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PERSONAL LIFETIME CHALLENGE 1: To read the complete works of William ShakespeareStarted: 2003?
Completed:
Total Works Read = 48
Shakespeare shelf
Pre-Goodreads: 4
No read date set: 3
2015: 2
2016: 3
2017: 4 (including 1 reread)
2018: 6
2019: 6
2020: 3
2021: 6 (including 1 reread)
2022: 3
2023: 3 (including 1 reread)
2024: 5
2025: 3
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PERSONAL LIFETIME CHALLENGE 2: Read the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Started: October 2019
Completed:
Total works read = 19
Discworld Shelf
No read date set: 4
2019: 1
2020: 1
2021: 2
2022: 6
2023: 3
2024: 2
2025: 0
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BOOKS READ IN 2025My personal challenge thread
1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
2. Whose Body?
3. Strange the Dreamer
4. Muse of Nightmares
5. A Mere Formality
6. The Christie Affair
7. Sorcerer to the Crown
8. Dragons at Crumbling Castle: And Other Stories
9. I Am Pilgrim
10. Enchantée
11. The Red House Mystery
12. The Unmaking of June Farrow
13. An Academy for Liars
14. Once Upon A Time
15. Valentine Grey
16. Time Of My Life
17. Out of the Drowning Deep
18. The Necessary Arthur
19. The English Patient
20. Children of Time
21. Greenshaw's Folly - a Miss Marple Short Story
22. The Road
23. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
24. Goblin Fruit
25. The Woman in Me
26. Gingerbread
27. The Spellshop
28. The Black Vampyre: A Legend of St. Domingo
29. The Muse
30. Daughter of Smoke & Bone
31. Night of Cake & Puppets
32. Days of Blood & Starlight
33. Dreams of Gods & Monsters
34. Howards End
35. Daughters of the Night Sky
36. Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator
37. Under Different Stars
38. The Other Side of Never: Dark Tales from the World of Peter & Wendy
39. Three Dark Crowns
40. The Complete Sonnets and Poems
41. Bookshops & Bonedust
42. Legends & Lattes
43. Saga, Volume 1
44. To Kill a Kingdom
45. Princess of Souls
46. A Tale of Two Cities
47. Something Fabulous
48. The Nicest Girl
49. Crazy Rich Asians
50. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man
51. Until the End of Time
52. I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
53. The Midnight Feast
54. The Railway Children
55. The Gilded Ones
56. Where Shadows Meet
57. Daughter of Darkness
58. Onyx Storm
59. Where the Library Hides
60. This Story is a Lie
61. Fractal Noise
62. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
63. The Starlight Watchmaker
64. The Deep-Sea Duke
65. Dragon Rider (Funke)
66. Am I Normal Yet?
67. The Woman in the Library
68. Dragon Rider (Matharu)
69. The Odyssey
70. Animal Farm
71. Dying to Get Published
72. Pollyanna
73. The Last Hour Between Worlds
74. The Stranger
75. A Tempest of Tea
76. Strata
77. My Sister, the Serial Killer
78. A Lover's Complaint
79. A Touch of Darkness
80. The Phantom of the Opera
81. The Wicked Guardian
82. Julie Chan Is Dead
83. The Wrath and the Dawn
84. Twice Cursed
85. The Vengeance
86. Katabasis
87. Queen Macbeth
88. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
89. The Raven Spell
90. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
91. The Rape of Lucrece
92. Movies Showing Nowhere
93. The Summer War
94. The School for Good and Evil
95. Legendborn
96. Good Girls Don’t Die
97. The Hate U Give
98. Wasps' Nest: a Hercule Poirot Short Story
99. Rotherweird
100. Masters of Death
101. Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
102. The Sunbearer Trials
103. Celestial Monsters
104. The Next Always
105. The Count of Monte Cristo
106. La Belle Sauvage
107. The Secret Commonwealth
108. The Rose Field
109. Once Upon a Time in the North
110. This Winter
111. Mrs. Dalloway
112. Ill Wind
113. The Reading List
114. That Bonesetter Woman
115. The Rithmatist
116. AdelAIDE just wants to help …
117. Kiss of Fire
2025 STATISTICSTotal number of books read = 117
Rereads: 10
Library Loans: 23
Netgalley Approvals: 17
Authors
New to me authors: 56
Unique authors: 100
Most read authors: Laini Taylor (6), Philip Pullman (4), William Shakespeare (3), Travis Baldree (2), Agatha Christie (2), Alexandra Christo (2), Wren James (2), Christopher Paolini (2), Terry Pratchett (2), Aiden Thomas (2)
