2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Yearly Challenge
A TO Z CHALLENGE -- LOCATION EDITION
Duration: January 1, through December 31, 2017
Completed: 14/26

This year we are doing a new twist on the A to Z Challenge. To go with our "Around the World Theme," we have decided to do a Location Edition! For this challenge you will read books with cities, states, provinces, countries, and worlds that fit for each letter of the alphabet. You may only use one location per book, and you may use fictional locations for this challenge.

A: Arrakis - Dune
B: Bakura - The Truce at Bakura
C: California - $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal
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E: England - Clockwork Angel
F: France - Stars Above
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H: Hawaii - Marine for Hire
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J: Japan - Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom
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L: Luthadel - The Well of Ascension
M: MidWorld - The Gunslinger
N: New York - The Marriage Bargain
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P: Prythian - A Court of Thorns and Roses
Q:
R: Roshar - The Way of Kings
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T: The Tearling - The Queen of the Tearling
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W: Wreath - Saga: Vol. 1
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Yearly Challenge
Around the World Through Language
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
Completed: 1/5

Read books originally published in languages other than your own. You can use listopias such as Foreign Books Translated to English, Translated Speculative Fiction, and Favorite Translated Literature to get ideas.

1. Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (technically, I'm reading more than just 1 translated from another language, but they're all from the same series, so I'm only going to count it as one)
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Yearly Challenge
BOOK RIOT'S READ HARDER CHALLENGE 2017
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2017
Completed: 7/24 (Target 15)

We have brought back the Book Riot Challenge again for 2017! The link to the challenge is here, but we have also copied down all the tasks below. The goal is to do all 24 tasks, but if that's a stretch for you, please feel free to set your own goal.

1. Read a book about sports.
2. Read a debut novel. The Queen of the Tearling
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. Bone, Vol. 8: Treasure Hunters
7. Read a book published between 1900 and 1950.
8. Read a travel memoir.
9. Read a book you’ve read before. To Seduce a Sinner
10. Read a book that is set within 100 miles of your location. $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal
11. Read a book that is set more than 5000 miles from your location. Clockwork Angel
12. Read a fantasy novel. The Way of Kings
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.
18. Read a superhero comic with a female lead.
19. Read a book in which a character of color goes on a spiritual journey (From Daniel José Older, author of Salsa Nocturna, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, and YA novel Shadowshaper)
20. Read an LGBTQ+ romance novel (From Sarah MacLean, author of ten bestselling historical romance novels)
21. Read a book published by a micropress. (From Roxane Gay, bestselling author of Ayiti, An Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Marvel’s World of Wakanda, and the forthcoming Hunger and Difficult Women)
22. Read a collection of stories by a woman. (From Celeste Ng, author Everything I Never Told You and the forthcoming Little Fires Everywhere) Stars Above
23. Read a collection of poetry in translation on a theme other than love. (From Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of the Esa Khattak/Rachel Getty mystery series, including The Unquiet Dead, The Language of Secrets, and the forthcoming Among the Ruins)
24. Read a book wherein all point-of-view characters are people of color. (From Jacqueline Koyanagi, author of sci-fi novel Ascension)

Yearly Challenge
COLOR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Completed: 14/15

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...). Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...). Stars Above

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...). Words of Radiance

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

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...). Marine for Hire

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...). Saga: Vol. 1

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...). A Court of Mist and Fury

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). Geekerella

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

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

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...). Clockwork Angel

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover. The Way of Kings

14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book. Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout

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

Yearly Challenge
GENRE BINGO CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Completed: 0/3 bingos

Let's play bingo! For this challenge, read books to make as many "bingos" as possible (five squares in a line - can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal). You can set a goal for total number of books, number of bingos, or both!



