My Reading Challenge Wrap Up
2025
As 2025 ends, it's time to take a look at the 2025 reading challenges I participated in and see how I did.
I joined 10 challenges.
Completed: 6
In addition to the ones, I completed below, I also did the Goodreads challenge and completed it.
Yvonne has
completed her goal of reading 80 books in 2025!
The ones I did not complete:
Literary Escapes - I read 20 out of 51 books. I was hoping to do better this year, but I read a few more last year. I love this challenge and visiting different states around the US. So, I will try again in 2026.
Mount TBR - I didn't read any for this challenge. That's the problem with getting so many ARCs to read. I never get a chance to tackle my own TBR. I'm hoping to do better in 2026.
European Reading Challenge - I visited 2 out of 5 different countries. Last year I went to 3 different countries. Hopefully, I'll do better in 2026. I want to stick with this one since I don't think I'll get a chance to visit Europe, so the next best thing is to armchair travel.
Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge - I usually do well with this one, but I fell short this year. I read 21 out of 26. Of course I'll try again in 2026.
Now, the challenges I did complete, and which books I read for them:
I did the Purring level and read 10 books.
1. Conched Out by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
2. Murder by Manuscript by Eve Barrett (Click here to read my review.)
3. Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
4. The Librarian's Deadly Puzzle by Rhea S. Brown (Click here to read my review.)
5. Only Meowders in the Building by Chris Abernathy (Click here to read my review.)
6. Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James (Click here to read my review.)
7. What the Spell? by Elle Wren Burke (Click here to read my review.)
8. A Hunting in Venice by Jamie Kleinkauf (Click here to read my review.) 9. A Purrfect Date by Alex Erickson (Click here to read my review.)
10. Fireworks and Fatality by Maisy Marple (Click here to read my review.)
I signed up for the Detective level and read 25 books.
1. Family Doctor by J.M. Dalgliesh (Click here to read my review.)
2. Campaigning Can Be Deadly by Charlotte Stuart (Click here to read my review.)
3. Conched Out by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
4. She Doesn't Have A Clue by Jenny Elder Moke (Click here to read my review.)
5. Smoked by Scotch by Lucy Lakestone (Click here to read my review.)
6. Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow (Click here to read my review.)
7. Unicorns Can Be Deadly by Charlotte Stuart (Click here to read my review.)
8. Make Yourself At Home by Wendy Clarke (Click here to read my review.)
9. Mortal Zin by Diane Schaffer (Click here to read my review.)
10. Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder (Click here to read my review.)
11. The Other People by C.B. Everett (Click here to read my review.)
12. One Sharp Stitch by Allie Pleiter (Click here to read my review.)
13. Beds, Breakfasts, & Beta Blockers by Jann Franklin (Click here to read my review.)
14. Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (Click here to read my review.)
15. Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
16. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Click here to read my review.)
17. Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penny (Click here to read my review.)
18. Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Vardsale Villain by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
19. Bonbon Betrayal by Fiona Grace (Click here to read my review.)
20. Overboard at Christmas by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
21. Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran (Click here to read my review.)
22. Off the Beaten Path by Eloise Corvo (Click here to read my review.)
23. Afraid Knot by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
24. Gertrude, Gumshoe: Slam Is Murder by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
25. Something Whiskered by Miranda James (Click here to read my review.)
I signed up again for Level 2 and these are the books I read...
1. Murder by Manuscript by Eve Barrett (Click here to read my review.)
2. And Then There Lies the Inheritance by Peyton Stone (Click here to read my review)
3. Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
4. Beds, Breakfasts, & Beta Blockers by Jann Franklin (Click here to read my review.)
5. The Librarian's Deadly Puzzle by Rhea S. Brown (Click here to read my review.)
6. Murder at the Villa by Betty Cage (Click here to read my review.)
7. Only Meowders in the Building by Chris Abernathy (Click here to read my review.)
8. Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James (Click here to read my review.)
9. A Hunting in Venice by Jamie Kleinkauf (Click here to read my review.)
10. Overboard at Christmas by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
11. Fireworks and Fatality by Maisy Marple (Click here to read my review.)
12. Off the Beaten Path by Eloise Corvo (Click here to read my review.)
I went with Level two (Investigator) and level A.
A) Read only cozy mysteries of your choice.
These are the books I read...
1. Campaigning Can Be Deadly by Charlotte Stuart (Click here to read my review.)
2. Murder in Michigan by Patti Benning (Click here to read my review.)
3. Conched Out by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
4. Smoked by Scotch by Lucy Lakestone (Click here to read my review.)
5. Murder by Manuscript by Eve Barrett (Click here to read my review.)
6. Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow (Click here to read my review.)
