JennH’s Comments (group member since Nov 17, 2023)

JennH’s comments from the 2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge group.

Updated to message #43.

So glad September was so much better!

I've heard of Cloud Atlas and have been rather intimidated. But you do make it sound intriguing.

Svenja wrote: "JennH wrote: "Svenja, hope you're getting closer to your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads!"

ty so much Jenn, I'm slowly getting there haha
there are just too many good books out there, that aren'..."

Yep, I know what you mean! I've made lists of books I'm going to read this year. I've read a lot of books but not from those lists!

Sorry to hear about the reading slump! So glad you're out of it and back to reading again! You've got this!

Sara wrote: "Serafima wrote: "I like your shelves!
How does your Priory Shelf work? I see that you have around 200 books on your Priority-reads but some where added in 2016. So I assume you have read other book..."

I'm glad it's been great despite being a weird reading year.

Laura wrote: "JennH wrote: "I'm just waiting for my library hold for A ​Court of Silver Flames to come in. I started at #80. 🤦🏻

Yeah, same here. I'm still working on my challenges. We have 3 mon..."

I think I am going to wait and see with Popsugar. It was the first big reading challenge I did and there's a bit of a not wanting to let go. I'm also hoping that there might be changes next year as people were not happy with the challenge this year.

The Goodreads bookmark challenges are fun to get. I've been earning them unintentionally. Bc the couple of times I did try to read a book for a bookmark, I didn't get them. 😔

And I've finally started A ​Court of Silver Flames. I'm enjoying it, but I am missing Feyre and Rhysand...

Whitney wrote: "JennH wrote: "Sweet! I'm a fan of Rainbow Rowell, Emily Henry and Taylor Jenkins Reid. I should check out Evie Dunmore! It's always great discovering new authors. Bc yay, more great books to read!"..."

Thank you! Looks great! I've added it to my TBR. And even better that it's a series. Apparently I'm addicted to serial reading bc more than half my books read this year were part of a series.

Susan wrote: "JennH wrote: "Susan, at the rate you're going, you're going to have to move your goal again! 😁 Hope there have been a lot of amazing books!"

LOL ... I gave up on a "goal" but hoping to hit 200...w..."

hahaha, I think you're hitting that goal, too!!

LinaVer wrote: "JennH wrote: "LinaVer wrote: "JennH wrote: "Woohoo! Lina, congratulations on hitting and surpassing your goal! I hope you're enjoying your 2025 reads, and discovering new favorite books and authors..."

I'm so glad! I hope you enjoy them, if you do read them. So truth be told, it took a few reads (at different stages in life) and watching the movie (2005) a couple of times before I truly appreciated Pride and Prejudice. Now I pick up something every time I read it. I guess that's why it's a classic. 😁

Yay! Congratulations on hitting your goal, Laura! Great job!

Thanks for the recommendations! Mystery and historical fiction is right up my alley. And I keep meaning to read The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. My libraries have finally added the audiobook to Libby.

I have a newfound love for graphic novels/manga/manhwas, so among my favorites this year are Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Novel) Vol. 1 (novel and manhwas), Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, Vol. 1, and Lore Olympus: Volume Six. I've also enjoyed James, In an Absent Dream, Yellowface, and The Brides of High Hill. And I cannot leave out my re-read of Pride and Prejudice.

Keri wrote: "JennH wrote: "Keri, congratulations on reaching your goal with library reads! Woohoo!

Glad you'll still be reading even though you've completed your challenge. The thread will still be here in ca..."

It's always a pleasant surprise when holds come in sooner than expected! Well, unless they come in all at once. Then it's like what do I read first!?!

Have fun with the monthly and quarterly challenges!

Woohoo! Congratulations on hitting your goal, Kelly! You rocked your first challenge!

What did you think of the Blake Crouch books? I thought Dark Matter and Recursion were such mindbenders! I really should read more of his books.

I've been enjoying my reading; however I'm afraid I left all my big books for the end of the year and it's a bit overwhelming. I'm currently reading two 500+ page books and listening to a 26 hour audiobook. I've got no one to blame but myself. 🤦🏻

Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books becau..."

I'm glad that you've gotten some ideas and motivation! And thank you. I think it'll be a bit easier once I'm finally finished with all the Hercule Poirot books — there's 39 of them, not including the short story collections!

BarbaraBrubru_gingertiger wrote: "JennH wrote: "I hope that you've been enjoying your 2025 reads so far, BarbaraBrubru_gingertiger!"

I AM ! I am approaching my goal for this year : 62/65 now, so I may considering moving to the nex..."

Do it! You've got this! 💪🏻

bailey wrote: "JennH wrote: "I hope you've read a bunch more great reads, bailey!

What did you think of the Black Butler manga series? It was recommended to me. I'll be on the lookout for it when I go the libra..."

Of course it is an anime. I found in on Hulu. Will have to add it to my watchlist. I've only recently started getting into the world of mangas and manhwas, so there's a lot I'm not familiar with. Dark, moody, gothic sounds great. Oddly enough my library has it with the Summer Reading collection, which I'm going to have to ask for, if I remember. 🤷🏻

Hi Aved! It's never too late! Looks like you're crushing your goal. You're almost there! I hope you are enjoying your reading journey.

You have some great books on your list. The Finlay Donovan series is such a fun read. I've been working on The Trials of Apollo series and am up to The Tower of Nero. I was laughing out loud within the first pages of Book Lovers over the book tropes. And The House in the Cerulean Sea is such a heartwarming book. I hope you enjoyed them all, too.

Woohoo! Congratulations on hitting your goal, Rachael! Well done! Hope you are enjoying your 2025 books, and discovering new favorite authors and books!

Ruth, hope you're getting closer to your goal and enjoying lots of fantastic books along the way!

Hope you’re getting closer to your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads, Maria!

And I did end up listening to Shot Through the Book by Eva Gates instead of reading the book. I enjoyed it. There was so much going on.

Bev, I hope you are enjoying your 2025 books as you are getting closer to your goal!

Ian, hope you’re getting closer to your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads!