2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Logging all of my challenges here

Note:
Need to add Swept Away for May monthly challenges in all groups

Yearly Challenge
Let's Turn Pages
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

January
Edgedancer - 272
Every Heart a Doorway - 174
becoming. - 68
The Sun and Her Flowers - 256
February
Akarnae - 373
Crown of Midnight - 431
Down Among the Sticks and Bones - 176
March
Ask Me How I Got Here - 240
Milk and Honey - 208
Beneath the Sugar Sky - 174
Lirael - 705
Accidentally Compromising the Duke - 287
April
Wicked in His Arms - 236
The Duke's Shotgun Wedding - 114
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 - 414
The Irresistible Miss Peppiwell - 177
The Island of Dr. Moreau - 104
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein - 320
Treasure Island - 340
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb - 132
The Diviners - 578
May
Swept Away - 387
Obsidio - 615
Bird Box - 262
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 309
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 341
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 435
Children of Blood and Bone - 525
Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns - 113
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 734
June
Homeland - 343
The Passage - 766
July
The Redbreast - 521
The Witch Family - 186
Firestarter - 403
I'm Thinking of Ending Things - 212
Annihilation - 195
The Last Wish: Introducing the Witcher - 320
August
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 870
Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - 124
September
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 652
Black Mad Wheel - 304
The Haunting of Hill House - 235
October
Heart-Shaped Box - 376
Preludes & Nocturnes - 233
The Doll's House - 232
Dream Country - 160
November
The Hellbound Heart - 176
My Best Friend's Exorcism - 336
The Screaming Staircase - 400
Season of Mists - 192
The Grownup - 64
The Eye of the World - 667
Bright Dead Things - 101
Native Guard - 51
Small Spaces - 218
Binti - 90
December
The Emperor's Soul - 167

Overall Total: 7500/7500 pages
Update Overall Total: 18094/20000 pages

Yearly Challenge
The Members' Tasks Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

1. Adriana's task: I just changed careers and I'm studying to be a librarian in the new year. Read a book where a character makes a big change or with a librarian as a main character. Lirael

2. Amanda's task: I am from Scotland and now live in the Netherlands. I studied French and German. Read a book which has been translated from another language.

3. Anna's task: I am in a Disney mood. Read a book where any character's name matches with any Disney character's name. Example: Peter from The Chronicles of Narnia - Peter Pan.

4. Aparajita's task: I am an Indian. Read a book written in a language that appears on the Indian currency, other than English. (Read a translation if you don't speak/read any of those languages).

5. April's task: I live in the woods of north-central Washington state and I grew up in Oregon. Read a book that takes place in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.

6. Blagica's task: I am sitting here reading Under the Dome, a book with over 1000 pages. Read a book that intimidates you or the biggest book on your TBR Pile.

7. Candiss' task: I have a love for epistolary fiction - books that are written as a series of documents - traditionally letters or diary/journal entries but now also sources such as newspaper articles/clippings, emails, text messages, blog posts - even transcribed audio recordings. Read a work of epistolary fiction. Obsidio

8. Charity's task: One of my best friends is bipolar and I've been trying to read books related to bipolar disorder to better understand her. Read a book about mental illness.

9. Cheri's task: I studied medieval hisory. Read a book that is about or takes place in the Middle Ages.

10. Chloe's task: I was born and raised in Canada. Read a book set in Canada or by a Canadian author.

11. Claire's task: I was lucky enough to have travelled to Egypt and see first-hand the pyramids, tombs, and temples there. Read a book about Pharaoh, a book set in Egypt, or a book about archaeology. The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

12. Daph's task: I love reading (obviously!) Read a book recommended by a friend or family member. The Sun and Her Flowers

13. Debra's task: My interest in serial killers led me to write to a few of them. Read a book about a serial killer or true crime.

14. Delitealex's task: I love to watch ghost shows on TV. Read a book with ghosts in it or read a horror book. The Diviners

15. Diana's task: I am from Romania. Read a book by a Romanian author, about Romania's culture or about a famous Romanian.

16. D.G.'s task: I was born in the Dominican Republic. Read a book with a Hispanic author, character, or setting.

17. Eggp's task: I'm always trying to pester a certain friend to read/discuss books with me, but it's like pulling teeth. Read a book with a friend or participate in a buddy read.

18. Gail W's task: I am second generation Scotch/Irish and finally was able this summer to visit Ireland for the first time in my life. Read a book by an Irish writer.

19. Gilraens's task: I lived in three different countries (Netherlands, UK and New Zealand). Read a by an author from one of those three countries or set in one of those countries. Accidentally Compromising the Duke

20. Gem's task: I was born in 1966. Read a book with a "6" (six) in the title or one that is set or published in 1966.

21. Greg's task: My brother was drafted in the Vietnam War and sent to Plieku where he got to participate in the Tet Offensive. Read a book about the Vietnam War or about conscription.

22. Gretchen's task: I have identical twin girls. Read a book featuring a main character who is an identical twin. Down Among the Sticks and Bones

23. Hemangini's task: Read a book where a writer/author is the main protagonist. Wicked in His Arms

24. Ilona's task: Ilona is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore. Read a book about fairy folklore.

25. Inkeri's task: Almost three years ago I decided to turn my life upside down and went back to school to become a radiographer. Physics is obviously a big part of my occupation. Read a book about physics.

26. Jennifer B's task: I have four siblings. Read a book about a big family.

27. Jennifer N’s task: I have red hair, which not many people do. Read a book where either the main character or the author has red hair. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

28. Jenny's task: I've had a heart transplant. Read a book about surgery or the history of medicine.

29. Jessica's task: I grew up in Massachusetts, went to college in Montreal, and now live in Minnesota. Read a book that takes place somewhere that begins with the letter M or someplace where the winters are very cold. Ask Me How I Got Here

30. Jill's task: My grandmothers parents came to America form Ireland. Read a book that takes place where one of your ancestor's lived.

31. Kadijah Michelle's task: I converted to Islam in my early 20s. Read a book about a Muslim woman.

32. Kristin's task: I really enjoy reading the stories that are "sprinkled" amongst the recipes in cookbooks. Read a cookbook with stories or a book about cooking.

33. Kylie's task: My favourite hobby is making shoes, since I have small feet and could never buy nice shoes. Read a book about someone who makes shoes, a book where shoes have an important role, or a (micro-)history of a shoe designer/brand.

34. Laura's task: I like to read book set in places I've actually visited. Read a book set somewhere you have visited or lived. The Passage

35. Lauri's task: I was born and raised in Hawaii, and live there still. Read a book set in Hawaii or on a tropical island. Swept Away

36. Leona's task: My ancestor was Titian, the artist. Read a book about art.

37. Lindsay's task: I love animals. Read a book about or featuring an animal. The Island of Dr. Moreau

38. Lois' task: I am a genealogist. Read a story about a search for family history or discovering your past. Crown of Midnight

39. Mie's task: I have just been to the annual office Christmas party. Read a book that includes or features a party. Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns

40. Nikinnia's task: I am a Southern, Black woman. Read a book by an African American author, with an African American character or set in the South. Children of Blood and Bone

41. Nikki's task: My favorite thing about reading a good book is the escapism factor. I can go anywhere or live any adventure. Read a book where the main character gets transported to a different time or place. Akarnae

42. Rachael's task: My name was popular in the 1990s, the decade in which I was born. Read a book published between 1990 and 1999. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

43. Rebecca's task: I want to be an art teacher someday. Read a book where the main character enjoys creating art or is a teacher. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1

44. Rique's task: My mother and mother-in-law lived through most of the tumultuous 20th century. Read a book, fiction or historical fiction, taking place anywhere from the Great Depression through WWII (1929-1945). The Redbreast

45. Sarah's task: Growing up there were rumors that my great-grandmother had local mafia/mob connections. Read a book that is centered around the mafia/mob.

46. Sheila's task: I am a decades old first-generation citizen. Read a book about living in the intersection of 2 or more cultures.

