Marked Down for Murder (Good Buy Girls Mystery #4) by Josie Belle

About This Book:
Goodreads Summary
📌Series: #4
📌Release Date: September 2, 2014 (My 40th Birthday!😁)
📌Format: Mass Market Paperback
📌Setting: St. Stanley, VA
📌Page Count: 272
📌Genre(s): Cozy Mystery, Romance, Fiction
📌Date(s) Read: 12/29/19-1/21/20
📌Rating:   Book: 4/5  


☼Popsugar Reading Challenge:
   A book published the month of your birthday

My Rambles:

Took me some time to get this book read because I just read as I felt like it. This is the year that I just don't force myself to read and just learn to enjoy the process again. Back to the 'good ole days' of just reading for enjoyment and not trying to keep up with the "book Jones's"

Now, what can I say about this book that doesn't give spoilers? 

I think I liked this one a bit more than the others although I enjoyed the others, I mean, I had to in order to make it to book 4 in the series. It's cheesy, as cozies are known to be but that's the charm right!? Main character can be a bit much in this one sometimes but not so much to where it took anything from the book for me. Glad to see a lot of things that happened in this book and hoping for one more thing to take place in the next one. Well, more than one thing but there's a situation with a character I'd like to see okay out.

The next book, All Sales Final  (which I own) is the final book in this series and I hope it all wraps up nicely or I might see if I can bother her into writing one more like she did in her Hat Shop Mystery series that I am waiting for this year! 

Oh, yeah, I didn't mention in this post, and for those that may not know, Josie Belle is a pseudonym for Jenn McKinlay. My favorite series of hers is the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series which has its 12th book coming out this year as well. 

The only series I started and didn't get far in was her Library Lover's series. Not bad books and I loved the character's but there was just something not catching me about the books. I may give them another try one day now that I have branches out more outside of the foodie cozies. 

Most Anticipated Books of 2020

I don't have very many as of this post and I generally don't do these because I don't try to keep up with many new releases but I do have my favorite authors that release books yearly, at least since I've been reading them. And I don't have very many. Just four (4).

I will of course have the books, and the summary linked.

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Release Date: January 28, 2020         
Summary-A Hat Shop Mystery #6 






Release Date: March 3, 2020
Summary-Love Life & the List #3





Release Date:April 28, 2020
Summary-Cupcake Bakery Mystery #12

Release Date: August 18, 2020
Summary-Nevermoor #3

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell; Faith Erin Hicks (Illustrator)

About This Book:
Goodreads Summary
📌Stand-Alone: 
📌Release Date: August 27, 2019
📌Format: e-book
📌Setting: N/A 
📌Page Count: 224
📌Genre(s): YA, Graphic Novel, Romance, Contemporary
📌Date(s) Read: 1/17/20
📌Rating:   Book:  3/5   

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020
🌽 A book with a map

My Rambles:

I want to start off with the questions first. Let me just say this, do not get yourself triggered with what I have to say because it is just me noticing something and pointing it out. Nothing more, nothing less. I am respectful through all of this. I was typing this out as I read it. 

Now, Ms. Rowell may not have meant any harm in writing the female character the way she did but I can't help but wonder if Deja were not a black woman, would she still have that pushy, mouthy, always eating way about her? Would she still be that bi-sexual, over-weight person who "Dated the entire pumpkin patch"? Is that how she sees all black women? 

My issue isn't with one individual thing, but the entirety.

Her sexual orientation!? 

Not my business. 

Who or how often she "dates"?

Not my business....

IJS though. 🤷

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Now, as a black woman, I wonder all of this.

As a light complected woman (not bi-racial..a heavy assumption/stereotype), I got/get stereotyped a lot as well. Even when I was a size two, I got stereotyped. Now that I am an overweight woman, I get stereotyped for that as well. Because I have the "relaxed b*tch face" many times, I get stereotyped for that. Get my point? 

(No, I'm not calling her a bigot or racist)

Don't get me wrong, I love Deja in all her adorable self! I love that there is a plus size rep of a young woman who seems to like who she is and can just be who she is, No apologies needed!! I adored and loved her! Period!  I just couldn't help but wonder if that is how Ms. Rowell see's black women, especially darker toned black women. Now, I want to believe that she'd write the character this way no matter what! And a large part of me believes that but the questions are there though.

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On to better news....

Other than that, I thought the book was really cute. Yes, I loved the fact that she was trying to get her best friend to speak to his crush, I mean, that's what friends are for. 😁

I have only read a three of Ms. Rowell's books outside of this one, so I don't know much about her other characters. Which books did I read? Eleanor and Park, Attachments and Fangirl. First two, I loved. 

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Deja's character was the best (even with the questions I had). I understood Josiah's shyness with approaching his crush and how scary that could be. I loved their friendship and how well they got along. I just loved them both! As I got to the end, I skimmed over the conversation between Faith and Rainbow, got so me idea of why she created Deja the way she did...so, some questions answered.

Again, these are just things I wondered....not bad talking the author...just thoughts that ran through my head

I don't read e-books often but this was the quickest way to get the book and I began reading it as soon as I got it downloaded (I've read a few other books on my kindle within the last few months or so but most of those were children's books). I'm glad I read it. It was very much worth the read. Not a favorite, which I kind of figured it wouldn't be, many times, hyped books aren't. I tend to love the under hyped books/authors on booktube. It was still really cute.

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(I didn't want to type this up, let alone share it, because I know how easily people get triggered and it seems most are on social media. I have no issues with her personality or who she decides to date but I just was curious. I shouldn't even have to explain all of this, but, unfortunately, I do. I was not disrespectful or rude. Just questioned some things) 🤷 

Stillness Speaks by Eckhart Tolle

About This Book:
Goodreads Summary
📌Stand-Alone: 
📌Release Date: December 13, 2013
📌Format: hardcover
📌Setting: N/A
📌Page Count: 127 (not including about author, blank pages, etc)
📌Genre(s): Spirituality (Non Religious), Non Fiction, Self Help
📌Date(s) Read: [finished] 1/13/20
📌Rating:   Book:  4.5/5   Audio:  5/5   Narrator(s): Eckhart Tolle

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020:
☼ A Book with a great first line
("When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself")

My Rambles:

(FYI: When I put "Finished" under "Dates Read", usually that means I forgot the day I started the book and/or it took me any where from a couple of weeks to a few months or longer to finish said book. In this case, I don't remember exactly when I started this book)

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Audio book: With this book and The Power of Now (summary linked), I listened to the audio book and I had to listen to it at 1-1.5 speed because anything faster than that, make it hard for me to understand. Also, his voice is so soothing that you could end up tuning out exactly what he is saying and just listen to his voice. Speeding it up more, made it just that much easier to only listen to his voice and not what he is saying. Listening to it at slower speeds made me focus more on what he was saying, even though his voice was still soothing no matter the speed but I find myself getting frustrated sometimes when I have to listen to books at slower speeds and it makes me focus more..Well, the few times I've done it anyway..

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Book: Well, there isn't much to say about this book except that it was a lot easier to handle because he spoke about certain things in smaller doses. Not much more than a paragraph or two at a time. Many, one or two lines. There are 10 chapters about 10 different things. So, if you have never read one of Tolle's books or you just need some quick daily reminders on a specific topic he has in this short book, this would be great to pick up. I found myself writing many things in my journal. 

Not sure if I will buy this book or not but it would definitely be one that I'd choose to put on my shelf once I make up my mind either way. 

This is the second book I've read by Tolle and I do plan on looking into some of his other books down the road. 

As a person who tends to over think and allowing my thoughts to "run my life", these books help me to realize, I don't have to allow my thoughts to do so and how to stay in the now. Allow it to be still. Not stupid or dimwitted, just silence the "over thinking" and staying in the Present/Now.To allow what ever I am doing in that moment, be the focus. Not my past, not the future, NOW.

But, this one, although he spoke on thinking, he also spoke on many other topics as well. 

Done rambling now, because in this moment, I believe I am sleep rambling. lol

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon #1) by Katie O'Neill

About This Book:
Goodreads Summary
📌Duology: (So far) 
📌Release Date: October 31, 2017 (First published-10/17/17)
📌Format: Hardcover
📌Setting: Not Sure
📌Page Count: 72
📌Genre(s): Graphic Novel/Comic, Childrens/Middle Grade, Fantasy, LGBT
📌Date(s) Read: 1/11/20-1/13/20
📌Rating:   Book:  4/5  

Popsugar Reading Challenge 2020:
☼ A Book Recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast or online book club 
(Read By Zoe <~Channel Linked)

My Rambles:

The story itself was cute and very sweet. I loved the drawings, which kept me turning more than anything. I only scanned over the parts of the book that were after the story that told about the Tea Dragons and their history as well as each individual Tea Dragon themselves. 

I loved all of the characters. The two children were adorable. There is another book after this one that was published in 2019. I may go onto that one but I am not sure if I will immediately seek it out. I may try to read it just to see if it is a continuation of this one or new characters. I rented this from the library and don't see myself ever buying it because although it was cute, not a favorite. I think I gave it a 4/5 more for the drawings than the story itself..The story would probably get a 3.5/5 stars from me as of this moment that I am typing this up..It may change as time goes by (up or down).

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

About This Book:
Goodreads Summary
📌Stand-Alone: (Mostly)
📌Release Date: 8/19/04 (First Published in 1997)
📌Format: Paperback
📌Setting: N/A
📌Page Count: 240 (including acknowledgements, etc)
📌Genre(s): Nonfiction, Spirituality, Self Help, Philosophy, Psychology
📌Date(s) Read: (Finished) 1/12/20
📌Rating:   Book:  4.5/5   Audio:  5/5  Narrator(s): Eckhart Tolle, 

☼ Popsugar Reading Challenge (fits 3)
-a book with at least a 4-star rating on Goodreads
-a book by an author who has written more than 20 books
-a book with more than 20 letters in the title (I included the subtitle as well)
☼ Seasonal Reading Challenge (Winter)

My Rambles:

Let me start by stating that this book is mostly viewed as a stand alone I believe but there was a book written after this one was first published called Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises from the Power of Now. Of course, seeing that I just finished The Power of Now, I have yet to read Practicing the Power of Now. But, it would seem to be more of a companion than a series or anything and I am not sure how many books connect back to the Power of Now...I think I just got really confusing so I'm going to stop here on that part. 

I originally began reading this book in about October 2019 I think it was, listened to it throughout much of November for Non-Fiction November, had issues with Hoopla throughout December so didn't finish it then. I just took my time getting through it and finally decided to push myself through it to get it done before I got bored (as I tend to do when I take too long to get books finished).

I am not quite sure what to say about this book. I loved listening to it and 'learning' new ways on handling things and remaining in the Now/Present. Some things are hard to wrap my head around when I read it but I took his advice from early on in the book and tried not to use my mind to understand everything, just allow the words to go in and not try to always understand or rationalize everything. 

This is a book I originally rented from the library but there was too much going on and I needed to allow to sink in & I didn't want to rush through it. So, I bought the book. This will be a book I will re-read/listen to over again to get what I may have missed before. I'm sure with every re-read, there will be something 'new' I can get out of it the next time. 

I can tell anyone who has not read this book, don't go into it expecting to wrap your mind around everything that he says, some things may seem confusing...Just keep reading/listening. Pick up what you can and go back over it again if you need to after reading it the first time. It can seem a bit confusing if you've never dealt with anything like his teachings before, which is the case for me. Don't go in expecting for yourself to breeze through it, go into it wanting and expecting to take your time with it. 

The only reason it didn't get a full 5/5 stars for me was because there were some things I didn't quite agree with it. Overall though, I really enjoyed the book and I'm glad I picked it up. 

2019 Year In Review

                         

Happy New Year (& Decade)! 🍻 #2020 🎉🎊
                       (That's root beer BTW 😂)

Personal Reading Challenge:

Goal:95**

Completed: 96
1.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (H.P. #7) by J.K. Rowling 
2.Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett

3.Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (H.P. #8) by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne

4. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

5. Snow White by Brothers Grimm
6. Twilight (#1) by Stephenie Meyer**
7. Fox In Socks by Dr. Seuss
8. Shadowlands (#1) by Kate Brian
9. A Deal to Die For (Good Buy Girls Mystery #2)by Josie Belle
10. A Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map To Freedom by Bettye Stroud & Erin Bennett (Illustrator)
11. The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick
12. Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
13. Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
14. The Taking by Dean Koontz
15. The Voicemail of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare**

16. Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman

17. The Star Money by Jacob & Willhelm Grimm

18. Love, Life & the List by Kasie West

19. Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen 

20. Green Eggs & Ham by P.D. Eastman
21. Richie Rich: Poor Little Rich Kid (Harvey Comics)

22. The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans

23. Angel Fire (Angel #2) by L.A. Weatherly
24. The Moon & More by Sarah Dessen

25. High Hopes for Abby by Connie Rose Porter
26. Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth
27. The Whole Town's Talking (Elmwood Springs #4) by Fannie Flagg
28. The Sleeping Beauty Killer by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
29. Fame, Fate & the First Kiss by Kasie West
30. Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
31. Buried in Bargains (Good Buy Girls #3) by Josie Belle
32. Perfect Chemistry (P.C. #1) by Simone Elkeles
33. If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff (Illustrator: Felicia Bond)
34. Dying for Devil's Food(Cupcake Bakery Mystery #11)by Jenn McKinlay
35. Split Second (Pivot Point #2) by Kasie West
36. Once & For All by Sarah Dessen
37. The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events #2) by Lemony Snicket
38. Open Road Summer by Emery Lord
39. Whose Boat is This? Comments That Don't Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane by the Staff of the Late Show with Steven Colbert
40. Everything Great About President Trump: Literally Everything (Blank Books, LLC)
41. P.S. I Still Love You (#2) by Jenny Han
42. Angel Fever (#3) by L. A. Weatherly
43. Listen To Your Heart by Kasie West
44. Mistborn (#1) by Brandon Sanderson
45. Spongebob Goes to the Doctor by Stephen Banks; Zina Suanders (Illustrator)
46. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1)  by J.K. Rowling**
47. Follow the Drinking Gourd by Wim Coleman
48. At the Drop of a Hat (#3) by Jenn McKinlay
49. I Can Read With My Eyes Closed by Dr. Seuss
50. If Not For You (New Beginnings #5) by Debbie Macomber
51. If I Ran the Circus by  Dr. Seuss
52. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
53. Cinderella (Grimm's Fairy Tale Collection) by the Grimm Brothers
54. Splat by Jon Burgerman
55. Every Breath You Take (Under Suspicion #5) by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
56. Archie #635: Occupy Riverdale by Alex Seguar
57. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
58. Hansel and Gretel by Brother's Grimm (Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales)
59. Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4) by Stephenie Meyer
60. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #1) by Jessica Townsend
61. Short & Skinny by Mark Tatulli
62. Copy Cap Murder (Hat Shopy Mystery #4) by Jenn McKinlay
63.The Voicemail of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare
64. Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss 
65. Assault & Beret (Hat Shopy Mystery #5) by Jenn McKinlay
66. You Don't Own Me (Under Suspicion #5) by Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke
67. Twilight (Graphic Novel Vol. 1) by Stephenie Meyer (Adapted by Young Kim)
68. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #2) by Jessica Townsend
69. Dead & Breakfast (A Merry Ghost Inn #1) by Kate Kingsbury 
70. Maybe This Time by Kasie West
71. Becoming by Michelle Obama
72. Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn
73. Tell the Wind & Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
74. Eclair & Present Danger (An Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery #1) by Laura Bradford
75. A Doom with a View (A Merry Ghost Inn #2) by Kate Kingsbury 
76. Always & Forever, Laura Jean (To All the Boys I've Loved before 
77. Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian
78. Cast Long Shadows (Ghosts of the Shadow Market #1) by Cassandra Clare
79. Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
80. Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
81. Can You Stand to Be Blessed by T.D. Jakes
82. The Donkey Cabbages by Brother's Grimm (Grimm's Complete Collection bind up)
83. Everything, Everything by Nichola Yoon
84. Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson
85. Poppy the Pirate Dog's New Shipmate by Liz Kessler
86. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
87. Hocus Pocus, It's Fall by Anne Sibley O'Brien               
88. Poppy the Pirate Dog by Liz Kessler
89. The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
90. The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey
91. Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
92. Rosa by Nikki Giovanni (illustrated by Bryan Collier)
93. The Red Hen by Rebecca Embereley (Illustrated by Eric Emberelly)
94. Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
95. A Piglet Named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo (Illustrated by Chris Van Dusen)
96. Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make Room For Happiness by Gretchen Rubin

** Re-reads
**Whenever I would reach my goal, I would up it by 5-10 books 

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Big Book Challenge: 
Goal: 3
Achieved: 16 
Total Page Count: 8,641

1. Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (H.P. #7) by J.K. Rowling (759 pages)
2. Twilight (#1) by Stephenie Meyer (498 pages)
3. The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick (425 pages)
4. Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen (417 pages)

5. Angel Fire (Angel #3) by L.A. Weatherly (638 pages)

6. The Moon & More by Sarah Dessen (435 pages)

7. Allegiant (Divergent #3) by Veronica Roth (526 pages)

8. The Whole Town's Talking (Elmwood Springs #4) by Fannie Flagg (535 pages)

9. Angel Fire (Angel #3) by L.A. Weatherly (489 pages)

10. Mistborn: The Final Empirer (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson (567 pages)

11. If Not For You by Debbie Macomber (448 pages)
12. Breaking Dawn (Twilight #4) by Stephenie Meyer (756 pages)
13. Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #1) by Jessica Townsend (461 pages)

14. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (#2) by Jessica Townsend (521 Pages)
15. Becoming by Michelle Obama (720 pages)
16. Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud by Goldie Hawn (446 pages) 

Favorites of 2019:
1. Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin 
2. Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss 
3. Snow White by Brothers Grimm 
4. Shadowlands (#1) by Kate Brian 
5. A Patchwork Path: a Quilt to Freedom by Bettye Stroud & Erin S. Bennett (Illustrator) 
6. Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
7. The Voicemail of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare
8. Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman 
9. Love, Life & the List by Kasie West 
10. Richie Rich: Poor Little Rich Kid (Harvey Comics)
11. I Can Read with My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss 
12. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss 
13. Nevermoor: the Trials of Morrigan Crow (#1) by Jessica Townsend 
14. Short and Skinny by Mark Tatulli 
15. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (#2) by Jessica Townsend 
16. Hocus Pocus, It's Fall by Anne Sibley O'Brien 
17. The Wisdom of Sundays by Oprah Winfrey

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2019 Read-A-Thons & Challenges (i.e.-Seasonal challenges):
(All blogs are linked in each)

☼Rereadathon 2019 
☼Spring Into Readingathon
☼March Mystery Madness 2019
☼Booklist Readathon
☼Tome Topple & Audiobookathon Wrap Up 

☼O.W.L.s Magical Readathon

☼Finish a Series Readathon & Chicklitathon 

☼Seasonal Challenge: Spring 2019  
☼Golden Girls Readathon  

☼Seasonal Challenge: Summer 2019
☼The Reading Rush 2019
☼N.E.W.T.'s Magical Readathon 2019
☼Nameathon
☼Contemporary-athon
☼Trick-Or-Treat-athon
☼ Non-Fiction November & Believeathon
☼Seasonal Challenge: Autumn (Wrap Up) + Winter Seasonal Challenge 2019-2020

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2019 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge:

1. A book becoming a movie in 2019
2. A book that makes you nostalgic: Fox In Socks by Dr. Seuss
3. A book written by a musician
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: The Taking by Dean Koontz
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: H.P. & the Deathly Hallows (#7) by J.K. Rowling
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: The Patchwork Path:  A Quilt Map to Freedom by Bettye Stroud,  Erin Susanne Bennett (Illustrator)
7. A reread of a favorite book:Twilight(#1) by Stephenie Meyer
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018: H.P. & the Deathly Hallows (#7) by J.K. Rowling

10. A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title: Hop On Pop by Dr. Seuss

11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover: A Deal to Die For (Good Buy Girls Mystery #2) by Josie Belle
12. A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore: Twilight(#1) by Stephenie Meyer
13. A book published posthumously
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
15. A retelling of a classic: Tell the Wind & Fire by Sarah Rees Brennan
16. A book with a question in the title
17. A book set on a college or university campus
18. A book about someone with a superpower: The Voicemail of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare
19. A book told from multiple character POVs: The Boy Most Likely To by Huntley Fitzpatrick
20. A book set in space
21. A book by two female authors: The Voicemail of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan (and/or Maureen Johnson)
22. A book with a title that contains "salty," "sweet," "bitter," or "spicy": Stay Sweet by Siobhan Vivian
23. A book set in Scandinavia
24. A book that takes place in a single day: Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
25. A debut novel: Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
26. A book that's published in 2019: Love, Life & the List by Kasie West
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature: The Taking by Dean Koontz
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire: Becoming by Michelle Obama (Oprah Book Club book)
29. A book with "love" in the title: Love, Life & the List by Kasie West
30. A book featuring an amateur detective
31. A book about a family:Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
32. A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title: 
34. A book that includes a wedding: H.P. & the Deathly Hallows (#7) by J.K. Rowling

35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter: The Voicemail of Magnus Bane by Cassandra Clare

36. A ghost story:Dead & Breakfast by Kate Townsend
37. A book with a two-word title: Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett
38. A novel based on a true story
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

Advanced:

41. A "cli-fi" book
42. A "choose-your-own-adventure" book
43. An "own voices" book: Rosa by Nikki Giovanni
44. Read a book during the season it is set in
45. A LitRPG book
46. A book with no chapters/unusual chapter headings/unconventionally numbered chapters: Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin
47. Two books that share the same title (1)
48. Two books that share the same title (2)
49. A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom
50. A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent