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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 0/55
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Read 10 books from any series.
Read 9 books by female authors.
Read 8 books from the same genre.
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
Read 1 book by a male author.
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read: 41/55
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Read 10 books from any series.
1. A Court of Mist and Fury - 1/1/26
2. Darkly Dreaming Dexter - 1/4/26
3. One of Us Is Back - 1/10/26
4. The Assassin's Blade] - 1/11/26
5. Book of the Dead - 1/12/26
6. Heaven - 1/17/26
7. Carrot Cake Murder - 1/21/26
8. Dearly Devoted Dexter - 1/26/26
9. Jurassic Park - 2/1/26
10. Visions of Sugar Plums - 2/2/26
Read 9 books by female authors.
1. Poser: My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses - 1/4/26
2. The Namesake - 1/9/26
3. Wolf Brother - 1/22/26
4. Chasing Fire - 1/23/26
5. Bunny - 1/25/26
6. Magic Lessons - 1/29/26
7. Wuthering Heights - 2/2/26
8. Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins - 2/17/26
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Read 8 books from the same genre.
1. Last Girl Ghosted - 2/10/26
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Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
1. Gone Before Goodbye - 1/17/26
2. The Wrong Daughter - 1/20/26
3. Murder at Gulls Nest - 2/20/26
4. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak - 2/23/26
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Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1. The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea - 1/6/26
2. Too Old for This - 1/15/26
3. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly - 2/6/26
4. The Golden Couple - 2/19/26
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Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. Frankenstein: The 1818 Text - 1/3/26
2. The Elephant Whisperer - 1/6/26
3. The Outsiders - 1/8/26
4. The Things They Carried - 1/12/26
5. The Last Taxi Driver - 1/23/26
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1. Never Flinch - 1/14/26
2. Cream Puff Murder - 2/12
3. Throne of Glass - 2/12
4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - 2/13
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Pompeii - 1/27/26
2. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - 2/8/26
3. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee - 2/9/26
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1. The Last Summer of You and Me - 1/23/26
2. Death Comes as the End - 2/14/26
Read 1 book by a male author.
1. Into the Wild - 1/5/26
2026 Countdown: 52/55Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Read 10 books from any series:
🌸 1. The Hurricane Wars | Thea Guanzon | 01.08.26 | The Hurricane Wars, #1
🌸 2. The Gray Man | Mark Greaney | 01.13.26 | The Gray Man, #1
🌸 3. Gideon the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir | 01.19.26 | The Locked Tomb, #1
🌸 4. Maid for Love | Marie Force | 01.19.26 | Gansett Island, #1
🌸 5. How the Marquess Was Won | Julie Anne Long | 02.07.26 | Pennyroyal Green, #6
🌸 6. Longing for a Hero | Debra Clopton | 02.10.26 | Sunset Bay Romance, #2
🌸 7. Fallen City | Adrienne Young | 02.13.26 | Fallen City Duology, #1
🌸 8. The Knight and the Moth | Rachel Gillig | 02.21.26 | The Stonewater Kingdom, #1
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Read 9 books by female authors:
🌸 1. Wildfire Days | Kelly Ramsey | 01.05.26
🌸 2. 12 Trips in 12 Months: Make Your Own Solo Travel Magic | Jen Ruiz | 01.10.26
🌸 3. Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | 01.15.26
🌸 4. All Fours | Miranda July | 01.16.26
🌸 5. Zazen | Vanessa Veselka | 01.21.26
🌸 6. Through the Groves: A Memoir | Anne Hull | 01.26.26
🌸 7. The Secret History of the Rape Kit: A True Crime Story | Pagan Kennedy | 01.27.26
🌸 8. You May Now Kill the Bride | Kate Weston | 01.29.26
🌸 9. The Shark House | Sara Ackerman | 01.30.26
Read 8 books from the same genre (romance):
🌸 1. The Broken Ring, Volume 1: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway | Chacha Kim | 01.18.26
🌸 2. People Watching | Hannah Bonam-Young | 01.22.26
🌸 3. Finding Her Edge | Jennifer Iacopelli | 02.04.26
🌸 4. Top Ten | Katie Cotugno | 02.07.26
🌸 5. Seven Summers | Paige Toon | 02.12.26
🌸 6. Valentine's Slay | Navessa Allen | 02.13.26
🌸 7. His Wicked Little Christmas | Tracy Sumner | 02.19.26
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Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025:
🌸 1. Totally and Completely Fine | Elissa Sussman | 01.04.26 | published July 8, 2025
🌸 2. Disappoint Me | Nicola Dinan | 01.09.26 | published January 23, 2025
🌸 3. The Second Chance Cinema | Thea Weiss | 01.11.26 | published October 7, 2025
🌸 4. Hubris Maximus | Faiz Siddiqui | 01.20.26 | published April 22, 2025
🌸 5. Beautiful Ugly | Alice Feeney | 01.26.26 | published January 14, 2025
🌸 6. The Primary Solution | Nick Troiano | 01.27.26 | published February 27, 2024
🌸 7. The House of My Mother | Shari Franke | 01.30.26 | published January 7, 2025
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier:
🌸 1. Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic | R. Laurence Moore | 01.06.26 | published August 21, 2018
🌸 2. Leaving Lucy Pear | Anna Solomon | 01.10.26 | published July 26, 2016
🌸 3. Eight Flavors | Sarah Lohman | 01.17.26 | published December 6, 2016
🌸 4. Redshirts | John Scalzi | 01.22.26 | published June 5, 2012
🌸 5. Naked | David Sedaris | 01.23.26 | published March 1, 1997
🌸 6. The Devil's Highway: A True Story | Luis Alberto Urrea | 01.24.26 | published April 2, 2004
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones:
🌸 1. The Adults | Alison Espach | 01.08.26
🌸 2. King of Ashes | S.A. Cosby | 01.19.26
🌸 3. Tea & Alchemy | Sharon Lynn Fisher | 01.23.26
🌸 4. Creep | Emma van Straaten | 01.24.26
🌸 5. Gather | Kenneth M. Cadow | 01.25.26
Read 4 books that are from any series already started:
🌸 1. Hang the Moon | Alexandria Bellefleur | 01.10.26 | Written in the Stars, #2
🌸 2. First Comes Like | Alisha Rai | 01.25.26 | Modern Love, #3
🌸 3. Say No to the Duke | Eloisa James | 02.11.26 | The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #4
🌸 4. Lost and Lassoed | Lyla Sage | 02.22.26 | Rebel Blue Ranch, #3
Read 3 books that have one word titles:
🌸 1. Bloom | Delilah S. Dawson | 01.06.26
🌸 2. Thinner | Stephen King | 01.14.26
🌸 3. Vigil | Angela Slatter | 01.16.26
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more:
🌸 1. A Sea of Unspoken Things | Adrienne Young | 01.15.26
🌸 2. The Book of Two Ways | Jodi Picoult | 01.19.26
Read 1 book by a male author:
🌸 1. A Taste for Poison | Neil Bradbury | 01.12.26
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Read 10 books from any series.
01.Maine Lumberjacks #1:Caught in the Axe-Daphne Elliot 1/16/26
02.Juniper Springs Mystery #2:The New Girl-A.J. Rivers 1/22/26
03.Gamble on Love Mom-Com #3:Hate, Rinse, Repeat-Whitney Dineen 1/11/26
04.Be Still #4:A Little Naughty-Tia Louise 1/23/26
05.Rosewood River #5:In a Heartbeat-Laura Pavlov 1/16/26
06.Eve Ronin #6:Fallen Star-Lee Goldberg 1/29/26
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08.Lincoln Lawyer #8:The Proving Ground-Michael Connelly 2/05/26
09.Jake Cashen Crime Thriller #9:Their Deadly Truth-Declan James 1/28/26
10.First Family #10:State of Preservation-Marie Force 1/02/26
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Read 9 books by female authors.
1.Elle Gray-The Girl in Town 1/01/26
2.Brighton Walsh-The Grump Next Door 1/12/26
3.Rebecca Yarros-A Little Too Close 1/14/26
4.Mary Stone-Shadow's Doom 1/21/26
5.Mia Sheridan-The Fix 1/23/26
6.L.B. Dunbar-Elevator Pitch 1/24/26
7.Layla Hagen-The Flirt 2/12/26
8.Lani Lynn Vale-Mistaken Identity 2/20/26
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Read 8 books from the same genre.: Mystery Thriller
1.Watch Over Me-D.K. Hood 1/01/26
2.True Crime-Elle Gray 1/04/26
3.Winter's Stalker-Mary Stone 1/12/26
4.Her Final Words-Alex Sigmore 1/14/26
5.The Girl and the Hidden Truth-A.J. Rivers 1/16/26
6.Lonesome Highway-L.T. Vargus 2/04/26
7.Missing in the Falls-Elle Gray 2/20/26
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Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
1.2024:Bourbon & Secrets-Victoria Wilder 1/03/26
2.2024:If You Hate Me-Helena Hunting 1/11/26
3.2025:A Merry Irish Christmas-Clodagh Murphy 1/19/26
4.2025:Trusted Lies-Carolyn Ridder Aspenson 1/30/26
5.2025:The Live-In Temptation-Brighton Walsh 2/03/26
6.2024:Building Castles-Amber Kelly 2/09/26
7.2025:From Nowhere-Jewel E. Ann 2/18/26
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1.2016:Deadly Silence-Rebecca Zanetti 1/21/26
2.2023:Love...It's Wild-Jeannine Colette 1/24/26
3.2017:Shades of Pink-Gina LaManna 2/14/26
4.2019:Lessons from a One-Night Stand-Piper Rayne 2/17/26
5.2021:Curly-Lilly Atlas 2/17/26
6.2017:Cheater-Rachel Van Dyken 2/19/26
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1.Razorblade Tears-S.A. Cosby 1/15/26
2.A Love Song for Ricki Wilde-Tia Williams 1/18/26
3.Daughter of the Murray-Darry Fraser 1/19/26
4.All Those Things We Never Said-Marc Levy 2/10/26
5.The Winter Over-Matthew Iden 2/22/26
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1.Stephanie Plum #19:Notorious Nineteen-Janet Evanovich 1/15/26
2.Miss Fortune Mystery #29:Coeds and Cattails-Jana Deleon 1/30/26
3.Amelia Storm #10:Storm's Cut-Mary Stone 2/02/26
4.Women's Murder Club #13:Unlucky 13-James Patterson 2/11/26
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1.Swear-Adriana Locke 1/03/26
2.Kylo-Jessica Gadziala 1/08/26
3.Harmony-Addison Jane 1/17/26
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1.Look at Her and Die-Lani Lynn Vale 1/09/26
2.The Cottage on Plum Island-Amy Rafferty 1/31/26
Read 1 book by a male author.
1.Sheldon Siegel-Criminal Intent 1/10/26
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Completed: 0/55
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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026Progress: 20/55
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Read 10 books from any series.
(Rurouni Kenshin) Kenshin 04 by Nobuhiro Watsuki ✓ 26/01/06
Read 9 books by female authors.
Read 8 books from the same genre.
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
(8.2.2024) From the Red Fog 3 by Mosae Nohara ✓ 26/01/03
(15.5.2025) Sag's mit den Händen, Band 1 by Rinteku ✓ 26/01/05
(1.10.2024) Red Hood by Haji ✓ 26/01/08
(1.9.2025) Lázár by Nelio Biedermann ✓ 26/01/23
(11.12.2025) Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid ✓ 26/02/14
(1.10.2024) The Long Game by Rachel Reid ✓ 26/02/15
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
(1.8.2023) City Lights Birthday: Gefühlvoller Boys-Love-Einzelband aus dem Omegaverse, in dem Beta und Omega ihr Schicksal selbst in die Hand nehmen by Chika Hongo ✓ 26/01/13
(20.2.2023) Maman by Sylvie Schenk ✓ 26/01/21
(1.1.2023) Wenn sie wüsste by Freida McFadden ✓ 26/01/25
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
Ich hasse ihn by Masara Minase ✓ 26/01/16
Der Ostermann by Marc-Uwe Kling ✓ 26/01/28
Einstein im Bade by Daniel Mellem ✓ 26/02/07
24 Sekunden ab jetzt: Eine ganz normale Liebesgeschichte by Jason Reynolds ✓ 26/02/09
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
Die vierte Macht: Oscar Wilde & Mycroft Holmes, Sonderermittler der Krone 22 by Jonas Maas ✓ 26/01/19
Fruits Basket Pearls 04 by Natsuki Takaya ✓ 26/01/26
Secret Service: Maison de Ayakashi by Cocoa Fujiwara ✓ 26/02/11
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
Bambino by Marco Balzano ✓ 26/02/02
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
There Are Things I Can't Tell You by Edako Mofumofu ✓ 26/01/21
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
05/55 Completed
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Read 10 books from any series.
✔ 01. The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennet. Finished on 20 Feb '26. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
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✔ 1. The Merge by Grace Walker. Finished on 10 Jan '26. ⭐⭐⭐
✔ 2. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane. Finished on 17 Jan '26. ⭐⭐⭐.5
✔ 3. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. Finished on 28 Jan '26. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
✔ 4. Haven't Killed in Years by Amy K Green. Finished on 06 Feb '26. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
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2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Mrs McGinty's Dead
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Read 10 books from any series.
