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January - December 2025
My Randomized Reads Challenge (msg 2)
Books Read ❱❱ 52
☑️Do the Goodreads Shuffle ❱❱ Read 10 books using random sort on tbr list
🔺Creed ❱❱ 02.25 ★★★★
🔺Love on a Spring Morning ❱❱ 11.23 ★★★★
🔺Out of the Depths ❱❱ 03.19 ★★★
🔺Devil's Gate ❱❱ 05.01 ★★★★
🔺State of Shock ❱❱ 11.16 ★★★★
🔺Light Her Fire ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
🔺The Woman Left Behind ❱❱ 09.14 ★★★★
🔺A Kowalski to Count On ❱❱ 04.12 ★★★★
🔺Nobody's Darling ❱❱ 02.15 ★★★★
🔺Chasing Shadows ❱❱ 06.25 ★★★
☑️Ask Google to pick a color ❱❱ Read 5 books using google color picker
🔺yellow ❱❱ Bananapants ❱❱ 02.18 ★★★★
🔺red ❱❱ The Heart Principle ❱❱ 03.08 ★★★★
🔺green ❱❱ What A Dragon Should Know ❱❱ 03.11 ★★★★
🔺blue ❱❱ Hello Stranger ❱❱ 05.29 ★★★★
🔺purple ❱❱ Karma ❱❱ 02.01 ★★★★
☑️Tackle the TBR Machine ❱❱ Read 10 books using the TBR Machine
🔺Read the next book in a series you have started ❱❱ Adverse Possession ❱❱ 04.09 ★★★★
🔺Read a book with food on the cover ❱❱ Enemy at the Wedding ❱❱ 10.14 ★★★★
🔺Read a fantasy book ❱❱ Consort of Fire ❱❱ 08.19 ★★★★
🔺Read a book that has a number in the title ❱❱ 11 Bodies Moving On ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★
🔺Read a book written by multiple authors ❱❱ Beautiful Player ❱❱ 06.10 ★★★★
🔺Read a book by an author who is older than you ❱❱ Passions in Death ❱❱ 02.22 ★★★★
🔺Read a book with red on the cover ❱❱ Hidden in Smoke ❱❱ 05.18 ★★★
🔺Read a classic book ❱❱ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★
🔺Read a book that is a retelling ❱❱ Once Smitten, Twice Shy ❱❱ 05.31 ★★★★
🔺Read a book released in 2018 ❱❱ The Simple Wild ❱❱ 05.06 ★★★★
☑️Publication Date Picker ❱❱ Read 10 books using the gigacalculator month picker
🔺April 2024 ❱❱ How to End a Love Story ❱❱ 08.06 ★★★★
🔺March 2012 ❱❱ Taking a Shot ❱❱ 02.03 ★★★★
🔺July 2012 ❱❱ Danger in Academia ❱❱ 08.27 ★★★★
🔺December 2013 ❱❱ The Cougar's Timid Little Lynx ❱❱ 09.30 ★★★
🔺December 2015 ❱❱ Zombie's Bite ❱❱ 06.02 ★★★★
🔺June 2016 ❱❱ Love Thy Enemy ❱❱ 05.02 ★★★★
🔺December 2016 ❱❱ Sweet Destiny ❱❱ 03.13 ★★★
🔺September 2018 ❱❱ No Kissing under the Boardwalk ❱❱ 03.23 ★★★★
🔺March 2020 ❱❱ Bears Behaving Badly ❱❱ 10.21 ★★★★
🔺June 2024 ❱❱ Tangled Up in You ❱❱ 04.26 ★★★★
☑️Name that Character ❱❱ Read 2 books using random name generator
🔺Roxie ❱❱ Bayou Baby ❱❱ 09.06 ★★★★
🔺Luke ❱❱ Cowboy, Sing Me Home ❱❱ 12.24 ★★★
☑️Longest and Shortest ❱❱ Read 10 books that are longest or shortest on TBR
🔺517 pp ❱❱ Ecstasy in Darkness ❱❱ 06.13 ★★★★
🔺635 pp ❱❱ Bounty ❱❱ 06.08 ★★★★
🔺511pp ❱❱ Back in the Saddle ❱❱ 04.21 ★★★★
🔺9 pp ❱❱ Nice Girls Don’t Sign a Lease Without a Wedding Ring ❱❱ 04.06 ★★★★
🔺16 pp ❱❱ A SWAT Story - Black Friday Edition ❱❱ 07.26 ★★★
🔺26 pp ❱❱ Beyond Happily Ever After: Closed Doors ❱❱ 07.20 ★★★★
🔺32 pp ❱❱ Halloween Frost ❱❱ 10.24 ★★★
🔺34 pp ❱❱ The Three Wise Guides ❱❱ 04.17 ★★★
🔺42 pp ❱❱ Down and Dirty ❱❱ 06.29 ★★★
🔺43 pp ❱❱ Perfect Stranger ❱❱ 10.15 ★★★★
☑️Highly Rated Reads ❱❱ Read 5 books that are the highest ave rating on TBR
🔺4.62 ave ❱❱ Die Judge Die ❱❱ 10.14 ★★★
🔺4.60 ave ❱❱ Bonded in Death ❱❱ 05.12 ★★★★
🔺4.56 ave ❱❱ Yellowstone Vows ❱❱ 08.31 ★★★
🔺4.56 ave ❱❱ Framed in Death ❱❱ 10.13 ★★★★
🔺4.36 ave ❱❱ Frost Burned ❱❱ 09.26 ★★★★
