2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I read a lot more books than I had originally thought in 2016, but towards the end of the year I've found myself in a bit of a reading rut, so my goal for 2017 is 50 books/30,000 pages total. Hopefully I'll surpass that though.

Books completed: 22/65
Pages read: 7,510/30,000

JANUARY
(view spoiler)[1. Shot of Tequila | 270 pgs. | 1/2/17
2. Me Before You | 385 pgs. | 1/6/17
3. The Memory of Light | 341 pgs. | 1/10/17
4. WEBCAM - A Novel of Terror | 306 pgs. | 1/10/17
5. Disturb | 372 pgs. | 1/15/17
6. Why She Left Us | 434 pgs. | 1/16/17
7. The Art of Keeping Secrets | 384 pgs. | 1/18/17
8. Neverwhere | 370 pgs. | 1/19/17 (hide spoiler)]

FEBRUARY
(view spoiler)[9. The Good Girl | 400 pgs. | 2/5/17
10. Killing Floor | 561 pgs. | 2/5/17
11. During the Dance | 9 pgs. | 2/5/17
12. In the Woods | 429 pgs. | 2/15/17
13. Worth Dying For | 530 pgs. | 2/25/17
14. The Lost Girls of Rome | 432 pgs. | 2/28/17 (hide spoiler)]

MARCH
(view spoiler)[15. Coronado: Stories | 240 pgs. | 3/1/17
16. The 7th Woman | 249 pgs. | 3/10/17
17. Running Blind | 512 pgs. | 3/16/17
18. Catherine: The Story of a Young Girl Who Died of Anorexia | 144 pgs. | 3/26/17
19. The Color Purple | 295 pgs. | 3/30/17 (hide spoiler)]

APRIL
(view spoiler)[20. Weedmonkey | 256 pgs. | 4/18/17 (hide spoiler)]

MAY
21. The Animators | 369 pgs. | 5/16/17
22. The Word Game | 222 pgs. | 5/24/17

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

2017 Challenge 1: Let's Turn Pages
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #59

LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2017
Goal: 30,000

Total pages read: 6,919/30,000

Pages read in January: 2862 pages
Pages read in February: 2361 pages
Pages read in March: 1440 pages
Pages read in April: 256 pages
Pages read in May:
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Pages read in July:
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Pages read in September:
Pages read in October:
Pages read in November:
Pages read in December:

2017 Challenge 2: Popsugar 2017
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #69

POPSUGAR 2017 READING CHALLENGE
Duration January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
16/20 completed

1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long
3. A book of letters - The Color Purple | 3/30/17
4. An audiobook - Shot of Tequila | 1/2/17
5. A book by a person of color
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story The Lost Girls of Rome | 2/28/17
8. A book with multiple authors
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym WEBCAM - A Novel of Terror | 1/10/17
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability - Me Before You | 1/6/17
14. A book involving travel - Killing Floor | 2/5/17
15. A book with a subtitle - Catherine: The Story of a Young Girl Who Died of Anorexia | 3/26/17
16. A book that's published in 2017
17. A book involving a mythical creature - Neverwhere | 1/29/17
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective
22. A steampunk novel
23. A book with a red spine
24. A book set in the wilderness The Good Girl | 2/5/17
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited The 7th Woman | 3/10/17
27. A book with a title that's a character's name
28. A novel set during wartime
29. A book with an unreliable narrator
30. A book with pictures
31. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you The Memory of Light | 1/10/17
32. A book about an interesting woman
33. A book set in two different time periods
34. A book with a month or day of the week in the title
35. A book set in a hotel
36. A book written by someone you admire
37. A book that's becoming a movie in 2017
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before - In the Woods | 2/15/17
40. A book you bought on a trip

Advanced
41. A book recommended by an author you love
42. A bestseller from 2016
43. A book with a family-member term in the title
44. A book that takes place over a character's life span Weedmonkey | 4/18/17
45. A book about an immigrant or refugee
46. A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of
47. A book with an eccentric character The Animators | 5/16/17
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale The Art of Keeping Secrets | 1/18/17
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic The Word Game | 5/24/17
52. A book based on mythology

2017 Challenge 3: Travel The World
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #13

TRAVEL THE WORLD CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1, 2017 - Dec 31, 2017
Level: 4-6 countries
5/4+ books completed

1. England: Me Before You | 1/6/17
2. Mexico: The Memory of Light | 1/10/17
3. Ireland: In the Woods | 2/15/17
4. Italy: The Lost Girls of Rome | 2/28/17
5. France: The 7th Woman | 3/10/17
6.