47. Susy's task: I was raised in the Netherlands but both my parents are Portuguese. My primary language is Dutch but my first language or mother tongue was Portuguese. Read a book in your mother language/tongue.

Yearly Challenge
Popsugar Reading Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

1. A book made into a movie you’ve already seen Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. True crime
3. The next book in a series you started Crown of Midnight
4. A book involving a heist Edgedancer
5. Nordic noir
6. A novel based on a real person
7. A book set in a country that fascinates you The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
8. A book with a time of day in the title
9. A book about a villain or antihero
10. A book about death or grief Lirael
11. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
12. A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1
13. A book that is also a stage play or musical
14. A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you The Sun and Her Flowers
15. A book about feminism Milk and Honey
16. A book about mental health
17. A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
18. A book by two authors Obsidio
19. A book about or involving a sport Ask Me How I Got Here
20. A book by a local author
21. A book with your favorite color in the title
22. A book with alliteration in the title
23. A book about time travel
24. A book with a weather element in the title
25. A book set at sea Treasure Island
26. A book with an animal in the title
27. A book set on a different planet
28. A book with song lyrics in the titles
29. A book about or set in Halloween Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
30. A book with characters who are twins Down Among the Sticks and Bones
31. A book mentioned in another book
32. A book from a celebrity book club
33. A childhood classic you’ve never read
34. A book that’s published in 2018 Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
35. A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
36. A book set in the decade you were born
37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
38. A book with an ugly cover
39. A book that involves a bookstore or a library Akarnae
40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, 2017 PopSugar Reading Challenges

Advanced
41. A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
42. A cyberpunk book
43. A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
44. A book tied to your ancestry
45. A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
46. An allegory
47. A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
48. A microhistory
49. A book about a problem facing society today Children of Blood and Bone (Book written in reaction to current society issues)
50. A book recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge

Yearly Challenge
Serial Reader
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2018

I will finish 6 series I have started before this year. (# books)
I will start 15 series this year. (# books)
I will read 5 series from start to finish this year. (# books)
I will read 11 number of books that are part of a series. (# books)

My total number of books is 37 books
Books read: 7/37

Series I will finish this year
Abhorsen series by Garth Nix

Books read: Lirael

The Queen of the Tearling series by Erika Johansen


I will start these series this year
The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks


The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan


Miriam Black series by Chuck Wendig


The Once and Future King by T.H. White


The Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni

Books Read: Akarnae

The Remnant Chronicles by Mary E. Pearson


Series I will read from start to finish this year
Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire - COMPLETED

Books read: Every Heart a Doorway
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
Beneath the Sugar Sky

Themis Files by Sylvain Neuvel


I will read parts of these series this year
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson


Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas Not continuing

Books read: Crown of Midnight

The original Shannara series by Terry Brooks Not continuing


Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø

Books Read: The Redbreast

1st Quarterly Challenge

1st Quarterly Challenge

2nd Quarterly Challenge
The Bibliophile Challenge
Duration: April 1 - June 30
Books read: 6

1. Read a book about books or reading.
2. Read a book-in-a-book.
3. Read a book that is an author's memoir.
4. Read a book about language or linguistics.
5. Read a book that takes place in a library or bookstore.
6. Read a book before you see the movie/watch the tv show.
7. Read a book whose main character is a bookworm. Wicked in His Arms
8. Read a book that is mentioned in another book.
9. Read a book that is a retelling of a classic or modern classic.
10. Read a book that has a palindrome in the title.
11. Read a book that uses an alliteration in the title. Bird Box
12. Read a book that has a full sentence as it's title. My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1
13. Read a book with a title that rhymes.
14. Read a book with a one-word title. Obsidio
15. Read a book with an oxymoron in the title.
16. Read a book with a homonym or homophone in the title.
17. Read a book with a homograph in the title.
18. Read a book in translation or a book that merges two or more languages, e.g., Spanglish, Pidgin, or Creole.
19. Read a work of epistolary fiction or nonfiction. Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
20. Read a book you can't get as an ebook. Children of Blood and Bone

2nd Quarterly Challenge
A Century of Books
Duration: April 1 - June 30
Books read: 2/5

Options:
Pride and Prejudice
North and South
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Little Women
Persuasion
Mansfield Park
Ivanhoe
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Treasure Island
Northanger Abbey
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Woman in White
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Villette
The Island of Dr. Moreau

3rd Quarterly Challenge

3rd Quarterly Challenge

4th Quarterly Challenge

4th Quarterly Challenge

January Challenge
Personality Challenge
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2018
Read books with characters of the same personality traits.

I'm a mediator/healer (INFP)
Relatable characters: Anne of Green Gables, Bill Weasley/Luna Lovegood, Ashely Wilkes, Frodo/Faramir/Gollum, Scout Finch, Jane Bennet, Colonel Brandon (Sense and Sensibilities), Daenarys Targarean, Tyrese (Walking Dead), Luke Skywalker, Bastian Bux (Neverending Story), Fox Mulder (X-Files)

January Challenge
Marathon Challenge
Duration: January 1 - 31, 2018
2/10 books

1. Edgedancer
2. Every Heart a Doorway
3. Oathbringer
4. Strange the Dreamer
5. Sleeping Giants
6. Down Among the Sticks and Bones
7. Swept Away
8. Hunted
9. Akarnae
10. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

February Challenge

February Challenge

March Challenge
Vernal Verses: Poetry Challenge
Duration: March 1-31, 2018
2/2 books

List:
1) Milk and Honey
2) Poems by Emily Dickinson Three Series, Complete
3) Leaves of Grass
4) Ask Me How I Got Here

March Challenge

April Challenge
Surprisingly Similar
Duration : April 1-30
Books read: 1

For this challenge, chose books with elements of diversity that are different from YOU from the categories below. This is an open-ended challenge so it's up to you how many books you would like to read.

- Historial Era
- Age or Generational Group
- Gender
- Race or Ethnicity
- Religion
- Socioeconomic Status (Income, Occupation, Education)
- Sexual Orientation
- (Dis)abilities, Medical Diagnoses, or Health Status
- Nationality/Language (Can read a book in translation)

We'd love to know: Did you find any surprising similarities or differences between you and the characters? Did reading diversely change your perspective?

1) My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1
How it's different: Sexual Orientation, Medical Diagnosis (Cancer), SES
Surprising similarities: Doing things a certain way so society will accept you, multiple struggles in life that are happening concurrently
Change in perspective?: This book changed my perspective on living in poverty conditions. In my head, I feel like it's something that you think on all the time; almost like a stereotype where the one word defines every aspect of your life. While reading this book, I could tell that the MC doesn't live in a good neighborhood, but she sees things as normal, everyday life, just how I view my own life. Sure, the type of people she's around don't necessarily partake in legal activities or the quality of conditions aren't the greatest, but you have your neighbors that you either like or dislike. You have outings with your family to do things together. You have going to school and dealing with the kids who don't like you.

April Challenge

May Challenge
The Language of Flowers
Duration: May 1-31
Books read: 5/5

1. Aloe = healing. Read a book about medicine or a book that features a character who has a medical career.

2. Apple blossom = preference. Reread one of your favourite books. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

3. Bay = glory. Read a book featuring a competition. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

4. Daisies = innocence or hope. Read a book where someone may or may not have committed a crime and is claiming innocence. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

5. Honeysuckle = bonds of love. Read a book featuring a long distance relationship.

6. Hyacinth = playfulness. Read a book with a sporting theme.

7. Iris = a message. Read an epistolary book. Obsidio

8. Lilac = the joy of youth. Read a book where the main character is a child. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

9. Magnolia = a love of nature. Read a book set in the great outdoors.

10. Rosemary = remembrance. Read a book that contains flashbacks or a book where a character has an unreliable memory. Bird Box

11. Red Tulips = a declaration of love. Read a book about a topic you love.

12. Violets = loyalty, devotion and faithfulness. Read a new-to-you book by one of your favourite authors.

May Challenge

June Challenge

June Challenge

July Challenge

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August Challenge

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September Challenge

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October Challenge

October Challenge

November Challenge

November Challenge

December Challenge

December Challenge