7. Unicorns Can Be Deadly by Charlotte Stuart (Click here to read my review.)
8. Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder (Click here to read my review.)
9. And Then There Lies the Inheritance by Peyton Stone (Click here to read my review)
10. One Sharp Stitch by Allie Pleiter (Click here to read my review.)
11. Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
12. Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (Click here to read my review.)
13. Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
14. The Librarian's Deadly Puzzle by Rhea S. Brown (Click here to read my review.)
15. Murder at the Villa by Betty Cage (Click here to read my review.)
16. Only Meowders in the Building by Chris Abernathy (Click here to read my review.)
17. Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penny (Click here to read my review.)
18. Gertrude, Gumeshoe and the Vardsale Villain by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
19. Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James (Click here to read my review.)
20. Bonbon Betrayal by Fiona Grace (Click here to read my review.)
I did the Silver level at 25 books. These are the books I read...
1. Family Doctor by J.M. Dalgliesh (Click here to read my review.)
2. She Doesn't Have A Clue by Jenny Elder Moke (Click here to read my review.)
3. Let's Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen (Click here to read my review.)
4. Star-Crossed Egg Tarts by Jennifer J. Chow (Click here to read my review.)
5. Make Yourself At Home by Wendy Clarke (Click here to read my review.)
6. Mortal Zin by Diane Schaffer (Click here to read my review.)
7. Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder (Click here to read my review.)
8. The Other People by C.B. Everett (Click here to read my review.)
9. One Sharp Stitch by Allie Pleiter (Click here to read my review.)
10. Murder by Cheesecake by Rachel Ekstrom Courage (Click here to read my review.)
11. Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping (On a Dead Man) by Jesse Q. Sutanto (Click here to read my review.)
12. The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick (Click here to read my review.)
13. Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penny (Click here to read my review.)
14. Love You to Death by Anya Mora (Click here to read my review.)
15. Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran (Click here to read my review.)
16. Something Whiskered by Miranda James (Click here to read my review.)
17. The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen (Click here to read my review.)
18. The Battle of the Bookshops by Poppy Alexander (Click here to read my review.)
19. No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams (Click here to read my review)
20. Christmas People by Iva-Marie Palmer (Click here to read my review.)
21. Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (Click here to read my review.)
22. Witches of Dubious Origins by Jenn McKinlay (Click here to read my review.)
23. The Perfect Hosts by Heather Gudenkauf (Click here to read my review.)
24. Murder Among the Stacks by Rosie A. Point (Click here to read my review.)
25. All My Bones by P.J. Nelson (Click here to read my review.)
I went with the Peckish level for 1-25 books. These are the books I read...
1. Smoked by Scotch by Lucy Lakestone (Click here to read my review.)
2. Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
3. Gertrude, Gumeshoe and the Vardsale Villain by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
4. What the Spell? by Elle Wren Burke (Click here to read my review.)
5. A Purrfect Date by Alex Erickson (Click here to read my review.)
6. Overboard at Christmas by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
7. Fireworks and Fatality by Maisy Marple (Click here to read my review.)
8. Off the Beaten Path by Eloise Corvo (Click here to read my review.)
9. Afraid Knot by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
10. Gertrude, Gumshoe: Slam Is Murder by Robin Merrill (Click here to read my review.)
11. Something Whiskered by Miranda James (Click here to read my review.)
12. Murder Pays A Call by Nancy J. Cohen (Click here to read my review.)
13. A Dash of Death by L.B. Dayton (Click here to read my review.)
14. Berth Mark by Wendy Neugent (Click here to read my review.)
15. Death on Dickens Island by Allison Brook (Click here to read my review.)
16. Witches of Dubious Origins by Jenn McKinlay (Click here to read my review.)
17. The Well-Kept Secret by Kari Lee Townsend (Click here to read my review.)
18. Murder Among the Stacks by Rosie A. Point (Click here to read my review.)
19. The Charabanc of Death by Brian Kavanagh (Click here to read my review.)
20. Police Acatdemy by Chris Abernathy (Click here to read my review.)
21. All My Bones by P.J. Nelson (Click here to read my review.)
22. Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien (Click here to read my review.)
23. The Cupcake Conundrum by Tracy Auten (Click here to read my review.)
24. Relish in Death by Maisy Marple with Tessa Waverly (Click here to read my review.)
25. Death by Peppermint by Maisy Marple (Click here to read my review.)
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