2025 Reading Challenge discussion

We're all excited to see what you got! Please post here so your Santa will know your book has arrived safely.

Some of your books are coming from very long distances (and some areas are experiencing significant post delays), so don't worry if you don't receive anything quickly.

Thank you for your patience while I get matches out! I changed the process this year which caused a couple of minor snags, but matches are currently going out.

Edit: all messages have gone out, so if you signed up but did not receive an email, please contact me. I used a mailmerge, and the email may have gotten stuck in your spam folder.

I am excited to report that I already received my book! Thank you so much to my Santa who sent me

I am excited to finally read this! Thanks so much. What a wonderful gift :)

I'm very happy to say that I received and from my Secret Santa. I'm excited to read them! Thanks very much! :)

My Santa sent me some great selections from my wish list. Thanks so much!! Red Sky Over Hawaii Bacchanal Back of Beyond
I'm so excited to read them

Thank you so much to my Secret Santa, Deborah. I’m so excited to read my Kindle books of Angelfall, Once Upon a Wardrobe, and Uprooted. My TBR list is rather extensive (LOL!) so I am always amazed how my Secret Santas can make a choice.

Thank you, Anissa, for my lovely secret Santa kindle books! I cannot wait to dive into them!

Megan wrote: "Thank you, Anissa, for my lovely secret Santa kindle books! I cannot wait to dive into them!"

You're very welcome Megan! I'm glad you like them!

Thank you to my Secret Santa, Kerrie from Australia, who got me a gift card as Kindle can be tricky in different countries. Because I wanted to read more Discworld books, I have used the gift card to buy the festive Hogfather and also Guards! Guards!.

My Secret Santa gifted me two books! and . I am so excited to jump into them in the new year. Thanks to whoever gifted me these gems!!

Thank you Secret Santa for the gift card in B&N!! Unfortunatly your identity is still a secret, but please feel free to add me here!!

I did get !! Thank you!!! Happy holidays!!

Thank you Bernadette for The Library Book and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society!

Thank you so much to my Secret Santa, Alyana! I'm so excited about the books she gifted to me.

Thank you so much Secret Santa, Carri C! You have made the start of my holiday break so much better. I love my books: , , and .

May you have a wonderful holiday season.

Kalyn wrote: "Thank you so much Secret Santa, Carri C! You have made the start of my holiday break so much better. I love my books: , , and [bookc..."

So glad you like them! Happy Holidays!

Fedra wrote: "Thank you Secret Santa for the gift card in B&N!! Unfortunatly your identity is still a secret, but please feel free to add me here!!

I did get !! Tha..."

Happy to hear it worked out! :) I love being a super-secret santa!

Jill wrote: "Thank you so much to my Secret Santa, Alyana! I'm so excited about the books she gifted to me."

You're very welcome! Enjoy the holidays and happy reading! :D

Thanks to my Secret Santa. I received the book Sophie's World Sophie's World
on Thursday (17/12). It seems a thoughtful gift, and I'm quite excited to discover the history of philosophy with fictional flavor - quite interesting combination. There is a magic in serendipity. Wish you a merry Christmas, and great times ahead! Happy Reading, Learning and Sharing!

My husband came in and said I have packages then asked if I ordered something. Initially, I was thinking "No, not anything that would be here yet." I was briefly puzzled by it, then realized it must be from my Secret Santa.

I received The Snow Child and Christmas Jars from my Secret Santa, Kristina.

Thank you so much, and Happy Holidays to you.

Thank you to Ashleigh, my Secret Santa, for the book . I'm so looking forward to reading it during my Christmas holidays.

Thank you so much, Secret Santa, for sending me , it looks like something that's right up my alley. And with 800+ pages, this should keep me entertained for quite a while. Thanks!

I was so surprised to receive it this early, that it confused me for a second, because I was like "I haven't ordered anything recently..?"

My NotSoSecretSanta Julia got me Caraval! I’m excited to read it, thanks Julia!

D.L. wrote: "I am excited to report that I already received my book! Thank you so much to my Santee who sent me

I am excited to finally read this! Thanks s..." Check your email ;-)

Thank you so much Tracy Thomas for my books!! I have been dying to read these!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!! You really made mine!!

TCampbell wrote: "D.L. wrote: "I am excited to report that I already received my book! Thank you so much to my Santee who sent me

I am excited to finally read t..."

