2025 Big Book Challenge discussion

**2014** **I did not read as many books last year (2013) as I'd hoped. I only hit 30 - and apparently only added two of those onto my Goodreads page all year...

HOWEVER, my goal is to read 50 books this year (going to try to add them all to Goodreads)...and hopefully 10 of those will be some chunkers I can add to this challenge! Good Luck Everyone!**

**2015** **Happy New Year Everyone! I met my "Big Book Challenge" for 2014 - 10 Big Books. I have increased this challenge by 1 book this year, making my goal 11 Big Books. I also set my overall GoodReads reading challenge at 50 books yet again. I did not quite make that for 2014 but I am hoping to this year. Good luck everyone, and may the force be with you! **

**2016** **Happy 2016 Lovelies! I FAILED at this challenge for 2015, having only read 6/11 Big Books. I think I was too focused on quantity and stayed on the "small reads" train instead of conquering some bigger books. However, this is a new year with a new challenge. I will go back to a goal of 10 Big Books and see where I land this time next year! Good luck everyone!!**

**2017** **Happy New Year my bookish friends! I am happy to say I met my BB Challenge for 2016 and actually surpassed it by a few. I have enjoyed doing this challenge every year that I have participated, whether I reached my goal or not. I have set my goal at 10 again this year and hopefully, I will make it! Good luck my friends - May the odds be ever in your favor.**

**2018** **Well, 2017 was the year of the reading slump for me. I hope 2018 will be a better reading year! I am going to set this year's goal at 10 yet again. Good luck Friends!**

**2019** **Well, 2018 was my best year yet for BIG BOOKS. I totaled 22 and I am super happy with that! I have set my goal to 10 again this year and hoping it will be another great year of chunky books! Good Luck Everyone!**

**2020** **Another year gone and I am happy to say that I met my 2019 BBC goal with 21/10 chunkers read! I had one of my most productive reading years in 2019 and hoping 2020 will be no different. I set my "Big Book" Challenge a little higher this year to 15 as opposed by my normal 10...we shall see! Good Luck to All and Happy New Year!**

**2021** **Trying for 20 this year...we shall see!**

**2022** **I made my goal last year and trying for 20 again this year. Happy Reading Everyone!**

**2023** **I am trying for 20 again this year...happy reading friends!**

Good luck and remember to add them onto here x

1) Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - 443 pgs 3/11/14

2) Blood Promise - Richelle Mead
503 pgs
5/14/14

3) Outlander - Diana Gabaldon - 870 pgs
5/26/14

4) Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon
768 pgs
6/11/14

5) Voyager - Diana Gabaldon
870 pgs
6/19/2014

6) City of Heavenly Fire -Cassandra Clare - 725 pgs
7/1/2014

7) Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon - 928 pgs - 8/22/14

8) The Eternity Cure - Julie Kagawa - 434 pgs - 9/25/14

9) Opposition - Jennifer L. Armentrout - 534 pgs - 9/3/14

10) Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter - 404 pgs - 12/3/14 (this meets my goal)

*2015*

1) Talon by Julie Kagawa - 449 pgs - 2/1/15

2) The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon - 979 pgs - 3/26/15

3) Hopeless by Colleen Hoover - 410 pages per paperback edition - 489 pages per my kindle (either way, it's over 400) - 7/18/15

I am soooooo behind on this challenge. I have been in a slump and not sure I will meet my 11 book goal!

4) Snow Like Ashes - Sara Raasch - 416 pgs
8-9-15

5) Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Arementrout - 448 pages per Kindle / 464 pages per Goodreads - 9/14/15

6)The Bane Chronicles by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan & Maureen Johnson - 507pgs - 9/16/15

1) The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey - 457pgs - 1/23/16

2) A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon - 980 pgs - 4/24/16

Pinkeye wrote: "2) A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon - 980 pgs - 4/24/16"

I love everything by Diana Gabaldon.

3) Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare - 669 pgs - 5/1/16

4) The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley - 476 pgs - 5/8/16

5) An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir - 446 pgs - 5/17/16

6) A Court of Thorns & Roses - S.J. Maas - 416 pgs - 7/4/16

7) And I Darken by Kiersten White - 475 pgs - 8/31/16

6) A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir - 452 pgs - 9/9/16

**Correction - A Torch Against the Night is book # 8 for this year!**

9) Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff - 599 pgs - 10/4/16

One more to go for the year!

10) An Echo in the Bone - Diana Gabaldon - 815 pgs - 11/5/16

***This completes my BB Challenge for the year!***

11) Gemina by J. Kristoff & A. K. - 608 pgs - 11/19/16

12) The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh - 416 pgs - 11/29/16

13) Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery - 427 pgs - 12/31/16 - So GOOD.

Congrats on meeting your challenge and beating it!

I wanted to like Anne of Green Gables but I couldn't take the constant beating down of her spirit. I gave up 2/3 of the way.

Bumblesby wrote: "Congrats on meeting your challenge and beating it!

I wanted to like Anne of Green Gables but I couldn't take the constant beating down of her spirit. I gave up 2/3 of the way."

Thank you so much! The first half of the book was my favorite...I just love Anne as a character.

1) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - 626 pgs - 1/14/17

2) Written in My Own Heart's Blood - Diana Gabaldon - 825 pgs - 4/27/17

3) A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J. Maas - 699 pgs - 6/10/17

4) Now I Rise - K. White - 496 pgs - 7/18/17

1) Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi - 461 pgs - 3/25/18

Ignite Me - Tahereh Mafi - 408 pgs - 3/31/18

3) Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi - 435 pgs - 4/5/18

4) The Darkest Minds - A. Bracken - 499 pgs - 5/7/18

5) Lord of Shadows - Cassandra Clare - 704 pgs - 5/20/18

6) Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren - 403 pgs - 5/25/18

7) Obsidio by A. Kaufman and J. Kristoff - 615 pgs - 5/28/18

8) Caraval by Stephanie Garber - 407 pgs - 6/8/18

9) Legendary by Stephanie Garber - 451 pgs - 6/17/18