*. tina ｡⋆୨୧˚’s Comments (group member since Jan 19, 2021)

*. tina ｡⋆୨୧˚’s comments from the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group.

someone mentioned august is romance awareness month so i took it as a perfect excuse for me to pick up a new romance book! as no straight romance seems to be conquering me this year, i've decided to pick Here We Go Again. i have yet to write my review, but if you enjoyed The Dead Romantics you may like this one too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.

Currently reading A Torch Against the Night, the 2nd of the An Ember in the Ashes series, and it has 3 POVs.

Have you heard of this book prior to the read a long? No

What are your expectations for this book based upon the title and/or cover art? A romcom, nothing too serious or impressive

Have you started the book? Are you waiting for a copy? Have you finished? I got the ebook and plan on starting next week maybe

Hi, guys! I think this is my first time participating in a weekly check-in, even though I'm a member since 2021. Last year I didn't participate because I lowkey hated the challenges. It would make me add more books to my TBR than actually crossing it off, which is not something I wanna do. Anyways, when this year's list finally came out I liked it much more, so now here I am! My only expectation is that I'll be able to finish it completely (it would be the first time, since I only read 21 in 2021 and can't remember what and if I read in 2022).

During this first complete week of 2024 I decided to actually make plans on how to successfully accomplish my goals. I always just write them and think I somehow will remember them all, so this year I'm determinated to change this. The point is: busy week and little time for reading, although I did finish 3 books.

FINISHED:

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune: such a lovely book! I didn't think I would like it so much as I do, but turns out it's just one of those books you can't stop thinking about. I loved the characters, the atmosphere, the writing... Definitely will be picking up more things from the author! Read it for the cozy fantasy challenge.
QOTW: this was my first read of the year! I'm happy I began with a happy note.
POPSUGAR: #15, #23, #38
Around the Year: #1, #15, #28

Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood: in the middle of some rough readings I needed a romance and Ali always seems to write some good ones. I had some expectations for this one, since I've been hearing some good things about it, but it let me down a bit. Male character didn't have much of a personality and the last 30% didn't have much emotion.
POPSUGAR: need an opinion here! Does this fits on the enemies to lovers plot (#32)?

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes by Eric LaRocca: so freaking good!!! Love Eric's writing, the reread of THGWSWLS were just as amazing (and disturbing) as the first time and out of the "new" ones I enjoyed "You'll Find It's Like that All Over" the best, what a page-turner!
POPSUGAR: #31, #39
Around the Year: #2, #7, #21, #33, #42

CURRENTLY READING:
Conversations on Love by Natasha Lunn

PLANNED:
Maeve Fly by C.J, Leede
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

20/45

1 A book with the word "leap" in the title
✔️ - A bildungsroman book: The Ten Thousand Doors of January
✔️ - A book about a 24-year-old: Listen for the Lie
✔️ - A book about a writer: Kindred
5 A book about K-pop
6 A book about pirates
✔️ - A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete: The Misdirection of Fault Lines
8 A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9 A book by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing author
✔️ - A book by a self-published author: O Retorno de Olga Valacio
11 A book from a genre you typically avoid
12 - A book from an animal's POV: Remarkably Bright Creatures
✔️ - A book originally published under a pen name: The Patient
14 A book recommended by a bookseller
15 A book recommended by a librarian
✔️ - A book set 24 years before you were born: The Immortalists
✔️ - A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list: The Seven Year Slip
18 A book set in space
19 A book set in the future
20 A book set in the snow
✔️ - A book that came out in a year that ends with "24": The Fury
22 A book that centers on video games
✔️ - A book that features dragons: The House in the Cerulean Sea
24 A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
✔️ - A book that was published 24 years ago (2000): The Wide Window
26 A book that was turned into a musical
27 - A book where someone dies in the first chapter:
28 - A book with a main character who's 42 years old: The Good Part
29 A book with a neurodivergent main character
30 A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
✔️ - A book with a title that is a complete sentence: Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke and Other Misfortunes
✔️ - A book with an enemies to lovers plot: Here We Go Again
✔️ - A book with an unreliable narrator: Darling Rose Gold
✔️ - A book with at least 3 POVs: A Torch Against the Night
✔️ - A book with magical realism: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
36 A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
✔️ - A book written during NaNoWriMo: Cinder
✔️ - A cozy fantasy book: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40 A horror book by a BIPOC author
✔️ - A memoir that explores queerness: All Boys Aren’t Blue
42 A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43 A second-chance romance
44 An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
✔️ - An LGBTQ+ romance novel: Sing Anyway

if anyone has recs for Norway or Italy pls let me know!

ooh, i really like the prompts! defo participating on the challenge next year

week three! honestly the day i come here and say "this was an incredible week" it's probably the end of the world. bolsonaro never gives a rest to brazilians. anyway, this has been a great month of reading for me, so at least that :)

• i finished reading Little Women yesterday and, oh god! what an amazing book! a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, with no doubt! it fits the 12, 33 and i think 29 challenge prompts?

• i'm currently reading Uprooted (25% now, not sure if i'm enjoying it or not), Red, White & Royal Blue (this one is actually very fun! even though i was expecting something else from it, it's not making me bitter about it, so i'm taking it as a good thing) and rereading The Selection(...yeah. one of my favorites booktubers read and made a video talking about it. i've been wanting to reread it for some time now, so this just kinda helped me in a way). i am hoping to finish 2 of them next week.

• QOTW: my reward is that i can see my stats with new info hahaha i feel even more of a reader, if it makes sense. it also motivates me!

hi, i'm anne! i'm from brazil and i just figured out the popsugar reading challenge existed, and i think is really fun, so here i am :). i have never participaded in any reading challenges, but i'm hoping this will work out for me!