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2020 Challenge - I Finished!!
Date you finished: 9/27/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 758
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): - The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed An Anonymous Girl
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): tie The Holdout for A book that's published in 2020 and Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories A book set in a country that begins with "C" - Canada
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The God Game for A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character
Least favorite prompt: Western !! ICK!!
Prompt you hope to see again: - A book by a WOC or A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Last prompt you finished: Read a banned book during Banned Book Week Yep, I waited for Banned Book Week :)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Pretty much
Finally, are you in for 2021? Most likely. Depends on the prompts. I usually interpret them very strictly - because it's a challenge! But if the prompts are like this year, maybe I'll join the crowd and really str-e-e-e-e-e-e-tch them!
Date you finished: October 14Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 11
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): a book you touch on a shelf without looking The Chameleon's Shadow
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I read a lot of good books, but to choose one, I would go with The Golem and the Jinni for a book that the title caught my attention
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:I don't know about never having read. However, I've been putting off Lord of the Rings for years. don't know why. I read Fellowship of the ring for a made up language and The Two Towers for a book publishe din the 20th century and can't wait to get to the final book. I had also never heard of The Map of Salt and Stars and my library didn't have it, so I'm not sure if it would have ever come up on my radar.
Least favorite prompt: due to timing, I would say the medical thriller. However, before I knew about covid and when the list first came out, my answer would have been a book published the month of your birthday.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book that takes place in a country that starts with C (but change the letter)
Last prompt you finished: A Previous year's favorite; a book you see someone reading on TV. I read Les Miserables.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: More or less.
Finally, are you in for 2021? I'm not sure. I don't really see the libraries being a thing next year with the second wave about to hit and hit hard. We'll have to see what life brings.
Date you finished: 10/17/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 703
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A bildungsroman (It's just such an interesting word!) If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):So many good ones!
This Is Where It Ends - Book by a Trans or Nonbinary author
The Kiss of Deception - A book with a great first line
Handle with Care - A book with a three word title
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women And it was absolutely excellent!
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary author. And before everyone freaks out... it was my least favorite only because I didn't want to read an autobiography about a trans person. I wanted to read a fictional book written by a trans person and it was difficult to find!
Prompt you hope to see again:The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed. It was fun to close my eyes and pick.
Last prompt you finished: A book by a WOC
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:I was! I went through some slumps but for the most part it was a pretty good challenge!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely!
Date you finished: October 20 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #334
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Title attention A Moon Made of Copper
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 Set in Japan
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
The Surgeon for medical thriller
Least favorite prompt: Western/About a bookclub
Prompt you hope to see again: Title that caught your attention
Last prompt you finished: Western
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Yes, mostly what I wanted to read accomplished prompts.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yeppers
Date you finished: Oct 22,2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 275
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a character with a vision impairment - The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Secondhand Souls for a book with a pink cover
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Women Talking
Least favorite prompt: A book set in the 1920s
Prompt you hope to see again: A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Last prompt you finished: A book with 20 or twenty in the title - Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: For the most part. Some of my choices were duds, hey, you can't always pick a winner.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Depends on the prompts but leaning yes.
Date you finished: October 23, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 281
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a pun in the title: Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book written by an author in their 20s: The Luminaries
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Me Before you (a book with a pink cover)
Least favorite prompt: A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title The Twentieth Wife. Felt a bit pointless.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about or by a woman in STEM
Last prompt you finished: A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics (The Inimitable Jeeves). I wanted to read The End of the Affair, but it is not available in an ebook format and my library was closed due to Covid.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? Absolutely. Even though several of my choices were not as riveting as I had hoped, it forced me to read outside the box. And I discovered Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely!
Date you finished: 10/23/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #258
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 19. A book set in a country beginning with "C" - I already had Jurassic Park on my list anyway, but I liked the idea behind this prompt.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): 6. A bildungsroman - Educated. What an amazing story!
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: I'm not sure I would have noticed The Grace Year if it weren't for prompt #36. A book with a pink cover. I really enjoyed it!
Least favorite prompt: #11. An anthology. Not usually my thing. Also, #7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed. I tend to read ebooks and to cut down on clutter I keep very few actual books in my house and I have read them all.
Prompt you hope to see again: 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about - I love learning! I read Rust: The Longest War for this and wasn't wholly impressed, but I did learn something.
Last prompt you finished: 39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: The Grapes of Wrath. I saved it for last and while it had a slow start, it was shocking how much of this story could have taken place today.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes - I worked hard to diversify my reading this year and choose books I normally wouldn't have otherwise.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes :)
Date you finished: 10/25/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 18
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - All Systems Red - Which then lead me to reading the entire Murderbot series and I loved every second of it.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The House in the Cerulean Sea - for a book with a made-up language. Oh gosh, I just loved this book so much. It's so sweet it made me cry.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History for a book on a subject you know nothing about. It was so informative and just really well done.
Least favorite prompt: A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title - It was just too limiting and I wasn't actually interested in any of the books that I could pick for it. I ended up reading Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and it was just okay. I probably wouldn't have read it if it wasn't for this prompt.
Prompt you hope to see again: I always like the prompt "A book you meant to read last year".
Last prompt you finished: A for a book with a made-up language.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I am. I started out trying to fit in books that I already had or had on my TBR and of course new books and books I learned out this year got added in as well. But for the most part I really enjoyed what I read this year.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course and I'm really going to try to use books I already own next year but have been putting on the back-burner.
Date you finished: 10/25/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 228
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): . A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character - Origin
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book with a made-up language - The Sparrow
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Almost all were on my TBR list first, so I guess I’d have to say Tweet Cute
Least favorite prompt: An anthology
Prompt you hope to see again: Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - the next in a series
Last prompt you finished: A bildungsroman
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, of course
Date you finished: 10/25/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 81
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Book with a Book on the Cover (bookish souls unite!) - I read The Library of Lost and Found
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):I had three 5 star ratings:
American Dirt (Bird on the cover)
No Exit (Great First Line)
The Great Believers (2019 Award Winner)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? Heresy - read for a Western and it was good, not great, but wouldn't have even heard about it without this challenge. Luckily, most everything else came from my TBR.
Least favorite prompt: book with a robot, cyborg or AI character & Western
Prompt you hope to see again: Published in Current Year
Last prompt you finished: Medical Thriller - The Queen of Hearts
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? Heck yes!! So glad I'm finishing both regular and advanced prompts with a few months to spare.
Finally, are you in for 2021? HECK YES!
Date you finished: 28/10/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 72
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club (Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S Lewis (A book with more than 20 letters in its title)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery (A book that passes the Bechdel test)
Least favorite prompt: A Western (Faster Gun by Elizabeth Bear)
Prompt you hope to see again: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed (Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words from a Legendary Icon by Hardie Grant)
Last prompt you finished: A book from a series with more than 20 books (Maskerade by Terry Pratchett)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: As with last year's challenge, I started with a set list of books to read, but then ended up changing most of them during the year (some to short stories or audiobooks, as my social life is usually so busy and I wanted to finish the Challenge quickly). Overall, yes I am happy with how it turned out, and I even managed to read some extra books on the side for the Summer Challenge :)
Finally, are you in for 2021? Bring it on!
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My Complete List:
2020 Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book that's published in 2020
Coronavirus by Elizabeth Jenner
2. A book by a trans or non-binary author
Lord of the Butterflies by Andrea Gibson
3. A book with a great first line
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
4. A book about a book club
Pure Fiction by Julie Highmore
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman (London)
6. A bildungsroman
The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words from a Legendary Icon by Hardie Grant
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
In Defence of English Cooking by George Orwell
9. A book with a map
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club
Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (from Our Shared Shelf)
11. An anthology
Best-Loved Poems ed. by Neil Philip
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf
15. A book about or involving social media
How to Communicate with Confidence by Mike Bechtle
16. A book that has a book on the cover
The Worst Thing a Suburban Girl Could Imagine by Melissa Bank
17. A medical thriller
The Sisterhood by Michael Palmer
18. A book with a made-up language
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
21. A book published the month of your birthday
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague by Julia Finley Mosca
23. A book that won an award in 2019
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
Scott's Last Expedition by Steve Parker
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
9th and 13th by Jonathan Coe
26. A book with a pun in the title
Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books Retold Through Twitter by Alexander Aciman and Emmett Rensin
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Forbidden Flowers by Nancy Friday
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
Someday by Isaac Asimov
29. A book with a bird on the cover
Jeeves and the Impending Doom by P. G. Wodehouse
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
Death in the Bunker by Ian Kershaw
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
32. A book by a WOC
Everyday Use by Alice Walker
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on ŷ
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
34. A book you meant to read in 2019
The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris
35. A book with a three-word title
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
36. A book with a pink cover
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
37. A Western
Faster Gun by Elizabeth Bear
38. A book by or about a journalist
A Clean Well Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis (A book with an animal in the title)
2020 Popsugar Advanced Reading Challenge
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
The Desert and the Dancing Girls by Gustave Flaubert
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Twenty-one Stories by Graham Greene
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Mary Jane by Judith O'Brien
4. A book set in the 1920s
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Madame Butterfly: A Tragedy of Japan, in One Act by David Belasco
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
Recitatif by Toni Morrison
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
8. A book published in the 20th century
Don'ts for Wives by Blanche Ebbutt
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
10. A book with a main character in their 20s
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Date you finished: october 28Message number of your list post: (if you've got one) --
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I didn't really have a favorite prompt this year.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Gideon the Ninth. Loved it!
