Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge discussion

Where have you always dreamed of visiting? What books are set there? Which will you be reading?

I'll probably read one of the Assassin's Creed books.

Hogwarts! So J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series it is xD Since I decided to read the Harry Potter series last Christmas. My first book of this year was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. And I would have loved to go to Hogwarts especially when there was the Triwizard Tournament and the Yule Ball happening - so it satisfies this category on my list.

Paris

I think i will go with Anna and the French kiss by Stephanie Perkins.

I may be a bit weird, but I'm going to read a book by Sjon, either The Blue Fox or maybe From the Mouth of the Whale, both of which take place in Iceland. I've always thought Iceland would be a very cool place to visit. (So to speak.)

I read "Baguette Murder (Patisserie Mystery, #3)" by Harper Lin as I have always wanted to go to Paris and these books are very easy quick reads. We do have to get through 52 books.

one of Murakami's books. I have always wanted to go to Japan! ^^

I've always wanted to go to Alaska so I plan on reading Into the Wild

Karen wrote: "I may be a bit weird, but I'm going to read a book by Sjon, either The Blue Fox or maybe From the Mouth of the Whale, both of which take place in Iceland. I've always thought Iceland would be a v..."

Have you read Burial Rites by Hannah Kent? It's a novel inspired by the story of the last woman to be executed in Iceland. Beautifully written, one of my favorite books I've read in the past few years.

For this prompt I read Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith. I've always wanted to visit Russia, I think my name probably has something to do with that...

I read Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - I've always wanted to visit Ireland.

Tatiana wrote: "Karen wrote: "I may be a bit weird, but I'm going to read a book by Sjon, either The Blue Fox or maybe From the Mouth of the Whale, both of which take place in Iceland. I've always thought Icelan..."

Thanks! I'll check out Burial Rites. It looks interesting.

I'd also suggest for anyone that wanted to visit the Carcassonne/Languedoc region of France to read one of Kate Mosse's books:

Labyrinth
Sepulchre
Citadel

I loved the first 2 and I'm currently in the middle of the 3rd.

Alaska by James Michener

The King's Gambit

It's set in Rome.

I'm looking for a good book set in Scotland. Outlander is an obvious choice, but I have read them all multiple times and as much as I love them, I am trying to read books I haven't read before.

I am also not interested in romance novels (been there, done that). I would love to find a book set in the lowlands since that is where my family came from. Liz Curtis Higgs has a series set there, but yet again I have already read it!

Maybe a nice Scottish mystery?

If you're looking for a Scottish mystery, there's always The 39 Steps. It's an adventure/thriller from the beginning of the 20th century about a man who is unjustly accused on the crime and hides out in Scotland to uncover the truth. You could also count it for Number Titles and Books to Films (Alfred Hitchcock's is the most famous), if you wanted.

Melody wrote: "If you're looking for a Scottish mystery, there's always The 39 Steps. It's an adventure/thriller from the beginning of the 20th century about a man who is unjustly accused on the cr..."

Thanks for the recommendation Melody! While I was looking at that book I stumbled across Artifact by Gigi Pandian. The book is touted as being the female Indiana Jones. Though the main character lives in San Francisco the first book in the series has her traveling to Scotland. I started reading it last night and am enjoying it!

Female West Coast Indiana Jones?!?! That sounds awesome!!! Let me know how that turns out!

Haruki Murakami "Wenn der Wind singt/Pinball 1973" (The Rat #1-2)

I reread Anne of Green Gables, but this time out loud to my daughter. I may have wanted to go to Prince Edward Island because of reading this book before. We both enjoyed spending time with Anne.

I had read From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler for the book from my childhood category, but now I am considering switching it to this category. I've never been to the Met and have always wanted to.

I read The Dinner by Herman Koch. it is set in Amsterdam.

After read Anne of Green Gables i also wish to vist Prince Edward Island! I put this book in the categorie "based on a tv series or has a tv series based on it".

I'm from Nova Scotia and pei is a great place to visit :) I read inferno by Dan brown which is mostly set in Florence. It also skips to Venice (which I've been to) and Istanbul but mostly Florence.

Half of a Yellow Sun is set in Africa. And since I have a LOT of children (brewing number 8 currently) I doubt we'll ever get there. I have considered it twice but I just dont think they'll enjoy it. So I'll travel there by reading.

The book itself was just okay. It dragged here and there but the story had to be told and I'm glad I read it.

I've just finished The light between oceans by M.L. Stedman.

Set in Australia

I read The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty by Vendela Vida. It's set in Casablanca mostly, and while I'm more interested in visiting Taroudant and Fez, the protagonist does visit Meknes at the end of the novel, which I do really want to visit! Funnily enough, the protagonist of the novel is from the area in Florida where I grew up (I had no idea when I started reading the book), which was a strange coincidence for a book chosen about a place one wants to visit.

The book was interesting enough, especially stylistically, and well written and I wouldn't advise against reading it, but I'm not sure how much I liked it, tbh.

I've always wanted to go to Ireland, so I ended up reading "Pomegranate Soup," by Marsha Mehran. I loved that book so much! It's set in Ireland, but the three sisters who are the main characters are from Iran, so it's a wonderful and sometimes comic mix of the two. The townspeople get in an uproar and such - you know how that happens when you serve cardamom in Ireland...

Oh, and there are delicious recipes all throughout the book.

read Can You Keep a Secret? set in london :D