2025 Linz the Bookworm & Logophile Reading Challenge

2025 Linz the Bookworm & Logophile Reading Challenge

2025 Linz the Bookworm & Logophile Reading Challenge

Host: Linz the Bookworm & Logophile
Progress: 37/12 (308%)
1 January, 2025 — 31 December, 2025
In Progress

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In this challenge, the goal is to read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category. You can read more about this challenge here.

My goal is 12 books across all the sections (equivalent to one section), but I’m going to track all five levels!


1. book of the month club

8 / 12
  1. Read a book you got for free: Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross
  2. Read a book that is under 350 pages: The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
  3. Read or reread a book you consider an ‘easy read.’: Happily Ever Afters by Melanie Cellier
  4. Read a book with a green cover: Grimoire Girl by Hilarie Burton Morgan
  5. Read a cozy mystery: Frosting and Fairies by Danielle Garrett
  6. Read a book that was recommended to you on social media/by a friend: Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things by Breanne Randall
  7. Read a book with a person’s name in the title: Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
  8. Read a book that takes place in the future
  9. Read a book published in 2020 (5 years ago): The Awakening by Nora Roberts
  10. A book suggested by What Should I Read Next
  11. Read a book by Jules Verne
  12. Free Space! Pick any book

2. casual reader club

8 / 12
  1. Read a book listed on The Greatest Books of All Time list
  2. Read the book that’s been on your TBR the longest
  3. Read a Young Adult novel: They’ll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman
  4. Read a book with a three-word title: Gryphon in Light by Mercedes Lackey
  5. Read a book with a cantankerous main character: Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall
  6. Read a book that has books on the cover: Solving for the Unknown
  7. Read a book by an author who shares your initials
  8. Read a Standalone Novel: Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen
  9. Read a book involving a detective or police officer: An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
  10. Read a self-published book: Don’t Hex and Drive by Juliette Cross
  11. Read a book that takes place somewhere warm: A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen
  12. Free Space! Pick any book

3. dedicated reader club

7 / 12
  1. Read book 1 in a trilogy: Storm Warning by Mercedes Lackey
  2. Read book 2 in the same trilogy: Storm Rising by Mercedes Lackey
  3. Read book 3 in the same trilogy: Storm Breaking by Mercedes Lackey
  4. Read a book you meant to read on last year’s challenge
  5. Read a book by an author named Joe/Joseph/Josephine or a variant: Last Seen by J.T. Ellison
  6. Read a romance novel: Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren
  7. A book that you judged by its cover (either positively or negatively): The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
  8. Read a book set in a country you’ve been to
  9. Read a book with a title that starts with the letter “N.”
  10. Read a book that has a war or battle in it: Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey
  11. A book from Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Books of 2024
  12. Free Space! Pick any book

4. speed reader club

8 / 12
  1. A book with the word “song” in the title
  2. The Great Taylor Swift Category – read a book about Taylor Swift or a book with the same title as one of her songs (Wikipedia list)
  3. Read a book by an author you’ve met or spoken to online
  4. Read a book with an animal in the title: Owlflight by Mercedes Lackey
  5. Read a book written from the villain/antagonist’s perspective: Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
  6. Read a reluctant hero story: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  7. Read a book by an author using a pseudonym: Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher
  8. Read a book that references a TV show or movie: Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson
  9. Read a book that involves a game (board, card, video game): Beyond by Mercedes Lackey
  10. Read a Fantasy novel: The Choice by Nora Roberts
  11. Read a book with a secret society trope: The Reaping by Jess Lourey
  12. Free Space! Pick any book

5. overachiever club

5 / 12

  1. Read a book that is over 500 pages long: Into the West by Mercedes Lackey
  2. Read a book published in 1985 (40 years ago)
  3. Read a book that has the word “begin” or the word “end” in the title
  4. Read a book with a mask on the cover: Magic’s Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
  5. Read a book by Lawrence Block (or one of his pseudonyms) (Wikipedia list)
  6. Read a book with a title that contains the letter “X.”: Exile’s Honor by Mercedes Lackey
  7. Read a book that involves amnesia or memory manipulation: That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally
  8. Read a cursed object story
  9. Read a book by an author named Pat/Patrick/Patricia or a variant
  10. A book that takes place in a school setting: Foundation by Mercedes Lackey
  11. Read a book with a bear on the cover
  12. Free Space! Pick any book

  1. Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  2. Foundation by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  3. Owlflight by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  4. Owlknight by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★
  5. Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  6. Storm Warning by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  7. Storm Rising by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  8. Storm Breaking by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  9. Beyond by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  10. Into the West by Mercedes Lackey - ★★★★★
  11. Gryphon in Light by Mercedes Lackey, Larry Dixon - ★★★★★
  12. Grimoire Girl: Creating an Inheritance of Magic and Mischief by Hilarie Burton Morgan - ★★★★★
  13. A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen - ★★★★★
  14. Frosting and Fairies by Danielle Garrett - ★★★★½
  15. Happily Ever Afters: by Melanie Cellier - ★★★½
  16. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ★★★★★
  17. They'll Never Catch Us by Jessica Goodman - ★★★
  18. Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren - ★★★★
  19. Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly - ★★★★★
  20. Lunar Love by Lauren Kung Jessen - ★★★★½
  21. The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins - ★★★★
  22. Solving for the Unknown by Loan Le - ★★★★★
  23. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - ★★★½
  24. An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten - ★★★★
  25. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh - ★★★★★
  26. The Awakening by Nora Roberts - ★★★★★
  27. Statistically Speaking by Debbie Johnson - ★★★★★
  28. The Choice by Nora Roberts - ★★★★★
  29. Romance Rules for Werewolves by Linsey Hall - ★★★★
  30. Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross - ★★★★★
  31. Don't Hex and Drive by Juliette Cross - ★★★★½
  32. Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto - ★★★★★
  33. That's Not My Name by Megan Lally - ★★★★★
  34. Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things by Breanne Randall - ★★★
  35. The Reaping by Jess Lourey - ★★★★★
  36. The Love Haters by Katherine Center - ★★★★★
  37. Last Seen by J.T. Ellison - ★★★★★
::spread the love::