The Challenge Factory discussion

2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Please post your shelves. NO COMMENTS in this thread please. You can add discussion comments after pairs are posted.

How It Works:
1) Please post up to 10 books that you would like to read this month.
*minimum 5 books.

2) CHOOSE TURTLE (one book) or HARE (two books) to indicate your reading speed so your picker will know whether to choose one book or two books.

3) An assigned person will pick ONE or TWO BOOKS (depending on the indicated reading speed) from your shelf.

4) BONUS BOOK: Specify "another book from my shelf" OR Pick a Genre and the assigned person will pick a book from the GOODREADS Choice Award book list for that specific genre.
CATEGORIES: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Romance, Romantasy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, Debut Novel, Nonfiction, Memoir & Autobiography, History & Biography, Humor

5) You have one month: JANUARY 2025 to try to read the chosen books. (*if you don't read your book(s) this month, it's okay because this challenge is for YOUR ENJOYMENT)

5) Please try to select for your pair ASAP as we all get excited and waiting is torture to some.


TIMELINE
DECEMBER 23rd-28th, 2024: Participants will post their shelves
*If you do not list a shelf, I will not pair you with anyone
***Cut off on DECEMBER 28th
DECEMBER 29th-30th: Pairs will be posted & then selection of the books and posting it for the person you are choosing for
*Again, as I said earlier, please try to select for your pair ASAP.

**DECEMBER 31st: Re-picks for those who didn’t get the pick

**MOD ASSIST: In addition to myself (Erica), the TCF Mods are also around for assistance.

Participants

Ann-Marie
Cathy
Chelle_Rydz
Christene Paula
Danielle Gypsy Soul
Elaine
EnglishElle
Erica
Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)
Jennifer
Karen♐
Leslie Ann
Louise
Marty
Michelle
Oleander
Penumbra
Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
Severina
Shannon
Susan A
Zuzana

Pairs

✔Ann-Marie picks for Chelle_Rydz
✔Cathy picks for Jennifer
✔Chelle_Rydz picks for Severina
Christene Paula picks for Karen♐
✔Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for Sallie(GeorgiaGirl)
✔Elaine picks for Danielle Gypsy Soul
✔EnglishElle picks for Oleander
✔Erica picks for Zuzana
✔Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) picks for Shannon
✔Jennifer picks for Erica
✔Karen♐ picks for Michelle
✔Leslie Ann picks for Louise
Louise picks for Susan A
✔Marty picks for Christene Paula
✔Michelle picks for Penumbra
✔Oleander picks for Marty
✔Penumbra picks for Cathy
✔Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) picks for EnglishElle
✔Severina picks for Leslie Ann
✔Shannon picks for Jamie (TheRebelliousReader)
✔Susan A picks for Elaine
✔Zuzana picks for Ann-Marie

Severina's Dusty Bookshelf -- January 2025

Reading Speed: Turtle



No bonus book, please.

**

I picked for Leslie Ann:
and bonus

Chelle picked for me:


ETA 01-05-24: Read Frederick Fife. I generously gave it 4 stars. A bit schmaltzy and overdone for my taste.

Elaine's Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: Please pick another book from the list above.

Picks:

January Dusty



HARE!

Bonus -- pick a third book from my above list, please?

Hare please


Bonus -- pick a third book from my above list, please

Severing picks for me:


I picked for Louise

January's Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: Pick from above list please

Marty's January Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare
I pick for Christene Paula: , , bonus .
Oleander picks for me: , , bonus .



Bonus: Please choose one from the list above.

January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf
Speed - Hare

Susan A's January Shelf

Speed: Hare
Bonus: Please choose one from the list.

Chelle's New Year's Cold & Dusty Bookshelf-

Turtle 🐢 (1 Book, 1 Bonus)

Ann_Marie Picks for me with a Bonus of

I pick for Severina.




BONUS: from my Netgalley Backlog TBR Shelf or another from the above list please.

January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare



Bonus: No bonus

Erica's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Turtle plus bonus from the Goodreads 2024 Historical Fiction Choice Awards Nominees



For Zuzana I pick and with a bonus book of

Jennifer picks for me and with a bonus of

Christene Paula's January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare



Bonus: 1 book from here https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Karen♐'s January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare

I picked for Michelle:
Erica picked and bonus: for me



Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above

I picked and for Oleander.
Sallie picks for me:

Reading Speed: Hare
Bonus Pick: Please pick another from my list above.



Books I Finished Reading in the Challenge:

Zuzana's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare + Bonus

✔ ✔ ✔

BONUS - one of these mamoth books:

Erica picked for me: ✔

I picked For Ann-Marie:

1/26/25 ★★

Shannon's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare + Bonus (from shelf)

Penumbra's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf:

TURTLE this month. Please pick a total of two books, that includes the Bonus book.



Bonus Pick one from the above list.


I pick for Cathy: and


Michelle picks for me: and

Cathy's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf

Speed: Hare - no bonus

Oleander's Dusty Bookshelf January 2025 🐇

No bonus please.

Sallie's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf:

TURTLE this month. Please pick a total of two books, that includes the Bonus book.

...4*s...01/16/2025
Bonus Pick one from the above list.


I pick for EnglishElle:


Danielle Gypsy Soul picks for me:

Ann-Marie's January Dusty Bookshelf Challenge



Turtle please

~Jamie's January 2025 Dusty Bookshelf~

Speed: Hare



Bonus: Pick from the list above please! :)

Zuzana, I am going to pick and for you with a bonus book of .

Enjoy!

Danielle Gypsy Soul, You did not make this easy! I have read and enjoyed several of your options and had a few more on my TBR...in the end I decided to go with & with your bonus being . Happy Reading and Happy New Year!

Severina wrote: "Severina's Dusty Bookshelf -- January 2025

Reading Speed: Turtle.."

Hi Severina. I choose for you

Happy New Year! Chelle

Oleander, I chose and for you. These books sounded like fun reads for the new year!

Hi Ann-Marie,

My pick for you is . I've heard nothing but great things about this series, and I hope you’ll enjoy it!

Wishing you happy reading and a wonderful new year!

Erica wrote: "Zuzana, I am going to pick and for you with a bonus book of "

Thanks, Erica! I appreciate you choosing shorter books—it gives me a fighting chance to take on the chunkster!

Happy New Year!

Erica, I'm choosing and for you, both of which I've read (although Burr was easily 30 years ago...) and for bonus, I pick -- should be a good variety of moods in those three books! I hope you enjoy.

Hi Jamie!

I'm choosing and . I'm also choosing as a bonus

Happy New Year, Marty. Wishing you lots of good reading and hoping these choices fit the description.
bonus

EnglishElle wrote: "Oleander, I chose and for you. These books sounded like fun reads for the new year!"

Thank you EnglishElle! I'm sure I will enjoy both of them. 😺📖

Louise here are you picks for the month . Happy Reading!

Elaine


Bonus:

Happy New Year EnglishElle!!!

My pick for you is:

Happy Reading!
Sallie

Jennifer wrote: "Erica, I'm choosing and for you, both of which I've read (although Burr was easily 30 years ago...) and for bonus, I pick [..."

Thanks Jennifer! Not sure I'll get to all of these being the turtle I am, but they all look good so I'll definitely give it a try!!

Oleander wrote: "Happy New Year, Marty. Wishing you lots of good reading and hoping these choices fit the description.
bonus [bookcover:Bloo..."

Great picks, thank you!

christene_littlelibrary wrote: "Christene Paula's January Dusty Bookshelf - Reading Speed - Hare


Hi Christene Paula, way to help me increase my TBR! :D. This was a tough choice, but I went with & , with bonus of since it's been on your TBR for a while. I hope they are all great reads.

Hi Leslie Ann

For you I pick and bonus

Hope you enjoy!

Chelle_Rydz wrote: "Severina wrote: "Severina's Dusty Bookshelf -- January 2025

Reading Speed: Turtle.."

Hi Severina. I choose for you

Happy New Year! Chelle"

Thanks, Chelle. I'm looking forward to this one!

Hi Cathy. It was hard narrowing down to just two books since you have some interesting ones on your list. Hope you enjoy these, and Happy New Year!

and

Michelle, for you I chose

If you'd like a bonus book, let me know.

Sallie

My picks for you are:

Elaine wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul, You did not make this easy! I have read and enjoyed several of your options and had a few more on my TBR...in the end I decided to go with & ..."

Thanks Elaine - I'm looking forward to these books!

For Penumbra:



Bonus

Karen ♐ wrote: "Michelle, for you I chose

If you'd like a bonus book, let me know."

I'm good. No bonus for me this month. Thank you!