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I am going to try again in 241 A book with the word "leap" in the title
2 A bildungsroman book
3 A book about a 24-year-old
4 A book about a writer
5 A book about K-pop
6 A book about pirates
7 A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
8 A book by a blind or visually impaired author
9 A book by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing author
10 A book by a self-published author
11 A book from a genre you typically avoid
12 A book from an animal's POV
13 A book originally published under a pen name
14 A book recommended by a bookseller
15 A book recommended by a librarian
16 A book set 24 years before you were born
17 A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
18 A book set in space
19 A book set in the future
20 A book set in the snow
21 A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"
22 A book that centers on video games
23 A book that features dragons
24 A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
25 A book that was published 24 years ago (2000)
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
29 A book with a neurodivergent main character
30 A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
31 A book with a title that is a complete sentence
32 A book with an enemies to lovers plot
33 A book with an unreliable narrator
34 A book with at least 3 POVs
35 A book with magical realism
36 A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
37 A book written during NaNoWriMo
38 A cozy fantasy book
39 A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
40 A horror book by a BIPOC author
41 A memoir that explores queerness
42 A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
43 A second-chance romance
44 An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
45 An LGBTQ+ romance novel
46 A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
47 A book with 24 letters in the title
48 A collection of at least 24 poems
49 The 24th book of an author
50 A book that starts with the letter "X"
Finally getting around to updating all my tracking. Here is my list for the year I plan to do all 50 prompts ✅ 1 A book you meant to read in 2022
The Key Lime Crime by Lucy Burdette 1/9/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2 A book you bought from an independent bookstore
✅ 3 A book about a vacation
A Scone of Contention by Leslie Burdette 1/19/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 4 A book by a first-time author
Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss 2/4/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
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✅ 5 A book with mythical creatures
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich 2/4/23 https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 6 A book about a forbidden romance
Read and Buried by Erika Chase 1/12/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7 A book with "Girl" in the title
8 A celebrity memoir
9 A book with a color in the title
10 A romance with a fat lead
11 A book about or set in Hollywood
12 A book published in spring 2023
13 A book published the year you were born
✅ 14 A modern retelling of a classic
West Side Love Story by Priscilla Oliveras 2/7/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
15 A book with a song lyric as its title
✅ 16 A book where the main character's name is in the title
The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain 2/13/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 17 A book with a love triangle
The Bloodthirsty Bee: a Provence Cozy Mystery by Ana T Drew 1/27/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
18 A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
19 A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
20 A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
21 A book set in the decade you were born
22 A book with a queer lead
✅ 23 A book with a map
Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia Butler /Damian Duffy 2/13/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 24 A book with a rabbit on the cover
Criminally Cocoa by Amanda Flower 4/11/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
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25 A book with just text on the cover
✅ 26 The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Trial by James Patterson 1/26/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
27 A #BookTok recommendation
✅ 28 A book you bought secondhand
A Palette for Murder by Jessica Fletcher 2/22/23 https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 29 A book your friend recommended
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell 4/19/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
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30 A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
✅ 31 A book about a family
Murder at the PTA by Lee Hollis 1/11/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
32 A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
✅ 33 A book about an athlete/sport
Dead Heat by Dick Francis and Felix Francis 2/14/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 34 A historical-fiction book
Larceny in Liverpool by Kal Smagh 4/7/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
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✅ 35 A book about divorce
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng 1/1/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 36 A book you think your best friend would like
Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho 2/16/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
37 A book you should have read in high school
38 A book you read more than 10 years ago
✅ 39 A book you wish you could read for the first time again
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 2/18/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 40 A book by an author with the same initials as you
Claws for Alarm by T.C LoTiempo 1/9/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 41 A book written during NaNoWriMo
Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes 1/10/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 42 A book based on a popular movie
Disney Frozen: Anna and Elsa's Hygge Life by Heather Knowles https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 43 A book that takes place entirely in one day
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 5/20/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 44 A book that was self-published
Winter Takes All by ML Erdahl 1/30/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
45 A book that started out as fan fiction
✅ 46 A book with a pet character
Two Wicked Desserts by Lynn Cahoon https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 47 A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel Reyes 2/25/23 https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
✅ 48 A book that features two languages
A Christmas Candy Killing by Christine Romeril 2/6/23https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
49 The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
50 A book with alliteration in the title
Popsugar Challenge List 2022completed 21/50 prompts
REGULAR
✅1. A book published in 2022 Antique Auctions Are Murder by Libby Klein 3/3/22
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2. A book set on a plane, train, or cruise ship
3. A book about or set in a nonpatriarchal society
4. A book with a tiger on the cover or "tiger" in the title
✅5. A sapphic book Mango, Mambo, and Murder - Raquel V. Reyes 1/2/22
