2019 was the first year I participated in the Popsugar Challenge. I had planned to complete 25/50 prompts. I completed 33, so was quite pleased with my results. My goal this year is to complete 40/50. I am going to try to complete some of the more difficult ones first so that I will have a better chance at completing them. 45/50
2020 Challenge – Regular prompts1. A book that’s published in 2020 Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter 2020-05-21
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author (Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion)3. A book with a great first lineย The Last Widow (Will Trent #9) by Karinย Slaughter 2020-03-03
4. A book about a book club The Bromance Book Club by Lisa Kay Adams 2020-10-115. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics – Paris Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara 2020-09-056. A bildungsroman This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger 2020-10-127. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Zero Day by David Baldacci 2020-12-098. A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Darkness by Ragnar Jรณnassonย 2020-09-279. A book with a map Asbury High and the Parcel of Poisonย 2020-08-3110. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book clubย Evil Games (D.I. Kim Stone #2) by Angela Marsonsย 2020-07-06
11. An anthology The Boatman and Other Stories by Billy O’Callaghan 2020-04-3012. A book that passes the Bechdel testย The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes 2020-06-0813. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to itย Before and After: The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Childrenโs Home Society by Judy Christie, Lisaย Wingate 2020-03-2714. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Matchmaking Can Be Murder by Amanda Flower ย 2020-01-2715. A book about or involving social media:ย When we Say Goodbye by Michelle Vernal 2020-01-2616. A book that has a book on the cover Proof of Murder by Lauren Elliott 2020-05-0817. A medical thriller The Line Between by Tosca Lee 2020-07-0318. A book with a made-up language: The BFG by Roald Dahlย 2020-02-01ย 19. A book set in a country beginning with “C” – Canada Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern Cityย by Tanya Talagaย 2020-02-1420. A book you picked because the title caught your attention Five French Hens by Judy Leigh 2020-08-2321. A book published the month of your birthday Southern Harm by Caroline Fardigย 2020-02-2022. A book about or by a woman in STEM Mae Jemison by Rachel Castroย 2020-01-2523. A book that won an award in 2019ย Sadie by Courtney Summers 2020-03-17
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek byย Kim Michele Richardsonย 2020-02-0825. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 by Garrett M. Graffย 2020-20-2826. A book with a pun in the title: Much Ado About Nutmeg by Sarah Fox 2020-01-3027. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sinsย Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain 2020-03-13
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character29. A book with a bird on the cover: Sealed Off by Barbara Ross 2020-01-31
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader (Ordinary Joe by David Hagan)
31. A book with “gold,” “silver,” or “bronze” in the title (Snowflakes on Silver Cove by Holly Martin)32. A book by a WOCย Jezebel: the Prequel by Jacquelin Thomasย 2020-02-2533. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreadsย Beyond the Moon by Catherine Taylor, 2020/01/1634. A book you meant to read in 2019ย ย Owe You One by Sophie Kinsellaย 2020/01/2235. A book with a three-word titleย Silenced in Sequins (Resale Boutique Mystery #2) by Debra Sennefelder 2020/01/19
36. A book with a pink cover (Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel)37. A Western Hope’s Highest Mountain by Misty Bellarย 2020-11-2638. A book by or about a journalistย Before He Vanished (Winchester, Tennessee #6) by Debraย Webb 2020-02-29
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (Sept. 27 to Oct. 3) My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult 2020-10-0240. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Retelling of a Classic (Fairytale – The Nutcracker) WinterDream by Chantal Gadouryย 2020-02-15
2020 Challenge – Advanced prompts1. A book written by an author in their 20s The Girls by Emma Cline 2020-12-092. A book with “20” or “twenty” in the title Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich 2020-04-073. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) Hindsight by Iris & Roy Johansen 2020-03-314. A book set in the 1920s Tiffany Blues, A Novel by M. J. Rose 2020-06-015. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics:ย Golden Threadsย by Suzanne Del Rizzo 2020-02-11 (reread)6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books A Field Guide to Homicide by Lynn Cahoon 2020/04/247. A book with more than 20 letters in its titleย Rocks and Flowers in a Box (Lorna & Tristan #2) by Cynthia Hilston 2020/01/208. A book published in the 20th century The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 2020-05-119. A book from a series with more than 20 books Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovichย 2020-04-0910. A book with a main character in their 20sย The Bitter and Sweet of Cherry Season by Mollyย Fader 2020-06-03
January 22, 2020 at 1:32 am
Good job Carla! ๐๐
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January 22, 2020 at 4:59 am
Thanks Carol. I shall see how I do this year.
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January 21, 2020 at 6:57 pm
Good luck, Carla! I decided to try it this year too, one of the Goodreads groups is running it.
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January 21, 2020 at 7:05 pm
Yes, I am a member of the group, I usually check out recommendations when I am stuck. Good Luck Tari.
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January 22, 2020 at 9:43 am
Thanks!
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January 21, 2020 at 5:25 pm
I have so many ideas here!
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January 21, 2020 at 5:30 pm
Feel free to share them Jay.
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January 21, 2020 at 4:03 pm
I’m going to try and do this one.
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January 21, 2020 at 4:19 pm
Wonderful, we can check out each other’s choices when we are looking for something different.
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January 21, 2020 at 3:59 pm
WOC…..woman of color???
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January 21, 2020 at 4:01 pm
Makes sense.
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January 21, 2020 at 3:50 pm
Good luck Carla! I don’t know if I could do this one, but I have no doubt you will get it done!๐๐
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January 21, 2020 at 3:57 pm
I don’t know what some of these even are, so will probably struggle with some, but that is the point I guess.
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January 21, 2020 at 3:40 pm
This is such a cool challenge, I might have to give it a go ๐
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January 21, 2020 at 4:00 pm
It definitely gets me out of my comfort zone and was fun getting recommendations from others.
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