{2024} Reading Challenge!

[Green_crayon42]

Name: Greens

Goal: let's see how I do with 10.

Specific Challenges: none currently.

Current Read(s): The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahme
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

I got these both over Libby. I now have 11 days left on both. I am listening to WitW and it is adorable! I have to read Cranes, and haven't started it yet.

Completed:Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Book of Viking Myths by Peter Archer
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

I have been super depressed lately. The hurricane hit my hometown really really hard. We're all bouncing back with major major help, but it'll take some time(maybe years, or maybe never) to get back to normal again.
However, I am back on my meds and back to being my good and happy self. although bad things, other then my city almost getting destroyed, have plagued me for some weeks.
My house was not destroyed, but the yard is fuuuull of brush, glass and some huge limbs.

While the outside world is ....fallen down a few rungs....my brain is back to being nice to me. I'm slowly getting back into my hobbies and finding things enjoyable again. I'm incredibly angry with my mother currently and it has been consuming my mind. I'm back in therapy as well. It's been quite a lot to deal with.

[Sir_Catherine]

Green_crayon42

It's been quite a lot to deal with.

Ooof, sounds like a lot indeed. I'm glad you're on your medications again and that they indeed help you. Stability of mind becomes even more necessary when dealing with external crises! I do hope your reading provides something of an outlet for you.

[Sir_Catherine]

Name: Cat

Goal: 90
Specific Challenges:
~ 50% minimum new reads (70% atm)
~ clear some of the backlog currently on my shelves

Current Read(s): December 14th
~ Graceling
~ Braving the Elements: The Stormy History of American Weather
~ Leonardo's Legacy: How Da Vinci Reimagined the World
~ Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (manga series books 4-6)

Completed: 85 (62 new reads)

[Penny Whistle]

Name: Penny Whistle

Goal: 33

Current Read(s):

The Andromeda Strain : Michael Crichton
A Botanical Daughter : Noah Medlock

Completed:

Madman : Tracy Groot
Icefield : Thomas Wharton
Sphere : Michael Crichton
Nestlings : Nat Cassidy
Ring : Koji Suzuki
We Have Always Lived In The Castle : Shirley Jackson
The Last Days of Night : Graham Moore
Dead Silence : S.A. Barnes
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon : Stephen King
The Bone Mother : David Demchuk
Losing Nelson : Barry Unsworth
Property of A Lady : Sarah Rayne
The Patient : Jasper Dewitt
Lost Boy : Christina Henry
The Ruins : Scott Smith
Girl with a Pearl Earring : Tracy Chevalier
His Black Tongue : Mitchell Luthi
First Love : Ivan Turgenev
Time and Again : Jack Finney
The Graveyard Book : Neil Gaiman
Leave the World Behind : Rumaan Alam
I, Robot : Isaac Asimov
Circe : Madeline Miller
The Man in the Picture : Susan Hill
I'm Thinking of Ending of Things : Iain Reed
Small Things Like These : Claire Keegan
Coffins: The Vampire Archives, Volume 3 : Otto Penzler
Thin Air : A Ghost Story : Michelle Paver

[Green_crayon42]

Name: Greens

Goal: let's see how I do with 10.

Specific Challenges: none currently.

Current Read(s): Northanger Abbey by Jane Austin

I'm trying this one again. I did enjoy it, but never got past like a third of it.


Completed:Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Book of Viking Myths by Peter Archer
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

[Sir_Catherine]

Question for you All

Do you count a manga series or each individual volume of manga in your tallies?

[Joe Kiing]

Green_crayon42

Name: Greens

Goal: let's see how I do with 10.

Specific Challenges: none currently.

Current Read(s): The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahme
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

I got these both over Libby. I now have 11 days left on both. I am listening to WitW and it is adorable! I have to read Cranes, and haven't started it yet.

Completed:Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
The Book of Viking Myths by Peter Archer
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

I have been super depressed lately. The hurricane hit my hometown really really hard. We're all bouncing back with major major help, but it'll take some time(maybe years, or maybe never) to get back to normal again.
However, I am back on my meds and back to being my good and happy self. although bad things, other then my city almost getting destroyed, have plagued me for some weeks.
My house was not destroyed, but the yard is fuuuull of brush, glass and some huge limbs.

While the outside world is ....fallen down a few rungs....my brain is back to being nice to me. I'm slowly getting back into my hobbies and finding things enjoyable again. I'm incredibly angry with my mother currently and it has been consuming my mind. I'm back in therapy as well. It's been quite a lot to deal with.

I think this is amazing! Reading is definitely a special type of self care, if you enjoy it. I also love the Libby app

[Green_crayon42]

Joe Kiing

I think this is amazing! Reading is definitely a special type of self care, if you enjoy it. I also love the Libby app

Yes! it is a good one. I no longer have those books on it tho. I have two others now. I have Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries and Jade City.

[Elda-Chan]

Sir_Catherine

Question for you All

Do you count a manga series or each individual volume of manga in your tallies?

If I'm reading in print I count every volume as a single book. c:

[Elda-Chan]

Elda-Chan

Last updated: 12/18/2024

Name

Elda

Goal

52

Specific Challenges

• Complete 52 Book Challenge (44/52)
  
• Complete the Read Harder 2024 Challenge (17/24)
  
• Clear BOTM Backlog (5/28)

Current Read(s)

Splatter University by Robert Freese (2023)
Let's Talk About It by Erika Moen (2021)
The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry (2024)
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano (2022) ♬

Completed (88/52)

1. Heartstopper, vol. 1 by Alice Oseman (2018.)
2. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher (2023)
3. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim (2019)
4. Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie (1938.) ♬
5. A Cold Nose for Murder by Jennifer Hawkins (2022) ♬
6. Role Playing by Cathy Yardley (2023)
7. No One Can Know by Kate Alice Marshall (2024)
8. Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett (2022)
9. Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee (2023) ♬
10. System Collapse by Martha Wells (2023) ♬
11. Hell House by Richard Matheson (1971) ♬
12. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (2018.)
13. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto (2023) ♬
14. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon (2022) ♬
15. The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler (2024) ♬
16. Bride by Ali Hazelwood (2024)
17. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (2012) ♬
18. Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (2022)
19. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (2013) ♬
20. The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins (2024)
21. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (2014) ♬
22. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas (2015) ♬
23. An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (2019)
24. Black Coffee by Agatha Christie & Charles Osborne (1930) ♬
25. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (2023)
26. Appointment with Death by Agatha Christie (1938.) ♬
27. 10 Things That Never Happened by Alexis Hall (2023) ♬
28. Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen (2022) ♬
29. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas (2016) ♬
30. The Great British Bump-Off by John Allison (2023)
31. The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (2020)
32. The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey (2023)
33. Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (2021)
34. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas (2017) ♬
35. Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (2024)
36. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas (2018.) ♬
37. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (2015) ♬
38. Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather (2019)
39. Wildfire by Hannah Grace (2023)
40. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas (2016) ♬
41. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas (2017) ♬
42. The Nice House on the Lake: the Deluxe Edition by James Tynion IV (2023)
43. A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas (2018.) ♬
44. The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood (2021)
45. Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings (2024)
46. A ​Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas (2021) ♬
47. Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood (2024)
48. The Rocky Road to Ruin by Meri Allen (2021) ♬
49. Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose (2024)
50. The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King (2024)
51. The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai (2013)
52. American Cult by Robyn Chapman (2021)
53. My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (2021) ♬
54. Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer (2021) ♬
55. Mint Chocolate Murder by Meri Allen (2022) ♬
56. Big by Vashti Harrison (2023)
57. Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert (2024) ♬
58. Weyward by Emilia Hart (2023)
59. The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas (2014) ♬
60. Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis (2024)
61. Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey (2024) ♬
62. Korgi: The Complete Tale by Christian Slade (2024)
63. The Art of Drag by Jake Hall (2020)
64. All the Feels by Olivia Dade (2021) ♬
65. I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones (2024)
66. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs (2024)
67. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (2020) ♬
68. House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas (2022) ♬
69. Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle (2024)
70. Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker (2024)
71. Beach Read by Emily Henry (2020)
72. House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas (2024) ♬
73. Sesame Salt and Pudding by Suzuki Yufuko (2020)
74. Phantasma by Kaylie Smith (2024)
75. When Among Crows by Veronica Roth (2024)
76. Sweetest in the Gale by Olivia Dade (2020) ♬
77. Two Can Play by Ali Hazelwood (2020) ♬
78. What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher (2024)
79. Scare Me by K.R. Alexander (2019) ♬
80. You, Again by Kate Goldbeck (2023)
81. The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden (2024) ♬
82. The Au Pair Affair by Tessa Bailey (2024) ♬
83. Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio (2024)
84. Daydream by Hannah Grace (2024)
85. 40-Love by Olivia Dade (2020) ♬
86. The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir (2024)
87. The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black (2024) ♬
88. 26 Ways to Come Home for the Holidays by Jennifer Joy (2023)
89. Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce (2024)
90. Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood (2024)
91. The Labors of Hercules by Agatha Christie (1947) ♬
92. In Bloom by Paul Tremblay (2023)
93. Hot Toy by Jennifer Cruise (2015)
94. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (2021) ♬




Note: ♬ = audiobook

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[Sir_Catherine]

Name: Cat

Goal: 92
Specific Challenges:
This is the final stretch. My list below is what I aim to finish by year's end. It'll bring me to 75% new reads and a few cleared from my bookshelves.

Current Read(s): December 23ed through Year's End.
~ Bitterblue
~ Braving the Elements: The Stormy History of American Weather
~ Leonardo's Legacy: How Da Vinci Reimagined the World
~ Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles (manga series books 4-6)

Completed: 88 (65 new reads)

[Penny Whistle]

Name: Penny Whistle

Goal: 33

Current Read(s):

Red Dragon : Thomas Harris
Corpsemouth and Other Autobiographies : John Langan

Completed:

Madman : Tracy Groot
Icefield : Thomas Wharton
Sphere : Michael Crichton
Nestlings : Nat Cassidy
Ring : Koji Suzuki
We Have Always Lived In The Castle : Shirley Jackson
The Last Days of Night : Graham Moore
Dead Silence : S.A. Barnes
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon : Stephen King
The Bone Mother : David Demchuk
Losing Nelson : Barry Unsworth
Property of A Lady : Sarah Rayne
The Patient : Jasper Dewitt
Lost Boy : Christina Henry
The Ruins : Scott Smith
Girl with a Pearl Earring : Tracy Chevalier
His Black Tongue : Mitchell Luthi
First Love : Ivan Turgenev
Time and Again : Jack Finney
The Graveyard Book : Neil Gaiman
Leave the World Behind : Rumaan Alam
I, Robot : Isaac Asimov
Circe : Madeline Miller
The Man in the Picture : Susan Hill
I'm Thinking of Ending of Things : Iain Reed
Small Things Like These : Claire Keegan
Coffins: The Vampire Archives, Volume 3 : Otto Penzler
Thin Air : A Ghost Story : Michelle Paver
The Andromeda Strain : Michael Crichton
A Botanical Daughter : Noah Medlock
Lighthouse Logbook, No. 28 : Daniel Simonson

[Sir_Catherine]

Name: Cat

Achieved: 94
Goals
60-90 read_____Check
50% new______Check (75%)

Current Read(s): 2024

Completed: 94 (70 new reads)