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Mega Month Challenge - July 2025 > Team Challenge - Reviews

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message 1: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jun 29, 2025 01:13PM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90920 comments Mod
Please post reviews as follows:

The Host (The Host, #1) by Stephenie Meyer
Type of book: (YA/ Adult/ Children's/ Illustrated/Poetry)
Description:
Review: Link
Buddy: Link
Pages: (Number+link)


message 2: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jun 29, 2025 01:18PM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90920 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
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Team______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0



message 3: by Karen (new)
Jul 01, 2025 10:00AM

Karen Barber | 13280 comments Deadline by Steph McGovern

Type: adult
Description: published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 384 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 4: by Maddie (new)
Jul 01, 2025 02:11PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Karen_____|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14
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Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___1___|___0___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____14



message 6: by Karen (new)
Jul 02, 2025 12:19PM

Karen Barber | 13280 comments The Favourites by Layne Fargo

Type: adult
Description: published in 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 672 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 7: by Maddie (new)
Jul 02, 2025 02:09PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Karen_____|___3___|___6___|____25___|__25___|__12___|____68
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___3___|___6___|____25___|__25___|__12___|____68



message 8: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 02, 2025 10:02PM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Type of book: Adult
Description: published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: n/a
Pages: 436


message 9: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 02, 2025 10:04PM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Type of book: Adult
Description: published 2015
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: n/a
Pages: 240


message 10: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 02, 2025 11:19PM

Saar The Book owl | 5323 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


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__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Christene_|___2___|___0___|____12___|___0___|___0___|____12
Karen_____|___3___|___6___|____25___|__25___|__12___|____68
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Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___5___|___6___|____37___|__25___|__12___|____80



message 11: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 03, 2025 06:13AM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Type of book: YA
Description: published 2019
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: n/a
Pages: 354


message 12: by Karen (new)
Jul 03, 2025 11:36AM

Karen Barber | 13280 comments The New Age of Sexism How AI and Emerging Technologies Are Reinventing Misogyny by Laura Bates

Type: NF - adult
Description: published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 377 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 13: by Maddie (last edited Jul 03, 2025 01:21PM) (new)
Jul 03, 2025 01:20PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Christene_|___3___|___0___|____19___|__19___|___0___|____38
Karen_____|___4___|___6___|____32___|__32___|__12___|____82
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Team______|___7___|___6___|____51___|__51___|__12___|___120

* Amended christene's bonus points


message 14: by Danielle ♥ (new)
Jul 03, 2025 03:59PM

Danielle ♥ (readwithmedani) | 2410 comments Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose
Type of book: Adult
Description: Published between 2012 and 2025 (2024)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: No
Pages: 320 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 15: by Maddie (new)
Jul 03, 2025 05:17PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


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Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
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Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|___8___|___6___|____57___|__57___|__12___|___132



message 16: by Karen (new)
Jul 04, 2025 01:58AM

Karen Barber | 13280 comments The Summer She Went Missing by Chelsea Ichaso

Type: YA
Description: YA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 384 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 17: by Sharon (new)
Jul 04, 2025 02:10AM

Sharon Mariampillai | 10991 comments Private London (Private, #2) by James Patterson
Type: Adult
Description: Has at least 1 of the following letters - Y, A, B, U, D, R, E, S, C, O, or N anywhere in the title/series name/author name.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 528 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 18: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 04, 2025 04:20AM

Saar The Book owl | 5323 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

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Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Karen_____|___5___|___6___|____39___|__39___|__12___|____96
Sharon____|___1___|___0___|____10___|__10___|___0___|____20
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Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__10___|___6___|____74___|__74___|__12___|___166



message 19: by Sharon (new)
Jul 04, 2025 11:23AM

Sharon Mariampillai | 10991 comments Private Games (Private, #3) by James Patterson
Type: Adult
Description: 3 in a series
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 608 - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 21: by Sarah Elizabeth (last edited Jul 05, 2025 07:06AM) (new)
Jul 05, 2025 06:55AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90920 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Christene_|___3___|___0___|____19___|__19___|___0___|____38
Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Karen_____|___6___|__16___|____49___|__49___|__12___|___126
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__12___|__16___|____96___|__96___|__24___|___232



message 22: by Prisha (new)
Jul 05, 2025 10:36AM

Prisha | 767 comments Circe by Madeline Miller
Type of book: Adult
Description: ✩ Buddy Read thread present on group.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... total 683
this month 375


message 24: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 06, 2025 06:53AM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90920 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


