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2025 Year-Long Challenges
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NetGalley ARC Challenge
JANUARY1. Fated Pub date 7/16/24. Finished 1/3/25 ⭐⭐ Review
2. Booked on Murder Pub date 8/6/24. Finished 1/7/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
3. She Followed the Moon Back to Herself Pub date 10/29/14. Read 1/9/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
4. Babylonia (audio & e-book) Pub date 1/14/25. Finished 1/22/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
5. Wished Pub date 10/1/24. Finished 1/23/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
6. Ex Marks the Spot Pub date 12/31/24. Finished 1/26/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
7. Don't Tell Me How to Die Pub date 3/4/25. Finished 1/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
FEBRUARY
8. The Queens of Crime Pub date 2/11/25. Finished 2/8/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
9. Close Your Eyes and Count to 10 Pub date 2/25/25. Finished 2/17/25 ⭐⭐ Review
10. You Are Fatally Invited Pub date 2/11/25. Finished 2/18/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
11. The Christie Affair Pub date 2/1/22. Finished 2/22/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
12. I Would Die for You Pub date 3/25/25. Finished 2/28/25 ⭐⭐ Review
MARCH
13. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It Pub date 2/2/21. Finished 3/9/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
14. A Long Time Gone Pub date 2/4/25. Read 3/15/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
15. Your Pasta Sucks: A "Cookbook" Pub date 4/1/25. Finished 3/16/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
APRIL
16. Suffer the Children Pub date 5/20/14. Finished 4/7/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
17. Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice Pub date 3/4/24. Read 4/10/25 ⭐⭐ Review
18. Nora Goes Off Script Pub date 6/7/22. Read 4/13/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
19. Some Like It Scot (audio) Pub date 4/8/25. Read 4/16/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
20. First Wife's Shadow (audio) Pub date 3/18/25. Finished 4/18/25 ⭐⭐ Review
21. The Last Session Pub date 4/1/25. Finished 4/18/25 ⭐⭐ Review
22. At Dark, I Become Loathsome (audio) Pub date 1/28/25. Read 4/19/25 ⭐⭐ Review
23. Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham (audio) Pub date 12/2/24. Finished 4/21/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
24. Last Chance to Save the World (audio) Pub date 4/8/25. Read 4/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
25. Nightcrawling Pub date 6/7/22. Finished 4/29/25 ⭐⭐ Review
MAY
26. The Glittering Edge Pub date 5/6/25. Finished 5/7/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
27. The Mistletoe Mystery Pub date 10/1/24. Read 5/8/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
28. It's a Love Story Pub date 5/27/25. Finished 5/9/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
29. The Maid's Secret Pub date 4/8/25. Finished 5/14/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
30. The Missing Half Pub date 5/6/25. Finished 5/15/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
31. Aftertaste Pub date 5/20/25. Finished 5/24/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
32. We Could Be Magic Pub dat 6/3/25. Read 5/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
33. Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Pub date 9/14/21. Finished 5/26/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
34. The Unraveling of Julia Pub date 7/15/25. Finished 5/31/25 ⭐⭐ Review
JUNE
35. We Won't All Survive Pub date 7/29/25. Finished 6/6/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
36. It Rhymes With Takei Pub date 6/10/25. Finished 6/9/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
37. Our Last Resort Pub date 7/8/25. Finished 6/13/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
38. Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave Pub date 3/14/25. Finished 6/26/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
JULY
39. The Lake Escape Pub date 7/15/25. Finished 7/14/25 ⭐⭐ Review
40. The Locked Ward Pub date 8/5/25. Finished 7/19/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
41. The Night Guest Pub date 10/4/21. Read 7/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
42. Dexter: The Stand Up Dog Pub date 9/16/25. Read 7/27/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
43. A Lady for a Duke (audio) Pub date 5/24/22. Finished 7/29/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
44. The Hotel Maid (audio) Pub date 8/23/24. Finished 7/30/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
45. Trumpets of Death: A Graphic Novel Pub date 8/5/25. Read 7/30/25 ⭐⭐ Review
46. Red, White & Royal Blue Pub date 5/14/19. Finished 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
47. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (audio) Pub date 5/7/24. Read 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
48. The Killer Question Pub date 9/23/25. Finished 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
AUGUST
49. The Empress of Time (audio) Pub date 10/4/22. Finished 8/4/25 ⭐⭐⭐
50. The Perfect Girlfriend Pub date 3/26/19. Finished 8/8/25 ⭐⭐
51. The List of Things That Will Not Change Pub date 4/7/20. Read 8/8/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
52. Birth of a Dynasty (audio) Pub date 7/29/25. Finished 8/11/25 ⭐⭐⭐ Review
53. Well, Actually Pub date 8/5/25. Finished 8/11/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
54. At Briarwood School for Girls Pub date 4/12/19. Finished 8/12/25 ⭐⭐
55. The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club (e-book & audio) Pub date 6/24/25. Finished 8/13/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
56. Something Like Gravity Pub date 6/18/19. Finished 8/14/25 ⭐⭐
57. A Nearly Normal Family Pub date 6/25/19. Finished 8/16/25 ⭐⭐
58. The Toll Pub date 7/9/19. Finished 8/19/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
59. Lone Women Pub date 3/28/23. Finished 8/20/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
60. Malibu Rising Pub date 6/1/21. Finished 8/21/25 ⭐⭐⭐
61. Late Bloomer Pub date 4/16/24. Finished 8/23/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
62. No Body No Crime Pub date 7/15/25. Finished 8/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
63. The Perfect Wife Pub date 8/6/19. Read 8/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
64. The Compound Pub date 6/24/25. Finished 8/28/25 ⭐⭐⭐
CURRENTLY READINGUnlikely Animals Pub date 4/12/22. (Libby) DUE 9/3 9:25pm
The Dead Husband Cookbook Pub date 8/5/25. (Hoopla) DUE 9/8 3:15pm
The Water Dancer Pub date 9/24/19. (Libby) DUE 9/8 6:45pm
The Swallows Pub date 8/13/19. (Libby) DUE 9/9 9:55pm
If You Could Be Mine Pub date 7/1/13. (Hoopla) DUE 9/12 9am
Happy Women Live Better Pub date 10/1/13. (Hoopla) DUE 9/12 9am
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Pub date 2/22/25. (Hoopla) DUE 9/12 9:30pm
Mrs. Everything Pub date 6/11/19. (Libby) DUE 9/14 5pm
Pigs Can't Swim: A Memoir Pub date 2/4/14. (Hoopla) DUE 9/14 5:30pm
Above Pub date 3/4/14. (Hoopla) DUE 9/15 6:45pm
Maeve Fly Pub date 6/6/23. (Hoopla) DUE 9/16 3:30pm
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Pub date 4/8/14. (Hoopla) DUE 9/19 10:15pm
Whispers of the Lake (audio) Jun 24 2025
Wandering Wild (audio) May 20 2025
Poems of Parenting: A Witty and Touching Compilation of Parenting Poems, The Perfect Gift for New Parents (audio) Apr 08 2025
Mysteries of the National Parks: 35 Stories of Baffling Disappearances, Unexplained Phenomena, and More (audio) May 06 2025
Karen: A Brother Remembers (audio) May 06 2025
Crisis on Mount Hood: Stories from a Hundred Years of Mountain Rescue (audio) May 13 2025
Not Safe for Work (audio) May 20 2025
Love in Focus (audio) May 27 2025
Tell Me Something Good (audio) Jun 03 2025
The Poppy Fields (audio) Jun 17 2025
Beneath the Hood (audio) Mar 18 2025 (4th in series, 2-3 KU)
My Time to Stand (audio) Dec 10 2024
North Is the Night (audio) Dec 17 2024
The Nurse (audio) 02 Oct 2023
The Bone Shard War (audio) Pub date 4/18/23 (& physical own. 3rd in series, 1&2 SE physical)
The House Across the Street (audio) Jul 15 2024
Everything We Never Knew (audio) Aug 13 2024
Tell Me Everything: Oprah's Book ClubElizabeth Strout
Sep 10 2024
Twist
Colum McCann
Mar 25 2025
Coram House
Bailey Seybolt
Apr 15 2025
Etiquette for Lovers and Killers
Anna Fitzgerald Healy
Jul 01 2025
Roll for Romance
Lenora Woods
Jul 15 2025
Mayra
Nicky Gonzalez
Jul 22 2025
Crazy Spooky Love
Josie Silver
Sep 02 202
The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn
Valerie Bowman
Sep 09 2025
Angelica and the Bear Prince
Trung Le Nguyen
Oct 07 2025
Last Chance Live!
Helena Haywoode Henry
Oct 07 2025
All of Us Murderers
KJ Charles
Oct 07 2025
All That We See or Seem
Ken Liu
Oct 14 2025
The Princess Knight
Cait Jacobs
Oct 14 2025
The Midnight Knock
John Fram
Oct 21 2025
Such a Bad Influence
Grace Demyan
Oct 21 2025
Kooky Spooky Love
Josie Silver
Oct 28 2025
Best Offer Wins
Marisa Kashino
Nov 25 2025
SEPTEMBER
Wild Reverence Sep 02 2025
Let's Split Up Sep 02 2025
The Macabre Sep 09 2025
We Met Like This: A Novel Sep 16 2025
If Looks Could Kill Sep 16 2025
Other People's Houses Sep 16 2025
A Killer Wedding Sep 23 2025
We Love You, Bunny Sep 23 2025 (2nd in series, own physical 1st)
OCTOBER
The Hitchhikers Oct 07 2025
Overdue: A Novel Oct 07 2025
Angelica and the Bear Prince Oct 07 2025 NG APP ONLY
The Graceview Patient: A Novel Oct 14 2025
Red City Oct 14 2025
Such a Pretty Picture: A Memoir Oct 14 2025
Boom Town Oct 14 2025
NOVEMBER
Fallen City Nov 04 2025
The Bridesmaid Nov 04 2025
We Fell Apart Nov 04 2025
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JANUARY
Lies on the Serpent's Tongue Jan 07 2025
All the Water in the World Jan 07 2025
Breath of the Dragon Jan 07 2025
The Business Trip Jan 14 2025
Death of the Author Jan 14 2025 (& physical own)
A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage Jan 14 2025
What Happened to the McCrays? Jan 14 2025
Boudicca Jan 21 2025
Good Dirt Jan 28 2025
FEBRUARY
The Bones Beneath My Skin Feb 04 2025
The Meadowbrook Murders Feb 04 2025
These Vengeful Wishes Feb 04 2025
All Better Now Feb 04 2025
Change of Heart Feb 11 2025
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Feb 11 2025
Cold as Hell Feb 18 2025 (3rd in series, 1st & 2nd Libby, 2nd Hoopla)
Show Don't Tell Feb 25 2025
Something in the Walls Feb 25 2025
MARCH
The Warbler Mar 01 2025
When the Bones Sing Mar 04 2025 (physical own)
Scot and Bothered Mar 04 2025
True Life in Uncanny Valley Mar 18 2025
Killer Potential Mar 18 2025
The Unlucky Ones Mar 25 2025 (4th in series, 1st NG, 1-3 Hoopla)
Witness 8 Mar 25 2025 (8th in series, 1st Hoopla)
When the Moon Hits Your Eye Mar 25 2025
Free: My Search for Meaning Mar 25 2025
APRIL
The Notorious Virtues Apr 01 2025
The Sirens Apr 01 2025 (& physical own)
Cat's People Apr 01 2025
Give Up the Night Apr 01 2025 (2nd in series, 1st NG/Hoopla)
Letters to an Embryo Apr 07 2025
The Matchmaker Apr 08 2025
Their Monstrous Hearts Apr 08 2025
The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits Apr 08 2025
I Love You S'more Apr 08 2025
You Belong to Me Apr 15 2025
Fun for the Whole Family Apr 15 2025
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic Apr 15 2025
The Floating World Apr 29 2025 (& physical own)
Julie Chan Is Dead Apr 29 2025
MAY
All We Lost Was Everything May 06 2025
His Face Is the Sun May 06 2025
The Thrashers May 06 2025
Up in Smoke May 06 2025
A Simple Twist of Fate May 13 2025
Maine Characters May 13 2025
Out of Air May 13 2025
Make Me Famous May 13 2025
Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder May 13 2025
The Last Ferry Out May 20 2025
Salvación May 20 2025
Death at a Highland Wedding May 20 2025 (4th in series, 1-2 Hoopla, 3 NG backlog)
Let Them Stare May 20 2025
Summer Girls May 27 2025
Come As You Are May 27 2025
Disappoint Me May 27 2025
JUNE
Worth Fighting For Jun 03 2025
What Kind of Paradise Jun 03 2025
Best of All Worlds Jun 03 2025
Never Thought I'd End Up Here Jun 03 2025
We Can Never Leave Jun 10 2025
Slow Burn Summer Jun 10 2025
Everything's Coming Up Rosie Jun 10 2025
Don't Open Your Eyes Jun 17 2025
I Did Warn Her Jun 17 2025
A Novel Murder: A Mystery Jun 17 2025
The Girls Who Grew Big Jun 24 2025
El Dorado Drive Jun 24 2025
JULY
Lore of the Tides Jul 08 2025
Hit Me with Your Best Charm Jul 15 2025
AUGUST
Departure 37 Aug 05 2025
Yuli Aug 19 2025
Owning It: Our Disabled Childhoods… in Our Own Words Aug 19 2025
Here for a Good Time Aug 26 2025
4. Babylonia (audio & e-book) Pub date 1/14/25. Finished 1/22/25 ⭐⭐⭐5. Wished Pub date 10/1/24. Finished 1/23/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Feedback Ratio: 33%1751 Approved | 574 Feedback Sent
Feedback Ratio: 33%1763 Approved | 579 Feedback Sent
12 approvals and 5 reviews
14. A Long Time Gone Pub date 2/4/25. Read 3/15/25 ⭐⭐⭐15. Your Pasta Sucks: A "Cookbook" Pub date 4/1/25. Finished 3/16/25 ⭐⭐⭐
Feedback Ratio: 33%1787 Approved | 582 Feedback Sent
24 approvals and 3 reviews
20. First Wife's Shadow (audio) Pub date 3/18/25. Finished 4/18/25 ⭐⭐21. The Last Session Pub date 4/1/25. Finished 4/18/25 ⭐⭐
22. At Dark, I Become Loathsome (audio) Pub date 1/28/25. Read 4/19/25 ⭐⭐
23. Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham (audio) Pub date 12/2/24. Finished 4/21/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Feedback Ratio: 33%1810 Approved | 592 Feedback Sent
23 approvals and 10 reviews
26. The Glittering Edge Pub date 5/6/25. Finished 5/7/25 ⭐⭐⭐ 27. The Mistletoe Mystery Pub date 10/1/24. Read 5/8/25 ⭐⭐⭐
29. The Maid's Secret Pub date 4/8/25. Finished 5/14/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐30. The Missing Half Pub date 5/6/25. Finished 5/15/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
32. We Could Be Magic Pub dat 6/3/25. Read 5/25/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐33. Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery Pub date 9/14/21. Finished 5/26/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Feedback Ratio: 33%1824 Approved | 601 Feedback Sent
14 approvals and 9 reviews
Feedback Ratio: 33%1836 Approved | 605 Feedback Sent
12 approvals and 4 reviews
45. Trumpets of Death: A Graphic Novel Pub date 8/5/25. Read 7/30/25 ⭐⭐46. Red, White & Royal Blue Pub date 5/14/19. Finished 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me (audio) Pub date 5/7/24. Read 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
48. The Killer Question Pub date 9/23/25. Finished 7/31/25 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Feedback Ratio: 33%1858 Approved | 615 Feedback Sent
22 approvals and 10 reviews
Elyse's Personal Readathon/Challenge Tracking
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In 2018 I read 11.
In 2019 I read 41.
In 2020 I read 27. My goal was 50.
In 2021 I read 100. My goal was 50.
In 2022 I read 95. My goal was 50.
In 2023 I read 118. My goal was 50.
In 2024 I read 48. My goal was 50.
In 2025 my goal is to read 50.
As of 1/1/19 (when I started paying attention):
Feedback Ratio: 16%
543 Approved | 88 Feedback Sent
As of 1/1/25:
Feedback Ratio: 33%
1735 Approved | 566 Feedback Sent
Goals:
📚 Do not request anymore unless I plan on immediately reading, author I've read before, or anticipated book.
📚 Read 50+ NG books.
📚 Start with books either recently published or will be published within the month, then start on backlog.
📚 Read graphic novels/picture books that are READ NOW to boost ratio.