I have just discovered the random sort feature in Goodreads and it has opened my eyes... how did I not know this was there before?????Keeping this challenge for my 2026 lineup lol
Welcome, y’all! Hope it’s a fun one 😊
Finished 2025 - so late updating!Updated post: My Randomized Reads Challenge (msg 2)
Books Read ❱❱ 52
Eek! I totally forgot about this one!!! 😱 Thanks for the reminder LaurLa!I'll use it to tackle my books assigned for this year, cause sometimes you just don't know what to read 😅
'Randomized Reads' Challenge
Try out some unique random ways to choose your next book
You'll have to work for this one 😏
DURATION: January 1st 2026 - December 31st 2026
GOAL: Tackle your long, ever-growing 'want-to-read' list @ Goodreads using each of the seven randomizers; reading a total of 52 books
Progress: 14 out of 52
RANDOMIZERS
⬜ Do the Goodreads Shuffle: Read 10 books using random sort on tbr list
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⬜ Ask Google to pick a color: Read 5 books using google color picker
1. Yellow ->
2. Black -> The Centaur in My Forest - read 04/02/2026
3. Blue -> Unlikely Reaper - read 13/01/2026
4. Purple -> Choosing Their Omega - read 27/01/2026
5. Green -> Don't Log Off: Part One - read 27/01/2026
⬜ Tackle the TBR Machine: Read 10 books using the TBR Machine
1. Read a book with a protagonist who is a person of color ->
2. Read a romance book -> Knot Guaranteed - read 13/01/2026
3. Read a book with yellow on the cover -> Of Mates & Magic - read 15/02/2026
4. Read a book with food on the cover -> Knotting with a Stranger - read 31/01/2026
5. Read a book by your favorite author -> Ilona Andrews - Sanctuary - read 29/01/2026
6. Read the lowest rated book on your TBR ->
7. Read a book with pink on the cover -> Deceived by the Gargoyles - read 11/02/2026
8. Read a book released in 2019 -> Shadow Caster - read 10/02/2026 (released Aug 30th, 2019)
9. Read a book written by an author who is older than you -> Queen of Shadows - read 17/01/2026
10. Read a book borrowed from the library ->
⬜ Publication Date Picker: Read 10 books using the gigacalculator month picker
1. July, 2023 -> Shattered Rhythm (Blake Black)
2. June, 2022 -> Wicked Wolves and Tangled Truths (Daniela Romero)
3. December, 2025 -> Mated to the Alpha Squad: Reverse Harem Shifter Romance - read 06/02/2026
4. July, 2022 -> Start a War (Elle Thorpe)
5. May, 2025 -> The Knight and the Moth (Rachel Gillig)
6. May, 2023 -> The Sinner and the Scholar (Lana Pecherczyk)
7. September, 2022 -> Sweet Sin - read 17/02/2026
8. November, 2024 -> Wicked Heirs - read 25/02/2026
9. January, 2025 -> The Monsters We Are (Suzanne Wright)
10. August, 2021 -> Wolf Cursed (Heather Hildenbrand)
⬜ Name that Character: Read 2 books using random name generator
Female: Makena/River/Hermoine/Soleil/Drew/Caroline/Saoirse/Sia/Hollis/Cecily/Cypress/Apolline/Amarah/Tegan/Elexa/Elianna/Christina/Greysen/Jayden/Parker
Male:
Teo/Gage/Aldrich/Langdon/Croix/Ziggy/Anatole/Casey/Benson/Ramiro/Alaric/Vlade/Jhett/Wentworth/Ignacio/Huw/Karson/Berkley/Marco/Johnny
1.
⬜ Longest and Shortest: Read 10 books that are longest or shortest on TBR
1.
⬜ Highly Rated Reads: Read 5 books that are the highest rating on TBR
1.