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Bingo #1
1. Epic/High Fantasy - The Way of Kings
2. Science Fiction - Dune
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Bingo #2
1. Science Fiction - The Truce at Bakura
2. Short Stories/Novellas - $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal
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Bingo #3
1. Short Stories/Novellas - Stars Above
2. YA Fantasy - Clockwork Angel
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Yearly Challenge
LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1 – December 31, 2016
Completed: 13,313/35,000 pages

Back for another year, Let's Turn Pages! We are always making goals about how many books we want to read in a year. How about we make a goal for number of pages we want to read?

The Way of Kings - 1,007
Stars Above - 369
The Truce at Bakura - 341
Dune - 794
Marine for Hire - 230
The Queen of the Tearling - 434
Bone, Vol. 8: Treasure Hunters - 144
Bone, Vol. 9: Crown of Horns - 224
The Well of Ascension - 756
To Seduce a Sinner - 359
$10,000,000 Marriage Proposal - 115
Words of Radiance - 1,087
Clockwork Angel - 476
The Gunslinger - 300
Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom - 195
Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence - 197
Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run - 200
Death Note, Vol. 4: Love - 204
We Should All Be Feminists - 48
Death Note, Vol. 5: Whiteout - 201
Death Note, Vol. 6: Give-and-Take - 215
Jane Eyre - 466
Clockwork Prince - 498
The Marriage Bargain - 206
A Court of Thorns and Roses - 421
Wife by Wednesday - 223
Clockwork Princess - 568
A Court of Mist and Fury - 624
The Circle - 493
Saga: Vol. 1 - 160
Saga, Vol. 2 - 144
Saga, Vol. 3 - 144
Geekerella - 320
Welcome to Dead House - 126
Stay Out of the Basement - 122
Monster Blood - 128
I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire - 311
The Drawing of the Three - 463

Yearly Challenge
THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Completed: 1/15

Best "Strong Female" Fantasy Novels
1. Graceling by Kristen Cashore
2. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamore Pierce
3. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
4. The Blue Sword by Robert McKinley
5. Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison

Best Fantasy Books of the 21st Century
1. The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
2. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
4. The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks
5. The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
6. The Dark Tower by Stephen King
7. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
8. Lirael by Garth Nix
9. The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
10. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Yearly Challenge
MY FAVORITE THINGS
Duration January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Completed: 9/20

For this challenge, you will fill in the blanks with your favorite things and find "new to you" books that match each category. You can either find a book that has the same same words in the title, is about the same subject, has a picture of your favorite thing on the cover, is written by the same author, or is the next in a series. The choice is yours as long as you have never read the book before!

Here are your categories...

1. My favorite fiction book is: Misery
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2. My favorite non-fiction is: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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3. My favorite author is: Stephen King
-- I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire
4. My favorite genre is: fantasy
-- The Way of Kings
5. My favorite fairy/folk tale is: Sleeping Beauty
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6. My favorite male book character is: Sirius Black from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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7. My favorite female book character is: Feyre from A Court of Thorns and Roses
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8. My favorite song is: Untitled Finale by Atreyu
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9. My favorite movie is: It's a Wonderful Life
-- Stars Above
10. My favorite television show is: Game of Thrones
-- The Queen of the Tearling
11. My favorite color is: silver
-- Clockwork Prince
12. My favorite real animal is: dog
-- The Well of Ascension
13. My favorite talking animal is: Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia
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14. My favorite number is: three
-- Clockwork Princess
15. My favorite food is: pasta
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16. My favorite real place to visit is: Ireland
-- Jane Eyre
17. My favorite book land to visit is: Hogwarts(?)
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18. My favorite month is: June
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19. My favorite quote is: "Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." - Neil Gaiman
-- Geekerella
20. My favorite non-book hobby is: dancing
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Yearly Challenge
POPSUGAR 2017 READING CHALLENGE
Duration January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Completed: 16/52

1. A book recommended by a librarian
2. A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long Dune
3. A book of letters
4. An audiobook
5. A book by a person of color We Should All Be Feminists
6. A book with one of the four seasons in the title
7. A book that is a story within a story
8. A book with multiple authors $10,000,000 Marriage Proposal
9. An espionage thriller
10. A book with a cat on the cover
11. A book with an author who uses a pseudonym
12. A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read
13. A book by or about a person who has a disability
14. A book involving travel
15. A book with a subtitle
16. A book that's published in 2017 Geekerella
17. A book involving a mythical creature A Court of Thorns and Roses
18. A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile To Seduce a Sinner
19. A book about food
20. A book with career advice
21. A book from a nonhuman perspective Stars Above
22. A steampunk novel Clockwork Angel
23. A book with a red spine I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire
24. A book set in the wilderness
25. A book you loved as a child
26. A book by an author from a country you've never visited Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom
27. A book with a title that's a character's name Jane Eyre
28. A novel set during wartime Words of Radiance
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
32. A book about an interesting woman The Queen of the Tearling
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 The Gunslinger
38. A book set around a holiday other than Christmas
39. The first book in a series you haven't read before The Way of Kings
40. A book you bought on a trip

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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
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
48. A book that's more than 800 pages
49. A book you got from a used book sale
50. A book that's been mentioned in another book
51. A book about a difficult topic A Court of Mist and Fury
52. A book based on mythology

Yearly Challenge
SERIAL READER CHALLENGE
Duration January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
Completed: 6/41

Books I will read from start to finish


I will finish these books for the series


I will read books that are part of a series


I will start reading this year


Books Completed
The Way of Kings
Stars Above
Bone, Vol. 8: Treasure Hunters
Bone, Vol. 9: Crown of Horns
Words of Radiance
Clockwork Prince
Clockwork Princess

Yearly Challenge
THE TBR RANDOMISER CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st - December 31st 2017
Completed: 0/12

1. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story
2. The Blade Itself
3. Knowing God
4. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
5. Green Rider
6. Alanna: The First Adventure
7. The Road to the Dark Tower: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus
8. Ticker
9. Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
10. The Broken Eye
11. Die Trying
12. Pet Sematary

Yearly Challenge
TOP TEN FAVES
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2017
Completed: 3/10

1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. The Poisonwood Bible
4. The Nightingale
5. Jane Eyre
6. The Way of Kings
7. Dune
8. The Road
9. The Eyes of the Dragon
10. The Way of Shadows

1st Quarter Challenge

1st Quarter Challenge

2nd Quarter Challenge

2nd Quarter Challenge

3rd Quarter Challenge

3rd Quarter Challenge

4th Quarter Challenge

4th Quarter Challenge

January Challenge
Marathon Challenge 2017
Duration: January 1-31, 2017
Books read: 6/10

1. Dune
2. Stars Above
3. The Way of Kings
4. The Truce at Bakura
5. Marine for Hire
6. Lieutenant Hornblower
7. Club Dead
8. The Blinding Knife
9. The Queen of the Tearling
10. Die Trying

January Challenge

February Challenge

February Challenge

March Challenge

March Challenge

April Challenge

April Challenge

May Challenge
Spell SUNRISES Challenge
May 1 - 30, 2017

Spell out the word "sunrises" with book titles.

S - Saga: Vol. 1
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May Challenge
SUN Songs Challenge
May 1 - 30, 2017
Books read: 4/10

1)YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE (written by Davis and Mitchell): Read a book in which a character feels unconditional love or has an unrequited love. A Court of Mist and Fury

2)HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (American Folk Song performed by the Animals): Read a book in which a character becomes imprisoned (metaphorically or literally) by his/her poor choices, or a book that takes place in New Orleans. A Court of Thorns and Roses

3)SUNRISE (written by Norah Jones and Lee Alexander): Read a book that takes place over the course of one day or ends with a sunrise.

4)WALKIN’ ON THE SUN (written by Greg Camp for Smash Mouth): Read a story that follows a child (or children) from a young age to adulthood, or a book about education.

5)HERE COME THE SUN (written by George Harrison for the Beatles): Read a book about someone that finds themselves or is a generally happy person or group.