Length
<200 pages: 24
200-499 pages: 74
500-999 pages: 18
1000+ pages: 1
Type
Audiobook: 1
Ebook: 105
Hardback: 4
Paperback: 7
Genre
Children's: 1
Classic: 8
Comic/Graphic Novel: 1
Contemporary Young Adult: 6
Fantasy: 54
Fiction: 6
Historical Fiction: 7
Horror: 2
Mystery/Thriller: 11
Non-Fiction: 4
Poetry: 3
Romance: 5
Science Fiction: 9
Rating
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⭐⭐⭐⭐: 96
⭐⭐⭐: 11
⭐⭐: 2
Number of reviews: 45
Unread books at 1 January 2025: 498
Unread books now: 488
2025 YEARLY CHALLENGESLet's Turn Pages: 40,219/35,000 pages turned (will be updated monthly)
A-Z Women Authors: 23/26 books
1. Whose Body?
2. Strange the Dreamer
3. Sorcerer to the Crown
4. Enchantee
5. Once Upon a Time
6. Valentine Grey
7. Out of the Drowning Deep
8. Three Dark Crowns
9. To Kill a Kingdom
10. The Nicest Girl
11. The Railway Children
12. The Gilded Ones
13. Onyx Storm
14. Where the Library Hides
15. Am I Normal Yet?
16. Pollyanna
17. A Tempest of Tea
18. The Wicked Guardian
19. The Raven Spell
20. The Summer War
21. Masters of Death
22. The Next Always
23. That Bonesetter Woman
24.
25.
26.
Bookworms Take Shelfies: 33/30 books
1. Strange the Dreamer
2. Muse of Nightmares
3. Dragons at Crumbling Castle
4. I am Pilgrim
5. The Red House Mystery
6. Children of Time
7. Quiet
8. The Woman in Me
9. Days of Blood and Starlight
10. Dreams of Gods and Monsters
11. The Complete Sonnets and Poems
12. Crazy Rich Asians
13. The Railway Children
14. Onyx Storm
15. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
16. Dragon Rider (Funke)
17. Dragon Rider (Matharu)
18. The Odyssey
19. Strata
20. A Lover's Complaint
21. Katabasis
22. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
23. The Raven Spell
24. The Rape of Lucrece
25. Legendborn
26. The Hate U Give
27. Rotherweird
28. The Count of Monte Cristo
29. La Belle Sauvage
30. The Secret Commonwealth
31. The Rose Field
32. The Reading List
33. The Rithmatist
Clear the Shelves/Mount TBR: 57/60 books
1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
2. Whose Body?
3. Strange the Dreamer
4. Sorcerer to the Crown
5. Dragons at Crumbling Castle
6. The Red House Mystery
7. The Unmaking of June Farrow
8. An Academy for Liars
9. Once Upon a Time
10. Valentine Grey
11. Time of My Life
12. Out of the Drowning Deep
13. The Necessary Arthur
14. Children of Time
15. Goblin Fruit
16. Days of Blood and Starlight
17. Dreams of Gods and Monsters
18. Howards End
19. Daughters of the Night Sky
20. Under Different Stars
21. The Other Side of Never
22. Three Dark Crowns
23. Bookshops and Bonedust
24. Legends and Lattes
25. Princess of Souls
26. A Tale of Two Cities
27. The Nicest Girl
28. Until the End of Time
29. The Railway Children
30. The Gilded Ones
31. Daughter of Darkness
32. Where the Library Hides
33. Dragon Rider (Funke)
34. Am I Normal Yet?
35. Dragon Rider (Matharu)
36. The Odyssey
37. Dying to Get Published
38. Pollyanna
39. The Last Hour Between Worlds
40. A Tempest of Tea
41. A Touch of Darkness
42. The Wicked Guardian
43. The Wrath and the Dawn
44. Twice Cursed
45. The Vengeance
46. The Raven Spell
47. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
48. Movies Showing Nowhere
49. Legendborn
50. Good Girls Don't Die
51. Rotherweird
52. Masters of Death
53. The Next Always
54. Ill Wind
55. That Bonesetter Woman
56. The Rithmatist
57. Kiss of Fire
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59.
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Opposites Attract: 20/20 books
1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
2. Whose Body?
3. Strange the Dreamer
4. Muse of Nightmares
5. Time of My Life
6. Quiet
7. Days of Blood and Starlight
8. Dreams of Gods and Monsters
9. Daughters of the Night Sky
10. The Other Side of Never
11. Legends and Lattes
12. Princess of Souls
13. Fractal Noise
14. Am I Normal Yet?
15. A Tempest of Tea
16. A Touch of Darkness
17. The Phantom of the Opera
18. Movies Showing Nowhere
19. Masters of Death
20. The Next Always
Serial Reader: 55/60 books
1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
2. Whose Body?
3. Strange the Dreamer
4. Muse of Nightmares
5. Sorcerer to the Crown
6. Dragons at Crumbling Castle
7. Enchantee
8. Once Upon a Time
9. Children of Time
10. Goblin Fruit
11. Daughter of Smoke and Bone
12. Night of Cake and Puppets
13. Days of Blood and Starlight
14. Dreams of Gods and Monsters
15. Under Different Stars
16. Three Dark Crowns
17. Bookshops and Bonedust
18. Legends and Lattes
19. Saga Volume 1
20. To Kill a Kingdom
21. Princess of Souls
22. Something Fabulous
23. Crazy Rich Asians
24. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man
25. The Gilded Ones
26. Where Shadows Meet
27. Daughter of Darkness
28. Onyx Storm
29. Where the Library Hides
30. Fractal Noise
31. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
32. The Starlight Watchmaker
33. The Deep Sea Duke
34. Dragon Rider (Funke)
35. Am I Normal Yet?
36. Dragon Rider (Matharu)
37. Dying to Get Published
38. Pollyanna
39. The Last Hour Between Worlds
40. A Tempest of Tea
41. A Touch of Darkness
42. The Wrath and the Dawn
43. The Vengeance
44. The Raven Spell
45. The School for Good and Evil
46. Legendborn
47. Rotherweird
48. The Sunbearer Trials
49. Celestial Monsters
50. The Next Always
51. La Belle Sauvage
52. The Secret Commonwealth
53. The Rose Field
54. Ill Wind
55. Kiss of Fire
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58.
59.
60.
TBR Jar: 10/10 books
1. Strange the Dreamer
2. The Red House Mystery
3. The Necessary Arthur
4. Children of Time
5. Where the Library Hides
6. Dragon Rider (Funke)
7. The Odyssey
8. Pollyanna
9. Rotherweird
10. The Rithmatist
Virtual Mount TBR: 23/24 books
1. The Christie Affair
2. I am Pilgrim
3. The English Patient
4. Greenshaw's Folly
5. Quiet
6. The Woman in Me
7. The Spellshop
8. Mary Shelley
9. Saga Volume 1
10. Crazy Rich Asians
11. The Midnight Feast
12. The Starlight Watchmaker
13. The Deep Sea Duke
14. The Woman in the Library
15. Animal Farm
16. My Sister, the Serial Killer
17. Queen Macbeth
18. The School for Good and Evil
19. The Hate U Give
20. Furiously Happy
21. This Winter
22. The Reading List
23. AdelAIDE Just Wants to Help
24.
2025 QUARTERLY CHALLENGESQuarter 1 - Embracing the Blues: 6/6 books
1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
2. Strange the Dreamer
3. Enchantee
4. The Red House Mystery
5. Once Upon a Time
6. Out of the Drowning Deep
Quarter 2 - A Recipe for Happiness: 15/15 books
1. Under Different Stars
2. The Other Side of Never
3. Three Dark Crowns
4. Bookshops and Bonedust
5. Legends and Lattes
6. To Kill a Kingdom
7. Princess of Souls
8. A Tale of Two Cities
9. The Gilded Ones
10. Where Shadows Meet
11. Daughter of Darkness
12. Onyx Storm
13. Where the Library Hides
14. Fractal Noise
15. To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Quarter 3 - Rage on the Page: 6/6 books
1. Dying to Get Published
2. Pollyanna
3. A Lover's Complaint
4. The Wrath and the Dawn
5. Twice Cursed
6. The Vengeance
Quarter 4 - What's Your Fear Factor?: 4/5 books
1. Wasps Nest
2. Masters of Death
3. Ill Wind
4. Kiss of Fire
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2025 MONTHLY CHALLENGESJanuary - Cozy Escapes: 2/2 books
