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message 1: by Susan, Games & Events (new)

Susan | 563 comments My goal for 2025 is to read 60 books.


message 2: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Grønsund | 6163 comments Good luck, Susan! And thank you for the Holly Black recommendation, btw. I'll have to check it out 😊.

Wishing you all the best in 2025.
Happy reading!


message 3: by Susan, Games & Events (new)

Susan | 563 comments Lisa wrote: "Good luck, Susan! And thank you for the Holly Black recommendation, btw. I'll have to check it out 😊.

Wishing you all the best in 2025.
Happy reading!"


It's actually The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson :)


message 4: by Lisa (new)

Lisa Grønsund | 6163 comments Susan wrote: "It's actually The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson :)"

Woops, *Jackson, that's what I meant 😂, My fingers were too fast for my brain apparently.


message 5: by Susan, Games & Events (new)

Susan | 563 comments Lisa wrote: "Susan wrote: "It's actually The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson :)"

Woops, *Jackson, that's what I meant 😂, My fingers were too fast for my brain apparently."


I get it! Hope you like it as much as I did!


message 6: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Aug 25, 2025 01:36PM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments 2025 Reading Progress: 150/150 ... earned August 25th

My Reading Corner

Having read 30 books in 2 months, I'm going to up my goal to 75.

As of May 1 my goal is 100+ books. These challenges are really boosting my reading!

June 20 - Upping my goal (again) to 150.

June 22 - 100th book read for 2025 was The Bell Jar ...seems fitting


message 7: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Feb 09, 2025 03:03PM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments January Reads

1/60
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
2/60
Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
3/60
All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3) by Patricia Cornwell
4/60
Triptych (Will Trent, #1) by Karin Slaughter
5/60
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #1) by Joanne Fluke
6/60
Cher The Memoir, Part 1 by Cher
7/60
Strawberry Shortcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #2) by Joanne Fluke
8/60
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
9/60
Blueberry Muffin Murder (Hannah Swensen, #3) by Joanne Fluke
10/60
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
11/60
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
12/60
Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #4) by Joanne Fluke
13/60
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1) by Rebecca Yarros


message 8: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Feb 27, 2025 02:41PM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments February Reads:

14/60
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
15/60
The Crash by Freida McFadden
16/60
Courage to Soar A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance by Simone Biles
17/60
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
18/60
The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion
19/60
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James
20/60
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez
21/60
The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2) by Graeme Simsion
22/60
Keep It in the Family by John Marrs
23/60
Cruel & Unusual (Kay Scarpetta, #4) by Patricia Cornwell
24/60
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
25/60
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
26/60
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty
27/60
Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) by Rebecca Yarros
28/60
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
29/60
Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu
30/60
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
31/60
The Years by Annie Ernaux


message 9: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Mar 29, 2025 02:34PM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments March Reads:
32/75
All That We Have Lost by Suzanne Fortin
33/75
Breakable Things by Cassandra Khaw
34/75
Fudge Cupcake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #5) by Joanne Fluke
35/75
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
36/75
Sugar Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen, #6) by Joanne Fluke
37/75
Summertime Punchline by Betty Corrello
38/75
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
39/75
Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3) by Abby Jimenez
40/75
The Only One Left by Riley Sager
41/75
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley
42/75
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy
43/75
Peach Cobbler Murder (Hannah Swensen, #7) by Joanne Fluke
44/75
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
45/75
The Good Mother Myth Unlearning Our Bad Ideas About How to Be a Good Mom by Nancy Reddy
46/75
The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell
47/75
Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories by Truman Capote
48/75
The Genius of Judy How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us by Rachelle Bergstein
49/75
Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune


message 10: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited May 01, 2025 07:03AM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments April Reads:

50/75
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) by Suzanne Collins
51/75
Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) by Suzanne Collins
52/75
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix
53/75
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros
54/75
From Potter's Field (Kay Scarpetta, #6) by Patricia Cornwell
55/75
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1) by Ernest Cline
56/75
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
57/75
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
58/75
The Perfect Divorce (Perfect, #2) by Jeneva Rose
59/75
Emma of 83rd Street (For the Love of Austen, #1) by Audrey Bellezza
60/75
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) by Sarah J. Maas
61/75
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
62/75
The Power by Naomi Alderman
63/75
Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 by Lisa Unger
64/75
Sweet Water by Christina Baker Kline
65/75
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henríquez
66/75
Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz
67/75
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney


message 11: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited May 31, 2025 04:43PM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments May Reads:

