2025 Reading Challenge discussion

22/25

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo...The Bluejay Shaman by Lise McClendon...Feb.6,2015
2. Number - one, twice, third...One Plus One by Jojo Moynes...Jan.18,2015
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden...The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame...April 22, 2015..Willows
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn.. Secrets of the Lost Summer by Carla Neggers...March 15,2015
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Ajax...Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron...Jan.5,2015
6. Places - country, empire, London...An Irish Country Doctor by Patrick Taylor...Feb.17,2015
7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind... A Room Full of Bones by Elly Griffiths...March 2, 2015
-8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond..The House at Sea's End by Elly Griffiths...Jan. 13, 2015
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain...Rain on Your Wedding Day by Curtis Edmonds...Feb.4,2015
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames Magic Burns By Ilona Andrews...Jan. 1,2015
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet...book:Stardust|222063] by Neil Gaiman...Feb.11,2015
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house.. The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson ..Feb 9, 2015 Window
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste...Hide in Plain Sight by Marta Perry...May 7,2015
-15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent..The Ambassador's Wife by Jack Needham...Jan.25,2015 Wife
17. Elements - fire, wind, air...Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault by John Dvorak...Feb.22,2015
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening...Twilight by Stephenie Meyer...March 5, 2015
-19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride...The Pride of the King by Amanda Hughes...March 26,2015
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn Lamb to the Slaughter by Karen Ann Hopkins...Jan.15,2015
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper-A Book to Die for by Richard Houston...June 14, 2015
23. Gender Identifier - wife, man, lady...Vanishing Girls by Katia Lief...Jan.17,2015
24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost...Zombie by Joyce Carol Oats...March 13, 2015
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective...Huntress by Nicole Hamlett...Jan.31,2015

FAVOURITE GENRES CHALLENGE - 2015
Duration: January 1st, 2015 - December 31st, 2015

Kara's Favourites
Natural History Nonfiction...Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault by John Dvorak...Feb.22,2015
Magical Realism..Deadworld by J.N.Duncan...Feb. 15,2015
Business Nonfiction
Post-apocalyptic..Swan Song by Robert McCammon...April 18,2015

Zara's Favourites
Religion....The Bishop’s Wife by Mette Ivie Harrison...Feb.13,2015
Fiction....The Illusion of Separateness by Simon Von Booy...Feb.2,2015
Young Adult...Unplugged by P.D.Quaver...Jan8,2015
Chick-Lit...One Plus One by Jojo Moynes...Jan.18,2015

Craig's Favourites
Heroic Fantasy....Huntress by Nicole Hamlett...Jan.31,2015
Military Science Fiction...Uprooted by Naomi Novik...Sept. 24,2015
Classics....The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame...April 22, 2015
Gaming Fiction

Cassandra's Favourites
Social Science Fiction-Esther: Royal Beauty by Angela Ewell Hunt..Nov. 8,2015
World History...Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier...Aug. 16, 2015
Biography-Memoir...Yes Please by Amy Poehler...Jan.22,2015
High Fantasy...Stardust by Neil Gaiman...Feb.11,2015

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st 2015 - December 31st 2015

The Best Urban Fantasy

1. Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews...Jan.1,2015
2. Stardust by Neil Gaiman...Feb.11,2015
3. Deadworld by J.N.Duncan...Feb. 15,2015
4. Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews...Feb.24,2014
5. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer...March 5, 2015

Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once

1. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame...April 22, 2015
2. Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne...Aug.5, 2015
3. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather...August 10, 2015
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Ruth's 2015 Read Harder Challenge
18/24 tasks completed

1.A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25

2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65
Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King...Feb.27,2015

3. A collection of short stories
The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories by Maggie Stiefvater

4. A book published by an indie press
The Equalizer by Midge Bubany...April 28,2915 North Star Press

5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ
Oh Myyy! (There Goes the Internet): Life, the Internet and Everything by George Takei...April 29,2015

6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own...A Man Called Ove by Fredik Backman..Jan.29,2015

7. A book that takes place in Asia...The Ambassador's Wife by Jack Needham..Jan.26,2015 Singapore

8. A book by an author from Africa

9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)
The Bluejay Shaman by Lise McClendon...Feb.6,2015

10. A microhistory...Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault by John Dvorak...Feb.22,2015

11. A YA novel....Unplugged by P.D.Quaver...Jan8,2015

12. A sci-fi novel...Stardust by Neil Gaiman...Feb.11,2015

13. A romance novel...One Plus One by Jojo Moynes...Jan.18,2015

14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade

15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story
My Name Is Rapunzel by K.C.Hilton...July 24, 2015

16. An audiobook...Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron...Jan.5,2015

17. A collection of poetry
Collected Poems for Children by Ted Hughes..May 23, 2015

18. A book that someone else has recommended to you
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo...June 1, 2015 Book club friend

19. A book that was originally published in another language
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran..Feb.1,2015

20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind

21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure.......Magic Burns by Ilona Burns..Jan.1, 2014

22. A book published before 1850

23. A book published this year
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley..March 19, 2015

24.A self-improvement book

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