Vicky's 2025 in Reading Challenges

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WHAT@S LEFT THIS YEAR?

These books:
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Godreads Fall Challenge:.
✅Dark Academia Books
The Secret HistorybyDonna Tartt
Hispanic Heritage
My Name Is Emilia del VallebyIsabel Allende
Spine Tinglers-perhaps not!
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3...
Native American
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...
Choice Awards
https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...
✅Bite Sized
AssemblybyNatasha Brown
✅Heart Warmers
The Jane Austen Societyby Natalie Jenner
✅Fiction Faves
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...
Memorable Memoirs
https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...

[Vicky]

WHAT'S LEFT?

RCG Monthly Genre Challenge:October,November,December
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December:- Classics, Short Stories+
Farmer Boyby Laura Ingalls Wilder

1. Read any book for the first time
A Cold Wind from Moscow: Tom Wilde, Book 8byRory Clements
✔1/12/25★ ★ ★ ★
2. Reread any book
A Christmas Carol Naxos AudioBooks Version byCharles Dickens
✔4/12/25★ ★ ★ ★




BACK<<<https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
December New Years Eve.
Books Read 0/?
1 Read a book for any challenge that you need to complete before the end of the year
Farmer Boyby Laura Ingalls Wilder (First Published 1933)
2 Read a book where the word “end” is in the title.
by Joseph Conrad (First Published 1902)




December Scattergories:M
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Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
The Most Wonderful Time of the YearbyBeth Moran

2. Author (first or last name)
The Trip to JerusalembyEdward Marston

3. Main Character - (first or last name) Mary from The Most Wonderful Time of the YearbyBeth Moran

4. Secondary Character - (first or last name) Mary -Laura Ingalls sister in Farmer Boyby Laura Ingalls Wilder

5. Place/Setting - (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')-MOSCOW
A Cold Wind from Moscow: Tom Wilde, Book 8byRory Clements
✔1/12/25★ ★ ★ ★

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)-MOON
byBeth Moran

And the Specials for December are:
Taken from the Kindle versions of Farmer Boyby Laura Ingalls Wilder
and
The Most Wonderful Time of the YearbyBeth Moran

7. Something on a face-MOUTH.
"He ate the bit of salt pork that melted like cream in his mouth."("Farmer Boy"P.28)

8. A word that ends with E -MOUSE
"...he saw the Tabby barn cat hurrying past with a mouse..."." (Farmer Boy P 158)

9. Something you can hold in your hand :MONEY
"He rode away and Father took the money to Mother in the Kitchen."(Farmer Boy P 146)

10. Items that can be lost:MITTENS
"...his red mittens were on a string that went up the sleeves of his coat and across the back of his neck.That was so he couldn't lose them."(Farmer Boy p.3)

11. I am 5280 feet long.-A MILE
"The road...went on for a mile through the frozen woods to the schoolhouse."(Farmer Boy P 2)

12. A union between two people (any form works) :MARRIAGE
"...the marriage that was supposed to make all my dreams come true,until everything turned into a nightmare."(The Most Wonderful time of the year P.1)



CURRENT 6 MONTHLY CHALLENGES:

Summer People
My link https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS!
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[Vicky]

Open Challenges

Jingle All The Way
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Level Three: 30 books

2/30 Completed

01.The Cardinal’s DaughterbyAlison Weir ✔27/11/25★ ★ ★ ★
02.A Christmas Carol Naxos AudioBooks Version byCharles Dickens
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Framley Parsonageby Anthony Trollope
The Cardinal’s DaughterbyAlison Weir
Christmas Eve, 1914byCharles Olivier
Somebody's DaughterbyAshley C. Ford
Jingle Bell Pop: How to Make A Holiday HitbyJohn Seabrook
Bel CantobyAnn Patchett

Lost Challenges Long Book Titles (Open ended)
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.1.William Brewer in Brewer and the Barbary PiratesbyJames Keffer
✔14/11/25★ ★ ★
2.The Solace of Water: A moving, standalone historical novel about forgiveness and unexpected friendshipbyElizabeth Byler Younts
✔27/11/25★ ★ ★ ★
3.A Cold Wind from Moscow: Tom Wilde, Book 8byRory Clements
✔1/12/25★ ★ ★ ★
4.The Most Wonderful Time of the YearbyBeth Moran
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[Vicky]