I just did. Oh my goodness! You are so sweet! TY so much :)

Sonja wrote: "Thank you to Ashleigh, my Secret Santa, for the book . I'm so looking forward to reading it during my Christmas holidays."

You're welcome! I hope you enjoy!

Kristen wrote: "Thank you so much Tracy Thomas for my books!! I have been dying to read these!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!! You really made mine!! [bookcover:Red Dragon|596..." It's been years, but I had to sleep with the lights on for a long time after reading Red Dragon

Yay!!! I got , which is a book I have been wanting to read for awhile now! I have really enjoyed Fredrik Backman's other two books that I have read and can't imagine not enjoying this one. Thank you so much, Secret Santa Anthony!

Thank you to Cindee Mayard for my two books The Lying Game and One by One and a beautiful card

Blagica wrote: "Thank you to Cindee Mayard for my two books The Lying Game and One by One and a beautiful card"

Your Welcome hope you enjoy the books

Whomever sent me this book Thank you very Much

Thanks to Kalyn for gifting the books and !

Happy holidays, everyone!

I received my book today. I have not had a chance to open it yet. I wanted to post here before I got distracted by all the things this week.

OK, my mind is reeling right now. I received a box that was FILLED with books! I have no idea who my Secret Santa is, because the name on the return address doesn't match any of the people signed up for this activity. But it must be from my Secret Santa! In the box I found:








OMG, I feel so blessed! Thank you seven times over to my Secret Santa! I can't wait to dig into all of these books from my to-read list.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Thank you so so much to my Secret Santa Tina who got me a wonderful book to continue my thriller kick!! Can't wait to get into it this coming weekend when my holiday break officially starts!

Thanks Blagica for His & Hers - it's one of the newer books on my TBR list and I'm looking forward to reading it📚

Thanks to my wonderful Santa, Ushashi! She sent me 3 eBooks from my TBR list - , , and . Can't wait to fit them in next year's reading challenges I am participating in

Secret santa Michelle got me two books! The Once and Future Witches and The Past Is Red. Thank you so much!

My book arrived today! My Secret Santa has gifted me with (which was on my wish list). I'm excited to read this. Thank you so much, Santa! :D

Karina wrote: "Secret santa Michelle got me two books! The Once and Future Witches and The Past Is Red. Thank you so much!"

I really enjoyed The Once and Future Witches this year, hope you enjoy it too. And thanks to you, The Past is Red is going on my TBR List :)

TCampbell wrote: "Kristen wrote: "Thank you so much Tracy Thomas for my books!! I have been dying to read these!! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!! You really made mine!! [bookcove..."

I watched the movie but I’m so excited to read the book!!

Cindee wrote: "Whomever sent me this book Thank you very Much"

YW! <3 You actually have 2 more books on the way! 1 arrived yesterday and the last one should arrive within the next couple days.

Hope you enjoy! Happy Holidays!

Nicole wrote: "Cindee wrote: "Whomever sent me this book Thank you very Much"

YW! <3 You actually have 2 more books on the way! 1 arrived yesterday and the last one should arrive with..."

ok looking forward to getting them

My secret Santa was able to hide their identity. I'd like to know their identity so that we can interact to share more great things/books.

Aditya wrote: "Thanks to my Secret Santa. I received the book Sophie's World Sophie's World
on Thursday (17/12). It seems a thoughtful gift, and I'm quite excited to ..."

I received Where the Crawdads Sing

Thanks a lot to my Santa. I've been procrastinating reading this for a while now. Finally have a reason to read it. :D

Nicole wrote: "Cindee wrote: "Whomever sent me this book Thank you very Much"

YW! <3 You actually have 2 more books on the way! 1 arrived yesterday and the last one should arrive with..."

Thanks for and

Cindee wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Cindee wrote: "Whomever sent me this book Thank you very Much"

YW!

Thanks for and "

YW! Happy Reading! ^_^

Joselyn, Thank you for sending “The Girl of Fire and Thorns Stories”. I’ve already started reading and look forward to reading the rest of the series. Happy reading to you 💜

I don’t know who my Santa is, but thank you for The Wife Between Us! Merry Christmas!
Oh, I just got the card too. Thank you Theresa!

Alaina, thanks ever so much for: It arrived yesterday. I'm looking forward to reading it in the coming year! Hope you have a Merry Bookmas too! 🌲🦊

Kristen wrote: "Thank you so much Tracy Thomas for my books!! I have been dying to read these!! ..."


I'm really glad you like them! Happy holiday to you too!