So, today as I was meandering through a close friend’s blog, Life, Books, and Chocolate Cake. I stumbled across her post about the 2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge. How have I never heard of this? A reading challenge? For real? Can someone say New Year’s Resolution! I love a good book. Give me a warm cup of coffee, some chocolate, and a fuzzy blanket and you won’t hear from me for hours days! So, what better way to kick of 2018 than with a good ‘ole book list. Now, typically I stick to my favorites Nicholas Sparks, James Patterson, Lisa Scottoline, Jodi Picoult, and my new favorite debut author Larissa Weatherall, but hey change is good, right? Well, here’s to 2018 and POPSUGAR–Challenge Accepted!
If you want to join me on this challenge, head on over to POPSUGAR to get your printable reading challenge book list and join the Goodreads Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group. And, if you’re on Instagram they’ve even got their own hashtag! #popsugarreadingchallenge So what are you waiting for? Join me in 2018 and let’s compare book notes! I’ll be adding book titles and links as I check each list off of the challenge and I’d love to hear from you! Go get your copy of the Reading Challenge booklist at https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Reading-Challenge-2018-44138581
2018 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
2. True Crime
3. The next book in a series you started
4. A book involving a heist
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you:
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
15. A book about feminism
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors
19. A book about or involving a sport
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the title
29. A book about or set on Halloween
30. A book with characters who are twins
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
34. A book that’s published in 2018
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or library
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
2018 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
2. A cyberpunk book
3. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
4. A book tied to your ancestry
5. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
6. An allegory
7. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
8. A microhistory
9. A book about a problem facing society today
10. A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
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