2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Update to msg #40 please! Progress: 2/6

Update to Message #20 : 12/20

Thanks, Gail!

Update to message #11

1/6

We are 1/3 of the way through the challenge already! Update posted as of message 103 4/30/2025.

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Updated msg #5: 11/11

I would like to join! Sign me up for three, please.

Update to message #17 - 9/22 books read!

update to message 30: 5/5 books read. challenge completed

Updated message #36

9/10

Congratulations to Caraina and Ursula for meeting your goals!
It was lovely to have you here.

Debra, welcome to the challenge!

Stats updated to message 110.

Updated message 41-- 7/10

UPDATE MSG 106: 0/3 + The Devil's Grin (Nurse Joy)= 1/3

Update to message #6: 5/12 books completed!

Spark Joy - A popular decluttering and organizing book written by Marie Kondō.
- Read a book that has been on your TBR for over 2 years
Rivals by Katharine McGee (Completed 5/4/25)

Update to Msg. #16:

5/15

Update to msg. #16:

6/15

Update posted as of message 115 5/07/2025.

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Updated message 41-- 8/10

Updated message 41-- 9/10

Update message #4

Progress: 2/5

UPDATE MSG 106: 1/3 + A Spark of Joy (The Monster of Silver Creek)= 2/3

Updated message #7

5/9

Update to message #22

10/11

Update message #4

Progress: 3/5

Update to message #26:

5/10

Ode to Joy
Read a translated book originally written by a European author -My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Joy
Read the first book in a series - The Gilded Ones

The Joy Luck Club 
Read a book that has been adapted for film, television, or the stage - Pygmalion

Joy Ride
Read a book with less than 120 pages, so you can zip through it - Ma Rainey's Black BottomMa Rainey’s Black Bottom

Nurse Joy
Read a book about healthcare or medicine, or about a character who works in these fields - Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

Update to (# 23) - 10/10 finished!

Tanu wrote: "Update to (# 23) - 10/10 finished!"

Congratulations - well done!

Update to message #4

Progress: 4/5

UPDATE MSG 106: 2/3 + Joy by Jean Patou (Onyx Storm)= 3/3 challenge complete

Congrats Debra! Thanks for being here!

Message 36 update

Finished 10/10!

After the first quarter, when I barely had time to read due to my new job, I am hesitant to sign up, but I am going to give myself a very modest goal, and this challenge aligns well with my reading preferences.

Please sign me up for 5.

Karin wrote: "Message 36 update ... Finished 10/10!"

Great job! Thanks for joining us.

Anna wrote: "... Please sign me up for 5 ..."

Welcome Anna! No judgements here. Complete as many as you are comfortable doing. New jobs can be tiring!

Update to message #22

15/11

Challenge completed.

JennH wrote: "Update to message #22 ... 15/11 Challenge completed."


Well done, JennH. Congratulations!

Updated message #7

6/9

Update to msg. #16:

7/15

Update to msg. #16:

8/15

Update to msg. 52:
Completed: 5/11

Updated message #7

7/9

Update to message #11

6/6 - Completed

#28

Catching up

6/10

- Read a book that has been on your TBR for over 2 years: Euphoria

- Read a book where one of the main character is wealthy, or pretends to be: Icebreaker
- Read an award winning book (any award of your choice!): Dearest - B&N Best Horror of 2024

- Re-read and re-visit a book that you love: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Update to message #6: 6/12 books completed!

Joy by Jean Patou - An expensive, luxury perfume introduced in 1930, and voted Scent of the Century in 2000.
- Read a book where one of the main character is wealthy, or pretends to be
Reign by Katharine McGee (Completed 5/22/25)
Book is about a fictional royal family.

