2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Here are your twins for April! We've been doing this so long that occasionally you may be paired with someone you had been with before. I've done my best to make sure that you hadn't been paired together this year, but you may have before that.

Please reach out to your twin to decide on a book to read. Once you decide, let us know what book you choose in this thread. We'd also love to hear what you each thought when you've finished!

Stefani - SpelingExpirt
Lisa

Kathryn
Dalynn

Angela
Lori

Gabrielle
Jamtheory

Kellie
Emily (msg 37)

EvaNilla17
Anita

Ju
Kat

Jamie
Maryam

Niecie
Daisya

Maya
Kiamesha

Gina
KayleeStansbery

Gabriella
Smriti

Eva
Melissa

Brendan
Kaitlin

Emily (msg 19)
Kelll

Jamieson
Sherry

Jewel
Katy

Harsha
Raika

Nethra
Katerina

Jeana
Tonni

Janine
Alexxy

Erin
Gretchen

Laura
Jess

Shrouk
Annie

Catherine
Renie

Kaotic
Kara

How to compare books:

1. Go to your twin's profile and click "compare books"



2. In the top right corner, set the "common shelves" to "to read." If you or your partner keeps the TBR list somewhere other than the "to read" shelf, then you can use the two fields under that to compare books.



This should give you a neat list of everything you have in common.

Jamieson and I decided on Me Before YouMe Before You #1) by Jojo Moyes

Alexxy and I have decided to read Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas.

Kaotic and I are going to read You're Never Weird on the Internet by Felicia Day :)

Eva and I are going to read The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

Nethra and I decided to read Us.

Emily and I decided to read Brooklyn.

Renie and I will be reading Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline.

Jewel and I chose The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith.

Dalynn and I have decided to read Thicker Than Blood by C.J. Darlington.

Smriti and I will read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.

Angela and I are reading The Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain

Gabriella wrote: "Smriti and I will read Dark Places by Gillian Flynn."

Interested to hear what you both think of this one! It's pretty polarizing.

Hi... I missed out participating last month. Will it be possible for a last minute pairing up with someone?

Devi, we normally have a no-show or two, so if that happens, I'll pair you with the person left hanging. Thanks!

If Devi is happy to do an easy read murder mystery that I can pick up at the library I would be more than happy to twin with her too.

Eilleen (EvaNilla17) & I will read Lord of the Flies this month.

Lori wrote: "If Devi is happy to do an easy read murder mystery that I can pick up at the library I would be more than happy to twin with her too."

I'm up for a quickie too :) Putting my hand up as second standby for Devi's twin. Ok. That sounded weird :D

Ha ha Nethra!!

LOL. Haven't heard from the moderator or Devi so perhaps neither of us will be needed Nethra.

Hey guys, just waiting to see if anyone needs a twin. It doesn't seem like it--normally they would say something by now--so let's move forward. Lori, based on Devi's May post, it sounds like you two might have similar taste. Can you please reach out directly and choose a book to read?

Sure thing Kara :-)

Lori

Hi there,

Kat and I are going to read Shadow and Bone this month :)

Jess and I are reading Island of the lost by Joan Druett!

Sherry and I decided to read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes.

We both loved this book, and gave it a 5* rating.

summary:Lou Clark knows lots of things. She knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home. She knows she likes working in The Buttered Bun tea shop and she knows she might not love her boyfriend Patrick.

What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job or that knowing what's coming is what keeps her sane.

Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live. He knows everything feels very small and rather joyless now and he knows exactly how he's going to put a stop to that.

What Will doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of colour. And neither of them knows they're going to change the other for all time.

review We both agreed this book was really emotional. You get really attached to the characters in this book and then you get to see them grow and change through the story. Even though sometimes the characters are mean or selfish, it felt realistic - thats what people are like, especially in really tough circumstances such as the ones the characters were in.

I don't want to talk too much about the ending for fear of spoiling it, but we both agreed with and understood the ending.

Overall we both really enjoyed this blog. Personally it was one of my favourites I've read all year!

Ju and I read Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo and found it enjoyable... but unsatisfying. We both thought that the writing was rather clunky, and that the story lacked depth, but both enjoyed it as a "lighter" read and are planning to finish the trilogy later, where it will hopefully get better.