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Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Karen_____|___7___|__24___|____57___|__57___|__12___|___150
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__14___|__31___|___111___|_111___|__24___|___277



message 25: by Karen (new)
Jul 06, 2025 08:40AM

Karen Barber | 13280 comments Honeysuckle and Bone by Trisha Tobias

Type: YA
Description: tagged YA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 320 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 26: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 06, 2025 09:54AM

Saar The Book owl | 5323 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Christene_|___3___|___0___|____19___|__19___|___0___|____38
Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Karen_____|___8___|__24___|____63___|__63___|__12___|___162
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__15___|__31___|___117___|_117___|__24___|___289



message 27: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 07, 2025 02:45AM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments The Women by Kristin Hannah
Type: Adult
Description: published 2024
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 471


message 28: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 07, 2025 02:46AM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker
Type: Adult
Description: published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 304


message 29: by Aly (new)
Jul 07, 2025 07:18AM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments Lonely Places by Kate Anderson
YA
Description: MPG YA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 304 (read 182 in July)


message 30: by Aly (new)
Jul 07, 2025 07:35AM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments God of Malice (Legacy of Gods, #1) by Rina Kent
Adult
Description: Page count divisible by 13 (468/13 = 36)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 468 (308 read in July)


message 31: by Aly (new)
Jul 07, 2025 08:20AM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments The Rejected Omega A Rejected Mate Omegaverse Romance by Sara Sellers
Adult
Description: Published in 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 222


message 32: by Aly (new)
Jul 07, 2025 08:31AM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments Beg for It by Alisha Williams
Adult
Description: Published in 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 400


message 33: by Saar The Book owl (new)
Jul 07, 2025 09:24AM

Saar The Book owl | 5323 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


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__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___4___|___0___|____21___|__21___|___0___|____42
Christene_|___5___|___0___|____34___|__34___|___0___|____68
Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Karen_____|___8___|__24___|____63___|__63___|__12___|___162
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__21___|__31___|___153___|_153___|__24___|___361



message 34: by Jenn (last edited Jul 07, 2025 09:54AM) (new)
Jul 07, 2025 09:54AM

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 9733 comments Mod
Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
Type: Adult
Description: BR present on the group
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 636, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 35: by Jenn (new)
Jul 07, 2025 09:58AM

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 9733 comments Mod
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Type: YA
Description: C in Authors name (Lockheart)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 384, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 36: by Maddie (new)
Jul 07, 2025 03:12PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___4___|___0___|____21___|__21___|___0___|____42
Christene_|___5___|___0___|____34___|__34___|___0___|____68
Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Jenn______|___2___|__12___|____19___|__19___|__12___|____62
Karen_____|___8___|__24___|____63___|__63___|__12___|___162
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__23___|__43___|___172___|_172___|__36___|___423



message 37: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 07, 2025 05:07PM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments Outdrawn by Deanna Grey
Type: Adult
Description: published 2023
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 403


message 38: by Maddie (new)
Jul 07, 2025 05:33PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___4___|___0___|____21___|__21___|___0___|____42
Christene_|___6___|___0___|____42___|__42___|___0___|____84
Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Jenn______|___2___|__12___|____19___|__19___|__12___|____62
Karen_____|___8___|__24___|____63___|__63___|__12___|___162
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__24___|__43___|___180___|_180___|__36___|___439



message 39: by Aly (new)
Jul 08, 2025 09:43AM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments The Heart of the World (The Isles of the Gods, #2) by Amie Kaufman
YA
Description: Tagged YA
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 406 (read 174 in July) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 41: by christene_littlelibrary (new)
Jul 08, 2025 01:58PM

christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 206 comments Wings of Starlight (Disney Fairies) by Allison Saft
Type: YA
Description: published 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 400


message 42: by Maddie (new)
Jul 08, 2025 02:57PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___5___|___0___|____24___|__24___|___0___|____48
Christene_|___7___|___0___|____50___|__50___|___0___|___100
Danielle__|___1___|___0___|_____6___|___6___|___0___|____12
Jenn______|___2___|__12___|____19___|__19___|__12___|____62
Karen_____|___9___|__31___|____70___|__70___|__12___|___183
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__27___|__50___|___198___|_198___|__36___|___482



message 43: by Danielle ♥ (new)
Jul 08, 2025 05:34PM

Danielle ♥ (readwithmedani) | 2410 comments The Family Across the Street by Nicole Trope
Type of book: Adult
Description: Has the letters M or C in the title/series name/author
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: No
Pages: 336 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 44: by Maddie (new)
Jul 08, 2025 05:41PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___5___|___0___|____24___|__24___|___0___|____48
Christene_|___7___|___0___|____50___|__50___|___0___|___100
Danielle__|___2___|___0___|____12___|__12___|___0___|____24
Jenn______|___2___|__12___|____19___|__19___|__12___|____62
Karen_____|___9___|__31___|____70___|__70___|__12___|___183
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__28___|__50___|___204___|_204___|__36___|___494



message 45: by Aly (new)
Jul 09, 2025 07:20AM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments Hateful Love (King of Aces #1) by T. Ashleigh
Adult/New Adult
Description: Has letter C in series name (king of aces)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 418 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 46: by Jenn (new)
Jul 09, 2025 07:31AM

Jenn (tellingmelies) | 9733 comments Mod
Not Your Crush's Cauldron (Supernatural Singles, #3) by April Asher
Type: Adult
Description: 3rd in a series
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 331, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 47: by Sarah Elizabeth (new)
Jul 09, 2025 12:32PM

Sarah Elizabeth (bookworm_sarah) | 90920 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___6___|___0___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____64
Christene_|___7___|___0___|____50___|__50___|___0___|___100
Danielle__|___2___|___0___|____12___|__12___|___0___|____24
Jenn______|___3___|__12___|____25___|__25___|__12___|____74
Karen_____|___9___|__31___|____70___|__70___|__12___|___183
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__30___|__50___|___218___|_218___|__36___|___522



message 48: by Karen (new)
Jul 09, 2025 01:00PM

Karen Barber | 13280 comments Oxford Blood by Rachael Davis-Featherstone

Type: YA
Description: YA, published in 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: no
Pages: 352 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 49: by Maddie (new)
Jul 09, 2025 01:59PM

Maddie (maddisonbruce) | 53680 comments Mod
Team Challenge:


__________|_Books_|_Buddy_|__Page___|_Bonus_|_Hermi_|__Total
__________|_Read__|_Reads_|__Points_|_Points|_Points|

Aly_______|___6___|___0___|____32___|__32___|___0___|____64
Christene_|___7___|___0___|____50___|__50___|___0___|___100
Danielle__|___2___|___0___|____12___|__12___|___0___|____24
Jenn______|___3___|__12___|____25___|__25___|__12___|____74
Karen_____|__10___|__31___|____77___|__77___|__12___|___197
Prisha____|___1___|___7___|_____7___|___7___|___0___|____21
Sharon____|___2___|___0___|____22___|__22___|__12___|____56
Name______|___0___|___0___|_____0___|___0___|___0___|_____0

Team______|__31___|__50___|___225___|_225___|__36___|___536



message 50: by Aly (new)
Jul 09, 2025 02:00PM

Aly (alyp_01) | 11128 comments Kill Creatures by Rory Power
YA
Description: published in 2025
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 281 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


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