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We have a great list this year. I can’t wait!!!

The rules are to read 25/26 challenges. You may start reading them at 12:01 am your time on New Year’s Day in 2025. You have one year to complete this list.

Please pick one category from the 2025 Motley Reading challenge that did not win as your 26th option.

Here are the 25 winners voted by YOU from a list of 100 choices.

The official list :

1. An author you have read a book from more than 2 times.

2. A book published In the year of the snake. 🐍 (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2013, 2025)

3. A book written by two authors.

4. A book you bought because of the cover only.

5. A book you bought because of the author only.

6. A book you bought because it was a new release.

7. A book with a persons name in the title.

8. A ghost story.

9. A collection of short stories.

10. A book based on historical events.

11. A book about revenge.

12. A book that has more than 40 chapters.

13. The main character owns a small business.

14. A character driven novel.

15. A book with a strong female character.

16. A book about royalty.

17. A book that the timeframe spans more than 10 years.

18. A book from a different culture.

19. A book about books.

20. A book located in your home state. (Or country if your country does not have states.)

21. A book located in the state you were born. (Or country if your country does not have states.)

22. A book set in a fictional town.

23. A book that has people on the cover.

24. A book that has a body of water on the cover.

25. A book that has a tree on the cover.

26. Choose any of the remaining topics that did not win the 2025 Motley Challenge.

Looking forward to it. Thanks for organizing it, Madeline.

yay!!😁

I’m in!!

I would like to do this!

Can't wait!! Thank you for all the work you do on these lists!!

Sounds fun. I'm in

Great job Madeline 👏

I love planning this one. Thanks for all your hard work!

Count me in, too! Er -- I really need to check my 2024 challenge! Great reminder!

Madeline~This is always my favorite challenge. Thanks so much for all the work you put into it. Much Appreciated.

I'm in!

I'm in!!!

3/26 Completed

The official list :

1. An author you have read a book from more than 2 times.
Michael Scott I have just finished the 5th book in the Nicholas Flamel series. 1/5/2025

2. A book published In the year of the snake. 🐍 (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2013, 2025)

3. A book written by two authors.

4. A book you bought because of the cover only.

5. A book you bought because of the author only.

6. A book you bought because it was a new release.

7. A book with a persons name in the title.

8. A ghost story.

9. A collection of short stories.

10. A book based on historical events.

11. A book about revenge.

12. A book that has more than 40 chapters.

13. The main character owns a small business.

14. A character driven novel.

15. A book with a strong female character.

16. A book about royalty.

17. A book that the timeframe spans more than 10 years.

18. A book from a different culture.

19. A book about books.

20. A book located in your home state. (Or country if your country does not have states.)

21. A book located in the state you were born. (Or country if your country does not have states.)

22. A book set in a fictional town. by Jordan Lees fictional town Wreathenwold. 1/9/2025

23. A book that has people on the cover.

24. A book that has a body of water on the cover.

25. A book that has a tree on the cover.
by Julia Williams It has a Christmas Tree on the cover. 1/7/2025

26. Choose any of the remaining topics that did not win the 2025 Motley Challenge.

Hi Madeline: Your President is talking about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state. Should I wait until he does so to add numbers 20 and 21.

Oh yeah. I'm in! Thanks Madeline.

Challenge completed 4/13/25:

✅1. An author you have read a book from more than 2 times.
Parrot and Olivier in America by Peter Carey - 1/19/25 - 4* - My Review

✅2. A book written In the year of the snake. 🐍 (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2013, 2025)
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke - 3/24/25 - 4* - My Review (1953)

✅3. A book written by two authors.
Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins by Lee Berger and John Hawks - 2/27/25 - 4* - My Review

✅4. A book you bought because of the cover only.

Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller -2/23/25 - 3.5* - My Review

✅5. A book you bought because of the author only.
Horizon by Barry Lopez - 2/13/25 - 5* - My Review

✅6. A book you bought because it was a new release.
The Box by Mandy-Suzanne Wong - 1/5/25 - 3.5* - My Review

✅7. A book with a person's name in the title.
The Book of George by Kate Greathead - 1/25/25 - 4* - My Review

✅8. A ghost story.
State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg - 1/24/25 - 3* - My Review

✅9. A collection of short stories.
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett - 4/13/25 - 3* - My Review

✅10. A book based on historical events.
Flight of Dreams by Ariel Lawhon - 1/21/25 - 3.5* - My Review

✅11. A book about revenge.
Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering by Malcolm Gladwell - 2/26/25 - 4* - My Review

✅12. A book that has more than 40 chapters.
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset - 1/31/25 - 4* -My Review

✅13. The main character owns a small business.
Godwin by Joseph O'Neill - 1/28/25 - 4* - My Review

✅14. A character driven novel.
In Winter I Get Up at Night by Jane Urquhart - 1/4/25 - 4* - My Review

✅15. A book with a strong female character.
The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable - 1/8/25 - 4* - My Review

✅16. A book about royalty.
Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir - 1/17/25 - 4* - My Review

✅17. A book that the timeframe spans more than 10 years.
Toward Eternity by Anton Hur - 1/3/25 - 4* - My Review

✅18. A book from a different culture.
Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips - 1/6/25 - 4* - My Review

✅19. A book about books.
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum - 1/29/25 - 4* - My Review

✅20. A book located in your home state. (Or country if your country does not have states.)
Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman - 3/12 /25 - 3* - My Review

✅21. A book located in the state you were born. (Or country if your country does not have states.)
Miracle Country by Kendra Atleework - 1/15/25 - 4* - My Review

✅22. A book set in a fictional town.
Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright - 1/7/25 - 4* - My Review

✅23. A book that has people on the cover.

Blonde Roots by Bernardine Evaristo - 1/10/25 - 4* - My Review

✅24. A book that has a body of water on the cover.

The Blue Machine: How the Ocean Works by Helen Czerski - 1/9/25 - 4* - My Review

✅25. A book that has a tree on the cover.

Greenwood by Michael Christie - 1/11/25 - 4* - My Review

✅26. Choose any of the remaining topics that did not win the 2025 Motley Challenge (88. Set in Africa)
All the Glimmering Stars by Mark T. Sullivan - 1/22/25 - 5* - My Review

John of Canada wrote: "Hi Madeline: Your President is talking about annexing Canada and making it the 51st state. Should I wait until he does so to add numbers 20 and 21."

lol!