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75. A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal 340 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Women Authors (17/26), Clear the Shelves (40/48), Mount TBR (40/48), Opposites Attract (15/20), Serial Reader (40/50, goal increased), Through the Decades Readathon (Team Tome Travellers) (6/x)
Why I read this: it sounded interesting
Books TBR=486
Rachael wrote: "JennH wrote: "Hi Rachael! Hope all is well! Looks like your crushing your goal. Kudos! Those Tumblr readathons look like fun. I love readathons but I haven't participated in any outside of Goodread..."Thank you, Rachael! They are going well, and I have been enjoying my books. I have discovered new authors and new favorite books!
76. Strata by Terry Pratchett 288 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (19/20)
Why I read this: it's by Terry Pratchett but not a Discworld book
Books TBR=485
77. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite228 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Virtual Mount TBR (16/24), Summer Challenge (Acclaimed Titles)
Why I read this: library loan via Borrowbox
Books TBR=485
78. A Lover's Complaint by William Shakespeare 10 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (20/25, goal increased), Rage on the Page (3/6), Personal Lifetime Challenge (Shakespeare) (2/x)
Why I read this: part of my personal lifetime challenge to read the complete works of Shakespeare
Books TBR=486
79. A Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St Clair 379 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (41/48), Mount TBR (41/48), Opposites Attract (1/3), Serial Reader (41/50), Van Gogh for It! (1/3)
Why I read this: I like Hades/Persephone mythology
Books TBR=485
80. The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux386 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Opposites Attract (17/20), Van Gogh for It! (2/3)
Why I read this: wanted to reread
Books TBR=485
81. The Wicked Guardian by Vanessa Gray 278 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Women Authors (18/26), Clear the Shelves (42/48), Mount TBR (42/48), Van Gogh for It! (3/3)
Why I read this: it's been unread for so long I can't remember why I got a copy originally
Books TBR=484
82. Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang320 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Summer Challenge (Debut Darlings)
Why I read this: for the Debut Darlings challenge
Books TBR=483
83. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh416 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (43/48), Mount TBR (43/48), Serial Reader (42/50), Rage on the Page (4/6)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about it
Books TBR=482
84. Twice Cursed by Various316 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (44/48), Mount TBR (44/48), Rage on the Page (5/6)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
Books TBR=481
85. The Vengeance by Emma Newman 384 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (45/48), Mount TBR (45/48), Serial Reader (43/50), Rage on the Page (6/6)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
Books TBR=481
86. Katabasis by R.F. Kuang559 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (21/25)
Why I read this: an anticipated release of 2025
Books TBR=483
87. Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid 122 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Virtual Mount TBR (17/24)
Why I read this: library loan via Borrowbox
Books TBR=483
88. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab544 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (22/25), Whimsical You (1/4), Summer Challenge (Chart Toppers/Lightning Round)
Why I read this: another anticipated release of 2025
Books TBR=482
Books TBR=487 Favourite author has a new book out
Books TBR=497 Bargain charity shop find - a set of 10 Doctor Who books
89. The Raven Spell by Luanne G Smith 267 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Women Authors (19/26), Bookworms Take Shelfies (23/25), Clear the Shelves (46/48), Mount TBR (46/48), Serial Reader (44/50), Whimsical You (2/4)
Why I read this: it combines magic and murder mystery
Books TBR=496
90. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher 320 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (47/48), Mount TBR (47/48), Whimsical You (3/4)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about the author
Books TBR=496
91. The Rape of Lucrece by William Shakespeare 50 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (24/30, goal increased), Personal Lifetime Challenge (Shakespeare) (3/x)
Why I read this: part of my personal lifetime challenge to read the complete works of Shakespeare
Books TBR=497
92. Movies Showing Nowhere by Yorick Goldewijk256 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (48/60, goal increased), Mount TBR (48/60, goal increased), Opposites Attract (18/20), Whimsical You (4/4)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
Books TBR=496
93. The Summer War by Naomi Novik 144 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Women Authors (20/26)
