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5) A book becoming a movie in 2019: "Where'd you go, Bernadette?" by Maria Semple / 3.5
❏ A book that makes you nostalgic
17 A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction): "Joyner's Dream" by Sylvia Tyson / 4.5

"I hope that I will be remembered as neither a good nor a bad man, but as one who loved his family and worked toward their betterment."

12) A book you think should be turned into a movie: "Rich People Problems" by Kevin Kwan / 3.5

4) A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: "The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-time" by Mark Haddon / 3.5
❏ A book with a plant in the title or on the cover
❏ A reread of a favorite book
❏ A book about a hobby
❏ A book you meant to read in 2018
❏ A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
❏ A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
6) A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore: "Two Old Women" by Velma Wallis / 4
❏ A book published posthumously
16 A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie (or newspaper): "After the Flood" by Kassandra Montag / 4

"If you blame yourself for the bad, credit yourself for the good, too ..."

❏ A retelling of a classic
❏ A book with a question in the title
❏ A book set on college or university campus
15) A book about someone with a superpower: "The Vine Witch" by Luanne G. Smith / 3.5
14) A book told from multiple POVs: "The Dollhouse" by Fiona Davis / 3.5
❏ A book set in space
❏ A book by two female authors
❏ A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
❏ A book set in Scandinavia
❏ A book that takes place in a single day
13) A debut novel: "Eleanor Oliphant is complete fine" by Gail Honeyman / 3.5

"Some people, weak people, fear solitude."

"There was no window, and a framed print on the wall (a vase of roses, made using a computer by someone who was dead inside) was more offensive to the eye than a bare wall."

"... libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder."

7) A book that's published in 2019: "The Last Romantics" by Tara Conkin / 4

"I recognized in Joe the kind of man about whom I wrote most viciously on the blog, the kind who carried himself with an entitlement that masqueraded as confidence." 

"Everyone's life is complex." 

"This then is the true lesson: there is nothing romantic about love. only the most naive believe it will save them. Only the hardiest of us will survive it."

10) A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: "Never Let Me go" by Kazuo Ishiguro / 4
2) A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng / 3.5
❏ A book with LOVE in the title
❏ A book featuring an amateur detective
3) A book about a family: "The House at the Edge of Night" by Catherine Banner / 4
❏ A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
❏ A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title
❏ A book that includes a wedding
1) A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: "Delicious!" by Ruth Reichl / 3
❏ A ghost story
11) A book with a two-word title: Forgiveness Road" by Mandy Mikulencak / 3.5

"Only our minds keep those dark moments alive and breathing, and only our minds can put them to rest.”

"At some point, you have to start envisioning what you want and make it happen."

9) A novel based on a true story: "Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love" by Dani Shapiro / 1.5

❏ A book revolving around a puzzle or game
8) Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge (A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of: Domestic Fiction): "A Curve in the Road" by Julieanne Maclean / 2.5

"What is it about growing older that makes the clock hands start to spin like a whirligig?

2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge

2017 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge

A book recommended by a librarian
A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
     A book of letters: "These is My Words / The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901" by Nancy E.
     Turner: 4
An audiobook
A book by a person of color
A book with one of the four seasons in the title
     A book that is a story within a story: "The German Girl" by Armando Lucas Correa: 4.5
A book with multiple authors
An espionage thriller
A book with a cat on the cover
A book by an author who uses a pseudonym
A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read 
A book by or about a person who has a disability
A book involving travel
     A book with a subtitle: "Every Wild Heart / A Novel" by Meg Donohue: 3.5
A book that's published in 2017
A book involving a mythical creature
A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
A book about food
A book with career advice
A book from a nonhuman perspective
A steampunk novel
A book with a red spine
A book set in the wilderness
A book you loved as a child
     A book by an author from a country you've never visited: "The Charwoman's Daughter" by James
     Stephens: 3.5
     A book with a title that's a character's name: "Sarah's Quilt" by Nancy E. Turner: 4
A novel set during wartime
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures
     A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: "Kira Kira" by Cyntia Kadohata: 4
A book about an interesting woman
A book set in two different time periods
A book with a month or day of the week in the title
A book set in a hotel
A book written by someone you admire
A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
The first book in a series you haven't read before
A book you bought on a trip

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A book recommended by an author you love
A bestseller from 2016
A book with a family member term in the title
     A book that takes place over a character's life span: "The Star Garden" by Nancy E. Turner: 4
A book about an immigrant or refugee
A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
A book with an eccentric character
A book that's more than 800 pages
A book you got from a used book sale
A book that's been mentioned in another book
A book about a difficult topic
A book based on mythology 

