2024 Challenge - I Finished!!

[Vaish]

Date you finished: December 21
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 97

Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Prompt 32- Enemies to lovers- Although initially I planned on reading Twisted Hate, I later moved some books around and I ended up with Daughter of the Siren Queen.

Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Fourth Wing(prompt 23- a books that features dragons). HANDS DOWN! THE BEST BOOK I READ IN 2024

Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Daughter of the Pirate King (prompt 6- a book about pirates) AND Give Me a Sign (prompt 9- Book by deaf or hard-of-hearing author)

Least favorite prompt: Prompt 40- A horror book by BIPOC author
I usually stay away from horror. I thought of skipping this prompt, But I ended up reading Mexican Gothic

Prompt you hope to see again:
Prompt 35 - book with magical realism OR prompt 23- a books that features dragons. Pretty disappointed on 2025's list so far.

Last prompt you finished:
Prompt 42- A nonfiction book about Indigenous people

Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year?
Yes and No.. I mean some of them were super specific.

Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout?
Initially yes.. but as the challenge went on I was done with it!

Finally, are you in for 2025? Yes. Although, idk if I'll read all 50.

[Lilith]

Date you finished: Sept 6, 2024

Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 178 (I think!)

Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book whose title is a complete sentence. Oh my goodness, I suggested this, so I totally binged out on this. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, but my favorite was An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good

Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): House of Leaves This book is now my favorite book in my entire life!!! There were a lot of prompts I could place it in, but I used it for Book recommended by a Bookseller.

Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : There were a few.
The Frangipani Tree Mystery I can't wait to binge more Ovidia Yu - Book that was set in the year 24 years before you were born (1936 , if you must know)
I'll Be the One - Book about K-Pop
The Dare - Book with enemies to lovers plot -Romance is so not my thing, but this was spicy, and even for a Domme, tthe logistics and the consent was very good. I had to switch genders around in my head, but it was worth it!

Least favorite prompt: NaNoRiMo - I read Don't Ask - It wasn't bad, and a refreshing change from the 8,00,00 books I've had to read of those written in NaNoRiMo for various challenges.

Prompt you hope to see again: Book recommended by a Librarian - Because Librarians are awesome!

Last prompt you finished: Book set in snow - Reindeer Runes

Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? YES! YES!

Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout? ABSOLUTELY!

Finally, are you in for 2025? Yes!

[Hayley]

Date you finished: December 30th

Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 276

Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with magical realism and I read The Princess Bride

Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (prompt 15)

Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : The Princess Bride!!! It had been sitting on my shelf FOR YEARS and I finally read it and was obsessed

Least favorite prompt: A book that centers on video games

Prompt you hope to see again: a cozy fantasy book

Last prompt you finished: a book that takes place over the course of 24hours

Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? YES

Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout? Definitely

Finally, are you in for 2025? LETS GO!!!!

[Barbara]

Date you finished: December 28
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 283
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): # 44. An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll. I read Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir by Lucinda Williams
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): My favorite book that I read in 2024 was James by Percival Everett, but it wasn't for this challenge. I have two favorites out of the books I read for this challenge: Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati (read for prompt # 30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary) and The Women by Kristin Hannah (read for prompt # 46. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : Pageboy by Elliot Page (read for prompt # 41. A memoir that explores queerness)
Least favorite prompt: # 40. A horror book by a BIPOC author (I read Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, which was good, but I just don't like the horror genre)
Prompt you hope to see again: 4. A book about a writer/author
Last prompt you finished: # 40. A horror book by a BIPOC author (see above)
Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? No
Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout? Yes
Finally, are you in for 2025? Not sure. Been so focused on finishing that I haven't even looked at the new prompts! lol

[Ariail]

Date you finished:
December 15th
Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
NA
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book where someone dies in the first chapter. No One Can Know
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
House of Earth and Blood under Enemies to Lovers plot.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Revised and Expanded under a non-fiction book about Indigenous people.
Least favorite prompt:
A book with 24 letters in the title and I read Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book with at least 3 POV's. I read Throne of Glass
Last prompt you finished:
A book written during NanoWriMo and I read The Lost Night
Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year?
I thought they were unique but ended up not liking any of the books I picked for it.
Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout?
Yes and no.
Finally, are you in for 2025?
YES!

