2025 Reading Challenge discussion

I'll be keeping track of my 2012 Reading Challenges here.

22,500 pages in 2012

2012 I Spy Title Year Long Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Progress (22/25)

1. Color: The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Date Finished: May 23, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

2. Number: Empress of the Seven Hills by Kate Quinn
Date Finished: June 16, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

3. Things That Grow: The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
Date Finished: January 27, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

4. 4 Seasons: Fall of Giants by Ken Follett

5. First Name: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
Date Read: January 8, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

6. Places: The Queen's Vow: A Novel Of Isabella Of Castile by C.W. Gortner
Date Read: August 1, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

7. Body Part: Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman
Date Read: July 1, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

8. Weapon: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Date Finished: March 4, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars! Loved it!

9. Body of Water: Lady of the Rivers, The by Philippa Gregory
Date Finished: April30, 2012
Rating: 2.5/5 stars

10. Form of Water: The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Date Read: March 29, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

11. Product of Fire: Fire by Kristin Cashore
Date Read: April 3, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

12. Heavenly Body: A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison
Date Read: April 18, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

13. Architecture: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Date Read: April 13, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

14. 5 Senses: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

15. Royal Title: A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Date Read: February 7, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

16. Family Member: The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
Date Read: April 11, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

17. 4 Elements: The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Date Finished: October 30, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

18. Time of Day: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Date Finished: March 23, 2012
4/5 stars

19. Metal: The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Date Read: May 2, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

20. Emotion/Feeling: The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

21. Animal/Insect: The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
Date Read: March 17, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

22. Something to Read: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Date Read: April 23, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

23. Gender Identifier: Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie
Date Finished: January 24, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

24. Paranormal Being: A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Date Finished: July 13, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

25. Occupation: Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Date Finished: August 21, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

2012 Door Stoppers Year Long Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Goal: 20 Door Stoppers in 2012
Progress (20/20)
Total Door Stoppers Pages Read: 13,446 pages

1. Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith 672 pages
Date Finished: January 8, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

2. Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill 512 pages
Date Finished: January 12, 2012
Rated: 5/5 stars

3. The Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis 509 pages
Date Finished: January 17, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

4. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie 625 pages
Date Finished: January 24, 2012
Rated: 5/5 stars

5. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin 1009 pages
Date Finished: February 7, 2012
Rated: 5/5 stars

6. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin 1128 pages
Date Finished: March 4, 2012
Rated: 5/5 stars

7. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin 1061 pages
Date Finished: March 16, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

8. The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea 528 pages
Date Finished: April 11, 2012
Rated: 3/5 stars

9. Killing Floor by Lee Child 524 pages
Date Finished: April 17, 2012
Rated: 3.5/5 stars

10. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 552 pages
Date Finished: April 23, 2012
Rated: 3.5/5 stars

11. Lionheart by Sharon Kay Penman 594 pages
Date Finished: July 1, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

12. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness 579 pages
Date Finished: July 13, 2012
Rated: 3/5 stars

13. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie 517 pages
Date Finished: July 28, 2012
Rated: 3.5/5 stars

14. The Tea Rose by Jennifer Donnelly 768 pages
Date Finished: August 13, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

15. Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie 543 pages
Date Finished: August 30, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

16. Here be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman 704 pages
Date Finished: September 9, 2012
Rated: 5/5 stars

17. Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie 636 pages
Date Finished: October 3, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

18. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch 719 pages
Date Finished: October 12, 2012
Rated: 4/5 stars

19. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 722 pages
Date Finished: October 30, 2012
Rated: 5/5 stars

20. Captive Queen: A Novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir 544 pages
Date Finished: November 16, 2012
Rated: 3/5 stars

New to You Author Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Goal: 24 New Authors
Progress (24/24)

1.
Author:Orson Scott Card
Ender's Game
Date Finished: 1/3/12
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

2.
Author: Sally Bedell Smith
Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch
Date Finished: January 8, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

3.
Author: Lawrence Hill
Someone Knows My Name
Date Finished: January 12, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

4.
Author: Jeanne Kalogridis
The Borgia Bride
Date Finished: January 17, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

