2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I love this challenge! Turns out I'm already at *gulp* lust, so I'll send cupid's arrow soaring towards "soulmate" by the end of September.

So far I've read...

1. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 21 Feb
2. Night Owls by Jenn Bennett 24 Feb
3. Legendary by Stephanie Garber 7 March
4. Finale by Stephanie Garber 7 March
5. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 8 April
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I didn't see this one come up! I'll join in for 10! I'm going to count anything I read in April if that is alright?

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That puts me at 10/10

I'm in for 30! (I'll update later w/ the books I've read so far.)

Also- 2 questions:
- Can we count Comics/Manga/Graphic Novels?
- Was this challenge from January- September or March-September?

I'm rather curious as to how many romance books I've read this year.

I have read 11 as of August 24.

I will pledge 12 romance books total by September 30.
If I read more than 12, great!

1) The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren
April 24--5/5 stars
2) The Return Journey by Maeve Binchy
April 28--5/5 stars
3) Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
May 13--5/5 stars
4) The Beach House by Jane Green
May 20--5/5 stars
5) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orisha #2) by Tomi Adeyemi
May 28--5/5 stars
6) Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
June 4--5/5 stars
7) Stargirl (Stargirl #1) by Jerry Spinelli
June 20--5/5 stars
8) The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient #2) by Helen Hoang
July 15--5/5 stars
9) Love, Stargirl (Stargirl #2) by Jerry Spinelli
July 20--5/5 stars
10) Me Before You (Me Before You #1) by Jojo Moyes
August 15--5/5 stars
11) The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses
August 24--5/5 stars

I'm really late getting into this, but I just found this challenge. I'm new to doing challenges this year and some have slipped by me! I've actually already read 13 romances since April 1, 2020 and still have several to finish by September 30! So, my challenge is:
10+ books: soulmate.

20/20

1. Giant's Bread by Mary Westmacott AKA Agatha Christie - finished 4/10/20
2. Troubled Sea by Jinx Schwartz - finished 5/4/20
3. Artistic License by Julie Hyzy - finished 5/10/20
4. Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman Capote - finished 7/7/20
5. A Plain Death by Amanda Flower - finished 7/13/20
6. Helen of Sparta by Amalia Carosella - finished 7/14/20
7. Brunswick Gardens by Anne Perry - finished 7/29/20
8. Nothing Venture by Patricia Wentworth - finished 8/2/20
9. A Dream of Red Mansions by Xueqin Cao - finished 8/15/20
10. Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer - finished 8/21/20
11. Deadly Heat by Richard Castle - finished 8/25/20
12. Thunder on the Right by Mary Stewart - finished 9/10/20
13. Taking the Fall by Laney Monday - finished 9/13/20
14. Death in the Stocks by Georgette Heyer - finished 9/19/20
15. The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell & Dustin Thomason - finished 9/21/20
***16. A Marriage of Inconvenience by Janet Louise Roberts - finished 9/22/20
17. Oblomov by Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov - finished 9/24/20
18. A Stroke of Genius by Gina Wilkins - finished 9/28/20
19. What Happens in the Alps... by T.A. Williams - finished 9/29/20
20. Haunted Spouse by Heather Allison - finished 9/30/20

*** my favorite romance book of all time. I first read it over 40 years ago and still love it and re-read it every few years.

update message #13:

Completed challenge with 20/20 books complete

Final level - soulmate

I still don't know if we could count Comics/Manga/Graphic Novels or if the challenge included January & February, so I'm going to have a few different totals.

January & February (Don't Know if these Count):
If I Was Your Girl
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 1
Bloom
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 1
Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 9
5 Books

March-September:
Novels:
Treacherous Is the Night
Frankly in Love
Daisy Jones & The Six
The Unhoneymooners
Doctor Zhivago
The Gravity of Us
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Little Women
Water for Elephants
9 Books

Manga/Graphic Novels/Comics:
Skip Beat!, Vol. 4
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare, Vol. 4
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 3
Fruits Basket Collector's Edition, Vol. 2
I Hear the Sunspot
My Ex, Client Chapter 1
The Billionaire's Housekeeper Mistress
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit Volume 1
Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 1
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 1
Heartbreaker
The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Vol. 14
I Hear the Sunspot: Limit Volume 2
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 4
5 Centimeters per Second
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 2
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 5
Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom, Vol. 6
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, Volume 2
Ouran High School Host Club, Vol. 3
THE FOX'S KISS Vol. 1
21 Books

Total (January-September [including comics/manga/graphic novels]): 35/30
Total Total (January-September [just novels]): 10/30
Total (March-September [including comics/manga/graphic novels]): 30/30
Total (March-September [just novels]): 9/30