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: All Systems Red for 28. Book with a robot, cyborg or AI character. I will definitely read the other books in the series. Thanks to everyone who recommended it!
Least favorite prompt: 4. A book about a book club
Prompt you hope to see again: 12. A book that passes the Bechdel Test or 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Last prompt you finished: 4. A book about a book club.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Meh. There were a few books that I really enjoyed, but for the first time since 2015, there were more prompts that I disliked than prompts I truly liked, and too many books I read just because I wanted to tick off a prompt. (I'm sorry, I know I sound like a bummer.)
Finally, are you in for 2021? Maybe. That will depend on the prompts.
Date you finished: 10/29/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 573
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a great first line
The Haunted Vagina
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Silver Linings Playbook
A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: America's First Daughter
Least favorite prompt: A book set in the 1920s
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Last prompt you finished: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!
Date you finished: 10/27Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 97
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Bildungsroman - Dear Edward
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Code Name Hélène - A book with a three-word title
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Least favorite prompt: A book with a robot, cyborg or AI character
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a great first line
Last prompt you finished: A book that has a bird on the cover
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely! Can’t wait until the prompts are posted!
Date you finished: 10/31/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 878
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a great first line - A Visit from the Goon Squad which I did not care for. Another book with a great first line is We Have Always Lived in the Castle, and I loved it but used it for a different prompt.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Lonesome Dove for the prompt to read a Western. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed a western. I did this as a group read and had to make myself put it down each week.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Déjà Dead
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a great first line.
Last prompt you finished: A book about or by a woman in STEM with Déjà Dead
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? It depends on the prompts.
Date you finished: OCT 31 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 204
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 5 Book set in City that hosted Olympics: A gentleman in Moskow
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Station Eleven 19 set in a countrynbeginning with C
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Not this year
Least favorite prompt:39 Banned book (In banned week (that especialy!!!)
Prompt you hope to see again: Set in a city ........
Last prompt you finished: 43, Vision Impairment, the books I wanted I couldnt get.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: was oke, the pandemic was not easy on me for the reading part.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes
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Date you finished: 31.10.2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book set in a country beginning with "C", Madelein Thien, Dogs at the Perimeter (Cambodia), so many great topics there set in interersting countries!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries, A book published in the 20th century
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: A. J. Cronin, Crusader's Tomb, Had this on my shelf for ages and never felt like reading it, picket it for "Bildungsroman" and really enjoyed reading it.
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary author, the reason being because a lot of books are hyped now that would never have been published if they had been written by a straight author. Certainly, the one I read (Rivers Solomon, The Deep) was really badly written and could have done with some serious editing. It was a complete waste of a good premise.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book on a subject you know nothing about
Last prompt you finished: A book that passes the Bechdel test
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Mostly.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely
Date you finished: 29/10/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 71
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with ‘gold�, ‘silver� or ‘bronze� in the title. The Recovery of Rose Gold and loved it.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Where the Crawdads Sing for a book with a pink colour.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Where the Crawdads Sing.
Least favorite prompt: A western.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a great first line.
Last prompt you finished: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Absolutely.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes
Date you finished: 11/2/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 120+
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Book with at least a four-star rating on ŷ (Blood of Elves)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Gideon the Ninth (“A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club � recommended on NPR’s “Pop Culture Happy Hour�)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II and Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Least favorite prompt: a western
Prompt you hope to see again: Nothing specific � just not A Western
Last prompt you finished: A book with a pun in the title (Hold Me Closer, Necromancer)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Heck yes! Eagerly waiting for the new list.
