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Update #1515. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman Completed 9/9/17 Rating 3 stars 522 pages
16. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Completed 13/9/17 Rating 3 stars 463 pages
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4,725/5,000
56. Why Forgive? (NF)57. Sand Omnibus
58. Work Song
Books: 58/45
Pages: 19,531 /13,500
Non-fiction: 22.41% (20% goal)
Update message 37: 26/20. 26. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng.
Just read another book in the delightful Mrs Pollifax series. Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station which is the 6th book in the series. I've enjoyed them all so far.20/25
Update message 37: 27/20. 27. What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons.
Just finished Gerald's Game and I have decided to add Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring which I finished on back in July but didn't add for some reason.22/25
59. In the Woods60. Excellent Daughters: The Secret Lives of Young Women Who Are Transforming the Arab World (NF)
61. A Long Long Way
Books: 61/45
Pages: 20,548 /13,500
Non-fiction: 22.95% (20% goal)
Update msg. 1 23/23
Made my goal with 13 days to spare
Update message 37: 28/20. 28. King Lear by William Shakespeare.
Update mssg #677- Harry Potter e o Cálice de Fogo (592) - Finished
8 - Crime Sob Investigação (96) - Finished
9 - Rabbit's Winter Walk (28) - Finished
10 - The Twelve Portals (69) - Finished
11 - "W.I.T.C.H - The other Dimension" (69) - Finished
12 - Oposição (Stellium, #1 (526) - currently-reading
Books: 12/15
Pages: 3627/3000 (complete)
Update message 37: 29/20 29. The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
62. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang63. Smile
64. The Quiet Child
Books: 64/45
Pages: 21,330 /13,500
Non-fiction: 21.88% (20% goal)
3. Rickshaw Boy4. The White Ship
5. A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
5/8 Read
I am sorry about this challenge you guys I have completely dropped the ball. Between Work volunteering and life I haven't been as active on this thread as I should have. will update everyone right now
just so you guys dont think I been slacking here is my update
July 1.Chasing Wicked
2It Had to Be Love
3.Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
4.My Familiar Stranger
5.The Witch's Dream
6.Hidden
7.Ominous
8.Flutter
9.The Surgeon
10.The Apprentice
11.Wicked Bite
12.Beyond Control
13.Environmentally Friendly
14.Claiming Grace
15.Rowan Wood Legends
16.Girl in Snow
August
1.Hush Money
2.Reception
3.The Shark
4.The Dollmaker
5.Beyond Pain
6.The Seventh Bride
7.Love Letters to the Dead
8.Room
9.The Gunslinger
10.16th Seduction
11.The Devil's Daughter
12.The Hangman
13.Look Behind You
14.The Billionaire's Christmas
15.Marked
16.The Medical Examiner
17.Poison Study
18.No Ordinary Billionaire
19.Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife
20.Betrayed
21.Chosen
22.Untamed
23.City of Ashes
24.Lies She Told
25.Trace
26.Hunted
27.Poison Girls
28.Tempted
29The Air He Breathes
30.Burned
31,Molly's Lips: Club Mephisto Retold
32.The Fire Between High & Lo
September
1,The Silent Waters
2Awakened
3.Beyond Temptation
4.Beyond Jealousy
5.Beyond Solitude
6.Dragon's Oath
7.When Breath Becomes Air
8.Abducted
9.The Child
10.Destined
11.Big Rock
12.Lenobia's Vow
13.The Picture of Dorian Gray
14.Into the Water
15.Hidden
16.Lay Me to Rest
17.Two By Two
18.Neferet's Curse
19.The Rise of the Phoenix
20.Liar
21.Goodbye, Good Girl
22.The Silent Corner
23.Revealed
24.Cold Blood
25.Kalona's Fall
26.The Score
27.It Ends with Us
Updated Message 172. I may have one more book for the month, but I'm not sure if I'll get it completed or not.
