2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Hello everyone! Hope you are having a really bookish day. This year, I've set my goal to be 75 books. I'm planning to be very organized in my own way. It's going to be a huge list of 75 books and seemingly more. Call me over-confident if you want, but I go by this quote- "Experience is the best teacher." I'm talking from my experience in how fast I read.

75 books seem very little to me compared to my bookshelf (the one at home). But even though I read a lot, I sincerely hope I can top my goal. I've currently read 16 out of 75 books.

📚2021📚

January

1) The Midnight Gang by David Walliams ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
2) The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
3) The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
4) A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
5) An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
6) Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
7) The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon⭐⭐⭐⭐
8) The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
9) The Secret of the Old Mill by Franklin W. Dixon⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
10) The Missing Chums by Franklin W. Dixon⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
11) Hunting for Hidden Gold by Franklin W. Dixon⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
12) The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
13) The Secret of Shadow Ranch by Carolyn Keene⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
14) Wonder by R.J. Palacio⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(infinite stars if I could)
15) Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories by R.J. Palacio⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
16) Those Dreadful Children by Enid Blyton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
17) The Family at Red-Roofs by Enid Blyton⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
18) The Storm Keeper's Island by Catherine Doyle⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
19) When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
20) The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
21) Dork Diaries: Birthday Drama! by Rachel Renée Russell⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
22) The Mother Goose Diaries by Chris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
23) Dork Diaries: Once Upon a Dork by Rachel Renée Russell⭐⭐⭐⭐
24) Skating Sensation by Rachel Renée Russell⭐⭐⭐⭐
25) Tales from a Not-So-Talented Pop Star by Rachel Renée Russell⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
26) Spectacular Superstar by Rachel Renée Russell⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
27) Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star by Rachel Renée Russell⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
28) Beyond the Kingdoms by David WalliamsChris Colfer⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
29) Mr Stink by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
30) RatBurger by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
31) Bad Dad by David Walliams ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
32) Awful Auntie by David Walliams ⭐⭐⭐⭐
33) The Beast of Buckingham Palace by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
34) Demon Dentist by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Febuary

35) What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible by Ross Welford⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
36) Refugee by Alan Gratz⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
37) The Dog Who Saved the World by Ross Welford⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
38) Street Child by Berlie Doherty⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
39) The 1,000-year-old Boy by Ross Welford⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
40) Boy Giant: Son of Gulliver by Michael Morpurgo⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
41) Time Travelling with a Hamster by Ross Welford ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
42) Gangsta Granny by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐
43) Grandpa's Great Escape by David Walliams ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
44) The Ice Monster by David Walliams⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
45) Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
46) First Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐
47) Second Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby⭐⭐⭐⭐
48) Summer Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
49) Boy Trouble at Trebizon by Anne Digby⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
50) More Trouble at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
51) The Tennis Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
52) Summer Camp at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
53) Into the Fourth at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
54) Hockey Term at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐
55) Fourth Year Triumphs at Trebizon by Anne Digby ⭐⭐⭐⭐
56) Connect the Stars by Marisa de los Santos⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
57) A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
58) The Secret Starling by Judith Eagle⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
59) A Place Called Perfect by Helena Duggan⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
60) Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
61) Hero: Rescue Mission by Jennifer Li Shotz⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
62) Wishtree by Katherine Applegate⭐⭐⭐⭐

March

63) The Globetrotters by Arefa Tehsin⭐⭐⭐⭐
64) The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
65) Rumblestar by Abi Elphinstone⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
66) Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
67) 100 Days of Sunlight by Abbie Emmons⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Note: Ratings may not match the ones I've given in Goodreads.
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📚 67/75📚

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My 2021 book goals

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Yearly Goals

75 books
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Smaller goals

25 books
50 books
75 books

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I'm going to reach out and read longer books of, say, 500 pages. because I realize I read too fast for me to keep up.

You are off to a great start! Best of luck with your reading challenge this year! :)

Ilona wrote: "You are off to a great start! Best of luck with your reading challenge this year! :)"

Thanks!

I've finished it. It was really good. I'm not going to go into detail about it, but here is my review if you want to know...

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The Storm Keeper's Island by Catherine Doyle

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Fionn and Tara are going away to Arranmore, an island alive by magic. This is Fionn's first time, though Tara has been there already.

Imagine your sister leaving you out of things, telling her 'boyfriend' things that make you want to slap her hard across the face, being left out time and time again... no wonder Fionn hates Tara. But in the process of saving her life, he uncovers the biggest secret of his family.

Who will be the next Storm Keeper of Arranmore?



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This is one of my favourite books so I'm definitely putting the review here.
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Connect the Stars by Marisa de los Santos

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Stars, for me, symbolize a lot of stuff. So the title got me excited. The cover gave the silhouettes of two children, one boy and one girl. This made me think that there would be two protagonists, and I was right!

Plot Summary:

Audrey Alcott can sense lies. Whenever someone lies, she knows it. When she enters middle grade, the lies seemed to grow. Even her best and only friend betrays her. So her parents decide to send her on a six-week hiking trip through the desert.

Aaron Archer remembers whatever he sees. He's very smart and can pull out information any time he wants. One thing he's not good at is feelings. His parents send him to the same wilderness camp as Audrey.

They are paired up with Kate, a girl with problems at home, and Louis, whose all five senses are heightened because of a disorder. They are looked after by Jare, who, they are convinced, is a jerk. Which even I was convinced he was. Who lets middle-grade students hike in the dark, doesn't pay attention to the food ingredients when you know that the kids have got a deadly allergy? A jerk, that's who.

But when a fellow camper goes missing during the night after a personal attack by Jare, the 'Fearless Four', Audrey, Aaron, Kate and Louis, set out to find her.

I honestly love this book so much and think that I've finally found what kind of novels I like. Overall, this is a book about connecting the stars and understanding life.

I LOVE IT



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Challenge updated to 100 books since I crushed 75.