2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Update to message #46: 25/45 completed.

Update message #305
Great Big Beautiful Life 5 of 16

Update #305

Digital Fortress 6 of 16 completed

Update to msg. #8

Read 6/16

Message 37 updated: 13 of 15 completed!

Update message #29

Progress: 6/16

TBR Jar Challenge message #22 Updated
72/90 Complete ⭐

update message 12

25/32

Updated msg 6
Completed 21/24

Update to message no.85 -- 84 / 150

4o. Yuletide Bride
41. Never Forgotten
42. A Seaside Summer
43. A Whimsical Notion
44. Royally Rearranged
45. Tacos for Two
46. Maid of Dishonor
47. Philippa Holds Court
48. One Time
49. Book of a Thousand Days
50. Recipe for Rivals
51. A Dance in Donegal
52. The Governess
53. The Letter from Briarton Park
54. A Match Gone Awry
55. A Yorkshire Carol
56. Heartless Hunter
57. The Quarterback and the Ballerina
58. Chasing the Horizon
59. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
60. The Cloverton Charade
61. Queen of Snow: A Snow Queen Retelling
62. The Marquise and Her Cat
63. Secrets of a Duke
64. Five Stolen Rings
65. Lady Emma's Campaign
66. A Faithful Proposal
67. Isabella and the Slipper
68. A Stroke of Good Fortune
69. The Sport of Matchmaking
70. Widows of Somerset
71. Out of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor’s Journey to America
72. The Reluctant Guardian
73. Lost in Darkness
74. Manor for Sale, Baron Included
75. An Inconvenient Letter
76. Bookworm
77. The Scarlet Pimpernel
78. The Cat Who Saved Books
79. The School for Good and Evil
80. The Case of the Missing Marquess
81. But He's My Grumpy Neighbor
82. The Headmistress of Rosemere
83. In the Shadow of the River
84. Just His Secretary

I would also like to change my goal to 150 books

Update to message #46: 26/45 completed.

Updated message #86.
15/20 books read.

Updated message #137

Read 9/12

update to message 58

87/100 books

Beautiful Mercy

Update to message #46: 27/45 completed.

Message 37 updated: 15 of 15 completed

Congratulations Echo on completing your goal!

Update message 26: 8/16

message 7 update: 20/30

Update to message 305
7/16 finished
The Hunger Games

Updated message 15: 8/10

Monthly update msg 13: 13/16 📚

Update to message #43

37/45

Update to message #34 - 29/36 books read!

Update to message 144 please

15/16 complete

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
✅ Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year
✅ Us Against You by Frederick Backman.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
✅ The Sum Of All Our Fears by Tom Clancy.
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
✅ And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman.
5. Read the earliest published book on your TBR.
✅ Night by Elie Wiesel.
6. Read the most recently published book that’s available on your TBR.
✅ The Ledge by Christian White
7. Read a book with the highest average ❌rating on your TBR, or over 3.8
8. Read a book with the lowest average rating on your TBR, or under 3.0.
✅ Orbital
9. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
✅ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
10. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
✅ The Path Finders by Will Iredale.
11. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the first page.
✅ Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon.
12. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the last page.
✅ True Believer by Jack Carr.
13. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
✅ Nemesis by Wilbur Smith.
14. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the first page.
✅ Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer.
15. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the last page.
✅ Island Home by Tim Winton.
16. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
✅ Barney Greatrex by Michael Veitch.

Update to message 21 - 50/100 books completed.

Message 37 updated: 16 of 15 completed

Update to message #46: 28/45 completed.

update to message 58

88/100 books complete

House of Caine: Raising Caine

Update for message #32 (Martha*)

34/40 done! Getting closer!

Update to message #46: 29/45 completed.

update to message 58

89/100 books complete

The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia

Update to message 62, 15/16.

Update to message #46: 30/45 completed.

UPDATE TO MESSAGE 58

90/100 BOOKS

Brothers

update to message 11

7/10

Updated message #86.
16/20 books read.

Update to message 78, completed 14/16

UPDATE TO MESSAGE 58

91/100 BOOKS COMPLETE

Infidel

Update to message #305
Finished 8/16

The Art of Sonship: King David had 20 Sons. Only one reigned. Which Son will you be?

TBR JAR CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completion 0/30

Task 1: 0/14
1. False Witness
2. The Secrets My Mother Kept: A gripping heart-wrenching historical novel based on a true story
3. Close Your Eyes
4. The Measure
5. This Is Us
6. Mother and Daughter
7. The Virgin Suicides
8. The Girls Who Disappeared
9. The Usual Silence
10. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
11. Soul of the Witch
12. The Stolen Hours
13. The Tradwife’s Secret
14. Midnight Prince


2) You can use the following tasks and pick a matching book later. 2/16
1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
Touch of Hate
☑︎2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year
The Forgotten Book Club | Kate Storey | 08.28
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. | 756 Pages | Pucking Around
☑︎4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages. | 44 Pages | Catch Her in a Lie | Jess Lourey | 08.27
5. Read the earliest published book on your TBR
11.01.1982 | Death Turns a Trick
6. Read the most recently published book that’s available on your TBR
August 26, 2025 | A Spell to Wake the Dead
7. Read a book with the highest average rating on your TBR, or over 3.8
4.75 | Sour Apples: A Novel for Those Who Hate to Read
8. Read a book with the lowest average rating on your TBR, or under 3.0
2.58 | Twisted Games
9. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it). 4,303,365 | Divergent
10. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
2 | From Inmate To Boss
11. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the first page
12 Finally
12. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the last page
X Y, Z
13. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
Something Borrowed
14. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the first page.
Mio : Run baby run - A dark, suspenseful romance.
15. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the last page.
The Wife You Know
16. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
Almost Surely Dead

Update to message #46: 31/45 completed.

Update to #82

Progress: 01/20

Please update message 59
5/10

Update to 16, 8/10

Updated message 45
4/20

I think I put the wrong info in my last update. Sorry! This is where I am now:

Update to message #34 - 26/32 books read!

Update to message #43

44/45

Update to message 144 please

16/16 complete

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.
✅ Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich.
2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year
✅ Us Against You by Frederick Backman.
3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages.
✅ The Sum Of All Our Fears by Tom Clancy.
4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.
✅ And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman.
5. Read the earliest published book on your TBR.
✅ Night by Elie Wiesel.
6. Read the most recently published book that’s available on your TBR.
✅ The Ledge by Christian White
7. Read a book with the highest average rating on your TBR, or over 3.8
✅ Rain by Barney Campbell
8. Read a book with the lowest average rating on your TBR, or under 3.0.
✅ Orbital by Samantha Harvey
9. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).
✅ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
10. Read the book with the least number of ratings.
✅ The Path Finders by Will Iredale.
11. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the first page.
✅ Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon.
12. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the last page.
✅ True Believer by Jack Carr.
13. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.
✅ Nemesis by Wilbur Smith.
14. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the first page.
✅ Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer.
15. Sort your TBR by author. Read a book from the last page.
✅ Island Home by Tim Winton.
16. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.
✅ Barney Greatrex by Michael Veitch.

Update to message #43

45/45 - Complete