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2025 Personal Challenge: 101+ > D.L.'s Lofty Goal ~ Let's Go for 110+ This Year

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message 1: by D.L. (last edited Oct 17, 2025 10:57PM) (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments

Helloooo there! Welcome to my page!!

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Reading Goals
✔️ Read 110 books
✔️ Donate 50 books to the library
✔️ Finish 2 yearly challenges
Finish 2 monthly challenges (0/2)
Finish 3 book series (2/3)
Read 16 books over 300 pages (10/16)
Read 4 books over 400 pages (1/4)

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Past Challenge Threads
2022 Challenge Thread
2023 Challenge Thread
2024 Challenge Thread


message 2: by D.L. (last edited Jun 28, 2025 07:54PM) (new)


message 3: by D.L. (last edited Oct 16, 2025 05:32PM) (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments

*Idea borrowed from Jenna DNF Queen with permission. For fun. The goal is to read a book published every year since I've been born, including my birth year (1982). Started in April 2024.*

Books Read:
🧁 1982: The Specter by Joan Lowery Nixon ✔️
1983: Secrets ✔️
1984: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros ✔️
1985: Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton ✔️
1986: The Matchmakers by Debbie Macomber ✔️
1987: Twisted by R.L. Stine ✔️
1988: New Girl in Town by Judy Baer ✔️
1989: Kristy and the Mother's Day Surprise by Ann M. Martin ✔️
1990: Halloween Party by R.L. Stine ✔️
1991: Sudden Death by Nicholas Adams ✔️
1992: Jessi's Gold Medal by Ann M. Martin ✔️
1993: Spring Break by Nicholas Pine ✔️
1994: Why I'm Afraid of Bees by R.L. Stine ✔️
1995: The Julius House by Charlaine Harris ✔️
1996: Prom Date by Diane Hoh ✔️
1997: Sabrina the Teenage Witch by Bobbi J.G. Weiss ✔️
1998: The Cold, Hard Fax by Leslie O'Kane ✔️
1999: Emily by Jack Weyland ✔️
2000: The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot ✔️
2001: Leap of Faith by Danielle Steel ✔️
2002: Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by M.C. Beaton✔️
2003: Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate by M.C. Beaton ✔️
2004: The Rose Queen by M.E. Rabb ✔️
2005: Murder on a Starry Night by Sally Goldenbaum ✔️
2006: Love, Lies and Liquor by M.C. Beaton ✔️
2007: Big Boned by Meg Cabot ✔️
2008: The New Girl by Meg Cabot ✔️
2009: Ready-Made Family by Cheryl Wyatt (5/18/24) ✔️
2010: Thirteen Plus One by Lauren Myracle ✔️
2011: Never Have I Ever by Sara Shepard (5/2/24) ✔️
2012: Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard ✔️
2013: 12th of Never by James Patterson ✔️
2014: Mia Fashion Plates and Cupcakes by Coco Simon ✔️
2015: Kristy's Great Idea by Raina Telgemeier ✔️
2016: Welcoming Seas by Lily Harper Hart ✔️
2017: Mister Hockey by Lia Riley ✔️
2018: Texas Ranger by James Patterson ✔️
2019: Finding Forever by Mona Ingram ✔️
2020: Guardian Witch by Valia Lind ✔️
2021: Poison in the Pastries by Susan Harper ✔️
2022: The Christmas Cottage by Christine Rimmer ✔️
2023:
2024: Emily's Cupcake Magic! (1) by Coco Simon ✔️
2025: The Crash by Freida McFadden ✔️


message 4: by D.L. (last edited Mar 22, 2025 12:09AM) (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments 20 Questions

COMPLETED: 8/10

Famous Fictional Person
1. Royalty
2. Teenage protagonist: Spirit Seeker by Joan Lowery Nixon (1/10/25)
3. Book series character: Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris (1/6/25)
4. Has a cat: Silent Witness by Carol Ellis (2/9/25)
5. (view spoiler) (2/22/25)

Food:
1. Made into a TV movie: Weep No More, My Lady by Mary Higgins Clark (3/22/25)
2. Mystery MPG: Jessi and the Jewel Thieves by Ann M. Martin (2/2/25)
3. Sweet treats on the cover: Poison in the Pastries by Susan Harper (3/2/25)
4. Female Protagonist: The Watcher by Lael Littke (1/23/25)
5. (view spoiler)


message 6: by D.L. (last edited Aug 06, 2025 08:56PM) (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments Opposites Attract

Books: 10/8| Pairs: 5/4 -- CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Pair #1: Life/Death
1. Life: I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me to America's #1 Daytime Drama
2. Death: Til a Death Do Us Part

Pair #2: Light/Dark
1. Light: Trip the Light Phantasmic
2. Dark: The Other Side of Dark

Pair #3: Me/You
1. Me: Believe in Me
2. You: I Know What You Did Last Summer

Pair #4: Night/Day
1. Night: Night Kills
2. Day: Author Day

Pair #5: Do/Don't
1. Do: Til a Death Do Us Part
2. Don't: Don't Forget Me!




message 7: by D.L. (last edited Sep 03, 2025 07:40PM) (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments Serial Reader

51+: Seasoned Serial Reader 🍃

COMPLETED: 60/52 -- CHALLENGE COMPLETED

Agatha Raisin
#15 The Deadly Dance ✔️
#16 The Perfect Paragon ✔️
#17 Love, Lies and Liquor ✔️

Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls
#3 Best Friends and Drama Queens ✔️

Alvirah & Willy
#1 Weep No More, My Lady ✔️
#2 The Lottery Winner ✔️
#3 All Through the Night ✔️
#6 Santa Cruise: A Holiday Mystery at Sea ✔️

Apple Blossom Ranch
#0 His to Adore: An Apple Blossom Ranch Prequel ✔️

Baby-sitters Club
#17 Mary Anne's Bad-Luck Mystery ✔️

Baby-sitters Club Mysteries
#8 Jessi and the Jewel Thieves ✔️

Bakery Detectives
#5 Til a Death Do Us Part ✔️

Bluford High
#1 Lost and Found ✔️
#2 A Matter of Trust ✔️
#3 Secrets in the Shadows ✔️
#4 Someone to Love Me ✔️
#5 The Bully ✔️
#6 The Gun ✔️
#7 Until We Meet Again ✔️
#8 Blood Is Thicker ✔️
#9 Brothers in Arms ✔️
#10 Summer of Secrets ✔️
#11 The Fallen ✔️
#12 Shattered ✔️
#13 Search for Safety ✔️
#14 No Way Out ✔️
#15 Schooled ✔️

Cedar River Daydreams
#2 Trouble With a Capital T ✔️
#3 Jennifer's Secret ✔️
#4 Journey to Nowhere ✔️
#5 Broken Promises ✔️

Cupcake Diaries
#19 Emma: Lights! Camera! Cupcakes! ✔️

Cutler
#1 Dawn ✔️

Darla's Delectables Food Truck Cozy Mysteries
#1 Poison in the Pastries ✔️

Discovery's Murder is Forever
#4 Murder Thy Neighbor ✔️

Enola Holmes
#1 The Case of the Missing Marquess ✔️
#2 The Case of the Left-Handed Lady ✔️

Fear Street
#11 The Fire Game ✔️

Goosebumps Graphic Novels
#1 The Haunted Mask: The Graphic Novel ✔️

The Gothic Gwyn Mysteries
#1 Trip the Light Phantasmic ✔️

The Hardy Boys
#6 The Shore Road Mystery ✔️

Hawthorne Chronicles
#1 Guardian Witch ✔️

Heather Wells
#3 Big Boned ✔️

Jaine Austen Mysteries
#3 Killer Blonde ✔️

Jett Series
#1 Believe in Me ✔️

Kate Waters
#1 The Widow ✔️

Lily Bard
#3 Shakespeare's Christmas ✔️
#4 Shakespeare's Trollop ✔️
#5 Shakespeare's Counselor ✔️

Michael Bennett
#2 Run for Your Life ✔️

Mostly Ghostly
#2 Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? ✔️
#3 One Night in Doom House ✔️

Nightmare Hall
#12 The Whisperer ✔️

Princess Diaries
#2 Princess in the Spotlight ✔️

Rory Yates
#1 Texas Ranger ✔️

Sabrina the Teenage Witch
#1 Sabrina the Teenage Witch ✔️
#2 Showdown at the Mall ✔️

Sweet Valley High
#2 Secrets ✔️

Willow Creek Romance
#1 The Sheriff of Willow Creek ✔️

Women's Murder Club
#12 12th of Never ✔️




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message 12: by D.L. (last edited Oct 17, 2025 10:58PM) (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments

Quarterly Challenges:

Monthly Challenges:

Books Read #: 8
The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Enola Holmes, #3) by Nancy Springer Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin, #18) by M.C. Beaton The Test (Bluford High, #17) by Peggy Kern Road Trip (Spring Break #1) by Alison Page Unlucky 13 (Women's Murder Club, #13) by James Patterson Kitchen Privileges by Mary Higgins Clark Emily by Jack Weyland Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #3) by Laura Ingalls Wilder


message 13: by D.L. (last edited Dec 04, 2024 06:22PM) (new)

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message 15: by D.L. (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments 3,417 (Current TBR)
3,350 (Goal for End of 2025)


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D.L. | 1521 comments 3,411 (Current TBR)
- 6 from my last count.

I'll take it... even if it mostly happened because I removed books from giveaways I didn't win lol


message 17: by TerryJane, Challenges (new)

TerryJane | 4085 comments Love your page, D.L. Such pretty graphics! I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads and challenges.


message 18: by D.L. (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments TerryJane wrote: "Love your page, D.L. Such pretty graphics! I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads and challenges."

I am enjoying the challenges and most of the books I've read, although I am still looking for a book that really wows me. I have had some strong 4-star ones, but no 5-star worthy reads yet. There's lots of time left, though!


message 19: by JennH, Cheerleader (new)

JennH | 1216 comments Hi D.L., hope all is well! I love looking at your page. I could only wish to be as organized!

Looks like you are making great progress on your goal! I'll be rooting for you to find those 5 star reads. Happy reading!


message 20: by D.L. (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments JennH wrote: "Hi D.L., hope all is well! I love looking at your page. I could only wish to be as organized!

Looks like you are making great progress on your goal! I'll be rooting for you to find those 5 star r..."


Thanks so much! I am not giving up hope on finding that 5 star read lol I know it's out there. I've had some solid 4s.


message 21: by JennH, Cheerleader (new)

JennH | 1216 comments Woohoo, D.L.! You're almost there! Congratulations on completing so many of your yearly challenges! I'm still working on mine. Numberwise, I've surpassed my goal with the Serial Reader challenge. However, I haven't read the books I had planned. I'm afraid love book series more than I realized and keep on finding new ones! And Opposites Attract has proven harder than I had anticipated...

I hope you've found those 5 star reads!


message 22: by D.L. (new)

D.L. | 1521 comments Thank you for stopping by again, Jenn! A 5-star read has been elusive for me this year, but I've still got time to find it :)


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