Date you finished: 11/8/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 889
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): "A book on a subject you know nothing about" because it forced me to find something I didn't know much about and learn new things.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I read the four Murderbot Diaries novellas (All Systems Red is the first one) and the novel Network Effect for the prompts "a book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character" and "a book that's published in 2020."
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Goblin Emperor is a fantasy book I probably would not have found if I wasn't searching for something with a made up language that I hadn't read yet. I really enjoyed it.
Least favorite prompt: A bildungsroman
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character because I love sci-fi.
Last prompt you finished: A book published in the 20th century
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!
Date you finished: November 9th 2020. I cut it closer than I have in the past, but I got there!Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 883
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book by a trans or nonbinary author. I read Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir which I read for the prompt A Bildungsroman. And that prompt took me a while to wrap my brain around, so when I wound up with a book that is now crowned my best find of the year, it's pretty exciting!
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk which I read for "a book by an author with flora or fauna in their name". I read a lot of queer books, but not typically historical ones because I hate the lack of rights and freedom queer people had in the past. But this was a fun romp and I'm glad I gave it a chance.
Least favorite prompt: A book written by an author in their 20s. It's ridiculously hard to figure out how old authors are!!!
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by a WOC. I am happy to say that I had a few options to tick this box this year, and I think it's a good goal to have every year. The racism and sexism in the publishing industry (and the world at large) works against us finding amazing WOC authors who need support and love to continue giving us amazing stories.
Last prompt you finished: An anthology.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? YES! I'm waiting anxiously for them to publish the list so I can begin planning.
Date you finished: November 11th 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 884
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with an upside-down image on the cover Verity
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Twenties Girl A book with �20� in the title
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Testaments
Least favorite prompt: An anthology
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a great first line
Last prompt you finished: A book set in the 1920s
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!!!
Date you finished: 3/25/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 74
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I loved all of the 2020 themed prompts!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): They Will Drown in Their Mothers' Tears (>20 letters in the title)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Fascism: A Warning
Least favorite prompt: A medical thriller. I also don't like prompts that try to dictate when a book is read ("Read a banned book during Banned Books Week").
Prompt you hope to see again: I prefer new prompts rather than repeats
Last prompt you finished: A book written by an author in their 20s
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Definitely
Finally, are you in for 2021? Most likely
Date you finished: 11/10/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 30
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Your Favorite Prompt from a Past Popsugar Reading Challenge. I read Starting Now to continue in a series I was reading.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):The Fiery Cross for a great first line.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
Least favorite prompt:A book by a trans or non-binary author. I didn't have any books on my TBR list that fit the prompt so I had to really rely on the ŷ lists to help me find something to read. It took lots of research to find something that fit the prompt and was available at my library.
Prompt you hope to see again:Your Favorite Prompt from a Past Popsugar Reading Challenge
Last prompt you finished: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely! Anxiously awaiting the 2021 prompts!
Date you finished: 8 Nov 2020Message number of your list post:- 536
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):-:A book with a three -word title.....because it allowed for a wide open choice. The Shifting Landscape by Katherine Kovacic
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):-Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue...for A book by a woman of colour
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:-Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener
Least favorite prompt:- An anthology....poetry blah! .
Prompt you hope to see again:- A book set in a country beginning with.....'a particular letter'....
Last prompt you finished:- A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, I felt it extended my reading horizons
Finally, are you in for 2021? Probably
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Date you finished: 11/7/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): An anthology (below) but also I liked A Book from the 20th Century. It forced me to finally read a book that's been physically on my shelf for DECADES. Cold Sassy Tree
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): ONE of my favorite books was A Book by a Journalist and I read The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures
Least favorite prompt: A book about a World Leader. I just do not enjoy non fiction as much and I kept trying to read a non fic book here. I eventually gave up and read biographical fiction Victoria
Prompt you hope to see again: Book by a Journalist
Last prompt you finished: Book about a World Leader
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: VERY!
Finally, are you in for 2021? I'm not sure. I love pushing beyond my regular reads but at this point, I have a pretty good idea of books I'll like. I hate forcing myself to slog through books that I don't enjoy just to check off a prompt.
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Date you finished: 11/11Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 867
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book With a Map - Countdown to Pearl Harbor: The Twelve Days to the Attack
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): All Systems Red for Robot, Cyborg or AI character. (Although technically I'm using Rogue Protocol for this challenge, since I read all four Murderbot novellas this year)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: I Love You So Mochi for Pun in Title
Least favorite prompt: A Medical Thriller
Prompt you hope to see again: By a WOC
Last prompt you finished: Book with Twenty in the Title - The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yep!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely
Date you finished: 11/11/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 180
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I loved the 20 prompts, but my favorite was "Book about a book club" (The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert (Book with a pink cover)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Calculating Stars (Woman in STEM)
Least favorite prompt: Bildungsroman (most difficulty in picking a book)
Prompt you hope to see again: Set in a country beginning with ...
Last prompt you finished: First book you touch on a shelf (Beneath a Scarlet Sky)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, had lots of fun with it
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely
Date you finished: 12 NovemberMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): 872
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): "A book published the month of your birthday". I read Patriot Games by Tom Clancy
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Jane Eyre for a Bildungsroman
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Least favorite prompt: Probably a book that has a book on the cover. I struggled to find a book that I wanted to read for it.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a great first line
Last prompt you finished: Read a banned book during Banned Books Week, although I finished it after banned books week because I was in the middle of a long book when banned books week occured
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Mostly, I think I preferred more of the books I read from last year's challenge.
Finally, are you in for 2021?: ABSOLUTELY!
I finished my challenge on November 6, 2020. My favorite prompt was probably a book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club, because I love reading recommended books, so that is also the prompt I hope to see again. This year, I read Kindred by Octavia Butler, a book that was on my TBR a long time.
It's hard to pick a favorite book, but I would say Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic was the book that helped me the most this year because it gave me the knowledge to resist conspiracy theories around COVID-19 virus. It was a book upon a subject I really knew nothing about.
A book I especially enjoyed that I never would have read if not for the Challenge was Giovanni's Room, read for the Banned Books Week.
Least favorite prompt for me was definitely western - that was also the last prompt I finished (I just kept putting it off). I didn't like it, sorry Upright Women Wanted!
Overall, I am satisfied with my Challenge reading, my average rating is 3.82/5 for 50 books- not bad! I read average of 391 pages, probably a bit lower because those nonfiction books sometimes have a lengthy index at the end.
I will probably join next year, and earlier (I started in March with the corona situation) so I can plan better - I would like to do a full challenge with sci/fi books (30 books from 50 this year), and maybe a full non-binary/female authors (this year, 28 female and 2 non-binary authors).
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Date you finished: 11/14/20
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 34
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I really liked "choosing a book with my eyes closed!" It was a lot of fun, we went into the library and my daughter led me to a shelf in the fiction section while my eyes were closed. (Luckily, I was excited about this prompt and I did it early in the year, before the library closed.) The book I read was Lazaretto. I didn't exactly love it, but I didn't hate it either, and it was a bit different from anything I would have chosen myself, so I'm glad I read it. I enjoy diversifying and occasionally reading books I would not normally read.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Network Effect, for AI/robot ... but I would have read this book with or without the challenge category. I really enjoyed the AI category because that's my jam, but I know it wasn't popular with everyone. Tied for favorite: Black Sun, which I used for "vision impairment."
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War, which I read for a book by a journalist.
Least favorite prompt: a tie between medical thriller - please never again with this prompt!!! I have never before read a medical thriller, and I really hated the book I chose for this (Robin Cook's Host) and about a book club - this sounded like a great category, but I found it was surprisingly difficult to find a book I wanted to read; I ended up DNFing my first choice, and the second choice wasn't as much about a book club as I expected, but I counted it anyway. I never want to see this category again.
Prompt you hope to see again: I'd be happy to see a lot of them again, but the one prompt that I really want to show up over and over again is "Published this year"
Last prompt you finished: a main character with vision impairment or enhancement - I read Black Sun
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. I planned a book for each category, plus lots of other ideas for each category, and then I let myself read whatever I wanted. About half (48%, to be exact) of the categories were filled by books I had not originally planned for this challenge.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes of course :-)
Finished the challenge on Saturday, November 14.Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A fiction or non-fiction book about a world leader. For this prompt, I read "Let the Trumpet Sound: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I think my favorite book would have to be "Before We Were Yours." I read it for the prompt: choose a book with your eyes closed.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Yes. The book "Squint" by Chad Morris. I read this book for the prompt: a book about a character with a vision impairment or enhancement. The character in this book goes through a lot and is the picture of resilience.
Least favorite prompt: A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about or by a woman in STEM
Last prompt you finished: A book set in the 1920s
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
Finally, are you in for 2021? maybe....I am think of doing Mt. TBR on ŷ, as well as the A to Z Challenge.
