2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Message 21: I’d like to reduce my commitment to 12 books, please.

Count me in for 10 books (2 piles of 5)

Completed: 10/10

Pile 1:
1. An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good
2. Good Me, Bad Me
3. A Good Marriage
4. The Marriage Pact
5. The Marriage Lie

Pile 2:
1. Married to a Stranger
2. A Stranger in the House
3. The Perfect Stranger
4. The Stranger in the Mirror
5. The Mirror Man

I sign up for 1 pile of 8 books

1. Follower: Wie Gott dein Leben verändert, wenn du ihn lässt
-> Face on Cover
2.Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
-> Flowers on Cover
3.Die Mondschwester
-> Stars on Cover
4.Die Perlenschwester
-> Water on Cover
5. Das Haus am Rand der Klippen
->Moon on Cover
6.Am Ende sterben wir sowieso
->Person on Cover
7.Die 4-Stunden-Woche
->Tree on Cover
8.Das Mädchen, das verstummte

I’m in with 3 piles of 5
Goal: 15 books

2022 & 2023 Reading Challenge
Piled High - 2023
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Progress: 4 out of 15

For this challenge we will create a pile of books!
Each new book on the pile shares one word with the previous book, or differs by only one word. This word can be in the title or describe an element on the cover of the book. You can choose to use either titles or covers for this challenge, or both! Multiple piles may be created, but please note that each pile should contain at least 5 books. You can also plan ahead and don't have to read the books in order.

Example using titles:
Gone with the Wind
Gone Girl
The Girl Who Played with Fire
Things You Save in a Fire
Those Who Save Us

How tall can you make your pile?

Pile #1
1. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by BENJAMIN ALIRE SAENZ
2. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna - ***** - 10/5/2023 - 318 Pages
3. The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
4. Kiss Her Once for Me by Alison Cochrun
5. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - *** - 11/3/2023 - 323 Pages



Pile #2
1. Kings of the Yukon: One Summer Paddling Across the Far North by Adam Weymouth
2. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson
3. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
4. Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women, #1) by Evie Dunmore
5. A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

Pile #3
1. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - ***** - 11/18/2023 - 370 Pages
2. To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries - ***** - 6/4/2023 - 384 Pages
3. The Darkest Pleasure (Lords of the Underworld, #3) by Gena Showalter
4. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
5. Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) by Juliet Marillier

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Welcome to the challenge, everyone! Let's create some giant piles of books!

Hi! I'd like to join this challenge with 2 piles of 5 books each

Count me in for 3 piles!

Updated msg 34

First book in the 20 book pile - Let's Talk About Love by Claire Kann. This is a really well-done debut! I truly appreciate the ace representation in the book! “There’s something powerful about making a grand entrance in a fantastic pair of red heels.” I also like how the author drew the characters. However, the plot was jumpy, and time passed between chapters without warning. I look forward to reading more from her in the future. Recommend! 4 stars

1/20

I am going to try for 3 piles of 5 books
Progress: 15/15-- Challenge Complete

Pile #1: One-It-You-Are-In
1. The Wrong One
2. It Happened One Christmas (One)
3. Is This Seat Taken? No, I Saved it for You: Inspiring Life Lessons from Everyday Experiences (It)
4. The Kind of Parent You Are (You)
5. You Are Not Your Race: Embracing Our Shared Humanity in a Chaotic Age (Are)
6. In an Instant (In)

Pile #2:
1. Where The Wild Cherries Grow
2. Where the Lost Wander (Where)
3. A Lost Lady (Lost)
4. Lost in Wildwood (Lost)
5. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics (In)

Pile #3:
1. Five Tuesdays in Winter
2. The Sisters of the Winter Wood (Winter)
3. The Winter Garden Mystery (Winter)
4. What's on True Crime Tonight?: A Mystery Story (Mystery)
5.

2023 Reading Challenge
Piled High
Duration: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

5/15 (3 piles of 5)

(For this challenge we will create a pile of books!
Each new book on the pile shares one word with the previous book, or differs by only one word. This word can be in the title or describe an element on the cover of the book. You can choose to use either titles or covers for this challenge, or both! Multiple piles may be created, but please note that each pile should contain at least 5 books. You can also plan ahead and don't have to read the books in order.)

Pile 1
Face or Facial Parts (eyes, nose, mouth, hair, ears)
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✅4.
✅5.


Pile 2
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5.

Pile 3
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5.

Message 21.

I’ve decided to just focus on monthly and quarterly challenges this year, so I won’t be participating in this one.

Hello, I want to participate with 3 piles of 5!
Goals: 15/15

Pile #1:

Dog > Snow > Headwear > Window

Pile #2:

Sports shoes > Ball > Wolf > Tree

Pile #3:

Tie > Pink Hair > Drink > Pointing

2/15 complete :)

I am going to try two piles of 5

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Pile 2 -

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Add me to this Challenge. 4 piles of 5 (total of 20 books)

Hello, I'd like to sign up for two piles, one at least 10 books long, the other at least 5!

Piled High
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 2/1/23 5 stars

1/12

Please sign me up!
Pile 1
1. The Trials of Morrigan Crow✅
2. Shadow Trials✅
3. Shadow Witch✅


Pile 2
1. The Mushroom Tree Mystery✅
2. The Priory of the Orange Tree✅

Pile 3
1. The Heron's Cry✅
2. The Cry of the Owl✅
3.
4.

The night ship
The day of the fallen night

A sea of troubles
All the seas of the world

Updated!
Welcome everyone!

Emma wrote: "Please sign me up!"

How many books do you plan to read for this challenge?

Update to message #6: 3/15

Update to message #38 - 3/5

Update to message #38 - 4/5

Updated message 7.
Progress: 1/15

I'm in for 15 pile high

1st book: The School for German Brides

Can ‘nine’ and ‘ninth’ work in a pile?

Can ‘steal’ and ‘stolen’ ?

Update message 63-- 2/15

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Updating msg 5: Finished :-)

Progress 5/5 books (one pile) ---> note, I changed my nick from Liza to Lilili

Thank you :-)

Update message #16

Progress: 2/15

Joining for 3 piles of 5

0/15

Stack 1
1 Amish Christmas Secrets
2 All Your Twisted Secrets
3 All the Dangerous Things
4 Things We Do in the Dark
5 What Lies in the Woods

Stack 2
1 The Love Hypothesis
2 Love on the Brain
3 Cold People -- ("people" on previous cover)
4 Before the Coffee Gets Cold
5 Home Before Dark

Stack 3
1 The Kiss Quotient
2 Kiss Her Once for Me
3 Once There Were Wolves
4 And Then There Were None
5 One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter

Updated message 62-- 3/15

Emma wrote: "Can ‘nine’ and ‘ninth’ work in a pile?

Can ‘steal’ and ‘stolen’ ?"

Personally I wouldn't count it, but we are not very strict in this group. If you want to use those you can :)

Lilili wrote: "***

Updating msg 5: Finished :-)

Progress 5/5 books (one pile) ---> note, I changed my nick from Liza to Lilili

Thank you :-)"

That's fast, congratulations! Do you want to increase your goal and continue the challenge?

Ilona wrote: "Lilili wrote: "***

Updating msg 5: Finished :-)

Progress 5/5 books (one pile) ---> note, I changed my nick from Liza to Lilili

Thank you :-)"

That's fast, congratulations! Do you want to increa..."

I was debating with myself, in fact, and... yes, thank you, it' a very funny (fun?) challenge :-)
I'll go for 10 books, thank you Ilona :-)

Update Message 66
05/15 Read

Update to message #19

PROGRESS: 5/64

Updated message 7. Progress: 2/15

Message 22 Updated

Progress: 1/15

Update to message 27 - 4/50 books completed.

Update #71

1/12

Updated msg 34

Just completed my second book (word in common - Love) - The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. This romance has the perfect recipe - interesting characters, a good measure of comedy, a healthy measure of reality and heart, all wrapped around a core of good. Kinda like a delish sea salt caramel! The MC could be considered Demi/graysexual., and I really appreciate the inclusivity. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

2/20

Updated message #12: 2/25

Update to message #26 - 2/30 books read

A Slow Fire Burning
The Fire and the Ore

Updated message #12: 3/25

Updated message 63-- 4/15

Please sign me up for 10 books, 2 piles of 5!

Updated! :)

updated message 54

completed 5/10