01. Miss Marple #3 - The Body in the Library - Agatha Christie - 1/28/26
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1. Emma R. Alban - Like in Love with You - 1/26/26
2. Amelia Pine - Secrets of the Maison Fournier - 2/9/26
3. C.J. Archer - Murder at the Mayfair Hotel - 2/19/26
4. Jayci Lee - The Dating Dare - 2/22/26
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1. Published January 21, 2025 - Star-Crossed Egg Tarts - Jennifer J. Chow - 1/12/26
2. Published July 9, 2024 - It's Elementary - Elise Bryant - 1/27/26
3. Published May 6, 2025 - The Thrashers - Julie Soto - 2/2/26
4. Published July 8, 2025 - The Game Is Afoot - Elise Bryant - 2/17/26
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1. Published July 14, 2020 - A Sweet Mess - Jayci Lee - 1/22/26
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1. X Marks the Haunt - Lindsay Currie - 1/5/26
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1. Lightlark - Alex Aster - 1/15/26
2. Nightbane - Alex Aster - 2/12/26
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1. Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes - Karen Rose Smith - 1/8/26
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2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Read 10 books from any series
1 Amos Carver Dead Man WalkingJohn Corwin 01/25
2 John Milton BlackoutMark Dawson 01/19
3 Ryan Kaine On the RunKerry J. Donovan 01/08
4 Frank ShermanHappenstanceJoel Austin 01/09
5 Arliss Cutter Open CarryMarc Cameron 01/07
6 DS Cross The DentistTim Sullivan01/06
7 Hazard and Somerset Pretty Pretty BoysGregory Ashe 01/24
8 Minus America Two Wolves and a Sheep E.E. Isherwood 01/30
9 Jack Widow A Reason to Kill Scott Blade
10 Jackson Clay & Bear Beauchamp Chasing Devils B.C. Lienesch 01/11
Read 9 books by female authors.
1 Malik's Redemption: MM Military SuspenseAnnabella Stone 01/08
2 Forsaken Sloane Kennedy 01/09
3 Camp Hell Jordan Castillo Price 01/09
4 Vengeance Sloane Kennedy 01/11
5 GhosTVJordan Castillo Price 01/12
6 Christmas Panther StyleAnnabella Stone 01/15
7 Just a Bit Obsessed Alessandra Hazard 01/27
8 Just a Bit TwistedAlessandra Hazard 01/22
9 Micah's PromiseAnnabella Stone 01/10.
Read 8 books from the same genre. Thriller
1 Gone Forever Scott Blade 01/29
2 Winter Territory Scott Blade 01/30
3 A Reason to Kill Scott Blade 01/30
4 Without Measure Scott Blade 01/30
5 Once Quiet Scott Blade 01/31
6 Name Not Given Scott Blade01/31
7 RoninMark Dawson 01/24
8 Killa CityMark Dawson 01/23
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1. All the Stars in the SkySarah Lyons Fleming 01/13
2. The Man Who Never Was Mark Dawson 01/22
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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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1. Mrs. Morris and the Ghost by Traci Wilton 1/2/2025 (First published July 30, 2019)
2. Flowers, Felons, & Families by Lucia Kuhl 1/16/2026 (Published March 1, 2021)
3. The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell 1/27/2026 (First published January 1, 1948)
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1. The Bayou by Arden Powell 1/26/2026
2. Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana by Barry Wilner 1/25/2026
3. Dean Martin: A Life from Beginning to End by Hourly History 1/22/2026
4. Wrapped Up in You by Ella Frank 1/6/2026
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1. Transposition by Gregory Ashe 1/6/2026
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1. To the Moon and Back by N.R. Walker 1/14/2026
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Completed Sets - Read 10 books from any series
1 - First Family | State of Preservation, Marie Force | 1/2
2 - Triffids | The Day of the Triffids, John Wyndham | 1/13
3 - Sweet Valley High | Lila's New Flame, Francine Pascal | 1/18
4 - Book Store Cafe | Death by Coffee, Alex Erickson | 1/26
5 - London Celebrities | Act Like It, Lucy Parker | 2/6
6 - Green Mountain | I Saw Her Standing There, Marie Force | 2/14
7 - The Travel Mishaps of Caity Shaw | Up the Seine Without a Paddle, Eliza Watson | 2/17
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1 - Roses for Christmas, Betty Neels | 1/24
2 - The One, Kiera Cass | 2/19
3 - Garnet's Gift, Kimberly Grist | 2/20
4 - The Moon Without Stars, Chanel Miller | 2/22
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Read 8 books from the same genre - Romance
1 In Five Years, Rebecca Serle | 2/3
2 Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Talia Hibbert | 1/27
3 The Lover, Marguerite Duras | 2/12
4 A Summer Idyll, Betty Neels | 2/16
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Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025
1 Atmosphere, Taylor Jenkins Reid | 1/9 - 2025
2 Still Bobbi: A Master Class in Resilience and Reinvention, Bobbi Brown | 1/31 - 2025
3 The Best Worst Mistake, Lily Parker | 2/2 - 2025
4 James, Percival Everett | 2/14 - 2024
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1 - 2000 | A Year Down Yonder, Richard Peck | 1/6
2 - 2010 | Turtle in Paradise, Jennifer L. Holm | 1/15
3 - 2015 | Flowers in the Snow, Danielle Stewart | 1/15
4 - 2017 | Garlic Artichoke Murder, Patti Benning | 1/16
5 - 2020 | In Five Years, Rebecca Serle | 1/--
6 - 1813 | Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen | 1/21
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones
1 Fugitive Pieces, Isaac Nathan ~ Lord Byron | 1/8
2 Babylon's Ark, Lawrence Anthony | 1/19
3 American Daughters, Piper Huguley | 2/5
4 The Address, Fiona Davis | 2/11
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1 The Grump Who Stole Christmas, S. Doyle | 1/7
2 HotShot, Julie Garwood | 2/9
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1 Orbital, Samantha Harvey | 1/3
2 Raylan, Elmore Leonard | 1/22
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1 An Irish Rockstar for Christmas, J. Saman | 1/11
2 The Secret, Book, & Scone Society, Ellery Adams | 1/29
Read 1 book by a male author
City of Thieves, David Benioff | 1/4
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2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Read 10 books from any series.
