D.L.’s Comments (group member since Dec 24, 2015)

D.L.’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

5/9 complete :)

Progress: 31/30 - CHALLENGE COMPLETE

√ 1. Love Unexpected: With All My Heart
√ 2. Sleigh Ride with the Rancher
√ 3. The Amityville Horror
√ 4. Longbourn
√ 5. Twelve
√ 6. A Christmas Escape
√ 7. Real Murders
√ 8. Fumbled
√ 9. Lakeside Sweetheart
√ 10. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
√ 11. The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat
√ 12. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
√ 13. Katia's Promise
√ 14. Wife for Hire
√ 15. Her Wyoming Valentine Wish
√ 16. Murder Gets a Life
√ 17. The Ghost's Grave
√ 18. Backfire
√ 19. Gather Together in My Name
√ 20. Mother's Helper
√ 21. The Rocky Road to Romance
√ 22. Secret in the Moonlight
√ 23. The Problem with Playboys: An opposites attract, workplace romance
√ 24. The Golden Hawk
√ 25. The Vicious Vet
√ 26. Missing Since Monday
√ 27. A Steak in Murder
√ 28. Redemption on Rivers Ranch
√ 29. A Bone to Pick
√ 30. Thorn's Challenge
√ 31. Dragonwell Dead

TerryJane wrote: "D.L. wrote: "Is Secret Santas still happening???"

D.L., Kara extended the sign-ups a little later than last year, but closed the thread on Dec. 2 and posted that she is working on the matching. 🤶🎅"

I signed up. I was just wondering if matching was happening. TY.

Is Secret Santas still happening???

Progress: 3/3 Bingos - CHALLENGE COMPLETED!

Graphic Novel: Boy-Crazy Stacey (1/1/22)
Anything Goes: Karen's Witch (1/3/22)
Romance: Love Unexpected: With All My Heart (1/5/22)
Middle Grade: Kristy and the Snobs (1/7/22)
Holidays: Sleigh Ride with the Rancher (1/8/22)
Horror: The Amityville Horror (1/9/22)
Historical Fiction: Longbourn (1/15/22)
Coming of Age: Twelve (1/21/22)
Cozy Mystery: A Christmas Escape (1/29/22)
Series Book: Thirteen (2/1/22)
Thriller: Real Murders (2/3/22)
On TBR 5+ Years: Lakeside Sweetheart (2/19/22)
Green Cover: Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (2/22/22)
Literary Fiction: Anxious People (3/6/22)
YA Fantasy: The Ghost's Grave (3/14/22)
Suspense: Backfire (3/16/22)
Paranormal: The Dollhouse Murders (6/13/22)
Short Stories: The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories (7/23/22)
Fantasy: Bewitched to Death (10/6/22)
Science Fiction: Pines (10/26/22)

I nominate Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell The connection is the summary:

A coming-of-age tale of fanfiction, family, and first love.

Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan.... But for Cath, being a fan is her life—and she's really good at it. She and her twin, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.

Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... and she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

Progress: 0/8

POSSIBILITIES

3rd Quarter: Pondering the Paranormal ~ vampires/werewolves


March: Happiness ~ bliss / sad


July: Red: ~ red / green (cover art)


August: Travels ~ traveling / home


October: Moon ~ moon / sun

Progress: 25/32

*Author: James Patterson: 1/5
✔️ 1. The River Murders

*Genre: Cozy Mysteries: 5/5
✔️ 1. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
✔️ 2. The Case of the Ill-Gotten Goat
✔️ 3. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
✔️ 4. Murder Gets a Life
✔️ 5. Poison in Paddington

*Length: Under 200 pages: 10/10
✔️1. Karen's Witch
✔️2. Claudia and the New Girl
✔️3. The Genius Thieves
✔️4. A Christmas Escape
✔️5. Good-bye Stacey, Good-bye
✔️ 6. Hello, Mallory
✔️ 7. Teacher's Pet
✔️ 8. Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn
✔️ 9. Mother's Helper
✔️ 10. Cave-In

