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

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

Susy wrote: "Daph wrote: "I have the His Dark Materials series on my shelf and was actually planning to read at least the first one next year. So when is the buddy read officially for the series & may I join in..."

Thanks!

What about February for The Mysterious Affair at Styles???!

I'm so excited about this!

Year-End Wrap Up Summary:

Buddy Reads/Group Reads

January: Sense and Sensibility
February: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Serial Reader Challenge ~ 13 books

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

I will finish 1 series I have started before this year. (1 books)
1. Senior Kisses

I will start 7 series this year. (7 books)
1. The Clique
2. Emily of New Moon
3. Lust
4. Midnight Crossroad
5. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
6. Real Murders
7. Vampire Girl

I will read 5 number of books that are part of a series. (5 books)
1. The 5th Horseman
2. Animal Attraction
3. Betsy-Tacy and Tib
4. The Hidden Staircase
5. New Moon

Dig Deeper & Read Particular Challenge ~ 5 books

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

Year: 1990


1. Buried in Time
2. The Eye of the World
3. Jurassic Park
4. The Paris Connection
5. Real Murders

TBR Jar Challenge ~ 20 books

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

Clear the Shelves ~ 30 books

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

Physical Books: (27)
1. All the Light We Cannot See
2. America's First Daughter
3. Betsy-Tacy and Tib
4. Bloodstone
5. The Clique
6. Emily of New Moon
7. Emma
8. Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead
9. The Golden Compass
10. Gossip Girl
11. The Hidden Staircase
12. I See You
13. The Life We Bury
14. Little Women
15. Midnight Crossroad
16. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
17. New Moon
18. New Year's Eve Murder
19. Nights in Rodanthe
20. NYPD Red 3
21. One for the Money
22. The Promise
23. The Quick and the Thread
24. Real Murders
25. Step on a Crack
26. Valentine visitor
27. The Westing Game

Ebooks: (2)
1. Kiss a Girl in the Rain
2. Taking the Fall

Audible books: (1)
TBD

Genre Bingo ~ 5 books

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



Free Space
Historical Romance - Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
Self-Help - The Happiness Project
Classics - Emma
Chick-lit - The Matchmaker
Mystery/Thriller - The Life We Bury

A-Z Challenge ~ 26 books

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

A - America's First Daughter
B - Betsy-Tacy and Tib
C - The Clique
D - Detective Cross
E - Emily of New Moon
F - Frankly My Dear, I'm Dead
G - Gossip Girl
H - The Hidden Staircase
I - I See You
J - Jane Eyre
K - Kiss a Girl in the Rain
L - The Life We Bury
M - Midnight Crossroad
N - New Year's Eve Murder
O - One for the Money
P - The Promise
Q - The Quick and the Thread
R - Real Murders
S - Step on a Crack
T - Taking the Fall
U - Under the Dome
V - Valentine Visitor
W - The Westing Game
X - X
Y - The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories
Z - Zoo

Listopia ~ 20 books

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

Best Ever Contemporary Romance Books
1. 16 Lighthouse Road
2. Animal Attraction
3. Nights in Rodanthe
4. One for the Money
5. Shadowland

---

Best Teen Books About Real Problems
1. Before I Fall
2. The Book Thief
3. Gossip Girl
4. Thirteen Reasons Why

---

The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
1. Emma
2. The Golden Compass
3. The Hobbit
4. The Hunger Games
5. Jane Eyre
6. Little Women
7. The Raven
8. Rebecca
9. Sense and Sensibility

--

First books of some good cozy series
1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles
2. Real Murders

Personal Reading Goal ~ 52 books (1 a week)

Susy wrote: "Great book, very enjoyable, hard to put down indeed, especially after all the introductions. Had a hard time remembering who was who. The wonderful thing is although I suspected where it was headed..."

I enjoyed it too

Yay! January it is :)

Susy wrote: "Daph wrote: "Janine wrote: "Hey Daph L....I’m down for sense and sensibility 😊"

Yay! When is a good month for you?? :)"

I would love to join you, but I have so many reads going already... I could..."

I could work with January. How about you, Janine? Would that work?

Janine wrote: "Hey Daph L....I’m down for sense and sensibility 😊"

Yay! When is a good month for you?? :)

Susy wrote: "Daph wrote: "After reading and enjoying 2 Agatha Christie novels this year, I'd like to read more next year. Starting with

Is anyone interested in..."
I'm game! I'll put it in my schedule :) TY for letting me know.

Awesome. Let's discuss The Mysterious Affair at Styles then! What's a good month for you all?

I love the way you organized your page! I too want to reduce my TBR pile greatly. I have soooo many books I need to read. lol Best of luck in 2018!