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Yearly Challenge: Let's Turn PagesMy goal is 3000 pages a month.
January - 4029 pages
February - 2805 pages
March - 4137 pages
April - 3259 pages
May - 4302 pages
June - 2231 pages
July - 4145 pages
August - 4425 pages
September - 1863 pages
October - 4709 pages
November - 2308 pages
December - 4888 pages so far
Total: 43,101/36,000
Yearly Challenge: Clear the Shelves5 physical books I owned before 2020 started: 8/5
1. Pumpkinheads
2. The Clockwork Crow
3. The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
4. Anassa
5. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
6. The Velvet Fox
7. The Magician's Land
8. Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction
15 kindle books I owned before 2020 started: 17/15
1. Ship of Magic
2. Godsgrave
3. Little Brother
4. Call Me By Your Name
5. Becoming Human
6. Pan
7. The Mad Ship
8. Psychopomp
9. Death Wish
10. Everwild
11. Everfound
12. Truly Devious
13. The Belles
14. Mortal Engines
15. Wool Omnibus
16. Authority
17. Acceptance
Yearly Challenge: TBR Jar20 tasks from:
14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list). - Human Plus
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.
10. Read a book with a cover you love.
22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.
23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish.
31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.
Completed:
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest. - Little Brother
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year. - The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. - The Mad Ship
5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. Ship of Magic
6. Read a book the 20th book on any page of your TBR. - Crownbreaker
7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. - The Raven Boys
8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors. - Truly Devious
11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. - The Bronze Key
12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book. - Blood for Blood
13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name. - The Self-Care Project: How to let go of frazzle and make time for you
15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges. - Godsgrave
16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). - The Road
17. Read the book with the least number of ratings. - Anassa
18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it. - Call Me By Your Name
19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf. - The Dream Thieves
20. Read a book that you own. - Becoming Human
21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you. - The Clockwork Crow
24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format. - The Golden Tower
25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. - Pumpkinheads
26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book. - The Magician's Land
27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page. - The Midnight Lie
28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book. - The Long Earth
29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation. - A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme. - Not So Stories
32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. Pan
Total: 25/20
Yearly Challenge: Serial ReaderI will read 30 books that are part of a series this year.
I will complete, or get up to date on, 10 series.
Silo:
✔ Wool Omnibus
✔ Shift
Dust
Noughts and Crosses (re-read):
Knife Edge
Checkmate
Montague Siblings:
The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
Liveship Traders:
✔ Ship of Magic
✔ The Mad Ship
Ship of Destiny
Raven Cycle:
✔ The Raven Boys
✔ The Dream Thieves
✔ Blue Lily, Lily Blue
The Raven King
Girls with Sharp Sticks:
✔ Girls with Sharp Sticks
Girls with Razor Hearts
Girls with Rebel Souls
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Magisterium: COMPLETE
✔ The Bronze Key
✔ The Silver Mask
✔ The Golden Tower
Spellslinger: COMPLETE
✔ Crownbreaker
Wolf by Wolf: COMPLETE
✔ Blood for Blood
Book of Dust: CAUGHT UP
✔ The Secret Commonwealth
Skinjacker: COMPLETE
✔ Everwild
✔ Everfound
The Bone Season: COMPLETE
✔ The Bone Season (re-read)
✔ The Mime Order
✔ The Song Rising
Heartstopper: CAUGHT UP
✔ Heartstopper: Volume Three
Truly Devious: COMPLETE
✔ Truly Devious
✔ The Vanishing Stair
✔ The Hand on the Wall
Reapers Inc.: COMPLETE
✔ Psychopomp
✔ Death Wish
✔ Ghost Market
✔ Hellfire and Brimstone
Erthe: COMPLETE
✔ Anassa: Book 2
The Belles: CAUGHT UP
✔ The Belles
✔ The Everlasting Rose
Renegades: COMPLETE
✔ Renegades (re-read)
✔ Archenemies
✔ Supernova
The Nevernight Chronicles: COMPLETE
✔ Godsgrave
✔ Darkdawn
The Clockwork Crow: COMPLETE
✔ The Clockwork Crow
✔ The Velvet Fox
✔ The Midnight Swan
The Carls:
✔ A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
Simon Snow: CAUGHT UP
✔ Wayward Son
Southern Reach: COMPLETE
✔ Annihilation
✔ Authority
✔ Acceptance
The Magicians: COMPLETE
✔ The Magicians
✔ The Magician King
✔ The Magician's Land
Dread Nation: COMPLETE
✔ Dread Nation
✔ Deathless Divide
Legacy of Orisha: CAUGHT UP
✔ Children of Blood and Bone (re-read)
✔ Children of Virtue and Vengeance
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Total books: 50/30
Series completed: 20/10
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Space saved for unchosen yearly challenge.
Yearly Challenge: #40for2020A non-goodreads challenge created by a friend of mine.
Cath's Maths: 10/10
Read a book with the relevant number (or its homophone), on the cover, or published in a year ending with the number.
1, One, Won - Mortal Engines
2, Two, To, Too - The Self-Care Project: How to let go of frazzle and make time for you
3, Three - The Dream Thieves
4, Four, For - In Other Lands
5, Five - Pan
6, Six - Ghost Market
7, Seven - The Song Rising
8, Eight, Ate - Archenemies
9, Nine - The Magicians
0, Naught, Zero - The Midnight Lie
Kolor Kirsty: 10/10
Colour cover or colour or word in the title.
