2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Time to step my game up and beat my personal best.

January Reads - 14 read of 75 at this rate I will crush my record.


1 2-Jan The Dark Tower, Volume : The Long Road Home
2 4-Jan Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
3 4-Jan The Way of Kings
4 8-Jan Guns, Germs and Steel
5 10-Jan Mr. Mercedes
6 10-Jan The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
7 15-Jan The Witch With No Name
8 17-Jan Red Rising
9 20-Jan The Son of Neptune
10 21-Jan Freakonomics
11 24-Jan Saint Odd
12 25-Jan The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army
13 26-Jan The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House
14 30-Jan Psycho

Best of January


Fiction - The Way of Kings
NonFiction - Freakonmics

Wow, Chris! You're doing such a great job on your goal.

As of July 1 I am on pace to crush my record!

1.The Dark Tower, Volume 2: The Long Road Home***
2.Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith**
3.The Way of Kings*****
4.Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies**
5.Mr. Mercedes****
6.The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes***
7.The Witch With No Name****
8.Red Rising****
9.The Son of Neptune****
10.Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything***
11.Saint Odd****
12.The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army***
13.The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House****
14.Psycho****
15.The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival***
16.Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch***
17.Dhampir***
18.A Morbid Taste for Bones**
19.Starship Troopers****
20.The Silver Dream***
21.1984****
22.The Haunting of Hill House****
23.The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellín Cartel***
24.Red Seas Under Red Skies****
25.Black Cross****
26.The Exorcist****
27.Carrie****
28.Divergent****
29.Tarkin**
30.Insurgent****
31.Allegiant***
32.The Jungle***
33.Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game*****
34.The Mark of Athena****
35.Neverwhere****
36.Pride and Prejudice and Zombies**
37.Stranger in a Strange Land****
38.Sharpe's Fortress***
39.A Study in Scarlet***
40.The Taking****
41.The Mysterious Affair at Styles**
42.Slaughterhouse-Five***
43.The Picture of Dorian Grey***
44.Hyperion*****
45.The House of Hades***
46.Night****
47.Heir to the Jedi**
48.Black Beauty****
49.Watchers***
50.Bag of Bones***
51.The Infinite Sea****
52.Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson*****

I got it!!! Maybe 100

1.The Dark Tower, Volume 2: The Long Road Home***
2.Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith**
3.The Way of Kings*****
4.Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies**
5.Mr. Mercedes****
6.The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes***
7.The Witch With No Name****
8.Red Rising****
9.The Son of Neptune****
10.Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything***
11.Saint Odd****
12.The Illustrious Dead: The Terrifying Story of How Typhus Killed Napoleon's Greatest Army***
13.The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House****
14.Psycho****
15.The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival***
16.Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch***
17.Dhampir***
18.A Morbid Taste for Bones**
19.Starship Troopers****
20.The Silver Dream***
21.1984****
22.The Haunting of Hill House****
23.The Accountant's Story: Inside the Violent World of the Medellín Cartel***
24.Red Seas Under Red Skies****
25.Black Cross****
26.The Exorcist****
27.Carrie****
28.Divergent****
29.Tarkin**
30.Insurgent****
31.Allegiant***
32.The Jungle***
33.Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game*****
34.The Mark of Athena****
35.Neverwhere****
36.Pride and Prejudice and Zombies**
37.Stranger in a Strange Land****
38.Sharpe's Fortress***
39.A Study in Scarlet***
40.The Taking****
41.The Mysterious Affair at Styles**
42.Slaughterhouse-Five***
43.The Picture of Dorian Grey***
44.Hyperion*****
45.The House of Hades***
46.Night****
47.Heir to the Jedi**
48.Black Beauty****
49.Watchers***
50.Bag of Bones***
51.The Infinite Sea****
52.Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson*****
53.The Catcher in the Rye**
54.The Moon is a Harsh Mistress****
55.Alice in Wonderland***
56.Words of Radiance*****
57.Stardust****
58.Thief of Lives***
59.The Dark Half****
60.In the Night Room**
61.Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life***
62.Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 1***
63.Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dreadfully Ever After**
64.The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History***
65.Dreadnought***
66.The 100**
67.The Diary of a Young Girl****
68.David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants****
69.Feed****
70.Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Neverland***
71.Jane Eyre*****
72.Crime and Punishment***
73.[book:The Shining****
74.Lords of the Sith***
75.Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series****
76.Something Wicked This Way Comes***
77.The Demon Lover***
78.Shatter Me**
79.The Color of Magic****
80.Grimm Fairy Tales: Oz***
81.False Memory****
82.The X-Files: Goblins*
83.The Book Thief*****
84.Till We Have Faces***
85.The Child Thief****
86.Macbeth***
87.Dark Disciple****
88.The Blood of Olympus*****
89.Jewels: A Secret History***

Congratulations on beating your personal record already! Do you think you'll be able to squeeze in enough books to hit 100?