2017 Challenge 4: A-Z Location
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #3

A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION
Duration: January 1, through December 31, 2017
15/26 books completed

✔A: Africa | The Color Purple | 3/30/17
B:
✔C: Chicago | Shot of Tequila | 1/2/17
D:
✔E: England | Me Before You | 1/6/17
✔F: Florida | The Animators | 5/16/17
✔G: Grand Marais, Minnesota | The Good Girl | 2/5/17
H:
✔I: Illinois | WEBCAM - A Novel of Terror | 1/10/17
J:
✔K: Knocknaree, Ireland | In the Woods | 2/15/17
✔L: London | Neverwhere | 1/29/17
✔M: Margrave, GA | Killing Floor | 2/5/17
✔N: North Carolina | The Art of Keeping Secrets | 1/18/17
O:
✔P: Paris | The 7th Woman | 3/10/17
✔Q: Quantico, Virginia | Running Blind | 3/16/17
✔R: Rome, Italy | The Lost Girls of Rome | 2/28/17
S:
✔T: Texas | The Memory of Light | 1/10/17
U:
V:
✔W: West Virginia | Weedmonkey | 4/18/17
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Y:
Z:

2017 Challenge 4: Color Challenge
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #60

2017 COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
9/15 books completed

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).
| 1/15/17

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). -
| 1/2/17

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
| 3/1/17

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). -
| 1/29/17

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). -
| 1/18/17

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). - | 3/16/17

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). - | 3/30/17

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
| 1/10/17

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. | 5/16/17

14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.

15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, ect...).

2017 Challenge 5: A-Z Genres
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #11

2017 A-Z GENRE CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
10/26 books completed

A: Adult Fiction
B: Banned
✔C: Contemporary - The Animators | 5/16/17
D: Dark
E: Essays
F: Fantasy
G: Gothic Horror
✔H: Historical Fiction - The Color Purple | 3/30/17
I: International Literature
J: Japanese Literature
K: Kid's Books
L: Legal Thriller
✔M: Memoir: Weedmonkey | 4/18/17
✔N: Nonfiction: Catherine: The Story of a Young Girl Who Died of Anorexia | 3/26/17
O: Occult
✔P: Psychological Thriller: The Good Girl | 2/5/17
Q: Wildcard: LGBTQ
✔R: Romance: Me Before You | 1/6/17
✔S: Short Stories: Coronado: Stories | 3/1/17
T: True Crime
✔U: Urban Fantasy: Neverwhere | 1/29/17
V: Victorian
W: Whodunit
X: Wildcard: Sci-Fi
✔Y: Young Adult: The Memory of Light | 1/10/17
✔Z: Wildcard: Chick-Lit The Art of Keeping Secrets | 1/18/17

2017 Challenge 6: A-Z Titles
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #19

A-Z TITLE CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
12/26 books completed

✔A - The Art of Keeping Secrets | 1/18/17
B
✔C - Coronado: Stories | 3/1/17
✔D - Disturb | 1/15/17
E
F
✔G - The Good Girl | 2/5/17
H
✔I - In the Woods | 2/15/17
J
✔K - Killing Floor | 2/5/17
✔L - The Lost Girls of Rome | 2/28/17
✔M - Me Before You | 1/6/17
✔N - Neverwhere | 1/29/17
O
P
Q
✔R - Running Blind | 3/16/17
✔S - Shot of Tequila | 1/2/17
T
U
V
✔W - WEBCAM - A Novel of Terror | 1/10/17
X
Y
Z

2017 Challenge 7: Listopia Challenge
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #119

LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
3/12 books completed

Best Plot Twist
✔1. Why She Left Us | 1/16/17
2.
3.

Women Are Writing The Best Crime Novels
✔1. In the Woods | 2/15/17
2.
3.

Books That Exceeded Your Expectations
✔1. The Color Purple | 3/30/17
2.
3.

Women And Mental Illness
1.
2.
3.

2017 Challenge 8: Character A-Z
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #12

CHARACTER A-Z SPELL OUT CHALLENGE
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
17/26 completed

✸Easy Level: 1 list from A to Z, a combination of male & female names

✔A - Annabelle | The Art of Keeping Secrets | 1/18/17
✔B - Bill | Disturb | 1/15/17
✔C - Cassie | In the Woods | 2/15/17
✔D - Dorothy | Worth Dying For | 2/25/17
✔E - Ellen | Why She Left Us | 1/16/17
F
G
✔H - Harpo | The Color Purple | 3/30/17
I
✔J - Jack | Shot of Tequila | 1/2/17
✔K - Kendal | WEBCAM - A Novel of Terror | 1/10/17
✔L - Louisa | Me Before You | 1/6/17
✔M - Marcus | The Lost Girls of Rome | 2/28/17
✔N - Nico | The 7th Woman | 3/10/17
✔O - Owen | The Good Girl | 2/5/17
✔P - Paul | Killing Floor | 2/5/17
Q
✔R - Richard | Neverwhere | 1/29/17
S
✔T - Ted | The Animators | 5/16/17
U
✔V - Vicky | The Memory of Light | 1/10/17
✔W - Will | Coronado: Stories | 3/1/17
X
Y
Z

2017 Challenge 9:

2017 Challenge 10: Book Riot's Read Harder
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #37

BOOK RIOT'S READ HARDER CHALLENGE 2017
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2017
4/15 completed

1. Read a book about sports.
2. Read a debut novel. The Good Girl | 2/5/17
3. Read a book about books.
4. Read a book set in Central or South America, written by a Central or South American author.
5. Read a book by an immigrant or with a central immigration narrative.
6. Read an all-ages comic.
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
8. Read a travel memoir.
9. Read a book you’ve read before.
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location.
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. Me Before You | 1/6/17
12. Read a fantasy novel. Neverwhere | 1/29/17
13. Read a nonfiction book about technology.
14. Read a book about war.
15. Read a YA or middle grade novel by an author who identifies as LGBTQ+.
16. Read a book that has been banned or frequently challenged in your country.
17. Read a classic by an author of color. The Color Purple | 3/30/17
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel
21. Read a book published by a micropress
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color

2017 Challenge 11: Wacky Reading Challenges Word Search

January - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

February - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

April -https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

May- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2017 Challenge 12: Bucket List Challenge
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message # 8

BUCKET LIST CHALLENGE
Duration: 1st April 2017- 31st March 2018

April- n/a
May-
June-
July-
August-
September-
October-
November-
December-
January-
February-
March-

2017 Challenge 13: The Life of a Book Addict Monthly Challenge

January - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

February -https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

March- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

April - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

May -https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2017 Challenge 14: For Love of a Book's Annual Reading Challenge
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #7

FLOAB ANNUAL READING CHALLENGE
January 1 - December 31, 2017
18/55 Completed

1. Written by a Celebrity
2. Based on a Fairy-Tale
3. Book from the Library Worth Dying For | 2/25/17
4. A Book that's Been on your TBR for more than a year
5. A Bestseller In the Woods | 2/15/17
6. Published in 2017 The Animators | 5/16/17
7. First Book in a Series
8. Originally Published Before 1900
9. Featuring an Immigrant or Refugee
10. Received High Praise from one of your favorite authors
11. Independently Published
12. Book You Got For Free - Shot of Tequila | 1/2/17
13. From Oprah's Book Club
14. Steampunk Genre
15. Takes Place in Your Home State/Province - The Good Girl | 2/5/17
16. Main Character with a Different Nationality from you - The 7th Woman | 3/10/17
17. Popular Author's First Book Killing Floor | 2/5/17
18. Set in the Future The Renfield Syndrome by J.A. Saare
19. Shape on the Cover (Heart, Circle, Square)
20. Made into a Movie Me Before You | 1/7/16
21. About a Topic you are Interested in Learning More About
22. Banned Book The Color Purple | 3/30/17
23. Short Story Compilation
24. Book you have been avoiding due to hype
25. Memoir Weedmonkey | 4/18/17
26. More than 600 pages
27. Graphic Novel
28. Animal Main Character
29. Book With Quotes In It
30. Book About a War
31. Written By an Author You Have Never Read From The Memory of Light | 1/10/17
32. Book about Mythology
33. New-York Times Bestseller
34. A Blank Cover (Only Text)
35. Should be Made into a Movie (but isn't yet) Neverwhere | 1/29/17
36. A Book you own but haven't read The Art of Keeping Secrets | 1/18/17
37. Translated from a language other than your native speaking one The Lost Girls of Rome | 2/28/17
38. Favorite Color in the Title
39. Written by your favorite author Coronado: Stories | 3/1/17
40. One Word Title - Disturb | 1/15/17
41. Lacking any Human Characters
42. Comedic Novel
43. Romance - Why She Left Us | 1/16/17
44. Based on a True Story
45. A Sports Themed Book
46. A book of poems
47. Strong Female Lead
48. Villain as the Main Character
49. Character who is Addicted to Something - Catherine: The Story of a Young Girl Who Died of Anorexia | 3/26/17
50. Pictures or Drawings in the Book
51. Book with a map
52. With a Glossary or Character Breakdown
53. Published the Year You Were Born
54. From an Obscure Genre
55. Written by Someone Younger Than You

