2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

So far I've signed up for 90 books in the year, 12 in the randomiser, 3 in monopoly and 12 in the goodreads authors challenge.

I've finished my first book - and started which is the first book in the randomiser challenge.

Randomiser 10/12
1.The Night Circus was a five star read for me. I loved the story, the setting and the characters.
2.Delirium - better than I anticipated. May need to read more of this series.
3. Death in the Clouds - comfort reading.
4. The Da Vinci Code - good storyline but boring descriptions.
5. Virals- not as good as her adult series but I'm not the target audience.
6. Prey - ok read but was predictable.
7.When God Was a Rabbit - three stars for this loved the first half but it lost it's charm when Elly grew up.
8.The Thirteenth Tale. Beautifully written. Loved the characters and the dark atmosphere.
9.A Question of Blood. Who doesn't love Rebus.
10.Hallowe'en Party- love Poirot

Monopoly 2/3

Suspense
Crime - Death in the Clouds - done
Horror - Ward Z- done
Mystery - Raven Black - done

Fantasy
Epic/high fantasy
Mythic fiction
Magical realism - The Night Circus - done

Science Fiction
Cyberpunk/Steampunk - Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories - done
Dystopian - Uglies - done
Space Opera - Black Hull - done

Goodreads Authors - completed
12/12
1. The Peach Keeper - 14/1/14
2. Delirium - 18/1/14
3. Ward Z - 19/1/14
4. Raven Black - 25/1/14
5. Virals - 4/3/14
6. Paper Towns - 11/3/14
7. Silo 49: Going Dark - 13/3/14
8. The Belt of the Buried Gods - 20/3/14
9. Apocalypse Drift - 23/3/14
10. Contamination Zero - 24/3/14
11. Artificial Evil - 1/4/14
12. Hushabye - 4/4/14

The last 2 books have covered more than 1 challenge so i may increase my totals or sign up for more challenges.

Adding in 12 from the 'Recommended by' challenge.
9/12
1. Dark Eden: A Novel
2. Cloud Atlas
3. Paper Towns
4. The Thirteenth Tale
5. The Fault in Our Stars
6. Divergent
7. The Cuckoo's Calling
8. Me Before You
9. The Maze Runner

Speeding through my challenges.

New challenge.
SECOND QUARTER CHALLENGE: #READWOMEN2014
12/12 - COMPLETE
1. Wild Seed - Octavia E. Butler
2. Hushabye - Celina Grace
3.City of Bones- Cassandra Clare
4.Leave Me Breathless - Cherrie Lynn
5.The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
6.Backstage Pass- Olivia Cunning
7.Hot Spell - Emma Holly
8.The Woman in Black - Susan Hill
9.After the Cure - Deirdre Gould
10.Cinder -Marissa Meyer
11.The Ruins - Jennifer Kohout
12.Benton: A Zombie Novel - Jolie du Pre

I seem to have found more goodreads authors than I thought.

I've completed my Goodreads Authors challenge

I need to find other challenges.

I finished a challenge too quickly so I've increased the target to 12.

I've completed my readwomen14 challenge.

3rd Quarter Challenge: Hunger Games
6/6 - Completed
1. District 2 - A Question of Blood
2. District 6 - A Caribbean Mystery
3. District 3 - I, Robot
4. District 4 - The City of Ember
5. District 10 - Three Blind Mice - Agatha Christie
6. THE CAPITOL - An Object of Beauty

July - Summer Vacation.
9/9 - COMPLETED

B - A Question of Blood
A - Appointment with Death
R - I, Robot
C -A Caribbean Mystery
E - The City of Ember
L - A Man Lay Dead
O - Overdue for Murder
N - Nobody True
A - All You Zombies

October - Scream
1/3

3. He Ain't Lion

4th Quarter - Quick Reads - completed
6/6

1. Chocky
2. He Ain't Lion
3. Miss Marple's Final Cases
4. Try Me
5. Flying Season for the Mis-Recorded
6. The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag: Skeletons in the Closet

4th Quarter - Gratitude - completed


4/4

L - The Misadventures of the Laundry Hag: Skeletons in the Closet
I - The Intruders
F - Flying Season for the Mis-Recorded
E - Enter a Murderer