2026 Reading Challenge discussion

my goal for 2025 is aimed @ reading 140 books minimum. also challenging myself to read at least 36 non-fic books out of that 140 goal.

progress shelf for that tally link is:
https://www.goodreads.com/readingchal...

JAN

5 stars to

2/36 tbr non-fic goal finished

a new genre for me : cozy fantasy
cozy winter scene:

FEB

4/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 2 mentioned in message #2 of this thread plus

5 stars &

embracing the blues sad songs:

decade read:
book setting 1970s book setting 1940s & 1950s

MARCH:

8/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 4 mentioned in messages
#2 and #3 of this thread plus

5 stars to

picnic treat on cover:

gastronomical read: recipes

APRIL

9/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 8 mentioned in messages
#2, #3 and #4 of this thread plus

new for me author Long Island Compromise :Taffy Brodesser-Akner


5 stars to


spell out knight from a title main word
K- Silent Knit, Deadly Knit : Peggy Ehrhart read 4.16

N- Norse Mythology : Neil Gaiman read 4.6

I- In This Moment : Gabrielle Meyer read4.20

G- Three Words for Goodbye :Hazel Gaynor read 4.26

H- We All Live Here : Jojo Moyesread 4.24

T- The Lion Women of Tehran : Marjan Kamali read 4.30

MAY

10/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 9 mentioned in messages #2, #3,#4 and #5 of this thread plus

5 stars to read 5.19

"mother" in book title: Mother of the Bride Murder read 5.26


smiling woman on book cover: A Crime of a Different Stripe :Sally Goldenbaum read 5.21


gift for mom of flowers or cake or jewelry, etc. :
The Heiress: A Novel : Rachel Hawkins read5.8
*bracelet on wrist in portrait

I hope you are enjoying your 2025 reads as you keep progressing toward your goal! 👍

JUNE

12/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 10 previously mentioned in this thread plus:
*read 6.16 *read6.17

5 stars to *read 6.10 & *read 6.13


newer to me author:
*read 6.5 Elphie: A Wicked Childhood : Gregory Maguire

ROAD TRIP STYLE=
books that involves sisters:
*read 6.3 The Something Borrowed Sisters : Shirley Jump *set in massachusetts

travel to france via plane from boston, massachusetts:
*read 6.10 Never Say Never: A Novel : Danielle Steel

travel to edinburgh, scotland via plane from paris, france:
*read 6.12 A Distant View of Everything : Alexander McCall Smith

JULY

12/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 12 previously mentioned in this thread plus:
*read 7.7

5 stars to *read 7.20

BOOK FEATURING TRAVEL, JOURNEY OR NOTABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION =

*unconventional mode
*read 7.6 The Phoenix Crown: A Novel : Kate Quinn...travel back in time to 1906 san fransico earthquake & to london 1911 pilgrimage of europe's gardens / conservatories

*read 7.10 Show Don't Tell: Stories: Curtis Sittenfeld various modes of transportation in short stories to visit with friends not seen since divorce...decades later attending of an alumni boarding school reunion...etc.

Hi Lindy-Lane! I hope you're making good progress on all your reading goals and challenges! I'm here to cheer you on as you reach them! Happy reading!

AUGUST

13/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 12 previously mentioned in this thread plus:
*read 8.30

overall this year have read 102 books towards my yearly goal of a minimum goal of 140.



*5 star reads: read 8.4 *read 8.12

"VAN GOGH FOR IT" reads:

*read 8.8 Broken Country : Clare Leslie Hall*yellow cover

SEPT.

16/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 13 previously mentioned in this thread plus:
*read 9.5 (several times)
*my 3yr grand-daughter said i need to read this book as part of my "true facts" book reading challenge :) we've been discussing the difference between fic & non-fic
*read 9.17 The Tell: A Memoir : Amy Griffin *read 9.30 Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America : Jeff Hobbs Hobbs

5 stars:
*read 9.18 *read 9.19 The Names : Florence Knapp *read 9.20 With a Vengeance : Riley Sager


"DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE" reads:

mystery book:
*read 9.3 Lock Every Door : Riley Sager

journey started:
*read 9.8 The Dark Wives: Ann Cleeves

tbr long on list:
*read 9.11 The Long Way Home : Louise Penny

random reading pick:
*read 9.10 Trouble Island : Sharon Short

red title word:
*read 9.15 The Red Queen : Martha Grimes

royalty/powerful leader:
*read 9.4 The First Gentleman : Bill Clinton

enjoying these reading journeys

OCT.

reminder to myself:
my goal for 2025 is aimed @ reading 140 books minimum. also challenging myself to read at least 36 non-fic books out of that 140 goal.

progress shelf for that tally link is:
https://www.goodreads.com/readingchal...

19/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 16 previously mentioned in this thread plus:
*read 10.9 *read 10.12 *read 10.30


5 Stars:
*read 10.6


FROM PAGE TO HALLOWEEN COSTUME:

Cat on the cover...costume idea = Veterinan:
*read 10.2 Digging Up the Dirt : Miranda James

1920's dress style on the cover...costume idea = Flapper costume:
*read 10.3 The Queens of Crime: A Novel : Marie Benedict

Greyhound dog on cover with rabbit ears headband = idea for costume of a funny bunny greyhound bus:
*read 10.8 Show Me the Bunny : Laurien Berenson

creature in cover...costume idea is zookeeper
granddaughter picked this book for me:
*read 10.21 Capyboppy : Bill Peet

spider web on cover...spider costume
*read 10.31 Hidden Nature : Nora Roberts


VERY SUPERSTITIOUS:

Mirror plot device...time "reflection" in mirror for what lifetime path to follow in "time traveling"...also mirror on cover
*read 10.5 When the Day Comes : Gabrielle Meyer

Don't spill the salt..."salt" letters in book title
*read 10.6 The Discreet Charm of the Big Bad Wolf : Alexander McCall Smith

door on cover
*read 10.24 Night Shift : Charlaine Harris

Lindy-Lane, hope you’re getting closer to your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads!

JennH wrote: "Lindy-Lane, hope you’re getting closer to your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads!"
on the overall goal of books to read this year of 140 i have achieved that...but only half of my goal of 36 being non-fic. still reading towards that :)

Lindy-Lane wrote: "JennH wrote: "Lindy-Lane, hope you’re getting closer to your goal and enjoying your 2025 reads!"
on the overall goal of books to read this year of 140 i have achieved that...but only half of my goa..."

Congratulations on hitting your goal of 140, Lindy-Lane! Good luck on your non fiction goal! There's two months left until the end of the year. You've got this!

NOV

reminder to myself:
my goal for 2025 is aimed @ reading 140 books minimum. also challenging myself to read at least 36 non-fic books out of that 140 goal.

progress shelf for that tally link is:
https://www.goodreads.com/readingchal...

24/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 19 previously mentioned in this thread plus:

*read 11.5 *read 11.8 *read 11.17 *read 11.24 *read 11.30

5 Stars:

*read 11.10 *read 11.12 *read 11.26


CURIOUS COMPANIONS

bird in text , title, on on cover...
*read11.2 For Duck's Sake : Donna Andrews


FUR, FINS, FEATHERS...SPELL OUT PET'S NAME

B = *read 11.19
A =
B = *read 11.4
Y = *read 11.8

M =
A =
R =
G =
E = *read 11.22

DEC


reminder to myself:
my goal for 2025 is aimed @ reading 140 books minimum. also challenging myself to read at least 36 non-fic books out of that 140 goal.

progress shelf for that tally link is:
https://www.goodreads.com/readingchal...

30/36 tbr non-fic goal finished to date : the 24 previously mentioned in this thread plus:

*read 12.3 *read 12.10 *read 12.11 *read 12.16 *12.18 *read 12.24

5 star reads:

missed my non-fic yearly goal by 6 books.

exceeded my over all reading goal for the year by 32 books for a total of 172 reads.

enjoyed this reading journey!