Prompt 21 - a book where the main character is a politician - April 2, 2025 - In the third installment of The Stormlight Archive, Dalinar acts as a politician trying to unite the kingdoms of Roshar against Odium. While I still enjoyed this book, I found there were a lot of pacing issues in this one.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 14: A book where an adult changes careers. "Act Your Age, Even Brown," a romance by Talia Hibbert.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-13-act-your-age-eve-brown
Prompt 44 - a book that features a married couple who don't live together - March 25, 2025 - I love a good time travel tale, and this one is no exception. The story is unique, told from the point of view of a "bridge," a person employed by the government to help time travelers adjust to our timeline. It has intrigue, romance, and adventure. I feel like this book is going to stick with me for a long time.
#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 12: A book you got for free. "Schindler's List,' by Thomas Keneally.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-12-schindlers-list
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 11: A book about a person of color experiencing joy and not trauma. "Black Joy Unbound: An Anthology," edited by Stephanie Andrea Allen and Lauren Cherelle.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-11-black-joy-unbound
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 10: A book about a character with chronic pain. "The Spare Man," a murder mystery set in space, by Mary Robinette Kowal.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-10-the-spare-man
Prompt 48 - a dystopian book with a happy ending - March 2, 2025 - This is a satirical telling of events leading up to the Apocalypse. The characters are eccentric, loveable, and fun. The story is quirky bordering on ridiculous and all part of the ineffable plan. Turns out we all have a bit of good and evil in us. We decide which side wins, or do we?
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#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 9: A book mentioned in another book. "Postcolonial Love Poem" by Natalie Diaz, included in Louise Erdrich's "The Sentence" on a list of "sublime books."
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-9-postcolonial-love-poem
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 8: Second of two books with the same title. "The Wager," by David Grann.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-8-the-wager
#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 7: the first of 2 books with the same title. "Wager," by Adele Elise Williams.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-7-wager
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 6: A book rated less than 3 stars on Goodreads. "Passenger to Frankfurt," where Agatha Christie branches out from mysteries into a spy thriller.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-6-passenger-to-frankfurt
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 5: A book by a neurodivergent author. "Take a Hint, Dani Brown," by Talia Hibbert.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-5-take-a-hint-dani-brown
#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 4: A book that reminds you of your childhood. "Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern," by Anne McCaffrey.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreading-challenge-book-4-moreta
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 3: A book that takes place on or near a body of water. "Three Men in a Boat," by Jerome K. Jerome:
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-3-three-men-in-a-boat
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 2: A book about a politician. "The Moon Is Down," John Steinbeck's fable set in Nazi-occupied Europe.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-2-the-moon-is-down
This year I'm once again doing the #PopsugarReadingChallenge and reviewing the books on my website. Book 1 for 2025 is a book with silver on the cover or in the title: "All Systems Red," the first book in the Martha Wells series "The Murderbot Diaries."
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-1-for-2025-all-systems-red
Final #PopsugarReadingChallenge post of 2024! A book with magical realism: "Swift as Desire," by Laura Esquivel.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-50-swift-as-desire
#PopsugarReadingChallenge Book 49: A book published under a pen name. "Tripoint," by CJ Cherryh.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-49-tripoint
#PopsugarReadingChallenge book 48: A book by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated author. "Escape From the Pit: A Woman's Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939-1944," by Renia Kukielka.
http://www.lauraruthloomis.com/whats-new/popsugarreadingchallenge-book-48-escape-from-the-pit
