2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

For the past couple of years my aim has been to read 120 books. This year I want to read some longer ones so will go for 100.
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I have been going round the world for a while but now I want to record second visits, with the aim of 80 books.
1. Bosnia-Herzegovina People of the Book- Geraldine Brooks
2. England Elizabeth Is Missing- Emma Healey
3. USA Still Alice - Lisa Genova
4. Poland A Meal in Winter - Hubert Mingarelli
5. Finland. Copper Heart. - Leena Lehtolainen
6. Japan. After The Quake. - Haruki Murakami
7. Germany. The Spring of Kasper Meier - Ben Fergusson
8. Ukraine Death and the Penguin - Andrey Kurkov
9. Italy. The Night Falling- Katherine Webb

Looking forward to taking part in the I Spy Challenge.
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8/25 completed [January]

1. Color - red, crimson, indigo
2. Number - one, twice, third
3. Things That Grow - tree, rose, garden. The Apple- Michel Faber

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6. Places - country, empire, London

8. Weapon - knife, poison, arrow
9. Body of Water - sea, river, pond
10. Form of Water - ice, mist, rain
11. Product of Fire - heat, ash, flames
12. Celestial Body - sun, star, planet
13. Architecture - castle, bridge, house
14. Senses - sight, touch, taste
15. Royal Title - king, duke, emperor
16. Family Member - brother, aunt, parent
17. Elements - fire, wind, air
18. Time of Day - morning, dusk, evening. The Night Falling- Katherine Webb
19. Metal - gold, bronze, steel. Copper Heart - Leena Lehtolainen
20. Emotion/Feeling - love, fear, pride
21. Animal/Insect - dog, tiger, unicorn


24. Paranormal Being - vampire, angel, ghost
25. Occupation - doctor, assassin, detective

Monthly Challenge and Group Read
total read→ 03 / 03

First Quarter Challenge

[1] finish a series
[2] read a new genre or author The Woman Before Me - Ruth Dugdall
[3] finish a previously unfinished book
[4] read a trilogy or small series
[5] read the thickest book on your tbr
[6] read an old favorite
[7] read a romance novel - Remember Me This Way - Sabine Durrant
[8] read a book that takes place in a prairie or has food on the cover
[9] read a book you've been waiting to read - People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks
[10] read the last book on your tbr

Read women 2015 message 48

7/10. 10/10 ,...... 10/20

Book Riot's Real Hard Challenge
7/20

1. A book written by someone when they were under the age of 25 Finding Nouf. - Zoë Ferraris

2. A book written by someone when they were over the age of 65

3. A collection of short stories (either by one person or an anthology by many people). After The Quake - Haruki Murakami

4. A book published by an indie press

5. A book by or about someone that identifies as LGBTQ

6. A book by a person whose gender is different from your own
Dodger - James Benmore
7. A book that takes place in Asia

8. A book by an author from Africa. Bruce Chatwin. - The Viceroy of Ouidah

9. A book that is by or about someone from an indigenous culture (Native Americans, Aboriginals, etc.)

10. A microhistory

11. A YA novel

12. A sci-fi novel
The Book of Strange New Things - Michel Faber

13. A romance novel

14. A National Book Award, Man Booker Prize or Pulitzer Prize winner from the last decade

15. A book that is a retelling of a classic story (fairytale, Shakespearian play, classic novel, etc.)

16. An audiobook

17. A collection of poetry

18. A book that someone else has recommended to you

19. A book that was originally published in another language
A Meal in Winter - Hubert Mingarelli (French)

20. A graphic novel, a graphic memoir or a collection of comics of any kind (Hi, have you met Panels?)

21. A book that you would consider a guilty pleasure (Read, and then realize that good entertainment is nothing to feel guilty over)

22. A book published before 1850

23. A book published this year. Peter May - Runaway

24. A self-improvement book (can be traditionally or non-traditionally considered “self-improvement”)