Houston County Public Library discussion

Welcome to our Winter Challenge!
It will run from December 2024~February 2025.

1) Read a Book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2) Read a Book from a Series
3) Read a Book by a Favorite or Never-read Author
4) Listen to an Audio-Book or Read an eBook
5) Read a New Release Book (2024 - Feb 2025)
6) Read a Book from your Want-To-Read List
7) Read a Book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8) Read a Young Adult Book
9) Read a Holiday or Winter themed Book
10) Read a Mystery or Suspense/Thriller Book
11) Read a Classsic or a Non-Fiction Book
12) Read a Book of Your Choice

Please list the name, author & date you finished each book.
Please remember to only use a book ONCE for the challenge.

Best of Luck & Happy Reading!!!

Winter Reading Challenge 2024~25


1. The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai 17 Dec
2. Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi 02 Dec
3. I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger 13 Dec
4. Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum 26 Dec
5. The Mirror by Nora Roberts 09 Dec
6. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama 12 Dec
7. My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones 10 Jan
8. Lightlark by Alex Aster 14 Dec
9. Midnight Clear by Kathy Hogan Trocheck 20 Dec
10. The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes 04 Dec
11. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell 10 Dec
12. The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge by Bobbi Holmes 18 Dec

1. How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin 12 Jan
2. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 07 Jan
3. Identity Unknown by Patricia Cornwell 12 Jan
4. The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt 15 Feb
5. The Book That Broke the World by Mark Lawrence 29 Jan
6. Southern Man by Greg Iles 09 Jan
7. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 04 Jan
8. Mosquitoland by David Arnold 04 Feb
9. Cruel Winter by Sheila Connolly 07 Feb
10. Killing Time by M.C. Beaton 01 Jan
11. Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell 13 Jan
12. Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire 27 Jan

Welcome to our Winter Challenge!
It will run from December 2025~February 2026.

1) Read a Book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
2) Read a Book from a Series
3) Read a Book by a Favorite or Never-read Author
4) Listen to an Audio-Book or Read an eBook
5) Read a New Release Book (2025 - Feb 2026)
6) Read a Book from your Want-To-Read List
7) Read a Book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
8) Read a Young Adult Book
9) Read a Holiday or Winter themed Book
10) Read a Mystery or Suspense/Thriller Book
11) Read a Classsic or a Non-Fiction Book
12) Read a Book of Your Choice

Please list the name, author & date you finished each book.
You can complete this challenge as many times as you wish, but please remember to only use a book ONCE for the challenge.

Best of Luck & Happy Reading!!! :)

Winter Reading Challenge 2025~2026


1) Read a Book recommended by a Librarian/Friend
The Tenant by Freida McFadden 4★ 04 Dec
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver 3.5★ 29 Jan

2) Read a Book from a Series
The Black Wolf by Louise Penny 4★ 15 Dec
Sharp Force by Patricia Cornwell 4★ 31 Jan

3) Read a Book by a Favorite or Never-read Author
The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King 4★ 06 Dec
Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid 3.5★ 07 Feb

4) Listen to an Audio-Book or Read an eBook
The Names by Florence Knapp 4★ 19 Jan
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie by Freida McFadden 3.5★ 26 Jan

5) Read a New Release Book (2025 - Feb 2026)
The Haunting of Paynes Hollow by Kelley Armstrong 4★ 16 Dec
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid 4★ 08 Feb

6) Read a Book from your Want-To-Read List
The Seven Rings by Nora Roberts 4★ 12 Jan
The Dragon's Lair by Sharon Barnes 3.5★ 12 Feb

7) Read a Book with a Blue, Silver or White cover
My Beloved by Jan Karon 4★ 19 Dec
What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher 3.5★ 19 Feb

8) Read a Young Adult Book
Every Spiral of Fate by Tahereh Mafi 4★ 22 Dec
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross 3.5★ 22 Feb

9) Read a Holiday or Winter themed Book
The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita Prose 3.5★ 01 Dec
Winter Chill by Joanne Fluke 3.5★ 16 Feb

10) Read a Mystery or Suspense/Thriller Book
Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang 4★ 18 Jan
The Hallmarked Man by Robert Galbraith 3.5★ 21 Jan

11) Read a Classsic or a Non-Fiction Book
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter 4★ 03 Jan
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis 4★ 27 Jan

12) Read a Book of Your Choice
The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin 3.5★ 13 Jan
The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware 3.5★ 03 Feb

The Winter Challenge 2025-2026

1)The Watchers by A.M. Shine 2-6-26
2)A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas 2-5-26
3)A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas 12-30-25
4)The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 1-7-26
5)Crowntide by Alex Aster 2-4-26
6)Eldest by Christopher Paolin[book:Cosmic Christmasi|8349] 1-13-26
7)To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini 12-27-25
8)Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas 12-9-25
9)Cosmic Christmas by Max Lucado 2-7-26
10)If She Knew by Blake Pierce 2-7-26
11)Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2-7-26
12)Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 1-28-26