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message 1: by Luisa (last edited Oct 23, 2016 02:03PM) (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments I'm very excited for this year readings.
This year i'm doing the PopSugar reading challenge, also I want to finish my TBR Jar (meaning: read all the books i own but haven't read yet)

My goal is 40 books, and use the books from my TBR Jar in the PopSugar challenge. But there is some i will have to use other books due the categories of PopSugar challenge.

POPSUGAR 2016 READING CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2016

Progress 31/40

1. A book based on a fairy tale: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
4. A book you haven't read since high school Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
5. A book set in your home state (obs: since i live in Brazil, i changed it for my home country, for make it easier to find a book)O sorriso da hiena by Gustavo Ávila
6. A book translated to (English) Portuguese Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
7. A romance set in the future Red Rising by Pierce Brown
8. A book set in Europe A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
9. A book that's under 150 pages Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling
10. A New York Times bestseller City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling
12. A book recommended by someone you just met A Torre Acima do Véu
13. A self-improvement book O Corpo Fala by Pierre Weil
14. A book you can finish in a day Safe House by Meg Cabot
15. A book written by a celebrity A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
16. A political memoir
17. A book at least 100 years older than you The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
18. A book that's more than 600 pages The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club
20. A science-fiction novel Golden Son by Pierce Brown
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel Emily The Strange: Chairman of the Bored by Rob Reger
23. A book that is published in 2016 The Crown by Kiera Cass
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer
26. A book and its prequel Heartless and Wanted by Sara Shepard
27. A murder mystery Killer by Sara Shepard
28. A book written by a comedian
29. A dystopian novel The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
30. A book with a blue cover The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
31. A book of poetry Memories by Lang Leav
32. The first book you see in a bookstore The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
33. A classic from the 20th century The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
34. A book from the library City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
35. An autobiography Life by Keith Richards
36. A book about a road trip The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with We Owe You Nothing: Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews by Daniel Sinker
38. A satirical book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
39. A book that takes place on an island Dracula by Bram Stoker
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joySanctuary by Meg Cabot

TBR JAR
Progress: 15/38

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Torre Acima do Véu by Roberta Spindler
All-American Girl by Meg Cabot
Charlotte Street by Danny Wallace
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
Heartless by Sara Shepard
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Killer by Sara Shepard
La gramática del amor by Rocío Carmona
Man Who Loved Dogs, The by Leonardo Padura
Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Peter: The Untold True Story by Christopher Daniel Mechling
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Legs McNeil
Ready or Not by Meg Cabot
S. by J.J. Abrams
Safe House by Meg Cabot
Sanctuary by Meg Cabot
Sociologia do Rock by Cesar Beras
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Lying Game by Sara Shepard
The Radleys by Matt Haig
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard
Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi
Wanted by Sara Shepard



FINISH THE SERIES CHALLENGE
*in this challenge I intend to finish all the book series i've started. But it only counts the books I own. The ones I don't have, will not count.

[DONE] 0-800-WHERE-R-YOU: [#3] [#4]
Dexter: [#2] [#3]
Percy Jackson: [#3] [#4] [#5]
[DONE] Pretty Little Liars: [#6] [#7] [#8]
Shatter Me: [#2][#3]
The Lying Game: [#1] [#2][#3]
The Mortal Instruments: [#2] [#3] [#4] [#5] [#6]
[DONE] The Selection: [#5]


message 2: by Luisa (last edited Jan 09, 2016 06:18PM) (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update:
08/01/2015

PopSugar reading challenge
1/40
12. A book recommended by someone you just met A Torre Acima do Véu by Roberta Spindler

TBR-Jar
1/40
A Torre Acima do Véu by Roberta Spindler


Rating: 2,5 stars. (3 stars on goodreads)
It was ok, with a few pretty good parts.


message 3: by Luisa (last edited Jan 10, 2016 07:47PM) (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update:
09/01/2016

PopSugar reading Challenge
2/40
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling

Rating: 3 stars


message 4: by Luisa (last edited Jan 14, 2016 07:14AM) (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update 12/01/2016

PopSugar reading Challenge
3/40
1. A book based on a fairy tale Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

