2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge

message 1: by Kylie (last edited Dec 25, 2020 06:01PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2019 04:01PM

Tally:

1. Lettering for Planners: A Step-By-Step Guide to Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy for Bullet Journals and Beyond by Jillian Reece & Jordan Truster.
2. The ABC's of Hand Lettering by Abbey Sy
3. Before You Get Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar
4. How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up by Emilie Wapnick
5. Viking Wire Weaving: A comprehensive guide to Trichinopoly Chainwork by Rachel Ford
6. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins
7. The Encyclopedia of Dollhouse Decorating Techniques by William Davis, Caroline List & Nick Forder.
8. Epiphany with Tea: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - Renata McMann
9. A Death at Rosings: A Pride & Prejudice Variation - Renata McMann
10. 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog - Kyra Sundance
11. Foiled Elopement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - Renata McMann
12. Kiss of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
13. Courting Elizabeth: A Pride & Prejudice Variation - Renata McMann
14. The Dark Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
15. Beyond the Highland Mist - Karen Marie Moning
16. My Notorious Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
17. Spell of the Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
18. The Highlander's Touch - Karen Marie Moning
19. The Immortal Highlander - Karen Marie Moning
20. Into the Dreaming - Karen Marie Moning
21. Arsenic And Old Armor - May McGoldrick
22. Much Ado About Highlanders - May McGoldrick
23. Taming the Highlander - May McGoldrick
24. Tempest in the Highlands - May McGoldrick
25. Taken by the Highlander - Eliza Knight
26. A Love Through Time - Terri Brisbin
27. Taming the Wild Highlander - Terry Spear
28. Kilts and Kisses - Victoria Roberts
29. Tartans and Trysts - Victoria Roberts
30. Beneath A Highland Moon - Gwyn Brodie
31. To Conquer a Scot - Tamara Gill
32. Romance Tropes and Hooks: Over 500 tropes and hooks to plot your next bestselling romance - Karen Winter
33. A Midsummer Wedding - May McGoldrick
34. To Kiss in the Shadows (novella) by Lynn Kurland
35. My Fierce Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
36. Deep Into Darkness - Kathryn Le Veque
37. An Interrupted Tapestry - Madeline Hunter
38. My Wild Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
39. My Brave Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
40. My Daring Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
41. My Rebel Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
42. My Captive Highlander - Vonda Sinclair
43. Highlander Unbroken - Vonda Sinclair
44. Highlander Entangled - Vonda Sinclair
45. Highlander Besieged - Vonda Sinclair
46. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

47. The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain - James Fallon
48. The Kicking the Bucket List - Cathy Hopkins
49. Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) by Jodi Taylor
50.A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St Mary's #2) by Jodi Taylor
51. Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome in Children: A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals(JKP Essentials) - by Phil Christie, Margo Duncan, Ruth Fidler, Zara Healy
52. How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up by Emilie Wapnick
53. The Shop Before Life by Neil Hughes
54. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
55. A Knight to Remember - Cynthia Luhrs
56. Knight Moves - Cynthia Luhrs
57. Lonely is the Knight - Cynthia Luhrs
58. Darkest Knight - Cynthia Luhrs
59. Behind the Plaid - Eliza Knight
60. Bared To The Laird - Eliza Knight
61. Dark Side of the Laird - Eliza Knight
62. The Highlander's Reward - Eliza Knight
63. Highlander Undone - Eliza Knight
64. Highlander's Touch - Eliza Knight
65. The Highlander's Conquest - Eliza Knight
66. The Highlander's Charm - Eliza Knight
67. Draped in Plaid - Eliza Knight
68. To Bewitch A Highlander - Lily Baldwin
69. A Knight's Reward - Catherine Kean
70. Highlander in Her Dreams - Allie Mackay

Let's Turn Pages: 14,922
Colour: Total 13/15
Popsugar - Total 11/12
Q2 Creativity Island Escape: 1
Kind of a Big Deal: 9 / 16 (1/6 long, 8/10 short)
Listopia: 1 / 6
Genre Jammin - 5 / 10
Find Your Flight - 36 / 9 books, 1 / 3 flights
Serial Reader - COMPLETED -

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message 2: by Kylie (last edited Jan 25, 2020 02:28AM) (new)

Dec 12, 2019 04:18PM

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message 3: by Kylie (last edited Dec 12, 2019 04:53PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2019 04:50PM

Monthly Challenges

January - Sight Reading - goal = 2 or 3
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1. Pull Out All the Stops Read a book featuring a musical instrument, either on the cover or being featured in the story.