SOS: Serious Overload of Series'Randomized Reads' Challenge
Duration: 3/1/2026 - 2/28/2027
Progress: 0 out of 52
Try out some unique random ways to choose your next book
You'll have to work for this one 😏
DURATION: 1 year from start date
GOAL: Tackle your long, ever-growing 'want-to-read' list @ Goodreads using each of the seven randomizers; reading a total of 52 books
RANDOMIZERS
⓵ Do the Goodreads Shuffle: Read 10 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'random'
> Read 10 books from your list to read (you may randomize 10 times and choose 1 from each batch or once and chose 10 books or any # of shuffles you wish)
⓶ Ask Google to pick a color: Read 5 books
> Go to https://g.co/kgs/f7C96b3
> Pick a book featuring a cover in the color shown
> Refresh your search for a new color
> Read 5 different books, one in each of the five colors Google chose (majority of the cover in that color qualifies)
⓷ Tackle the TBR Machine: Read 10 books
> Go to https://thetbrmachine.com
> Click 'Randomize New TBR Challenge' button
> Read a book based on the prompt listed (you may randomize 10 times and choose 1 for each prompt or once and chose 10 books or any # combination you wish)
⓸ Publication Date Picker: Read 10 books
> Go to https://www.gigacalculator.com/random... (month picker)
> Enter 20## (you choose year) for start
> Enter 2024 for end
> Click 'Pick a Random Month'; repeat 10x
> Read a book published in each of the ten month/year combos you were given
*TIP: If you don't see publication listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'date pub' and 'date pub (ed)' are checked
⓹ Name that Character: Read 2 books
> Go to https://randomgenerators.com/name/cha...
> Click 'female'
> Click 'first name'
> Click '20' for number of names
> Click 'random' for themes
> Click 'Generate Random Character Names'
> Read 1 book featuring a female character (main or side) whose name is listed
> Repeat for male character
⓺ Longest and Shortest: Read 10 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'num pages'
> Choose # of the first 10 longest books listed to read (you may skip those book sets that have an extra large # of pages, instead skip down to the individual books)
> Reverse the sort, so the shortest books are listed first, then choose # of the first 10 shortest books listed to read (starting at 25pgs or more)
*Mix & Match: You are allowed to choose 10 long books, 10 short books or a mix of both as you wish
*TIP: If you don't see # of pages listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'num pages' is checked
⓻ Highly Rated Reads: Read 5 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'avg rating', select descending
> Choose 5 of the first 20 books with avg rating between 4-5 stars
*TIP: If you don't see avg ratings listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'avg rating' is checked
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
Books mentioned in this topic
Wicked Heirs (other topics)Sweet Sin (other topics)
Of Mates & Magic (other topics)
Deceived by the Gargoyles (other topics)
Shadow Caster (other topics)
More...
Try out some unique random ways to choose your next book
You'll have to work for this one 😏
DURATION: 1 year from start date
GOAL: Tackle your long, ever-growing 'want-to-read' list @ Goodreads using each of the seven randomizers; reading a total of 52 books
RANDOMIZERS
⓵ Do the Goodreads Shuffle: Read 10 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'random'
> Read 10 books from your list to read (you may randomize 10 times and choose 1 from each batch or once and chose 10 books or any # of shuffles you wish)
⓶ Ask Google to pick a color: Read 5 books
> Go to https://g.co/kgs/f7C96b3
> Pick a book featuring a cover in the color shown
> Refresh your search for a new color
> Read 5 different books, one in each of the five colors Google chose (majority of the cover in that color qualifies)
⓷ Tackle the TBR Machine: Read 10 books
> Go to https://thetbrmachine.com
> Click 'Randomize New TBR Challenge' button
> Read a book based on the prompt listed (you may randomize 10 times and choose 1 for each prompt or once and chose 10 books or any # combination you wish)
⓸ Publication Date Picker: Read 10 books
> Go to https://www.gigacalculator.com/random... (month picker)
> Enter 20## (you choose year) for start
> Enter 2024 for end
> Click 'Pick a Random Month'; repeat 10x
> Read a book published in each of the ten month/year combos you were given
*TIP: If you don't see publication listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'date pub' and 'date pub (ed)' are checked
⓹ Name that Character: Read 2 books
> Go to https://randomgenerators.com/name/cha...
> Click 'female'
> Click 'first name'
> Click '20' for number of names
> Click 'random' for themes
> Click 'Generate Random Character Names'
> Read 1 book featuring a female character (main or side) whose name is listed
> Repeat for male character
⓺ Longest and Shortest: Read 10 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'num pages'
> Choose # of the first 10 longest books listed to read (you may skip those book sets that have an extra large # of pages, instead skip down to the individual books)
> Reverse the sort, so the shortest books are listed first, then choose # of the first 10 shortest books listed to read (starting at 25pgs or more)
*Mix & Match: You are allowed to choose 10 long books, 10 short books or a mix of both as you wish
*TIP: If you don't see # of pages listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'num pages' is checked
⓻ Highly Rated Reads: Read 5 books
> Go to your 'want-to-read' list
> At the bottom middle of your list, under 'sort' choose 'avg rating', select descending
> Choose 5 of the first 20 books with avg rating between 4-5 stars
*TIP: If you don't see avg ratings listed on your ‘want-to-read’ list: click 'settings' at the top of your 'want-to-read' list; make sure 'avg rating' is checked