Partial Book List for 2015

20. "What Freedom Smells Like" by Amy Lewis: 4

19. "The Woodland" by Lauren Nicolle Taylor: 3

18. "Quail Crossings" by Jennifer McMurrain: 2.75

17. "Outcry - Holocaust Memoirs" by Manny Steinberg: 4

16. "The Heretic" by Lucas Bale: 3

15. "Kamikazi Kangaroos" by Tony James Slater: 4

14. "Finding Hope" by Trish Marie Dawson: 3

13. "Regarding Anna" by Florence Osmund: 3.5

12. "Out of the Shoebox" by Yaron Reshef: 3.5

11. "They Shall Not Have Me" by Jean Helion: 4.5

10. "The Forgotten Seamstress" by Liz Trenow: 4

9. "The Great Hunt" by Robert Jordan: 4.5

8. "The Eye of the World" by Robert Jordan: 4.5

7. "... And She Was" by Arpy Beck: 4

6. "To the Moon and Timbuktu" by Nina Sovich: 4

5. "The Twelve: A Novel" by Justin Cronin: 4

4. "The Passage: A Novel" by Justin Cronin: 4.5

3. "The Death Cure" by James Dashner: 4

2. "The Scorch Trials" by James Dashner: 4

1. "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner: 4

The End of a Year - 2014

"You can sleep when you're dead. Push on!" ― Hector Barbossa to the crew of the HMS Providence

Faith to Belief, belief to Knowledge, knowledge to Understanding.

"It's impossible," said Pride.
"It's risky," said Experience.
"It's pointless," said Reason.
"Give it a try," whispered the Heart.

D&C 188:19 - Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing, and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;

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52. "Secret Santa" by Anne Osborn Poelman: 3  

51. "Hawthorn Hill" by Doris Shannon: 5  

50. "Gone" by Lisa McMann: 3.5  

49. "Fade" by Lisa McMann: 3

48. "Wake" by Lisa McMann: 3

47. "Seasons" by Elizabeth Byler Younts: 3.5

46. "The Story of Awkward" by R.K. Ryals: 2.5

45. "Orphan Train" by Christine Baker Kline: 3.5

44. "Captive" by Leigh Talbert Moore: 2.5

43. "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?" by Mindy Kaling: 4

42. "The Korean Word for Butterfly" by James Zerndt: 3.5

41. "The Secret Life of Objects" by Dawn Raffel: 4

40. "Contrition" by Lee Strauss: 4.5

39. "Volition" by Lee Strauss: 4.5

38. "Ambition/Perception" by Lee Strauss: 4.5

37. "Parked" by Anna Land: 3.5

36. "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin: 4.5

35. "A Feast for Crows" by George R. R. Martin: 4.5

34. "A Storm of Swords" by George R. R. Martin: 4.5

33. "A Clash of Kings" by George R. R. Martin: 4.5

32. "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin: 5

31. "Walk Me Home" by Catherine Ryan Hyde: 4.5

30. "Butter in the Well" by Linda Hubalek: 3.5

29. "Mayan Interface" by Coleman & Perrin: 4.5

28. "The Island" by Jen Minkman:3

27. "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore: 3.5

26. "Saying Grace" by Beth Gutcheon: 3

25. "Happy Tips" by Susan Spira: 3.5

24. "Looking for Alaska" by John Green: 3.5

23. "Fat is the New 30" by Jill Conner Browne: 3

22. "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" by Karen Joy Fowler: 3.5

21. "Wings" by Cynthia Lee Cartier: 3.5

20. "Where We Belong" by Catherine Ryan Hyde: 3.5

19. "The Secret Holocaust Diary" by Nonna Bannister: 4.5

18. "Hungry" by Allen Zadoff: 5  

17. "Rain and Revelation" by Therese Pautz: 3  

16. "Carrots" by Colleen Helme: 3  

15. "Legend" by Marie Lu: 5  

14. "Prodigy" by Marie Lu: 4.5  

13. "Legend" by Marie Lu: 4  

12. "Mrs. Mike" by B. And N. Freedman: 3.5  

11. "The Other Side of the Bridge:" by Katharine Swartz: 3  

10. "The Angry Woman Suite" by Lee Fullbright: 4  

9. "Mindseige" by Heather Susneri: 3  

8. "Mindspeak" by Heather Sunseri: 3  

7. "UnEnchanted" by Chanda Hahn: 2.5  

6. "Burn" by Julianna Baggot: 4.5  

5. "Fuse" by Julianna Baggot: 4.5  

4. "Three Moons Over Sedona" by Sherry Hartzler: 3  

3. "Gumbeaux" by Kimberly Vargas: 3.5  

2. "The Kitchen House" by Kathleen Grissom: 3.5  

1. "Desperate Times 3" by Nicholas Antinozzi: 3