1. The Battle of the Beasts by Maple Lam - Jan. 4
2. A Polar Bear in Love, Vol. 1 by Koromo - Jan. 5
3. Back to the Drawing Board by Kristen Gudsnuk - Jan. 8
4. Besties: Set Sail by Kayla Miller - Jan. 10
5. Sneaking Out by Nicole Andelfinger - Jan. 15
6. EndGames by Ru Xu - Jan. 29
7. If the Shoe Fits: The Graphic Novel by Sarah Mlynowski - Feb. 6
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1. The Pass by Katriona Chapman - Jan. 6
2. My Perfectly Imperfect Body by Debbie Tung - Jan. 18
3. Lovely Recipe by Myra Rose Nino - Jan. 21
4. Oh Brother by Georgina Chadderton - Jan. 26
5. See One, Do One, Teach One: The Art of Becoming a Doctor: A Graphic Memoir by Grace Farris - Feb. 8
6. Halfway There: A Graphic Memoir of Self-Discovery by Christine Mari - Feb. 11
7. Saint Catherine by Anna Meyer - Feb. 12
8. Lindsey Cheng Dates a White Boy!!! by Asia Miller - Feb. 19
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Read 8 books from the same genre. realistic fiction graphic novels
1. Buckle Up by Lawrence Lindell - Feb. 4
2. Let's Go, Coco!: A Graphic Novel – A Funny, Heartfelt Story About Basketball and Friendship for Kids by Coco Fox - Feb. 4
3. Breaking Up by Aimee Friedman - Feb. 15
4. A Tale as Tall as Jacob: Misadventures With My Brother by Samantha Edwards - Feb. 17
5. Back in Business by Sharee Miller - Feb. 23
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1. The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen - Jan. 22
2. Detective Sweet Pea: The Case of the Golden Bone by Sara Varon - Jan. 29
3. Angelica and the Bear Prince by Trung Le Nguyen - Feb. 21
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1. Let's Go!: Benjamin Orr and The Cars by Joe Milliken - Jan. 12
2. Things in the Basement by Ben Hatke - Jan. 24
3. Snow Blind by Ollie Masters - Jan. 27
4. Unplugged and Unpopular by Mat Heagerty - Feb. 13
5. Daughters of Snow and Cinders by Núria Tamarit Feb. 14
6. Mystery at Mermaid Lagoon by Walt Disney Company - Feb. 14
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. Onion Skin by Edgar Camacho - Jan. 3
2. Lucky Scramble by Peter Raymundo - Jan. 14
3. Wake Now in the Fire: A Graphic Novel by Jarrett Dapier - Feb. 3
4. Bad Dreams in the Night by Adam Ellis - Feb. 4
5. Julie and the Blue Guitar: American Girl Mysteries Across Time by Casey Gilly - Feb. 16
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1. Summit’s Edge by Sara Driscoll - Jan. 9
2. The Chow Maniac by Vivien Chien - Jan. 31
3. Geraldine Pu and Her Cat Hat, Too! by Maggie P. Chang - Feb. 14
4. I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018: The Graphic Novel by Cassie Anderson - Feb. 20
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega - Jan. 2
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1. Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit: A Graphic Novel by Kim Hyun Sook - Jan. 1
2. One Cup at a Time by Gwen Tarpley - Jan. 2
Read 1 book by a male author.
1. How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares - Jan. 16
2026 CountdownDuration: 1st January 2026 - 31st December 2026
Read 10 books from any series.
1. A New Year's Pandemonium: MM Omegaverse rom-com, accidental marriage, MM romance, Snarky humor by Jennifer Carter09/02
2.A Valentine Fiasco: MM Omegaverse romance, Valentine's Day novella by Jennifer Carter 10/02
3.Paladinby Onley James08/02
4.Rogue by Onley James 15/02
5.All Kidding Aside by Macy Blake18/02
6. One Chance to Stay by Ryder O'Malley 19/02
7. Playing it Safe by Kristian Parker 20/02
8.Unwanted by Marley Valentine 22/02
9.Ace of Spades by L. Eveland 23/02
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Read 9 books by female authors.
1. Ring My Kettlebellby Lauren Kohout 10/01
2.Stealing His Thunder by Beth Bolden 12/01
3.Mighty The Fallen by Dianna Roman 13/01
4. Crystals and Corpsesby Jacki James and Lori Ames
5.The Camboy of Cavendish Hallby Jem Wendel read 18/01
6.Emil by Kerry Kilpatrick 28/01
7. A Furever Homeby Kaje Harper and Gabbi Grey 01/02
8.Before the End by Jennifer Carter 01/02
9.Mortal Skin by Lily Mayne 05/02
Read 8 books from the same genre.
1. First WatchbyDeclan Rhodes 20/01
2. Problem Child by D.J. Jamison 28/01
3.The Lies Of Temptation by Skyla Raines 31/01
4.Far From Home by E.M. Schenker 31/01.
5.Cunning Eian by Hinsel Meyer 05/02
6.Wicked Little Darling by Lyla Dane04/02
7.In the Name of the Fatherby Morticia Knight 11/02
8.Bad Things Come in 3s byJonathan Hawker16/02
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
1.Leo's Lust: A Love in Mission City Short Story by Gabbi Grey 10/01
2.Gideon's Gratitude by Gabbi Grey 10/01.
3.Quinton's Quest: Love in Mission City, Book 6 by Gabbi Grey 13/01
4. Our Blood, Our Painby Syn Blackrose 24/01
5. My Hunger, Your Soul by Syn Blackrose 25/01
6. Shots on Net by J.J. Mulder 24/01
7.Your Hate, My Claim by Syn Blackrose 27/01
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1. What Lies Beneath by R.J. Scott 16/01
2. Firm HandbyNora Phoenix 21/01
3. The Shooting Season by Isobel Starling 17/01
4.Season's Change by Cait Nary 30/01
5.It Has to Be Youby Hinsel Meyer07/02
6.What We Earnedby Hinsel Meyer07/02
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. The Fallby Tal Bauer 22/01
2.Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride by Eli Easton09/02
3.The Alpha and the Envious Moon by Everleigh Miles14/02
4.It's Only Love by A.E. Jensen and Courtney W. Dixon 12/02
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Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1.Blitz Replay: A Second Chance Football MM Romance by Christie Gordon 01/01
2. Archer's Awakening: A Love in Mission City Short Story by Gabbi Grey 10/01
3. Shut Up and Play by Kit Jade 16/01
4. Icing the Play: A Friends to Lovers Hockey MM Romance byChristie Gordon 16/01
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Edged by Courtney W. Dixon 09/01
2. Archer by Minerva Howe 23/01
3.Vexley by Jennifer Carter 02/02
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1. The Snow Yeti's Grouchy Werewolf by Michele Notaro 11/01
2. A Himbo for my Heat by Regitse Liljadorffand A.E. Jensen 27/01
Read 1 book by a male author.
1. Top Shelf: A MM Hockey Romance by Declan Rhodes 08/01
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☑️ 10/10 Read 10 books from any series.
1. The Adams File (Aunt Bessie Cold Case 1) Diana Xarissa 01/01/26
2. Second Nature (A Later in Life Love Story 6) Diana Xarissa 01/02/26
3. Live and Let Growl (Melanie Travis 19) Laurien Berenson 01/02/26
4. New Year Nuisance (Holiday Cozy Mystery 4) Tonya Kappes 01/02/26
5. Murder at the Puppy Fest (Melanie Travis 20) Laurien Berenson 01/03/26
6. Wagging through the Snow (Melanie Travis 21) Laurien Berenson 01/04/26
7. The Little Black Book Killer (The Village Detectives 3) Fiona Walker 01/04/26
8. Ruff Justice (Melanie Travis 22) Laurien Berenson 01/04/26
9. The Bernhard File (Aunt Bessie Cold Case 2) Diana Xarissa 01/05/26
10. Bite Club (Melanie Travis 23) Laurien Berenson 01/07/26
☑️ 9/9 Read 9 books by female authors.
1. In Pieces Sally Field 01/10/26
2. The First Time I Saw Him (Hannah Hall 2) Laura Dave 01/26/26
3. Second Act Romance (Improbable Meet-Cute 3) Julie Soto 07/28/26
4. Aunt Bessie Zeroes In (Isle of Man 26) Diana Xarissa 01/29/26
5. Breach of Crust (A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery 5) Ellery Adams 01/30/26
6. All Manner of Thing Shall Be (The Time Traveler’s Passport 5) Olivie Blake 01/30/26
7. Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store (Gertrude Gunshoe 2) Robin Merrill 02/01/26
8. I, Houdini: The Amazing Story of an Escape-Artist Hamster Lynne Reid Banks 02/03/26
9. The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country Helen Russell 02/04/26
☑️ 8/8 Read 8 books from the same genre. (Cozy Mystery)
1. Murder at the Scottish Games (Scottish Shire Mystery 7) Traci Hall 01/16/26
2. Lemon Pies and Little White Lies (A Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery 4) Ellery Adams 01/17/26
3. Die, Die, Birdie (Kiki Lowenstein 19) Joanna Campbell Slan 01/18/26
4. Kihei Kidnapping (Charlotte Gibson Mystery 12) Jasmine Webb. 01/18/26
5. Handmade Holiday Homicide (Kiki Lowenstein 10) Joanna Campbell Slan 01/19/26
6. The Body in the Annex (Sunset Lodge 1) Diana Xarissa 01/20/26
7. Death of a Blueberry Tart (Haley Powell Food and Cocktails 12) Lee Hollis 01/21/26
8. The Quinton Case (The Markham Sisters Mystery 17) Diana Xarissa 01/22/26
☑️ 7/7 Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
1. Julia Song Is Undateable Susan Lee (pub. Oct. 2025) 01/11/26
2. Death by Irish Whiskey (Dublin Driver Mystery 5) Catie Murphy (pub. Jan. 23, 2024) 01/22/26
3. The Cornish Castle Murder (Nosey Parker Mystery 8) Fiona Leitch (pub. April 29, 2025) 01/23/26
4. From Here to the Great Unknown Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keogh (pub. Oct. 8, 2024) 01/26/26
5. Death of an Irish Druid (Dublin Driver Mystery 6) Catie Murphy (pub. Jan. 21, 2025) 01/26/26
6. Crime Rangoon (Noodle Shop Mystery 12) Vivien Chien (pub. Dec. 30, 2025) 02/02/26
7. Underspin E.Y. Zhao (pub. Sept. 23, 2025) 01/31/26
☑️ 6/6 Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1. Show Me the Bunny (Melanie Travis 28) Laurien Berenson (2022) 01/15/26
2. Death of a Wedding Cake Baker (Haley Powell Food and Cocktails Mystery 11) Lee Hollis (2019) 01/20/26
3. Death in Irish Accents (Dublin Driver Mysteries 4) Catie Murphy (pub. Feb. 21, 2023) 01/09/26
4. Slow Time Between the Stars (Far Reaches 6) John Scalzi (pub. June 27, 2023) 01/24/26
5. Murder in the Mystery Suite (Book Retreat Mystery 1) Ellery Adams (pub. Aug. 5, 2014) 01/25/26
6. Rivers of London: Cry Fox #1 Ben Aaronovitch (2017) 01/28/26
☑️ 5/5 Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard Tom Felton 01/01/26
2. Love Me Tomorrow Emiko Jean 01/6/26
3. Chasing the Light Jesse Blackadder 01/08/26
4. The Paris Bookseller Kerri Maher 01/17/26
5. The Secret Life of Sunflowers Marta Molnar 01/22/26
☑️ 4/4 Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1. Alaska Reunion (Wild River 5) Jennifer Snow 02/04/26
2. Here Comes Santa Paws (Melanie Travis 24) Laurien Berenson 01/12/26
3. Frustrated in Massachusetts (Midlife Crisis Mystery 6) Diana Xarissa 01/12/26
4. Pup Fiction (Melanie Travis 27) Laurien Berenson 01/14/26
☑️ 3/3 Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Twice Mitch Albom 01/03/26
2. Wreck Catherine Newman 01/07/26
3. Winter (Seasonal 2) Ali Smith 01/09/26
☑️ 2/2 Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1. Newly Wed and Slightly Dead (A Touch of Magic Mystery 1) Danielle Garrett 01/14/26
2. Someday the Rabbi Will Leave (Rabbi Small Mystery 9) Harry Kemelman 01/17/26
☑️ 1/1 Read 1 book by a male author.
1. Stone and Sky (Rivers of London 10) Ben Aaronovitch 02/03/26
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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8. #7. The Mystery of Swordfish Reef (lib Lake Mac)
9. #9. Death of a Swagman (lib Lake Mac)
10. #12. The Mountains Have a Secret (lib Lake Mac)
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6. A Far-flung Life by M.L. Stedman
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4. The Missing by Fleur McDonald 2025
5. The Toffee Factory Girls by Glenda Young 2024
6. Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner 2025
7. The Watervale Ladies' Writing and Firefighting Society by Mette Menzies 2025
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1. Countdown by James Patterson 2023
2. Steal by James Patterson 2022
3. The One Man by Andrew Gross 2016
4. The Saboteur by Andrew Gross 2017
5. Ruddy Gore by Kerry Greenwood 2012
6. Murder on a Bad Hair Day by Anne George 2009
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Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Lucy by Annie Seaton
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🟣 Kate Daniels #9 - Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews 1/2/26
🟣 Ethnic Eats #2 - French Fried by Kylie Logan 1/8/26
🟣 Tea by the Sea #1 - Tea & Treachery by Vicki Delany 1/9/26
🟣 Caught Dead in Wyoming #2 - Left Hanging by Patricia McLinn 1/11/26
🟣 Lucy Stone #12 - New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier 1/21/26
🟣 Tara Holloway #9 - Death, Taxes, and a Chocolate Cannoli by Diane Kelly 1/31/26
🟣 Savannah Reid #1 - Just Desserts by G.A. McKevett 2/2/26
🟣Thursday Next #2 - Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde 2/7/26
🟣 A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #2 - Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson 2/18/26
Read 9 books by female authors.
🟣 Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy 1/7/26
🟣 The Semester of Our Discontent by Cynthia Kuhn 1/9/26
🟣 The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score 1/12/26
🟣 On Animals by Susan Orlean 2/5/26
🟣 Death in Rough Water by Francine Mathews 2/11/26
🟣 When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead 2/15/26
🟣 Accidentally Yours by Christina Lauren 2/19/26
Read 8 books from the same genre. Cozy Mysteries
🟣 Five Golden Wings by Donna Andrews 1/3/26
🟣 Solid Gold Murder by Ellen Byron 1/13/26
🟣 Clue Krewe by Jana Deleon 2/4/26
🟣 Night of the Living Deed by E.J. Copperman. 2/6/26
🟣 Irish Knit Murder by Peggy Ehrhart 2/9/26
🟣 Knot In My Backyard by Mary Marks 2/14/26
🟣 Book 'Em, Eddie by Laurie Cass 2/16/26
🟣 A Catered Valentine's Day by Isis Crawford 2/17/26
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
🟣 Published 5/6/25 - My Friends by Fredrik Backman 1/16/26
🟣 Published 6/3/25 - Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady 2/3/26
🟣 Published 5/6/25 - Audre & Bash Are Just Friends by Tia Williams 2/20/26
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
🟣 Published 1/1/1996 - Cat on the Edge: A Joe Grey Cat Mystery by Shirley Rousseau Murphy 1/19/26
🟣 Published 5/31/2020 - Holly Hernandez and the Death of Disco by Richie Narvaez 1/27/26
🟣 Published 8/9/2022 - A Map for the Missing by Belinda Huijuan Tang 1/29/26
🟣 Published 2/5/2019 - New Kid by Jerry Craft 2/1/26
🟣 Published 5/9/2023 - The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers 2/8/26
🟣 Published 10/6/2020 - Class Act by Jerry Craft 2/12/26
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
🟣 Chemistry by Weike Wang 1/1/26
🟣 Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks 1/18/26
🟣 A Winter in New York by Josie Silver 1/23/26
🟣 The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan 1/24/26
🟣 I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy 1/25/26
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
🟣 Cash Blackbear Mystery #3 - Sinister Graves by Marcie R. Rendon 1/10/26
🟣 The Mediator #3 - Reunion by Jenny Carroll 1/17/26
🟣 Lady Hardcastle #10 - A Fire at the Exhibition by T.E. Kinsey 1/22/26
🟣 Flavia de Luce #6 - The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley 1/26/26
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
🟣 Brownstone by Samuel Teer 1/5/26
🟣 Jilted by Vi Keeland 2/13/26
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
🟣 The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate 1/2/26
🟣 The Readaholics and the Poirot Puzzle by Laura DiSilverio 1/4/25
Read 1 book by a male author.
