July - How Are You Getting There?

[Karin]

Updated message #25 (I hadn't realized how many of the books I'm reading involve so much travel!
4/3

[Whitney]

Updated msg #5: 2/8

Changed goal to 8. Ironically and unintentionally, the books I chose to read for the readathon and the Goodreads achievement bookmarks all involve travel.

[GailW]

Karin and Whitney - great! Changes made.

[Kristina]

HOW ARE YOU GETTING THERE
July 01, 2025 - July 31, 2025
Progress: 7/5

Sign me up for 5 books, please!

✅ 1. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
✅ 2. The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
✅ 3. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
✅ 4. Somewhere Beyond the Sea by T.J. Klune
✅ 5. All Systems Red by Martha Wells
✅ 6. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
✅ 7. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

[Melissa]

Update for message 26, 5/4 read.

[GailW]

Congratulations, Melissa!!

Kristina, you've been added. Welcome!

[Rachael]

Updated message 13: 3/3. Challenge complete thank you

[Karin]

Updated message #25 including adding all of the titles this time

5/3

[Susan, Games & Events]

Update message #4

Progress: 4/5

[GailW]

Congratulations Rachael!

[SarahKat, Buddy Reads]

Update to Message 20:

6/5

🚂The Paris Express
🚢Red Seas Under Red Skies
⛵ The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
🛫The Approach
🚂Confessions on the 7:45
🚶‍♂️A Prayer for the Crown-Shy

[Amy]

Updated message 24-- 3/4

[Justinian]

Hey everyone new here

[GailW]

Congrats, SarahKat!

Stats updated through message 62.

[GailW]

Justinian wrote: "Hey everyone new here"

Hi, Justinian. Welcome to the Reading Challenge Group! There is a lot going on in this group and because of that I recommend starting here to find your way around: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

All kinds of challenges to join if you wish - monthly (which this particular topic is), quarterly and annual. You can start anytime!
Have fun!

[Caraina]

Updated msg #11: 1/3

[Whitney]

Updated msg #5: 4/8

[Amy]

Updated message 24-- 4/4
Challenge Complete!

[GailW]

Congrats Amy!

[Caroline]

Caroline #23
Book 1 finished
The girl on the train by Paula Hawkins

[Blakie]

#14: 1/1 ✅

Thank you!
~Blākie

“Vol State 500k
A Journey Through Madness, Blurring the Lines of American Division”
author Nancy Barber

Definitely a niche book; philosophical

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 7/10 books read!

[Whitney]

Updated msg #5: 5/8

[LinaVer]

Update to msg #17: 3/3 read, challenge completed

This month kind of ran away from me, so I didn't specifically look for books suiting this challenge, but 3 out of the books that I've read fit the theme, luckily. 😅

Thank you for the challenge, Susan and GailW!

[Charlotte]

Update to message 12

Progress: 5/4+

[GailW]

Congrats Blakie and LinaVer!

[Caraina]

Updated msg #11: 2/3

[JennH, Cheerleader]

Update to message #6

6/5

Challenge completed.

[Whitney]

Updated msg #5: 6/8

[GailW]

Congratulations Jenn H!

[Whitney]

Updated msg #5: 8/8

Challenge Completed! :)

[GailW]

Whitney wrote: "Updated msg #5: 8/8 Challenge Completed! :)"

Nice job Whitney!

[Kristina]

Update for message 54 - 7/5 books read, challenge complete!

[GailW]

Kristina wrote: "Update for message 54 - 7/5 books read, challenge complete!"

Yay! Great job.

[Laurie]

Update #8

3/3 DONE! Thanks for a fun challenge!

HOW ARE YOU GETTING THERE? By plane! 🛫🛫🛫

🛫 1. Code Name Verity

🛫 2. Rose Under Fire

🛫 3. The Aviator's Wife

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #15 : 22/12
Challenge complete!
Thank you for leading, Gail! 🥰🤗

[Sophia]

Update message 46: 1/2

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #9 - 10/10 books read!
Challenge complete!

[Alyssa]

Update message #10: 1/1
Challenge Completed
Thank you, Gail.🤗

[Caraina]

Updated msg #11: 3/3

[Charlotte]

Update to message 12: Completed!

I'm in for 4

Progress: 5/4+

Any book featuring travel, a journey, or a notable mode of transportation counts:

Vindmakeren Maja Lunde 7/1/25 - In the book Tobias (MC) travels from his town by train and boat to an island where he is going to spend the summer.

The Black Star of Kingston S.D. Smith 7/5/25 - They travel by boat a lot, first to get to a new land (Natalia), and then to cross a big lake.

The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner S.D. Smith 7/9/25 - They travel by boat a lot, they try explore in the boats.

Prince Lander and the Dragon War S.D. Smith 7/10/25 - They travel by boat a lot, and they get rescued on boats from an island.

Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie 7/24/25 - The whole story is set on a train.

[Susan, Games & Events]

Update message #4

Progress: 5/5

[Ciara]

Update to post #7: challenge completed! Five of five books read...all of them inexplicably involving boats/seacraft:

Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield
Reckless Girls - Rachel Hawkins
Darkly - Marisha Pessl
Where the Dead Wait - Ally Wilkes
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck - Sophie Elmhirst

[GailW]

CONGRATULATIONS! to the following people with completed challenges since my last update:

Laurie
TerryJane
Carri Carey
Alyssa
Caraina
Charlotte
Ciara
Susan

Everyone in the challenge did a great job! I'll post again tomorrow to catch up.

[Jenn]

Update to message no.21 - 15 /15

1. In the Shadow of the River- ( steamboat)
2. On Distant Shores- ( plane)
3. A Tender Hope - ( wagon)
4. Never, Never- ( ship)
5. Wrong Train to Paris-( train)
6. It Started in Budapest -( train)
7. Houseboat Mystery - ( houseboat )
8. Bloodline- ( car)
9. Lady Ludmilla's Accidental Letter -( carriage)
10. Train Dreams -( train)
11. Slow Burn Summer - ( convertible)
12. Just His Assistant- ( car)
13. An Agent for Evelynn- ( train/ horse)
14. A Constant Love - ( horse)
15. Haven Cross- ( carriage)

[GailW]

Jenn wrote: "Update to message no.21 - 15 /15 ..."

Congrats Jenn!

To all - stats have been updated. Again, great job!

[Sarah]

Message 18 Updated

10/10

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

[GailW]

Nice job, Sarah!

Stats updated

[Carrie]

Update to message 41: Completed 6/5

I am so sorry that I did not jump on to update at the end of the month - this is literally my very first chance to do so. I know it is too late to be updated in final group numbers but I wanted to go ahead and update for my own tracking purposes.

Thank you! It was fun!

[GailW]

Carrie wrote: "Update to message 41: Completed 6/5..."

You are still good! I hadn't turned off the notifications so I can update. Glad you had fun!!