2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion
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Rachael Readsalot: 101+ books in 2024
I have a 2024 goal to re-read the Discworld series 🙂 It’s been 20ish years since I’ve read them, yikes lol. Best of luck to you as you work towards your reading goals!
Saravzee wrote: "I have a 2024 goal to re-read the Discworld series 🙂 It’s been 20ish years since I’ve read them, yikes lol. Best of luck to you as you work towards your reading goals!"Good luck to you too. And I hope you enjoy your return to Discworld
*saying hello as encouraged* Good luck, Rachael!
I can't remember if I ever mentioned it to you, but if you want something to guide or motivate you through reading Shakespeare, you could check out https://iandoescher.com/shakespeare
It's an old project but it helped me get through the Bard, and there's lots of extra resources and information that's really interesting. Just thought I'd share :)
Wishing you a wonderful 2024. I hope it's truly amazing and that you attain your goals :)
Here's to a year of literary wonders! May your reading list be long, your bookmarks handy, and your mind enriched with every page. Best of luck in 2024! I can't wait to read our book!
Blagica wrote: "Here's to a year of literary wonders! May your reading list be long, your bookmarks handy, and your mind enriched with every page. Best of luck in 2024! I can't wait to read our book!"Best of luck to you too. I am also looking forward to our buddy read.
Lisa wrote: "*saying hello as encouraged*
Good luck, Rachael!
I can't remember if I ever mentioned it to you, but if you want something to guide or motivate you through reading Shakespeare, you could check o..."
Hello! Yes, I think you may have mentioned that resource before... Will check it out! Hope you enjoy your reading challenge too
Hi Rachael. I read the your post and wanted to say hi. I wish you a successful 2024 in reaching your goals. I have found Goodreads to be tremendous fun, not just the challenges, but the discussions and recommendations.
Elizabeth wrote: "Hi Rachael. I read the your post and wanted to say hi. I wish you a successful 2024 in reaching your goals. I have found Goodreads to be tremendous fun, not just the challenges, but the discussions..."Thanks for your message and good luck with your reading challenge too!
I'm looking forward to reading with you in the coming reading season. May your stacks of unread books become "books I have read"!
Sunny wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading with you in the coming reading season. May your stacks of unread books become "books I have read"!
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Wishing you the best of luck with your reading challenge too!
1. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros663 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (1/26), Bookworms Take Shelfies (1/20), Clear the Shelves (1/60), Mount TBR (1/60), Serial Reader (1/30), Marathon (1/8)
Why I read this: buddy read
KEEP
Books TBR=495 (got myself a copy of the next book in this series)
2. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo369 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (2/26), Finish Line (1/12), Out on a Limb (1/10), Serial Reader (2/30), Marathon (2/8)
Why I read this: reread, buddy read
KEEP
Books TBR=496
3. Disney Hamlet, starring Donald Duck by Various72 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Marathon (3/8)
Why I read this: borrowed from the Libby app
PASS
Books TBR=495
4. Cold Granite by Stuart Macbride476 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (3/26), Clear the Shelves (2/60), Mount TBR (2/60), Finish Line (2/12), Serial Reader (3/30), Winter Words (1/6), Marathon (4/8)
Why I read this: I've read books by this author before
PASS
Books TBR=494
5. Heart and Home by Christopher A Paolini63 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (3/60), Mount TBR (3/60), Marathon (5/8)
Why I read this: I bought a copy years ago thinking it was by the author of the Inheritance Cycle (it's actually by a different author with the same name)
PASS
Books TBR=493
6. Liquid Cool: The Cyberpunk Detective Series by Austin Dragon403 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (4/26), Clear the Shelves (4/60), Mount TBR (4/60), Serial Reader (4/30), Winter Words (2/6), Marathon (6/8)
Why I read this: to fulfil a prompt in a challenge
PASS
Books TBR=492
7. Chess by Stefan Zweig84 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (2/20), Clear the Shelves (5/60), Mount TBR (5/60), Marathon (7/8)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about it and I think it partly inspired a couple of other books I've read
KEEP
Books TBR=491
Books TBR= 502Had a gift card to spend. As long as I'm under my 500 unread book limit by the end of the year, I don't mind that I've gone over at the moment
8. Snow & Ash by Theresa Shaver220 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (5/26), Clear the Shelves (6/60), Mount TBR (6/60), Serial Reader (5/30), Winter Words (3/6), Marathon (8/8)
Why I read this: it's been on my kindle for a while and I was able to use it for some challenges in this group
KEEP
Books TBR=501
9. The Frozen Sky by Jeff Carlson346 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (7/60), Mount TBR (7/60), Serial Reader (6/30), Winter Words (4/6), Marathon (9/8)
Why I read this: finally getting around to another long unread book on my kindle
PASS
Books TBR=500
PROGRESS REPORTJanuary: 9 books read | 2,687 pages read
Total: 9 books read | 2,687 pages read
A-Z Book Titles: 5/26
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 2/20
Clear the Shelves: 7/60
Finish Line: 2/12
Mount TBR: 7/60
Out on a Limb: 1/10
Serial Reader: 6/30
Winter Words: 4/6
Marathon: 9/8
Personal Challenge (Shakespeare): 0/x
Personal Challenge (Discworld): 0/x
Longest book: Fourth Wing (663 pages)
Shortest book: Heart and Home (63 pages)
Best book: Fourth Wing
Worst book: Liquid Cool
10. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros639 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (3/20), Serial Reader (7/30)
