Books read in July
A book with a question in the title: Antarctica: The Impossible Crossing? by Geoff Somers (July 1-5)
A book that’s published in 2019: The River by Peter Heller (July 6-8). Kayaking and forest fires and attempted murder, oh my!
An “own voices” book (when an author and character in their book share the same "marginalized group, in this case autism): On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis (July 9-13)
A book set in space: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (July 13-17). This series continues to be amazing <3
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Like last year, I did three of them, because I'm a Reading Overachiever LOL
2017: A book with a cat on the cover: The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (July 18-21)
2015: A book set in a different country: The White Darkness by David Grann (July 29)
2018: A book with an animal in the title: Lost Cat by Caroline Paul (July 30). I HAD to read this when I opened it and saw a cat on an ice floe and a ship, with the author referencing Shackleton!! Totally unexpected lol
A book recommended by a celebrity you admire (Cherry, of course LOL): Antarctic Adventure: Scott's Northern Party by Raymond Priestly (July 21-26). The Northern Party were six men on their own, and during the second winter, they had to spend it in a cave in the ice. They were sick, dirty, cramped, starving...and they STILL were cheerful and got along with each other! Scott really was a great judge of character!! What an amazing group of people. <3 I also found it interesting that Priestly said that even if Scott and the others made it to One Ton Depot (11 miles away), they still would have died because of the crazy storm that lasted for days (why Cherry had to turn around, and arrived back at the hut almost dead). Yeah, Scott's death was no one's fault, just bad luck!
A book with “pop,” “sugar,” or “challenge” in the title: The Sugar Men by Ray Kingfisher (July 26-28). Wow the Holocaust is hard to read about..I can't believe people actually did those horrible things to completely innocent people!
One of these months I'm going to read 10 books and beat my record of nine..that would be awesome lol
How is it August already??
A book becoming a movie in 2019
A book that makes you nostalgic
A book written by a musician
A book you think should be turned into a movie
A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
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
A book inspired by mythology, legend or folklore
A book published posthumously
A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
A retelling of a classic
A book with a question in the title
A book set on a college or university campus
A book about someone with a superpower
A book told from multiple POVs
A book set in space
A book by two female authors
A book with a title that contains “salty,” “sweet,” “bitter” or “spicy”
A book set in Scandinavia
A book that takes place in a single day
A debut novel
A book that’s published in 2019
A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
A book with “love” in the title
A book featuring an amateur detective
A book about a family
A book written by an author from Asia, Africa or South America
A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
A book that includes a wedding
A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
A ghost story
A book with a two-word title
A novel based on a true story
A book revolving around a puzzle or game
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
A “cli-fi” (climate fiction) book
A “choose-your-own-adventure” book
An “own voices” book
Read a book during the season it’s set in
A LitRPG book
A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings, or unconventionally numbered chapters
Two books that share the same title
A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
Remember that mean lady that made me cry? Today she dropped off some books, and I about died when I saw her shirt..it said something like "I don't get paid to insult you, that's just a bonus." OMG. That completely 100% sums her up (she didn't help us unload the books either, just stood there and watched..ugh). I don't know if she remembered me, but I refused to show any fear, since she seems to feed off of that..being kind is better anyway lol
Day 209: A song by a man with very womanly hair: "Guardiani Del Destino"-Rhapsody
Day 210: Another song by a singer turned actor: "Material Girl"-Madonna
Day 211: Your favorite Cat Stevens song: The only one that I can think of that I know is "Wild World"
Day 212: A song by a band you think has been most influential to music from the 1970’s: "Eleanor Rigby"-The Beatles
Today's trivia: The small pocket on jeans is called a watch pocket because it was originally intended as a safe place for men to store their pocket watches in the late 1800s
A book that’s published in 2019: The River by Peter Heller (July 6-8). Kayaking and forest fires and attempted murder, oh my!
An “own voices” book (when an author and character in their book share the same "marginalized group, in this case autism): On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis (July 9-13)
A book set in space: A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (July 13-17). This series continues to be amazing <3
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge: Like last year, I did three of them, because I'm a Reading Overachiever LOL
2017: A book with a cat on the cover: The Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa (July 18-21)
2015: A book set in a different country: The White Darkness by David Grann (July 29)
2018: A book with an animal in the title: Lost Cat by Caroline Paul (July 30). I HAD to read this when I opened it and saw a cat on an ice floe and a ship, with the author referencing Shackleton!! Totally unexpected lol
A book recommended by a celebrity you admire (Cherry, of course LOL): Antarctic Adventure: Scott's Northern Party by Raymond Priestly (July 21-26). The Northern Party were six men on their own, and during the second winter, they had to spend it in a cave in the ice. They were sick, dirty, cramped, starving...and they STILL were cheerful and got along with each other! Scott really was a great judge of character!! What an amazing group of people. <3 I also found it interesting that Priestly said that even if Scott and the others made it to One Ton Depot (11 miles away), they still would have died because of the crazy storm that lasted for days (why Cherry had to turn around, and arrived back at the hut almost dead). Yeah, Scott's death was no one's fault, just bad luck!
A book with “pop,” “sugar,” or “challenge” in the title: The Sugar Men by Ray Kingfisher (July 26-28). Wow the Holocaust is hard to read about..I can't believe people actually did those horrible things to completely innocent people!
One of these months I'm going to read 10 books and beat my record of nine..that would be awesome lol
How is it August already??
A book becoming a movie in 2019
A book that makes you nostalgic
A book written by a musician
A book you think should be turned into a movie
A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads
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
A book inspired by mythology, legend or folklore
A book published posthumously
A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
A retelling of a classic
A book with a question in the title
A book set on a college or university campus
A book about someone with a superpower
A book told from multiple POVs
A book set in space
A book by two female authors
A book with a title that contains “salty,” “sweet,” “bitter” or “spicy”
A book set in Scandinavia
A book that takes place in a single day
A debut novel
A book that’s published in 2019
A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
A book with “love” in the title
A book featuring an amateur detective
A book about a family
A book written by an author from Asia, Africa or South America
A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title
A book that includes a wedding
A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
A ghost story
A book with a two-word title
A novel based on a true story
A book revolving around a puzzle or game
Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Advanced
A “cli-fi” (climate fiction) book
A “choose-your-own-adventure” book
An “own voices” book
Read a book during the season it’s set in
A LitRPG book
A book with no chapters, unusual chapter headings, or unconventionally numbered chapters
Two books that share the same title
A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent
Remember that mean lady that made me cry? Today she dropped off some books, and I about died when I saw her shirt..it said something like "I don't get paid to insult you, that's just a bonus." OMG. That completely 100% sums her up (she didn't help us unload the books either, just stood there and watched..ugh). I don't know if she remembered me, but I refused to show any fear, since she seems to feed off of that..being kind is better anyway lol
Day 209: A song by a man with very womanly hair: "Guardiani Del Destino"-Rhapsody
Day 210: Another song by a singer turned actor: "Material Girl"-Madonna
Day 211: Your favorite Cat Stevens song: The only one that I can think of that I know is "Wild World"
Day 212: A song by a band you think has been most influential to music from the 1970’s: "Eleanor Rigby"-The Beatles
Today's trivia: The small pocket on jeans is called a watch pocket because it was originally intended as a safe place for men to store their pocket watches in the late 1800s