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✅6. A book by a Latinx author Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton 3/2/22
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7. A book with an onomatopoeia in its title
8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
✅9. A book about a "found family" The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher 2/22/22
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10. An Anisfield-Wolf Book Award winner
11. A #BookTok recommendation
12. A book about the afterlife
13. A book set in the 1980s
14. A book with cutlery on the cover or in the title
15. A book by a Pacific Islander author
✅16. A book about witches One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon 2/11/22
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✅17. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2022 Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie 1/13/22
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18. A romance novel by a BIPOC author
✅19. A book that takes place during your favorite season From Beer to Eternity by Sherry Harris 3/1/22
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✅20. A book whose title begins with the last letter of your previous read Death by the Sea by Kathleen Bridge 2/17/22
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21. A book about a band or musical group
22. A book with a character on the ace spectrum
✅23. A book with a recipe in it Beagles Love Cupcake Crimes C.A. Phipps 1/2/22
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✅24. A book you can read in one sitting Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney 2/23/22
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✅25. A book about a secret Murder of a Sweet Old Lady by Denise Swanson 2/4/22
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✅26. A book with a misleading title Guidebook to Murder by Lynn Cahoon 2/1/22
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27. A Hugo Award winner
✅28. A book set during a holiday A Crafty Christmas - Mollie Cox Bryan 1/13/22
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✅29. A different book by an author you read in 2021 Classified as Murder by Miranda James 2/8/22
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30. A book with the name of a board game in the title
31. A book featuring a man-made disaster
✅32. A book with a quote from your favorite author on the cover or Amazon page People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 2/3/22
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33. A social-horror book
34. A book set in Victorian times
35. A book with a constellation on the cover or in the title
✅36. A book you know nothing about Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr 2/16/22
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37. A book about gender identity
✅38. A book featuring a party The Christmas Joy Ride by Melody Carlson 2/18/22
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✅39. An #OwnVoices SFF (science fiction and fantasy) book Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 1/23/22
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40. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
✅41. A book with a reflected image on the cover or "mirror" in the title Criminal Mischief by Stuart Woods 2/21/22
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✅42. A book that features two languages Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower 2/11/22
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43. A book with a palindromic title
44. A duology (1)
45. A duology (2)
✅46. A book about someone leading a double life Beauty Expos Are Murder by Libby Klein 2/23/22
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47. A book featuring a parallel reality
48. A book with two POVs
49. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (1)
50. Two books set in twin towns, aka "sister cities" (2)
Date you finished: 12/24/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 328
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Read: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 3/5/20 (about or by a woman in STEM )
Least favorite prompt: a Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you meant to read in xxxx
Last prompt you finished: A book that won an award in 2019
Read: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes feel accomplished that I finished it
Finally, are you in for 2021? yes signed up
All reviews found on goodreads and at https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... REGULAR 25/40
✅ 1. A book that published in 2021 Misalignment and Murder: A Chiro Cozy Mystery Book 2 by Cathy Tully
✅2. An Afrofuturist book Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
✅3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the coverFirst Comes Like by Alisha Rai
✅4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek
✅5. A dark academia book One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
✅6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
✅7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job ] Death of an Irish Diva by Mollie Cox Bryan
✅ 8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson
9. A book with a family tree Deadly Pedigree: A Nick Herald Genealogical Mystery
10. A bestseller from the 1990s The Bourne Ultimatum
✅ 11. A book about forgetting South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.) The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
✅ 13. A locked-room mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie
✅ 14. A book set in a restaurant No Good Tea Goes Unpunished by Bree Baker
✅ 15. A book with a black-and-white cover Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick
✅16. A book by an indigenous author There There
17. A book that has the same title as a song Born in the U.S.A.: Bruce Springsteen and the American Tradition
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about Disney After Dark
✅ 19. A book that discusses body positivity Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be by Rachel Hollis
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid The Flatshare
✅ 22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors Forests, Fishing, & Forgery by Tonya Kappes
✅ 23. A book with something broken on the cover Tide and Punishment by Bree Baker
✅ 24. A book by a Muslim American author Ms. Marvel, Vol. 2: Generation Why by G. Willow Wilson
25. A book that was published anonymously You Can't Fly With That!: Confessions of a Disgruntling Airport Security Officer
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title Big Little Lies
✅ 27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
28. A magical realism book City of the Beasts
✅ 29. A book set in multiple countries Peril Through The Panama: Book Two: The Cozy Cruise Mysteries by Lizzie Josephson
✅ 30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021 Choppy Water by Stuart Woods
✅ 31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
✅ 32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z” Z. Rex by Steve Cole
✅ 33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child) The Sinister Superyacht: a Provence Cozy Mystery by Ana T Drew
✅34. A book about a social justice issue A Burning by Megha Majumdar
✅35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels) Frontier Follies: Adventures in Marriage & Motherhood in the Middle of Nowhere by Ree Drummond
✅ 36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads Killer Kung Pao by Vivien Chien
✅ 37. A book you think your best friend would like The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede
✅ 38. A book about art or an artist The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you Memoirs of a Geisha
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
ADVANCED 2 /10
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list The Pillars of the Earth
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list All I Want for Christmas Is Fudge
✅43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover Nothing to See Here
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time The Light Between Oceans
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t Beartown
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing Group, Photo, Grave
✅48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random Booked for Death
49. A DNF book from your TBR list Antiques Roadkill
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)
I read 5 books this week. 2 of each covered topics for the challenge bringing me to 33/50Country starting with C- The Opium Lord's Daughter by Robert Wang
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Meant to read in 2019- The Money Shot by Stuart Woods
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I also read
Sweet Saboteur by CA Phipps
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Pool Of Life by Pete Trewin
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Read Herring Hunt by VM Burns
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I forgot weekly prompt- I like the brontosaurus- although i don't think that exists anymore i think it got renamed. I think it stems from my love of the flinstones :)
Traci wrote: "Books this week 3 for challenge for a total of 26 reg 6 bonus:Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay for #30 that has a book on the cover caught up on the Library Lovers Series
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I just finished another book this weekend- it fit prompt #8 advanced ( book written in 20th century)
It was The Secret History by Donna Tartt, we read it for our book club (we had a virtual phone club to discuss it). I wasn't a big fan of this book, didn't hate it but didn't love it either. felt this way about Goldfinch as well.
my blog post about it is here: https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
This brings me to 7/10 advanced prompts
Books this week 3 for challenge for a total of 26 reg 6 bonus:Word to the Wise by Jenn McKinlay for #30 that has a book on the cover caught up on the Library Lovers Series
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Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman #2 by trans or non binary author; a fast paced thriller/mystery for YA but an enjoyable read for an adult
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False Flags by DS Kane #22 with a robot, cyborg, AI character
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This was the final book in the Spies Lie series which I have not read before. It reads fine as a standalone. I read it as an ARC from Hidden Gems and really enjoyed it. I will probably go back and read the rest of the series
Also read by Lisa Shay which didn't fit any prompts. It was a fun cozy in a new series about a veterinarian who has the ability to communicate with animals. Interested to see more
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currently finishing The Secret History by Donna Tartt
and
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
As for social media i was on FB a lot earlier in the week but then read a post that caused me to have a mass anxiety moment so for now i am trying to just skip through stuff quickly my husband and son have both been home for 2 weeks working and eschool . that takes almost all day for them both, you'd think i'd be more reading productive but i found myself trying to catch up on old reading and recipe emails i had been saving
next week is spring break here and we are not going to Turks & Caicos as planned obviously so we have decided to do a virtual cruise with planned activities each day- that way we won't have a 15yo on video games all day. should make it somewhat fun
This week I was able to read 4 books only 1 fit a challenge prompt though.Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay met prompt 5- set in a city that has hosted the olympics (London)
this is latest in the Hat Shop Mysteries
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The other books I read were
1- Winter in Paradiseby Elin Hilderbrand cannot wait for my hold to be up on the sequel
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2- Mumbo Gumbo Murder by Laura Childs Scrapbook Mystery Series
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3- Contraband by Stuart Woods Stone Barrington #50
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Currently listening to
Loving it so far. It is narrated by the author Neil deGrasse Tyson- he does a wonderful job of keeping it understandable with humor tossed inAlso finishing
by Donna Tartt for book club- hopefully we can get together to discuss later this weekMy favorite uplifting stories for this year have been
Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
and Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl
During the week of 2/28-3/5 I finished 1 book and started a few othersLab Girl by Hope Jahren I will use this for prompt About/By a Woman in STEM. I enjoyed this a lot and can highly recommend it
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QOTW I generally tend to read adult books but I do have a number of YA/ Middle Grade on my list to read this year so hopefully I will get to them
Good morning book friends. This week I finished 2 books, both from the library. For Bildungsroman, I listened to
by Ann Napolitanohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I also read
. I didn't fit any prompts for this challengehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
As for Dr Seuss, I did not read them that I can recall. I think my mother was opposed to them. I did read some of them with my son, Go Dog Go sticks in my mind at the moment. Love the Seuss Landing area at Universal Orlando It is such fun
For a quick read as previously stated, cozy mysteries work wellI used Let's Fake a Deal by Sherry Harris for this prompt. It's a quick read that is part of a series but I hadn't read the others before and it was fairly stand alone in my opinion
I am sick of the cold weather here in chicago but at least it gives me an excuse to stay inside and read last week i read
Treason by Stuart Woods for A book that's published in 2020
https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... is full review - basically i wasn't too wowed by the lastest Stone Barrington installment but really shouldn't expect much but a light read from the series
Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion by Joanna Campbell Slan for A book with more than 20 letters in its title
https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... fun lighthearted read that I always enjoy
The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine for A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (lust)
https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo... I really enjoyed this book although I did find it unsettling at times but that was the author's intention I'm sure
Someone We Know by Shari Lapena for A book published the month of your birthday July
https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo.... This was another great thriller by this author. Definitely want to read everything by her since this is the 3rd I've read and loved
I also read
An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette but didn't find any prompts for it to fit into
