I've signed up for three 2025 #readingchallenges already, and it's not even December! #WickedWords is a given of course if it's running, #ISpyBingo I very much enjoy, and I like the look of the prompts for #booklistqueenchallenge25 too. And I'll be running Four Fours again, hashtagged #fourfoursin25 this time.
What are you thinking of signing up for? Or running?
#readingchallenge #2025readingchallenges
An alternate universe “Frankenstein“ story. A dedicated scientist tries to bring her sister back to life but another spirit inhabits the body, desperately afraid of being driven out or further experimented on. A poignant story about identity and found family.
#HalloweenAtoZReadathon Letter D
#Spookoween #31By#31 book 6
Works for #URC prompt, book by an Asian author. Also for nonbinary/genderqueer prompts.
This authors collective is having a 50% sale off of ebooks today! Seems to be largely speculative fiction. Time to stock up on Le Guin!
https://bookviewcafe.com/
(Oddly enough, I read a flash fiction anthology with this title and I don't think it's the same one. I guess it was a popular idea. Oh wait, I just remembered I read *both* of them, for a #URC prompt of two books with the same title! The other one (Charlie Jane Anders) was better.)
I decided to move away from numerical goals because they discouraged me from reading more challenging books. But I still love a fun challenge. My favorite for many years has been @faranae's #URC and my newest favorite is #BookSpin, which has been great for getting me to tackle the books I keep forgetting about.
And DNF'd 3, IIRC.
Doesn't surprise me that this list is largely non-fiction.
pickApparently, I‘m going through a contemporary romance phase. I saw a review of this book by @LibrarianRyan the other day, and made a snap decision to see if I could find a copy. It was absolutely a pure fluff read about a football player and a librarian who are long time friends. There‘s low drama and an emphasis on body positivity.
#audiobook
A sweet memoir about immigrants from Vietnam pursuing the American dream, with memories, both good and bad, captured in the tastes of food.
In other words... It's “Dreamy steamy“! #FourFoursin24 perfection! 😁
Also book #4 in the #BookChain : title has few words than the last book. #BookSpinBingo : book stacked on Litsy.
This fits several #URC prompts, so we'll see where it ends up eventually.
#Naturalitsy #Midwintersolace #WinterGames
📖 What books do you enjoy this time of year? December is when I read piles of picture books to catch up on the ##URC.
📖 Do you have a preferred genre? Fantasy, queer romance, non-fiction...
📖 Do you have a traditional read? I used to, but then found the author is a bigot.
📖 What would you recommend? The tagged book is never a bad choice.
@TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88 @Alldebooks
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@Jas16 Do what makes you happy! 12h
@TheBacklistBook Just added #FictionalTraveler to my list. The more the merrier, I can always trim later if I'm not managing.
@willaful #URC I have not heard of before *scuttles off to join* @Faranae
@mariaku21 @BookwormAHN I'll be organising #Pantone2025 over the next week or so. Stay tuned 3h