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

Anissa’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

Thank you Lisa! That is an interesting question as my TBR list seems to grow by the day...LOL! I guess I would say some of the books I bought toward the end of last year but have not had a chance to dive into yet (i.e. Year of the Wicked: Summer; Fall; Winter; Spring. I am also looking forward to reading books that finish up some of the series I started last year (i.e. Blood Magick and The Mystery Woman).

How about you?

Update to Message #21

Progress: 493/1,000 pages

1. Shadow Spell (96/96) Completed: 01/05/20

2. Crystal Gardens(186/186)
Completed: 01/17/20

3. Wicked Intentions (69/156)

4. Tender Rebel (85/289)

5. Empire of Sand (57/669)

Updated Message #1875

Progress: 5,438/5,000

10.Into the Water: 386/386 (Completed: 12/31/19)

11. Shadow Spell: 387/483

12. Crystal Gardens: 289/475

Message#61 updated: 3/5 completed

G3-Mystery or Thriller-Into the Water (Completed: 12/31/19)

Library Queen and I will be reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Updated Message #1875

Progress: 5,333/5,000

10.Into the Water: 319/386
11. Shadow Spell: 363/483
12. Crystal Gardens: 275/475
13. Wicked Intentions: 226/382
14. Tender Rebel: 83/372

Color Challenge (2020)

Goal: 9 ; Progress: 6/9

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

Original Message: 70

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).

(Completed: 08/23/20)

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).

(Completed: 04/11/20)

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).


4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).


6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).

(Completed: 08/23/20)

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).


9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).

(Completed: 07/07/20)

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).


12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).


13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.

(Completed: 09/18/20)

14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosiac, etc...).

(Completed: 07/25/20)

15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.

16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...).

17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title.

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosiac, etc...)

Color Challenge
Duration: January 2020-December 2020

Sign me up for 9 to start please! I am leaving all the prompts up as I don’t know which ones I want to complete yet.

Goal: 9 ; Progress: 6/9

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...).

(Completed: 08/23/20)

2. Read a book with "Pink" or any shade of pink in the cover (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).

(Completed: 04/11/20)

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).

5. Read a book with "Yellow" or any shade of yellow in the cover (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).

6. Read a book with "Green" or any shade of green in the cover (sage, lime, jade, etc...).

(Completed: 08/23/20)

7. Read a book with "Light Blue" or any shade of light blue in the cover (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).

8. Read a book with "Dark Blue" or any shade of dark blue in the cover (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).

(Completed: 07/07/20)

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).

11. Read a book with "Black" or any shade of black in the cover (grey, slate, coal, etc...).

12. Read a book with a Metallic color in the cover (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).

13. Read a book with at least 5 colors on the cover.

(Completed: 09/18/20)


14. Read a book with a geometric pattern on the cover (rainbows, stripes, polka dots, floral pattern, mosiac, etc...).

(Completed: 07/25/20)

15. Read a book with an ugly (to you) cover.

16. Read a book with two or more color words in the title (yellow gold, black & white, etc...)

17. Read a book with the word “Color” in the title.

18. Read a book with a word describing color in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, shiny, mosiac, etc...)

Sunshine wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Sunshine wrote: "Some others I would like to discuss in 2020 if anyone is interested:

A Time to Kill
Behind Closed Doors
Needful Things (..."

I would like to join Before I Fall for May 2020 please.

Marathon Challenge (January 2020)

Please sign me up for 1,000 pages.

Goal: 1,000 pages ; Progress: 493/1,000

1. Shadow Spell (96/96) Completed: 01/05/20

2. Crystal Gardens(186/186)
Completed: 01/17/20

3. Wicked Intentions (69/156)

4. Tender Rebel (85/289)

5. Empire of Sand (57/669)

1. Magical Realism, Classics, Paranormal
2. No, but I know the drill. ;)

Genre Bingo Challenge (2020)

Goal: 5 ; Progress: 7/5

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

Original Message: 42



B1-Magical Realism: The Night Circus (Completed: 12/28/20)

B2-Horror House of Furies

B3-Dystopian

B4-Adventure: The Hotel Between (Completed: 12/10/20)

B5-Tragedy

I1-Young Adult

I2-Classics: The Call of the Wild and White Fang

I3-Fantasy: Empire of Sand (Completed: 07/25/20)

I4-Romance: Crystal Gardens (Completed: 01/17/20)

I5-Satire

N1-Crime

N2-Westerns

N3-Free Space

N4-Coming of Age

N5-Paranormal

G1-Young Adult Fantasy-House of Dragons (Completed: 09/18/20)

G2-Chick-Lit

G3-Memoir

G4-Historical Fiction: To Whisper Her Name (Completed: 12/26/20)

G5-Biography

O1-Short Stories or Novella

O2-Humor and Comedy

O3-Poetry

O4-Graphic Novel-Heartstopper: Volume 1 (Completed: 08/23/20)

O5-General Nonfiction

Book Club Challenge (2020)

Goal: 6 ; Progress: 0/6

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

Original Message: 22

I will join 2 Group Reads this year
January GR: All the Light We Cannot See

I will join 2 Buddy Reads this year
March BR: Gone Girl
May BR: Before I Fall

I will join 2 TBR Twin reads this year
January TBR Twin:

Total number of Book Club books: 6

Book Club Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020-December 31, 2020

I’m in! I am going to shoot for two of each.