1. A Morbid Taste for Bones
2. Whose Body?
January - TRCC Readathon: 3/x books
1. The Christie Affair
2. Sorcerer to the Crown
3. Dragons at Crumbling Castle
February - Racing Through Time: 3/3 books
1. Once Upon a Time
2. Time of My Life
3. Children of Time
February/March - Book Awards Readathon (Team Readiculous Readers): 5/x books
1. The English Patient
2. Children of Time
3. Greenshaw's Folly
4. The Road
5. Quiet
March - Reading Picnic: 3/3 books
1. Goblin Fruit
2. Gingerbread
3. Night of Cake and Puppets
April - Book Scrabble : 4/4 books
1. Daughters of the Night Sky
2. Under Different Stars
3. The Other Side of Never
4. Legends and Lattes
April - Readingoals Readathon: 9/9 books
1. Howards End
2. Daughters of the Night Sky
3. Mary Shelley
4. Under Different Stars
5. The Other Side of Never
6. Three Dark Crowns
7. The Complete Sonnets and Poems
8. Bookshops and Bonedust
9. Legends and Lattes
May - Mothers & Others : 4/4 books
1. Something Fabulous
2. The Nicest Girl
3. Until the End of Time
4. I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
May - Continents/Heritage Readathon: 2/x books
1. Crazy Rich Asians
2. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man
June - The Ties That Bind: 3/3 books
1. The Railway Children
2. The Gilded Ones
3. Daughter of Darkness
July - How Are You Getting There?: 3/3 books
1. Dragon Rider (Funke)
2. Dragon Rider (Matharu)
3. The Odyssey
July - TRCC 10th Anniversary Readathon: 1/x books
1. Dying to Get Published
July - Through the Decades Readathon (Team Tome Travellers): 6/x books
1. Animal Farm
2. Dying to Get Published
3. Pollyanna
4. The Last Hour Between Worlds
5. The Stranger
6. A Tempest of Tea
August - Van Gogh for It!: 3/3 books
1. A Touch of Darkness
2. The Phantom of the Opera
3. The Wicked Guardian
September - Whimsical You: 4/4 books
1. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
2. The Raven Spell
3. A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
4. Movies Showing Nowhere
September - Dark Academia and More Readathon: 2/x books
1. Legendborn
2. Good Girls Don't Die
October - Very Superstitious: 2/2 books
1. Masters of Death
2. The Sunbearer Trials
October - Spooky Word Search: 9/x books
1. The Hate U Give
2. Rotherweird
3. Masters of Death
4. Furiously Happy
5. The Sunbearer Trials
6. Celestial Monsters
7. The Next Always
8. The Count of Monte Cristo
9. La Belle Sauvage
November - Fur, Fins & Feathers: 3/3 books
1. Mrs Dalloway
2. Ill Wind
3. That Bonesetter Woman
November - Novella November: 4/x books
1. Once Upon a Time in the North
2. This Winter
3. Mrs Dalloway
4. AdelAIDE Just Wants to Help
December - Shades of White: 0/3 books
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December - Festive Word Search: 0/x books
2025 GOODREADS READING CHALLENGESIn addition to setting a main goal of number of books to read in a year, Goodreads is offering other reading challenges throughout the year and this is what I read for them.
* January-December Readers: at least 1 book completed each month
* Grand Slam: getting all 12 Reader achievements
January-April: Community Favourites
* Era Explorer: The Christie Affair
* Buzzy Books: The Unmaking of June Farrow
* Essential Reader: An Academy for Liars
* Her Story: The Woman in Me
* Sweet and Spicy: The Spellshop
* Epic Quest: Legends & Lattes
May-June: Seasonal Challenge
* Page Turner/Speed Reader/Book Boss: 2/3/4 books completed in period
* Centennial Picks: Crazy Rich Asians
* Heritage Reads: Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping on a Dead Man
* Armchair Explorer: The Midnight Feast
* Rainbow Reads: Where Shadows Meet
July - September: Summer Challenge
* Page Turner/Speed Reader/Book Boss: 2/3/5 books completed in period
* Poolside Puzzlers: The Woman in the Library
* Challenge Faves: Animal Farm
* Acclaimed Titles: My Sister, the Serial Killer
* Debut Darlings: Julie Chan is Dead
* Chart Toppers/Lightning Round: Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
September-December: Fall Challenge
*Page Turner/Speed Reader/Book Boss: 2/3/5 books completed in period
*Community Picks: Legendborn
*Memorable Memoirs: Furiously Happy
*Hispanic Heritage: The Sunbearer Trials
*Bite Size Books: Mrs Dalloway
*Fiction Faves/Heart Warmers: The Reading List
*Spine Tinglers
*Native Voices
*Choice Awards
TO READ2025
The Left Hand of Darkness (Dec)
The Book of Gothel (Dec)
The Mousetrap (Dec)
Sisters in the Wind (Dec)
Half Blood Academy series
Bury Your Gays
Plus 1 library loan tbc
2026
The Three Musketeers (reread, Jan/Feb)
Throne of Glass Series (Q1)
Faebound (Q1)
The Power (Q1)
Verity (Q1)
Unraveller (Q1)
Babel (reread, Q1)
Venus and Adonis (reread, by April)
The Phoenix and the Turtle (by April)
The Passionate Pilgrim (by April)
The Temeraire series (reread)
Tales from Shakespeare
Moist Von Lipwig Discworld sub-series
Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books
2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Kiss of Fire (other topics)AdelAIDE just wants to help … (other topics)
The Rithmatist (other topics)
That Bonesetter Woman (other topics)
The Reading List (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Philip Pullman (other topics)Aiden Thomas (other topics)
Agatha Christie (other topics)
William Shakespeare (other topics)
Terry Pratchett (other topics)
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GOODREADS READING CHALLENGES
2014: 53/45
2015: 65/50
2016: 88/60
2017: 95/75
2018: 91/70
2019: 89/80
2020: 140/101
2021: 121/101
2022: 106/101
2023: 122/101
2024: 111/101
**CURRENT CHALLENGE**
2025: 117/101
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