I'm currently reading
Fleishman Is in Trouble- I am not really blown away by it but it is holding my attention
Lab Girl for my women in Stem and it also fit for some GirlXoXo challenges- award and keyword for Feb
The Secret History by Donna Tartt for my Book Club.
as for Length of books I think I most enjoy 25-400 page books. I don't mind longer ones as long as they hold your attention. I think I just like the variety of reading lots of books vs being on 1 book for too long.
I am currently listening to Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Geniusby Marc Seifer and it is really dragging to the point I may just DNF it. But on the other hand we read Cathedral of the Sea for my book club and I still have it to finish not because it is dragging on too long but simply because it takes a while to read even though it is engaging and i want to keep reading
I managed to knock off quite a few in Jan12. A book that passes the Bechdel test Death by Jack-o'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
15. A book about or involving social media Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeby CS Lewis
26. A book with a pun in the title Let's Fake a Deal by Sherry Harris
29. A book with a bird on the cover Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
35. A book with a three-word title The Medical Examiner by James Patterson
38. A book by or about a journalist by Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise Ruth Reichl
41. A book written by an author in their 20s :: Normal People by Sally Rooney
46. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books The 19th Christmas by James Patterson
49. A book from a series with more than 20 books Stealth by Stuart Woods
50. A book with a main character in their 20s The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Here are my plans/accomplishments2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020 Idea: Treason by Stuart Woods
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author Ideas: The Merry Spinster: Tales of Everyday Horror by Mallory Ortberg
3. A book with a great first line IDEA Middlesex by Jefffery Eugenides or The Martian by Andy Weir
4. A book about a book club IDEA The Agatha Christie Book Club by CA Larmer
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics IDEA : A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Private London, Private Berlin, Private Paris, Private Rio, Private Sydney
6. A bildungsroman IDEA A Prayer for Owen Meanyby John Irving or The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed IDEA EVERY LAST LIE by Mary Kubica
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover IDEA Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
9. A book with a map IDEA Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo or The Martian by Andy Wier
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club IDEA The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
11. An anthology IDEA Down the Rabbit Hole by JD Robb and others
✔12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
READ Death by Jack-o'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
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13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it IDEA Enigma by Catherine Coulter
✔14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
READ Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
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15. A book about or involving social media IDEA Dead Girls Don't Blog by Pamela Frost Dennis or Swipe Right for Murder by Derek Milman
16. A book that has a book on the cover IDEA The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan; The Plot Is Murder by VM Burns; The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins
17. A medical thriller IDEA The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
18. A book with a made-up language IDEA Vox by Christina Dalcher
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" IDEA Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set by L M Montgomery or a book by Reichs Kathy
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention IDEA TBD
21. A book published the month of your birthday IDEA Final Fondue by Maya Corrigan
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM IDEA Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
23. A book that won an award in 2019 IDEA This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel or The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about IDEA Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius by Marc Seifer
✔25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
READ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeby CS Lewis
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✔26. A book with a pun in the title
title READ Let's Fake a Deal by Sherry Harris
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27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins IDEA cozy mystery
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character IDEA I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story by Anthony Daniels or Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
✔29. A book with a bird on the cover
READ Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs
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30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader IDEA Ideas: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title IDEA Private Gold by James Patterson
32. A book by a WOC IDEA Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women by Roseanne Montillo
✔33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
READ The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
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34. A book you meant to read in 2019 IDEA Less by Andrew Sean Greer or Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
✔35. A book with a three-word title
READ The Medical Examiner by James Patterson
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36. A book with a pink cover IDEA Killer Cupcakes by Leighann Dobbs or Slim to None by Jenny Gardiner
37. A Western IDEA The Hunger by Alma Katsu
✔38. A book by or about a journalist
READ Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
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39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week IDEA Ideas: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
Animal Farm; 1984; by George Orwell
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- Question in the title IDEA Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
✔1. A book written by an author in their 20s READ Normal People by Sally Rooney
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title IDEA Twenties Girlby Sophie Kinsella or The Twenty Something Divorcée: A Fictional Memoir by Tatyana Smith
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) IDEA Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See by Robert Kurson or Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
4. A book set in the 1920s IDEA The Paris Wife by Paula Maclain or The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics IDEA I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn or Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
✔ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books READ The 19th Christmas by James Patterson
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✔ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
READ Stealth by Stuart Woods
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8. A book published in the 20th century IDEA Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
✔ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
READ Stealth by Stuart Woods
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✔ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s
READ The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
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2020 Challenge - Regular prompts completed 12/24/20√ 1. A book that's published in 2020
Read: Treason by Stuart Woods
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√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Read: Swipe Right for Murder
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√ 3. A book with a great first line
Read: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
√ 4. A book about a book club
Read: The Agatha Christie Book Club
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√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
Read: Buried to the Brim
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√ 6. A bildungsroman
Read: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
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√ 7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Read: Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica
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√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Read: Fleishman Is in Trouble
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√ 9. A book with a map
Read: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by EL Konigsburg
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√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Read: Anxious People by Frederik Backman
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√ 11. An anthology
Read: Down the Rabbit Hole by JD Robb, Mary Blayney and others
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√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Read: Death by Jack-o'-Lantern by Alexis Morgan
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√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Read: Shell Game by Sara Paretsky
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√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Read: Toxic Toffee by Amanda Flower
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 15. A book about or involving social media
Read: Three Widows and a Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
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√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover
Read: Word to the Wise
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√ 17. A medical thriller
READ: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
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√ 18. A book with a made-up language
Read: Vox by Christina Dalcher
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√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" Canada
Read: The Opium Lord's Daughter by Robert Wang
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√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Read: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
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√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday July
Read: Someone We Know by Shari Lapena
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√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Read: Lab Girl
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√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019
Read: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about book:
Read: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry https://titlesurfingwithtraci.blogspo...
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√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics Read: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobeby CS Lewis
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title
Read: Let's Fake a Deal by Sherry Harris
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (lust)
Read: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
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√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Read: False Flags
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√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover
Read: Eggs on Ice by Laura Childs
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Read: The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
Read: Private Gold
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√ 32. A book by a WOC
Read: Wed, Read & Dead by VM Burns
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√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Read: The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019
Read: The Money Shot by Stuart Woods
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√ 35. A book with a three-word title
Read: The Medical Examiner by James Patterson
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 36. A book with a pink cover:
Read: Who's Dead, Doc? by JM Griffin
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√ 37. A Western
Read: The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
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√ 38. A book by or about a journalist
Read: Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise Ruth Reichl
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
Read: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
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√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - Multiple POV
Read: Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty
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2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts 8 /10
√ 1. A book written by an author in their 20s
Read: Normal People by Sally Rooney
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√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Read: The Twenty-Ninth Day by Alex Messenger
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√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Read: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 4. A book set in the 1920s
Read: The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
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√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Read: Tokyo Summer: A Shig Sato Mystery Novella by Joseph Mark Brewer
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√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books Read: The 19th Christmas by James Patterson
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
Read: Kiki Lowenstein and the Purple Passion by Joanna Campbell Slan
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√ 8. A book published in the 20th century
Read: The Secret History by Donna Tartt
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√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Read: Stealth by Stuart Woods
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
√ 10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Read: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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i can highly recommend this book, i just finished it for a 2019 challenge. it read like a novel even though it was a non fiction book. amazing story and there is a documentary out about the story as well
hi i'm traci from chicago area. i am trying this challenge for the first time. glad i found this challenge as i enjoyed doing a different one last year and want to expand my reading outside of my typical cozy mystery/thriller/hist fiction