2. Preaching to the Choir Read a book featuring a singer or singers.

3. Blowing Your Own Trumpet Read a book about someone who is loud or someone who likes to tout their accomplishments.

4. Music to My Ears Read a book featuring a song in the title or something musical on the cover.

5. All That Jazz Read a book set during the jazz age or about someone who is really excited.

6. Playing Second Fiddle Read a book where there is a prominent secondary character or with the number 2 in the title.

7. Beat the Band Read a book about a group of people engaged in a mutual activity.

8. The Same Old Song and Dance Read a book about someone who dances or about something that happened in the past.

9. Play it by Ear Read a book where one of the characters has trouble hearing.

10. I Can See Clearly Now Read a book where one of the characters has trouble seeing.

January - Marathon Challenge
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Goal = 2,500 pages

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message 4: by Kylie (last edited Dec 12, 2019 05:02PM) (new)

Dec 12, 2019 05:02PM

Quarterly Challenges

Q1 - Meet Us @ the Bookshop

This quarterly challenge asks you to read any books of your choice, but each one must belong to a different genre or subgenre.

*Children's literature, YA fiction
*Classics
*Fantasy, epic fantasy, high/low fantasy, historical fantasy, urban fantasy
*Fiction: literary, contemporary, and historical
*Folktales, fairytales, and their retellings
*History and true crime
*Hobbies & crafts
*Horror, suspense, and thriller
*Humor and satire
*Memoirs, autobiographies, and biographies
*Mystery and its subgenres (historical, culinary, paranormal, etc.)
*Myths, legends, and their retellings
*Nonfiction: history, science, technology, true crime
*Poetry
*Romance
*Science and technology
*Science fiction, dystopian literature, cli-fi, space opera, and alternative history
*Self-help books
*Theatrical plays and film scripts.
*Travelogues
*Special super-duper bonus prompt: Read a book set in a bookshop or about a bookshop owner.

Q1 - Myths from Around the World
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

1. Janus - Roman god of beginnings and transitions. Read a book set in Italy, or a book with a character that starts out on a fresh beginning.

2. Fenghuang - Chinese bird, also known as the Chinese Phoenix, is a mythical bird that signifies high virtue and grace. Read a book set in China, or a book featuring a character full of grace and virtue.

3. Brownie- Scottish mythical creature that inhabits houses and aids in tasks. Read a book set in Scotland, or a book featuring a character that does work that is unseen. Scotland or house elves

4. Enenra - Japanese smoke creature. It inhabits bonfires and legend says can only be seen by the pure of heart. Read a book set in Japan, or a book with a pure-hearted character.

5. Cyclops - Greek mythical one-eyed giants. Read a book based on a Greek tragedy or a book featuring a short-sighted character.

6. Lang suir - Malaysian ghost of a woman who died in childbirth. Read a book from Southeast Asia, or a book featuring a character who dies from a broken heart.

7. Finnish water spirit who will capture unmindful children. Read a book set in the Nordic countries, or a book about a captured child. something about vikings?

8. Hippogriff - European medieval beast that is half eagle and half horse, known for being extremely fast and able to fly long distances. Read a book about medieval Europe, or a book featuring a character who flies. Harry Potter series, or medieval mystery/history

9. Wandjina - Australian aboriginal wind and cloud spirits. Read a book set in Oceania, or a book featuring an important weather event.

10. Jumbee - Caribbean malevolent entities. Read a book set in the Caribbean, or a book featuring a malevolent character

11. Deer Woman - a half-deer half-woman creature in Native American lore. Read a book that features a Native American protagonist or a forest setting.

12. Anansi - trickster spider. Read a book set in Africa or one in which one or more insects play a conspicuous (but not necessarily major) role.

13. Encantado - shapeshifting dolphin in Brazilian myth. Read a book set in South America or about any type of metamorphosis.

