2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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U- The Unbearable Lightness of Being

21/26

Update to post 1270 (16/26)

Finished

A A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton 4★'s

MMagyk by Angie Sage 5★'s

14/20 + F (First There is a River)= 15/20

J for Joyland.

23/26

Updated message #10

12/26

Update message 40: Now completed 20/26.

Update to 1395

P - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

23/26

Terrie wrote: "Edited # 674
52 of 52 *********!!!!! going to try it again!!!!
52 of 78

added last book of the second round:
Z - "XO, Zach" by Kendall Ryan ****"

Incredible!!!

Updated ^^ Good job everyone!

Toni wrote: "Update to 1395

X - Orphan X

22/26"

I really liked this book. Hard to find X's, Z's and Q's that are worth it.
My post is #674. I'm just completing two times through and then will start the third.

Updated message #10

13/26

⚜Chalmation⚜ wrote: "Updated message #10

13/26"

Hi, If you can, the next posts, can you share the letter and the book too? It helps me figure out new books and ideas.

Terrie wrote: "I really liked this book. Hard to find X's, Z's and Q's that are worth it.
My post is #674. I'm just completing two times through and then will start the third."

Wow, that's really ambitious! I didn't join this challenge until August so I doubt I'll be able to do it a 2nd time. Oh well, there's always next year! I'll check out your post for ideas. ;)

Toni wrote: "Terrie wrote: "I really liked this book. Hard to find X's, Z's and Q's that are worth it.
My post is #674. I'm just completing two times through and then will start the third."

Wow, that's really ..."

Thanks. I started early in the year and read a lot. Not much into TV. And some of my books are pretty fluffyl!!! I'll be adding about 15 more that I've been keeping track of as I read them. I didn't want to confuse them with round three!! I'm going to send you a friend request. No pressure! :-)

Updated message #10

14/26

hi! 14/26

A. Azteca
B. La broma
C. Creativiy Inc.
D. De animales a dioses
E. Carta sobre el poder de la escritura.
F. Flash boys
H. Aliados y enemigos. Historia del TLCAN.
M. Ministerios de misericordia.
M2. El maestro de Petersburgo
N. No fear of failure
P. Para combatir esta era.
T. The analist.
U. La Uruguaya.
V. El viaje del elefante.

Update to 1395

Q - Red Queen

24/26

Update to post #44: 21/26

B - Morality for Beautiful Girls
G - Tears of the Giraffe
U - The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
X - X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga

Update to post 1390: 18/26


My efficiency has not been super, as I realized after reading the third "N" in a row. But all three were so good!

Completed 16/20

A - City of Ashes
B - The Poisonwood Bible
C - City of Bones
D - Dreams of Joy
E - Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
F - City of Fallen Angels
G - Grit
I - The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
K - The Kingmaker's Daughter
L - Love in the Time of Cholera
P - The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
Q - The Red Queen
R - Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future
S - Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
T - The Thorn Birds
W - When Breath Becomes Air

Stephanie wrote: "Update to post #44: 21/26

B - Morality for Beautiful Girls
G - Tears of the Giraffe
U - The Loneliest Girl in the Universe
X - [book:X-Men: The Dark Phoenix..."

Was X-Men good? It's difficult to find a good X book

Update to 1395

O - One Perfect Lie

25/26 - just about to start my final book!

Update to 1395

J - Just What Kind of Mother Are You

26/26 - CHALLENGE COMPLETE!!! =)

Update to message 1332
Completed 19

Toni wrote: "Update to 1395

J - Just What Kind of Mother Are You

26/26 - CHALLENGE COMPLETE!!! =)"

Congrats. Did you like the book? J's are hard to find!! I just did Judgement in Death by JD Robb. I like the series... about 2-3 a year

Terrie wrote: "Congrats. Did you like the book? J's are hard to find!! I just did Judgement in Death by JD Robb. I like the series... about 2-3 a year"

I gave it 3.5 stars. It was good for a debut novel but definitely more dramatic suspense than suspense/thriller.

I read one of the In Death books before I realized it was a series. I really enjoyed it but I'm obsessive about starting a series from the beginning and I haven't yet been able to get my hands on a copy of the first one.

Update - forget my original post #

A - The Amber Keeper by Freeda Lightfoot
B - Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler (A B&B Spirits Mystery #1)
C - Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde
D - Death of a Dead Man by Karin Kauffman (Juniper Grove #1)
G - Ghostly Paws by Leighann Dobbs (Mystic Notch #1)
H - A Haunted Murder by J. A. Whiting (A Lin Coffin Mystery #1)
M - Midnight in the Piazza by Tiffany Parks <-- a Goodreads giveaway win!
S - Sticks and Stones by Michael Hiebert
T - Twist of Fate by Ellen Green
Y - You Can Compete!: The Retail Doctor's Tools to Double Your Sales by Bob Phipps
W - Witch Is When It All Began by Adele Abbott (A Witch P.I. Mystery, #1)

Other books:
A - Magical Match by Juliet Blackwell (A Witchcraft Mystery #9)
B - Buried Book, The by D.M. Pulley
C - Coup de Glace by PD Workman (Auntie Clem's Bakery Book 6)
M - McGraw-Hill Desk Reference for Editors, Writers, and Proofreaders by KD Sullivan
S - A Spell of Trouble by Leighann Dobbs (Silver Hollow #1)

Update to msg #1435

P - Purple Hibiscus (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Q - The Quantum Thief (Hannu Rajaniemi)
Y - 32 Yolks (Eric Ripert and Veronica Chambers)

Completed: 23/26

Only N, X, and Z left!

UPDATE:

25/26 Completed ✔

A : Apple- Home on Apple Blossom Road by Sheila Roberts [Read 2/26/2018]
B : Breath- One Last Breath by Lisa Jackson [Read 4/15/2018]
C : Child- Child of Mine by David Lewis, Beverly Lewis [Read 1/4/2018]
D : Don't - Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Read 2/6/2018]
E : Empire- Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas [Read 5/3/2018]
F : Florence- The Orphan of Florence by Jeanne Kalogridis [Read 3/10/2018]
G : Graveminder- Graveminder by Melissa Marr [Read 2/18/2019]
H : Honor- For Love and Honor by Jody Hedlund [Read 1/10/2018]
I : If - If There's No Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Read 1/2/2018]
J : Juniper - The Cottage on Juniper Ridge by Sheila Roberts [Read 1/6/2018]
K : King- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard [Read 4/19/2018]
L : Lullaby- This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen [Read 2/9/2018]
M : Midnight- Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas [Read 2/4/2018]
N : Nights- Two Nights by Kathy Reichs [Read 1/31/2018]
O : Order- Paw and Order by Diane Kelly [Read 3/23/2018]
P : Primrose - A Wedding on Primrose Street by Sheila Roberts [Read 2/15/2018]
Q : Queen- Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas [Read 4/28/2018]
R : Rapunzel- Rapunzel Untangled by Cindy C. Bennett [Read 1/16/2018]
S : Silver- Silver Silence by Nalini Singh [Read 2/21/2018]
T : Tea- The Tea Shop on Lavender Lane by Sheila Roberts [Read 1/8/2018]
U : Ultimatum - The Ultimatum by Karen Robards [Read 1/14/2018]
V : Vicar's - The Vicar's Daughterby Josi S. Kilpack [Read 3/7/2018]
W : White- White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout [Read 1/24/2018]
🡺🡺 X :
Y : Year- Year One by Nora Roberts [Read 1/19/2016]
Z : Zombie- White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland [Read 9/6/2018]

Congrats, Sherry!

Finished my sixteenth (16/26)

B
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage 5★'s

Updated message 29:

21/26

I'm a bit of a late starter, but lets see how it goes!

A
B:
C
D
E: Echo Park
F: Fatal Voyage
G: Grave Secrets
H:
I
J
K
L: Blood Line
M: The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
N
O: An Order for Death
P
Q
R
S: The Late Show
T: Treachery
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

8/26 so far!!!!

Updated message #10

15/26

Updated post 960-- finally read X. Challenge completed!

Updated #57.

Read: 23/26 books

Got Z: Zot!: The Complete Black-and-White Collection: 1987-1991.

24/26

15/20 + I (Invisible)= 16/20

2018 A-Z CHALLENGE
September Update 24/26

X - The Poet X

ॐ A-Z - Goal all 26 letters

25/26

A: Arriving in Snowy Weather
B: Rocket Science for Babies
C: The Couple Next Door
D: Doctor Sleep
E: End of Watch
F: First Frost
G: The Mother Garden
H: Coming Home
I: Into the Water
J: Jack of Coins
K: Finders Keepers
L: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
M: The Miniaturist
N: Night Film
O: The Martian Obelisk
P: The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Q:
R: The Rules of Magic
S: Starseeker
T: Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog
U: After the Unicorn
V: Uncanny Valley
W: Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
X: Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Y: I See You
Z: Zapped

Hi
Updated #230

Eeny Meeny.

Thanks

hello! 15/26

A. Azteca
B. La broma
C. Creativiy Inc.
D. De animales a dioses
E. Carta sobre el poder de la escritura.
F. Flash boys
H. Aliados y enemigos. Historia del TLCAN.
L. La última batalla, C.S. Lewis
M. Ministerios de misericordia.
M2. El maestro de Petersburgo
N. No fear of failure
P. Para combatir esta era.
T. The analist.
U. La Uruguaya.
V. El viaje del elefante.

Jeanne wrote: "Update - forget my original post #

A - The Amber Keeper by Freeda Lightfoot
B - Better Dead by Pamela Kopfler (A B&B Spirits Mystery #1)
C - Confessions of a Funeral Director by Caleb Wilde
D - D..."

Your original post is 435 :) It can change a little bit based on people maybe deleting posts, but it doesn't change much.

I'm up to 14/26 (details are in message 121)

Amy wrote: "Updated post 960-- finally read X. Challenge completed!"

Congrats Amy!! :D

Updates #230.
Love, lies and liquor
14/26

Thanks

*Post 1270*

Oops!

Have been forgetting to update my progress!
I've finished 25/26
One more to go!

B The Body in the Dales by J.R. Ellis 5★'s

C The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett 5★'s

K Killing Trail by Margaret Mizushima 5★'s

O Odd Child Out by Gilly Macmillan 5★'s

Q The Quartet Murders by J.R. Ellis 4★'s

R The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan 5★'s

T The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager 5★'s

U Untouchable by Sibel Hodge 5★'s

Y I See You by Clare Mackintosh 4.5★'s

Update to message 74

19/26 completed

Li'l Owl wrote: "*Post 1270*

Oops!

Have been forgetting to update my progress!
I've finished 25/26
One more to go! "

Yay, Li'l!

Update to msg #1435

Z: China Mountain Zhang
X: Dawn: Xenogenesis

Progress: 25/26