Why I read this: new book by a favourite author
Books TBR=495
94. The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani498 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (45/50), Virtual Mount TBR (18/24)
Why I read this: library loan via Borrowbox
Books TBR=495
95. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn511 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (25/30), Clear the Shelves (49/60), Mount TBR (49/60), Serial Reader (46/50), Dark Academia and More Readathon (1/x), Fall Challenge (Community Picks)
Why I read this: it's inspired by Arthurian legend
Books TBR=494
[Completed 28 September but forgot to post here until now]96. Good Girls Don’t Die by Christina Henry
338 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Clear the Shelves (50/60), Mount TBR (50/60), Dark Academia and More Readathon (2/x)
Why I read this: netgalley approval
Books TBR=493
97. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 447 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (26/30), Virtual Mount TBR (19/24), Spooky Word Search (1/x)
Why I read this: I've heard a lot about it, also library loan
Books TBR=493
98. Wasps' Nest: a Hercule Poirot Short Story by Agatha Christie 19 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, What's Your Fear Factor? (1/5)
Why I read this: for the What's Your Fear Factor challenge
Books TBR=492
99. Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott 492 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (27/30), Clear the Shelves (51/60), Mount TBR (51/60), Serial Reader (47/50), TBR Jar (9/10), Spooky Word Search (2/x)
Why I read this: it's been unread by me for a while
Books TBR=491
100. Masters of Death by Olivie Blake 475 pages
⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Women Authors (21/26), Clear the Shelves (52/60), Mount TBR (52/60), Opposites Attract (19/20), What's Your Fear Factor? (2/5), Very Superstitious (1/2), Spooky Word Search (3/x)
Why I read this: Netgalley approval
Books TBR=491 read a netgalley approval, got another one through
101. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson 352 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Virtual Mount TBR (20/24), Spooky Word Search (4/x), Fall Challenge (Memorable Memoirs)
Why I read this: for the Memorable Memoirs challenge
Books TBR=493 another netgalley approval
Woohoo! Congratulations on hitting your goal, Rachael! Well done! Hope you are enjoying your 2025 books, and discovering new favorite authors and books!
JennH wrote: "Woohoo! Congratulations on hitting your goal, Rachael! Well done! Hope you are enjoying your 2025 books, and discovering new favorite authors and books!"Thank you! Yes I am enjoying the books I've been reading so far this year. Hope your challenges are going well!
102. The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas352 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (48/50), Very Superstitious (2/2), Spooky Word Search (5/x), Fall Challenge (Hispanic Heritage)
Why I read this: it's a Mexican inspired fantasy with lots of queer representation
Books TBR=493 bought the concluding part of this series
103. Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas417 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Serial Reader (49/50), Spooky Word Search (6/x)
Why I read this: concludes the Sunbearer duology
Books TBR=492
104. The Next Always by Nora Roberts 324 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, A-Z Women Authors (22/26), Clear the Shelves (53/60), Mount TBR (53/60), Opposites Attract (20/20), Serial Reader (50/60, goal increased), Spooky Word Search (6/x)
Why I read this: owned but unread for so long, I'm not sure why I bought a copy in the first place
Books TBR=491
105. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas1,085 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (28/30), Spooky Word Search (8/x)
Why I read this: wanted to reread
Books TBR=491
106. La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman546 pages
⭐⭐⭐⭐ with review
Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Bookworms Take Shelfies (29/30), Serial Reader (51/60), Spooky Word Search (9/x)
Why I read this: part of my Book of Dust series reread before I pick up the newest instalment
Books TBR=491
Novella NovemberI'm taking part in a reading challenge on Tumblr to read novellas (under 200 pages) during November. More details here: https://www.tumblr.com/thereadingchal...
I'm thebookworminthetardis if you want to follow me on Tumblr. Also, follow thereadingchallengechallenge who is running this challenge.
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La Belle Sauvage (other topics)The Count of Monte Cristo (other topics)
The Next Always (other topics)
Celestial Monsters (other topics)
The Sunbearer Trials (other topics)
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146 pages
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Challenges: Let's Turn Pages, Through the Decades Readathon (Team Tome Travellers) (5/x)
Why I read this: for the readathon
Books TBR=487
[Book completed 26 July, posting today]