2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Progress: 81/72 (111%)

January:

3 books read
3/72 total books read

1. Musse & Helium: Eventyret i Lindrizia Camilla Brinck 1/13/25

2. Musse & Helium: I duejegernes grep Camilla Brinck 1/21/25

3. The Ruins of Gorlan John Flanagan 1/23/25

February:

5 books read
8/72 total books read

4. Musse & Helium: Den siste kampen Camilla Brinck 2/3/25

5. The Prince and the Pauper Mark Twain 2/3/25

6. The Burning Bridge John Flanagan 2/11/25

7. The Selection Kiera Cass 2/18/25

8. Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte 2/25/25

March:

4 books read
12/72 total books read

9. The Elite Kiera Cass 3/10/25

10. The Icebound Land John Flanagan 3/12/25

11. The Battle for Skandia John Flanagan 3/22/25

12. The One Kiera Cass 3/25/25

April:

8 books read
20/72 total books read

13. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Mary Shelley 4/4/25

14. The Sorcerer in the North John Flanagan 4/7/25

15. The Siege of Macindaw John Flanagan 4/11/25

16. Erak's Ransom John Flanagan 4/16/25

17. The Kings of Clonmel John Flanagan 4/18/25

18. Halt's Peril John Flanagan 4/22/25

19. The Emperor of Nihon-Ja John Flanagan 4/26/25

20. The Heir Kiera Cass 4/28/25

May:

8 books read
28/72 total books read

21. The Lost Stories John Flanagan 5/4/25

22. The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning John Flanagan 5/8/25

23. The Red Fox Clan John Flanagan 5/13/25

24. Duel at Araluen John Flanagan 5/17/25

25. The Crown Kiera Cass 5/20/25

26. The Missing Prince John Flanagan 5/21/25

27. Escape from Falaise John Flanagan 5/24/25

28. The Tournament at Gorlan John Flanagan 5/29/25

June:

9 books read
37/72 total books read

29. The Battle of Hackham Heath John Flanagan 6/1/25

30. The Green Ember S.D. Smith 6/6/25

31. Ember Falls S.D. Smith 6/11/25

32. Ember Rising S.D. Smith 6/16/25

33. Happily Ever After Kiera Cass 6/17/25

34. Ember’s End S.D. Smith 6/21/25

35. The Last Archer S.D. Smith 6/24/25

36. The First Fowler S.D. Smith 6/26/25

37. The Archer's Cup S.D. Smith 6/29/25

Hi Charlotte! You've made great progress on your goal! I hope you've been enjoying your 2025 reads so far. What did you think of The Selection series? One of my goals is to read the last two books to finish the series this year. Happy reading!

Hi JennH! Thanks so much! I've been trying to read a lot more and have more time to myself the last few months, and I have really been enjoying that! I haven't read this much in a loooong time! I love the Selection series, although book 4 and 5 are worse than the original trilogy (book 6 is good though!). When I first read the start of book 4 I wasn't even going to finish it, but I pushed through and it got better, and I ended up really liking it (I rated it 5). It will never be as good as the original trilogy though!

Yay for more time for yourself!

Thanks for the heads up for The Selection. I was hesitant after reading the summary for The Heir but I also just want to finish to series to check it off my list.

Of course! I would still recommend to read it because it kinda wraps everything up and it gets good later on (in my opinion lol). I do know people who have read it and really hated it, so it is a hit and miss...

Charlotte wrote: "Of course! I would still recommend to read it because it kinda wraps everything up and it gets good later on (in my opinion lol). I do know people who have read it and really hated it, so it is a h..."

Thanks! I will let you know where I fall. 😁

July:

12 books read
49/72 total books read

38. Vindmakeren Maja Lunde 7/1/25

39. The Black Star of Kingston S.D. Smith 7/5/25

40. The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner S.D. Smith 7/9/25

41. Prince Lander and the Dragon War S.D. Smith 7/10/25

42. And Then There Were None Agatha Christie 7/15/25

43. Pygmalion & Other Plays George Bernard Shaw 7/17/25

44. The Book Thief Markus Zusak 7/20/25

45. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie 7/21/25

46. Batyr Nursen: fengslet, torturert, kastet ut av tre land Stig Magne Heitmann 7/22/25

47. Murder on the Orient Express Agatha Christie 7/24/25

48. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Agatha Christie 7/25/25

49. The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux 7/27/25

August:

8 books read
57/72 total books read

50. The Maze Runner James Dashner 8/1/25

51. The Scorch Trials James Dashner 8/10/25

52. Julegrisen J.K. Rowling 8/12/25

53. The Death Cure James Dashner 8/15/25

54. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Holly Jackson 8/17/25

55. Good Girl, Bad Blood Holly Jackson 8/19/25

56. The Midnight Library Matt Haig 8/26/25

57. As Good As Dead Holly Jackson 8/30/25

September:

16 books read
73/72 total books read

58. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow Jessica Day George 9/2/25

59. Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson 9/3/25

60. Kill Joy Holly Jackson 9/4/25

61. The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson 9/7/25

62. The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare 9/8/25

63. The King of Elfland's Daughter Lord Dunsany 9/11/25

64. Murder in the Cathedral T.S. Eliot 9/11/25

65. Animal Farm George Orwell 9/14/25

66. Julosaurusen Tom Fletcher 9/16/25

67. Kidnapped Robert Louis Stevenson 9/17/25

68. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury 9/19/25

69. The Making of a Marchioness / The Methods of Lady Walderhurst Frances Hodgson Burnett 9/23/25

70. The Kill Order James Dashner 9/26/25

71. The Fever Code James Dashner 9/28/25

72. The Maze Runner Files James Dashner 9/29/25

73. Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell 9/29/25

I hope you are enjoying lots of amazing books, Charlotte! I see you've been reading some Agatha Christie. I hope you enjoyed them. I'm a huge fan. I've been trying to read through all her books for an Agatha Christie challenge. Still working my way through Hercule Poirot.

Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books because I like mystery, so over a year ago I bought the three I read, but I didn't get to reading them until recently! I am so happy I did though! Then I found one more on Libby, but I think I will have to buy the rest eventually (I'm trying to get through all the books I own before I buy more books though).
Wow! All of her books?! That's a lot! You must really love her haha. How long has it taken you so far?

Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books because I like mystery, so over a year ago I bought the three I read,..."

Yay, a new Agatha Christie fan! She's not known as the Queen of Crime or the Queen of Mystery for nothing! I started the challenge almost 2 years ago. It's been fun re-reading old favorites and new ones I hadn't read before. I think I have about a dozen or so to go.

JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books because I like mystery, so over a year ago I bought..."

Wow lol! It's crazy that you have dared to try and read all of her books! And 2 years is a long time! That takes a lot of commitment lol.

Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books because I like mystery, so over a yea..."

Yeah, I've been reading her on and off. I don't really want to binge them because there are so many other books out there that I want to read. Sooo I found my list of Agatha Christie books I have left to read, and oops, I have many more than a dozen to read. There are also a bunch of re-reads that I read long ago enough that I didn't feel it was fair to count towards the challenge. And I think Agatha Christie is worth the commitment. 😁

JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books because I like myst..."

That's totally fair! I think only reading Agatha Christie would be a lot (even though she is amazing lol)!
She is definitely worth the commitment, you have given me some ideas and motivation with your amount of commitment to her!
I hope that you enjoy the rest of your Agatha Christie challenge! Good luck!!

October:

8 books read
81/72 total books read

74. Lowcountry Lost T.I. Lowe 9/2/25

75. Crank Palace James Dashner 10/03/25

76. The Upside of Falling Alex Light 10/6/25

77. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Ransom Riggs 10/11/25

78. Hollow City Ransom Riggs 10/19/2

79. Mistborn: The Final Empire Brandon Sanderson 10/21/25

80. A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure Angela Bell 10/23/25

81. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne 10/29/25

Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to try her books becau..."

I'm glad that you've gotten some ideas and motivation! And thank you. I think it'll be a bit easier once I'm finally finished with all the Hercule Poirot books — there's 39 of them, not including the short story collections!

JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "JennH wrote: "Charlotte wrote: "Thanks!
I am! That was the first time I read Agatha Christie, and I love her now! I got a few recommendations to t..."

That makes sense!
Good luck hehe :D

November:

books read

81/72 total books read