Wednesday 1 January 2020

Wrap-Up of 2019 PopSugar Challenge

I didn't complete all the books for the challenge, but didn't do too badly, missing 18 out of 50.


    • 1. A book being made into a movie in 2019.
          NOT COMPLETED
      2. A book that makes you nostalgic
          The Map That Leads to You by J.P. Monninger. Finished May 22
      3. A book written by a musician
          NOT COMPLETED
      4. A book you think should be turned into a movie
           Need to Know by Karen Cleveland. Finished January 25
      5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
          NOT COMPLETED
      6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
          Lost Roses by Martha Hall Kelly. Finished May 20
      7. A reread of a favourite book
          NOT COMPLETED
      8. A book about a hobby
          Stitches in Time by Hilda Kassell. Finished July 14
      9. A book you meant to read in 2018
          The Gown by Jennifer Robson. Finished August 24
      10. A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title
          Sugar Falls by David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson. Finished December 26
      11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover|
           Murder, Magic and What We Wore by Kelly Jones. Finished January 7
      12. A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore
           NOT COMPLETED
      13. A book published posthumously
          A Chill in the Air by Iris Origo. Finished February 12
      14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
           NOT COMPLETED
      15. A retelling of a classic
           NOT COMPLETED
      16. A book with a question in the title
          Who Is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht. Finished June 9
      17. A book set on a college or university campus
           NOT COMPLETED
      18. A book about someone with a superpower
         Lirael by Garth Nix. Finished December 30
      19. A book told from multiple character POVs
           Night of Miracles by Elizabeth Berg. Finished February 20
      20. A book set in space
          NOT COMPLETED
      21. A book by two female authors
           Misadventures of a City Girl by Meredith Wild and Chelle Bliss. Finished January 4
      22. A book with a title that contains "salty," "sweet," "bitter," or "spicy"
           My Husband's Sweethearts by Bridget Ashe. Finished June 20
      23. A book set in Scandinavia
           The Faster I Walk, The Smaller I Am by Kjersti A. Skomsvold. Finished September 11
      24. A book that takes place in a single day
            The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone
      25. A debut novel
           Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney. Finished February 22
      26. A book that's published in 2019
           The Light over London by Julia Kelly. Finished February 5
      27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary character
           If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura. Finished April 16
      28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
           NOT COMPLETED
      29. A book with "love" in the title
           Love Letters to Baruch by Margaret Lawrence Greene, Finished June 29
      30. A book featuring an amateur detective
           NOT COMPLETED
      31. A book about a family
            The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets by Molly Fader
      32. A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America
           My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Finished January 1
      33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
           Star-Crossed by Minnie Darke. Finished April 19
      34. A book that includes a wedding
            Penguin Days by Sara Leach. Finished January 1
      35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
           Come From Away by Genevieve Graham. Finished January 21
      36. A ghost story
           Ghost Riders by Sharon McCrumb. Finished January 16
      37. A book with a two-word title
            Last Things by Marissa Moss. Finished April 20
      38. A novel based on a true story
           The Red Daughter by John Burnham Schwartz. Finished May 7
      39. A book revolving around a puzzle or a game
           NOT COMPLETED
      40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
         Liz and Nellie by Shonna Slayton. Finished December 13 (past challenge was reading a book by an author with the same first or last name as me, not an easy task)
      ADVANCED
      41. A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book
        The Castle in the Sea by Mardi McConnochie. Finished October 9
      42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book
           NOT COMPLETED
      43. An "own voices" book
          Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman. Finished July 18
      44. Read a book during the season it is set in
          August Heat by Andrea Camilleri. Finished July 3
      45. A LitRPG book
           NOT COMPLETED
      46. A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings, or unconventionally numbered chapters
          NOT COMPLETED
      47. Two books that share the same title (1)
          NOT COMPLETED
      48. Two books that share the same title (2)
          NOT COMPLETED
      49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom (e.g. Big Brother from 1984)
          NOT COMPLETED
      50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
        The Corner That Held Them by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Finished October 6

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