborah Lerme Goodman
22. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: Braving the Wilderness (recommended by Reese Witherspoon) by Brene Brown
23. A book with "love" in the title: Gun Love by Jennifer Clement
24. A book featuring an amateur detective: Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer
25. A book about a family: We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin
26. A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America: Eye Level by Jenny Xie
27. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title: Aries by Joanna Martine Woolfolk
28. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie: Between the Sheets (Read by Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad) by Molly O'Keefe
29. A retelling of a classic: The Pied Piper of Hamlin by Russell Brand
30. A book with a question in the title: Can I Taste It? by David Weaver
31. A book set on a college or university campus: Check, Please by Ngozi Ukazu
32. A book about someone with a superpower: Ellie Ultra by Gina Bellisario
33. A book told from multiple character POV: My Century by Gunter Grass
34. A book that includes a wedding: Something New by Lucy Kinsley
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Megan Mullally
36. A ghost story: Infidel by Pornsak Pichetshote
37. A book with a two-word title: The Mister by E.L. James
38. A novel based on a true story: Josephine Baker's Last Dance by Sherry Jones
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game: Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Walking with Peety (2018 Challenge: Book with an animal of the cover) by Eric O'Grey
41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book: Thirst by Benjamin Warner
42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book: Lost in Austen by Emma Campbell Webster
43. An "own voices" book: Black & Brown Faces in America's Wild Places Dudley Edmondson
44. Read a book during the season it is set in: Early Autumn by Richard B. Parker
45. A LitRPG book: Accidental Thief by C.J. Davis
46. A book with no chapters, unusual chapter heading, or unconventionally number chapters: The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
47. Two books that share the same title (1): All Through the Night by Connie Brockway
48. Two books that share the same title (2): All Through the Night by Mary Higgins Clark
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom (e.g., Big Brother from 1984): Taming of the Shrew (break the ice) by William Shakespeare
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent: Finding Grace by Daphne Greer

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