2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Beth wrote: "I've been debating if I have time, but what the heck?!? Would you please add me to the Kay Scarpetta series starting in December? Thanks!"

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December Buddy Reads are Posted!

Suggesting for January (no other months as I'm using these for a Cozy challenge):

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
The Ladies of the Secret Circus
The Wood at Midwinter

Suggesting for February (open to January or March)- blue covers for the quarterly!:
Upgrade
Dreamsongs, Volume I
The Warehouse

SarahKat, I will join you in February for Dreamsongs.

Lorraine wrote: "SarahKat, I will join you in February for Dreamsongs."

Yay thanks!

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SarahKat, I'll join you for The Wood at Midwinter in January.

M wrote: "SarahKat, I'll join you for The Wood at Midwinter in January."

Thanks! I didn't realize it was a short story until I added it to the sheet. Looks good though!

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While The Lucifer Effect doesn't sound particularly cozy, I will join you in reading that one!

Beth wrote: "While The Lucifer Effect doesn't sound particularly cozy, I will join you in reading that one!"

Haha that's true. I'm using it for "book with a leisure activity on the cover" because it has puzzle pieces.

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The irony of that prompt paired with the subject matter of the book itself is cracking me up

SarahKat wrote: "Suggesting for January (no other months as I'm using these for a Cozy challenge):

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
[book:The Ladies of the Secret Circus|54..."

The Ladies of the Secret Circus will be a reread for me if you still want to read it in January we can.

I’m in for The Ladies of the Secret Circus as well!

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I'd like to join these:
* The Wood at Midwinter, january
* Orbital, february
* 1Q84, february
* Upgrade, march

I am looking at the list on the google sheet to understand the months when these might be read, please correct me if I am wrong with any of these.

Looks right to me Lina! You're added to those!

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Suggesting for January (not open to other months)

An Elephant in the Garden
The Stranger - anyone doing Shelf Awareness? This is set in Algeria

For February or March:
A Girl Called Eel - set in Comoros

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SarahKat wrote: "Suggesting for January (not open to other months)

An Elephant in the Garden
The Stranger - anyone doing Shelf Awareness? This is set in Algeria

For February or March..."

I'll read The Stranger with you.

Suggesting for January:

Station Eternity
10 Things That Never Happened
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 1

I will join for The Stranger, An Elephant in the Garden, Slow Productivity, Hello, Habits, and A Girl Called Eel. Sarah, whichever month works best for the latter is OK by me.

I'd like to join for An Elephant in the Garden as well please, looks like a great book! Got me quite excited actually

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Beth, I'll leave A Girl Called Eel on February for now.

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Sounds good, Sarah!

I'd like to suggest The Child Thief by Brom for January

I would like to join The Wood at Midwinter .

Would anyone like to join in a buddy read of The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson? I'm thinking February but am open to any month
(Also, it is supposed to be a series but there is no news of a publication date about future books so it would be just for this one book)

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Can I please join All that Remains? I've been wanting to read the whole Kay Scarpetta series and that book happens to be at the top of my list. Thanks!

Elaine wrote: "Suggesting for January:

Station Eternity
10 Things That Never Happened
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life
The Fourth Turnin..."</i>

I can read [book:The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 1 with you

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These books are on my TBR for the coming months. Anyone want to join me? I can skip them around among months, but I want to finish all by March for a reading challenge.

January
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey by Kamala Harris
My Policeman by Bethan Roberts
Defending Jacob by William Landay
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
Pines (Wayward Pines, #1) by Blake Crouch

February
Banyan Moon by Thao Thai
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Wonder by R.J. Palacio

March
Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson (can do over 2 months as long as finish by March)
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Pines (Wayward Pines, #1) by Blake Crouch

Beth,
If you can do Pines in March, I would join you.
I will join you for The Warmth if Other Suns with you in March.

Lorraine, that sounds good to me! Yay!

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I'd like to join Beth and Lorraine for Pines in March.

Beth, I can join you for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Where'd You Go, Bernadette, and I've Got Your Number.

Some of us are continuing with the Lightseekers duology and reading Gaslight in March if anyone else wants to join!

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Yay!

Here are the books planned for next month! Let me know if anything needs changed!

Books Confirmed for January
A thread will be created on or around December 25th to discuss these books. If you would like to be added or need to drop out, please post your request in this thread!

All That Remains with Lorraine, Dominique, Beth, Susan
The Deep Dark Descending with Lorraine, Jannene
An Elephant in the Garden with SarahKat, Beth, Lina2
Heartstone with Beth, Lorraine, Carmen, Nancy
Hello, Habits: A Minimalist's Guide to a Better Life with Elaine, Beth
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 1 with Elaine, Kay-Mika
I Am Pilgrim with Surabhi, Lorraine
Kiss the Girls with Beth, Dominique
The Ladies of the Secret Circus with SarahKat, Blagica, Allison
The Last Thing He Told Me with SarahKat, Dominique, Sophia, Beth
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil with SarahKat, Beth
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl with Beth, Elaine
The Mighty Red with Valerie, Lorraine
The North Face of the Heart with Valerie, Lorraine
On the Proper Use of Stars with Valerie, Lorraine
Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout with Elaine, Beth
The Stranger with SarahKat, Lorraine, Beth
The Venetian Betrayal with Lorraine, Kristy, Beth
Whirlwind with Lorraine, Beth
The Wood at Midwinter with SarahKat, M, Lina2, Anshika

These books are SUGGESTED for January
Buddies have until December 25th to join these Buddy Reads, or no thread will be created.

10 Things That Never Happened with Elaine
The Child Thief with M
Defending Jacob with Beth
The Fourth Turning Is Here: with Elaine
My Policeman with Beth
Station Eternity with Elaine
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey with Beth

All good. Thanks SarahKat.

Looks good to me!

All fine with me thanks SarahKat.

I will read Defending Jacob with Beth in January.

I just started Defending Jacob I will pause and wait to read it in January Along with kiss the girls

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I'll join for The Mighty Red in January.

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I would like to join The Last Thing He Told Me read please.

Temitayomiyoshiseun wrote: "I would like to join The Last Thing He Told Me read please."

Welcome!

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Confirming mine

January Buddy Reads are up!

🎄❄️Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone ❄️🎄

You may now suggest/confirm books through April!