Date you finished: 10/19/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 226
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book published in my birthday month and I read Where the Crawdads Sing and loved it!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): this is a tough one - I'm going with Daisy Jones & The Six. The audiobook was amazing. Prompt was book that won an award in 2019.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Sleeping Giants
Least favorite prompt: a book on a subject you know nothing about
Prompt you hope to see again: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Last prompt you finished: A book about a book club
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes - it is the first time I participated but will not be the last!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely..
Date you finished:Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 357
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):A book with an upside-down image on the cover The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time De Overlevende
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Three A book about or involving social media
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
Least favorite prompt: A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title/A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Last prompt you finished: A book you meant to read in 2019
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Can't wait!
Date you finished: 16/11/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #45
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Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book about or by a woman in STEM and I read The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal but I had so many options for this.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
I gave 7 of my challenge books 5 stars but I'm going to go with Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo which I read for a book that won an award last year.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
I did have the book already, but I only tend to read Shirley Jackson's books for challenge prompts and I absolutely loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle, which I read for a book published in the 20th century.
Least favorite prompt:
It's a toss up between a banned book during banned books week (bored of banned book prompts and didn't like the restriction on when to read it) and a book with twenty in the title, which was so restrictive.
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book where the title caught my attention, so many intriguing sounding titles.
Last prompt you finished:
Twenty in the title (21 Lessons for the 21st Century)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
I was derailed a bit by 2020 so I feel a bit like I scrambled to catch up and didn't necessarily read what I would have liked to for each prompt.
Finally, are you in for 2021?
I always say it'll depend on the prompts, but then I end up doing it anyway, so yes. Though I have fingers crossed for a laid back challenge for 2021!
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 887Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Title that caught my eye-- The House in the Cerulean Sea
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): same as above
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Western-- Open Season
Least favorite prompt: Banned Book in Banned Book Week-- Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Prompt you hope to see again: Title that caught my eye
Last prompt you finished: Book Set in Japan-- Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Very! I loved the 2020 theme!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course! Excited to see the list on 12/1!
Date you finished: 11/20/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 635
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Read a book during Banned Book Week (I always do that anyway lol) The Awakening
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I rated 6 at 5 stars. But I really liked The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son On Life, Love, and Loss because it was like sitting in on a conversation with Anderson and Gloria.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Not really, most books I read are in my TBR. But one I LOVED, and was excited that it fit, was Sorry For Your Loss . I had listened to the audio during lock down, just because there wasn't a hold on it. And I loved it.
Least favorite prompt: A book from a series with 20 or more. That's a huge series, and I hated finding one that I could read the first one. And that I already owned.
Prompt you hope to see again: Just about any of them. I always like them.
Last prompt you finished: Book from series with 20+ books.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. This is just for fun. I just have fun with it.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course!
I'm done! I'm done! I'm done!Date you finished: November 20, 2020
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): My complete list is #75 in the "Post Your 2020 Reading List" thread: /topic/show/...
I read a total of 100 books for the challenge. I tried to read both fiction and nonfiction selections for as many prompts as possible. I read both flora and fauna, a book for each of the Seven Deadly Sins, books from nine different countries starting with C, books from past prompts from 2015-2019, as well as gold, silver, and bronze.
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I loved the upside-down image prompt. I found so many books that would satisfy it! I ended up reading This Is How You Lose the Time War and But What If We're Wrong? Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I had multiple 5-star reads, but my favorite was probably The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The "book set in a country starting with C" prompt gave me two of these: First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (Cambodia) and A Fish Caught in Time: The Search for the Coelacanth (Comoros).
Least favorite prompt: My least favorite prompt was "Read a banned book during Banned Books Week." I certainly don't mind reading banned or challenged books, but I disliked being constrained to that particular week. I also didn't enjoy "A book from series with more than 20 books." I don't seem to enjoy the genre fiction that these series inhabit all that much.
Prompt you hope to see again: I'd like to see "A book with a bird on the cover" again. I had no idea so many books had birds on the cover!
Last prompt you finished: The last prompt I finished was "A book with gold, silver, or bronze in the title." I had a tough time coming up with a book for "bronze."
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!!!
