2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

I want to read at least 30 books this year, so let's start the list:


January:
1. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin - 23/01/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Pages: 368


February:
2. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie - 3/02/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
3. Night Watch by Terry Pratchett - 6/02/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pages: 652


March:
4. Moominvalley in November by Tove Jansson - 1/03/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
5. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray - 24/03/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Pages: 894


April:
6. Cinder by Marissa Meyer - 2/04/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
7. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick - 9/04/2014 - ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
8. Glitches by Marissa Meyer (in English) - 12/04/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
9. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith - 14/04/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
10. The Rainmaker by John Grisham - 22/04/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Pages: 1,721


May:
11. The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak - 6/05/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
12. Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern - 15/05/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
13. Towards Zero by Agatha Christie - 23/05/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
14. The Anodyne Necklace by Martha Grimes - 31/05/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Pages: 1,530


June:
15. Switched by Amanda Hocking - 15/06/2014 - ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
16. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 30/06/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Pages: 538


July:
17. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - 13/07/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
18. Who Do You Think You Are? by Alice Munro - 22/07/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
19. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - 31/07/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Pages: 785


August:
20. Death in the Clouds by Agatha Christie - 12/08/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
21. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - 17/08/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Pages: 567


September:
22. Chocolat by Joanne Harris - 16/09/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
23. Blue Skies and Black Olives: A Survivor's Tale of Housebuilding and Peacock Chasing in Greece by John Humphrys - 24/09/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Pages: 688


October:
24. The Selection by Kiera Cass - 3/10/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

Pages: 333


November:
25. Delicacy by David Foenkinos - 11/11/2014- ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
26. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - 29/11/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Pages: 585


December:
27. Dziewczyny z Powstania by Anna Herbich- 11/12/2014 - ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

Pages: 320





Countries:
Great Britain - 12
Unites States of America - 9
Poland - 2
Finland - 1
France - 1
Ireland - 1
Canada - 1

Pages: 8,981

Male authors: 8
Female authors: 16

Possible BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
I Capture the Castle
The Anodyne Necklace
Me Before You

Next to read:

I'm reading I Capture the Castle now! so far really like the writing!

Yeah, I heard it's good, maybe a bit old-fashioned but I really like such books :) I also heard that Dodie Smith is compared to Lucy Maud Montgomery, have you read her "Anne from Green Gables"? I'm really looking forward to read "I capture the castle"!

Good luck with your goal of 30, Tricia. :)

Thanks, Trinity! :) I'm doing my best to read more than last year but it's really hard due to my studies, there's also a lot to read and sometimes I'm simply fed up with reading when I'm back home. Anyway, I hope my goal is achievable this year :)

Tricia wrote: "Yeah, I heard it's good, maybe a bit old-fashioned but I really like such books :) I also heard that Dodie Smith is compared to Lucy Maud Montgomery, have you read her "Anne from Green Gables"? I'm..."

I have heard a lot about Anne of Green Gables but I've never read it... I should really check it out...

I finished reading I capture the Castle and it was a good read... I watched the movie adaptation yesterday and it was really good too :)

Just in case :)

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Just finished #5 book - Vanity Fair. Good read, but sometimes tiresome.

To read in 2nd Quarter:

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I loved Inkheart! I hope you enjoy it as well (:

Adriana wrote: "I loved Inkheart! I hope you enjoy it as well (:"

Actually I've read the first book few years ago and I remember I also loved it! But I never had a chance to finish that trilogy so now I want to read all three books.

Tricia wrote: "Next to read:

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Cinder is a really good book. I hope that you enjoy the book.

I'm reading Cinder right now and I totally agree with you, James! I've read about half of the book but I already love it :)

Finished #9 book - I Capture the Castle. What an amazing book! And wonderful ending, I absolutely love it! It will be one of my favourite books.

Currently reading:

Finished #10 book - The Rainmaker

Currently reading:

Finished #11 book - The Winter Palace: A Novel of Catherine the Great.

Very good book, I could almost feel this cold Russia and unpleasant atmosphere in the Winter Palace. I really recommend it.

Currently reading:

JuliaC. wrote: "Tricia wrote: "Just in case :)

Sparkles ✨: & #10024
Black star ★: & #9733
White star ☆: & #9734
Heart ♥: & hearts;
Diamond ♦: & diams;
Spade ♠: & spades;
Club ♣: & clubs;
Checkmark ✔: & #10004
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No, you just have to delete space between & and #

Finished #14 book - The Anodyne Necklace

I love Richard Jury and Melrose Plant :)

Currently reading:

To read in 3rd Quarter:

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Finished book #21 - The Fault in Our Stars, really good but I think movie is better.

To read this year:

Thanks, Laurel :) Just like you, I usually try to alternate heavy and easy reads but in summer I prefer easy ones.

I'm a fan of Agatha Christie books but I know not everyone like her. I recommend Joanne Harris, Fannie Flagg, Cecelia Ahern, if you like crime books - Boris Akunin. Now I also recommend The Fault in Our Stars - but it's not an easy one :)

To read in 4th Quarter:

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Finished #25 book - Delicacy