2025 Reading Challenge

message 1: by Brianna (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:20PM

I love reading challenges and have the tendency to sign up for way too many. I've gotten better at picking and choosing which ones I actually want to participate in and have gotten better about not getting upset when I don't complete them. This corner will be where I track the personal goals I have, but also the challenges I'll be signing up for within this group.

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message 2: by Brianna (last edited Dec 09, 2017 05:19PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:21PM

personal challenges

books → 092 | 120
pages → 36,111 | 36,000

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message 3: by Brianna (last edited Dec 09, 2017 05:19PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:24PM

let's turn pages challenge

pages read → 36,111 | 36,000

january → 5,603 pages

february → 3,726 pages

march → 3,425 pages

april → 4,141 pages

may → 3,591 pages

june → 1,766 pages

july → 1,984 pages

august → 4,221 pages

september → 3,290 pages

october → 875 pages

november → 2,778 pages

december → 711 pages

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message 4: by Brianna (last edited Aug 21, 2017 08:36AM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:31PM

genre bingo challenge

books read → 17 | 10
bingos → 03 | 02

■ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
A [-] [■] [-] [■] [■]
B [-] [■] [■] [-] [-]
C [■] [■] [•] [■] [■]
D [■] [■] [■] [-] [-]
E [■] [■] [■] [■] [■]

currently reading

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C5 | Science Fiction → Twinmaker by Sean Williams
C2 | Historical → The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
D1 | Urban Fantasy → American Gods by Neil Gaiman
E2 | Mystery or Thriller → Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
B2 | YA Fantasy → Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
D2 | Historical Romance → Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
D3 | Paranormal Romance → Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
C4 | Dystopian → The Heir by Kiera Cass
B3 | Adventure → The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
E1 | Suspense → The Killer in Me by Margot Harrison
A5 | Horror → Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
E5 | Space Opera → William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
C1 | Memoir → Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
E4 | Epic/High Fantasy → A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
E3 | Humor → Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler
A4 | Chick-Lit → Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
A2 | Classics → The Giver by Lois Lowry

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message 5: by Brianna (last edited Nov 10, 2017 08:10PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:43PM

2017 popsugar reading challenge

read → 33 | 26

01→ recommended by a librarian
✓ 02 → book that's been on your TBR list for way too long → 3:AM Kisses by Addison Moore
✓ 03 → book of letters → Roomies by Sara Zarr & Tara Altebrando
04→ an audiobook
✓ 05 → by a person of color → Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler
06→ with one of the four seasons in the title
✓ 07 → a story within a story → Everything All at Once by Katrina Leno
✓ 08 → with multiple authors → How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana & Abigail Pesta
09→ an espionage thriller
10→ with a cat on the cover
✓ 11 → with an author who uses a pseudonym → Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
12→ a bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13→ by or about a person who has a disability
✓ 14 → involving travel → Paris Lights by C.J. Duggan
✓ 15 → with a subtitle → Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
✓ 16 → published in 2017 → By Your Side by Kasie West
✓ 17 → involving a mythical creature → City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
✓ 18 → book you've read before that never fails to make you smile → Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
19→ about food
✓ 20 → with career advice → Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham
✓ 21 → from a nonhuman perspective → Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
22→ a steampunk novel
✓ 23 → with a red spine → The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
✓ 24 → set in the wilderness → Hunted by Meagan Spooner
✓ 25 → loved as a child → Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
✓ 26 → by an author from a country you've never visited → Twinmaker by Sean Williams
✓ 27→ with a title that's a character's name → Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
✓ 28 → set during wartime → The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
29→ with an unreliable narrator
✓ 30 → with pictures → The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen
✓ 31 → the main character is a different ethnicity than you → The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
32→ about an interesting woman
✓ 33 → set in two different time periods → Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
34→ with a month or day of the week in the title
35→ set in a hotel
36→ written by someone you admire
37→ becoming a movie in 2017
38→ set around a holiday other than Christmas
✓ 39 → first book in a series you haven't read before → The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
40→ book you bought on a trip

advanced
✓ 41 → recommended by an author you love → Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
✓ 42 → bestseller from 2016 → The Crown by Kiera Cass
✓ 43 → with a family-member term in the title → The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
✓ 44 → takes place over a character's life span → Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
✓ 45 → about an immigrant or refugee → Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
46→ from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
✓ 47 → with an eccentric character → William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
✓ 48 → book that's more than 800 pages → A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
✓ 49 → book you got from a used book sale → The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
50→ book that's been mentioned in another book
✓ 51 → about a difficult topic → Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
✓ 52 → based on mythology → American Gods by Neil Gaiman

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message 6: by Brianna (last edited Dec 09, 2017 05:19PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:52PM

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message 7: by Brianna (last edited Nov 10, 2017 08:11PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

tbr randomiser challenge

read → 05 | 12

january - march - 0
✓ Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
✓ Babe in Boyland by Jody Gehrman
Slayers
The Raven King
✓ Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
East of Eden

april - june - 2
The Silver Linings Playbook
The House of the Scorpion
Moonglass
✓ Everything All at Once by Katrina Leno
Burn for Burn
Paris

july - september - 2
Falling Kingdoms
Dust & Decay
Little Peach
✓ This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
All Fall Down
Someone Like You

october - december - 3
Heist Society
Every Ugly Word
Ink
The Painted Girls
#scandal
Far from the Tree

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message 8: by Brianna (last edited Nov 11, 2017 01:41PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

listopia challenge

read → 14 | 15

Best Books of the 21st Century
read → 07 | 03
30 → American Gods by Neil Gaiman | ★★★
34 → The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson | ★★★★
06 → Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling | ★★★★
47 → City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare | ★★★★
05 → Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling | ★★★★
44 → City of Glass by Cassandra Clare | ★★★★
58 → The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova | ★★★★

Can't Wait Books of 2016
read → 03 | 03
11 → The Crown by Kiera Cass
97 → P.S. I Like You by Kasie West | ★★★
22 → This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab | ★★★★

Top 100 YA Books
read → 05 | 06
13 → Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead | ★★★
21 → Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins | ★★★★★
26 → Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor | ★★★★
70 → The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey | ★★★
07 → The Giver by Lois Lowry | ★★★★

Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
read → 03 | 03
02 → Cinder by Marissa Meyer | ★★★
10 → Scarlet by Marissa Meyer | ★★★★
17 → Cress by Marissa Meyer | ★★★

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message 9: by Brianna (last edited Oct 01, 2017 02:27PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

Color Challenge

read → 12 | 15

covers
✓ 01 → white → Wait for You by J. Lynn
✓ 02 → pink → Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
✓ 03 → red → Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
✓ 04 → orange → The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
✓ 05 → yellow → This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
✓ 06 → green → The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis
✓ 07 → light blue → Falling into Place by Amy Zhang
✓ 08 → dark blue → Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
✓ 09 → purple → The Crown by Kiera Cass
10→ brown
✓ 11 → black → Nash by Jay Crownover
12→ metallic
✓ 13 → at least 5 colors on the cover → The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Wait for You (Wait for You, #1) by J. Lynn

Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) by Stephanie Perkins

Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1) by Richelle Mead

The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium, #2) by Stieg Larsson

This Is What Happy Looks Like (This is What Happy Looks Like, #1) by Jennifer E. Smith

The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders, #1) by Peter Lerangis

Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon

The Crown (The Selection, #5) by Kiera Cass

titles
✓ 14 → with a color in the title → The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
15→ with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc.)

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message 10: by Brianna (last edited Apr 23, 2017 12:13PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

A to Z Locations Challenge

read → 22 | 20

✓ A → Angeles → The Heir by Kiera Cass
✓ B → Briar University → The Deal by Elle Kennedy
✓ C → California → One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy
✓ D → Denver → Nash by Jay Crownover
✓ E → Essos → A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
✓ F → Florida → Fireworks by Katie Cotugno
✓ G → Grimmauld Place → Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
✓ H → Hogwarts → Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
✓ I → Illinois → American Gods by Neil Gaiman
✓ J → Jakku → The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster
✓ K → Kentucky → Dare You To by Katie McGarry
✓ L → Little Hangleton → Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
✓ M → Montana → Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
✓ N → New Mexico → The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
✓ O → Oklahoma → Bad Blood by jennifer Lynn Barnes
✓ P → Paris → Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Q
✓ R → Rot & Ruin → Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
✓ S → Scotland → Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
✓ T → Tatooine → William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope by Ian Doescher
✓ U → Utah → By Your Side by Kasie West
✓ V → Vermont → The Killer in Me by Margot Harrison
✓ W → West Virginia → Wait for You by J. Lynn
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message 11: by Brianna (last edited Jul 23, 2017 06:11PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

group reads | buddy reads | tbr twins

january
group read
✓ American Gods by Neil Gaiman
tbr twins
✓ Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

february
group read
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
buddy reads
✓ The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks

march
buddy reads
✓ The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
tbr twins
✓ The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

april
buddy reads
✓ The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks

may
buddy reads
✓ The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
✓ City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
✓ Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

june
buddy reads
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

july
buddy reads
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
✓ The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

august
buddy reads
City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

september
buddy reads
City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare

october
buddy reads
Dracula by Bram Stoker

november

december

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message 12: by Brianna (last edited Jul 05, 2017 09:15PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

quarter one challenge

books you might have missed challenge
read → 03 | 03
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message 13: by Brianna (last edited Jul 05, 2017 09:16PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

january - march monthly challenges

january: marathon challenge
14 | 09 books
5,603 | 3,600 pages
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february: spanning the globe
8,617.8 | 8,591.5 mi
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march: the woman in the book
03 | 03
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message 14: by Brianna (last edited Jul 05, 2017 09:16PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:55PM

quarter two challenge

clear the shelves challenge
read → 19 | 24
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message 15: by Brianna (last edited Jul 05, 2017 09:16PM) (new)

Dec 04, 2016 03:59PM

april - june monthly challenges

april: links
books read → 03 | 04
links made → 01 | 02
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may: sun songs
read → 07 | 03
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june: summer celebrations
total read → 02 | 02
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message 16: by Brianna (last edited Oct 25, 2017 02:32PM) (new)

Dec 06, 2016 10:25AM

quarter three challenge

wonders of the world
read → 10 | 06
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message 17: by Brianna (last edited Oct 25, 2017 02:32PM) (new)

Dec 06, 2016 10:28AM

july - september monthly challenges

july: war and peace
read → 02 | 10
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september: back to school
read → 04 | 02
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message 18: by Brianna (last edited Dec 20, 2016 04:37PM) (new)

Dec 06, 2016 10:31AM

quarter four challenge

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message 19: by Brianna (last edited Nov 11, 2017 01:41PM) (new)

Dec 16, 2016 03:19PM

october - december monthly challenges

november: togetherness in books
read → 02 | 02