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Challenges: Year Long Main 2025
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Kristie Reads Through the Alphabet
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1. Badge 1, Book 12. List 1, Task T
3. Link – The Lost House
4. Ebook, 352 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of True Crime.
6. The story is about a true crime podcaster and a woman she wants to interview about a cold case involving her grandmother investigating that murder and another current abduction. The new crime was also going to be presented on her True Crime podcast.
1. Badge 1, Book 22. List 1, Task R
3. Link – The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
4. audiobook, 11h 41m
5. Read a book with a theme of Religion.
6. The story is about a boy born with red eyes. His mother is very religious and fights to get him into a Catholic school where the other children call him devil boy. It includes a lot about his mother's faith and her religious teachings as well as the MC having a crisis of faith. There is even a pilgrimage and a renewal of faith involved.
I came to post the second one and realized I hadn't done the first! lol
1. Badge 1, Book 32. List 1, Task H
3. Link – The Phoenix Crown
4. audiobook, 11h 35m
5. Read a book with a theme of History.
6. This book is set during the earthquake of 1906. This was a true historical event. The characters, locations, and events in the story are based on some actual events, places, and people. It was interesting to listen to the author's note at the end where the authors spoke about the real events and discussed which parts of the story were made up versus real.
I enjoyed that one as well.
1. Badge 1, Book 42. List 1, Task D
3. Link – Play Dead
4. audiobook, 7h 41m
5. Read a book with a theme of Dogs.
6. I don't want to say too much about the plot, but the series in general is about a lawyer who loves dogs and also has a dog rescue. There is always a lot of talk about Andy's dog(s) and other dogs in the books. In this particular book a dog plays an important part in the story and his case.
1. Badge 1, Book 52. List 1, Task L
3. Link – Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love
4. paperback, 304 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Love.
6. This book was all about love - finding it, losing it, searching for it, different forms of love. There was a lot of talk about love throughout the book in all the ways I just listed.
1. Badge 1, Book 62. List 1, Task S
3. Link – Once There Were Wolves
4. audiobook, 8h 27m
5. Read a book with a theme of Survival.
6. This book focused a lot on survival of different people, groups, and animals. The sisters survived their upbringing including living with their father who was a survivalist. They also survived some harrowing circumstances when they were older. The wolves have to survive in order to help the rest of the ecosystem survive and the farmers are concerned about their livestock and their own survival. This was a strong theme in the book.
1. Badge 1, Book 72. List 1, Task F
3. Link – Legends & Lattes
4. both audiobook, 7h 19m & paperback, 304 pages
5. Read a book with a theme of Fantasy.
6. This book definitely had themes of fantasy. The main characters are an orc, a succubus, and other fantasy creatures.
1. Badge 1, Book 82. List 1, Task V
3. Link – Mr. Whisper
4. audiobook, 12h 43m
5. Read a book with a theme of Villainy.
6. Mr. Whisper focuses on the actions of a villain and investigators trying to figure out who he is as they uncover more of his nefarious plot.
AI response: Yes, villainy is a central theme in the story of "Mr. Whisper." The narrative revolves around (view spoiler)
It sounds interesting Kristie.
1. Badge 1, Book 92. List 1, Task C
3. Link – Somewhere Beyond the Sea
4. audiobook, 15h 48m
5. Read a book with a theme of Childhood.
6. This book has strong themes of childhood and allowing people to be who they are.
Janice wrote: "It sounds interesting Kristie."Mr. Whisper was good, Janice.
While Somewhere Beyond the Sea was good, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book.
I felt the same. It didn't quite have the magic of the first one.
1. Badge 1, Book 102. List 1, Task B
3. Link – Great Big Beautiful Life
4. audiobook, 12h 02m (432pp)
5. Read a book with a theme of Books About Books.
6. This book is about two writers competing to write a memoir. There is discussion about their writing and the interviewing is included. The imbedded story is the book they want to write.
1. Badge 1, Book 112. List 1, Task N
3. Link – How the Penguins Saved Veronica
4. audiobook, 10h 44m
5. Read a book with a theme of Nature.
6. This book has an overarching theme of nature. Nature topics include the penguins, but also weather, and protecting our planet and the animals on it.
1. Badge 1, Book 122. List 1, Task P
3. Link – A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
4. audiobook, 8h 42m
5. Read a book with a theme of Pirates.
6. This was a memoir by Richard Phillips, captain of a US cargo ship that was attacked by Somali pirates. Richard Phillips was held hostage by the pirates in a lifeboat for 5 days.
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Books mentioned in this topic
What Have You Done? (other topics)Mischief in Mudbug (other topics)
A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea (other topics)
A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea (other topics)
How the Penguins Saved Veronica (other topics)
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🔹B - Books about books - Great Big Beautiful Life
🔹C - Childhood - Somewhere Beyond the Sea
🔹D - Dogs - Play Dead
🔹F - Fantasy - Legends & Lattes
📍G - Ghosts - What Have You Done?, Mischief in Mudbug
🔹H - History - The Phoenix Crown
🔹L - Love - Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love
📍M - Mythology - Daughters of Olympus, Circe
🔹N - Nature - How the Penguins Saved Veronica
🔹P - Pirates - A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea
🔹R - Religion - The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell
🔹S - Survival - Once There Were Wolves
🔹T - True Crime - The Lost House
🔹V - Villainy - Mr. Whisper
📍W - Women - The Women on Platform Two