2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Hi everyone!

Time to nominate for March is Happiness.

~Please remember to state a connection to the theme when you nominate.

~Books we have read less than three years ago are not eligble. To see which books are not eligble, see this google sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

~ Each person can nominate 1 book.

~ Book must be available both as a physical copy and as an ebook.

~ Authors: Please do not nominate your own book.

~ Please do not nominate books that are part of a series, unless it is the first book.

~ You can second someone else's nomination, but that will count as your nomination.


This thread will be closed by January 26th, and we will choose ten books for the poll. If there are more than ten books nominated, we will choose "seconded" books first. If there is still a tie to get into the top ten, we'll go back to the Goodreads average rating to see which is highest.

I'm going to nominate the book The House in the Cerulean Sea

Firstly, because of the cover. It just is so bright and happy-looking and makes me feel good just seeing the cover.

Also, everyone I talk to says it's such a feel-good/happy book to read!

Ashleigh wrote: "I'm going to nominate the book The House in the Cerulean Sea

Firstly, because of the cover. It just is so bright and happy-looking and makes me feel good just seeing the cover.

A..."

I second this! I can't wait to read it!

I third The House on the Cerulean Sea!

The House in Cerulean Sea is one of my favourite books, but we need a few more nominations for the poll ;)

I'd like to nominate The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, which I found on top of the Listopia Happy Books for Book Club.

I'd like to nominate Happily Ever Afters because it has a variation of "happy" in the title and because the main character is a writer whose attempting to use the tips in romance novels to find her own happily ever after.

I will second Happily Ever Afters. It sounds really cute and like the pick-me-up I need!

I nominate Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center


It's my selection for happiness in the pair of opposites for the Penguins and Polar Bears Challenge (February Theme: Happiness/Sadness).
Besides having "happiness" in the title I think it's a good option because the plot is also related to the Quarterly Theme "Mother Earth" since it takes place during three weeks in the remotest wilderness of a mountain range in Wyoming. Other pros: the cover is gorgeous and the rating is high (4.08)

Since I have already read Cerulean Sea, I'll third Happily Ever Afters.

I second Happiness for Beginners.

Ilona wrote: "The House in Cerulean Sea is one of my favourite books, but we need a few more nominations for the poll ;)

I'd like to nominate The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by..."

Looks like my nomination was read in 2016 so I'm going to second The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. It is a happy novel.

The Little Village of Happiness by Holly Martin.


Reasons why this fits with the theme:
- The title contains 'happy'
-The book features a town called Happiness
-The cover is bright, colourful and looks happy!
- A feel-good rom-com that brings some well-needed joy!

I second The Little book of Happiness. Happiness bringing change - nice

Going with the theme, I would like to nominate Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

I will second Ikigai! I have been interested in this book and concept for awhile :)

Since happiness could also be described as Joy I will nominate The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Going up against some tough ones but I will throw in H(A)PPY by Nicola Barker

The connection is the title.

Vidya wrote: "Going with the theme, I would like to nominate Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life "

I will third this book!

Nominating The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel

It's a book that never fails to bring me happiness :)

I'm also closing nomnations and posting poll right away. I had my third vaccine today and am posting early in case my arm hurts badly tomorrow.

Link to the poll: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/5...