14. Leprechaun Read a book with a green cover, a book set in Ireland, or about a character who experiences very good luck. a book about shoe-making, because leprechauns were traditionally the cobblers of the faerie world.

15. Merfolk Read a book that features a mermaid or takes place at sea.

16. Nightmare Read a book in which dreaming or dreams play a central role, or a book which features horses.

17. Phoenix Read a book about rebirth, or a book that features fire (because a phoenix rises from the flames). - Fantastic Beasts screenplay

18. Kitsune - Nine-tailed fox - a magical fox with nine tails that appears in East Asian legend. Read a book about foxes or read a manga (because the epononymous Naruto manga stars a ninja who transforms into a nine-tailed fox).

19. Baba Yaga - a supernatural being in Russian fairy tales who appears as a fearsome old woman. Read a book set in Russia or a book featuring a witch.

20. Shahbaz - a fabled bird in ancient Persian mythology. Read a book set in Western Asia or that takes place in a desert region

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message 5: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Jan 04, 2020 03:39PM

This is my favorite quote of all time! I hope it brings you luck with your reading in 2020!
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message 6: by Kylie (last edited Jan 25, 2020 02:31AM) (new)

Jan 04, 2020 06:13PM

Book 1: Lettering for Planners: A Step-By-Step Guide to Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy for Bullet Journals and Beyond by Jillian Reece & Jordan Truster.

Published 2019,

Let's Turn Pages: 200 pages.
Kind of a Big Deal: 1 / 16

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message 7: by Kylie (last edited Jan 25, 2020 02:31AM) (new)

Jan 05, 2020 11:28PM

2. The ABC's of Hand Lettering by Abbey Sy

Let's Turn Pages: 96 pages, total 296
Kind of a Big Deal: 2 / 16

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message 8: by Kylie (last edited Jan 25, 2020 02:31AM) (new)

Jan 25, 2020 01:58AM

3. Before You Get Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar

Let's Turn Pages: 104 pages total = 400
Colour: Orange 1 / 15
Kind of a Big Deal: 3 / 16

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message 9: by Kylie (last edited Feb 02, 2020 03:43AM) (new)

Feb 02, 2020 03:29AM

4. How to Be Everything: A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up by Emilie Wapnick

Let's Turn Pages: 240 pages, total 640
Colour: Yellow 2 / 15
Listopia: 1 / 6

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message 10: by Kylie (last edited Nov 14, 2020 04:36AM) (new)

Apr 19, 2020 08:53AM

5. Viking Wire Weaving: A comprehensive guide to Trichinopoly Chainwork by Rachel Ford

Let's Turn Pages: 68 pages, total 707
Colour: Grey Total 3/15

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message 11: by rebecca | velvet opus (new)

Apr 19, 2020 05:39PM

rebecca | velvet opus (velvetopus) | 48 comments

Kylie wrote: "Tally:

1. Lettering for Planners: A Step-By-Step Guide to Hand Lettering and Modern Calligraphy for Bullet Journals and Beyond by Jillian Reece & Jordan Truster.
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I love how methodical your notes are in relation to your reading! I have a note on my phone where I list my reads, the genre, star rating, and number of pages so I can track #pages read as well as the genre's I've loved so I can hopefully read more of those in the future! Are colour/kind of a big deal in relation to reading challenges? What are they? I'd love to hear more!

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message 12: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

May 08, 2020 04:05PM

I am all about magic this year. I hope that your reading goal is your little touch of magic.
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message 13: by Kylie (last edited Nov 18, 2020 06:42AM) (new)

May 22, 2020 03:54AM

6. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games, #0) by Suzanne Collins

Let's Turn Pages: 540 pages, total ytd: 1,247
Colour: Gold. Total 4/15
Popsugar - Total 1/12
Q2 Creativity Island Escape: 1
Genre Jammin' - longer than 500 pg

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message 14: by Kylie (new)

Aug 08, 2020 01:41AM

7. The Encyclopedia of Dollhouse Decorating Techniques by William Davis, Caroline List & Nick Forder.

Let's Turn Pages - 160 pages, total 1,407

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message 15: by Blagica , Challenges (new)

Sep 15, 2020 09:19AM