2025 Reading Challenge discussion

2024 reading goal: 50 books
Challenge

Progress: 53/50.

January 'The Fates': 5 books.
Challenge

Progress: 5/5.

1. The Fates are three sister goddesses who were believed to assign each mortal their destiny, lifespan, and time of death.
Read a book about sisters or a deity, or written by an author whose religion, faith or spirituality is different than your own.
A Magic Steeped in Poison Done.

5. Atropos, the unbending or inflexible one, chooses how and when a person dies, and cuts the thread at the end of their life.
Read a book with shears or a blade on the cover, or a book that includes a death.
The Assassin's Blade Done

6. In visual arts, the Fates are often depicted as young and beautiful, sometimes working on a tapestry.
Read a book about a visual artist, or with a piece of art or an attractive young woman on the cover.
Daisy Jones & The Six Done.


8. According to this mythology, humans do indeed have free will, but the Fates know the choices and actions that each person will take.
Read a memoir or autobiography, or a book where the characters' decisions significantly impact their lives.
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard Done.

9. In Greek, the Fates are referred to as Moirai (plural of Moira), meaning fate, portion or share.
Read a book with a character or author named Moira, or whose author name and/or title contain the letters M-O-I-R-A-I.
Spellbook of the Lost and Found Done.

February 'Literary Dragons' : 3 books.
Challenge.

Progress: 3/3.

6. Mushu (Mulan) - Fa Mulan's closest companion throughout the Mulan series and comic relief. He is a disgraced former family guardian who is demoted to the role of awakening the spirits of the ancestors and family guardians for failing to protect a family member. Read a book that features close friends or a book with spirits/ghosts in it.
One Dark Window Done.

7. Drogon (A Song of Fire and Ice) - A black-red dragon, hatched by Daenerys Targaryen. The largest and most vicious of her three dragons. Read a book with more than 400 pages or read a book with a dragon(s) in it.
Fireborne Done.


8. Draco (Drahonheart [movie]) - The last remaining dragon. Voiced by Sean Connery. Read a book that is the last in a series or read a book where the author's name (or main character) starts with "S" or "C".
A Curse for True Love Done.

January 1 - March 31 2024
Q1: Winter Words: 1 book.
Challenge

Progress: 1/1.

Midnight in Everwood Done.

Let's turn pages
January 1 - December 31, 2024
Challenge


Progress: 10,101/9,000.

Serial reader challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Challenge

Finish series I have started before this year: 4.

1. Zodiac Academy
The Reckoning
Ruthless Fae
Shadow Princess
Cursed Fates
Fated Throne
Heartless Sky
Sorrow and Starlight

2. Kingdom of the Wicked series
Kingdom of the Cursed Done.
Kingdom of the Feared Done.

3. Folk of the Air series
The Queen of Nothing Done.

4. Cursebreakers series.
A Vow So Bold and Deadly


My total number of books: 11.

Progress: 3/11.

We've got your number.
Duration: March 1 - March 31, 2024
Challenge

Progress: 2/2.

Odd number: considered lucky in Russia.
Read a book about someone who is lucky, with an odd number in the title, or an odd numbered book from a series.
The Queen of Nothing Done.

Even number: considered unlucky in Russia.
Read a book about someone who is unlucky, with an even number in the title, or an even numbered book from a series.
Crown of Midnight Done.