🟣 Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green 1/15/26
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Read 10 books from any series.
1. Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett 2/1 5★ - Discworld #6
2. The Widows of Broome by Arthur W. Upfield 8/1 4★ - Insp. Napoleon Bonaparte #13
3. The Giver by Lois Lowry 10/1 3★ - The Giver #1
4. Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 23/1 4★ - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2
5. Julia's Spirit by Emily Hendrickson 24/1 3★ - Dancy #4
6. Body Language by A.K. Turner 28/1 3★ - Cassie Raven #1
7. The Devil's Due by Rita Boucher 5/2 3.5★ - Desire in Disguise #2
8. The Bachelors of Broken Hill by Arthur W. Upfield 7/2 4★ - Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #14
9. Black Girl, White Girl by Patricia Moyes 13/2 2.5★ - Inspector Henry Tibbett Mystery #18
10. Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb 16/2 4.5★ - Farseer Trilogy #1
Read 9 books by female authors.
1. Lady Alex's Gamble by Evelyn Richardson 8/2 3★
2. Miss Hamilton's Hero by Nancy Lawrence 11/2 1.5★
3. A Rake's Folly by Claudette Williams 12/2 2★
4. A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer 14/2 5★
5. A Deceptive Bequest by Olivia Sumner 18/2 2★
6. An Unlikely Duchess by Mary Balogh 16/2 2.5★
7. The Abducted Bride by Dorothy Mack 16/2 1.5★
8. Her Heart's Captain by Elizabeth Mansfield 21/2 3★
9. The Forgotten Bride by Lillian Marsh 21/2 3★
Read 8 books from the same genre - crime/mystery
1. The Crag by Claire Sutherland 11/2 3.5★
2. The New Shoe by Arthur W. Upfield 16/2 4★
3. Dark Desert Road by Tim Ayliffe 21/2 4★
4. Into the Fire by Gregg Hurwitz 21/2 3.5★
5. A Quiet Man by Tom Wood 24/2 4★
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1. Death Flight by Sarah Sultoon 4/1 3★ - 2024
2. Murder in the Cathedral by Kerry Greenwood 5/1 4.5★ - 2025
3. Sanctuary by Garry Disher 22/1 4★ - 2024
4. The Writing Class by Esther Campion 9/2 4★
5. Lyrebird by Jane Caro 12/2 4.5★ - 2025
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1. Ming and Flo Fight for the Future by Jackie French 10/1 4★ - 2022
2. Many Bloody Returns by Charlaine Harris 25/1 3★ - 2007
3. 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 31/1 5★ - 1970
4. The Abyss by Orson Scott Card 1/2 4★ - 1989
5. The Scottish Rebel by Emma Lange 2/2 3★ - 1990
6. Twelfth Night by Joy Reed 3/2 3★ - 1995
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. Murder at Almack's by Jo Ann Ferguson, Mona Gedney, Valerie King 7/1 2★
2. The Obsession by Nora Roberts 12/1 3.5★
3. Whitsunday Dawn by Annie Seaton 15/1 3.5★
4. Redstone Station by Therese Creed 17/1 4★
5. The Earl's Return by Emma Lange 18/1 3★
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1. Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb 3/1 4★ - In Death #41
2. All the Weyrs of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 9/1 4★ - Pern #11
3. Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith 27/1 4★ - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #3
4. Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb 6/2 3★
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Cyberkiss by Sally Chapman 3/1 2.5★
2. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 19/1 3.5★
3. Regina by Clare Darcy 13/2 2.5★
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot 1/1 5★
2. The Shortest History of the Crown by Stephen Bates 17/1 4★
Read 1 book by a male author.
1. It's a Real Dog's Life by Richard Fortuné Joubert 30/1 3.5★
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2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Read 9 books by female authors.
1. The Snow Yeti's Grouchy Werewolf Michele Notaro finished 12/1
Read 8 books from the same genre.
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
Read 1 book by a male author - Twice Baked
Andrew Grey finished 5/1
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Tasks:
Read 10 books from any series.
Read 9 books by female authors.
1. The Stolen Child
2. Call of the Penguins
3. All I Want for Christmas
4. The Sun Is Also a Star
5. The White Hare
6. Finding Grace
7. Stone Yard Devotional
8. One Silent Night
9. The Book of Form and Emptiness
Read 8 books from the same genre. (NB Short stories)
1. Super-Frog Saves Tokyo
2.Orange World and Other Stories
3. Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days
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4. A Visit from the Goon Squad
5. A Long Winter
6. dear life - lib
7. the october country KU
8. tales of beedle the bard KU
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
1. Notes on Infinity
2. Alchemy of Secrets
3. Give Him to Me
4. The Seeker of Lost Paintings
5. The Fox Wife
6. The Everlasting
7. The Mighty Red
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1. The Wine of Angels 1998
2. Gathering Blue 2000
3. Bird Box 2014
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1. Killman Creek
2. Wolfhunter River
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1. Timbuktu
2. Manifest: An Alice Meriwether Novel
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
Read 1 book by a male author.
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Read 10 books from any series.
1) Survivor In Death by J.D. Robb read 1/8/26 In Death #20
2) Origin in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/9/26 In Death #21
3) The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove by Christopher Moore read 1/11/26 Pine Cove #2
4) Black House by Stephen King read 1/12/26 The Talisman #2
5) Real Murders by Charlaine Harris read 1/13/26 Aurora Teagarden #1
6) A Bone to Pick by Charlaine Harris read 1/13/26 Aurora Teagarden #2
7) Ode to a Banker byLindsey Davis read 1/16/26 Marcus Didius Falco #12
8) Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris read 1/16/26 Aurora Teagarden #3
9) Rest You Merry by Charlotte MacLeod read 1/19/26 Peter Shandy #1
10) An Appetite for Murder by Lucy Burdette read 1/20/26 Key West Food Critic Mystery #1
Read 9 books by female authors.
1) Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth read 1/21/26
2) The Julius House by Charlaine Harris read 1/24/26
3) Candy Cane Murder by Joanne Fluke read 1/25/26
4) In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren read 1/27/26
5) Night at the Vulcan by Ngaio Marsh read 1/28/26
6) Christmas at the Gingerbread Café by Rebecca Raisin read 1/29/26
7) Chocolate Dreams at the Gingerbread Café by Rebecca Raisin read 1/29/26
8) Christmas Wedding at the Gingerbread Café by Rebecca Raisin read 1/29/26
9) Sarah Plain and Tall Trilogy Pack: Sarah, Plain and Tall / Caleb's Story / Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan read 1/31/26
Read 8 books from the same genre. History
1) Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor by Anne Edwards read 1/8/26
2) The King's Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I by Benjamin Woolley read 1/8/26
3) Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson read 1/15/26
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1) From Cradle to Grave by Rhys Bowen read 1/3/26 pub 11/18/2025
2) Funny Story by Emily Henry read 1/26/26 pub 4/23/2024
3) Death in the Downline by Maria Abrams read 2/12/26 pub 1/14/2025
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1) P.S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern read 1/10/26 pub 2/3/2004
2) Face Down in the Marrow-Bone Pie by Kathy Lynn Emerson read 1/20/26 pub 1/1/1997
3) The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel read 1/22/26 pub 7/21/2020
4) Death in Four Courses by Lucy Burdette read 1/22/26 pub 9/4/2012
5) Whirly World by Brandon Jones read 1/23/26 pub 10/13/2023
6) Greed in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell read 1/24/26 pub 3/24/2021
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1) Every Breath by Nicholas Sparks read 1/4/26
2) Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt read 1/13/26
3) Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen read 1/14/26
4)We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver read 1/15/26
5) Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane read 1/19/26
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
1) An Excellent Mystery by Ellis Peters read 1/4/26 Chronicles of Brother Cadfael #11
2) Pampered to Death by Laura Levine read 1/4/26 A Jaine Austen Mystery #10
3) Killing Cupid by Laura Levine read 1/5/26 A Jaine Austen Mystery #12
4) Visions in Death by J.D. Robb read 1/7/26 In Death #19
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
1) Origin by Dan Brown read 1/1/26
2) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides read 1/3/26
3) Everyman by Philip Roth read 1/29/26
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1) Vengeance in Little Leaf Creek by Cindy Bell read 1/1/26
2) Death of a Neighborhood Witch by Laura Levine read 1/5/26
Read 1 book by a male author.
1) Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. read 1/27/26
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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1. Invisible | Danielle Steel | 01.20
2. Try | Ella Frank | 02.16
3. Crave | Chelle Bliss | 02.16
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
1. One of Us Is Next | Karen M. McManus | 01.02
2. A Parisian Affair and Other Stories | Guy de Maupassant | 01.06
Read 1 book by a male author.
1.The In-Laws | James Caine | 01.04
Read 10 books from any series.
1. Pretty Little Liars #2 | Flawless | Sara Shepard | 01.01
2. Gallagher Girls #4 | Only the Good Spy Young | Ally Carter | 01.08
3. Crystal River #1 | Please Don't Lie | Christina Baker Kline | 01.21
4. Shadow Academy #1 | Scholarship Girl | Kat Cotton | 01.31
5. Rock Chick #1 | Rock Chick | Kristen Ashley | 01.31
6. Campus Diaries #1 | The Graham Effect | Elle Kennedy | 02.01
7. Creep #1 | Creep | Jennifer Hillier | 02.05
8. Creep #2 | Freak | Jennifer Hillier | 02.05
9. Campus Diaries | The Dixon Rule | Elle Kennedy | 02.09
10. Campus Diaries | The Charlie Method | Elle Kennedy | 02.11
Read 9 books by female authors.
1. Paper Cut | Rachel Taff | 01.02
2. Summer Island | Kristin Hannah | 01.14
3. Woman Down | Colleen Hoover | 01.15
4. The Jills | Karen Parkman | 02.10
5. Bloody Quarter | Brooklyn Cross | 02.11
6. XOXY, A Memoir: Intersex Woman, Mother, Activist Kimberly Zieselman | 02.11
7. Under Different Stars | Amy A. Bartol | 02.11
8. With This Ring | Amy Clipston | 02.12
9. The Stepfamily | Bonnie Traymore | 02.12
Read 8 books from the same genre. Thriller
1. Final Girls | Riley Sager | 01.08
2. Pretty Girls | Karin Slaughter | 01.15
3. Five Found Dead | Sulari Gentill | 01.15
4. Two Wives | Helen H. Durrant | 01.16
5. A Killing Cold | Kate Alice Marshall | 01.20
6. The Lost Girl | Mark Gillespie | 02.05
7. What My Mother Hid | Daniel Hurst | 02.10
8. I Want Your Family | Daniel Hurst | 02.16
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
1. The Women | Kristin Hannah | 2024 | 01.01
2. The Stepson | D.L. Fisher | 2024 | 01.02
3. Her Daughter | Jen Craven | 2024 | 01.03
4. The Grandmother | Jane E. James | 2024 | 01.03
5. This Family Lies: A jaw-dropping psychological thriller | J.M. Cannon | 2024 | 01.04
6. The Briar Club | Kate Quinn | 01.05
7. My Husband Next Door | K.L. Slater | 01.06
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
1. The Girls in the Cabin | Caleb Stephens | 2023 | 01.01
2. Divine Rivals | Rebecca Ross | 01.03
3. The Butcher | Jennifer Hillier | 2014 | 01.07
4. The Last Train from Paris | Juliet Greenwood | 01.07
5. Will There Be Wine? | Whitney Cubbison | 01.07
6. Resting Scrooge Face | Meghan Quinn | 01.08
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
1. The Ice Angels | Caroline Mitchell | 01.07
2. Amid Clouds and Bones | Ella Fields | 01.21
3. Glamorous Notions | Megan Chance | 01.30
4. Our Dream Home | Jessica Huntley | 02.05
5. Paper Wife | Laila Ibrahim | 02.05
2026 CountdownJanuary 01 - December 31, 2026
Read 10 books from any series.
01. Under the Radar, Annette Dashofy 01/03
02. Death by Beach Read, Eva Gates 01/05
03. The Tale of the Tenpenny Tontine, P.J. Fitzsimmons 01/06
04. Shadows in Death, J D Robb 01/06
05. Icing on the Murder, Valerie Burns 01/07
06. Cat's Got Your Arsenic, Tara Meyers 01/07
07. If You've Got It, Haunt It, Rose Pressy 01/10
08. Fatal Festival Days, Jamie Blair 01/12
09. Killer Reunion, G A McKevett 01/13
10. Murder on Marble Row, Victoria Thompson 01/13
Read 9 books by female authors.
