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

Anissa’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

1. Dystopian, YA Fantasy, and Classics
2. Yes

Update message 53 and added new goal: 698/800

I am in for 400 pages! I haven’t decided the total number of pages I would like to read for the year yet but I just want to jump right in! Happy reading everyone!

Marathon Challenge
Duration: January 1-31, 2019

*01/24/19-Updated my goal from 400 pages to 800 pages

Progress: 698/800*

1. The Dancing Master-Julie Klassen: 331/331 (Completed: 01/21/19)
2. Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)-Morgan Rhodes: 287/412
3. Married by Morning (The Hathaways, #4)-Lisa Kleypas: 48/414
4. The She Was Gone-Lisa Jewell:32/311

Update message #174

6/15 books completed!

Updated message #195

4,597/10,000 pages complete!

The Listopia Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019-December 31, 2019

I am in for 5 books from the following list:

100 Historical Romance To Read Before You Die

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Progress: 0/5

I am in for 10 books!

My jar currently has 28 books from my "owned but not read" shelf. If the books are in a series I haven't previously started I only included the first book in each series. I have yet to pick my 10 book and will add a picture of my jar to this post this weekend.

The TBR Jar Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Progress: 0/10

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Genre Bingo Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

I'm in for 5 books to start!

Goal: 5 ; Progress: 3/5



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

I think I would like to join for the Song of Fire and Ice series and the All Souls Trilogy.

I participated in August, even though my twin could not finish the month due to RL commitments. I have participated in the past though.

2018 Monthly Challenges

August

Challenge Name: Royally Challenged
Duration: 08/01-31/18

Progress: 0/2

5. Read a book with a purple cover: (144/515)

6. Read a book that features a royal word in the title:

I’m in for 2 to start out.

Monthly Challenge (August 2018): Royally Challenged
Duration: 08/01-31/18

Progress:0/2

5. Read a book with a purple cover: (38/515)

6. Read a book that features a royal word in the title:

1. Fantasy, Historical Romance, and Classics
2. I don’t remember the last month I participated in TBR Twins, at least sometime this year, but I have participated enough times to know the drill. ;)

1. Historical Romance, Fantasy, Steampunk
2. Yes

Color Challenge (2018)

Goal: 15; Progress: 6/15

White: Tempt Me at Twilight 446/446 (Completed:12/31/18)

Pink:

Red:
Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2) 382/382 (Completed:09/03/18)

Orange:
At Last Comes Love 533/533 (Completed:05/20/18)

Yellow:

Green:

Light Blue
Beyond Scandal and Desire 75/372

Dark Blue:
Caraval 416/416 (Completed: 10/26/18)

Purple:
Seducing an Angel 144/515

Brown:
Then Comes Seduction 567/567 (Completed:01/22/18)

Black:

Metallic:

At Least 5 Colors:
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan 325/325 (Completed:06/11/18)

Color in the Title:
Fifty Shades Trilogy

Color Description in Title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...):

Clear All Your Bookshelves Challenge (2018)

Goal: 6; Progress: 0/6

Physical Books: 0/2
The Glass Spare
Everless

Ebooks: 0/2
Fifty Shades Trilogy
Divergent

Audible Books: 0/2

Let's Turn Pages Challenge (2018)

Goal: 10,000; Progress: 4,597/10,000

1. The Glass Spare (The Glass Spare, #1)-Lauren DeStefano: 199/402
2. Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades, #1-3)-E.L. James: 77/1,859
3. Divergent (Divergent #1)-Veronica Roth: 18/487
4. Then Comes Seduction (Huxtable Quintet, #2)-Mary Balogh: 200/200 (367 pages (2017)+200 pages (2018)=567 pages; Completed: 01/22/18)
5. Secretly Smitten (Smitten, #2)-Colleen Coble and Kristin Billerbeck: 249/249 (260 pages (2017)+249 pages (2018)=509 pages; Completed: 02/08/18)
6. Painted Ponies (The Hidden Falls, #1)-Amanda Harte: 289/289 (Completed: 03/26/18)
7. At Last Comes Love (Huxtable Quintet, #3)-Mary Balogh: 533/533 (Completed: 05/20/18)
8. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2)-Sophie Kinsella: 325/325 (Completed: 06/11/18)
9. Mesmerized (The Mad Morelands, #1)-Candace Camp: 147/360
10. Dreamworld (Dreamwalker, #1-2)-Kit Alloway: 65/704
11. Inferno (Talon, #5)-Julie Kagawa: 108/384
12. Three Plums in One (Stephanie Plum, #1-3)-Janet Evanovich: 80/606 (330 pages (2017)+606 pages (2018)=1016 pages)
13. Seducing an Angel (Huxtable Quintet, #4)-Mary Balogh: 144/515
14. Mine Till Midnight (Hathaways, #1)-Lisa Kleypas: 398/398 (Completed: 07/10/18)
15. Seduce Me at Sunrise (Hathaways, #2)-Lisa Kleypas: 382/382 (Completed: 09/03/18)
16. Caraval (Caraval, #1)-Stephanie Garber:416/416
17. Tempt Me At Twilight (Hathaways, #3)-Lisa Kleypas:446/446
18. The Dancing Master-Julie Klassen: 318/699
19. Then She Was Gone-Lisa Jewell: 48/359
20. The Bear and the Nightingale (Winternight Trilogy, #1)-Katherine Arden: 41/336
21. Shadow of the Fox (Shadow of the Fox, #1)-Julie Kagawa: 18/409
22. Beyond Scandal and Desire (Sins for All Seasons, #1)-Lorraine Heath: 75/372
23. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life-Mark Manson: 21/244

January: 200
February: 249
March: 289
April:
May: 533
June: 325
July: 398
August:
September: 382
October: 416
November:
December: 446

Personal Reading Challenge (2018)

Goal: 20; Progress: 8/20

1. Then Comes Seduction (Huxtable Quintet, #2)-Mary Balogh: 100% (Completed: 01/22/18)
2. Secretly Smitten (Smitten, #2)-Colleen Coble and Kristin Billerbeck: 100% (Completed: 02/08/18)
3. Painted Ponies (The Hidden Falls, #1)-Amanda Harte: 100% (Completed: 03/26/18)
4. At Last Comes Love (Huxtable Quintet, #3)-Mary Balogh: 100% (Completed: 05/20/18)
5. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan (Shopaholic, #2)-Sophie Kinsella: 100% (Completed: 06/11/18)
6. Mine Till Midnight (Hathaways, #1)-Lisa Kleypas: 100% (Completed: 07/10/18)
7. Seduce Me at Sunrise (Hathaways, #2)-Lisa Kleypas: 100% (Completed: 09/03/18)
8. Caraval (Caraval, #1)-Stephanie Garber: 100% (Completed: 10/26/18)
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I’m going to shoot for all 15.

Color Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018

Progress: 6/15

1. Read a book with "White" or any shade of white in the cover (ivory, cream, bone, etc...). 446/446 (Completed:12/31/18)

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

3. Read a book with "Red" or any shade of red in the cover (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
382/382 (Completed: 09/03/18)

4. Read a book with "Orange" or any shade of orange in the cover (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
533/533 (Completed:05/20/18)

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...).

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...). 416/416 (Completed: 10/26/18)

9. Read a book with "Purple" or any shade of purple in the cover (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...). 144/515

10. Read a book with "Brown" or any shade of brown in the cover (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...). 567/567 (Completed:01/22/18)

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.
325/325 (Completed:06/11/18)

14. Read a book with a color in the title of the book.


15. Read a book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...).

I’m in for 3.

Places and Spaces
Duration: January 1, 2018-March 31, 2018

Progress: 0/3