2017 Challenge 15: Monthly Marathon Challenge

JANUARY - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2017 Random Read-A-Thons

#1. Hooked on Books 1/7-1/14

2017 Challenge 16: Spanning the Globe Challenge (view spoiler)[
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #67

SPANNING THE GLOBE
Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2017
29,010.9/20,000 miles traveled

Starting Point: Saint Paul, MN, USA
First book: The Good Girl
-Grand Marais, MN (260.0 mi) to
-Chicago, IL (579.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 839.0 mi

From Chicago, IL
Second book: Killing Floor
-Margrave (Atlanta), GA (719.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 1558.0 mi

From Atlanta, GA
Third book: In the Woods
-Dublin, Ireland (3921.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 5479.0 mi

From Dublin, Ireland
Fourth book: Worth Dying For
-Nebraska (4129.0 mi)
Total miles traveled: 9608.0 mi

From Nebraska
Fifth book: The Lost Girls of Rome
-Milan, Italy (5007.0 mi)
-Rome, Italy (356.7 mi)
-Paris, France (1421.5 mi)
-Mexico City, Mexico (5711.0 mi)
-Kiev, Ukraine (6717.0 mi)
-Prypiat, Ukraine (94.9 mi)
-Prague (867.5 mi) **20,175.6 mi total in this book**
Total miles traveled: 29,010.9 mi (hide spoiler)]

2017 Challenge 17:

2017 Challenge 18: FLOAB Monthly Challenge

MARCH https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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2017 Challenge 19:

Challenge 20:

Challenge 21 -

Challenge 22 - Read The Seasons - Spring
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Message #28

READ THE SEASONS - SPRING
Duration: Mar 1st 2017 - May 31st 2017
8/20 completed

5-10 points - Super Seasonal
**11-20 points - Spring Fling**
21+ points - Beautiful Blossoms

1. Read a book published in March, April or May of any year (Bonus: published in March, April or May 2017)

2. Read a book set in March, April or May

3. Read a book with the letters F O O L somewhere in the title. Does not have to be in order. (Bonus: The letters 'Fool' in order in the title, so Fool, Foolish, Fooled etc)

4. Read a book with a Spring related word in the title (Bonus: 'Blossom' in the title)

5. Read a book with a cover that reminds you of spring. This can be as simple as a pastel coloured cover. (Bonus: Flowers or baby animal on cover - lamb etc) - Show us the cover. (Flowers) | 3/26/17 | 3 pts

6. Spring Break - Read a book with the words 'spring break' somewhere in the text. - Tell us the sentence and location/page number

7. Spring Break - Read a book set in USA (Bonus: Set in Florida) Weedmonkey | 4/18/17 | 1 pt

8. Saint Patrick – Read a book with an Irish character. (Bonus: St Patrick's Day is mentioned in the story - Tell us the sentence and location/page number)

9. Saint Patrick - Read a book with a green cover - Show us the cover

10. Easter Egg Hunt - Read a book where someone searches for something - Tell us what they're looking for - Coronado: Stories | 3/1/17 | In the story 'Until Gwen' Bobby's dad is looking for a diamond they stole. | 1 pt

11. Easter - Read a book with chocolate on the cover (Bonus: Easter eggs on cover - Show us the cover)

12. April Fool's Day - Read a book where someone plays a prank. (Bonus: An April Fools prank)

13. May Day - Read a book where someone needs rescuing - Tell us how - The 7th Woman | 3/10/17 | Caroline is kidnapped by the serial killer and Nico has to rescue her before it's too late. | 1 pt

14. Mothers Day - Read a book with a main character who is a mother. - The Color Purple | 3/30/17 | 1 pt

15. Mothers Day - Read a book with the word Mother, Mum, Mummy or Mom in the title. (in order)

16. St Davids Day (Wales) - Read a book with a character OR author called David (Bonus: also set in Wales)

17. St Georges Day (England) - Read a book set in England OR that features a dragon (Bonus: set in England AND features a dragon)

18. Memorial Day (US) - Read a book with a character in the military. Running Blind | 3/16/17 | 1 pt

19. Patriot's Day (US) - Read a historical book. (Bonus: Set in 1700s)

20. Read a book from one of these listopias - Great Debut Novels, Best Debut Chick-Lit