2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I will keep track of the books I read and challenges I do in 2015


Yearly challenges:
- Read 30 books
- #READWOMEN: Read 10 books of new-to-you female authors

Quarter Challenge:
- Thirth and Fourth Quarter Challenge: Goodreads Choice Awards

Monthly challenges/activities:
January
- Good Reads Choice Awards 2014 Winners
- TBR Twin: Sense and Sensibility

February
- Group Read: Station Eleven
- The Saints Go Marching In

March
- Spring Break Spell Out

April
- Chocolate Challenge

May
- Classics Challenge

All the books I read in 2015:

1) We were liars by E. Lockhart ★★★★★
2) Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ★★★★
3) All the light we cannot see by Anthony Doerr ★★★★★
4) The Selection by Kiera Cass ★★★
5) The Elite by Kiera Cass ★★★
6) The One by Kiera Cass ★★
7) Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel ★★★
8) The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton ★★
9) A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin ★★★
10) Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ★★★
11) The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion ★★★★
12) A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin ★★★
13) The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins ★★★★
14) The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion ★★
15) Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen ★★★
16) Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty ★★★★
17) The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick ★★★
18) The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah ★★★★
19) Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neil ★★★
20) All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven ★★★
21) Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler ★★★
22) City of Masks by Mary Hoffman ★★★
23) City if Stars by Mary Hoffman ★★
24) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee ★★★★★
25) Red Queen by Victorya Aveyard ★
26) Mist of Midnight by Sandra Bryd ★★★★
27) Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng ★★★★

JANUARY CHALLENGE: GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS 2014 WINNERS
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2015

Let's celebrate the best books of 2014, Goodreads style! This challenge is based around the Goodreads Choice Award Winners of 2014, found here: 2014 Award Winners

Read the winner in as many categories as you can.

Young Adult Fiction
1) We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Historical Fiction
2) All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

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FEBRUARY CHALLENGE: THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
Duration: February 1 - February 28, 2015

1. Read a book about music, or someone who is falsely accused of something.
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

2. Read a book where the main characters give into their vices or evil or read a book where nature or animals is an important part of the story.

3. Read a book about a fierce battle or war.

4. Read a book about slavery or read a book that takes place in Ireland.

5. Read a story where the main character struggles with and overcomes his or her own faults, whether they be physical, emotional, personality or other faults.
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

6. Read a book where there is an angel or other paranormal being or read a book where someone is sentenced to death.
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton

7. Read a book where people live a simple life and do not have a luxurious lifestyle or read a book about royalty.
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

8. Read a book about an arranged marriage or read a book about prostitution.

9. Read a book about a character who runs away, or read a book where someone drastically changes his or her appearance.

10. Read a book about some kind of suffering or read a book that contains a miracle.

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#READWOMEN
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

#readwomen is a movement started by Joanna Walsh who was tired of the status quo.
For this challenge, decide how many new-to-you female authors you would like to read. Once your goal is set, read! And come back and tell us who your favorites were to get great female authors more exposure. Each author can only count once.

1. E. Lockhart
2. Kiera Cass
3. Emily St. John Mandel
4. Jessie Burton
5. Paula Hawkins
6. Sarah Gruen
7. Liane Moriarty
8. Kristin Hannah
9. Louise O'Neil
10. Jennifer Niven
11. Julie Kibler
12. Harper Lee
13. Sandra Bryd
14. Celeste Ng

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I'm reading the young Sherlock Holmes saga.

MARCH CHALLENGE: SPRING BREAK SPELL OUT
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2015

Spring Break is coming soon for students and teachers everywhere. This is the spring break spell out challenge. I love a spell out challenge. For this challenge choose a word that relates to spring break and spell out that word with books. You can use ANY of the first letters of the main words in a title of a book (don't use words like "a", "an", "the", or "of") or the initials of its authors.

S
P
R
I
N
G

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APRIL CHALLENGE: CHOCOLATE
Duration: April 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015

April's theme is chocolate, so this challenge is based on the many kinds of chocolate. All facts from http://facts-about-chocolate.com/type...

1. Cacao: This is the healthiest form of chocolate but it can be very bitter. Read a book with a character who is bitter or resentful.

2. Chocolate Liquor: This is the basis for all chocolate and it does not contain any alcohol. Read a book that explores a misconception. This could include a character fighting a stereotype or a bad reputation or even a non fiction book setting the record straight on some topic.

3. Cocoa Butter: This is what makes chocolate taste like we expect it to taste - sweet and smooth. If you like chocolate, read a book by an author you like or something you enjoy. If you dislike chocolate, read a book you wouldn't normally read.

4. Unsweetened Chocolate: Bakers often prefer this type of chocolate because they can control the flavor. Read a book with a controlling character.

5. Bittersweet Chocolate: Dark chocolate and Bittersweet chocolate are the same thing. Read a book where a character goes by different names or has multiple personalities.

6. White Chocolate: White chocolate isn't really chocolate because it doesn't contain chocolate liquor. Read a book about fraud or stolen identity.

7. Cocoa: Cocoa is made by removing fat from chocolate liquor and is often used in low-fat recipes. Read a short story or book with less than 100 pages.

8. Chocolate Coating: Chocolate Coating has a vegetable fat base so it's not real chocolate even though it is often used to make chocolate decorations. Read a book about things that are not quite as they seem.
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

9. Couverture: Couverture is dark chocolate with extra cocoa butter. It's great for chocolate fountains. Read a book with a celebration or party.

10. Gianduja: This is chocolate made with toasted hazelnuts. Both the Swiss and the Italians claim to have invented it. Read a book set in Europe or that contains a conflict.

11. Single Bean Chocolate: Selectivity makes this type of chocolate high quality. Read with a character who is rich or extremely picky.

12. Chocolate Oil: There is no such thing as chocolate oil. Read a book with a ghost or mythological creature.

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MAY CHALLENGE: CLASSICS
Duration: May 1 - May 31, 2015

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THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER CHALLENGE: GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS
Duration: July 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015


I'm in for 5 books:

1. The Nightingale
2. All the bright places
3. Mist of Midnight
4. Red Queen
5.

Books published in 2015 that are on my TBR list:
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven (Young Adult)
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Historical Fiction)
At the Water's Edge by Sara Gruen (Historical Fiction)
The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler (Fiction)
The Secret Wisdom of the Earth by Christopher Scotton (Fiction)
The Alchemist's Daughter by Mary Lawrence (Historical Fiction)
Mist of Midnight by Sandra Byrd (Historical Fiction)

Books published in 2015 that I have read before July 01:
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Mystery)