OPEN CHALLENGE PLANNING (2)


Lost Challenges Long Book Titles (Open ended)
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Long Book Titles
Duration:Starting on 11/11/25

Level Three: 30 books

Object: Read books with titles that have four words or more. Sub-titles do not count

[Vicky]

2026 PLANNING

2026 Popsugar

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0/50

Regular
1 A book where gardening or a garden is central to the plot
The Victory GardenbyRhys Bowen
The Garden of Evening MistsbyTan Twan Eng
2 A book that features a platonic friendship between a man and woman
3 A book you meant to read in 2025
A Farewell to ArmsbyErnest Hemingway
4 A book that starts with the letter "Z"
5 A book about women astronauts
6 A book with an overweight main character whose story isn't about losing weight
7 A book about a granny hobby
Raising HarebyChloe Dalton
HortobiographybyCarol Klein
8 A book about a sexless marriage
9 A book with a "type C" character
Sherlock Holmes!
10 A book about a horse or with a horse on the cover
Dick or Felix Francis
11 A book with a dad as the primary caregiver
12 A book with "pop" or "sugar" in the title
13 A book featuring a character with a hidden past
Lady Audley's Secretby Mary Elizabeth Braddon
14 A book set in Michigan or written by an author from Michigan
15 A book about new beginnings
16 A book less than 260 pages
James Cook: A Life from Beginning to EndbyHourly History
17 A book about your favorite event in the Winter Olympics
18 A love story that defies social boundaries
Greek LessonsbyHan Kang
19 A book about teen angst
Call of the CaminobySuzanne Redfearn
20 A book with a character who does Pilates or Lagree
21 A book about a bachelorette trip
22 A book about a book club
23 A book you were hoping would fit into a prompt but doesn't
The Young HemingwaybyMichael S. Reynolds
24 A book about postpartum
The Little Blue Rocket Ship: A Story About Postpartum DepressionbyJessica Wendi Abel
25 A book that explores influencer culture
26 A book with a character who navigates infertility
Six Tudor Queens: Katharine Parr, The Sixth Wife: Six Tudor Queens, Book 6byAlison Weir
27 A book with a character who has curly hair
The Rebel RomanovbyHelen Rappaport
28 A book about debt
Little DorritbyCharles Dickens
29 A book that takes place during harvesting season
30 A travel ghost story
31 A book that makes you feel FOMO
Fear of Missing OutbyKate McGovern
32 A book with an underwater civilization
33 A book about college
34 A book with a trans or nonbinary protagonist
35 A book that makes you want to travel to Italy
The Modern Scholar: A History of Venice: Queen of the SeasbyThomas F. Madden
36 A book about a mob (fiction or nonfiction)
37 A book about a pop star
A Thousand Threads: A MemoirbyNeneh Cherry
More Myself: A JourneybyAlicia Keys
38 A book with any type of fruit on the cover or in the title
39 A book with a character who runs a marathon
40 A book outside your comfort zone


Advanced
41 A book in a different format than your usual: physical, audio, eBook
Loser Takes AllbyGraham Greene(Penguin Paperback)
42 A book inspired by a real song, album, band, or artist
The Seeker King: A Spiritual Biography of Elvis PresleybyGary Tillery
43 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (1)
44 Two books written by real-life partners or spouses (2)
45 A book that features birding
Birds as IndividualsbyLen Howard
The Life of BirdsbyDavid Attenborough
46 A sapphic comic
47 A book told entirely through letters
Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor
48 A book with a shadow daddy
Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VIbyLauren Johnson
49 A book with a mention of your zodiac sign
50 A book about Afrofuturism

See also still being compiled:
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[Vicky]

.Classic Bingo (PLUS) 2026

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B1: 20th Century
Loser Takes AllbyGraham Greene(Penguin Paperback)

B2: Your Native Language
The Man Who Had All the Luckby
Arthur Miller

B3: New Country
Little Town on the PrairiebyLaura Ingalls Wilder

B4: Chosen by the Cover

B5: Ancient/Old or Future
Idylls of the KingbyAlfred Tennyson or
UtopiabyThomas More