Goal: 6 ; Progress: 0/6

I will join 2 Group Reads this year

I will join 2 Buddy Reads this year

I will join 2 TBR Twin reads this year

Total number of Book Club books: 6

Genre Bingo Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

I'm in for 5 books to start!

Goal: 5 ; Progress: 7/5

* Please note the books I add to this post initially are those I either plan on reading or am considering for a particular category. All books actually read will include a completion date and be noted in updates to this original post.



B1-Magical Realism: The Night Circus (Completed: 12/28/20)

B2-Horror

B3-Dystopian

B4-Adventure: The Hotel Between (Completed: 12/10/20)

B5-Tragedy

I1-Young Adult

I2-Classics

I3-Fantasy: Empire of Sand (Completed: 07/25/20)

I4-Romance: Crystal Gardens (Completed: 01/17/20)

I5-Satire

N1-Crime

N2-Westerns

N3-Free Space

N4-Coming of Age

N5-Paranormal

G1-Young Adult Fantasy House of Dragons (Completed: 09/18/20)

G2-Chick-Lit

G3-Memoir

G4-Historical Fiction: To Whisper Her Name (Completed: 12/26/20)

G5-Biography

O1-Short Stories or Novella

O2-Humor or Comedy

O3-Poetry

O4-Graphic Novel: Heartstopper: Volume 1 (Completed: 08/23/20)

O5-General Nonfiction

Updated Message #1875

Progress: 4,859/5,000

11. Shadow Spell: 193/483

12. Crystal Gardens: 158/475

16. What the Duke Doesn't Know 140/384

TBR Jar Challenge (2020)

Goal: 5 ; Progress: 2/5

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

Original Message: 10

1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest-The Autumn Bride (book #8 of 45 books put in a random number generator); Page-A-Thon: A book with Autumn in the title & mostly orange cover, set mostly in Autumn?)

2. Read a book with a cover you love-

3. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges: House of Dragons (Completed: 09/18/20)

4. Read a book that you own: The Night Circus (Completed: 12/28/20)

5. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR-Gone Girl

6. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).-86 pages=book #86 Counterfeit Countess

Genre Bingo Challenge (2019)

Goal: 5 ; Progress: 4/5

Original Message: 61



B1 - Humor and Comedy

B2 - Young Adult Fantasy

B3 - Chick-lit

B4 - Coming of Age

B5 - Graphic Novel

I1 - Classics

I2 - Memoir

I3 - Biography

I4-Romance: Married by Morning (Completed: 06/04/19)

I5 - Westerns

N1 - Self-Help

N2 - Science Fiction

N3 - FREE

N4 - Poetry

N5 - Historical Fiction

G1 - Satire

G2 - Crime

G3-Mystery or Thriller: Into the Water (Completed: 12/31/19)

G4 - Family Saga

G5-Fantasy: Stars of Fortune (Completed: 07/30/19)

O1 - Short Stories or Novella

O2 - Dystopian

O3 - Suspense

O4 - Travel

O5 - Young Adult

Let’s Turn Pages Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

I know I am a little late in making a decision to join this challenge but I thought I would just throw a page amount out there and see how close I can get by the end of the month. Therefore, I would like to join for 5,000 pages.

Goal: 5,000 ; Progress: 5,438/5,000

1. The Dancing Master: 381/381 (318 pages (2018)+381 pages (2019)=699 pages; Completed: 01/21/19)

2. Married by Morning: 414/414 (Completed: 06/04/19)

3. Love in the Afternoon: 398/398 (Completed: 06/25/19)

4. Stars of Fortune: 469/469 (Completed: 07/30/19)

5. Bay of Sighs: 490/490 (Completed: 08/20/19)

6. Then She Was Gone: 483/483 (48 pages (2018)+483 pages (2019)=531 pages, Completed:09/24/19)

7. Seducing an Angel: 371/371 (144 pages (2018)+371 pages (2019)=515 pages; Completed: 10/20/19)

8. Love Only Once: 344/344 (Completed: 11/18/19)

9. Dark Witch: 533/533 (Completed: 11/19/19)

10. Into the Water: 386/386 (Completed: 12/31/19)

11. Shadow Spell: 387/483

12. Crystal Gardens: 289/475

13. Wicked Intentions: 226/382

14. Tender Rebel: 83/372

15. Scythe: 44/435

16. What the Duke Doesn't Know 140/384

Let’s Turn Pages Challenge (2019)

Progress: 5,438/5,000

Original Message: 1875

1. The Dancing Master: 381/381 (318 pages (2018)+ 381 pages (2019)=699 pages; Completed: 01/21/19)

2. Married by Morning: 414/414 (Completed: 06/04/19)

3. Love in the Afternoon: 398/398 (Completed: 06/25/19)

4. Stars of Fortune: 469/469 (Completed: 07/30/19)

5. Bay of Sighs: 490/490 (Completed: 08/20/19)

6. Then She Was Gone: 483/483 (48 pages (2018)+ 483 pages (2019)=531 pages, Completed:09/24/19)

7. Seducing an Angel: 371/371 (144 pages (2018)+ 371 pages (2019)=515 pages; Completed: 10/20/19)

8. Love Only Once: 344/344 (Completed: 11/18/19)

9. Dark Witch: 533/533 (Completed: 11/19/19)

10.Into the Water: 386/386 (Completed: 12/31/19)

11. Shadow Spell: 387/483

12. Crystal Gardens: 289/475

13. Wicked Intentions: 226/382

14. Tender Rebel: 83/372

15. Scythe: 44/435

16. What the Duke Doesn't Know 140/384