2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Updated Post #388

17 The Knight by Steven James - 491 pages

Total = 7,089/12,500

Updated #44.

Total pages read: 28,186 pages/30,000

updated message 100

21669/20000

Update to Message 174:

Finished Reading:

Paper Princess (The Royals #1)- 370 pages
Broken Prince (The Royals #2)- 370 pages
Twisted Palace (The Royals #3)- 370 pages

23,278 pages read

26,722 pages remaining

Monthly update:
Goal: 23,005/25,000, 92.02% - 72 total books.

September - 10 books, 4,454 pages. 23,005 total pages.

63. The Rise of Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #4) - 804 pages
64. The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories - 1910 pages
65. The Candle in the Wind (The Once and Future King, #4) - 208 pages
66. The Book of Merlyn (The Once and Future King, #5) - 193 pages
67. Last Days - 256 pages
68. Night in the Lonesome October - 361 pages
69. A Warning to the Curious - A Collection of Ghostly Tales - 140 pages
70. The Feast of Bacchus - 234 pages
71. A Thin Ghost and Others - A Collection of Ghostly Tales - 122 pages
72. The Summer I Died (The Roger Huntington Saga, #1) - 226 pages

Updated Msg. 118 to 56,049/35,000 Do we know why the totals in the moderator post haven't been updated in months??

Charlsa wrote: "Updated Msg. 118 to 56,049/35,000 Do we know why the totals in the moderator post haven't been updated in months??"

Too many of us? Perhaps it is too crazy. Personally, I would just wait until the end because I know that the actual people who are willing to do it ARE maintaining their scores.

Zot!: The Complete Black-and-White Collection: 1987-1991, 575 pages.

28983/37500

(msg 60) 4962/8000 + 386 (Invisible)= 5348/8000

Monthly Update
Goal: 22,806/25,000

September: 17 books, 5,099 pages (91.2% goal progress)

Update to message 233.

18,307/22,500 or 81.364% of goal.

ॐ Let's Turn Pages - Goal 14,000 pages

9,263/14,000 pages [66%]

#1 The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto pp. 496 4/5
#2 Coming Home pp. 785 4/5
#3 First Frost pp. 314 5/5
#4 Rocket Science for Babies pp. 24 3/5
#5 Night Film pp. 637 4/5
#6 Doctor Sleep pp. 485 3/5
#7 The Miniaturist pp. 433 4/5
#8 Starseeker pp. 323 5/5
#9 The Rules of Magic pp. 367 5/5
#10 I See You pp. 372 4/5
#11 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake pp. 325 3/5
#12 The Shipping News pp. 337 4/5
#13 Dark Matter pp. 401 4/5
#14 A Mislaid Magic pp. 236 4/5 (re-read)
#15 After the Unicorn pp. 252 4/5
#16 Arriving in Snowy Weather pp. 239 3/5
#17 Book of Pages pp. 64 5/5
#18 Up a Tree in the Park at Night with a Hedgehog pp. 215 2/5
#19 Into the Water pp. 428 4/5
#20 Mr Mercedes pp. 405 4/5
#21 Finders Keepers pp. 371 3/5
#22 End of Watch pp. 368 3/5
#23 How to Find Love in a Bookshop pp. 375 4/5
#24 The Couple Next Door pp. 362 3/5
#25 Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops pp. 119 4/5
#26 The Mother Garden pp. 191 3/5
#27 Uncanny Valley pp. 32 3/5
#28 The Martian Obelisk pp. 32 4/5
#29 Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture pp. 211 3/5
#30 Zapped pp. 32 2/5
#31 Jack of Coins p.32 4/5

Weekly update to message 128 (page 3).

(view spoiler)[
778. - 23/9/18 272p *** - The Science of Stephen King: From 'Carrie' to 'Cell,' The Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Master's Fiction by Lois H. Gresh
779. - 23/9/18 276p * - Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Play It by David M. Ewalt
780. - 24/9/18 282p *** - Zombies A-Z by Dan Oliver
781. - 24/9/18 259p ** - Think Before You Swallow by Noel O'Hare
782. - 24/9/18 332p ** - Video Games and Creativity by Garo Green
783. - 24/9/18 299p *** - The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
784. - 25/9/18 480p ** - How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg
785. - 27/9/18 256p **** - Executive Presence: What Nobody Ever Tells You about Getting Ahead by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
786. - 27/9/18 340p *** - Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
787. - 28/9/18 240p *** - Buyer Personas: How to Gain Insight Into Your Customer's Expectations, Align Your Marketing Strategies, and Win More Business by Adele Revella
788. - 29/9/18 246p **** - Subscribed: Why the Subscription Model Will Be Your Company’s Future—and What to Do About It by Tien Tzuo
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Total Books: 788
Total Pages: 239,088

Charlsa wrote: "Updated Msg. 118 to 56,049/35,000 Do we know why the totals in the moderator post haven't been updated in months??"

I was wondering the same thing! I guess we'll just have to wait lol.

update #107

Gay girl good God (208p)


6836/13000

I'm a bit behind! 5,328 / 17,500 completed.

updated message 100

22223/20000

Update to Message 174:

Just finished reading:

The Fallen Heir (The Royals #4)- 300 pages

23,578 pages read

26,422 pages remaining

Born of Shadows, 418 pages.

29401/37500

September Update:

27285/25000 (109 %)
Challenge Completed!

Fall of Giants - 1022 pages
Reflections in the Nile - 576 pages
A Torch Against the Night- 512 pages
The Glass Sentence - 493 pages
War and Peace - 1645 pages
I Am Princess X - 272 pages
The Shadow of the Wind - 565 pages
Her Last Breath - 320 pages

Updated message 101.

updated message 100

22986/20000

The Dangerous Days of Daniel X, 238 pages.

29639/37500

Update #107

Wonder (316p)
Who do you love (400 p)


7552/13000

Update to Message 174:

Finished reading Cracked Kingdom (The Royals #5)- 305 pages

23,883 pages read

26,117 pages remaining

Updated message 5.

24747/20000

Year Total: 20,134/20,000

September: 2,345 pages
Vanilla Beaned, 281 pages
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Stories, 368 pages
The Lost Key, 464 pages
I, Alex Cross, 400 pages, audio
Cross Fire, 356 pages, audio
Kill Alex Cross, 375, audio
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross, 101 pages, audio

Update to message 799:

Total Pages Read: 29,342/25,000

Update to message 1787:

9,766.00 Completed
20,000.00 Goal

updated message 100

23197/20000

Update to message 233.

19,069/22,500 or 84.751% of goal

Weekly update to message 128 (page 3).

(view spoiler)[
789. - 1/10/18 304p *** - A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer A. Doudna
790. - 1/10/18 308p ***** - 15 Secrets Successful People Know About Time Management: The Productivity Habits of 7 Billionaires, 13 Olympic Athletes, 29 Straight-A Students, and 239 Entrepreneurs by Kevin Kruse
791. - 1/10/18 204p *** - A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss
792. - 1/10/18 388p ** - The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence by Ray Kurzweil
793. - 2/10/18 320p **** - Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People by Vanessa Van Edwards
794. - 2/10/18 320p ** - 100 Million Years of Food: What Our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today by Stephen Le
795. - 2/10/18 384p *** - Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth
796. - 3/10/18 256p ** - A Bone to Pick: The good and bad news about food, with wisdom and advice on diets, food safety, GMOs, farming, and more by Mark Bittman
797. - 3/10/18 304p ***** - The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential by John C. Maxwell
798. - 3/10/18 272p *** - A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas by Warren Berger
799. - 3/10/18 122p ** - A Planet of Viruses by Carl Zimmer
800. - 3/10/18 248p **** - Activate Your Brain: How Understanding Your Brain Can Improve Your Work - and Your Life by Scott G. Halford
801. - 3/10/18 225p ** - A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan by Ben Carlson
802. - 3/10/18 274p ** - An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny by Laura Schroff
803. - 4/10/18 400p **** - Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think by Peter H. Diamandis
804. - 4/10/18 240p ***** - The 10x Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone
805. - 4/10/18 285p ** - Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion by Paul Bloom
806. - 4/10/18 369p *** - A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Daily Life by Greg Jenner
807. - 4/10/18 256p *** - A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life by Ayelet Waldman
808. - 4/10/18 156p ***** - 8 Attributes of Great Achievers by Cameron C. Taylor
809. - 4/10/18 176p ***** - 8 Attributes of Great Achievers, Volume II by Cameron C. Taylor
810. - 4/10/18 460p ** - A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam by Karen Armstrong
811. - 4/10/18 306p **** - A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science by Barbara Oakley
812. - 8/10/18 275p *** - A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
813. - 8/10/18 432p **** - Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion by Anthony R. Pratkanis
814. - 8/10/18 416p * - Age of Anger: A History of the Present by Pankaj Mishra
815. - 8/10/18 272p *** - Agile Selling: Get Up to Speed Quickly in Today's Ever-Changing Sales World by Jill Konrath
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Total Books: 815
Total Pages: 247,055

11064 pages/15000 pages (73.76%)

updated message 100

23530/20000

Updated message 41

68,671/75,000

Updated post #388:

18 The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver - 482 pages

Total = 7,571/12,500

Autumn of the Gun, 432 pages.

30071/37500

Edited post #27.
So far 25,453/30,000 pages

Storm Front, 322 pages.

30393/37500

Update to Message 174:

Finished reading Neverworld Wake- 327 pages

24,210 pages read

25,790 pages remaining

Updated message #941:

11,434/15,000

Update to message 799:

29,900/25,000

Updated message 228
39,546/35,000

Update to message 799:

30,098/25,000

Update to message 1787
10,439 / 20,000.00

Update to Message 174:

Finished reading I Let You Go- 371 pages

24,581 pages read

25,419 pages remaining

updated message 426

38049/25000

updated message 100

23626/20000

I am going to go for 9,000 pages

24,274/9,000

October
1)Ant Dec: The Biography(288 pages)
2)Which Witch?(186 pages)
3)The Unofficial "Busted" Annual 2004(64 pages)
4)Me Life Story: Sofa, So Good!(336 pages)
5)Women Who Changed The World: Fifty Inspirational Woman Who Shaped History(208 pages)
6)Shout Annual 2012(96 pages)
7)The List of Real Things(224 pages)
8)Lola Rose(304 pages)
9)Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Leader(122 pages)
10)Survivors of the Holocaust(96 pages)
11)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory(176 pages)
12)Suffragettes and the Fight for the Vote(48 pages)
13)A Midsummer Nightmare(340 pages)
14)Sweeties #1: "Cherry/Skye"(96 pages)
15)Did Anything Good Come Out of World War II(48 pages)
16)The Quick Expert's Guide to Being a YouTuber(64 pages)
17)The Princess Diaries(The Princess Diaries #1)(320 pages)
18)Geekerella(320 pages)
19)Take Two(The Princess Diaries #2)(272 pages)
20)Archie Halloween Spectacular(24 pages)
21)Archie:1941 #1(26 pages)
22)Archie Meets Batman '66 #1(32 pages)
23)Becoming Betty(336 pages)
24)Betty & Veronica Friends Forever Travel #1(23 pages)
25)Archie Meets Batman '66 #2(29 pages)
26)Archie Meets Batman '66 #3(31 pages)
27)Archie:1941 #2(28 pages)
28)Suffragette My Story(Centenary Edition)(192 pages)
29)All About Mia(366 pages)
30)Archie's Superteen's Vs Crusaders #1(27 pages)
31)The Punisher Meets Archie: When World Collide(53 pages)
32)Archie's Superteen's Vs Crusaders #2(29 pages)
33)Vampironica #1(26 pages)
34)Archie and Me Comics Digest #1(119 pages)
35)Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol 2(112 pages)
36)Vampironica #2(29 pages)
37)Free Comic Book Day 2010: Archie's Summer Splash(28 pages)
38)Princess in Love(The Princess Diaries #3)(260 pages)
39)Vampironica #3(28 pages)
40)Archie & Friends Digital Digest #1(11 pages)
41)Code Name Verity(Code Name Verity #1)(441 pages)
42)Simpsons Comics Burn Burner(160 pages)
43)Archie and Me Comics Digest #2(118 pages)
44)Archie and Me Comics Digest #3(119 pages)
45)Celebrity Juice:The Book(160 pages)
46)Archie and Me Comics Digest #4(119 pages)
47)Archie and Me Comics Digest #5(119 pages)
48)Archie and Me Comics Digest #6(119 pages)
49)Archie and Me Comics Digest #7(120 pages)
50)Janes in Love #2(176 pages)
51)Fairest in All the Land(160 pages)
52)Archie and Me Comics Digest #8(119 pages)
53)Archie and Me Comics Digest #9(121 pages)
54)Doctor Who: I am a Dalek(105 pages)
55)Doctor Who: The Sontaran Games(112 pages)
56)Archie & Me Comic Digest #10(123 pages)

Total:7,808 Pages

November
57)London Belongs to Us(264 pages)
58)Archie and Me Digest #11(121 pages)
59)Betty & Veronica Vixens #1(24 pages)
60)Stories of Women in World War II:We Can Do It!(112 pages)
61)A Century of Lewisham(Century of South of England)(120 pages)
62)Sense & Sensibility(Real Reads)(64 pages)
63)Jack and Jill(Quick Reads)(72 pages)
64)Sydenham and Forest Hill Past(144 pages)
65)Betty & Veronica Vixens #2(25 pages)
66)Betty & Veronica Vixens #3(25 pages)
67)Betty & Veronica Vixens #4(26 pages)
68)Betty & Veronica Vixens #5(25 pages)
69)Like Other Girls(288 pages)
70)Betty & Veronica Vixens #6(29 pages)
71)Angels of Mercy: A Women’s Hospital on the Western Front: 1914-1918(230 pages)
72)Where’d You Go, Bernadette(330 pages)
73)Cruel Summer(321 pages)
74)War and Peace(1008 pages)
75)Greatest Hits(464 pages)

Total:3,692 Pages

December
76)The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants(Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #1)(336 pages)
77)Betty & Veronica Vixens #7(28 pages)
78)Betty & Veronica Vixens #8(25 pages)
79)Feminists Don’t Wear Pink(and Other Lies)Amazing Women on What the F-Word Means to Them(384 pages)
80)The Nightingale Nurses(Nightingale #3)(448 pages)
81)Mia Goes Fourth(The Princess Diaries #4)(273 pages)
82)The Secret Princess Diaries(The Princess Diaries #4.5)(64 pages)
83)Antiques Roadshow: World War 1 in 100 Family Treasures(404 pages)
84)Give Me Five(The Princess Diaries #5)(321 pages)
85)Bend It Like Beckham(167 pages)
86)Suffragette My Own Story(317 pages)
87)Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family: A Glorious Illustrated History(320 pages)
88)Prince Harry The Inside Story(352 pages)
89)Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit(402 pages)
90)The Great War: The People;s Story(528 pages)
91)Betty & Veronica Vixens #9(25 pages)
92)The Dazzling Heights(The Thousandth Floor #2)(425 pages)
93)Betty & Veronica Vixens #10(23 pages)
94)Archie's Christmas Spectacular(2018)(22 pages)
95)Archie's #1941 #3(25 pages)
96)Archie Meets Batman '66 #4(28 pages)
97)The Fun of the Fifties: Ads, Fads and Fashion(128 pages)
98)The Inner Circle(418 pages)
99)The Jane Austern Marriage Manual(372 pages)
100)Bond Girl(309 pages)
101)That Fateful Year: England 1914(432 pages)
102)Vampironica #4(32 pages)
103)Vampironica #5(27 pages)
104)The Last Battle: Endgame on the Western Front 1918(453 pages)
105)Simpsons Comics Dollars to Donuts(160 pages)
106)School Songs and Gymslips: Grammar Schools in the 1950s and 1960s(192 pages)
107)Real-Life Stories: Kate, Duchess of Cambridge(32 pages)
108)A 1950's Childhood: Spangles, Tiddlywinks and the Clitheroe Kid(192 pages)
109)Votes for Women!: The Pioneers and Heroines of Female Suffrage(From the Pages of the History of Britain in 21 Women)(132 pages)
110)Glamour(480 pages)
111)Debutantes(Debutantes #1)(320 pages)
112)Royals(304 pages)
113)Archie & Me Digest #12(120 pages)
114)Archie & Me Digest #13(184 pages)
115)Betty and Veronica Christmas Spectacular(Archie Digital Comics Present)(25 pages)
116)A History of Television in 100 Programmes(448 pages)
117)Carry On(Simon Snow #1)(518 pages)
118)Inside Vogue: My Diary of Vogue's 100th Year(320 pages)
119)100 Headlines That Changed the World(320 pages)
120)Woman's Hour: Words From Wise, Witty and Wonderful Women(256 pages)
121)A 1990s Childhood: From Bum Bags to Tamagotchis(192 pages)
122)The World of Mr Selfridge The Glamour and Romance(256 pages)
123)Death of a Salesman(117 pages)
124)The Rough Guide to the Titanic(288 pages)
125)Introducing Feminism: A Graphic Guide(382 pages)
126)Strictly Between Us(448 pages)

Total:12,774 Pages

challenge completed by a lot

Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist, 192 pages.

30585/37500