Friday, December 8, 2017

Advanced Pop Sugar...

1. A book recommended by an author you love~Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Recommended by Cathy Lamb Humanity redeemed
2. A best seller from 2016~The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon ⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. A book with a family member term in the title~Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
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4. A book that takes place over a character’s life span~The Nix by Nathan Hill ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heartbreak, a laugh, and 1968
5. A book about an immigrant or refugee~Brooklyn by Colm Toibin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. A book from a genre/sub genre you’ve never heard of~Saga by Bryan K Vaughn, Fiona Staples ⭐️⭐️⭐️Space opera/fantasy
7. A book with an eccentric character~600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Everybody hurts sometimes...
8. A book with over 800 pages~The Stand by Stephen King⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 823 pages
9. A book you got from a used book sale~A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest P Gaines⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Oh, God...
10. A book that’s been mentioned in another book~ Gilead by Marilynne Robinson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Mentioned in The End of Your Life Book Club By Will Schwalbe
11. A book about a difficult topic~Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Being out
12. A book based on mythology~The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvater ⭐️⭐️⭐️Waterhorse
The audio reader voices were magical.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Pop Sugar Reading Challenge, 2017...

Pop Sugar Reading Challenge 2017

1. A book recommended by a librarian~Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng   5 stars
2. A book that has been on your TBR list for way too long~The Secret Garden by Frances Hogdson Burnett   3 stars I should have read it when I was younger.
3. A book of letters~Gilead by Marilynne Robinson  5 stars An aged father's letter to his young son.
4. An audio book~This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper  3 stars
5. A book by a person of color~A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines  5 stars
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title~Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell 4 stars  It's a hard scrabble life.
7. A book that is a story within a story~The Princess Bride by William Goldman  2 stars  I do not get this type of humor!
8. A book with multiple authors~The Tilted World by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly  4 stars
9. An espionage thriller~Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E Wein  4 stars  Julie and Maddie are heartbreakers.
10. A book with a cat on the cover~The Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen  5 stars Beautiful illustrations
11. A book by an author who uses a pseudonym~Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare aka Judith Lewis  3 stars  A dessert of a book!
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read~My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh  4 stars (Crime)
13. A book about a person who has a disability~600 Hours of Edward by Craig Lancaster  4 stars  Asbergers and OCD
14. A book involving travel~State of Wonder by Ann Patchett  4 stars  The jungles of the Amazon
15. A book with a subtitle~The Hearts of Men by Nickolas Butler  4 stars  "Rock on, Wisconsin"
16. A book published in 2017~Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan  4 stars  May 23, 2017 (pub date)
17. A book involving a mythical creature~Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor  3 stars Seraphim and Chimera
18. A book you have read before that never fails to make you smile~Shotgun  Love Songs by Nickolas Butler  5 stars  So much fun!
19. A book about food~Sourdough by Robin Sloan  3 stars  Fun, quirky
20. A book with career advice~Why Not Me by Mindy Kahling  3 stars
21. A book from a non-human perspective~The Chosen by JR Ward  3 stars  (Vampire)
22. A steampunk novel~Leviathan by Scott Westerfield  3 stars  More punk than steam
23. A book with a red spine~Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead  4 stars  extraordinary
24. A book set in the wilderness~A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson  3 stars  Hiking the Appalachian Trail
25. A book you loved as a child~Robin Hood #
26. A book by an author from a country you have never visited~Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan  4 stars  Kwan was born in Singapore
27. A book with a title that's a character's name~LaRose by Louise Erdrich  5 stars  All the feels
28. A novel set during wartime~Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E Wein  4 stars  Friendship, Sacrifice, WWII
29. A book with an unreliable narrator~Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple  4 stars Eleanor lacks self awareness
30. A book with pictures~The Mermaid by Jan Bret  5 stars (signed copy)
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you~Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon  3 stars  Jamaican
32. A book about an interesting woman~Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman  5 stars  So Good!
33. A book set in two different time periods~Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward  5 stars  Oh, God...
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title~Saturday's Child by Cal Innes  1 star  Bloody, violent
35. A book set in a hotel~These Foolish Things by Maddie Maggoch aka The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel  3 stars  "Out, out, brief candle"
36. A book written by someone you admire~My Very Best Friend by Cathy Lamb 3 stars 
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017~The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls  4 stars 
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas~A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby  3 stars New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before~Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor  3 stars
40. A book you bought on a trip~Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler  4 stars  Vero Beach, FLA

Every year I am so pleased to find amazing books to read to complete these challenges. I read 74 books this year. 36 books by men, 38 books by women, 15 books by POC.
I have not added up my pages yet...but I will.