Read With Allison’s 2025 Reading Challenge

 My third time doing this one.

1. 2024 bestseller
2. Set in winter:
3. Highest rated book on TBR:
4. Genre: Fantasy:
5. You and author share first initial:
6. Five words in title:
7. Gold lettering on cover:
8. Set in a  city known for its nightlife:
9. Book gifted to you:
10. Genre: Romance:
11. Ugly cover:
12. By two authors:
13. In a series:
14. Five-star prediction:
15. Cover with a night sky:
16. Set in a small town:
17. Indoe author:
18. Book from a subscription box:
19. Out of your comfort zone:
20. Audiobook:
21. About secrets:
22. Multiple POVs:
23. Set at a lake:
24. Book you've owned longer than year:
25. Illustrated cover:
26. Genre: Contemporary Fiction:
27. Title starts with E:
28. Recommended by a friend:
29. About revenge:
30. Library book:
31. Mood read:
32. Number in title:
33. Two books by the same author (1):
34. Two books by the same author (2):
35. Book with a  map:
36. Genre: Mystery:
37. About friendship:
38. Set somwhere you wouldn't want to visit:
39. Underhyped book:
40. Mostly black cover:
41. Book that scares you:
42. Character's name in title:
43. Genre: Thriller:
44. Set in a different time period:
45. About travel:
46. Book you've been putting off:
47. Book adapted to TV/movie:
48. Holiday scene on cover:
49. 2025 new release:
50. Book you think will surprise you:
51. Popular book:
52. Reread a favorite book:

Booklist Queen’s 2025 Reading Challenge

 Another favorite of mine is now up for 2025.

1. Meant to read last year:
2. Goodreads Winner in 2024:
3. Romantasy:
4. About siblings:
5. Book becoming movie/show in 2025:
6. Spy thriller:
7. Women's fiction:
8. Title starts with C:
9. Nonfiction book about health:
10. Twist ending:
11. Published in 2015:
12. Fiction & Nonfiction by same author:
13. Fiction & Nonfiction by same author:
14. Mythology retelling:
15. Own but haven't read:
16. Set in the Middle East:
17. Sequel:
18. Debut author:
19. Heartwarming story:
20. Book that took a while to read:
21. Classic recommenced to you:
22. Villain as protagonist:
23. Set in the summer:
24. 2024 bestseller:
25. Green cover:
26. Bottom of TBR:
27. Author from Africa:
28. Book that makes you cry:
29. About a politician:
30. Popular book you've never read:
31. Illustrated book:
32. Audiobook with multiple narrators:
33. Set in the suburbs:
34. Dark academia:
35. Intriguing cover:
36. Five-star read:
37. About an immigrant:
38. Banned book:
39. Set in the 1960s:
40. With chapter titles:
41. Dystopian fiction:
42. Author you love:
43. Multigenerational story:
44. Animal in the title:
45. 2025 new release:
46. Out of your comfort zone:
47. Thought-provoking historical fiction:
48. Book everyone is talking about:
49. Romance book:
50. Bestselling memoir:
51. YA fiction:
52. Reread a favorite:

2025 Reading Challenge--Reader Haven

 A new one to me this past year that I will join again.

Read a book that(s)…

1. Been on your TBR list for 3+ years
2. Recommended by a friend
3. In a genre you don’t usually read
4. By a debut author
5. By a bestselling author
6. Nominated for a literary prize
7. Set during a historical time period you don’t know much about
8. Set on a mountain, in a forest, or in a rural area
9. Set on a college campus or in a museum
10. Written in first-person POV
11. Set during fall (or has leaves on the cover)
12. Set during summer (or has a sun on the cover)
13. Has a movie or TV adaptation
14. Gives you cozy vibes
15. Gives you spooky vibes
16. Published before 1940
17. Published before 1970
18. Published before 2000
19. Published last year (2024)
20. Features a culture/religion different from your own
21. Has a person’s face on the cover
22. A retelling of a fairy tale, myth, or classic novel
23. A non-fiction book about a topic that interests you
24. Has 400,000+ Goodreads ratings
25. Has >30,000 Goodreads ratings
26. Less than 250 pages
27. More than 500 pages
28. Set in a country you don’t know much about

2024 Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge

 Another favorite seasonal challenge. I will get as many books as I can during the time indicated.

Here we are at the holiday season again! Time to sign up for the Yuletide Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon co-event!

Dates: Monday, November 25 through Tuesday, December 31

Three ways to participate:

1. Challenge - Pick a level
2. Readathon - read as much (or as little) as you want
3. Participate in both!

AND new this year....a fun (optional) BINGO challenge! 

Regarding the reading of Christmas books, for the readathon, you do not have to read only Christmas books. I am always reading regular genres along with Christmas books during the season. Please do try to read at least one though.

For the reading challenge (and the BINGO challenge), these must be Christmas novels, books about Christmas lore, a book of Christmas short stories or poems, books about Christmas crafts, children's books (we even have a level for them!), etc.

Reading Challenge Levels:
--Candy Cane: read 1 book
--Mistletoe: read 2-4 books
--Christmas Tree: read 5 or 6 books, or more (this is the fanatic level!)

Additional levels:

--Fa La La La Films: watch a bunch or a few Christmas movies...it's up to you!
--Visions of Sugar Plums: read books with your children this season and share what you read

*the additional levels are optional, you still must complete one of the main reading levels above

My Books:

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Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge 2025

 Another I have been doing for years now. I always get as many books as possible each year.

A) Read only cozy mysteries of your choice (see link above for more details).

My books:

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What An Animal Reading Challenge 2025

 Another favorite now up for 2025.

1. Any book read for this challenge has to have an animal that plays a major role in the book (which could be fiction or non-fiction.) It also counts if a main character is (or turns into) an animal (define that however you'd like). In the past, books would qualify if an animal is in the title or on the cover, but that alone no longer qualifies. This challenge is for books related to animals and just because they are in the title or on the cover, doesn't mean it's about an animal. 

These are the levels.

Level 1 - Read 6 books

Level 2 - Read 7-12

Level 3 - Read 13-20 

Level 4 - Read 21 or more

2. The animal can be any type of animal (real or fictitious)--dog, cat, monkey, wolf, snake, insect, hedgehog, aardvark...dragon, mermaid, centaur, vampire, werewolf...you get the idea...

3. Books can be fiction or nonfiction.

4. You may make a list of books at the beginning of the challenge or you can just list them as you find them.

5. Book titles may be swapped out at anytime (assuming you made a list to begin with).

My Books:

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Color Coded Reading 2025

 This has been one of my favorite challenges. Preparing for another round of filling my color pallet!

I've opened the possibilities up just a bit further--the color may be named in the title, in the author's name, or it may appear as the dominant color for the cover of the book. For "implies color" the image implying color should dominate the cover--for instance a large rainbow, a field of flowers, or the image of a painter. Get ready for a rainbow of reading in 2025. 

~Read nine books in the following categories:

1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue in the title/author name/on the cover:

2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red in the title/author name/on the cover:

3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow in the title/author name/on the cover:

4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green in the title/author name/on the cover:

5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown in the title/author name/on the cover:

6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black in the title/author name/on the cover:

7. A book with "White" or any shade of White in the title/author name/on the cover:

8. A book with any other color in the title/author name/on the cover.title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Pink, etc):

9. A book with a word/image that implies color in the title/author name/on the cover. (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Shadow, Paint, etc):