2024 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
A book with the word "leap" in the title
A bildungsroman
A book about a 24-year-old
A book about a writer
A book about K-pop
A book about pirates
A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete
A book by a blind or visually impaired author
A book by a deaf or hard-of-hearing author
A book by a self-published author
A book from a genre you typically avoid
A book from an animal's POV
A book originally published under a pen name
A book recommended by a bookseller
A book recommended by a librarian
A book set 24 years before you were born
A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list
A book set in space
A book set in the future
A book set in the snow
A book that came out in a year that ends with "24"
A book that centers on video games
A book that features dragons
A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours
A book that was published 24 years ago
A book that was turned into a musical
A book where someone dies in the first chapter
A book with a main character who's 42 years old
A book with a neurodivergent main character
A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary
A book with a title that is a complete sentence
A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with at least three POVs
A book with magical realism
A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person
A book written during NaNoWriMo
A cozy fantasy book
A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author
A horror book by a BIPOC author
A memoir that explores queerness
A nonfiction book about Indigenous people
A second-chance romance
An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll
An LGBTQ+ romance novel
Advanced Prompts
A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours
A book with 24 letters in the title
A collection of at least 24 poems
The 24th book of an author
A book that starts with the letter "X"
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2024 Reading Challenge
It may be a smidge early but I am READY for 2024! What are you looking for to reading next? This image SHOULD be able to print on a standard size piece of paper. I’ve never made something like this before, so fingers crossed!
A Book Published in the 1800s
A Green Book
Written by a Non-binary Author
A Fruit in the Title
Read the Book Before the Movie/Show Comes Out
A Translated Book
Local Author
Travel Memoir
Written by a Filipino Author
A Book with an Ugly Cover
Non-fiction Book on a Subject you know Nothing About
Time Travel
A Book Released This Year
A Banned Book
A Book You Saw a Stranger Read
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15 YA Books for Hispanic Heritage Month
Just a tiny selection of some of the great Hispanic & Latinx books out there. I just finished Woven in Moonlight the other day and it has such a gorgeous world and magic, I’m tempted to get right to the sequel.
Lobizona by Romina Garber
Furia, Yamile Saied Mendez
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez
Meet Me Halfway, Anika Fajardo
The Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Solito: A Memoir, Javier Zamora
Where I Belong, Marcia Argueta Mickelson
The One Who Loves You Most, Medina
Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything, Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Breathe and Count Back from Ten, Natalia Sylvester
Together We Burn, Isabel Ibañez
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya
The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau
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My Debut novel
Title: "The disappearance"
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Setting: A small town in Germany
Current Word Count: 30,000
Narrative: First person
Tense: Present tense
Topics/Trigger Warnings:
Mental health (panic attacks, depression)
Definition of having life "under control"
Sexism, homophobia
Grief
Summary:
Ever since Janna's sister disappeared, she struggles to engage with life, feeling apathetic and paralyzed. When her sister is found dead, Janna realizes that everything has changed irreversibly. Caught between anger and grief, she embarks on a quest to uncover the identity of her sister's assailant, stumbling upon an unimaginable secret. As she navigates this dark journey, her past resurfaces, raising questions about the choices she made.
Characters:
Janna (she/her): A 23-year-old (former) university student, the protagonist. She's a deeply sensitive and calm individual who has experienced profound pain and sorrow, transforming these emotions into something much darker. She resists returning to normalcy, with her sole focus on discovering who harmed her sister.
Kory (he/him): Janna's supportive best friend who stands by her side, emphasizing that she is not alone in her struggle.
Marik (he/him): Sophie's boyfriend, unknown to Janna before her sister's disappearance. Janna finds him dubious, suspecting that he shares a connection with the darkness that now consumes her.
Sophie (she/her): Janna's younger sister, who vanished and was later found murdered. A lively and vibrant soul with many secrets.
Quotes that reminde me of my book:
"Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal." - Albert Camus
"I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself." - Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"All roads lead to the realization of the insignificance of all things, but none lead back." - Juli Zeh
"I am simply mortal, like other people catch a cold. In every second, I feel the symptoms." - Juli Zeh
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." - Oscar Wilde
"So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be." - Stephen Chbosky
"I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am." - Sylvia Plath
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In case anyone wants to know all the books I physically own. I thought this was a fun way to do so. I keep thinking I forgot some though...
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