Anissa’s Comments (group member since Mar 03, 2015)

Anissa’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

1. Fantasy, Romance, YA
2. No
3. Yes

Hello Team! I’m Anissa from Wyoming. For me this is a very interesting team readathon theme because I don’t typically pay a lot of attention to book award lists. It’ll be a normal work week for me over the course of the readathon but I do most of my reading in the evening and on weekends.

I think The Blue Ribbon Readers has a nice ring to it for a team name.

1. 1-2 books
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes

I'm in for 10 books, focusing primarily on spelling out a sadness synonym.

Embracing The Blues
Duration: 01/01/25-03/31/25

Goal: 10 books; Progress: 0/10

Sadness Synonyms (Spell Out)

M: Mafia King by Cala Riley; (Completed:)
E: Empire of Lust by J.L. Beck; (Completed:)
L: Lock Me Inside by C. Hallman; (Completed:)
A:
N: Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath; (Completed:)
C: Cities of Smoke and Starlight by Alli Earnest; (Completed:)
H: Heart of a Monster by Shain Rose; (Completed:)
O: Once You're Mine by Morgan Bridges; (Completed:)
L: Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller; (Completed:)
Y: You Only Love Twice by Elizabeth Thornton; (Completed:)

I received the following five books:





Burning Desires Book 1: Firefighter Hero Medical Romance (Attraction Ablaze in Serenity) (I couldn't find this one on Goodreads)

Thank you so much D.L.! I look forward to reading these in 2025!

Always love this, signing up again this year!

I've been looking for a reason to read this one for quite some time, and have even put it on a few TBRs, so this seems like the perfect opportunity. I will most likely be reading the ebook version (convenience and easier to carry) but I also have the pretty Fairyloot edition.

Hopefully it will also fit somewhere within the readathon I'm participating in this month.🤞🏻

Genre Bingo Challenge (2024)

Goal: 5 books/1 bingo ; Progress: Books: 0/5 ; Bingos: 0/1

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Original Message: 103 ; Updated Messages:



B1: Biography/Memoir: (Completed:)
B2: Historical Fiction: (Completed:)
B3: Science Fiction: To Sleep in a Sea of Stars (Completed:) *Kindle-Owned*
B4: Chick Lit: Chasing Harry Winston (Completed:) *Everand*
B4: Psychological Thriller: Gone Girl (Completed:) *Paperback*

I1: Dystopian: (Completed:)
I2: Young Adult: (Completed:)
I3: Paranormal: (Completed:)
I4: Post Apocalyptic: (Completed:)
I5: Epic Adventure: (Completed:)

N1: Steampunk: (Completed:)
N2: Fantasy: (Completed:)
N3: Free Space
N4: Magical Realism: The Magic Toyshop (Completed:) *Paperback*
N5: Regency Romance: A Spy's Devotion (Completed:) *KU*


G1: Cozy Mystery: Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies (Completed:) *Libby*
G2: Middle Grade Fantasy: (Completed:)
G3: Humor: (Completed:)
G4: Graphic Novel: (Completed:)
G5: Anime: (Completed:)

O1: Horror: (Completed:)
O2: Police Procedural: (Completed:)
O3: Scientific Non-Fiction: (Completed:)
O4: Cyberpunk: (Completed:)
O5: Space Opera: Dragon Pearl (Completed:) *iBooks-Owned*

Genre Bingo Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

I like this challenge because it's always tempting me with genres I don't typically pick up (got some doozies this year...LOL!). Please sign me up for 5 books/1 bingo.

Goal: 5 books/1 bingo ; Progress: Books: 0/5 ; Bingos: 0/1



B1: Biography/Memoir: (Completed:)
B2: Historical Fiction: (Completed:)
B3: Science Fiction: (Completed:)
B4: Chick Lit: (Completed:)
B5: Psychological Thriller: (Completed:)

I1: Dystopian: (Completed:)
I2: Young Adult: (Completed:)
I3: Paranormal: (Completed:)
I4: Post Apocalyptic: (Completed:)
I5: Epic Adventure: (Completed:)

N1: Steampunk: (Completed:)
N2: Fantasy: (Completed:)
N3: Free Space
N4: Magical Realism: (Completed:)
N5: Regency Romance: (Completed:)

G1: Cozy Mystery: (Completed:)
G2: Middle Grade Fantasy: (Completed:)
G3: Humor: (Completed:)
G4: Graphic Novel: (Completed:)
G5: Anime: (Completed:)

O1: Horror: (Completed:)
O2: Police Procedural: (Completed:)
O3: Scientific Non-Fiction: (Completed:)
O4: Cyberpunk: (Completed:)
O5: Space Opera: (Completed:)

Marathon Challenge
Duration: 01/01-31/24

I'm in for 1,000 pages.

Goal: 1,000 pages ; Progress: 0/1,000

1. New York, New Year, New You (209 pages, Completed: )
2. What the Duke Desires (416 pages, Completed: )

I received three great Kindle books from my Secret Santa. I fully look forward to reading them in the new year!



⛄❄Thanks Liz! Happy Holidays!❄⛄

Lina wrote: "Sure, we would love to have you! I will be starting in about a week I would say. How about everyone else?"

I think I'm going to try to read it this weekend...or at least start it. ;)

I would like to join this buddy read. I read this a LONG time ago (maybe later elementary school) in a more abridged version geared toward children but I have never read the original one.

The 2024 readathon schedule looks intriguing. I'm excited!

Kara wrote: "I’ve never been able to participate before as the person running it—I’d love to this year!"

You should be able to participate every year Kara! You do an awesome job running everything!

Please sign me up for 15 books to start (see category breakdown below).

Where No One Has Gone Before
Duration: October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

🔺 New-To-You Authors

Goal: 10 ; Progress: 4/10

1. Lies & Lullabies by Sarina Bowen (Completed:10/06/23)
2. The Beast and the Bookseller by Eva Devon (Completed:10/18/23)
3. Recommended for You by Laura Silverman (Completed:10/28/23)
4. Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett (Completed:11/03/23)
5. Fortune Academy: Year One by J.R. Thorn (Completed: )
6. The Godwulf Manuscript by Robert B. Parker (Completed: )
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🔺 New-To-You Audio Narrators

Goal: 5 ; Progress: 2/5

1. Carmen Rose: Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare (Completed:10/13/23)
2. Jen Taylor: Eye of the Beholder by Jayne Ann Krentz (Completed:10/25/23)
3.
4.
5.

I look forward to this every year! Please sign me up! My form is also submitted!

Sorry team, I’m here. I believe this is my second readathon of this type. I agree that orange will be an interesting challenge.

1. How many books do you think you'll be able to read over the 10-day event?

2-3

2. Can you commit to checking in with your team approximately every 2-3 days throughout the 10 days of the readathon?

Yes

3. Are you willing to assume the role of leader or co-leader for your team? (See below for what these roles entail.)*

No

4. Did you participate in either the World Mysteries readathon in 2022 or the 25k readathon in 2021?

Yes, I believe I participated in the World Mysteries readathon in 2022.

All The Feels
April 1, 2023-June 30, 2023

I’m going to go with Option 2 (choose a word on the wheel and spell it out with your book titles). I chose the word CHERISHED for 9 books.

Goal: 9 ; Progress: 0/9

C: The Color of Dragons-R.A. Salvatore (Completed:)
H:
E:
R: Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)-Pierce Brown (Completed:)
I:
S:
H:
E:
D: