2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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6. A book about a forbidden romance: Honor by Thrity Umrigar

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Update to comment #450: 35/35

I want to extend my goal to 40 books, so it is now 35/40

Update to #500

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37. A book you should have read in high school: Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto I needed to hear this when I was in high school, grinding myself into oblivion for "college" and a "future" and making some very, very, troublesome self-worth associations.

Update to comment # 450: 36/40

Update to 26, 15/25 read

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Bound Together by K. Webster
for a book about an athleter or sport. Two of the MC are hockey players and the other a professional swimmer.

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19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge-From 2022 challenge- A book by a Latinx author- Mexican Gothic -6-8

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Just completed #47 (holiday not Xmas) - Always the Almost by Edward Underhill. An excellent debut! I love the MC! It’s got messy teen angst, but it’s not over the top. Good writing! “Love should transcend stuff like short hair and clothes and pronouns. It should see who you really are. Or at least take your word for it.“. I received this book as a free giveaway in exchange for my honest review. Definitely worth reading! 4.5 stars

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34. A historical-fiction book: Tuesday Nights in 1980 It's wild to think of something set in 1980 as historical fiction, but it is! 'Twas 40 years ago.

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8. A celebrity memoir Becoming DONE

15. A book with a song lyric as its title The Night the Lights Went Out: A Memoir of Life After Brain Damage DONE

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7. Book with "Girl" in the title - Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls
12. Book Published in Spring 2023 - Stars and Smoke (*Published 3 / 23)

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Thank you!

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25. A book with just text on the cover: The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

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6. A book about a forbidden romance: The Daughters of Madurai The love story between Janani and Sanjay was beautiful, and I honestly wish I heard more of it.

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48. A book that features two languages: Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

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18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022 All Boys Aren't Blue DONE

I'm actually done! 30/30

1. A book you meant to read in 2022 - Our Missing Hearts
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore - Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
3. A book about a vacation - Less Is Lost
4. A book by a first-time author - Nia's Vibrant Colors: An African American Mythological Tale
5. A book with mythical creatures - Circe
6. A book about a forbidden romance - You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty
7. A book with “Girl” in the title - Girl in Pieces
8. A celebrity memoir - Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys
9. A book with a color in the title - The Color of My Words
10. A romance with a fat lead - Act Your Age, Eve Brown
11. A book about or set in Hollywood - Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
12. A book published in spring 2023 - Poverty, by America
14. A modern retelling of a classic - Hello Beautiful (Little Women)
15. A book with a song lyric as its title - Maybe Someday
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title - Soldier for Equality: José de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
17. A book with a love triangle - Every Summer After
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022 - It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way
22. A book with a queer lead - Delilah Green Doesn't Care
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover - Wow, No Thank You.: Essays
25. A book with just text on the cover - How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list - Dim Sum for Everyone!
27. A #BookTok recommendation - The Inheritance Games
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list - The House of Eve
31. A book about a family - The Last Thing He Told Me
33. A book about an athlete/sport - Henry Aaron's Dream
35. A book about divorce - It Starts with Us
36. A book you think your best friend would like - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

Advanced:

44. A book that was self-published - Bria The Community Builder
48. A book that features two languages - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water
50. A book with alliteration in the title - By the Book

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12. A book published in spring 2023: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson

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Ariana wrote: "Update to #553
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34. A historical-fiction book: Tuesday Nights in 1980 It's wild to think of something set in 1980 as historical fiction, but it is! 'Twas 40 years ago."

LOL, that makes me feel really old.

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Who Fears Death for a book with a love triangle.

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5. A book with mythical creatures The Lost Elemental
8. A celebrity Memoir Here & Hereafter: Afterlife Lessons For Meaningful Living
12. A book published in spring 2023 The True Love Experiment
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022- A Court of Mist and Fury
33. A book about an athlete/sport One and Only

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An author with the same initials as you: The Ultimate Gamers Cookbook: Recipes for an Epic Game Night


My first two initials are AL, and the author is Andy Lunique

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23. A book with a map The Martian DONE

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#31: A book about a family: Maame by Jessica George

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25. A book with just text on the cover - A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy read 6/26/2023

Flora wrote: "Ariana wrote: "Update to #553
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34. A historical-fiction book: Tuesday Nights in 1980 It's wild to think of something set in 1980 as historical fiction, but it is! 'Twas 40 ye..."

Right?!? It was a semi-low hanging fruit read but I can't fully sign off.

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23. A book with a map: The Last Anniversary : There's a map of the island where the vast majority of the story takes place.

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1. Book you meant to Read in 2022: Golden Gate
25. Book with Just Text on its Cover: Fadeaway
48. Book that features Two or more Languages: Firekeeper's Daughter

Count me in for all 50! :)

Progress: 11/50

1. A book you meant to read in 2022
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir


2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore
Lord of the Flies by William Golding


3. A book about a vacation
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney


4. A book by a first-time author
5. A book with mythical creatures
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare ✔️Completed June 23


6. A book about a forbidden romance
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare ✔️Completed April 28


7. A book with "Girl" in the title
Final Girls by Riley Sager


8. A celebrity memoir
9. A book with a color in the title
Redwall by Brian Jacques


10. A romance with a fat lead
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn


11. A book about or set in Hollywood
12. A book published in spring 2023
13. A book published the year you were born
14. A modern retelling of a classic
Carter & Aria: Merciless by Willow Winters ✔️ Completed August 16


15. A book with a song lyric as its title
All This Time by Mikki Daughtry


16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab ✔️ Completed September 19


17. A book with a love triangle
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare ✔️Completed June 10


18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
To Kill a Mockingbird ✔️ Completed September 15


19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson ✔️ Completed August 22


21. A book set in the decade you were born
22. A book with a queer lead
23. A book with a map
Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter


24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
25. A book with just text on the cover
The 8th Confession by James Patterson


26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
The Giver by Lois Lowry


27. A #BookTok recommendation
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab


28. A book you bought secondhand
Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter


29. A book your friend recommended
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
31. A book about a family
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✔️ Completed August 10


32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023
33. A book about an athlete/sport
34. A historical-fiction book
35. A book about divorce
36. A book you think your best friend would like
37. A book you should have read in high school
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare ✔️Completed May 28


38. A book you read more than 10 years ago
Rising Storm by Erin Hunter


39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you
The Selection by Kiera Cass


41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
Kill Joy by Holly Jackson ✔️Completed September 8


44. A book that was self-published
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
46. A book with a pet character
47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas
48. A book that features two languages
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
It by Stephen King


50. A book with alliteration in the title
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson ✔️ Completed July 14

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Update to message 28 - 27/50 books read.

Update to message #18 - 37/50 books read!

Update to #427

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🍹 1. A book you meant to read in 2022: A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal
🍹 2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore Les Reveries du Promeneur Solitaire
🍹 3. A book about a vacation Les lettres de mon moulin
🍹 4. A book by a first-time author: The Whale, the Sea and the Stars
🍹 5. A book with mythical creatures I Want to Build a Seahouse
🍹 6. A book about a forbidden romance: Ice Planet Barbarians
🍹 7. A book with "Girl" in the title Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
🍹 8. A celebrity memoir: My Life Among the Underdogs: A Memoir
🍹 9. A book with a color in the title The Ballad of Black Tom
10. A romance with a fat lead
11. A book about or set in Hollywood
🍹 12. A book published in spring 2023 Multiverses: An anthology of alternate realities
13. A book published the year you were born
14. A modern retelling of a classic
🍹 15. A book with a song lyric as its title The Second Time Around
🍹 16. A book where the main character's name is in the title Ender’s Game
17. A book with a love triangle
🍹 18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022 Kindred
🍹 19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge: Popsugar 2022 "A book that features a party" for With This Collar
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023
21. A book set in the decade you were born
🍹 22. A book with a queer lead Be Recorder: Poems
🍹 23. A book with a map: Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America's Edge
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
🍹25. A book with just text on the cover Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future
🍹 26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: Evil Flowers: Stories
🍹27. A #BookTok recommendation Almond
28. A book you bought secondhand
🍹 29. A book your friend recommended: Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
🍹 31. A book about a family I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp
🍹 32. A book that comes out in the second half of 2023: Milk & Mocha: Our Little Happiness
33. A book about an athlete/sport
34. A historical-fiction book
35. A book about divorce
🍹 36. A book you think your best friend would like: The Prophet
🍹 37. A book you should have read in high school: A Room of One's Own
38. A book you read more than 10 years ago
39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you

41. A book written during NaNoWriMo
42. A book based on a popular movie
43. A book that takes place entirely in one day
44. A book that was self-published
45. A book that started out as fan fiction
🍹 46. A book with a pet character Kiss Me, Cowboy
🍹 47. A book about a holiday that's not Christmas The Thorn Puller
🍹 48. A book that features two languages The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border
49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
🍹 50. A book with alliteration in the title A Christmas Carol

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Just completed #43 (one day) - Somewhere Only We Know by Maureen Goo. A modern, Asian, Roman Holiday! It was delightful! The two MCs were created well, the writing was good, and the descriptions were really good! Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

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message 62 update - 5/20 read!

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20/25 books read so far

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39. A book you wish you could read for the first time again: The Storyteller It took my breath away!

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40. A book by an author with the same initials as you - Strangers in the Night read 7/6/2023

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49. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list (736 pages) The Covenant of Water . by Abraham Verghese

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11. A book about or set in Hollywood The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family DONE

24. A book with a rabbit on the cover The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up DONE

31. A book about a family Jeegareh Ma DONE

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#23: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel

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Update: MSG #8 4/15