2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I'm going to set a realistic goal (for once) of 52 books in 2021, but I'm hoping I'll exceed that! :-)

Goodreads Goal: 54/52

Clear the Shelves: 19/35 books (9/25 physical, 10/10 ebooks)

Let's Turn Pages: 15,072/20,000 pages

TBR Jar: 14/52 (ATY challenge prompts pulled from a jar)

Additional challenges not tracked in this group:
Around the Year in 52 Books: 49/52
The 52 Book Club’s 2021 Challenge: 40/52
Try 12 (my County Library's Reading Challenge): 8/12

Clear the Shelves: I own 179 books that I have not read. I'm hoping to read 30 of them in 2021.

Progress: 19/35

Physical: 9/25
1. Icebound
2. Artemis
3. The Baker Street Translation
4. A Darker Shade of Magic
5. Illuminae
6. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
7. King of Scars
8. Neverwhere
9. The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble

ebooks: 10/10
1. The Unfinished Land
2. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
3. The Princess Game
4. The Prince and the Troll
5. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
6. Followers
7. The Wickeds
8. The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
9. Hazel and Gray
10. The Cleaners

Let's Turn Pages: I read 16,375 pages in 2020 and I'm hoping to increase that to 20,000 in 2021! I will only be counting ebooks and physical books.

Progress: 15,072/20,000

1. Icebound 408
2. The Rosie Result 385
3. Artemis 305
4. The Underground Railroad 270
5. The Baker Street Translation 278
6. A Darker Shade of Magic 400
7. The Unfinished Land 321
8. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew 225
9. Illuminae 624
10. Breaking Damian 401
11. The Princess Game 52
12. The Prince and the Troll 25
13. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe 401
14. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper 334
15. Followers 384
16. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna 445
17. Hummingbird Salamander 369
18. King of Scars 514
19. The Houseplant: A Short Story 31
20. The Man Who Played with Fire 491
21. Rule of Wolves 607
22. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy 132
23. Nerdy Ever After: A Nerdy Novel (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl) 160
24. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Geirmund’s Saga 318
25. Neverwhere 435
26. Ace of Spades 432
27. To Sir, with Love 282
28. The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble 398
29. Rubies from Burma: A WWII Coming of Age Novel 216
30. Dark Roads 384
31. Once There Were Wolves 247
32. Batman: Year One 124
33. The Merchant and the Rogue 256
34. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft 168
35. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile 127
36. NERDY GIRLS DON'T: A Nerdy Novel, Book 2 127
37. Angels Fall 654
38. Paper Butterflies 235
39. The Slow March of Light 312
40. Little Thieves 393
41. Little Book of Tiny Tales 125
42. The Phantom of Linkshire Manor 52
43. Warsaw Fury 328
44. Hall of Mirrors 226
45. All Systems Red 156
46. Thirteen Months of Sunrise 73
47. Another Beast's Skin 316
48. The Guardian of the Palace 360
49. Minerva 376
50. Stars in the Sand 386

TBR Jar:

Progress: 14/52

1. Icebound
2. The Rosie Result
3. Artemis
4. The Underground Railroad
5. The Baker Street Translation
6. A Darker Shade of Magic
7. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
8. Illuminae
9. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
10. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
11. King of Scars
12. The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
13. Neverwhere
14. The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble

Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge

Progress: 49/52

Currently reading
✔ Completed

✔ 1. A book related to “In the Beginning...” Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
✔ 2. A book by an author whose name doesn't contain the letters A, T or Y Breaking Damian
✔ 3. A book related to the lyrics for the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music Batman: Year One (rain)
✔ 4. A book with a monochromatic cover King of Scars

✔ 5. A book by an author on USA Today's list of 100 Black Novelists You Should Read The Fifth Season
✔ 6. A love story To Sir, with Love
✔ 7. A book that fits a prompt suggestion that didn't make the final list (A book with reference to handcrafting - origami) Paper Butterflies
✔ 8. A book set in a state, province, or country you have never visited The Baker Street Translation

9. A book you associate with a specific season or time of year Winter Street
✔ 10. A book with a female villain or criminal A Darker Shade of Magic
✔ 11. A book to celebrate The Grand Egyptian Museum The Merchant and the Rogue
✔ 12. A book eligible for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation Thirteen Months of Sunrise
✔ 13. A book written by an author of one of your best reads of 2020 Once There Were Wolves

✔ 14. A book set in a made-up place Little Thieves
✔ 15. A book that features siblings as the main characters Nerdy Ever After: A Nerdy Novel
✔ 16. A book with a building in the title Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
✔ 17. A book with a Muslim character or author Artemis

✔ 18. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 1 Rubies from Burma: A WWII Coming of Age Novel
✔ 19. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 2 Angels Fall
✔ 20. 3 books related to "Past, Present, Future" - Book 3 Minerva
✔ 21. A book whose title and author both contain the letter "u" Illuminae
✔ 22. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads All Systems Red

✔ 23. A cross genre novel Hummingbird Salamander
✔ 24. A book about racism or race relations The Underground Railroad
✔ 25. A book set on an island Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
✔ 26. A short book (<210 pages) by a new-to-you author The Princess Game

✔ 27. A book with a character who can be found in a deck of cards Hall of Mirrors
✔ 28. A book connected to ice Icebound
✔ 29. A book that you consider comfort reading The Phantom of Linkshire Manor
✔ 30. A long book Rule of Wolves

✔ 31. A book by an author whose career spanned more than 21 years Neverwhere
✔ 32. A book whose cover shows more than 2 people Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Geirmund’s Saga
✔ 33. A collection of short stories, essays, or poetry Little Book of Tiny Tales
✔ 34. A book with a travel theme The Slow March of Light
✔ 35. A book set in a country on or below the Tropic of Cancer The Rosie Result (Australia)

✔ 36. A book with six or more words in the title The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
37. A book from the Are You Well Read in World Literature list The Question of Red
✔ 38. A book related to a word given by a random word generator The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble (noble)
✔ 39. A book involving an immigrant Warsaw Fury

✔ 40. A book with flowers or greenery on the cover An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew
✔ 41. A book by a new-to-you BIPOC author Ace of Spades
✔ 42. A mystery or thriller Dark Roads
✔ 43. A book with elements of magic Another Beast's Skin

✔ 44. A book whose title contains a negative NERDY GIRLS DON'T: A Nerdy Novel, Book 2
✔ 45. A book related to a codeword from the NATO Phonetic Alphabet The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna (author's name is Juliet)
46. A winner or nominee from the 2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
✔ 47. A non-fiction book other than biography, autobiography or memoir The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
✔ 48. A book that might cause someone to react “You read what?!?” The Houseplant: A Short Story

✔ 49. A book with an ensemble cast Followers
✔ 50. A book published in 2021 The Unfinished Land
✔ 51. A book whose title refers to person(s) without giving their name The Prince and the Troll
✔ 52. A book related to "the end" The Guardian of the Palace

The 52 Book Club’s 2021 Challenge

Progress: 40/52

Currently reading
✔ Completed

✔ 1. Set in a school Ace of Spades
✔ 2. Featuring the legal profession The Baker Street Translation
✔ 3. A dual timeline Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
4. An author that is deceased
✔ 5. Published by Penguin Angels Fall
✔ 6. A character with the same name as a male family member The Princess Game (Eric)
✔ 7. An author with only 1 published book Followers
✔ 8. A book in the 900’s of the Dewey Decimal System The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
✔ 9. Set in a Mediterranean country Hall of Mirrors
✔ 10. Related to the word “fire” The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
✔ 11. Book with discussion questions inside The Rosie Result
✔ 12. Title starting with the letter “D” Dark Roads
✔ 13. Includes an exotic animal NERDY GIRLS DON'T: A Nerdy Novel, Book 2
14. Written by an author over 65 (when published)
15. A book mentioned in another book
✔ 16. Set before the 17th Century Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Geirmund’s Saga
✔ 17. A character “on the run” The Underground Railroad
18. Author with a 9-letter last name
19. Book with a deckled edge
20. Made into a TV series
21. Book by Kristin Hannah
✔ 22. A family saga Minerva
✔ 23. An ending that surprises you Another Beast's Skin
✔ 24. A book you think they should read in schools Warsaw Fury
✔ 25. A book with multiple character POV A Darker Shade of Magic
✔ 26. An author of color The Fifth Season
✔ 27. First chapter ends on an odd page number Hummingbird Salamander
✔ 28. Includes an historical event you know little about The Slow March of Light
✔ 29. Featuring the environment Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
✔ 30. Watch out for dragons! King of Scars
✔ 31. Book that shares a similar title to another book To Sir, with Love
✔ 32. A character who is selfish Artemis
✔ 33. Featuring adoption Nerdy Ever After: A Nerdy Novel (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl)
✔ 34. A book you’d rate 5 stars Rule of Wolves
✔ 35. Set in a country that starts with the letter “S” Once There Were Wolves
✔ 36. A nameless narrator All Systems Red
✔ 37. An educational read Thirteen Months of Sunrise
38. Recommended on BookBub
39. An alternate history novel
✔ 40. Found via #bookstagram The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
41. An endorsement by a famous author on the cover
✔ 42. An epistolary Illuminae
✔ 43. A character with a pet cat Batman: Year One
✔ 44. Includes a garden Breaking Damian
✔ 45. A coming of age novel Rubies from Burma: A WWII Coming of Age Novel
46. Winner of the National Book Award – any year
✔ 47. A character with a disability The Guardian of the Palace
✔ 48. A cover with a woman who is facing away The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble
49. A book with a flavour in the title
✔ 50. A book with a shoe on the cover Hazel and Gray
✔ 51. Published in 2021 The Unfinished Land
✔ 52. Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge (Published in 2021) Paper Butterflies

Try 12: A Year-Long Reading Challenge
This is a reading challenge with my county's library network.

Progress: 8/12

Currently reading
✔ Completed

✔ 1. January: Life Stories An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew by Annejet van der Zijl
✔ 2. February: Black History Month The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
✔ 3. March: Women’s History Month Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
✔ 4. April: Diversity Month The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin
5. May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
✔ 6. June: LGBTQ Pride Month Ace of Spades
✔ 7. July: Disability Pride Month The Rosie Result by Graeme Simsion
✔ 8. August: Romance Awareness Month To Sir, with Love
9. September: National Hispanic Heritage Month
✔ 10. October: Read Something Scary Month Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
11. November: Native American Heritage Month
12. December: Human Rights Month

Covers

Monthly Challenges

The 52 Book Club's July 2021 Mini-Challenge:
2018 challenge: A book chosen solely by its cover
2019 challenge: An author who uses initials
2020 challenge: Set in a country you’ve never visited before


Quarterly Challenges

Q3 - Book Recycling: 4/10 books
For this challenge you may read anything you want, and we have only one rule: the books should be 'recycled'.

1. Batman: Year One
2. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft
3. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
4. Angels Fall

Seasonal Challenges

ATY Spring Challenge: March 1 thru May 31, 2021
Completed April 26

The Phrases:
✔ 1. springtime Illuminae
✔ 2. bloom Rule of Wolves (“...Sun Soldiers had made the trees bloom.” p. 23)
✔ 3. sun shining Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
✔ 4. baby animals Followers by Megan Angelo
✔ 5. eggs Breaking Damian ("...from plates of scrambled eggs and pancakes drenched in syrup…" Morgul, Eren. Breaking Damian (Kindle Locations 3274-3275))
✔ 6. tulips Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy
✔ 7. jellybeans The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames
✔ 8. rainstorm The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell
✔ 9. sprout The Princess Game
✔ 10. warming Hummingbird Salamander ("While in South America, the warming climate…" p. 42)
✔ 11. spring break King of Scars
✔ 12. raincoat Nerdy Ever After: A Nerdy Novel (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl)


County Library Summer Reading Challenge: June 1 thru July 31, 2021 - Read 15 books
1. Ace of Spades
2. To Sir, with Love
3. The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble

Happy New Year and best of luck with your challenge, Stephanie! :)

Lisa wrote: "Happy New Year and best of luck with your challenge, Stephanie! :)"

Thank you and same to you, Lisa!

I hope you go beyond your 52 book resolution! Best of Luck!

Blagica wrote: "I hope you go beyond your 52 book resolution! Best of Luck!
"

Thank you, Blagica!

January

1. Icebound ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
2. The Rosie Result ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
3. Artemis ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
4. The Underground Railroad ⭐⭐⭐ - My review
5. The Baker Street Translation ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review

February

1. A Darker Shade of Magic ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
2. The Unfinished Land ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
3. An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review

March

1. Illuminae ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
2. Breaking Damian ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
3. The Princess Game ⭐⭐⭐
4. The Prince and the Troll ⭐⭐
5. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
6. The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
7. Followers ⭐⭐⭐
8. The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna ⭐⭐⭐ - My review
9. Hummingbird Salamander ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review

April

1. King of Scars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. The Wickeds ⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. The Houseplant: A Short Story ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
4. The Man Who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson's Lost Files and the Hunt for an Assassin ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
5. Rule of Wolves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Hazel and Gray ⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. Nerdy Ever After: A Nerdy Novel (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Look at you go do you have a standout favorite yet?

Blagica wrote: "Look at you go do you have a standout favorite yet?"

So far A Darker Shade of Magic has been my favorite, but Illuminae and King of Scars are very close seconds. I've also been pleasantly surprised by how good my nonfiction picks have been so far this year since I don't usually like nonfiction.

May

1. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Geirmund’s Saga ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
2. Neverwhere ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

June

1. Ace of Spades ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
2. To Sir, with Love ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
3. The Chronicles of Royal High: The Lost Noble ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review

July

1. Rubies from Burma ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
2. Dark Roads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
3. Once There Were Wolves ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review

August

1. Batman: Year One ⭐⭐⭐⭐
2. The Merchant and the Rogue ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review
3. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft ⭐⭐⭐⭐
4. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile ⭐⭐⭐⭐
5. NERDY GIRLS DON'T: A Nerdy Novel, Book 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Angels Fall ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - My review

September

None :-(

October

1. Paper Butterflies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My review