1. Shot Through the Hearth, Kate Carlisle 01/15
2. The Fatal Folio, Elizabeth Penney 01/15
3. A Tour to Die For, Michelle Chouinard 01/16
4. Mocha and Murder, Tonya Kappes 01/16
5. Death at the Ice Hotel, Angie Fox 01/17
6. Deceit in High Heels, Gemma Halliday 01/18
7. Canter With a Killer, Amber Camp 01/19
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1. Cops and Clobbers in Deadwood, Ann Charles 01/08
2. From Cradle to Grave, Rhys Bowen 01/09
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1. Sleeping Murder, Agatha Christie 01/05
2. In the Name of Truth, Viveca Sten 01/17
3. The Tour, Jean Grainger 01/18
4. Mrs. Jeffries Stalks the Hunter, Emily Brightwell 01/19
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1. A Tale for the Time Being, Ruth Ozeki 01/10
2. The Lager Queen of Minnesota, J Ryan Stradal 01/1
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1. Eddie Winston Is Looking for Love, Marianne Cronin 01/03
2. Nonna Maria and the Case of the Stolen Necklace, Lorenzo Carcaterra 01/15
Read 1 book by a male author.
1.Murder in Portofino, T A Williams 01/02
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1. To Love a Beast by Karen Witemeyer 1/1/26
2. Bluegrass Christmas by Allie Pleiter 1/1/26
3. Calculated Risk by Lynn Shannon 1/3/25
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1. The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall by Jaime Jo Wright 1/1/26
2. A Vast and Gracious Tide by Lisa Carter 1/1/26
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1. Wyoming Ranch Sabotage by Kellie VanHorn 1/1/26
2. Texas Christmas Pursuit by Sommer Smith 1/2/26
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1. A Lady of Secret Devotion by Tracie Peterson 1/1/26
2. No Journey Too Far by Carrie Turansky 1/3/26
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01. Return to Sender by Erin Lucy (1/1/26) - Sweet Love Letters #8
02. Authentically, Izzy by Pepper Basham (1/3/26) - Skymar #1
03. Positively, Penelope by Pepper Basham (1/29/26) - Skymar #2
04. Loyally, Luke by Pepper Basham (2/13/26) - Skymar #3
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1. Oslo Overtures by Marion Ueckermann (1/19/26)
2. Jingle Bell Jilt by Mindy Burbidge Strunk (2/15/26)
3. Helsinki Sunrise by Marion Ueckermann (2/18/26)
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1. Fragile Designs by Colleen Coble (1/10/26) - pub. Jan. 1, 2024
2. Holly and Nick Hate Christmas by Betsy St. Amant (1/15/26) - pub. September 1, 2025
3. Grateful Heart: 60 Reasons to Give Thanks in All Things by Karen Wingate (1/15/26) - pub. February 4, 2025
4. The Highland Heist by Pepper Basham (2/13/26) - pub. July 1, 2025
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1. The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky (2/2/26)
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1. Water Lily in July by Clare Revell (1/16/26) - Flowers Can Be Fatal #7
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2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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Read 10 books from any series.
Our Italian Summer by Jennifer Probst 1/4/2026
The Basket Case by Ralph McInerny 1/10/2026
Mistletoe Season by Michelle Major 1/16/2026
Not They Who Soar by Amanda Flower 2/3/2026
Body Check by Elle Kennedy 2/14/2026
The Cracked Spine by Paige Shelton 2/19/2026
Read 9 books by female authors.
Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett 1/20/2026
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin 2/3/2026
Read 8 books from the same genre. (mysteries)
Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill 1/11/2026
Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney 2/22/2026
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
Rush Week by Michelle Brandon 1/26/2026
The Unwedding by Ally Condie 1/31/2026
Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey 2/16/2026
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
The Fixer Upper by Mary Kay Andrews 1/17/2026 pub'd 2009
The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clark Moore 2/3/2026 Pub'd 1823
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel 1/25/2026
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton 1/31/2026
Theo of Golden by Allen Levi 2/13/2026
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
Slammed by Colleen Hoover 1/5/2026
Loyalty by Lisa Scottoline 2/22/2026
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
The Girl from Greenwich Street by Lauren Willig 2/11/2026
Read 1 book by a male author.
The Night Shift by Alex Finlay 1/8/2026
2026 CountdownDate Started: January 01, 2026
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Read 10 books from any series.
01. The Rats by James Herbert [Rats series] (01-31-26)
02. Postmortem by Patricia Cornwall [Kay Scarpetta series] (02-13-26)
03. Santa's Little Yelpers by David Rosenfelt [Andy Carpenter series] (02-16-26)
04. Flop Dead Gorgeous by David Rosenfelt [Andy Carpenter series] (02-19-26)
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01. Funny Story by Emily Henry (01-03-26)
02. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (01-03-26)
03. The Water Lies by Amy Meyerson (01-26-26)
04. The Tale End Stories From the Vet by Beth Rice (01-27-26)
05. The Sleep Tight Motel by Lisa Unger (01-30-26)
06. The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker (02-10-26)
07. Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher (02-14-26)
08. Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady (02-15-26)
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GENRE: Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopia
01. The Complete Double Dead by Chuck Wendig (01-19-26)
02. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion (01-30-26)
03. Breakers by Edward W. Robertson (02-02-26)
04. Blind Rage by Nick Clausen (02-23-26)
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01. The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin [2025] (02-21-26)
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01. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir (01-10-26)
02. The Staircase in the Woods by Chuck Wendig (01-17-26)
03. A Sociopath's Guide to a Successful Marriage by MK Oliver (02-06-26)
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01. Dog Eat Dog by David Rosenfelt (01-08-26)
02. Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt (01-09-26)
03. Holy Chow by David Rosenfelt (01-12-26)
04. Silent Bite by David Rosenfelt (01-25-26)
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01. Uprooted by Naomi Novik (02-19-26)
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01. The Warehouse by Rob Hart (01-06-26)
2026 CountdownDuration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
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1. Core's Attack by S.E. Smith - 29/1/2026
2. Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - 16/1/2026
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1. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - 24/1/2026
2. These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore - 9/1/2026
3. Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy C. Edmondson - 1/1/2026
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1. Star Trek: Lower Decks―Warp Your Own Way by Ryan North - 31/1/2026
2. If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All by Eliezer Yudkowsky - 22/1/2026
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1. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka - 27/1/2026
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2026 countdownTasks:
Read 10 books from any series.
Plainsong Kent Haruf 7 Feb
Read 9 books by female authors.
The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht 9 Jan
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Alison Bechdel 23 Jan
Read 8 books from the same genre. (classics)
The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath 18 Jan
The Secret Garden: The Original 1911 Unabridged and Complete Edition Frances Hodgson Burnett 14 Feb
North and South Elizabeth Gaskell 20 Feb
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
The Safekeep Yael van der Wouden 31 Jan
The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir Griffin Dunne 15 Feb
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
The Starfish Sisters Barbara O'Neal 12 Jan
Tom Lake Ann Patchett 25 Jan
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
Read 1 book by a male author.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Washington Irving 16 Jan
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Duration: January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026
Tasks:
Read 10 books from any series.
Read 9 books by female authors.
Read 8 books from the same genre.
Read 7 books published in 2024 or 2025.
Read 6 books published in 2023 or earlier.
Read 5 books that are Stand Alones.
Read 4 books that are from any series already started.
Read 3 books that have one word titles.
Read 2 book whose title has 5 words or more.
Read 1 book by a male author.
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