68/100
One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid
69/100
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) by Sarah J. Maas
70/100
Before I Go by Colleen Oakley
71/100
The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
72/100
Cause of Death (Kay Scarpetta, #7) by Patricia Cornwell
73/100
Corrections in Ink A Memoir by Keri Blakinger
74/100
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, #1) by Holly Jackson
75/100
Little Women (Little Women, #1) by Louisa May Alcott
76/100
Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste
77/100
White Oleander by Janet Fitch
78/100
Night by Elie Wiesel
79/100
Memory Slips A Memoir of Music and Healing by Linda Katherine Cutting
80/100
Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff
81/100
Murder on the Red River (Cash Blackbear Mysteries, #1) by Marcie R. Rendon
82/100
The Tenant by Freida McFadden
83/100
The Family Upstairs (The Family Upstairs, #1) by Lisa Jewell
84/100
Murder by Cheesecake (Golden Girls, #1) by Rachel Ekstrom Courage
85/100
By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult
86/100
Now My Heart is Full A Memoir by Laura June
87/100
Mercy by Jodi Picoult
88/100
Charlie, Presumed Dead by Anne Heltzel
89/100
Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1) by Lucy Score


message 12: by SarahKat, Buddy Reads (new)

SarahKat | 6218 comments Lots of great books on your list Susan! I love how your original goal was 60 and you've already gone way past that


message 13: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited May 09, 2025 04:50AM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments SarahKat wrote: "Lots of great books on your list Susan! I love how your original goal was 60 and you've already gone way past that"

Yes! Joining this group has really kicked up my reading! I'm loving all the challenges and it's pushing me to read more! I'm happy I found this group! Also I'm probably going to blow right past 100! I totally underestimated myself.


message 14: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Jul 01, 2025 01:51PM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments June Reads:
90/100
Unnatural Exposure (Kay Scarpetta, #8) by Patricia Cornwell
91/100
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
92/100
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
93/100
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
94/100
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler
95/100
Funny Story by Emily Henry
96/100
Rush by Lisa Patton
97/100
Hope Never Dies (Obama Biden Mysteries, #1) by Andrew Shaffer
98/100
Summer Sisters by Judy Blume
99/150
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
100/150
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
101/150
Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen
102/150
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
103/150
The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan
104/150
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
105/150
Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robison
106/150
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
107/150
The Favorites by Layne Fargo


message 15: by JennH, Cheerleader (new)

JennH | 916 comments Hi Susan! You are smashing your goal! I love that keep needing to move your goalpost. And we're not even halfway through the year yet! Awesome! Hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books along the way. Can't wait to see what else you'll be reading. Happy reading!


message 16: by Susan, Games & Events (new)

Susan | 563 comments JennH wrote: "Hi Susan! You are smashing your goal! I love that keep needing to move your goalpost. And we're not even halfway through the year yet! Awesome! Hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic books along t..."

I think I'm now aiming for about 200! :-D


message 17: by JennH, Cheerleader (new)

JennH | 916 comments Susan wrote: "JennH wrote: "Hi Susan! You are smashing your goal! I love that keep needing to move your goalpost. And we're not even halfway through the year yet! Awesome! Hope you are enjoying lots of fantastic..."

Yay! You can do it!


message 18: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Jul 31, 2025 06:54AM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments July Reads:
108/150
Point of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9) by Patricia Cornwell
109/150
The Paris Express by Emma Donoghue
110/150
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
111/150
The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
112/150
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
113/150
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
114/150
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
115/150
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
116/150
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
117/150
Raven Black (Shetland, #1) by Ann Cleeves
118/150
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle
119/150
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) by L. Frank Baum
120/150
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
121/150
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
122/150
1984 by George Orwell
123/150
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
124/150
Hope Rides Again (Obama Biden Mysteries, #2) by Andrew Shaffer
125/150
Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
126/150
The Guest List by Lucy Foley
127/150
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
128/150
The Idaho Four An American Tragedy by James Patterson


message 19: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited Aug 30, 2025 08:52AM) (new)

Susan | 563 comments August Reads:

129/150
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
130/150
Black Notice (Kay Scarpetta, #10) by Patricia Cornwell
131/150
The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1) by Anthony Horowitz
132/150
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
133/150
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) by Jesse Q. Sutanto
134/150
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune
135/150
You (You, #1) by Caroline Kepnes
136/150
The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick
137/150
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
138/150
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
139/150
Watching You by Lisa Jewell
140/150
The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
141/150
Fractured (Will Trent, #2) by Karin Slaughter
142/150
The Dragonian's Witch (The First Witch, #1) by Meg Xuemei X
143/150
The Maid's Secret (Molly the Maid, #3) by Nita Prose
144/150
The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
145/150
Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
146/150
The Long Walk by Richard Bachman
147/150
Feel the Bern (Bernie Sanders Mystery #1) by Andrew Shaffer
148/150
Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
149/150
What Does It Feel Like? by Sophie Kinsella
150/150
James by Percival Everett
151/150
Homeseeking by Karissa Chen
152/150
The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden


message 20: by JennH, Cheerleader (new)

JennH | 916 comments Susan, at the rate you're going, you're going to have to move your goal again! 😁 Hope there have been a lot of amazing books!


message 21: by Susan, Games & Events (new)

Susan | 563 comments JennH wrote: "Susan, at the rate you're going, you're going to have to move your goal again! 😁 Hope there have been a lot of amazing books!"

LOL ... I gave up on a "goal" but hoping to hit 200...we'll see


message 22: by Susan, Games & Events (last edited 9 hours, 29 min ago) (new)

Susan | 563 comments September Reads:

153/150
I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb


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