5.
Author: Robert K. Massie
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Date Finished: January 24, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

6.
Author: Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games
Date Finished: March 19, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

7.
Author: Erin Morgenstern
The Night Circus
Date Finished: March 23, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

8.
Author: Kristin Cashore
Graceling
Date Finished: Match 26, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

9.
Author: Garth Stein
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Date Finished: March 29, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

10.
Author: Luis Alberto Urrea
The Hummingbird's Daughter
Date Finished: April 11, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

11.
Author: Kathleen Grissom
The Kitchen House
Date Finished: April 13, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

12.
Author: Lee Child
Killing Floor
Date Finished: April 17, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

13.
Author: Corban Addison
A Walk Across the Sun
Date Finished: April 18, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

14.
Author: Markus Zusak
The Book Thief
Date Finished: April 23, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

15.
Author: Julie Kagawa
The Iron King
Date Finished: May 2, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

16.
Author: Lauren Willig
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation
Date Finished: May 23, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

17.
Author: Sharon Kay Penman
Lionheart
Date Finished: July 1, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

18.
Author: Deborah Harkness
A Discovery of Witches
Date Finished: July 13, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

19.
Author: Joe Abercrombie
The Blade Itself
Date Finished: July 28, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

20.
Author: C.W. Gortner
The Queen's Vow: A Novel Of Isabella Of Castile
Date Finished: August 1, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

21.
Author: Jennifer Donnelly
The Tea Rose
Date Finished: August 13, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

22.
Author: Robin Hobb
Assassin's Apprentice
Date Finished: August 21, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

23. Ildefonso Falcones
Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel
Date Finished: August 31, 2012
Rating: 1/5 stars... boring

24. John Shors
Beneath a Marble Sky
Date Finished: September 3, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

January "Resolutions" Challenge
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/7...

Level A: 2 Categories

Progress (2/2)

Save money: pinch those pennies: Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Date Finished: January 12, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

Go back to school: new professors: Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith
Date Finished: January 8, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

Around the World in Books Challenge

Progress (5/6)

1.
Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill
Country: Canada
Date Finished: January 12, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

2.
The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
Country: Mexico
Date Finished: April 11, 2012
Rating: 3/5 stars

3.
Killing Floor by
Lee Child
Country: United Kingdom
Date Finished: April 17, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

4.
The Book Thief by
Markus Zusak
Country: Australia
Date Finished: April 23, 2012
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

5.
The Queen's Vow: A Novel Of Isabella Of Castile
C.W. Gortner
Country: Spain
Date Finished: August 1, 2012
Rating: 4/5 stars

Have you remembered to check you haven´t read authors from other countries?

Well, Colleen McCullough is Australian for sure. Ken Follett is I want to say Welsh, somewhere in UK anyways. I am not sure on any others.

I was just wondering if you have checked the authors you´ve read, they´re sometimes surprises where they´re from!

Good :) Just wanted to make sure you´re not missing any :)

All About September Mini Challenge

Progress (3/4)

Rules:
- Challenge runs from September 1st through September 30th
- All book formats are allowed
- Re-reads are fine

1. September comes from the Latin words septem, meaning seven and septimus, meaning seventh. Read a book with "Seven" (or a variation in its title), that is seventh in its series, or a book with 7 as one of the digits in its page numbers.

Here be Dragons 704 pages
Date Finished: September 9, 2012
Rating: 5/5 stars

2. The flower for the month of September is the aster which symbolizes love. Read a book whose theme is about love (does not need to be romantic love).

Beneath a Marble Sky
Date Finished: 9/2/12
Rating: 3/5 stars

3. The very first comic strip was printed in an American newspaper on September 11th, 1875. Read a comic book, graphic novel, or manga OR tell us about your favorite comic and why it's your favorite.

The Hedge Knight
Date Finished: 9/11/12
Rating: 3/5 stars

4. The 4th week of September is National Dog Week. Read a book where a central character is an animal or the book is about animals OR tell us what your favorite animal is and why it's your favorite. (For bonus points, post your favorite youtube video of it.)

The Darkest Evening of the Year