I1: Group’s Bookshelf Prior to 2026
Little DorritbyCharles Dickens

I2: Prize Winning Author
A Farewell to ArmsbyErnest Hemingway

I3: Science

I4: From Your TRB Shelf
Wayward BusbyJohn Steinbeck

I5: Book From the Group's Favorite 2025 Reads
If Beale Street Could TalkbyJames Baldwin

N1: The Americas or Oceania
Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor

N2: Action & Adventure
Most SecretbyNevil Shute

N3: Free Choice — Classic or Not

N4: Mystery, Suspense, or Thriller
Lady Audley's Secretby Mary Elizabeth Braddon

N5: Africa, Asia, or Europe
My ChildhoodbyMaxim Gorky

G1: Group Poll that Did Not Win

G2: Missing From the Group’s Shelf
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

G3: History


G4: Recommended to You

G5: Group’s 2026 Bookshelf

O1: Birth Year

O2: New-to-You or Favorite Author

O3: Somewhere Else
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyagebyAlfred Lansing

O4: Translation
Eugénie GrandetbyHonoré de Balzac

O5: 19th Century
Framley Parsonageby Anthony Trollope


Classic Bingo (PLUS) 2026
Clarifications & Suggestions: B

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★B1: 20th Century
Read a classic that was published in the 20th Century (1901 - 2000).

★B2: Your Native Language
Read a classic that was written in your native or first language.

★B3: New Country
Read a classic set in or written by an author from a country that you didn’t read last year, or a country to which you have never traveled.

★B4: Chosen by the Cover
Read a classic that has a cover that appeals to you. It could be in your favorite color, or perhaps you love the type set of the title, or some other reason that the cover drew you into wanting to read this one.

★B5: Ancient/Old or Future
Read a classic that was written in an ancient or older era, or read a future classic.


Mod
Classic Bingo (PLUS) 2026
Clarifications & Suggestions: I

★I1: From the Group’s Shelf Prior to 2026
Read a classic that was a group read in 2025 or before.
Group’s Bookshelf Sorted by Title

★I2: Prize Winning Author
Read a classic in which the author has won a prize for writing.

★I3: Science
Read a classic that involves science, nature, or science fiction..

★I4: From Your TBR Shelf
Read a classic that has been on your to be read shelf for at least a year.

★I5: Book From the Group's Favorite 2025 Reads
Read a book that was a favorite of one of our group members. These are posted on a group thread - feel free to add your own favorites from last year also.
Catching Up on Classics Favorite Reads of 2025

Classic Bingo (PLUS) 2026
Clarifications & Suggestions: N

★N1: Classic of the Americas or Oceania
Read a classic that is either set in the Americas or Oceania, or is written by an author native to that geographical area. Goodreads Places: Books categorized by setting

★ N2: Action and Adventure
Read a classic considered to be either action or adventure.

★N3: Free Choice — Classic or Not
Read ANYTHING that interests you, or just count this one as a freebie.

★ N4: Mystery, Suspense, or Thriller
Read a classic considered to be a mystery, suspense, or thriller.

★ N5: Classic of Africa , Asia, or Europe
Read a classic that is either set in Africa, Asia, or Europe, or is written by an author native to that geographical area. Goodreads Places: Books categorized by setting

Classic Bingo (PLUS) 2026
Clarifications & Suggestions: G

★ G1: Group Poll that Did Not Win
Read a classic that was second place or worse in one of our group polls.
Group Polls

★G2: Missing From the Group’s Shelf
Read a classic that is missing from the group’s bookshelves.
Group’s Bookshelf Sorted by Title

★ G3: History
Read a classic considered to be history, historical fiction, alternate history, or a period piece.

★G4: Recommended to You
Read a classic recommended to you, either by a friend or a group member.

★G5: Book From Our Group’s 2026 Bookshelf
Read a book that is a group read in 2026.
Group’s Bookshelf Sorted by Date

Classic Bingo (PLUS) 2026
Clarifications & Suggestions: O

★O1: Birth Year
Read a classic published in your birth year or in the birth year of someone that you admire.

★O2: New-to-You or Favorite Author:
Read a classic by an author whose works you have never read or a work by one of your favorite authors.

★O3: Somewhere Else
Read a classic that is set somewhere other than the regions listed in N1 or N5. This can be a real (Antartica, sea, moon, etc) or an imaginary setting.

★O4: Classic in Translation
Read a classic that has been translated from another language.

★O5: 19th Century
Read a classic that was published in the 19th Century (1801 - 1900).

*And the PLUS*

You can earn up to ten (10) extra points (or Kudos) by choosing classic reads that fit into any of the categories below. The reads must be from those that you use to fill in a Bingo Square for 2026.

Each read and extra point category can be used only once for extra points.

Audio Book
Most SecretbyNevil Shute
Children’s Book
Little Town on the PrairiebyLaura Ingalls Wilder
Epistolary
Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and FriendsbyFlannery O'Connor
EssayArthur Miller
Graphic or Comic Book

Nonfiction
My ChildhoodbyMaxim Gorky
Novel
Little DorritbyCharles Dickens
Play
The Man Who Had All the Luckby
Poetry
Idylls of the KingbyAlfred Tennyson
Short Story
Loser Takes AllbyGraham Greene(Penguin Paperback)

[Vicky]

Links and Completed Challenges.

CUOCALM Challenge Buffet:
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BACK<<< To the Classics
✅January
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✅February
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✅March
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✅April
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✅May
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✅July
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✅September
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✅October
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✅November
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BACK<<< To the Classics
Other Monthly challenges:
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BACK<<< To the Classics
A - Z characters challenge
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RCG
Monthly Genre Challenge
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RCG
Maxi Challenge-DECADES
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✅Completed 27/10/25

NBRC Finish the sentence "Fun" challenge.
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COMPLETED

✅The Lost Challenges "Clean it Out" MAY
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✅The Lost Challenges "Clean it Out" JUNE
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✅June The Lost Challenges 6 books with water on the cover.
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✅TLC Clean it out: OCTOBER
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✅TLC "CLEAN IT OUT" NOVEMBER
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✅ (complete 45 books 19/5/25
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November Scattergories-The Letter B!
Duration: November 1, 2025 - November 30, 2025

12/12 Completed

Recurring Items:
1. Book Title ('the', 'an' and 'a' should be ignored)
BankerbyDick Francis
✔19/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

2. Author (first or last name)
Lessons in ChemistrybyBonnie Garmus
✔11/11/25★ ★ ★ ★

3. Main Character (first or last name)
William Brewer in Brewer and the Barbary PiratesbyJames Keffer
✔14/11/25★ ★ ★

4. Secondary Character (first or last name)Werner Von Braun V2: A Novel of World War IIbyRobert Harris
V2: A Novel of World War IIbyRobert Harris
✔2/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

5. Place/Setting (either the name of an actual place OR a setting where the book takes place; i.e. for R you could use 'Rome' or 'ranch')
The City of Bath,Somerset,England.Northanger AbbeybyJane Austen
✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

6. Item on cover (please show the cover and tell us the item or items)
The Jane Austen SocietybyNatalie JennerBOOK BUNDLE
✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

The Specials for November are all taken from the Kindle version of:
V2: A Novel of World War IIbyRobert Harris✔1/11/25★ ★ ★ ★ ★

7. Something you hear"A thunderous boom rolled from the sky across the wood."Chapter 1 P9

8. A color:"There was another man at his shoulder wearing a black leather greatcoat with the silver insignia of the SS on the lapel."Chapter 1 P2

9. Someone at a wedding: "He went over to the bar, said something to the barman and then started talking to a man who was drinking on his own,perched on a stool."Chapter 14 P 222

10. A place you sit in or listen to a record or use a phone in the old days:"She led them through a door into a bar."Chapter 11 P173

11. An item made of leather:"his high leather boots creaked as he marched across the repair shop."Chapter 1 P2

12. A metal projectile:"the V1,the pilotless drone bomb which you could see and hear and which would only start to fall once its fuel ran out"Chapter 4 P32

✅ completed 27/4/25
CUOCALM BINGO :
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