2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

This year I'm going to try and finish all 50 books! Sadly only made it to 42 in 2020, but this year I'm going to try to read a lot more!

Here we go!

1. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
2. News of the World by Paulette Jiles
3. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
4. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
5. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
6. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts by Douglas Adams
7. Something is Killing the Children #1 by James Tynion IV
8. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV
9. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
10. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
11. To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee
12. The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo
13. Leave the World Behind byRumaan Alam
14. The Magic Fish byTrung Le Nguyen
15. Basketful of Heads #1 by Joe Hill
16. Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen
17. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
18. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
19. The Dollhouse Family #1 by Mike Carey
20. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
21. Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limón
22. Total Power by Kyle Mills
23. Lord of the Flies byWilliam Golding
24. Anxious People byFredrik Backman
25. The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
26. Witches Steeped in Gold byCiannon Smart
27. The Twelfth Card by Jeffery Deaver
28. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
29. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
30. All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban
31. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
32. Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes: Owlturd Comix by Andrew Tsyaston
33. Something is Killing the Children #12 by James Tynion IV
34. Something is Killing the Children #11 by James Tynion IV
35. Something is Killing the Children #13 by James Tynion IV
36. Something is Killing the Children #14 by James Tynion IV
37. Something is Killing the Children #15 by James Tynion IV
38. Something is Killing the Children #16 by James Tynion IV
39. Something is Killing the Children #17 by James Tynion IV
40. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
41. They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall
42. The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi
43. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
44. Safely Endangered Comics by Chris McCoy
45. Heart and Brain: Body Language: An Awkward Yeti Collection by Nick Seluk
46. Something is Killing the Children #18 by James Tynion
47. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
48. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
49. Cajun Justice by James Patterson
50. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
51. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
52. Watchmen by Alan Moore
53. The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding Fathers
54. PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE TIMELESS VOICES TIMELESS THEMES 7TH EDITION STUDENT EDITION GRADE 11 2002C by Kate Kinsella
55. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
56. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
57. Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
58. The Sequel by Jeffery Deaver
59. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
60. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
61. Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
62. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
63. Reverie by Ryan La Sala
64. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
65. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
66. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
67. Dark One by Brandon Sanderson
68. Dune by Frank Herbert
69. Something is Killing the Children #19 by James Tynion IV
70. Something is Killing the Children #20 by James Tynion IV
71. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

42 is still a great accomplishment, even if it wasn't quite the goal ;) Best of luck in 2021 :)

Lisa wrote: "42 is still a great accomplishment, even if it wasn't quite the goal ;) Best of luck in 2021 :)"

Thank you! And good luck to you as well! :)

Good luck with your reading challenge, Julia!

Edit:

1. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
2. News of the World by Paulette Jiles
3. Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
4. Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
5. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi
6. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts by Douglas Adams
7. Something is Killing the Children #1 by James Tynion IV

Update:
8. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 2 by James Tynion IV
9. Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
10. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
11. To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee
12. The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo

Update:
13. Leave the World Behind byRumaan Alam
14. The Magic Fish byTrung Le Nguyen
15. Basketful of Heads #1 by Joe Hill
16. Die, Vol. 1: Fantasy Heartbreaker by Kieron Gillen
17. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Update:
18. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
19. The Dollhouse Family #1 by Mike Carey
20. Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
21. Jade Lady Burning by Martin Limón
22. Total Power by Kyle Mills

Update:
23. Lord of the Flies byWilliam Golding
24. Anxious People byFredrik Backman
25. The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis
26. Witches Steeped in Gold byCiannon Smart
27. The Twelfth Card by Jeffery Deaver
28. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
29. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
30. All Your Twisted Secrets by Diana Urban

Update:

31. Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
32. Emotions Explained with Buff Dudes: Owlturd Comix by Andrew Tsyaston
33. Something is Killing the Children #12 by James Tynion IV
34. Something is Killing the Children #11 by James Tynion IV
35. Something is Killing the Children #13 by James Tynion IV
36. Something is Killing the Children #14 by James Tynion IV
37. Something is Killing the Children #15 by James Tynion IV
38. Something is Killing the Children #16 by James Tynion IV
39. Something is Killing the Children #17 by James Tynion IV
40. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
41. They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall
42. The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Vincent Bugliosi
43. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
44. Safely Endangered Comics by Chris McCoy
45. Heart and Brain: Body Language: An Awkward Yeti Collection by Nick Seluk

Update:

46. Something is Killing the Children #18 by James Tynion
47. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
48. Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
49. Cajun Justice by James Patterson
50. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
51. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
52. Watchmen by Alan Moore

Update:

53. The Constitution of the United States of America by Founding Fathers
54. PRENTICE HALL LITERATURE TIMELESS VOICES TIMELESS THEMES 7TH EDITION STUDENT EDITION GRADE 11 2002C by Kate Kinsella
55. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
56. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
57. Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
58. The Sequel by Jeffery Deaver
59. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick

Update:

60. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
61. Edgedancer by Brandon Sanderson
62. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
63. Reverie by Ryan La Sala
64. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
65. Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
66. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
67. Dark One by Brandon Sanderson
68. Dune by Frank Herbert
69. Something is Killing the Children #19 by James Tynion IV
70. Something is Killing the Children #20 by James Tynion IV

Update:

71. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee