Category: Reading Challenge

I am a huge Agatha Christie fan and have participated in the Read Christie reading challenge before, but I don't think I've ever posted about it here before. It's hosted at agathachristie.com. This year it's about characters and their careers. Every month features a character type and the book selected for that month features them - from artists and performers to detectives and spies. There are "official" selections, but you can also choice to read alternatives. The hashtag is #ReadChristie2025. January - Artists (Five Little Pigs)February - Authors (The 13 Problems)March - Performers (Three Act Tragedy)April - Butlers (The Seven Dials Mystery)May - Detectives (Cards on the Table)June - Amateurs (Crooked House)July - Archaeologists (Come, Tell Me How You Live)August - Medics (One, Two, Buckle My Shoe)September - Religious Figures (At Bertram's Hotel)October - Lawyers (Towards Zero)November - Spies (Cat Among the Pigeons)December - Military Men (N or M or The Sittaford Mystery) Books read:...

I’m signing up for the 2025 Audiobook Challenge, hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. I might be a bit of an audiobook junkie. My goal for the year is 50+ again, which puts me at the Marathoner level. The hashtag is #2025AudiobookChallenge. Also, June is Audiobook Month, so there will be a special mini-challenge just for the month. Books read:...

The Literary Escapes Challenge hosted at Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book is one I didn't do great at last year. The goal is to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia. (51 Points). If you complete the challenge you earn 50 Bonus Points. You also can earn Bonus Points for books set in Countries around the world. 1 Bonus Point for each country – no repeats. States: Alabama - The Storm by Rachel Hawkins Alaska Arizona   Arkansas California - Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss Colorado - Homicide and Old Lace by Dolores Johnson Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida - The Sea Turtle Did It by Kay Dew Shostak Georgia Hawaii - Hibiscus Homicide by Jasmine Webb Idaho - This Book Will Bury Me by Ashley Winstead Illinois - Savvy Summers and the Sweet Potato Crimes by Sandra Jackson-Opoku Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana - Haunting and Homicide by Ava Burke Maine - A Wonderful Christmas Crime by Jacqueline Frost Maryland Massachusetts   Michigan - Witches Get Stuff Done by Molly Harper Minnesota Mississippi -...

I failed at this challenge in 2024, but I'm giving it another shot. The Nonfiction reader challenge is hosted by Shelleyrae at Book’d Out. The hashtag is #ReadNonFicChal. The challenge is to read nonfiction books from twelve different categories. I’m going with the Nonfiction Nipper option, reading three from any three categories. The categories are: History - Summer of ’49 by David Halberstam Memoir/Biography - Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old by Brooke Shields True Crime Science Health Food Travel Garden Myth, Legend and Folklore Islands How-To - How to Piss Off Men by Kyle Prue Published in 2025 Books read:...

Last year I read mostly cozy mysteries. Now that everything has settled out a little, maybe I'll branch out some in 2025. Or maybe not. A lot of these can be filled with mysteries. Books read: A pun in the title - Bait and Swiss by Korina Moss A character with red hair - A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle Title starts with letter “M” - Murder at Raven’s Hollow by Louise Marley Title starts with letter “N” - No One Was Supposed to Die at This Wedding by Catherine Mack Plot includes a heist - Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis Genre One: Set in Spring - The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch (fantasy) Genre Two: Set in Summer - Summer of ’49 by David Halberstam (non-fiction) Genre Three: Set in Autumn - How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin (mystery) Genre Four: Set in Winter - The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore (romance) Author’s last name is also a first name -...