2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This is my space where I will keep track of the challenges I'm planning to complete in 2015.

LET'S TURN PAGES CHALLENGE - 2015
January 1st - December 31st, 2015

1. Dreamfever - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★★ 400 pages (01/01/15)
2. Shadowfever - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★★ 689 pages (02/01/15)
3. Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn ★★★★☆ 272 pages (04/01/15)
4. Dark Places - Gillian Flynn ★★★★☆ 424 pages (09/01/15)
5. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green ★☆☆☆☆ 337 pages (10/01/15)
6. Broken Monsters - Lauren Beukes ★★★☆☆ 400 pages (17/01/15)
7. The Miniaturist - Jessie Burton ★★★★☆ 427 pages (20/01/15)
8. Iced - Karen Marie Moning ★★★☆☆ 512 pages (24/01/15)
9. Burned - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★☆ 512 pages (26/01/15)
10. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins ★★★★☆ 336 pages (28/01/15)

11. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant ★★☆☆☆ 336 pages (01/02/15)
12. Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel ★★★★★ 304 pages (04/02/15)
13. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ 332 pages (11/02/15)
14. Me Before You - Jojo Moyes ★★★★☆ 385 pages (15/02/15)
15. Vicious - V.E. Schwab ★★★★☆ 366 pages (21/02/15)
16. Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ 384 pages (21/02/15)
17. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison ★★☆☆☆ 416 pages (24/02/15)
18. A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab ★★★★★ 400 pages (28/02/2015)

19. Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard ★★★☆☆ 400 pages (01/03/15)
20. The Sin Eater’s Daughter - Melinda Salisbury ★★☆☆☆ 320 pages (06/03/15)
21. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell ★★★★☆ 1,472 pages (15/03/15)
22. It Happened One Autumn - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ 382 pages (18/03/15)
23. Devil in Winter - Lisa Kleypas ★★★★☆ 368 pages (19/03/15)
24. Scandal in Spring - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ 374 pages (22/03/15)
25. Naked in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 316 pages (25/03/15)
26. Glory in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 320 pages (28/03/15)
27. Immortal in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 345 pages (29/03/15)
28. Rapture in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 417 pages (30/03/15)

29. Ceremony in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★☆☆ 327 pages (03/04/15)
30. The Ocean at the End of the Lane- Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ 255 pages (04/04/15)
31. The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah ★★★★☆ 416 pages (08/04/15)
32. Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas ★★★☆☆ 416 pages (17/04/15)
33. Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★ 433 pages (20/04/15)

34. Heir of Fire - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★☆ 562 pages (03/05/15)
35. Vengeance in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 343 pages (09/05/15)
36. Holiday in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 308 pages (10/05/15)
37. Midnight in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★☆☆ 90 pages (11/05/15)
38. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee ★★★★★ 324 pages (24/05/15)
39. Uprooted - Naomi Novik ★★★★★ 438 pages (30/05/15)

40. Conspiracy in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 364 pages (26/06/15)
41. Loyalty in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 355 pages (27/06/15)

42. Witness in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 339 pages (03/07/15)
43. Judgement in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★☆☆ 356 pages (05/07/15)
44. Ross Poldark - Winston Graham ★★★☆☆ 368 pages (18/07/15)
45. Demelza - Winston Graham ★★★★☆ 521 pages (22/07/15)
46. Fatherland - Robert Harris ★★★☆☆ 380 pages (27/07/15)
47. The Boleyn King - Laura Andersen ★★☆☆☆ 358 pages (30/07/15)

48. That Scandalous Summer - Meredith Duran ★★★☆☆ 368 pages (05/08/15)
49. Orange Is the New Black - Piper Kerman ★★☆☆☆ 352 pages (06/08/15)
50. Fool Me Twice - Meredith Duran ★★★★☆ 365 pages (09/08/15)
51. Lady Be Good - Meredith Duran ★★★☆☆ 400 pages (22/08/15)
52. Written on Your Skin - Meredith Duran ★★★☆☆ 357 pages (27/08/15)
53. Luck Be a Lady - Meredith Duran ★★★★★ 368 pages (28/08/15)
54. Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare ★★★★★ 370 pages (30/08/15)
55. Say Yes to the Marquess - Tessa Dare ★★★☆☆ 384 pages (31/08/15)

