2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

My aim in 2021 will be to read 52 books - averaging one per week! As someone who hasn’t kept track of my reading before I think this is a specific goal I can hit ❤️

2021 Challenges
1. Personal Challenge 52 Books [38/52]
2. Give Us A Clue [12/15]
3. Q1 Best in Show [4/4]
4. x1 Buddy Read minimum a month [10/12]
5. x1 TBR Twins Read minimum a month [7/12]
6. Q2 A Diverse Education [6/6]
7. Q3 Global Goals for a Sustainable World [9/9]
8. Q4 Peace Signs [3/12]

Good luck, Christina!

I hope you go beyond your 52 book resolution! Best of Luck!

Personal Challenge

1. My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell ★★★★☆
2. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins ★★★☆☆
3. The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett ★★★★☆
4. Wilder Girls by Rory Power ★★★☆☆
5. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera ★★★★☆
6. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman ★★★★★
7. The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware ★★★★☆
8. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness ★★★★☆
9. When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole ★★★☆☆
10. The Cousins by Karen M. McManus ★★★★☆
11. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump ★★★☆☆
12. Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood ★★★★☆
13. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia ★★★★★
14. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards ★★★☆☆
15. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven ★★★★★
16. The Colour Purple by Alice Walker ★★★★★
17. Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given ★★★★★
18. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay ★★★★★
19. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré ★★★★★
20. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot ★★★★☆
21. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou ★★★★☆
22. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren ★★★☆☆
23. Doctor Salt by Gerard Donovan ★★★★★
24. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo ★★★☆☆
25. A History of the World in 10½ Chapters by Julian Barnes ★★★★★
26. Verity by Colleen Hoover ★★★★★
27.Infinite Country by Patricia Engel ★★★☆☆
28. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton ★★★★☆
29. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ★★★★★
30. The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi ★★★☆☆
31. The Whisper Man by Alex North ★★★★☆
32. The Pain Nurse by Jon Talton ★★★☆☆
33. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad ★★★★☆
34. Firestarter by Stephen King ★★☆☆☆
35. The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya ★★★★☆
36. Julius Winsome by Gerard Donovan ★★★★☆
37. Love & Virtue by Diana Reid ★★☆☆☆
38. Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose ★★★★☆
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Give Us A Clue

Suspects
1. Mrs White - My Dark Vanessa

2. Mrs Peacock - When No One is Watching

3. Professor Plum - The Couple Purple

4. Reverend Green - Wilder Girls

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Weapons
1. Candlestick - Death in Daylesford

2. Rope - Verity

3. Dagger - The Water Knife

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Rooms
1. Cellar - Into the Water
2. Conservatory - The Turn of the Key
3. Secret Passages - Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
4. Kitchen - With the Fire on High
5. Hall - The Pain Nurse
6. Study - Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor

Monthly Buddy Read

January: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
February: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
March: Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man by Mary L. Trump
April:
May: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
June: The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
July: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
August: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel
September: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
October: Firestarter by Stephen King
November: Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose
December

Monthly TBR Twins Read

January: Wilder Girls by Rory Power with Nicole
February: The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware with Sandra
March: The Cousins by Karen M. McManus with Pamela
April: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia with Barbara
May:
June: All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven with Sagar
July:
August: Verity by Colleen Hoover with Mark
September: The Whisper Man by Alex North with Elena
October:
November:
December

Best In Show COMPLETE

1. GoodReads Choice - Best Historical Fiction 2020 Winner: The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

2. Goodreads Choice - Best Fiction 2020 Shortlist: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

3. Goodreads Choice - Best Mystery and Thriller 2020 Shortlist: When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole

4. Goodreads Choice - Best Horror 2020 Winner: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Look at you go do you have a standout favorite yet?

A Diverse Education COMPLETE

Modern Feminism (NF)
1. Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given
2. Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
3. Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot

Powerful Leading Women

1. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
2. Death in Daylesford by Kerry Greenwood
3. The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

Blagica wrote: "Look at you go do you have a standout favorite yet?"
for sure my favourite has been Eleanor Oliphant - had been recommended this book for a long time but isn't my normal style but I loved it! Was laughing out loud or crying along with the characters the whole time <3

Global Goals for a Sustainable World COMPLETE

1. No Poverty: Sense and Sensibility
2. Zero Hunger: With the Fire on High
3. Good Health and Well-Being: The Pain Nurse
4. Gender Equality: Infinite Country
5. Clean Water and Sanitation: A History of the World in 10½ Chapters
6. Decent Work and Economic Growth: The Soulmate Equation
7. Reduced Inequalities: Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
8. Climate Action: The Water Knife
9. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After

Peace Signs [3/12]

1. The Olive Branch: tree on cover Julius Winsome

2. The Dove: bird on cover Love & Virtue

3. The Broken Rifle:
4. The White Poppy:
5. Roerich's Peace Banner:
6. Peace Symbol: set in 60's and 70's Firestarter
7. Rainbow Flag:
8. Predator and Prey Lie Down Together:
9. V Sign:
10. Paper Cranes:
11. Japanese Peace Bell:
12. Shalom/Salaam: