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2025 Reading Challenge

What would a blog with a title like Read Another Page be without reading challenges?

I don’t know about you, but reading challenges have made me read many more books than I usually do. And some are even ones I wouldn’t have picked up otherwise. So let’s challenge ourselves with some reading this year! This will be the 8th year I’ve hosted a reading challenge on my blog. Are you ready to join?

Yes, you can count audio books if you actually listen to it and are not just playing it in the background while you do school, have conversations with others or walk in and out of the room.

For reviews to count you MUST review a book on Goodreads or a bookseller’s site. This can include an author’s website if they have a place to leave a comment under a book. These can be places like Amazon, Light of Faith, Book Bub, or other sites. You do not HAVE to review a book.

But before I give you the list, here are the rules. (Yes, we have rules.)

  1. These books may be read in any order. You do NOT have to start at the top and read down.
  2. You may count any books you read for this challenge for other challenges if you wish.
  3. In order for your books to count, they must be read in 2025 between January 1 and June 30.
  4. All books must be at least a few chapters in length. (Even two or three chapters, but they must have chapters!)
  5. This challenge starts January 1st, and ends June 30th 2025. Any books read during that time that fit the list can count.

Also, if you get anyone else to join the challenge and read at least 2 books, you get a bonus point. (Points are earned for books read and reviews written and can then be redeemed for a book(s) or audio of one of my books when the challenge is over.)

Let’s get started!

To sign up simply send me an email (or message me somewhere) and let me know you’re joining. I’ll add your name to the Reading Companions page. (You can use the Contact form if you do not already have my email address.)

When you’ve read a book (or more than one if you’d rather) comment on this 2025 Reading Challenge Page, and I’ll mark you down for those books. Please make sure you let me know which # the book was read for so I can mark it in the right place.

If you have been a part of my reading challenges last year, you will notice that I once again have a page to share all the covers of all the books that are read during this challenge. I’ve created a google doc for you to add your own covers and links to your reviews. You can find that HERE.

Ready for that list yet? You can download a special pdf list with all the categories, spaces for titles, where you reviewed each book and even stars to mark your ratings right HERE.

  1. TBR (To Be Read)
  1. TBR (To Be Read)
  1. Features a Musical Instrument
  1. A House on the Cover
  1. Biography
  1. New to you Author
  1. Favorite Author
  1. A Book in a Series
  1. No Person on the Cover
  1. A Book You Keep Thinking You’ll Read by Haven’t
  1. Two Word Title
  1. A Physical Book
  1. A Borrowed Book
  1. Four Word Title
  1. A Mystery
  1. Has a Bit of Romance
  1. Non-Fiction
  1. A Winter Story
  1. A Recommended Book
  1. A Book You Got Last Year
  1. Historical Fiction
  1. A Book You’ve Had for at Least Two Years
  1. TBR (To Be Read)
  1. Indie Author

Let the reading begin!

Comments

  4. For #18 I have Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
    (I have to add up each book individually or else I’ll loose track!)

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  6. Okiedoke, batch #1! All of these are reviewed on Goodreads:)

    #6 – Veiled Freedom by J.M. Windle

    #9 – The Debt by Angela Hunt

    #10 – Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin

    #11 – Fatal Domain by Steven James

    #16 – Dangerous Beauty by Melissa Koslin

    #20 – Broker of Lies by Steven James

    #21 – A Piece of the Moon by Chris Fabry

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    • Okay, round two! Again, all of these have been reviewed on Goodreads. 🙂

      #1 – The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer A. Nielsen
      #2 – Targeted by Lynette Eason, Lynn Blackburn, Natalie Walters
      #7 – Long Way Home by Lynn Austin
      #8 – The Deceiver’s Heart by Jennifer A. Nielsen
      #14 – If I Were You by Lynn Austin
      #15 – Break of Day by Colleen Coble

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  9. I’m here with some reads, finally…

    24. Indie Author – A Dream of Flight by Kate Willis – reviewed (https://oldfashionedbooklove.wordpress.com/2025/02/18/a-dream-of-flight-by-kate-willis/)

    23. TBR – Waiting on Love at Christmas by Claire Cain – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5040212952)

    21. Historical Fiction – Prince of Savoy by D.J. Speckhals – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6834417321)

    18. Winter Story – Un Hiver Is Doux by Kallie George – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6706803832)

    16. Has a Bit of Romance – Change of Heart by Madisyn Carlin – reviewed (https://oldfashionedbooklove.wordpress.com/2025/02/11/a-change-of-heart-by-madisyn-carlin/)

    15. A Mystery – Murder on the Orient Express – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3634842016)

    14. 4 Word Title – A Dream of Home by Kate Willis – reviewed (https://oldfashionedbooklove.wordpress.com/2025/02/15/a-dream-of-home-by-kate-willis/)

    13. A Borrowed Book – Vercingétorix by Claude Merle – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7270325566)

    12. A Physical Book – Les Adventures de Tintin by Alexander Irvine – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6068097707)

    11. 2 Word Title – Kentucky Thriller by Lauren St. John – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6604695960)

    8. Book in a Series – Rendezvous in Russia by Lauren St. John – reviewed (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6604728360)

    Also, do rereads count? What if you add to or rewrite your review?

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  13. I have a list! I’m actually doing better with my reading this year than I expected.
    #1 – TBR: Tony Keating’s Surprises by Isabella Alden; reviewed on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3738275204
    #2 – TBR: Shadow of the Mountains by Gilbert Morris; reviewed on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5315758662
    #4 – House on the cover: Jamie MacLeod: Highland Lass by Michael Phillips; reviewed on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7190225389
    #6 – New to you author: The Hired Girl by Laura Schlitz; reviewed on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7286857249
    #8 – A book in a series: Honey Bunch: Her First Auto Tour by Helen Thorndyke; reviewed on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7326366315
    #13 – A borrowed book: Becoming an Accredited Genealogist by Karen Clifford; reviewed on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7373541739
    #17 – nonfiction: Life on the Farm (Reminisce)
    #21 – Historical Fiction: The Tussie-Mussie by Katja Labonté; reviewed on my newsletter, Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7335684489

    CutePolarBear/Hanna Kraft

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  14. Here’s what I’ve gotten read so far:

    1. TBR (To Be Read)
    Change Signals by Ralph Henry Barbour
    2. TBR (To Be Read)
    Around the End by Ralph Henry Barbour
    3. Features a Musical Instrument
    The Young Buglers by G. A. Henty
    4. A House on the Cover
    Hymns in the Hills by Rebekah Morris
    6. New to you Author
    Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
    7. Favorite Author
    Pictures of St. Paul
    8. A Book in a Series
    For Yardley by Ralph Henry Barbour
    9. No Person on the Cover
    David Balfour by Robert Louis Stevenson
    10. A Book You Keep Thinking You’ll Read by Haven’t
    A Legend of Montrose by Sir Walter Scott
    15. A Mystery
    The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton
    16. Has a Bit of Romance
    The Czar by Deborah Alcock
    19. A Recommended Book
    Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
    24. Indie Author
    Heroes Without Capes by Rebekah Morris

    I haven’t gotten any of these reviewed yet, but I hope to get at least some of them done.

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    • Wow! Great job, Ems! That’s a lot of books!
      Just let me know when you have reviews written. And remember, reviews don’t have to be long and detailed. 😉

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  17. I’m not sure I ever actually let you know I was (silently) participating… 🙂 But I finished!

    1. TBR (To Be Read) // What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung
    2. TBR (To Be Read) // The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis
    3. Features a Musical Instrument // Beyond Ivy Walls by Rachel Fordham
    4. A House on the Cover // Tempest at Annabel’s Lighthouse by Jaime Jo Wright
    5. Biography // Dietrich Bonhoeffer: In the Midst of Wickedness by Janet and Geoff Benge
    6. New to you Author // A February Bride by Betsy St. Amant
    7. Favorite Author // Something New by Joanne Bischof
    8. A Book in a Series // The Goodbye Bride by Denise Hunter
    9. No Person on the Cover // Men & Women in the Church by Kevin DeYoung
    10. A Book You Keep Thinking You’ll Read by Haven’t // Heroes by Alan Gratz
    11. Two Word Title // Kate’s Informant by Sarah Holman
    12. A Physical Book // A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
    13. A Borrowed Book // Just a Kiss by Denise Hunter
    14. Four Word Title // Caring for One Another by Edward T. Welch
    15. A Mystery // Specter in a Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright
    16. Has a Bit of Romance // These Tangled Threads by Sarah Loudin Thomas
    17. Non-Fiction // The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
    18. A Winter Story // Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick
    19. A Recommended Book // Educated by Tara Westover
    20. A Book You Got Last Year // A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck
    21. Historical Fiction // I Survived the Black Death, 1348 by Lauren Tarshis
    22. A Book You’ve Had for at Least Two Years // You’re the Cream in My Coffee by Jennifer Lamont Leo
    23. TBR (To Be Read) // Persuasions by Douglas Wilson
    24. Indie Author // Kate’s Hope by Sarah Holman

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  18. Okay, I’m finally here with an update. *hides* And it’s the first time ever that I’m counting rereads, but oh well. 😛
    I haven’t reviewed anything yet, but I do plan to later. Not sure when though, so I’ll tell you when I do. For now, here are at least four books, and I really hope to have more soon:

    7. Favourite author: Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
    8. A Book in a Series: Trial and Error by P.D. Atkerson
    14. Four word title: A Laddie in Khaki by Abbigail Raine B
    18. A winter story: Five Go Adventuring Again by Enid Blyton

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    • It’s perfectly fine to count rereads. 😀
      I’ll get you marked for these 4 books. Hmm, are these the only books you’ve read for the challenge? I don’t have you marked for any others but I might have forgotten to mark them if they came when I was really busy.

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