TBR Jar
2/40
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

Rating: 4 stars
one of my favorites books ever <3


message 5: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update:
13/01/2016

PopSugar reading Challenge
4/40
29. A dystopian novel The Man in the High Castle

Rating: 3,5 stars (4 on goodreads)
It was a great book, but the writing style sometimes annoyed me


message 6: by Luisa (last edited Jan 15, 2016 10:54AM) (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update:
15/01/2016

PopSugar reading Challenge
5/40
27. A murder mystery Killer

TBR Jar
3/40

Finish the series challenge
1/18

rating: 3 stars
(it was good, especially Spencer parts)


message 7: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update: 24/01/2016

PopSugar reading challenge:
7/40
14. A book you can finish in a day Safe House
10. A New York Times bestseller City of Ashes

TBR Jar:
5/40

Finish the series challenge
3/18

rating:
Safe house: 5 stars
City of Ashes: 4 stars


message 8: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update: 09/02/2016

PopSugar reading challenge
8/40
3. A YA bestseller City of Glass

TBR Jar:
6/40

Finish the series challenge
4/18

rating:
3.5 stars (4 stars on goodreads)


message 9: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Update: 28/02/2016

PopSugar reading challenge
10/40
26. A book and its prequel: Heartless [finished in 26/1/2016] and Wanted [finished in 28/02/2016]
5. A book set in your home state: O sorriso da hiena


TBR Jar:
8/40

Finish the series challenge
6/18

rating:
Wanted: 4 stars
O sorriso da hiena: 2 stars


message 10: by Luisa (last edited Feb 28, 2016 09:25AM) (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments update 28/02/2016

Popsugar reading challenge
12/40
9. A book that's under 150 pages Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination by J.K. Rowling
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy: Sanctuary by Meg Cabot

TBR Jar: 9/40
Finish the series challenge: 7/18

rating:
very good lives: 5 stars
sanctuary: 4 stars


message 11: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments update 02/05

Popsugar reading challenge
16/40
36. A book about a road trip The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
33. A classic from the 20th century The Bell Jar
39. A book that takes place on an island Dracula
13. A self-improvement book O Corpo Fala


ratings:
o corpo fala: 4 stars (more like 3,5)
dracula: 4 stars
the wonderful wizard of oz: 5 stars (favorite)
the bell jar: 5 stars (favorite)


message 12: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments update 02/05

Popsugar reading challenge
17/40
4. A book you haven't read since high school Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

rating 3 stars


message 13: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments update 10/06

popsugar reading challenge
21/40 (and i'm halfway through :D)

6. A book translated to Portuguese Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
35. An autobiography Life by Keith Richards
34. A book from the library City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
23. A book that is published in 2016 The Crown by Cassandra Clare


ratings:
girl, interrupted: 3 stars
life: 2 stars
the crown: 4 stars (3.5 actually but 4 on goodreads)
city of fallen angels 3 stars


message 14: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments update 21/06

popsugar reading challenge: 22/40
tbr jar: 10/40
finish the series challenge: 10/23

30. A book with a blue cover The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan

rating 3.5 stars (4 on goodreads)


message 15: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments updating

popsugar reading challenge 28/40
tbr jar: 13/38

7. A romance set in the future Red Rising by Pierce Brown (5 stars)
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with We Owe You Nothing: Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews by Daniel Sinker (5 stars)
38. A satirical book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (4 stars)
20. A science-fiction novel Golden Son by Pierce Brown
32. The first book you see in a bookstore The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan (4 stars)
8. A book set in Europe A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (5 stars)

TBR Jar
The Radleys by Matt Haig (2 stars)

others:
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn (4 stars)


message 16: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments Updating:

TBR Jar: 14/38
Finish the series challenge: 11/21
The Lying Game

rating: 3 stars.
i liked it. i had fun reading.


message 17: by Luisa (new)

Luisa (deborahluisa) | 187 comments updating:

PopSugar reading challenge: 31/40
TBR Jar: 15/38

Memories by Lang Leav
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

ratings:
memories: 5 stars
a brief history of time: 5 stars!!!


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