*Friendship, Love, and Marriage: Romance Novel Series' Books: 5/5
✔️1. Fumbled
✔️2. A Little Dare
✔️3. Wife for Hire
✔️4. The Rocky Road to Romance
✔️5. The Problem with Playboys: An opposites attract, workplace romance

*Film & Theater: Movie Adaptations: 3/3
✔️ 1. The Amityville Horror
✔️ 2. A Bone to Pick
✔️ 3. Nights in Rodanthe

*Listopia: What Women Born in the 80's are Reading in 2021: 1/4
✔️ 1. Anxious People
*Beach Read
*The Duke and I
*The Guest List
*Mexican Gothic
*One to Watch
*Pride and Prejudice

Sure, we'd love to have you join us!

Please put me down for 24 days. I will be reading 2 books with 12 chapters each. I just need to find them! lol

*Hums Beyonce* Love this challenge lol Please put me down for 2 books to start with.

Progress: 0/2

POSSIBILITIES

Great topic!

I set my goal at 30 books this year and I'm at 93 now so you might say I am doing alright lol Now I am hoping to reach 100 by New Year's Eve. Let's see what happens!! Good luck to everyone trying to meet their goals in time but remember the true joy is in reading itself.

LOL Jessica's awesome. So glad we're going to read this!

I overcommitted a bit. Please take me off the A Christmas Carol buddy read. As much as I would love to read it, I won't have the time lol TY.

Theresa wrote: "My idea for the February 2022 challenge

I’m Your Biggest Fan

Do you have a favorite singer, actor/actress, athlete, or other celebrity? How about a challenge to show your loyalty? Read books tha..."

I love this idea!

Fandom Ideas:

Fandom Terms

TASKS:

"Fans are great. Fandom is weird." - Terry Pratchett

1. Fandom: The term used for the collective of fans for any given work, person, or another thing, that came together for mutual benefit... Do a buddy read with someone this month or read a book featuring a group of characters united for a cause.

2. Fangirl: Someone describing herself as a fangirl is usually expressing enthusiasm for their favorite subject... Re-read a favorite book or read one that you have heard others rave about.

3. Fan Convention: Or just Convention or Con. This is where fans of a particular franchise, creator, or work all meet together, discuss it and ask questions to the stars. A number turn up in costume... Read a book involving travel or a book featuring someone on the cover in costume or wearing a colorful outfit.

4. Fanon: Fans' interpretation of details not explained or shown in the actual work... Read a fiction book or an alternate history book.

5. Friendly Fandoms: The fandoms of two different works get along rather well, to the point that being a fan of one work makes it likely you're a fan of the other... Read a book about friendship or a book in a genre you particularly love.

6. Furry Fandom: A furry is a fan of anthropomorphic animal characters (or "anthros", as they commonly abbreviate it to). The majority of the fandom consists of people who enjoy fiction and art revolving around anthropomorphic animal characters, ranging from independently written stories and comic books to established, mainstream franchises, with Sonic the Hedgehog, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pokémon, The Lion King, etc... Read a book about animals or art.

7. Fan Fiction: Fan Fiction is a form of Alternate or Expanded Universe created by the fans of a work, rather than the work's original creator... Read a book about books/writing or a book in a spin-off series.

8. Unpopular Popular Character: The fanbase loves a single character but the creators hate it... Read a book that has lower than a 3.5 rating on Goodreads or has less than 500 reviews.

9. Fandom Heresy: If you disagree with a viewpoint most other fans have, the rest of the fandom will turn on you... Read a book from the Favorite Books That Were Once Banned list or on a topic you're unfamiliar with or uncertain about.

10. Shipping: Rooting for fictional romance to happen... Read a love story or a book with a happy ending.

(I would prefer not to lead but I will if needed)

I guess I might as well post the graphics since I made them lol

Carri Carey wrote: "I've been waiting to post my masthead and logo designs!

Thanks so much!



"

Wow, that is so beautiful. I can't compete with that lol I made something but I am not sure I can post it now haha

2/2 - the challenge is complete. TY for posting it!

3/9 complete :)