Listopia Madness - July 2025

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Monthly Challenge: July 2025

Welcome to our monthly Listopia Madness challenge. It is a relatively simple challenge. Every month you will get 3 listopia lists from me and 3 from the winners of the previous month. *Please note that if you do not respond in a reasonable amount of time that the 4th place person (and so on) will replace you until we get 3 lists.

How it works
📘You will read as many books as you want from as many of the lists provided as you want.
📘You will score each book using the point system provided below
📘You will keep a running tally of your total in your post (try to keep your books in one comment, if possible for easy tracking)
📘I will contact the 3 highest-scoring readers at the end of the month and they will each choose one listopia list to be included in the next month's challenge.

Challenge rules:
📘No poetry or cookbooks allowed.
📘Standard Rules Apply

Book Points


Graphic Novel Points
Page Count Limit: 100 (Actual page count)
Please use this formula to find your adjusted page count (for points):
#Pgs x 1/4 = Adjusted Page Count
❀If your adjusted page count is less than 100, you will get 0.5 points for the book. If it is 100 or higher see the page point chart above for points.


Listopia Lists
The Best of the Best
Ghost Stories
Humorous Paranormal Books
Best Historical Fiction Provided by June 1st place winner: Sammy
Best Book Covers Of All Time Provided by June 2nd place winner: Jenny
Must Read Books- Different Genres Provided by June 3rd place winner: Angie


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[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

July Bonuses



*1 bonus point if your book is on 2 of the lists in message 1
*1 bonus point if your book is on one of these lists & used in any one of the challenges listed below
*2 bonus points if your book is on one of these lists & used in multiple challenges listed below
*2 bonus points if your book is on 2 lists & used in any of the challenges listed below
*3 bonus points if your books is on 2 lists & used in multiple challenges listed below
*4 bonus points if you buddy read a book on any list with at least 1 other person (Sign up here)

Challenges Accepted for Bonus points
The Narrative Nexus
I Spy
Water Balloon Wars
Ridiculously Random Reading Challenge
ABC Bibliophile's Challenge
Once Upon A Drag
Chess

Q&A
Q: Can we read a different book in the series than the book on the list?
A: Not for this challenge. We are focused on the listopia for this challenge.

Q: Can we use a different edition than the one on the list?
A: Yes, it is the same book so the edition you use does not matter.

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Participants

Jenny 126
Sammy 141
Erin 4
Ellen 36
Angie 174
Jessica 24
Ariel 2
Catherine

[Jenny]

I Spy
Water Balloon Wars
ABC Bibliophile's Challenge

📗 The Best of the Best
📘 Ghost Stories
📙 Humorous Paranormal Books
📕 Best Historical Fiction
📔 Best Book Covers Of All Time
📒 Must Read Books- Different Genres

Running total- 126

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 656pgs 📕437, 📒5967, spy, water, BR 5+7=12
My Friends 435pgs 📒9164, spy, water 3+2=5
Just A Couple Of Days 400pgs 📒11265, spy, water, BR 3+6=9
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle 566pgs 📔1716, 📒2231, water, spy, BR 5+7=12
Bridge 432pgs 📔1701, water, spy 3+2=5
Flowers of Esthelm 1008pgs 📔1722, water, spy 10+2=12
The Mars House 469pgs 📒11262, water, spy 3+2=5
The Odyssey 582pgs, 📔3147, water, spy 5+2=7
The Sword of Kaigen 651pgs 📒468, water, spy 5+2=7
Good Dirt 368pgs, 📔1585, 📒10137, water, spy, BR 3+3+4=10
Familiaris 979pgs, 📔1585, water, spy, BR 10+2+4=16
A Time to Kill 738pgs, 📒851, water, spy 7+2=9
The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes 963pgs, 📗6155, 📒1001, water, spy, BR 10+3+4=17

[Sammy]

Me please!

📗 The Best of the Best
📘 Ghost Stories
📙 Humorous Paranormal Books
📕 Best Historical Fiction
📔 Best Book Covers Of All Time
📒 Must Read Books- Different Genres

Total points: 141


1. The Luminaries 📕#902 & 📒#2155 - 7 points + 3 points for 2 lists, IS & ABC
2. Small Island 📕#988 & 📒#8820 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, IS & ABC
3. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 📕#437 & 📒#5967 - 5 points + 3 points for 2 lists, IS & ABC + 4 points BR
4. Solomon's Song 📕#5620 - 5 points + 2 points for IS & ABC
5. Russka 📕#302 - 10 points + 2 points for ABC & IS
6. The Butterfly Garden 📕#2310 & 📗#815 - 1 point + 2 points for 2 lists & IS
7. In Bitter Chill 📒#10955 - 3 points + 1 point for IS
8. The Case of the Missing Marquess 📒 #4572 & 📕#6254 - 1 point + 2 points for 2 lists & IS
9. The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes 📒#1001 & 📗#6155 - 10 points + 3 points for 2 lists, IS & ABC + 4 points BR
10. Madame Bovary 📒#3660 - 3 points + 1 point for IS
11. And the Mountains Echoed 📒#1374 & 📕#1119 - 3 points + 2 points for 2 lists & IS
12. Essex Dogs 📕#2335 - 3 points + 1 point for IS
13. Quite Ugly One Morning 📒#4177 & 📗#4139 - 3 points + 2 points for 2 lists & IS
14. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow 📒#8119 - 3 points + 1 point for IS + 4 points BR
15. The Passengers 📒#8178 & 📗#7512 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, IS & ABC
16. The Battle of the Labyrinth 📒#1349 & 📗#4068 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, ABC & IS
17. Spellbreaker 📕#3846 & 📔#1474 - 3 points + 3 points for 2 lists, ABC & IS + 4 points for BR
18. The Pillars of the Earth 📕#3 & 📒#556 - 10 points + 2 points for 2 lists & IS
19. The Woman in White 📒#1225 & 📗#732 - 5 points + 2 points for 2 lists & IS

[Erin]

total points: 4

currently reading :


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(the best of the best) used for I Spy!

[Ellen]

I'm in!
Points: 36
1. : 1 point
2. : 3 points
3. : 3 points
4. : 5 points
5. : 3 points
6. : 3points
7. : 3 points
8. : 3 points
9. : 3 points
10. : 3 points
11. : 3 points
12. : 3 points

[Angie ☯]

Listopia Madness
Duration: July 1 - 31, 2025

July 2025 Lists | Total Points: 174
📗 The Best of the Best
📘 Ghost Stories
📙 Humorous Paranormal Books
📕 Best Historical Fiction
📔 Best Book Covers Of All Time
📒 Must Read Books- Different Genres

Books Read:
📗187 📒60 | No Exit |371 pgs | 3p + 3bp | WB - IS
📒7237 | Nothing Breaks Like a Heart |318 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - IS
📒7237 | The Florist |384 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - IS
📒8119 |As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow |467 pgs | 3p + 6bp | WB - IS - 📚
📒9770 | You Can Hide |354 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - IS
📕62 📒113 | The Kite Runner |365 pgs | 3p + 7bp | WB - IS - 📚
📒9164 | My Friends|448 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - IS
📔1638 📒3575 | End of Watch|511 pgs | 5p + 3bp | WB - IS
📒11265|Just A Couple Of Days |353 pgs | 3p + 6bp | WB - 3R - 📚
📔1716 📒2231 | The Story of Edgar Sawtelle |608 pgs | 5p + 7bp | WB - IS - 📚
📗6155 📒 1002 | Ulysses |933 pgs | 10p + 7bp | WW - AB - 📚
📒11655| Summer Sons | 384 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - IS
📒468 | The Sword of Kaigen |651 pgs | 5p + 2bp | WB - 3R
📗74 📒5726 | Lover Reborn |590 pgs | 5p + 2bp | WB - IS
📕2806 📔1585 | Familiaris |993 pgs | 10p + 7bp | WB - IS - 📚
📕437📒5967|The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay|658 pgs|5p+7bp| WB-3R-📚
📔1594 📒10084 | Good Dirt |368 pgs | 3p + 7bp | WB-3R-📚
📙10📗 852 |Magic Bites |386 pgs | 3p + 3bp | WB-IS
📒9987 | The Hitchcock Hotel |352 pgs | 3p + 2bp | WB - IS
📒8619 | Don't Make a Sound |289 pgs | 1p + 6bp | WB - IS - 📚
📒10303 | The Old Drift |576 pgs | 5p + 2bp | WB - 3R



Challenges Accepted for Bonus points
(view spoiler)[
AB - ABC Quarter 3
IS - ISpy!
WB - Water Balloon Wars
OU - Once Upon a Drag
CH - Chess
3R - Ridiculously Random Reading challenge
NN - Narrative Nexus
📚 - Buddy Read (hide spoiler)]

[Sammy]

Donna, since the carnival challenge has just ended, can we have this one instead, pretty please?

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

Sammy wrote: "Donna, since the carnival challenge has just ended, can we have this one instead, pretty please?

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

I didn't realize it ended so sure.

[Sammy]

thank you!

[Jessica]

July Listopia

📗 The Best of the Best
📘 Ghost Stories
📙 Humorous Paranormal Books
📕 Best Historical Fiction
📔 Best Book Covers Of All Time
📒 Must Read Books- Different Genres

👑 Once Upon a Drag
📚 ABC Quarter 3

✅ The Joy Luck Club 📗1848 📒1035 📕 875 📚👑 288 pages
4 points
✅ A Room of One’s Own 📗2195 📒3099 📚👑 112 pages
15-July ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 points
✅ Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster 📗2295 👑 538 pages
6 points
✅ Jamaica Inn📕 590
3 points
✅ Dust Child 📕 469 📚
4 points
✅ Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas 📔2806
Reign of Darkness 📔1468
Swimming in the Dark 📕 1572
Curse of the Dark Prince 📔1269
Violent Desire 📔1552
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida 📒218

Total Points:

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

All lists are posted... Happy Reading!

[Sammy]

thanks Donna!

[Ariel]

July Listopia

📗 The Best of the Best
📘 Ghost Stories
📙 Humorous Paranormal Books
📕 Best Historical Fiction
📔 Best Book Covers Of All Time
📒 Must Read Books- Different Genres

Books
Susan, You're The Chosen One by Lauretta Hignett | 📒 #138 + OUAD - 2 points

Total points: 2

[Catherine]

I Spy
Water Balloon Wars
ABC Bibliophile's Challenge

📗 The Best of the Best
📘 Ghost Stories
📙 Humorous Paranormal Books
📕 Best Historical Fiction
📔 Best Book Covers Of All Time
📒 Must Read Books- Different Genres

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

1st place: Angie 174
2nd place: Sammy 141
3rd place: Jenny 126