Date you finished: 19th NovemberFavorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book set in the 1920's - Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. I really love prompts that push me outside my normal book choices
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I read a lot of great books this year but probably my unexpected favourite was The Summer of Impossible Things by Rowan Coleman that I read for a woman in STEM. I also love loved Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel for a great first line.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: I really enjoyed Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson that wasn't on my radar until I was researching banned books. I also really enjoyed Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey who I hadn't heard of before I started looking through the listopia for non-binary authors
Least favorite prompt: A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it - I didn't feel great about using something obscure I hadn't heard of but none of the options really appealed to me. I read The Holiday by T.M. Logan and it was so-so.
Prompt you hope to see again: Maybe first book you touch with your eyes closed to return at a time when you're actually allowed to touch things haha
Last prompt you finished: A book set in a country beginning with 'C'. I read a book I'd planned for this and it ended up set in a fantasy land
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I read 13 5* books for the challenge so yes I'm really pleased with how it went overall. I've never finished before!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Probably!
Date finished: 11/22/2020Message number of my list post: 562
Favorite Prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a pun in the title. I read Monday Mourning.
Favorite Book (and what prompt was it for?): The Private Patient - a medical thriller
Was there a book that you especially enjoyed that you wouldn't have read if not for the Challenge?: The Fear Index - it is about AI - not really my thing but it was a good story and I really enjoyed it.
Least Favorite Prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary - too much work to find out this info
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about a bookclub
Last prompt you finished: A bildungsroman - I read Go Set a Watchman
Were you overall satisfied with you Challenge reading?: I was satisfied. I had set a personal challenge, to try and read books that I physically own for as many Pop Sugar Challenges as possible so I could pass books on. I was able to move about 38 books from my shelves. And I enjoyed the majority of books I read.
Finally, are you in for 2021? YES!
Date you finished: November 17, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Subject you know nothing about.
rFavorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book that passes the Bechdel test
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a map-always love a book with a map!
Last prompt you finished: A book with a great first line.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. There were quite a few books I wouldn't have read and I didn't really enjoy, but I guess that's part of the challenge.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Most likely, yes.
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Date you finished: November 22nd Message number of your list post (if you've got one):102
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book that passes the Bechdel test - Heartless
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book by a WOC- The Dragon Republic
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? Western-Down the Long Hills
Least favorite prompt: Book with pun in title
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with year in title
Last prompt you finished: A book about or involving social media
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? YES!
Finally, are you in for 2021? YES!
Date you finished: 11/22/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book that has a book on the cover ( The Scent of Lilacs)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Poet X ( A book that won an award in 2019)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: yes, Malice ( A book set in Japan) Finished it in two days
Least favorite prompt: A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: a book with only words on the title
Last prompt you finished: a book set in Japan
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: YES, this is my first year completing all 50
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, I am READY to plan my books for next year.
Date you finished: 22 November 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favourite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book by or about a woman in STEM (The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua)
Favourite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams (A book recommended by your favourite blog, vlog, podcast or online bookclub)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt � would never have picked up a western, this one turned out to be a great read. Just goes to show that there are good books in every genre
Least favourite prompt: Medical thriller
Prompt you hope to see again: Book with a book on the cover
Last prompt you finished: A fiction or non-fiction book about a world leader (read The ScoMo Diaries)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading? Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Sure
Date you finished: 10/21/2020, although I still have one category I'm skipping, and I tried to read/find books for it through mid-Nov.Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 889
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book recommended by your favorite blog, etc. I have been reading book review blogs (and now Bookstagram posts) and listening to book-related podcasts for a looooong time. And I always add books to my TBR have consuming them but I rarely think to go to them for a book to read when I'm in a rut or whatever. I was excited to have this prompt as a reminder. I read The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, recommended by the Instagram account @mochas_and_books, and I thought the rollicking adventures in it were great, plus I also laughed out loud so many times while reading it. It was a great book to pick up in this stressful time.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): There are several I would put as favorites, but I have recommended Daisy Jones & The Six the most often since I listened to it on audiobook. It was really immersive and fabulous and fun and emotional and.... like I said, I've recommend it to so many people.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Crazy Rich Asians is probably it. I was the adviser for the Chinese-Vietnamese-Korean Club at the high school where I used to teach, and the students were totally all into the book series and movie. Obviously, they felt a different connection to it to me, who has no known Asian blood in her lineage. But the opulence and class-climbing phenomena my students thought was fun and exciting from the books seemed a little over the top, and I didn't plan on reading the books. But it (and its subsequent sequels) were a fluffy and funny escape from a lot of craziness in our world right now.
