Jaida’s Comments (group member since Dec 07, 2020)

Jaida’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

hi, sign me up for 20!

20/20

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2 - a coming of age story

4 - a book about a writer/author

6 - a book about pirates ⭐️
Pirate Girls (felt very smart with this one...)

7 - a book about women's sport

10 - a self published author ⭐️
Punk 57

11 - a book from a genre you typically avoid (historical fiction) ⭐️
The Once and Future Witches

12 - a book from an animals perspective ⭐️
Nightbitch

13 - a book published under a pen name ⭐️
Honor Among Thieves

14 - a book recommended by booksellers ⭐️
Crooked Kingdom

17 - a book set in a travel destination on your bucket list (london) ⭐️
Magnolia Parks

18 - a book set in space ⭐️
The Martian

19 - a book set in the future ⭐️
The Bone Season (2059)

20 - a book set in snow ⭐️
A Court of Frost and Starlight

21 - a book that came out in a year that ends with "24” ⭐️
Just for the Summer

22 - a book that centres on video games ⭐️
Ready Player One

23 - a book that features dragons
The Priory of the Orange Tree ⭐️

24 - a book that takes place over the course of 24 hours

27 - A Book Where Someone Dies in the First Chapter

29 - a book with a neurodivergent main character

30 - a book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary

31 - a book with a title that is a complete sentence ⭐️
A Court of Mist and Fury

32 - book with an enemies-to-lovers plot ⭐️
A Court of Mist and Fury

33 - a book with an unreliable narrator ⭐️
Never Let Me Go

34 - a book with at least three POVs ⭐️
Lord of Shadows

35 - a book with magical realism ⭐️
House of Sky and Breath

36 - A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person

38 - A cozy fantasy book

43 - A second-chance romance ⭐️
Dirty Rowdy Thing

46 - a book where a character sleeps for more than 24 hours ⭐️
Queen of Air and Darkness

47 - a book with 24 letters in the title
Cleopatra and Frankenstein

48 - A collection of at least 24 poems

49 - The 24th book of an author
Rogue Protocol

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hi, sign me up for 12!

4/12

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1. Read the book that has been on your TBR list the longest.

2. Read a book you added to your TBR within the last year.

3. Read the book with the most pages on your TBR or one that is over 500 pages. ✅ Finished January
Lady Midnight

4. Read the book with the least number of pages on your TBR or one that is under 100 pages.

5. Read a book that is published the year or decade you were born. May
Never Let Me Go

6. Read the 20th book on any page of your TBR.

7. Read a book that has an average rating of 3.8 or higher. ✅ Finished March
House of Sky and Breath

8. Read a book by one of your favorite authors.

9. Read a book that you added based on the review of another Goodreads user.

10. Read a book with a cover you love.

11. Read a book with an animal or plant on the cover. ✅ Finished January
Nightbitch

12. Randomize your TBR and read the first book.

13. Read a book the contains the initials of your name (in any order) in the title or author name.

14. Look at the number of pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder. Read the book that is that same number. (e.g., if you have 20 pages of books in your Want-To-Read folder, read book number 20 from your list).

15. Read a book that helps you complete two or more other yearly or quarterly challenges.

16. Read the book with the most number of ratings (i.e., not the actual average rating, but the number of people who have rated it).

17. Read the book with the least number of ratings.

18. Read the first book from your list that "sparks joy" as soon as you think about reading it.

19. Read a book that you have added to at least one other shelf.

20. Read a book that you own.

21. Read a book that an IRL (in real life) friend, family member, or acquaintance has recommended to you.

22. Read a book that you feel you "should" read.

23. Read a book you previously DNFed and still want to finish. April
A Court of Mist and Fury

24. Read a book in your favorite genre or format.

25. Read a book that is from a genre or format you rarely read. April
The Once and Future Witches (historical fiction)

26. Sort your TBR by cover. Read the first or last book.

27. Sort your TBR by title. Read a book from the middle page.

28. Read a hyped, bestseller, or award-winning book.

29. Read a book with a title that contains punctuation.

30. Read a book related to the yearly, quarterly, or monthly theme.

31. Read a book that is featured as a group or buddy read and was already on your TBR.

32. Read a book that is retelling or reimagining of a classic story or the classic itself. ✅ Finished March
A Court of Thorns and Roses (beauty and the beast)

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hi, sign me up for 15 books!

35/15

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Series Started

1. Magnolia Parks Universe;
Magnolia Parks ⭐️, Daisy Haites

2. Darkly, Madly; read the first book, but will not finish the duology.
Born, Darkly ⭐️

3. Fallen Crest Series
Fallen Crest High⭐️, Fallen Crest Family

4. Roots of Chaos
The Priory of the Orange Tree ⭐️

Series Finished

1. Six of Cows Duology; completed!
Crooked Kingdom ⭐️

Series Started and Finished (or up to date)

1. The Dark Artifices; completed!
Lady Midnight⭐️, Lord of Shadows⭐️, and Queen of Air and Darkness⭐️

2. Rosemarked Duology; 2 books
Rosemarked⭐️ and Umbertouched

3. A Court of Thorns and Roses; completed!
A Court of Thorns and Roses⭐️, A Court of Mist and Fury⭐️, A Court of Wings and Ruin⭐️, A Court of Frost and Starlight⭐️, and A ​Court of Silver Flames⭐️

4. The Bone Season; 4 books
The Bone Season⭐️, The Mime Order⭐️, The Song Rising ⭐️, and The Mask Falling

5. Wild Seasons; 4 books
Sweet Filthy Boy ⭐️, Dirty Rowdy Thing⭐️, Dark Wild Night, and Wicked Sexy Liar

6. Broken and Screwed; 2 books
Broken and Screwed & Broken and Screwed 2

7. The Murderbot Diaries; 5 books
Compulsory⭐️, All Systems Red⭐️, Artificial Condition⭐️, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy

8. Crescent City; completed!
House of Sky and Breath ⭐️ and House of Flame and Shadow ⭐️

9. Hellbent; completed!
Falls Boys ⭐️ & Pirate Girls ⭐️

10. The Last Hours Trilogy; completed!
Chain of Gold ⭐️, Chain of Iron ⭐️, and Chain of Thorns ⭐️

11. Lancaster Prep; completed!
You Said I Was Your Favorite ⭐️

12. King of Scars Duology; completed
King of Scars ⭐️ & Rule of Wolves ⭐️

13. The Honours Trilogy; completed
Honor Among Thieves⭐️, Honor Bound⭐️, & Honor Lost ⭐️

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hi sign me up for 25 books!

11/25

trunk: The Guest

branch 1: Daddy (same author)
leaf 1: Rewards (same author) ⭐️

branch 2: Dark Corners (pool featured on cover)
leaf 1: Serious Moonlight (body of water on cover)
leaf 2: The Summer of Broken Rules (body of water on cover)
leaf 3: Just for the Summer (body of water on cover) ⭐️

branch 3: Nightbitch (Listopia - She's Not Feeling Good at All: Catastrofemale) ⭐️
leaf 1: Boy Parts (Listopia - She's Not Feeling Good at All: Catastrofemale)
leaf 2: Yolk (Listopia - She's Not Feeling Good at All: Catastrofemale)
leaf 3: Crossroads (Listopia - She's Not Feeling Good at All: Catastrofemale)

branch 4: Cleopatra and Frankenstein (readers also enjoy)
leaf 1: Carrie Soto Is Back (name in title)
leaf 2: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (name in title)
leaf 3: Tress of the Emerald Sea (name in title)
leaf 4: The Picture of Dorian Gray (name in title)

branch 5: The Once and Future Witches (set in east coast) ⭐️
leaf 1: Rosemarked (fantasy book) ⭐️
leaf 2: A Court of Thorns and Roses (fantasy book) ⭐️
leaf 3: Crooked Kingdom (fantasy book) ⭐️
leaf 4: The Bone Season (fantasy book) ⭐️
leaf 5: House of Flame and Shadow (fantasy book)

branch 6: Chain of Thorns (2023 release)
leaf 1: Knot So Lucky (2023 release) ⭐️
leaf 2: So Late in the Day (2023 release) ⭐️
leaf 3: The Fabric of Our Souls (2023 release) ⭐️

Hi, I'll sign up for option A - a short story every day(ish).

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1. Sea Prayer (1) ✅
2-5. Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (4) ✅
6. Ankle Snatcher (1) ✅
7. In Bloom (1) ✅
8-11. Bad Dolls (4) ✅
12. The Grownup (1) ✅
13. Helpmeet (1)
14-18. Daddy (5)
19. A Visit: A Ghost Story for Christmas (1)
20. Small Things Like These (1)
21. The Beauty (1)
22. The Fall of the House of Usher (1)
23. The Black Cat (1)
24. Galatea (1)
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message 21 update - 4/4 books!

TerryJane wrote: "Jaida wrote: "message 45 update - 17/18!"

Good to hear from you, Jaida. Unfortunately, your update won't produce a rank in my spreadsheet.

Per post #2 instructions, please report your progress wi..."

oops sorry about that!

message #45 update - 17/18

who = 3, what = 2, when = 2, where = 4, how = 3, why = 3.

message 45 update - 14/18!

hi, sign me up for 4 books!

3. Dreams About Flying - Read a book with anything flying on the cover (bird, airplane, etc.).


4. Dreams About Death - Read a murder mystery.


8. Dreams About Animals - Read a book that has an animal on the cover.


9. Dreams Where You Can’t Move - Read a book where a character is trying to escape.

message 94 update - 5/5!!

Betty wrote: "Hi Team,

We're moving along - with 5 single prompts completed! Julie- I moved The Immortalists to the Family Conflict triple prompt, since in your message you said it would fit for that. This mean..."

Sorry Betty, I plan on finishing it tonight so I've removed it and will re-add later once completed!

Hi all, not sure if anyone else is reading The Hobbit this month/read it before, but I've just started and am not too sure what category it could fit into?

Hi all, I'm Jaida from Sydney, Australia. I'm aiming to read about 5 books, but it will depend on how productive I am with my uni work during the readathon. I've added a few books already, although its bound to change by time the readathon starts! If any books needs to be moved around to different prompts, let me know or feel free to do it yourselves, as the books I hope to read have overlap with a few prompts.

- Kalyn*, I'm planning on reading the 2nd book in the inheritance game series. If you'd like to pair those two books up for a double or triple prompt, let me know!

- Thanks again to Betty for signing up as our team leader!

1. 5+
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes

Hi, late sign up but please put me down for 5 books!

message 62 update - 5/20 read!

message 76 update - 12/25 read!

message 57 update - 9/26 read!

message 34 update: 9/25 complete!

Hi everyone, I have finished my last book with about an hour to spare and am officially done with the readathon! With my original goal of 5+ books, I ended up completing six physical books, three audiobooks, and DNF/partially read two books.

The highlights for me would've been Northern Lights by Philip Pullman and Stone Mattress by Margeret Atwood, the first being a book I've had on my shelf for too long and the latter being one I never would've picked up outside of this challenge. It was also a great opportunity to catch up on my yearly reading goal (only two behind now!).

I've found and fixed up some minor discretions in the tracking sheet for my contributions, but will double-check tomorrow when I'm not so tired to make sure everything is in line and matches up. Thank you again Lisa for being our team captain, and to everyone else who kept me motivated throughout. I definitely have some new goals seeing how many audiobook hours some of you can listen to in a day! I'm really glad I took my time with this readathon and didn't stress over missing a day's reading or how many pages I read. It made it a much more enjoyable experience!