Why I read this: buddy read in this group
KEEP
Books TBR=499
11. Eric by Terry Pratchett149 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (4/20), Clear the Shelves (8/60), Mount TBR (8/60), Serial Reader (8/30), Dragon Spells (1/5), Personal Challenge (Discworld) (1/x)
Why I read this: it's another book in the Discworld series
KEEP
Books TBR=498
12. Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N Holmberg306 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (6/26), Clear the Shelves (9/60), Mount TBR (9/60), Finish Line (3/12), Out on a Limb (2/10), Winter Words (5/6), Dragon Spells (2/5)
Why I read this: the premise piqued my interest
PASS
Books TBR=497
13. The Other Queen by Philippa Gregory449 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (7/26), Clear the Shelves (10/60), Mount TBR (10/60), Dragon Spells (3/5)
Why I read this: I like reading about the Tudors
KEEP
Books TBR=496
14. What the River Knows by Isabel Ibanez416 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (8/26), Clear the Shelves (11/60), Mount TBR (11/60), Finish Line (4/12), Serial Reader (9/30), Dragon Spells (4/5)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
PASS
Books TBR=495
15. Will Supervillains Be on the Final? by Naomi Novik192 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (9/26), Bookworms Take Shelfies (5/20), Clear the Shelves (12/60), Mount TBR (12/60), Dragon Spells (5/5)
Why I read this: Naomi Novik is one of my favourite authors
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Books TBR=495 (Netgalley approval added)
16. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto352 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (10/26), Clear the Shelves (13/60), Mount TBR (13/60)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about it
KEEP
Books TBR=494
17. The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman422 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (10/30)
Why I read this: part of the brilliant Thursday Murder Club series
KEEP
Books TBR=494
PROGRESS REPORTJanuary: 9 books read | 2,687 pages read
February: 8 books read | 3,048 pages
Total: 17 books read | 5,735 pages read
A-Z Book Titles: 10/26
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 5/20
Clear the Shelves: 13/60
Finish Line: 4/12
Mount TBR: 13/60
Out on a Limb: 2/10
Serial Reader: 10/30
Winter Words: 5/6
Dragon Spells 5/5
Personal Challenge (Shakespeare): 0/x
Personal Challenge (Discworld): 1/x
Longest book: Fourth Wing (663 pages)
Shortest book: Heart and Home (63 pages)
Best book: The Last Devil to Die
Worst book: Liquid Cool
18. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley416 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (11/26), Clear the Shelves (14/60), Mount TBR (14/60), Finish Line (5/12), Black/Women's History Month Readathon (1/x)
Why I read this: I've read other Lucy Foley mysteries
KEEP
Books TBR=493
19. Five Survive by Holly Jackson399 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (15/60), Mount TBR (15/60), Easy as 1-2-3 (1/5), Black/Women's History Month Readathon (2/x)
Why I read this: I like Holly Jackson books
KEEP
Books TBR=492
20. The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare(?)125 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (12/26), Bookworms Take Shelfies (6/20), Clear the Shelves (16/60), Mount TBR (16/60), Black/Women's History Month Readathon (3/x), Easy As 1-2-3 (2/5), Personal Challenge (Shakespeare) (1/x)
Why I read this: part of my lifetime challenge to read the complete works of Shakespeare. I am aware he might not have written this play but I'm counting it
PASS
Books TBR=491
Books TBR=492 Got rid of a few books from a certain fandom I'm no longer interested in reading. But, got some Netgalley approvals too.
Books TBR=496It's World Book Day in the UK and Ireland (not sure why we celebrate that on a different day to everyone else) and well it would be rude not to buy more books
21. The Hundredth Queen by Emily R King302 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (17/60), Mount TBR (17/60), Serial Reader (11/30), Easy As 1-2-3 (3/5)
Why I read this: owned for a few years and finally read it because I could include in a monthly challenge
PASS
Books TBR=495
22. A Second Daniel by Neal Roberts387 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (18/60), Mount TBR (18/60), Serial Reader (12/30), Easy As 1-2-3 (4/5)
Why I read this: I like the Tudor period of history
PASS
Books TBR=496 (got another Netgalley approval)
23. Three Kisses, One Midnight by Various288 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (13/26), Clear the Shelves (19/60), Mount TBR (19/60), Easy As 1-2-3 (5/5)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
PASS
Books TBR=495
24. Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir421 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages
Why I read this: I'm interested in the Tudors
PASS
Books TBR=499
25. Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill168 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (13/30)
Why I read this: available on Libby
PASS
Books TBR=500
26. Bleak House by Charles Dickens1,088 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Book Titles (14/26), Bookworms Take Shelfies (7/20), Clear the Shelves (20/60), Mount TBR (20/60), Winter Words (6/6)
Why I read this: it's one of those classics I felt I should read
PASS
Books TBR=500
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Deeplight (other topics)A Study in Silks (other topics)
Cursed (other topics)
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (other topics)
Henry VIII (other topics)
More...
* Read at least 101 books
* Own less than 500 unread books
* Continue with my personal lifetime challenges to read:
a) the complete works of William Shakespeare, and
b) the complete Discworld series
* Have fun taking part in some of this group's challenges.
I like chatting with fellow bookworms so feel free to say hello on this thread 👋
My corner
Books on TBR pile as at 1 January 2024 = 492