Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

A book with a character who has curly hair

Oh, my! I have read quite a few books this year with characters with curly hair! If only I can remember specific ones...
As I recall, at least one character in The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers has curly hair...

This list might help!
Curly Haired Heroines of Romance

Listopia: A book with a character who has curly hair

"The Hollows" series by Kim Harrison features lead character Rachel Morgan, who has VERY curly hair. Lots of books in the series, best to start at the beginning.

What this made me think of immediately is the cover for Really Good, Actually: .

But it wasn't a book I loved and I don't remember if there was written description of her hair, so not sure why that's all I can think of.

I think this is one I'll probably come across randomly, as soon as there's a reference to curls in the plot, I'll count it, like I did for left-handed character this year.

Mining my Rock and roll Goodreads bookshelf for this one and I found:

A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry - this was shortlisted for the Womens Prize for Nonfiction in 2025. - Also, works for "Pop star" prompt.

Robert Plant: A Life by Paul Rees - Also, works for "Pop star" prompt.

Groupie by Jenny Fabian

I've been wanting to read Jane Austen's Bookshelf: The women writers who shaped a legend, and she had curly hair that family members and acquaintances regularly commented on, so I'm going with that!

Sideways Stories from Wayside School: Joe has curly hair

I think Stephanie Plum in Janet Evanovich's books has curly hair? Can anyone confirm that?

Sasha wrote: "I've been wanting to read Jane Austen's Bookshelf: The women writers who shaped a legend, and she had curly hair that family members and acquaintances regularly commented on, so I'..."

That's a great book. Only thing is, it added a WHOLE lot of titles to my TBR list!

Nadine in NY wrote: "I think Stephanie Plum in Janet Evanovich's books has curly hair? Can anyone confirm that?"

I was thinking the same thing

Nadine in NY wrote: "I think Stephanie Plum in Janet Evanovich's books has curly hair? Can anyone confirm that?"

I'm uncertain about that. I think the way it is described, I viewed it as perhaps "wavy" but not curly? Though in the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan...) about Stephanie Plum it describes her as having curly hair!! So there ya go! I adored the most recent installment...Now or Never! Especially the very last paragraph!

I am going to rely on those of you who know these things. It is not information that I retain as I read books, nor do many blurbs mention the hair of the characters.

L Y N N wrote: "Though in the Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan...) about Stephanie Plum it describes her as having curly hair!!..."




good enough for me! Tricky Twenty-Two is the next book in that series for me, I'm going to pencil it in for this category

Hermoine in the Harry Potter books has curly hair.

Bree in Legendborn (a King Arthur retelling) has curly hair:

Elizabeth Acevedo usually has a curly haired main character:

The main character in The Dictionary of Lost Words has curly hair, which I only retained because I'm reading it right now.

I've had Miriam Margolyes's memoir This Much is True in my Kindle for a while, so I think I'll read it for this prompt!