Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

Arghh!! I'm a planner!! And I don't read in order!! how can I choose a book in advance for this category if I don't know WHEN I'll read it??!! I suppose the solution is that I'll choose a book for each season and when I get there, I'll get there. (You could also make this a "holiday" prompt.)

There are a ton of Listopia lists for each season, so I'll leave it up to you to find what you want. Share your ideas!

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The Winter of the Witch comes out in January so I may just use that!

Wintersong by S. Jae Jones comes to mind for me!

I like Nadine, am a plan for the year and then read what I'm in the mood for from the list throughout the year type person too so this is tough for me and I usually hate reading about snow while I'm experiencing snow -_-

*edit: yay I found a summer option: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (same author as To All the Boys I've Loved Before)

If you read The Tree of Seasons you could read it whenever because it takes place during all 4 seasons at various points in the book (the kids visit the kingdoms of each season). It's also published posthumously and by a musician.

I have seasonal shelves in case that helps anyone (just be aware that sometimes books are shelved for multiple seasons if they span long stretches of time):

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I might go for reading The Dry in winter time--which gives me two chances, if I don't read it soon enough at the beginning of the year, I'll try again toward the end.

I might go for reading The Dry in winter time--which gives me two chances, if I don't read it soon enough at the beginning of the year, I'll try again toward the end.

I'm leaning towards Ali Smith's Winter or Autumn.

SarahKat wrote: "The Winter of the Witch comes out in January so I may just use that!"

Will all of the books in the series fit for this category? I haven't started yet, but I can stick all three into categories, its just the second book is what I used for this prompt. I would have to start my year off with them.

Tracy wrote: "SarahKat wrote: "The Winter of the Witch comes out in January so I may just use that!"

Will all of the books in the series fit for this category? I haven't started yet, but I can s..."


yeah, they are all pretty wintery. Other seasons do occur through the books, but mostly it's ... snow.

I can think of a few summer books off the top of my head:

The Unexpected Everything
We Were Liars

Winter/ Holiday

Let it Snow
What Light
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

I read Beartown during the winter. That is a very wintery book.

Oh and I might read The Summer i Turned Pretty by Jenny Han if I am still missing this prompt by the time its summer.

Early Riser: what if humans hibernated? This would be perfect for a snowy day where you don't want to leave the couch.

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater takes place from about September- December so it would count as fall into winter.

Night Film I read this every late October/early November. It’ll probably be my pick formthjs category lol

Winter:
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Christmas at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan

Spring:
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

I immediately though I'd use a Christmas book as I always read one to feel festive. But then I won't want to be waiting until December to finish the challenge.

I do have two books on my TBR that would work for summer:
One Italian Summer (YA)
One Summer: America 1927 (Non-Fiction)

SarahKat wrote: "The Winter of the Witch comes out in January so I may just use that!"

YAS. I have to read that when it comes out!

I think The Singer's Gun by Emily St. John Mandel would work for "autumn" (not in the sense of colored leaves and apple cider, but in the sense of "here I am at the seashore and everyone else has gone home") - it jumps around in time a lot and it has multiple POVs, but a main one is Anton hanging out in the Italian coastal resort town of Ischia after the tourists have all gone home for the season.

I'll either complete a trio of Chris Van Allsburg books with The Polar Express, or I will reread a childhood favourite Nickolai of the North (I have never met anyone else who has even heard of this book, but I love it so much, the author said she got the idea from her daughter asking her "who gives Santa presents?")

SarahKat wrote: "The Winter of the Witch comes out in January so I may just use that!"

Ooh, excellent idea.

I am going with The Summer Wives.

Sharmon wrote: "I am going with The Summer Wives."

Oh that's a good idea! If I don't read The Winter of the Witch in the winter (unlikely, but I like to have backup plans!), I'll plan for The Summer Wives.

Does anyone have any recommendations specifically for fall?

Hahaha, I just looked up 'Autumn Leaves' because I seemed to remember the title for fall @Lindi. There are SO many! I have no idea which is the book I had heard of, but definitely also an option for 2 books with the same title.

Lindi wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations specifically for fall?"

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World

The Plastic Magician

The Gathering

The Dawn of a To-Morrow ( I didn't love this one, but at least it's nice and short!)

Death Be Not Proud (Another short one.)

Thank you both!!

The Blue Fox is a winter book, so guess this one's the first advanced-challenge book I read next year...

Lindi wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations specifically for fall?"

September by Rosamund Pilcher

Lindi wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations specifically for fall?"

They Both Die at the End takes place on September 5th.

Currently reading The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater; set in October-November.

Lindi wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations specifically for fall?"

I'll be re-reading A Night in the Lonesome October. (I know you're all shocked!)

Coincidentally on the 4th of July this year I started reading Everything After. On the first page was a great description of the main character's experiences every year with her family on 4th of July. Not sure if I could recommend the book for this prompt though, since the whole book takes place over many years.

I might read Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk on New Year's Eve.

I'm halfway through Peace Like a River right now and it's very wintery so far.

Never got around to reading Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel this year so I’ll probably save it for next fall. I feel like it’s something that definitely needs to be read around Halloween.

I'll probably finally pick up those Ali Smith books here.

I'll be reading The Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck. I love when I have books already on my TBR self.

Winter Solstice

I am currently reading In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende. It takes place in January, so it could be a good choice for someone to start the year with. It would also work for an author from South America.

Lynna wrote: "Winter Solstice "

There's a book by the same title by Elin Hilderbrand. So it could work for the "books with the same title" prompt too!

Lindi wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations specifically for fall?"

I just read this one which is set mostly during a 24 hour period during the fall:

The Mutual Admiration Society

I gave it four stars, but most readers didn't seem to like it as much as I did...

I've been looking for a place to fit The Bell Jar in (other than the "own voices" prompt because there are so many other books I'd love to read for that one) and apparently it's set in the summer, so I guess I'll do that one for this prompt!

Another option for the summer is the The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. I just read them again a couple years back and it was a fun reread. (You could also fit a few of them in with the article of clothing on the cover prompt and maybe even the nostalgic one.)

If you like fantasy, Margaret Rogerson's "An Enchantment of Ravens" is set primarily in the summer. It's a cute Y/A fantasy romance, that would also work for book based on folklore or book with an imaginary creature.

Kevin Fedarko's The Emerald Mile, my favorite read from this past year, would work well for Spring if you're looking for a micro history. It covers a fair amount of time, but the bulk of the action is in the spring. Action portions of this book focus on illeagl speed run down Colorado and engineer's work to avoid Dan break. This is one I'd like to see made into a movie.

can't edit my post as I'm on the app, should be *dam break.... gotta love autocorrect

I'm thinking of finally reading Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine for this!

Am I right in thinking:
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood = summer
Her Fearful Symmetry = autumn?

I think I'll go with Stephen King's Under the Dome. It's been on my list for quite some time and the description notes that it takes place in the Fall.

Also, it seems weird to plan when in the year I'll read it...whatever happened to spontaneity?

The book The Winter People would also be good for this prompt, as would Misery and The Shining (both Winter as well).