Houston County Public Library discussion

Welcome to our 2025 Summer Reading Challenge!
It will run from June 1st ~ August 31st & can be completed as many times as you want :)
Rules:
* Use a book only once during this challenge
* List Title, Author & Date completed for each category
* Have Fun & Happy Reading!!!

1. A Fantasy or Science Fiction book
2. A book recommended by a Librarian, Family member or Friend
3. A Fairy Tale (or a new twist on a Fairy Tale)
4. A book set in another Time and/or Place
5. An eBook or Audiobook
6. A book from a Series
7. A book with a Green, Yellow or Red Cover
8. A Cozy Mystery or Suspense/Thriller
9. A book from your Want-to-Read List
10. A book by a Favorite or Never Read Author
11. A Non-fiction or a Classic book
12. A New-Release (2025) or a Display shelf book
13. A book of your Choice

My Summer Reading Challenge List
Got very distracted and honestly a book on my list broke me from reading for a while. Will do better next challenge

1. The Chosen by: J.R. Ward (Completed: 7/8)
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3. The Thief by: J.R. Ward (Completed: 7/22)
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5. The Beast by: J.R. Ward (Completed: 6/22)
6. The Shadows by: J.R. Ward (Completed 6/11)
7. The Book of Life by: Deborah Harkness (Completed 7/4)
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10. The King by: J.R. Ward (Completed: 6/5)
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Summer Reading 2025


1. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves 4★ 10 Jun
2. The Thirteenth Child by Erin A. Craig 4★ 15 Jun
3. The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar 4★ 24 Jun
4. The Bookman’s Tale by Charlie Lovett 3.5★ 12 Jun
5. Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski 4★ 01 Jun
6. How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin 4★ 19 Jun
7. House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig 3.5★ 23 Jun
8. The Fury by Alex Michaelides 3.5★ 04 Jun
9. The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick 3.5★ 09 Jun
10. I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 20 Jun
11. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 4★ 14 Jun
12. Shanghai Sunset: The Great Adventures of Breeze Lee by Sharon Barnes 4★ 14 Jul
13. The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict 3.5★ 21 Jun

1. The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold 3.5★ 29 Jul
2. James by Percival Everett 4★ 11 Jul
3. Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly 3.5★ 03 Jul
4. Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 10 Jul
5. The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict 4★ 20 Jul
6. Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz 4★ 13 Jul
7. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 4★ 06 Jul
8. No Roast for the Weary by Cleo Coyle 3.5★ 09 Jul
9. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling 3.5★ 21 Jul
10. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto 4★ 18 Jul
11. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary 3.5★ 25 Jul
12. City & Shadows by Chris Ross 4★ 05 Aug
13. Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins 4★ 17 Jul

1. Babel by R.F. Kuang 3.5★ 08 Aug
2. Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani 4★ 26 Aug
3. A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow 4★ 10 Aug
4. The Alienist by Caleb Carr 4★ 20 Aug
5. Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino 3.5★ 14 Aug
6. A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon 4★ 18 Aug
7. The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley 3.5★ 01 Aug
8. None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell 4★ 21 Aug
9. The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman 4★ 25 Aug
10. The Club by Ellery Lloyd 3.5★ 23 Aug
11. The Romanovs: 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore 4★ 12 Aug
12. Rage by Linda Castillo 4★ 04 Aug
13. Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano 4★ 02 Aug

Mariana's 2025 Summer Reading Challenge: June 1st - August 31st:

1. I'll Be Waiting by Kelley Armstrong 06.07.2025 4★
2. The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black 08.25.2025 4★
3. Hooked by Emily McIntire 08.27.2025 3★
4. Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff 08.18.2025 4★
5. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton 06.01.2025 4★
6. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas 08.29.2025 5★
7. Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer 06.05.2025 5★
8. I Need You to Read This by Jessa Maxwell 07.10.2025 3★
9. Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits by Reese Witherspoon 08.22.2025 3★
10. The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass 07.23.2025 5★
11. Eat to Beat Depression and Anxiety: Nourish Your Way to Better Mental Health in Six Weeks by Drew Ramsey 07.29.2025 4★
12. No Place Left to Hide by Megan Lally 08.21.2025 4★
13. Hemlock Island by Kelley Armstrong 08.19.2025 5★

I’m not gonna list all my books but I have finished the challenge twice and then some.

Got a super late start but here they are

1: The Darkest Part Of The Forest by Holly Black (7-30-25)
2: A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore (8-1-25)
3: The Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley (8-19-25)
4: Eragon by Christopher Paolini (8-28-25)
5:Born Of Fire by Sherrilyn Kenyon (8-2-25)
6: The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan (8-1-25)
7: Red Rising by Pierce Brown (8-12-25)
8: You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose (8-23-25)
9: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (8-16-25)
10: The Maze Runner by James Dashner (8-22-25)
11: When Do Fish Sleep by David Feldman (8-2-25)
12: No Place Left To Hide by Megan Lally (8-16-25)
13: Elevation by Stephen King (8-2-25)

bonus book: The Spiderwick Chronicles Vol. 2 by Holly Black & Tony Diterlizzi (8-28-25)