2025 Reading Challenge discussion
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I Spy - 2022

16. Family Member - My Sister's Grave
17. Elements - The Devil and the Dark Water

7/25
✔4. Seasons - ✔Apples Never Fall 27 Jan
✔6. Places - ✔Malibu Rising 01 Mar
✔12. Celestial Body - ✔When Stars Are Scattered21 Jan
✔13. Architecture - ✔The Ruins 03 Mar
✔15. Royal Title - (crown) ✔Outlander 28 Jan
✔✔ 22. Something to Read ✔The Reading List 14 Jan OR ✔The Plot 17 Jan
✔23. Sports - ✔I Hate Running and You Can Too 22 Jan

4/30 completed
7. Body Part - Through the Eye of the Deer: An Anthology of Native American Women Writers DONE
10. Form of Water - iThe Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother DONE
BONUS
3. Mental Health - Broken DONE

8/25
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden The Secret Garden
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya The Song of Achilles
6. Places - country, empire, London The Eye of the World
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain The Devil and the Dark Water
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames

13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house House of Sky and Breath
17. Elements - fire, wind, air The Wind in the Willows
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, grasshopper


✓22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper: The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani (finished 3/7)

Progress 15/25
5. First Name - The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
22. Something to Read - The Book of Magic

Primary 25 categories with examples:
1. Color - Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen 28/01
2. Number - The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield 21/01
3. Things That Grow - The Overstory by Richard Powers 15/02
4. Seasons - spring, fall, autumn
5. First Name - Jacqueline, Robert, Tanya
6. Places - country, empire, London
7. Body Part - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston 28/01
8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce 25/02
22. Something to Read - book, story, newspaper
23. Sports - baseball, basketball, football
24. Paranormal Beings - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters 26/02

Yay! I got the sports category out of the way with an entertaining fantasy novel called The Scorpio Races. It ticked off some other challenge prompts as well -- horse on the cover, constellation, and a diverse author (chronic physical condition) who was knew to me. 🙂

✓13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house: The Cider House Rules by John Irving (finished 3/13)


✓7. Body Part - hand, bone, mind: In Two Voices by Linda E. Clarke and Dr. Michael Cusimano (finished 3/16)


4/25
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening: The Midnight Library Midnight! Balance between today and tomorrow.

Congratulations to Ziggy on completing her challenge. You have now unlocked the bonus prompts. Let's see if you're up to challenging yourself a bit more ;)
Everyone else, good job! :D
NOTE:
Please note that your bonus prompts will not be tracked until you have completed the primary 25 prompts.
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✓18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening: I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal (finished 3/1)