2025 Reading Challenge discussion

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16/25

Update 85
11/50

Moth by Lily Mayne for an author who self-publishes

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3/50

Lisa (reply 38) 4/30

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1. A book you meant to read in 2022
2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore
3. A book about a vacation
4. A book by a first-time author
5. A book with mythical creatures
6. A book about a forbidden romance
7. A book with "Girl" in the title
8. A celebrity memoir
9. A book with a color in the title
10. A romance with a fat lead
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
15. A book with a song lyric as its title
16. A book where the main character's name is in the title
17. A book with a love triangle
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022
19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge
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
23. A book with a map
24. A book with a rabbit on the cover
25. A book with just text on the cover
26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
27. A #BookTok recommendation
28. A book you bought secondhand
29. A book your friend recommended
30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list
31. A book about a family
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
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
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
50. A book with alliteration in the title

January Update for message #81
✅️ 4/20

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10/50 complete

22. A book with a queer lead - The Guncle read 2/4/2023

Msg#109 updated 2/15 completed

Ranmali wrote: "I'm signing up for 15 books

A book with mythical creatures - Siege and Storm
A book with "Girl" in the title - The Slave Girl
A book with a color in the title - [book..."

Completed 2/15
1. A book with mythical creatures - [book:Siege and Storm|35529904]
2. A book you should have read in high school - Hidden Figures

Update 85
12/50

Wakestone Hall by Judith Rossell

A book about family

Update message 124, 5/50

✓5. A book with mythical creatures: dragons, Pegasus, and more, The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (finished 2/4)

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Books: 12/40

11. A book about or set in Hollywood The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo ✅
18. A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022 Beartown ✅
33. A book about an athlete/sport Us Against You ✅

Update message 121, 6/50

✓26. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list: 7 pages, The Black-Eyed Susan by J.A. Clement (finished 2/7)

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#4: A Book by a first time author The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup



11/50

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17/25

22. A book with a queer lead- Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World #2 2-8 *Can't beging to explain how much I loved this book!

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5. Book with Mystical Creatures - The Choice
8. Celebrity Memoir - Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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3/50

2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion Shout out to Chop Suey Books.

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Just completed #8 (celebrity memoir) - Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah. While this book is not comedic and contains real stories of trauma, it is told with a perspective that gives the reader a bit of space to process it all. Writing is good, and I truly appreciate the reality he shares. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

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15/25

1. A book you meant to read in 2022 - I Am Half-Sick of Shadows - 1/23/23

2. A book you bought from an independent bookstore - A Long Shadow - 2/6/23

3. A book about a vacation - Now Is Not the Time to Panic - 1/15/23

8. A celebrity memoir - All the Women in My Brain: And Other Concerns - 2/1/23

14. A modern retelling of a classic - The Wife Upstairs - 2/2/23

31. A book about a family - Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone - 2/8/23

16. Main character in the title Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont Elizabeth Taylor

5/25 read update to #71

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30. A book that's on a celebrity book-club list - Our Missing Hearts read 2/9/2023 (Reese Witherspoon's book club list)

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2/15

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Just completed #46 (pet character) - Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire. How the author manages to fit so much heart and world into so few pages is nothing short of magic! This book tackles one of the hardest themes yet, but I so appreciate the author’s disclaimer. While I was left with lots of questions, I hope they will be answered in the next installment. Definitely worth reading! 5 stars

17/50

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13/50

Bare Bones: Conversations on Terror with Stephen King for a celebrity memoir. Maybe not a true memoir, but its close enough for me. I really enjoyed it.

Update to message #52 (I was #53 but I think someone deleted a post because now I'm #52)

6/14

I read White Ivy by Susie Yang for prompt #9, a book with a color in the title

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14/50

The Swan Princess by Natasha Knight

A book my best friend would like

Update to #26, 6/25 read

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✅ 17. A book with a love triangle - Poirot Investigates Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #1.5) by Agatha Christie

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Basic
▪ A book you meant to read in 2022 Everything Is OK 1/28/23
▪ A celebrity memoir - Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance 2/12/23
▪ A book with a song lyric as its title - Never Let Me Go 1/21/23
▪ A book with just text on the cover - The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue 2/2/23
▪ A book about a family - Dark Places 1/5/23
▪ A book that features two languages This Time It's Real 2/8/23

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#43: A book that takes place entirely in one day: Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

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Just completed #4 (first-time author) - The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan. Really interesting story about Niagara Falls at the turn of the last century. Loved the descriptions of the Falls and the history of humans impacts on it. Really like the characters and the story between all of them. My only critique is it seemed a bit stilted at the beginning. Definitely worth reading! 4 stars

18/50

Sheila from NC updating with 9 more for a total of 18/50, although I think I used By The Book for two different prompts….

* A romance with a fat lead- By the Book https://www.goodreads.com/work/p bass 92387440-by-the-book-meant-to-be-2
* A book about or set in Hollywood- Fan Fiction, Brent Spiner . https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_b...
* A book published in spring 2023- Sam, Allegra Goldman . https://www.goodreads.com/work/940495...
* A book published the year you were born Jane and Prudence. https://www.goodreads.com/work/172509...
* A modern retelling of a classic-By the Book (beauty and the beast). https://www.goodreads.com/work/923874...
* A book with a song lyric as its title-Summer of ‘69. https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_b...
* A book where the main character's name is in the title-the Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster-https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_b...
* A book with a love triangle-For Whom the minivan rolls. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
* A book that's been banned or challenged in any state in 2022- And Tango Makes Three. https://www.goodreads.com/work/113589...

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prompt #16 A book where the main character's name is in the title
The Liberation of Sita

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19. A book that fulfills your favorite prompt from a past challenge - Horse read 2/14/2023

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22. A book with a queer lead: Beartown by Frederik Bachman

13/50

Please update message #107

10/40 books read

Hello!

I'd like to join the challenge for 10 books.

Status: 4/10

1. A book you meant to read in 2022 - The Quiet American
2. A book about a family - The Family Upstairs
3. A book by a first-time author - Ponti
4. A book with just text on the cover - The End of Men: And the Rise of Women

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✓15. A book with a song lyric as its title: song Where the Heart Is by HAEVN, Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts (finished 2/14)

✓42. A book based on a popular movie: continuing the story of Encanto from the Disney movie, Mystery in the Rain Forest (Disney Encanto) by Susana Illera Martínez (finished 2/15)

Message 2 - 6/50 books read
1. A book you meant to read in 2022-The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson
3. A book about a vacation-One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
4. A book by a first time author-Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley
7. A book with”Girl” in the title-Girl Forgotten by Karin Slaughter
30. A book that’s on a celebrity book club list-Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
34. A historical fiction book-When The Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

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Books: 15/40

3. A book about a vacation The Ruins ✅
20. A book becoming a TV series or movie in 2023 The Last Thing He Told Me ✅
40. A book by an author with the same initials as you The New Husband ✅

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7/14

I read The Color Purple by Alice Walker for prompt #18, a book that was banned or challenged in 2022

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completed 16/50

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38. A book you read more than 10 years ago: The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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A book you meant to read in 2022