Least favorite prompt: Medical thriller. I still haven't read anything for it, but I tried to read two books for it and DNF'd both. It's just not my prompt, and it's my pass for the challenge this year - the first time I haven't been able to find *something* to vaguely count for a category since the challenge started.
Prompt you hope to see again: Any of the books that encourage us to read books for #ownvoices. This year, it was book by a WOC and a trans/non-binary author. I feel like reading is the easiest and most passive way to build our world to be more empathetic and open-minded.
Last prompt you finished: A book with only words on the cover. I put it off because I didn't like most of the books I found that fit the prompt (and that I hadn't already read). I went with one I'd bought on Kindle a while ago, when I was grappling with some decision-making, and was pleasantly surprised with it, How Did I Get Here?: Making Peace with the Road Not Taken
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I am satisfied with the titles I read and how I navigated the categories with books on my TBR or my Kindle, as best I could.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Maybe. I've been searching for the new list every few days for weeks, but just discovered it won't be posted until Dec. 1. Since late October, I've been intentionally trying to read books from my TBR, going back all the way to the beginning about a decade ago, and I kind of like that process. I also have a lot of cheap books on my Kindle that aren't even on my TBR, and I've been reading from those too. I like feeling accomplished with that - reading from my TBR and Kindle, so I may continue that. If I can do that while also checking off categories on the 2021 PopSugar Challenge, I will. We shall see.
Date you finished: 11/25/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 792
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Book by author with flora or fauna in their name. I read The Queen of Nothing, by Holly Black.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Beartown, by Fredrik Backman, for the seven deadly sins prompt.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, by Simon Winchester.
Least favorite prompt: A medical thriller.
Prompt you hope to see again: My favorite prompt from a past Popsugar Reading Challenge. This was my 1st year, so it was fun to go back through all the prompts and pick out fun ones. There are many more I'd like to fulfill.
Last prompt you finished: Book I meant to read in 2019.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, very much.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, most certainly.
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Date you finished: 11/26/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 3
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book by a trans or nonbinary author (If I Was Your Girl), A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it (Sanctum)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): If I Was Your Girl (trans or non-binary author), Afterdark (set in Japan), The Heart's Invisible Furies (bildungsroman), Teeth in the Mist (upside down image), Seven Ways We Lie (seven deadly sins), The Hate U Give (book by a WOC)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: If I Was Your Girl
Least favorite prompt: A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader � just not my cup of tea
Prompt you hope to see again: trans/enby or other LGBTQIA+, favorite prompt from a past challenge
Last prompt you finished: A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, no book under three stars this time, and finished with time to spare!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely. Can't wait!
Date you finished: November 27, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 124
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Book published in birthday month. Nineteen Minutes was published on my birthday in March.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Tough choices; I enjoyed many books that I read. I'm picking Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: I never read racy, sexy Romance novels, but I read Driven by K. Bromberg, and was hooked. I've read the next 2 in the series. Driven
Least favorite prompt: Western. I know there are plenty of good books to fill this prompt, but I was never motivated to read any of them.
Prompt you hope to see again: Banned book prompt; so many to choose from.
Last prompt you finished: Book published in 20th Century. I read Anne of Green Gables.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes and no. I hit a real slump in April and May, while our state was still in lockdown. I couldn't concentrate on reading and nothing held my attention. I only managed to read one book in those 2 months. I'm so glad I picked up my pace and finished.
I'm in for 2021! My goal was to finish this year's challenge before the list for 2021 was released, and it looks like I just made it!
Date you finished: November 28Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 859
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book you picked because the title caught your attention (How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays) and The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed (Children of Clay).
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I read a lot of old favorites, but my favorite new-to-me books were An Instance of the Fingerpost (bird on the cover), The Lost Future of Pepperharrow (takes place in Japan), and The House in the Cerulean Sea (body of water on the cover).
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: I was already planning on reading all of them except Confessions of the Fox, which I didn't care for.
Least favorite prompt: Western and medical thriller. I cheated with that last one and read The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness.
Prompt you hope to see again: First book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed.
Last prompt you finished: A book that's been on your shelf since last fall A Chapter of Hats: Selected Stories.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes I was.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absofruitly.
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Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 423
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book set in the 1920s
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book that's published in 2020
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or nonbinary author
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a great first line
(I actually read this book for a different prompt, but it has a great first line)
Last prompt you finished: A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely!