Theresa’s Comments (group member since Mar 19, 2019)

Theresa’s comments from the 2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge group.

Skunk denies odor, naming mecaque.

BTAFY

Giving this a try.

Good one, Susan. 😂

"Aww, my ink pen wilted!"

HLNGS

Rebecca wrote: "Will our secret santa be able to see our home page? Profile and Goodread shelves?"

Your Goodreads shelves and profile are visible, if it's not set to private. I clicked on your name and I could see your shelves, etc.

Please try the original link in message 1. It should be working fine, now. Again, my apologies.

No lumps of coal for me, please. 😊
Have fun with this. Thanks for your patience.

Hello, everyone! We are so glad you are interested in being a part of this event. We are working on the link. Sorry for the inconvenience.

It's time for one of our most beloved group activities! Help us spread the reading joy by sending and receiving the gift of books!

Participation in Secret Santa is done through email, so you are required to provide a valid email address to join. Please make sure it is an email you check regularly!

Here's how it works:
1. Sign up in this thread so we know all participants are group members.

2. Fill out this form before December 1: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QQ_B...

3. This survey will ask if you would prefer a Kindle ebook, Audible audiobook, or physical book (you will receive a book in the same format you send), request an email address, and allow you to provide details about what kind of book you'd like. Some members have even created Secret Santa shelves to give their Santas ideas.

4. By December 3, you will receive an email from me providing the name, profile link, and information about your Santee. Please send your gift as soon as possible, but no later than December 15!

5. Do your research and shopping, and send your Santee a book.

Everyone will receive a book!

This is not something you're expected to spend a fortune on. The books don't need to be new (send one of your favorites from your own collection or pick up something from a used bookstore), and they don't need to be costly (you can send something in the public domain). It's the thought that counts! Your Santa will send you a book he or she thinks you'll like, and you'll have a new book to try out.

We're a global group, so all members regardless of location are encouraged to participate.

Some guidelines:
- You must be a member of our group.

- Due to copyright restrictions, Kindle ebooks and Audible audio books can only be gifted to someone in the same country. If you are the only person signing up in your country, you may be asked to change your book format choice to "physical" book.

- Everyone in the physical book group will be asked if they're willing and able to ship abroad. Please note: if you're the only person participating from your country, you will, by default, need to ship abroad if you go the physical book route. If you are ordering a new book online, you can often order from a store in your recipient’s country.

- If you sign up and do not send a gift, or do not reply to follow-up messages, you will be banned from participating in Secret Santa in the future.

Please only sign up if you're truly willing and able to send a book! I will be following up by email, so please check your messages regularly!

Have fun! Happy holidays!

The Graveyard Book

Joining with a goal of 2 books. (Progress: 0/2)

1. Read a book with an animal as a main character or narrator. A Wolf Called Romeo

3. Read a book with a bird in the text, title, or cover art. Murder With Peacocks

I second Weave A Web Of Words

Carolyn wrote: "I Love the TBR Jar Challenge. It is making me read books I already have at home before buying more. I will do it every year even if we don't have it here."

Hi Carolyn.

Did you use the link from message 1, to vote for your choice?

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

You can click on the link provided in message 1, to place your vote.
Look for "CLICK HERE."

Alan wrote: "TBR Jar for me please"

Hello, Alan. Did you click on the link in message 1?
The link is where you can place your vote. Look for the following sentence, from message 1.

To vote in the 2026 Yearly Challenges poll from October 1st to Oct 15th, click here.
Once there, look for the words CLICK HERE.

The following link will take you to message 1, if you would rather go that route.

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

I'm just posting a comment. My progress of complted books, for this challenge, is zero. :(

I made progress on two books, but didn't finish them in time.

Posting an update for message 23. I didn't quite complete it in time.

Progress: 3/4

Charley wrote: "This is a tough one but I’d like to put my vote towards ‘Wheel of Feels’"

Hi, Charley. In the first post, Look for the following sentence.

"To vote in the 2026 Yearly Challenges poll from October 1st to Oct 15th, click here."

I believe the link to vote, from the first post, is more visible now. The link is the word "here." Thank you for your input.

2026 Yearly Theme Nominations!

Hello Fellow Readers!

Preparations for 2026 are underway and it is time for you, our members, to help us choose 2026’s yearly theme! Post your ideas in this thread. It will remain open until October 15th. The mods will then create a poll and send an extra message on October 16th so that each group member may vote for their favorite theme!

Rules
- You may either suggest one theme OR second one theme!
- Themes must be nominated AND seconded by a different member in order to get into the poll.
- Moderators reserve the right to modify, refine, or adjust themes as necessary. This isn't to restrict your creativity, just to make it more accessible and enjoyable for everyone!
- To keep the poll manageable, we may limit the total number of ideas.

Good yearly themes are broad enough to be able to create quarterly themes throughout the year. For example, given the nominations of “roses" and "flowers," we would choose the broader term "flowers" because it includes "roses.” See the past themes below for an inspiration of what we're looking for. Themes used in the past are not eligible to be used again.

When submitting your nomination, feel free to share how it could be applied to quarterly themes.

Previous Themes
2017 - Around the World
2018 - Reading Through Time
2019 - Books to Stage & Screen
2020 - Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales
2021 - A Better World
2022 - Mysteries of the World
2023 - To Boldly Go
2024 - Seasons
2025 - Emotional Rollercoaster

YEARLY CHALLENGE SUGGESTIONS AND POLL
Duration: October 1 to October 15, 2025

The five most active yearly challenges of 2025 will automatically return in 2026. These returning challenges are:

1. Let’s Turn Pages
2. I Spy
3. A-Z Book Challenge
4. Serial Reader
5. Bibliopoly

We will also bring back five member favorites from the remaining ten yearly challenges listed below. Please vote for one that you'd like to see return. If you are unfamiliar with this year's challenges, please review this Guide to the 2025 Yearly Challenges .The remaining 10 yearly challenge choices are:

- Clear The Shelves
- TBR Jar
- Magical Mystery Tour
- Bookworms Take Shelfies
- Popsugar
- Wheel Of Feels
- Genre Bingo
- Shelf Awareness
- Opposites Attract
- 20 Questions

To vote in the 2026 Yearly Challenges poll from October 1st to Oct 15th, CLICK HERE.

Please feel free to suggest ideas for additional yearly challenges for 2026 in the comments below. These can be challenges that you've enjoyed in the past, monthly or quarterly ones you'd like to see expanded into yearlies, or brand new challenge suggestions.

Again, the poll opens on October 1st PDT and closes on October 15th, but you may comment in this thread with your new challenge ideas any time.

We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

My reading didn't quite go as planned, this weekend. I'll add my own little bit of progress tomorrow.

I feel like this has been a successful readathon and I hope you all will join us again for the first team readathon of 2026!

Marie (UK) wrote: "This is my first readathon so I have a couple of questions
Do we have to do one book for each prompt before repeating any of the prompts?
I just wondered how limited / unlimited the prompts can be ..."

The individual readathons are more laid back than team readathons.
You may repeat prompts or pick and choose prompts. Even the discussion questions are optional.

JennH wrote: "Theresa wrote: "JennH wrote: "So you mention that the individual readathons are not as strict.... Graphic novels are generally excluded from the team readathons, but can they be read for this one?"..."

You're welcome. If I'm being honest, I had to look around to find it, even though I knew it was there somewhere. 😆