[Melody]

Date you finished: 12/30 - just in the nick of time!
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): I don't even know what this means!
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Told from an Animals POV: Dog on It
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Fourth Wing (A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : How Far the Light Reaches (A memoir that explores queerness)
Least favorite prompt: NaNoWriMo and many others
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with magical realism
Last prompt you finished: A non-fiction book about indigenous people
Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? No.
Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout? Not really.
Finally, are you in for 2025? Yes.

[Khalisti]

Date you finished: 31 December (phew)
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 127
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) :
Least favorite prompt:
Prompt you hope to see again:
Last prompt you finished:
Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year?
Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout?
Finally, are you in for 2025? Yes!

[Laurie]

Date you finished: December 31
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 195

Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Book About a Writer The Winter Sea

Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): James Published -24

Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries Title Starts w/X

Least favorite prompt: Centers on Video Game, Book About K-Pop, and Set in Space

Prompt you hope to see again: Recommended by Book Seller or Librarian

Last prompt you finished: 24+ Poem Collection Call Us What We Carry

Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? No, I didn't like the "too specific" categories

Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout? Yes

Finally, are you in for 2025? Yes

[Rachael]

Message number of your list post (if you’ve got one): 158

Favorite prompts (and what books did you read?):
29, neurodivergent main character Key Lime Sky, 38, cozy fantasy Shark Heart, and 45, LGBTQIA romance Someone You Can Build a Nest In

Favorite books (and what prompts were they for?):
The Map of Salt and Stars (2, bildungsroman), the Murderbot series All Systems Red (18, space) and Light from Uncommon Stars (39, fiction by trans or non-binary author)

Favorite quote:
“Here we are, as splendid as we can manage, because we might not be here tomorrow, because we won the right to do what we are doing on the tip of a blade, and because they should know, all those people out there in the world, that we were here and proud and free and that they couldn’t and can’t do a thing to stop us.” ~ Running Close to the Wind

Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?):
Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality (15 librarian recommendation). I really learned a lot, and probably wouldn’t have stumbled across it myself.

Least favorite prompt: NaNoWriMo and ‘takes place in 24 hours’, as those were repeats from last year. Repeats in general are fine, with at least one year in between. Unless it’s a ‘new release’ type prompt, that works every year.

Prompt you hope to see again: Any that center marginalized communities, as either authors or main characters.

Last prompt you finished:
34, 3 POVs - Dracula. I read it thru Dracula Daily, which sends an email each day that something happens to the characters, in the same timeline that it happens to them. The final entry is November 10.

Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? I did, but honestly, I don’t know how I would have found some of these without this group. You are all a massive fountain of knowledge!

Did you like the “24” theme scattered throughout? Mostly, I just wish that hadn’t used ‘takes place in 24 hours’ two years in a row.

Finally, are you in for 2025? Yes

[Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer]

Almost forgot to do my exit interview! ;)

Date you finished: December 7, 2024

Message number of your list post (if you've got one): #21

Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a neurodivergent main character (Rules for Second Chances by Maggie North)

Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Wedding People by Alison Espach (A book recommended by a librarian)

Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge? (and what prompt was it for?) : If I Go Missing by Brianna Jonnie (A nonfiction book about Indigenous people)

Least favorite prompt: A book about K-pop

Prompt you hope to see again: A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list

Last prompt you finished: (advanced) The 24th book by an author

Did you like all the extra-challenging and specific categories this year? Most of them.

Did you like the "24" theme scattered throughout? Yes!!

Finally, are you in for 2025? Of course!