2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 36/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

I've just added "Branching Out" to my challenges.

Own Voices and Branching out:

Updated msg #9

Books read: 18/25
Challenges completed: 6/9

Update to msg 7:



My new totals are 7/23 books, 0/5 challenges.

Update: 7/12

6/21 books
1/5 challenges

V: V for Vendetta

A TO Z CHALLENGE: STAGE EDITION

Update message #67
It turns out I only need to read 9 books (actually 8 books and 1 movie) to meet the challenge goal. So can I please change my Book goal to 9 and my challenge goal will stay at 6.

Book Goal: 1/9
Challenges Goal: 0/6

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 37/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Own Voices and Branching Out:

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 39/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Never hit the stage:

3/15

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 40/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

An author's work

Updated msg 9

Progress: 21/25 books (7/9 challenges)

Edited #26

Challenges: 3/4
Books: 18/22

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 41/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Branching out

Update: 8/12

Updated message 17: 19/20 books; 3/4 challenges

Just have to order my last graphic novel of the year for the ATY challenge.

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 42/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

An author's work, Listopia, Veteran authors:

Updated message 4: 9/12

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 43/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Veteran authors and Branching out

Sign me up for 62 books to read and 14 challenges to complete. Quite a few of the books I am going to use for multiple challenges

62/62 Books Read
14/14 Challenges Completed

CHALLENGES COMPLETED

Books Read:
1)The Night at the Museum(A-Z Challenge-Stage Edition)(15/11/19)
2)Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge,The Listopia Challenge,Casting Call)(17/11/19)
3)Beauty and the Beast(Casting Call)(18/11/19)
4)Cinderella(Casting Call)(18/11/19)
5)The Secret Garden(Read & Go Challenge)(19/11/19)
6)Ayesha At Last(Rock the Vote)(19/11/19)
7)Hairspray: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Hit Broadway Musical(Clear Your Bookshelves)(20/11/19)
8)Life with Archie #31(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
9)Life With Archie #32(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
10)Life With Archie #33(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
11)Life With Archie #34(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
12)Life With Archie #35: The Wedding of Jughead Jones(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
13)Life With Archie #36(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
14)Life With Archie #37: One Year Later(Serial Reader Challenge)(20/11/19)
15)Wayward Son(Rock the Vote)(20/11/19)
16)School for Stars: First Term at L'Etoile(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(21/11/19)
17)The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives(#OwnVoices)(21/11/19)
18)The House on Mango Street(#OwnVoices)(21/11/19)
19)Inside Out & Back Again(#OwnVoices)(21/11/19)
20)Return to Labyrinth, Volume 1(The Listopia Challenge)(21/11/19)
21)Return to Labyrinth, Vol. 2(The Listopia Challenge)(21/11/19)
22)Return to Labyrinth, Vol. 3(The Listopia Challenge)(21/11/19)
23)Return to Labyrinth, Vol. 4(The Listopia Challenge)(21/11/19)
24)Me Before You(Branching Out)(21/11/19)
25)New Moon(Branching Out)(21/11/19)
26)What Magic Is This?(Popsugar 2019)(22/11/19)
27)Inkheart(A-Z Challenge-Stage Edition)(22/11/19)
28)Ready Player One(Popsugar 2019)(23/11/19)
29)Backseat Saints(#OwnVoices)(23/11/19)
30)Red, White & Royal Blue(Popsugar 2019,#OwnVoices,Rock the Vote)(23/11/19)
31)Pumpkinheads(Rock the Vote)(24/11/19)
32)Good Omens(#OwnVoices)(24/11/19)
33)School for Stars 2: Second Term at L'Etoile(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(24/11/19)
34)A Crystal of Time(Rock the Vote)(24/11/19)
35)Girl, Stop Apologizing: A Shame-Free Plan for Embracing and Achieving Your Goals(Rock the Vote)(24/11/19)
36)A Bitter Truth(Popsugar 2019, Never Hit the Stage)(24/11/19)
37)The After Party(Never Hit the Stage)(25/11/19)
38)Little Men(An Author's Works Challenge)(25/11/19)
39)Young Wives' Tales(Never Hit the Stage)(25/11/19)
40)Gossip Girl(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,The Listopia Challenge)(27/11/19)
41)School for Stars: Third Term at L'Etoile(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(28/11/19)
42)Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(A-Z Challenge-Stage Edition,Casting Call)(28/11/19)
43)School for Stars: Summer Holiday Mystery: Book 4(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(29/11/19)
44)I'm Not Dying with You Tonight(Never Hit the Stage)(29/11/19)
45)School for Stars 5: Double Trouble at L'Etoile(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(30/11/19)
46)School for Stars 6: The Missing Ballerina Mystery(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(1/12/19)
47)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge,The Listopia Challenge,Casting Call)(1/12/19)
48)Harry Potter and the Cursed Child(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge,The Listopia Challenge)(1/12/19)
49)School for Stars 7: A Princess Rescue(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(2/12/19)
50)School for Stars: 8: Best Friends Forever(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,Serial Reader Challenge,An Author's Works Challenge)(3/12/19)
51)A Girl For All Seasons(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge)(3/12/19)
52)Archie 1000 Page Comics BLOW-OUT!(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,TBR Jar Challenge)(4/12/19)
53)Daisy Jones & The Six(Read & Go Challenge)(5/12/19)
54)Jo's Boys(An Author's Works Challenge)(5/12/19)
55)Archie 1000 Page Comics Treasury(Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge,TBR Jar Challenge)(8/12/19)
5)A Family Affair(Popsugar 2019)(8/12/19)
57)A Family Affair(Popsugar 2019)(8/12/19)
58)The Magic of Sleep Thinking: How to Solve Problems, Reduce Stress, and Increase Creativity While You Sleep(The Nonfiction Growth Challenge)(8/12/19)
59)Emotional Intelligence(The Nonfiction Growth Challenge)(8/12/19)
60)You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus(Read & Go Challenge)(9/12/19)
61)Zodiac(Popsugar 2019)(9/12/19)
62)A Christmas Carol(Popsugar 2019)(9/12/19)

Challenges Completed
1)Popsugar 2019: 8/8(Completed)
2)Clear Your Bookshelves Challenge: 16/16(Completed)
3)Read & Go Challenge: 3/3(Completed)
4)TBR Jar Challenge: 2/2(Completed)
5)#OwnVoices: 6/6(Completed)
6)A-Z Challenge-Stage Edition: 3/3(Completed)
7)Never Hit the Stage: 4/4(Completed)
8)The Nonfiction Growth Challenge: 2/2(Completed)
9)Serial Reader Challenge: 18/18(Completed)
10)An Author's Works Challenge: 13/13(Completed)
11)The Listopia Challenge: 8/8(Completed)
12)Rock the Vote: 6/6(Completed)
13)Branching Out: 2/2(Completed)
14)Casting Call: 5/5(Completed)

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 44/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

An author's work, Serial Reader, Veteran authors:

update msg 12: 21/40 Books Read | 1/5 Challenges Completed
(finished Rock the Vote)

Update to message 6
I needed 15 books to complete all my challenges. 8/15 completed

Local bookclub
1. Historical Fiction set in pre-1000
2.Travel - Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic
3.Short STory Collection- Norse Mythology

Serial Reader challenge (1 left to complete)
1. The Assassin's Curse

1 Epic Novel

Return 1 book to a friend

Complete the April Shakespeare Challenge (Need to finish Romeo and Juliet)

2 books for each month (Oct, Nov, Dec) that are a part of Monthly challenges or buddy reads
October:
We All Fall Down
The Testaments

November:
Unsheltered
Beyond the Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic

December:

An Author's Works Yearly Challenge- 2 left
1. Norse Mythology
2.

Update to msg 7:

covered multiple categories, so my new count is

8/20 books, 0/5 challenges

Message 120 Updated

14/62 Books Read
0/14 Challenges Completed

7/21 books

The Color Purple

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 46/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Update: 10/12 books read | 1/2 challenges completed

Message 120 Updated

24/62 Books Read
1/14 Challenges Completed

Message 120 Updated

25/62 Books Read
1/14 Challenges Completed

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 48/85
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 49/85

Update: 11/12 books completed

Anissa wrote: "Wow, I have been kind of lax and all over the place with my challenges this year. It seemed to have taken me FOREVER to even decide on the goal for my yearly reading challenge (10 books). I would l..."

Welcome to the challenge!

Sarah wrote: "Sign me up for 62 books to read and 14 challenges to complete. Quite a few of the books I am going to use for multiple challenges

25/62 Books Read
1/14 Challenges Completed

Books Read:
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welcome!

Updated to message 134!

Update to msg 9

PROGRESS: 24/25 books (8/9 challenges)

Update to msg 9

Progress: 25/25 books (9/9 challenges)
Challenge completed!

oshizu wrote: "Update to msg 9

Progress: 25/25 books (9/9 challenges)
Challenge completed!"

Congratulations!

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 50/76
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/13

Note: I've changed my total because I must made a mistake with the addition before (I deleted some books but no so many...LOL)

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 51/81
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/15

Sorry, I had to change again the total, because I added some books more for the challenges in December (I know I shouldn't be adding more books but I can't resist the temptation, LOL)

Message 120 Updated

39/62 Books Read
3/14 Challenges Completed

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 52/81
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 3/15

Edited #26

Completed! :D

Challenges: 4/4
Books: 22/22

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 53/81
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 5/15

update msg 12:
joined the Advent Calendar challenge, so increasing the number of challenges to 6
25/40 Books Read | 1/6 Challenges Completed

Update: 12/12! 2/2! challenge completed

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 54/81
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 5/15

Message #16 updated

TOTAL BOOKS: 55/81
CHALLENGES COMPLETED: 5/15

Update:
Books 11/16, Challenges: 2/5

Clear the Shelves: 1/2
An Author's Works: 2/4
Queer Education: 4/6
40 More Books: 2/2
Serial Reader: 2/2

update msg 11: 10/13 Books Read | 3/6 Challenges Completed