Update: 30/30 Books Completed ✔10 books per month
JULY
1. As Time Goes By by Mary Higgins Clark [Read 7/6/2017]
2. Little Bee by Chris Cleave [Read 7/7/2017]
3. Almost Human: The Astonishing Tale of Homo Naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story by Lee R Berger, John Hawks [Read 7/8/2017]
4. A Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong [Read 7/20/2017]
5. The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong [Read 7/20/2017]
6. 30 Days by Christine d'Abo [Read 7/22/2017]
7. Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse [Read 7/25/2017]
8. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder [Read 7/29/2017]
9. The Wallflower, Vol. 1 by Tomoko Hayakawa [Read 7/30/2017]
10. Wanted by Matsuri Hino [Read 7/30/2017]
AUGUST
11. The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski [Read 8/2/2017]
12. Tegami Bachi, Vol. 2: Letter Bee/The Letter to Jiggy Pepper by Hiroyuki Asada [Read 8/3/2017]
13. Bedchamber Games by Tracy Anne Warren [Read 8/6/2017]
14. Skip Beat!, Vol. 01 by Yoshiki Nakamura [Read 8/6/2017]
15. The Last Man on Earth by Tracy Anne Warren [Read 8/10/2017]
16. The Man Plan by Tracy Anne Warren [Read 8/12/2017]
17. Mad About the Man by Tracy Anne Warren [Read 8/14/2017]
18. xxxHolic, Vol. 13 by CLAMP [Read 8/15/2017]
19. The Windup Girlby Paolo Bacigalupi [Read 8/25/2017]
20. The Mad Scientist's Daughter by Cassandra Rose Clarke [Read 8/30/2017]
SEPTEMBER
21. Black Bird, Vol. 12 by Kanoko Sakurakouji [Read 9/3/2017]
22. Black Bird, Vol. 16by Kanoko Sakurakouji [Read 9/4/2017]
23. Bitter Virgin 1 by Kei Kusunoki [Read 9/5/2017]
24. Bitter Virgin 2 by Kei Kusunoki [Read 9/5/2017]
25. To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han [Read 9/6/2017]
26. Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu - Secret Unrequited Love- Secret Unrequited Love by Kotomi Aoki [Read 9/7/2017]
27. Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach- THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE [Read 9/7/2017]
28. The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist- AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH LANGUAGE [Read 9/13/2017]
29. Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep [Read 9/15/2017]
30. Bright Blaze of Magic by Jennifer Estep [Read 9/22/2017]
Update message 37: 30/20 30. Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler.
65. The Likeness66. Faithful Place
67. All Things Bright and Beautiful: The classic memoirs of a Yorkshire country vet (NF)
This is the last day of September, I have a few books on the go but I won't be able to finish others this month, so my final stats for this challenge are:
Books: 67/45
Pages: 22,851/13,500
Non-fiction: 22.39% (20% goal)
Thanks Blagica for hosting! :D
Updated Message 172. I was hoping to get 15 books finished in September but that looks like it may not happen. Although, I do have a couple of short ones I *may* be able to kick out tonight. We shall see.
Finished!1. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
2. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
3. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
4. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
5. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares
6. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
7. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
8. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
10. The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
11. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
12. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
13. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
14. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
15. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Update message 64Reached my page count just in time and fell short 1 book from my goal of 10. All in all, I feel quite successful :)
Completion post!It was a really good reading triathlon - I was even able to reach the goal of 23,000 pages I didn't dare to hope for :-)
Completed: 89/80 books & 23,233/21,000 pages
July: 7,946 pages & 24 books
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August: 8,128 pages & 36 books
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1. About One, Who Went To Do Good Deeds: How 365 Good Deeds Changed My Life
8. Beginning Today Everything (Becomes) Different!
24. Help, The Prophets Are Comming!
26. A Journey of 1,000 Miles Starts With The First Step: Develop and Maintain Inner Strength (or Power)
27. Each Day A Way (or Path) To Joy (or Happiness)
September: 7,159 pages & 29 book
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I updated message #21.Read: 12/12 - Completed!
Update message 34Ughhh only made 3 out of 10.
Updated #73.I ended up reading 28/20 books this quarter!
Closing things out with 23/6 books. It's irking me that it wasn't 24, but waddayagonnado. Updated OM 36; here's the complete list:01. Iced (2017.07.10, ★★★★☆).
02. Burned (2017.07.14, ★★★★☆).
03. Feverborn (2017.07.18, ★★★★★).
04. Feversong (2017.07.21, ★★★★★).
05. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2017.07.22, ★★★★☆).
06. Saga Vol. 1 (2017.07.22, ★★★★☆).
07. Fables: Legends in Exile (2017.07.23, ★☆☆☆☆).
08. Bitch Planet, Vol. 2: President Bitch (2017.07.23, ★★★★☆).
09. Ready Player One (2017.07.28, ★★★★★).
10. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things (2017.08.06, ★★★★☆).
11. Made You Up (2017.08.17, ★★★☆☆).
12. Under the Dome (2017.08.19, ★☆☆☆☆).
13. After the Fall (2017.08.21, ★★★☆☆).
14. A Man Called Ove (2017.08.26, ★★★★★).
15. The Fault in Our Stars (2017.08.27, ★★☆☆☆).
16. Thirteen Reasons Why (2017.08.28, ★☆☆☆☆).
17. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (2017.08.31, ★★★★★).
18. Salt to the Sea (2017.09.01, ★★★★☆).
19. Brave New World (2017.09.08, ★☆☆☆☆).
20. Tigana: Anniversary Edition (2017.09.13, ★★★★☆).
21. Tipping the Velvet (2017.09.18, ★★★☆☆).
22. A Promise of Fire (2017.09.21, ★★★☆☆).
23. Bitter Spirits (2017.09.30, ★★★★☆).
updated message 1222/30
Didn't quite make it.
I was more than halfway through 2 books on Saturday, 30 Sep. I figured I would finish at least one of them by Sunday at the latest. Nope, life, as they say, got in the way of that. Still, I have managed to finish one of them and am still going to count it because I would have finished on time otherwise. So, I have finished The Broken Sword to complete my challenge.25/25
Updated message 7 - 8,781/9,000
Missed my target by 219
24/10July Completed Reads
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by R.A. Salvatore3.
by Harlan Coben4.
by Brad Thor5.
by Brad Thor6.
by James Patterson7.
by Sarah J. MaasAugust Completed Reads
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by Stuart Woods10.
by Crystal Kadakia11.
by John Connolly12.
by Jefferson Bass13.
by Jo NesbøSeptember Completed Reads
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by Vince Flynn16
by Erica Spindler17
by Daniel Silva18
by Erica Spindler19
by Harlan Coben20
by Tahereh Mafi21
by James Patterson22
by Vince Flynn 23
by Andrea Cremer24
by Vince Flynn
Update #1517. Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith Completed 16/9/17 Rating 4 stars 342 pages
18. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll Completed 19/9/17 Rating 3 stars 125 pages
19. Stoner by John Williams Completed 28/9/17 Rating 4 stars 288 pages
20. Der Heizer/the Stoker by Franz Kafka Completed 30/9/17 Rating 3 stars 37 pages
20/10
5,517/5,000
Finally got around to updating post 122, 4 weeks after-the-fact:Final totals, 12 novels; 1 novelette; 3 short stories
Challenge completed!
hey guys! Everything is now up to date I have had it done in word and never updated the post so sorry!
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Der Heizer: Ein Fragment (other topics)Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (other topics)
The Stoker (other topics)
Corduroy Mansions (other topics)
Stoner (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Lewis Carroll (other topics)John Williams (other topics)
Franz Kafka (other topics)
Alexander McCall Smith (other topics)
John Williams (other topics)
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July: 7,946 pages & 24 books great # of pages but I read not enought small stuff ;-)
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lit. translations for books without English edition:
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August: 8,128 pages & 36 books
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#24 Out of print and no more online
lit. translations for books without English edition:
1. About One, Who Went To Do Good Deeds: How 365 Good Deeds Changed My Life
8. Beginning Today Everything (Becomes) Different!
24. Help, The Prophets Are Comming!
26. A Journey of 1,000 Miles Starts With The First Step: Develop and Maintain Inner Strength (or Power)
27. Each Day A Way (or Path) To Joy (or Happiness)
September: 1,931 pages & 6 book
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Completed: 66/80 books & 18,005/18,000 pages