2025 Reading Challenge discussion

Hey y'all! I love to get the reading goals going at the beginning of the year XD I'm currently looking at 16 books on my desk that I want to get read, so I'm aiming for 30 by the end of the year. I'll be using this space to keep track of my challenges in this group. Happy reading!

Books Read:
Fourth Wing

Yearly Challenges

Bibliopoly - 2/15 books
--Rules: (view spoiler)[Inspired by the classic Monopoly board game, this yearly challenge takes bibliophiles around the board through forty bookish game spaces. You will read books related to the property color groups; original game tokens; book, author and character traits; and community/group activities!

You may read prompts in order, randomly, or roll dice to choose your next square. If you print the Bibliopoly board for tracking, please note that prompts may be abbreviated in the graphic. The prompt list contains more detail.

Prompts may be repeated. As with board game play, you may add up to four houses 🏠 and a hotel 🏨 for repeating a prompt from a completed property group -- Purple, Blue, Pink, Orange, Red, Yellow, Green, Dark Blue. (hide spoiler)]
--List of prompts: (view spoiler)[🗺️ 1. Go: Read a book set on two or more continents.
🟪 2. Purple: Read a book with a wheelbarrow, garden tool or plant on the cover or in the title.
🎁 3. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Group Reads. (Which month and book?)
🟪 4. Purple: Read a translated book originally written in a language other than your native tongue.
💲 5. Tax: Read a book with money on the cover or in the title.
🚂 6. Reading Railroad: Read a book from a celebrity book club list, such as Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, etc.
🟦 7. Blue: Read a book with any type of hat or headwear on the cover or in the title.
❓ 8. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest number of ratings.
🟦 9. Blue: Read a book with an author or character whose sexual orientation is different from your own.
🟦 10. Blue: Read a book with any shade of blue on the cover or in the title.
🔒 11. In Jail: Read a banned or challenged book.
🌸 12. Pink: Read a book with any type of dog on the cover or in the title.
💡 13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover.
🌸 14. Pink: Read a book with an author or character whose nationality or birth country is different from your own.
🌸 15. Pink: Read a book with any shade of pink on the cover or in the title.
🚂 16. Pennsylvania Railroad: Read a book published under an author’s pen name.
🟠 17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel.
🎁 18. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Readathons. (Which readathon? List one book you read for it.)
🟠 19. Orange: Read a book with an author or character whose religious or spiritual beliefs are different from your own.
🟠 20. Orange: Read a book with any shade of orange on the cover or in the title.
🚘 21. Free Parking: Read a book of your choice. Anything goes!
🟥 22. Red: Read a book with a car, truck or bus on the cover, or involving a road trip.
❓ 23. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf among the ten oldest or newest additions.
🟥 24. Red: Read a book with an author or character whose race or ethnicity is different from your own.
🟥 25. Red: Read a book with any shade of red on the cover or in the title.
🚂 26. B&O Railroad: Read a book with an author or title beginning with B or O. (Author’s first or last name; title’s first main word. Omit the, and, of, etc.)
🟨 27. Yellow: Read a book with a boot or shoe on the cover, or involving foot travel.
🟨 28. Yellow: Read a book with an author or character who has a physical disability or impairment, an emotional or mental disorder, or a neurodivergent condition.
🚿 29. Water Works: Read a book with any form of water on the cover.
🟨 30. Yellow: Read a book with any shade of yellow on the cover or in the title.
👮‍♂️ 31. Go to Jail: Read a crime fiction or true crime book.
🟩 32. Green: Read a book with a thimble, sewing or craft implement on the cover or in the title.
🟩 33. Green: Read a book with an author or character whose gender is different from your own.
🎁 34. Community Chest: Participate in one of our Buddy Reads or TBR Twins. (Which activity? What book did you and your twin/buddies read?)
🟩 35. Green: Read a book with any shade of green on the cover or in the title.
🚂 36. Shortline Railroad: Read a book under 200 pages long.
❓ 37. Chance: Read a book from your TBR shelf within the ten highest or lowest average star rating.
🧿 38. Dark Blue: Read a book with any type of cat on the cover or in the title.
💍 39. Luxury Tax: Read a book with a gemstone or precious metal on the cover or in the title.
🧿 40. Dark Blue: Read a book that won an award. (Which one?) (hide spoiler)]
Clear the Shelves - 2/30 books
--Rules: (view spoiler)[This challenge is a way to clean out all of your bookshelves, whether that be your physical, your electric, or your audible ones! The aim is to prioritize books you already own, so for this challenge, you are not allowed to read a book obtained after December 31, 2024 unless you have read at least 5 books that you already own.

Here are some ideas on how to choose your books:
1. Read a book that you borrowed from a friend and want to return when finished.
2. Read a book that you have had for two+ years and haven't started.
3. Read a book you have started, set aside for a while, and now want to finish.
4. Read a book that you own that will help towards a yearly challenge.
5. Read a book from your shelf then donate it to your local Little Free Library, church, shelters, Goodwill, etc.

List the number of
Physical Books:
Ebooks:
Audible Books:
you want to read (listen to). (hide spoiler)]
Serial Reader - 1/27 books

Monthly Challenges
January
Cozy Escapes - 2/3

Challenge: Bibliopoly
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2025
Books read: 2/30 books

Prompt Ideas:
(view spoiler)[💡 13. Electric Company: Read a book with a light source on the cover. (the Black Feathers)
🚂 26. B&O Railroad: Read a book with an author or title beginning with B or O. (Author’s first or last name; title’s first main word. Omit the, and, of, etc.) (Oathbringer) (hide spoiler)]

🟨 30. Yellow: Read a book with any shade of yellow on the cover or in the title. Fourth Wing
🟠 17. Orange: Read a book with a ship or boat on the cover, or involving water travel. The Last Murder at the End of the World

Challenge: Clear the Shelves
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2025
Books read: 2/30 books

Physical
Fourth Wing
The Last Murder at the End of the World

E-books

Challenge: Serial Reader
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2025
Books read: 1/27 books

I will start 5 series this year. (# books - 5)
(this will change to give myself room for mood reading flexibility)

I will finish 3 series I have started before this year. (# books - 5)
- Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire
-- Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
-- Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear
- Keys to the Kingdom by Garth Nix
-- Superior Saturday
-- Lord Sunday
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
-- A ​Court of Silver Flames

I will read 3 series from start to finish this year. (# books - 9)
- Empyrean by Rebecca Yarros
-- Fourth Wing 1/22
-- Iron Flame
-- Onyx Storm
- Moonfall series by Sarah A. Parker
-- When the Moon Hatched
-- The Ballad of Falling Dragons
- Hades x Persephone Saga by Scarlett St. Clair
-- A Touch of Darkness
-- A Touch of Ruin
-- A Touch of Malice
-- A Touch of Chaos

I will read 8 books that are part of a series. (# books - 8)
- Dragons of Winter Night
- Abaddon’s Gate
- The Blinding Knife
- Raelia
- The Well of Ascension
- Oathbringer
- Rhythm of War
- Blood of Elves

Challenge: Cozy Escapes
Feel like escaping into the coziest corners of your imagination? This open-ended challenge is all about embracing what cozy means to you! There are no set prompts—just pick books that give you that warm and comforting feeling. Whether it’s curling up with a classic, diving into a heartwarming romance, or exploring magical lands filled with wonder, the choice is yours.
Duration: January 1 - January 31, 2025
Books read: 2/3 books

Fourth Wing
The Last Murder at the End of the World

Hi Susan! Hope all is well, that you're making progress on your goal, and you're enjoying your 2025 reads! Happy reading!