2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I'll be updating this if I decide to change my TBR or to keep track of my XP and HP !
Tome Topple Readathon: Aug 4 to Aug 17
* A Clash of Kings by G.R.R Martin
* A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
* The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
*A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

Must read outside of Readathons this August:
*Serafina and The Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty


*TheReadingQuest Readathon: Official Page
Thanks to CW of Read, Think, Ponder for the cutest avatars ever that she made for this readathon !

Character Stats :
● Name : TheLibraryMonster
● Character Class : Mage

LEVEL : 1
EXPERIENCE : 10 XP ;
HEALTH POINTS: 10 HP ;

Rules (Quoted from the original post)

EXPERIENCE POINTS

All characters will start off with 10 Experience Points (EXP), and each book (in any format: physical, eBook, or audiobook) they complete for the Quest Board will add another +10 EXP. The exception are graphic novels/manga, which will give +5 EXP.
The exception is for books written by marginalised authors. These books will earn your characters bonus EXP. For each book completed for the Quest, you will gain +20 EXP.
Adventurers who complete their character’s quest before the challenge period will earn a +50 EXP. You will earn an additional +30 EXP for any additional character quest you complete after that.
Because I am not interested in employing polynomials or convoluted equations for a reading challenge, I’m going to go ahead and say your character will level up with every +50 EXP. They all start at Level 1.
HEALTH POINTS

All characters begin with 10 Health Points (HP). Every 10 pages you read during the Quest will give you +1HP. The exception are graphic novels/manga, which will give you +1HP every 20 pages.
Tweeting on #TheReadingQuest hashtag (with meaningful tweets about your current reads, roleplay with your current character, book recommendations) will earn you +1HP each. You can have a maximum of +20HP from Social Media interactions
Photos of your #TheReadingQuest books or TBR pile will earn you 1HPeach. This contributes towards the maximum of +20HP from Social Media interactions mentioned above.

TBR

Mage Path:
One word title : Nevernight by Jay Kristoff / Caraval by Stephenie Garber
Contains Magic: Truthwitch by Susan Dennard
Based on Mythology: The Star-touched Queen by Roshani Chokshi
Different World: Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
First Book of A Series: Dreadnought by April Daniels

Knight Path (once mage path completed)
Verb in the Title: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Weapon on Cover: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
Red Cover: Final Girls by Riley Sager
Book with a TV/movie adaptation: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood / The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Bard Path : (Once Knight Path completed)
Translated from another language: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
A book cover with striking typography: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
A fairy tale retelling: Furthermore by Tahareh Mafi
A Banned book: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Side Quests
Expansion: The Mirror and The Maze by Renée Ahdieh
Time Warp : Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Open World: Windwitch by Susan Dennard
Animal Companion: The Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
Respawn : Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke by Anne Blankman
Grind: The Fellowship of The Ring - J.R.R Tolkien / The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
Graphic Novel: The Sculptor by Scott McCloud

There goes (for now) my taller-than-myself TBR list.

I'm excited to join in on this challenge too! I still need to plan out my to-read list, but I think I'll be starting with the Knight path and then think about continuing with the mage path :)

Katie/Doing Dewey wrote: "I'm excited to join in on this challenge too! I still need to plan out my to-read list, but I think I'll be starting with the Knight path and then think about continuing with the mage path :)"

Yay!! This list is by no way fixed xD I've changed it like, 4 times a day since I put it XD Knight and mage path correspond the most to my tbr <3 I'd love to see how you're doing in the challenge !