6) WALKING ON SUNSHINE (written by Kimberley Rew for Katrina & the Waves): Read a book in which two characters fall in love, or a book that takes place in the 80s! Wife by Wednesday

7) SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE (written by Cream): Read an epic love story, a story in which a character goes on an incredible journey.

8) AIN'T NO SUNSHINE (written by Bill Withers): Read a story about a some that has been left by someone they love, or a book where some really knows something (Bill Withers says “I know” 27 times in the 1971 version of the song).

9) BLISTER IN THE SUN (written by Gordon Gano for the Violent Femmes): Read a book in which the character gets burned (in any sense of the word) or has a drug problem.

10) SOAK UP THE SUN (written by Sheryl Crow and Jeff Trott):
Read a story where a character learns to learns to move past difficult circumstances, or a book where one character thinks they are better than all the others The Circle

June Challenge

June Challenge

July Challenge

July Challenge

August Challenge

August Challenge

September Challenge

September Challenge

OCTOBER CHALLENGE: FOLKLORE
Duration: October 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017

Ballads A ballad is a traditional poem or folk song that tells a story, be it about true love, a heroic adventure, a scandalous interlude, or a tragic death, to name but a few possible topics. Read a book about true love, a heroic adventure, a scandalous interlude or a tragic death.

Fairy Tales Fairy tales are traditional stories, intended primarily for children, which recount human encounters with supernatural beings such as fairies, witches, ogres, and the like, most often conveying a cautionary message. Read a fairy tale or another story with supernatural elements.

Folk Art As distinct from fine art, folk art comprises a range of artistic productions and handicrafts. These include paintings, sculptures, quilts, pottery, and furniture using traditional styles and methods, and often employing imagery or symbolism from local mythology. Read a book about art or a book about an artist.

Folk Dance A folk dance (also sometimes called ethnic dance) is any dance that originated with the common people of a region or cultural group and has been handed down by tradition. They were usually held at social gatherings by people who learned the dances informally. Read a book that include social gatherings or regional traditions.

Jokes A joke is a humorous story or anecdote meant to provoke laughter through irony, wordplay, the thwarting of expectations, the juxtaposition of images, and other long-practiced techniques. Read a funny book, or one with a funny character.

Legends A legend is a traditional historical tale or collection of related tales popularly regarded as true but usually containing a mixture of fact and fiction. They may explain an event or have a moral lesson. Read a historical or historical fiction book, or a book containing a moral lesson.

Myths A myth is a traditional sacred story, usually featuring gods and heroes, which purports to give a cosmic explanation of a natural phenomenon or cultural practice. It is part of the cultural fabric, conveying essential (if not literal) truth and meshing with other stories and beliefs in the society. Read a story involving a hero or a natural phenomenon.

Riddles A riddle is a linguistic puzzle posed in the form of a question containing clues to its solution. It's a form of verbal play and popular with children. Read a book that contains riddles or other verbal play.

Superstitions A superstition is an irrational belief (i.e., one held in spite of evidence to the contrary), usually involving supernatural forces and associated with rituals. A superstition may conflict with a person's religious beliefs, or lack thereof, but still be held and practiced. Read a book involving religion, rituals or supernatural forces.

Urban Legends An urban legend is a humorous or horrific story or piece of information circulated as though true, especially one purporting to involve someone vaguely related or known to the teller. Read a book that contains a story within the story or one that involves horrific elements.

OCTOBER CHALLENGE: STORY TIME
Duration: October 1, 2017 to October 31, 2017

It’s (short) story time!

Our theme for this month is folk/fairy tales, which is the perfect opportunity for a short story challenge. Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, the are only a few pages long, easy to read in one sitting.

For this challenge, we ask you to read folk, and fairy tales, short stories and poems.
Alternatively, if you like, you can choose to combine reading a modern retelling AND the story its based on.

Let’s revisit the stories of our childhood, how many can you read?

November Challenge

November Challenge

December Challenge

December Challenge

Overall Challenge Review