Red/Richard - The Mime Order
Orange/Of - The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
Yellow/York - Crownbreaker
Green/Gave - The Silver Mask
Blue/Battle - Becoming Human
Indigo/In - Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times in Television
Violet/Vain - Everfound
White/Angels - Little Brother
Grey/Morally Ambiguous - Darkdawn
Black/Darkness - The Road
Subject Stacey: 10/10
Drama - A thriller! - Wilder Girls
English Language - A modern book by a British author, published no earlier than year 2000 - The Long Earth
French - A book about, or set in France, or a translation from French - T.I.M.E Stories: The Heiden File
Science 1 - A book featuring science, or scientists - Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Science 2 - A science fiction book - Q
Maths - A book featuring a number in the title - Heartstopper: Volume Three
History - Historical fiction of any period - The Clockwork Crow
Geography - Either a book set in a foreign country, or one with maps in - Godsgrave
German - A book about or set in Germany, or a translation from German - Blood for Blood
English Literature - A Classic, published no later than 1900 - The Importance of Being Earnest
Quotay Jay: 10/10
Not all those who wander - book featuring a journey - Ship of Magic
Even the darkest night - book with a happy ending - Pumpkinheads
We lived in the gaps between stories - by ethnic minority author -Not So Stories
Of course it’s happening in your head - read a fantasy - The Raven Boys
I am not afraid of storms - title featuring the weather/a season - The Bone Season
Am I not merciful? - read a crime novel - Truly Devious
Those pages leave their marks on you - reread an old favourite - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
We all bear scars - a prominent character with a disability - The Bronze Key
May the odds - a book containing a contest - Renegades
Love is worth everything - featuring lgbtqia romance - Call Me By Your Name
Total: 40/40
First Quarter: Meet Us at the BookshopBooks all from different genres or sub-genres.
1. Fantasy, Epic/High - Ship of Magic
2. Fantasy, Middle Grade - The Bronze Key
3. Fantasy, Paranormal - The Raven Boys
4. Fantasy, Young Adult - Godsgrave
5. Dystopian, Apocalyptic - The Road
6. Science Fiction, Contemporary - Little Brother
7. Dystopian, Alternate History - Blood for Blood
8. Romance, Contemporary - Pumpkinheads
9. Romance, LGBTQ+ - Call Me By Your Name
10. Science Fiction, Space / Futuristic - Becoming Human
11. Historical, 19th Century - The Clockwork Crow
12. Short Stories, Fables - Not So Stories
13. Contemporary, LGBTQ+ - The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
14. Non-fiction, Self-help - The Self-Care Project: How to let go of frazzle and make time for you
15. Fantasy, Urban Fantasy - The Magicians
16. Fantasy, classic retelling - Pan
17. Non-fiction, Memoir - Gotta Get Theroux This: My Life and Strange Times on Television
18. Horror - Wilder Girls
Total: 18/15
January: Marathon Challenge1. Ship of Magic (897 pages)
2. The Bronze Key (256 pages)
3. Godsgrave (448 pages)
4. The Raven Boys (409 pages)
5. Little Brother (386 pages)
6. The Road (324 pages)
7. Blood for Blood (481 pages)
8. Pumpkinheads (211 pages)
9. Call Me By Your Name (256 pages)
10. Becoming Human (358 pages)
Total: 4029/4000 pages
February: The Five Love Languages1. Gifts - Read a book about a holiday where gifts are exchanged, read a book set in the "present", or read a book you received as a gift. - The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
2. Words of Affirmation - Read a book with a lot of words (500+ pages), read a book recommended to you by someone else, or read a self-help book or something that lifts your mood. - The Self-Care Project: How to let go of frazzle and make time for you
3. Acts of Service - Read a book about someone in a service trade, such as restaurant waitstaff, beauticians, store clerks, customer service, etc. or read a book where someone does something nice for someone else. - Crownbreaker
4. Quality Time - Read a book with a group or buddy or TBR twin, read a book with the word "time" in the title or a clock/watch on the cover, or read a book where the main character(s) go on a vacation. - The Clockwork Crow
5. Physical Touch - Read a book that includes a romance (any genre), read a book that has two people touching on the cover, or read any physical book that you can hold in your hand. - The Midnight Lie
Total: 5/5
April
May
November: Rock the VoteGoodreads Choice Nominees
Read: 6/4
1. Clap When You Land (YA Fiction)
2. The Gravity of Us (YA Fiction)
3. Children of Virtue and Vengeance (YA Fantasy & Sci Fi)
4. The Hidden Girl and Other Stories (Science Fiction)
5. Legendborn (YA Fantasy & Sci Fi)
6. The City We Became (Fantasy)
December: Home is Where the Books Are5/5 challenges
✔ 1. Read the book that has been on your shelf for the longest time - Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction
✔ 2. Read a book that was given to you by someone else - Acceptance
✔ 4. Read a book on your shelf that is about a home or a house of any kind - Boy in the Tower
✔ 6. Read a book about friendship OR family OR both - Parachutes
✔ 8. Read the shortest book on your shelf - The Importance of Being Earnest
3. Read a book that you'd one day like to 'rehome' (eg. give to someone else once you're finished reading)
5. Read a book you got because the cover looked pretty
7. Read your favorite book (one that makes you feel at home) - Pride and Prejudice
9. Read a self-help or personal development book to make yourself more at home in your body
10. Read a book on your shelf that you are wary of because it isn't generally a genre you read - Normal People
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction (other topics)Acceptance (other topics)
In Other Lands (other topics)
The Importance of Being Earnest (other topics)
Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction (other topics)
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Overall goal: 110/100 books