2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Hello, I thought we could play a fun game here. I hope that's actually a new one in this group. :)

Go to your Read shelf, select Random at the bottom of the page (sort section) and write down the first 20 books.

The member below should write the number of the books they've read from the list of the member above them. And the member below should do their own random list too.

Of course, it is enough to write it like this: I've read books number 7 and 20 from the list of the member above me.

I start the game with my 20 random books.

1. Labor Pains by John Jackson Miller

2. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vol. 6: Vindication by John Jackson Miller

3. The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter

4. My Christmas Book of Stories and Carols by Linda M. Jennings

5. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vol. 2: Flashpoint by John Jackson Miller

6. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

7. Sentinel (Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith, #6) by John Jackson Miller

8. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling

9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J. K. Rowling

10. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

11. Nirvana: The Biography by Everett True

12. Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi Volume 2: Prisoner of Bogan by John Ostrander

13. Dark Lords of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, #5) by Tom Veitch

14. Into the Void by Tim Lebbon

15. Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke

16. Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist by Michael J. Fox

17. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vol. 10: War by John Jackson Miller

18. The Last Battle (The Chronicles of Narnia, #7) by C.S. Lewis

19. Fairy Tales from the German Forests by Margaret Arndt

20. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling

I like this game. But I've only read 1 of 20 of your books lol

Here's my list:

1. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints by Donald J. Sobol

2. April Fool's Day by Carolyn Keene

3. The Mystery at the Moss-covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene

4. The Rancher's Summer Secret by Christine Rimmer

5. Lord Demon's Delight by Gia Dawn

6. Mia's Boiling Point by Coco Simon

7. A Christmas Escape by Anne Perry

8. Smitten by Janet Evanovich

9. Random Access Murder by Linda Grant

10. Most Truly by Reina M. Williams

11. Love in a Nutshell by Janet Evanovich

12. The Genius Thieves by Franklin W. Dixon

13. Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich

14. The Ghost's Grave by Peg Kehret

15. The Ax Murders of Saxtown: The Unsolved Crime That Terrorized a Town and Shocked the Nation by Nicholas Pistor

16. A Body at Book Club by Elizabeth Spann Craig

17. Vamps by Nancy A. Collins

18. Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn by Ann M. Martin

19. Dog's Best Friend by James Patterson

20. Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder

D.L. wrote: "I like this game. But I've only read 1 of 20 of your books lol

Here's my list:

1. Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints by Donald J. Sobol

2. [..."

I post here again to answer the question of my game. :)
I've read 0 books from your list.

1. Folk-Lore and Legends of Scotland by Charles John Tibbits

2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (Space Odyssey, #1) by Arthur C. Clarke

3. Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum

4. My Christmas Book of Stories and Carols by Linda M. Jennings

5. Into the Void by Tim Lebbon

6. A csillag nyomán - Adventi olvasókönyv by E. Román, Kata

7. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

8. Fall of the Sith Empire by Kevin J. Anderson

9. Karácsonyi történetek by Balogh-Rózsás, Erzsébet

10. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future...: Twists and Turns and Lessons Learned by Michael J. Fox

11. Csillagok dala by Szemán, Zoltán

12. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia, #2) by C. S. Lewis

13. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

14. The Freedon Nadd Uprising (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, #4) by Tom Veitch

15. The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter

16. The Ickabog by J. K. Rowling

17. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vol. 2: Flashpoint by John Jackson Miller

18. Dark Lords of the Sith (Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, #5) by Tom Veitch

19. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

20. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Vol. 3: Days of Fear, Nights of Anger by John Jackson Miller

Ági wrote: "D.L. wrote: "I like this game. But I've only read 1 of 20 of your books lol

This looks fun!
I’ve read #12 from your list.

My 20:

1. The Running Man
2. Dibs in Search of Self
3. Song of Susannah
4. The Pearl
5. Of Mice and Men
6. Four: A Divergent Story Collection
7. If I Stay
8. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
9. Bridge to Terabithia
10. Elevation
11. To Kill a Mockingbird
12. Animal Farm
13. Treasure Island
14. The Magician's Nephew
15. Insurgent
16. The Green Mile
17. Briar Rose
18. We All Fall Down: Living with Addiction
19. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
20. The Ten Thousand Doors of January

I've read 5 books from bailey's list (there's several more I would like to read eventually though). Here's my list:

1. The Quick
2. Sovereign
3. Codename Villanelle
4. George's Marvelous Medicine
5. Far From the Madding Crowd
6. A Natural History of Dragons
7. Les Miserables
8. Chocolat
9. The Magician's Apprentice
10. Cress
11. Heartless
12. Shutter Island
13. Memoirs of a Geisha
14. Wolf Hall
15. The Great Gatsby
16. Assassin's Apprentice
17. Vicky Angel
18. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
19. The Eye of the World
20. Hogfather

I have read number 16 and 20 from Rachael’s list!

Here’s 20 of my randomly sorted books:
1: The Witches
2: First Among Equals
3: The Lord of the Rings
4: Dora: een liefdesgeschiedenis
5: The Colour of Magic
6: Bridget Jones's Diary
7: Redshirts
8: Assassin's Apprentice
9: Before the Coffee Gets Cold
10: Witches Abroad
11: Binti
12: The Gunslinger
13: Desperate Measures
14: Angels & Demons
15: Needful Things
16: Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
17: Warbreaker
18: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
19: Jennie
20: Things in Jars

I've read #3, #14, & #18 from Marleen's list.
Interesting the assortment my list pulled up! Random indeed.

1. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
2. Home Before Dark
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting
5. Warcross
6. Putting An X through Anxiety
7. Them: Why We Hate Each Other - and How to Heal
8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
9, Inspection
10. The Help
11. The Historian
12. Local Woman Missing
13. Why Revival Tarries: A Classic on Revival
14. The Three-Body Problem
15. The Boscombe Valley Mystery
16. The Bell Jar
17. Piercing the Darkness
18. My Sister's Keeper
19. A Study in Scarlet
20. Romeo and Juliet

Thanks for posting this game, Ági! It has been very interesting to see the lists. 📚💚

I've read 8 titles from Kristi's list -- 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, and 20. Several others are on my TBR.

Here's my list:
1. The Atlas of Reds and Blues
2. The Pearl
3. Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
4. Alone at Dawn: Medal of Honor Recipient John Chapman and the Untold Story of the World's Deadliest Special Operations Force
5. The Bell Jar
6. Watching Edie
7. The Astonishing Color of After
8. In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
9. Among the Mad
10. The Light in the Ruins
11. Blood on Snow
12. Bunny
13. Rashōmon and Seventeen Other Stories
14. Hidden Figures
15. Emma in the Night
16. Cujo
17. When Breath Becomes Air
18. The 19th Wife
19. Crime & Punctuation
20. Cards on the Table

TerryJane wrote: "Thanks for posting this game, Ági! It has been very interesting to see the lists. 📚💚

I've read 8 titles from Kristi's list -- 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, and 20. Several others are on my TBR.

Here'..."

You're welcome. :)

I have read only read number 4 from TerryJane's list....

My list is as follows:
1. The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
2. King's Curse by Philippa Gregory
3. Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
4. The Midnight Library by Matt Heig
5. One August Night by Victoria Hislop
6. The Gladiator: The Secret History of Rome's Warrior Slaves by Alan Baker
7. Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme by Frank McGuinness
8. Faceless by Martina Cole
9.The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham
10. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
11. The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm by Jacob Grimm
12. Mythos: Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greeze by Stephen Fry
13. Mary, Bloody Mary by Carolyn Meyer
14. The Octunnumi Fosbit Files Prologue by Trevor Alan Foris
15. The Kingmaker's Daughter by Philippa Gregory
16. The Hogwards Library Box Set by J K Rowling
17. Chinese Cinderella: The Secret Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen Mah
18. Princess of Egypt: An Egyptian Girl's Diary by Vince Cross
19. Out of Orbit by Chris Jones
20. Heroes: Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures by Stephen Fry

I have not read a single one off of Alicja list. Though some do sound like they need to be on my TBR. My list is as follows:
1.Dead After Dark
2.Tangled Webs
3.Covet
4.Fantasy Lover
5.The Nights Before Christmas
6.The Clan of the Cave Bear
7.Bound
8. New Moon
9.Seducing Destiny
10.Darkest Before Dawn
11.Transfusion
12.The Girl in the Letter
13.Fifty Shades of Grey
14.A Caress of Twilight
15.Narcissus in Chains
16.Spellbound
17.DEAD ish
18.Venice Vampyr
19.Palm Trees in the Snow
20.Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble

I have read no. 6, 8 and 13 from RaeRae’s list 👍

Have you read any from mine? 🤩

1. One Small Act of Kindness
2. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
3. Endless Night
4. Only Time Will Tell
5. The Black Echo
6. A Place Called Here
7. The Butterfly Room
8. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
9. Eclipse
10. The Selection
11. All the Colours of Darkness
12. How to Fall in Love
13. Armada
14. Glass Sword
15. Royal Assassin
16. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
17. Vintage Murder
18. The Pillars of the Earth
19. Hollywood Homicide : The First Detective by Day Humorous Mystery
20. First Among Equals

I’ve read #8, #16, and #18 from Mie’s list.

Here’s my random list:

1. Stone Arabia by Dana Spiotta
2. Maude by Donna Marburg
3. To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon
4. The Untelling by Tayari Jones
5. Yes, And by Kristi Coulter
6. The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
7. The Hole We’re In by Gabrielle Zevin
8. Playing Dead by Julia Heaberlin
9. A Time for Mercy by John Grisham
10. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
11. The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo by William Kowalski
12. White Trash: The 400 Year Untold History of Class in
America by Nancy Isenberg
13. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
14. How to Live a Good Life by Jonathan Fields
15. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
16. Almost Anywhere: Road Trip Ruminations on Love,
Nature, National Parks, and Nonsense by Krista Schuyler
17. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
18. The Storied Life of A J Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
19. Love, Cajun Style by Diane Les Becquets
20. Hooked by Sutton Foster













20. The Shift: How I Finally Lost Weight and Discovered a Happier

I've read no books from the list of the member above me.

Here is my list:

1. Witchy
2. Letters to the Lost
3. The Beast Is an Animal
4. John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids: Grimms Town Terror Tales Rise of the Candy Creeper
5. Teen Titans: Beast Boy
6. Caraval
7. Six Goodbyes We Never Said
8. Legendary
9. Before She Ignites
10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
11. Everything, Everything
12. Hocus Pocus & The All New Sequel
13. The Gilded Wolves
14. The Queen of Nothing
15. A New Fear
16. From Blood and Ash
17. The Right Stuff (Harlequin Blaze, #463) (Uniformly Hot!, #4)
18. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
19. Stay Sweet
20. Heir of Fire

I read the Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone book above the list and I'm interested to read everything, everything and the gilded wolves😊😊😊

Here is my list:)
1.Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus
2.Arsenic and Adobo
3.The Dirt Diary
4.Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun
5.Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret
6.No Place Like Home
7.Disney Frozen: A Frozen Heart
8.Inkheart
9.If There's No Tomorrow
10.It Only Happens in the Movies
11.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
12.Shopaholic & Baby
13.The Story Web
14.The Mysterious Affair at Styles
15.Aru Shah and the End of Time
16.The Grass Is Singing
17.The Bookshop on the Corner
18.Daisy Jones & The Six
19.The Voting Booth
20.The Dinner List

What a fun idea!
- I have read 2 out of the 20 books from the list above: Harry Potter and Daisy Jones & The Six.
- From that list I have added to my TBR: The Dinner List.

Here is my list of 20:
1. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
2. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
3. Animal Farm by George Orwell
4. What You Wish For by Katherine Center
5. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
6. The Naked Fisherman by Jewel E. Lee
7. Verity by Colleen Hoover
8. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzzane Collins
9. City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
10. Meet You in the Middle by Devon Daniels
11. The Goal by Elle Kennedy
12. Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren
13. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls by Lauren Graham
14. Kulti by Maria Zapata
15. With You Forever by Chloe Liese
16. Heavy Crown by Sophie Lark
17. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
18. Wings by Aprilynne Pike
19. Shipped by Angie Hockman
20. Everything After by Jill Santopolo

Cool game! I have read 0 of the books from the list above me and I have #7 in my physical TBR so there's that!

My list:
1. Hornet Flight
2. The Murderer's Daughters
3. The Return
4. The Son
5. Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money and Sanity
6. An Anonymous Girl
7. Lilac Girls
8. The Invisible Wall: A Love Story That Broke Barriers
9. Divergent
10. Strong As a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and (Most Importantly) Sane from Pregnancy to Parenthood: The Only Guide to Taking Care of YOU!
11. Jewels of the Sun
12. The Giver
13. Forever
14. White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
15. Vampire Academy
16. You Are Not Alone
17. Wuthering Heights
18. The Child of Auschwitz
19. The Opposite of Me
20. The Things We Knew

Sounds like fun! I have read 0 books from the list above.

1. Alone by Lisa Gardner
2. Stay Close by Harlan Coben
3. Winterkillby C.J. Box
4. Deal Breakerby Harlan Coben
5. In Plain Sightby C.J. Box
6. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
7. Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
8. The Waiting Child: How the Faith and Love of One Orphan Saved the Life of Anotherby Cindy Champnella
9. Confessions of a Shopaholicby Sophie Kinsella
10. I Owe You Oneby Sophie Kinsella
11. Drop Shotby Harlan Coben
12. Remember Me?by Sophie Kinsella
13. Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption
by Scott Simon
14. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Dicks
15. Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
16. Hide by Lisa Gardner
17. Below Zero by C.J. Box
18. Shelter by Harlan Coben
19. The Silk Weaver's Wife by Debbie Rix
20. Miracle Cure by Harlan Coben

Update: Message #18

1/20

Finished book #9 on my list: Confessions of a Shopaholic