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

JennH’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

Hi Rhi! Looks like you're smashing your goal! Way to go! I hope you are enjoying lots of amazing books along the way. Happy reading!

Hi Reva! Hope all is well and you are making good progress on your impressive list of books. I do not read much non-fiction and admire those who do. I hope you are enjoying some fantastic books. Happy reading!

Hi ReaderTam! Hope all is well and you're making good progress on your goal. I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi Rashmi! Hope all is okay and you're making progress on your goal. I hope you're able to squeeze in some me time as a mom because that's important, too. Wishing you great books and reading time! Happy reading!

Hi Ranmali! Looks like you're making great progress on your goal. I hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books so far this year! Happy reading!

Hi Raman! Hope all is okay, that you are making progress on your goal and you're enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Please sign me up for 5.

HOW ARE YOU GETTING THERE?
Duration: July 1 - July 31, 2025

6/5

Any book featuring travel, a journey, or a notable mode of transportation counts.

1. Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff 7/10/25 - ship, train
2. Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa 7/13/25 - journey
3. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 7/20/25 - travel
4. The Burnt Orange Heresy (Movie Tie-In Edition): A Novel by Charles Willeford 7/22/25 - drove from Florida to New York
5. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells 7/24/25 - time machine
6. Danger on the Atlantic by Erica Ruth Neubauer 7/25/25 - transatlantic liner

Sara wrote: "Aw thank you! I am doing really well with my goal but it's only because I went through a massive spree of just pure fun/light reads as opposed to the heavier things (like Brothers Karamazov lol) I was doing. It's just become pure chaos at this point and I'm just here for the ride I guess.

Isn't it nice to see all the books visually before you? I'm so glad you were inspired, I'd love to see what you end up doing!."

Same, same. I do a lot of fluff books because they are light and fun reads. And keep me reading.

It is absolutely lovely to see all the books visually before you. I'm going to have to wait until next year to do it though. If I start now, it'll bother me that I didn't do it for the books I've already read this year. And I just don't have the energy to do so right now. There's just too many. So next year it is! I have no idea why I've never thought of it before. I show my covers for some seasonal challenges and readathons. 🤦🏻

So glad you're loving The Count of Monte Cristo. I've got at least 4 tomes I'd like to get to this year and I'm currently working on Bleak House, so The Count of Monte Cristo is going to have to wait. But I will get to it.

Hi Ola! Looks like you've smashed your goal of 15! Awesome! I hope you are enjoying lots of terrific books! Happy reading!

Hi Noel! Hope all is well! So glad that you've gotten back your reading spark and even needed to change your goal. Way to go! I'll be rooting for this to be your best reading year! And I hope everything else in your life has gotten better, too. Happy reading!

Hi Naris! Hope all is well. Looks like you're smashing your goal! For your first challenge, you are doing a great job! I hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books along the way. Happy reading!

Hi N! I applaud you for ambitious goal of reading 12 books while your 7th month is napping. In my experience, babies are notorious for keeping their moms from meeting their goals. lol So kudos to you for smashing your goal, with half the year to go! Go you! 😁

I hope your reading habit continues to grow, so it's not a periodic phase but a sustained habit. Hope that there have been a lot of terrific books in your reading journey so far this year! Happy reading!

Hi Mo! Hope all is well and that you're making good progress on your goal! There's just something about big books, isn't there? But I cannot do that many of them at once. I have to pace myself. So it's most impressive that you want to read so many in one year. I'll be cheering you on. Hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Yay, Melissa! Congrats for smashing for first goal! I'll be cheering you on as you crush your new goal! Hope that there have been a lot of fabulous books in your reading journey so far this year! I really enjoyed The Witch Boy series. And I concur, James was really good. Happy reading!

Hi Mehraveh! Hope all is well. I like your references. Regardless of whether or not you are ambitious, I hope you are making progress in your goal. And more importantly, I hope you enjoying many terrific books along the way. Happy reading!

Hi Mary Ellen! Hope all is well, that you're making good progress on your goal, and you are enjoying many wonderful books! Happy reading!

Hi Mara! Hope all is well! Looks like you're making good progress on your goal. I'll be cheering you on as you reach it, and then some! Hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Hi Makayla! Hope all is okay, that you're making good progress on your goal, and you're enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!

Connie wrote: "Hello fellow readers--
I am a 67 yr old lifetime reader. I retired from a 30 yr. teaching career in 2017. I live in Biloxi, Mississippi. I started tracking my reading using goodreads in 2013. I kn..."

Welcome to the group, Connie! I'm excited to have you be a part of our community. I hope since your retirement, you've been able to have lots of time for doing things you enjoy - like reading!

It's never too late to join! Please take a look around and sign up in whichever challenges and activities that catch your interest. We have challenges of different types and lengths, group reads, and opportunities to read in smaller groups. For the longer challenges, like the year long ones, feel free include the books you've already read in the first half of 2025.

Have fun and happy reading!

Hi Lucy! I hope all is okay and you're making good progress on your reading goals. And reading some great books along the way! Happy reading!