56. When a Scot Ties the Knot - Tessa Dare ★★★☆☆ 384 pages (01/09/2015)
57. Queen of Shadows - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★ 648 pages (09/09/15)
58. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - John Boyne ★☆☆☆☆ 224 pages (10/09/15)
59. A Lady Awakened - Cecilia Grant ★★★★★ 346 pages (11/09/15)
60. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald ★★☆☆☆ 192 pages (13/09/15)
61. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood ★★★☆☆ 311 pages (18/09/15)
62. The Martian - Andy Weir ★★☆☆☆ 385 pages (22/09/15)
63. The Fiery Trial - Cassandra Clare ★★☆☆☆ unknown pages (25/09/15)
64. Betrayal in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★☆☆ 355 pages (28/09/15)
65. Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie ★★★★☆ 336 pages (30/09/15)

66. Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale ★★★★☆ 533 pages (03/10/15)
67. The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ★★★☆☆ 448 pages (08/10/15)
68. Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined - Stephenie Meyer ★★☆☆☆ 442 pages (11/10/15)
69. The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie - Jennifer Ashley ★★★★☆ 320 pages (13/10/15)
70. My Sweet Folly - Laura Kinsale ★★★★☆ 400 pages (16/10/15)
71. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage - Jennifer Ashley ★★★☆☆ 316 pages (17/10/15)
72. The Many Sins Of Lord Cameron - Jennifer Ashley ★★★☆☆ 320 pages (19/10/15)
73. The Duke's Perfect Wife - Jennifer Ashley ★★★★☆ 296 pages (20/10/15)
74. Career of Evil - Robert Galbraith ★★★★☆ 512 pages (22/10/15)
75. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen ★☆☆☆☆ 228 pages (25/10/15)
76. Seduction in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★☆☆ 354 pages (26/10/15)
77. Reunion in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 371 pages (27/10/15)
78. Purity in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 355 pages (28/10/15)
79. Portrait in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★☆☆ 347 pages (31/10/15)
80. The Shining - Stephen King ★★☆☆☆ 512 pages (31/10/15)

81. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel ★★★☆☆ 653 pages (06/11/15)
82. Seize the Fire - Laura Kinsale ★★★★★ 426 pages (08/11/15)
83. The Royal We - Heather Cocks ★★★★☆ 454 pages (12/11/15)
84. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer ★★☆☆☆ 274 pages (14/11/15)
85. The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook ★★☆☆☆ 384 pages (18/11/15)
86. Here be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman ★★★★★ 704 pages (20/11/15)
87. A Gentleman Undone - Cecilia Grant ★★★★☆ 350 pages (21/11/15)
88. The Color Purple - Alice Walker ★★★☆☆ 295 pages (23/11/15)
89. Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier ★★★★☆ 441 pages (26/11/15)

90. All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr ★★★★☆ 530 pages (05/12/15)
91. The Sunne in Splendour - Sharon Kay Penman ★★★★★ 1,248 pages (26/12/15)
92. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding ★★★★★ 324 pages (27/12/15)
93. Imitation in Death - J.D. Robb ★★★★☆ 342 pages (28/12/15)

Total Pages Read: 37,212/35,000 - COMPLETE

I SPY CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015

1. Color - The Red Tent - Anita Diamant ★★☆☆☆ (01/02/15)
2. Number - Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel ★★★★★ (04/02/15)
3. Things That Grow - Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale ★★★★☆ (03/10/15)
4. Seasons - Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas ★★★☆☆ (21/02/15)
5. First Name - Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (11/02/15)
6. Places - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer ★★☆☆☆ (14/11/15)
7. Body Part - Written on Your Skin - Meredith Duran ★★★☆☆ (27/08/15)
8. Weapon - Sparkling Cyanide - Agatha Christie ★★★★☆ (30/09/15)
9. Body of Water - The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆ (04/04/15)
10. Form of Water - Iced - Karen Marie Moning ★★★☆☆ (24/01/15)
11. Product of Fire - Burned - Karen Marie Moning ★★★★☆ (26/01/15)
12. Celestial Body - The Fault in Our Stars - John Green ★☆☆☆☆ (10/01/15)
13. Architecture - Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel ★★★☆☆ (06/11/15)
14. Senses - All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr ★★★★☆ (05/12/15)
15. Royal Title - Red Queen - Victoria Aveyard ★★★☆☆ (01/03/15)
16. Family Member - The Sin Eater’s Daughter - Melinda Salisbury ★★☆☆☆ (06/03/15)
17. Elements - Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell ★★★★☆ (15/03/15)
18. Time of Day - Crown of Midnight - Sarah J. Maas ★★★★★ (20/04/15)
19. Metal - The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook ★★☆☆☆ (18/11/15)
20. Emotion/Feeling - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen ★☆☆☆☆ (25/10/15)
21. Animal/Insect - To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee ★★★★★ (24/05/15)
22. Something to Read - Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding ★★★★★ (27/12/15)
23. Gender Identifier - The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins ★★★★☆ (28/01/15)
24. Paranormal Being - Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison ★★☆☆☆ (24/02/15)
25. Occupation - The Assassin's Blade - Sarah J. Maas ★★★☆☆ (08/10/15)

25/25 - COMPLETE

THE LISTOPIA CHALLENGE
Duration: January 1st 2015 - December 31st 2015

LIST ONE:
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

1. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë ★★★★★ (11/02/15)
2. Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell ★★★★☆ (15/03/15)
3. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee ★★★★★ (24/05/15)
4. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald ★★☆☆☆ (14/09/15)
5. The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood ★★★☆☆ (18/09/15)
6. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen ★☆☆☆☆ (25/10/15)
7. The Shining - Stephen King ★★☆☆☆ (31/10/15)
8. The Color Purple - Alice Walker ★★★☆☆ (23/11/15)
9. Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier ★★★★☆ (26/11/15)
10.

9/10

LIST TWO:
Best Historical Fiction

1. The Red Tent - Anita Diamant ★★☆☆☆ (01/02/15)
2. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne ★☆☆☆☆ (10/09/15)
3. Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel ★★★☆☆ (06/11/15)
4. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Mary Ann Shaffer ★★☆☆☆ (14/11/15)
5. Here be Dragons - Sharon Kay Penman ★★★★★ (20/11/15)

5/5

JANUARY SUMMARY


Books read: 10
Pages read: 4,309 (not including the 117 pages I read before giving up on The Pillars of the Earth)
Books abandoned: 1

Ebook: 10
Paperback: 0
Hardback: 0

Crime / Mystery / Thriller: 4
Historical Fiction: 1
Urban Fantasy: 4
Young Adult: 1

Longest: Shadowfever- Karen Marie Moning 689 pages
Shortest: Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn 272 pages

Favourite: Shadowfever- Karen Marie Moning ★★★★★
Least Favourite: The Fault in Our Stars - John Green ★☆☆☆☆

Goals for next month:
* Read something that counts towards my 'Listopia Challenge'.
* Read some paperback books rather than ebooks, there's a number sitting on my shelves that haven't been read yet.

Update 28/2: Managed to read two books towards my 'Listopia Challenge' but failed to read anything other than ebooks - I started an audiobook but didn't get on well with it.

FEBRUARY SUMMARY


Books read: 8
Pages read: 2,923 (This is just from books completed)
Books abandoned: 2 - Pride and Prejudice and The Shadow of the Wind (although I intend to go back to that one when I get hold of the ebook / a papercopy - audiobooks just aren't for me!)

Ebook: 8
Paperback: 0
Hardback: 0

Urban Fantasy: 2
Historical Fiction: 1
Historical Romance: 1
Fantasy: 1
Classics: 1
Contemporary: 1
Post Apocalyptic: 1

Longest: Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison 416 pages
Shortest: Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel 304 pages

Favourite: A Darker Shade of Magic - V.E. Schwab ★★★★★
Least Favourite: The Red Tent - Anita Diamant ★★☆☆☆

Goals for next month:
* Read something that counts towards each of my challenges.
* Read more pages, even if that means less books.