I'm in for 12 books

Progress: 12/12

Spark Joy - A popular decluttering and organizing book written by Marie Kondō.
- Read a book that has been on your TBR for over 2 years
Ember Falls S.D. Smith 6/11/25 - Got this series December 2022 for Christmas
- Read a self-help book

Joy - The embodiment of the first emotion created in the Disney/Pixar's movie Inside Out.
- Read a book with 'yellow' in the title or with a yellow cover
The Emperor of Nihon-Ja John Flanagan 4/26/25 - yellow cover
- Read the first book in a series
The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning John Flanagan 5/8/25 - #1 in the series The Royal Ranger

Ode to Joy - In 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven used Friedrich Schiller's 1785 poem in his Symphony No. 9.
- Read a book first published in 18th or 19th centuries
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Mary Shelley 4/4/25 - Published 1818 (19th century)
- Read a translated book originally written by a European author

Joy of Cooking - First published in 1931, over 20 million copies are in print.
- Read a book that has been on a 'bestseller' list
The Sorcerer in the North John Flanagan 4/7/25 - New York Times bestseller list
- Read a book about food and food culture, or where the main character works in a food-related industry

Joy to the World - While not initially associated with Christmas, this hymn is now the most published Christmas carol in North America.
- Read a book that you have been gifted, or have gifted, in a holiday or gift exchange
The Lost Stories John Flanagan 5/4/25 - Gifted to me for Christmas one year
- Read a book by an author from a different religion or belief system (or lack thereof) than yours

Tears of Joy 😂 - Widespread in digital communication, this emoji conveys the feeling of laughing so hard that tears are shed.
- Read a graphic novel or a book from the humor and comedy genres
- Read a book that includes new technology or a science fiction book

The Joy Luck Club - A popular novel by Amy Tan that explores relationships between four Chinese immigrant mothers, their daughters, and families.
- Read a book about immigrants or immigration
- Read a book that has been adapted for film, television, or the stage

Joy Ride - A ride taken for pleasure, often involving reckless driving in a stolen vehicle.
- Read a thriller, or a book where the main character goes on an adventure
Erak's Ransom John Flanagan 4/16/25 - Will and Halt (MCs) go on an adventure to save Erak
- Read a book with less than 120 pages, so you can zip through it

Joy by Jean Patou - An expensive, luxury perfume introduced in 1930, and voted Scent of the Century in 2000.
- Read a book where one of the main character is wealthy, or pretends to be
Arvingen Kiera Cass 4/28/25 - Eadlyn (MC) is a princess and their whole family is rich
- Read an award winning book (any award of your choice!)
The Kings of Clonmel John Flanagan 4/18/25 - the series (Rangers Apprentice) has won many awards as a whole including being the Koala Winner and winning Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book.

Nurse Joy - A patient and caring recurring character from the Pokémon series.
- Read a book about healthcare or medicine, or about a character who works in these fields
Halt's Peril John Flanagan 4/22/25 - Malcolm is a healer/doctor
- Read a book written by an East Asian woman

Joy of Missing Out - JOMO embraces finding joy and contentment, focusing on what you want to do, rather than what you feel pressured to do.
- Read a book with less than 500 reviews on Goodreads
The Missing Prince John Flanagan 5/21/25 - 447 reviews on Goodreads
- Re-read and re-visit a book that you love
The Siege of Macindaw John Flanagan 4/11/25 - One of my childhood favorites

#28

7/10

Read a book by an author from a different religion or belief system (or lack thereof) than yours:
Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter

I suppose I might as well update to #23 - 11/10

Update to msg. #16:

9/15

Stats updated through message #147 on 5/27/2025.
Please double check your record to ensure it meets your expectation.

63% of the time period is elapsed. Books read is 63% to goal for those participants who have been reporting their counts. Nice job!

Congratulations on your completion, Emily!!

Welcome, Charlotte. Good to have you here.

Updated message #7

8/9

Update to message #6: 7/12 books completed!

Joy of Cooking - First published in 1931, over 20 million copies are in print.
- Read a book about food and food culture, or where the main character works in a food-related industry
Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour (Completed 5/28/25)
One main character is a bartender at a restaurant. Other main character made flower arrangements for local restaurants.