Tag: Reading Challenge

2026 Mid Year Challenge Check-In

Every year I say I will be participating in less challenges, and then it doesn’t happen. This year I have been sticking to the ones I really enjoy doing so it’s defintely a smaller list.

I constantly listen to audiobooks so I will definitely hit 30+ this year.

I always read backlisted books since I can’t keep up with my TBR haha!

COYER is going really well this year as well. I’ve been focusing on actually reading books I have on my Kindle and it’s working out.

Library Love is my favorite challenge and I always crush my goals!

I have been also trying to get through my NetGalley backlog (using audiobooks from the library, or actually reading the eARCs on my Kindle) and it’s going good.

Back in the day I would get emails about books that were free and I filled up my Kindle with them. Then I realistically could not read them all! I cleared some out and kept the ones I really thought I would like. Thrifty Thursday hasn’t been a focus, but I’ve read a couple this year and that’s progress to me.

I am doing pretty well on all my challenges. HRCYED 2.0 ends in a few days, and I have pretty much gave up on it to get prepared for HRCYED 3.0, lol! And for reading the books I wanted to read and then see if they fit into HRCYED prompts the challenge went way better than I was anticipating.

I also just joined the Law of Fives challenge and just backfilled my reading in from this year. I need to plan out a little bit of my books out to get more of this challenge done.

HOW ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR CHALLENGES SO FAR THIS YEAR?

COYER Challenge: Mystery-A-Thon 2026

The mystery-a-thon took from April 12th to April 19th, hosted by the COYER Discord group. Real simple rules: If it’s a mystery it counts. It can be suspenseful or a cozy. As long as someone is trying to find out who done it, it counts.

I read these three books for the challenge:

The Mystillery: Abra Cadavers Baseball Game 2026

If you’re apart of The Mystillery then you’re able to participate in this game. The specific rules are listed here. This page is more for me to keep track of my progress, but I also thought it’d be fun to share with everyone!

Spring Training is during March 2026. During this period, note your readings you have completed since January 1, so you will be prepared to step up to the plate when the season opens. You can submit completed appearances any time after March 1.

The official Abra Cadavers baseball season is from April 1 to September 30 2026! Any reading starting Jan. 1 2026 counts.

Single (read a book by one author)

Double (read two books by the same author)

Triple (read three books by the same author)

Homerun (read four books by the same author)

Cycle (for completing the above prompts)

Foul (a book you DNFed)

Bunt (read a short story)

Stolen Base (stealing (reading) a book which has been submitted to any of our previous or current challenges – in any year – by someone else)

Colleen’s 2026 Medical Examiner Reading Challenge

Strike Out (when a book strikes out of your house (out to the library, loaned out, mailed out, given away, sold, thrown out, audiobook taken outdoors for a walk, book taken elsewhere to read, etc.)

I returned this book to the library

All Star (when you complete the challenge)

2026 Read-Along Guild Codex series Challenge

I have read 5 of 15 for this challenge.

Three Mages and A Margarita
Warping Minds and Other Misdemeanors
Dark Arts and a Daiquiri
Two Witches and a Whiskey
Demon Magic and a Martini
Taming Demons for Beginners
Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections
The Alchemist and an Amaretto
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble
Druid Vices and a Vodka
Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped
Lost Talismans and a Tequila
Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants
Damned Souls and a Sangria
Delivering Evil for Experts 

2026 NetGalley/Edelweiss Challenge

This is where I will be keeping track of my NetGalley/Edelweiss Challenge books to share with everyone. You know I also track everything on multiple spreadsheets like a huge nerd!

My goal is Bronze – 10 books (as I am no longer requesting ARCs this year and plan to focus on my backlog for this challenge)

January 2026

  1. Inside Man by John McMahon

February 2026

  1. The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas
  2. Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
  3. A Place To Die For by A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent

March 2026

  1. Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson

April 2026

  1. The Anniversary by Alex Finlay

May 2026

June 2026

  1. Heather by Caitlin Mullen
  2. The Bone Stalker by Victor Methos
  3. Keep Them Close by David Ellis
  4. We Were Never Friends

CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

July 2026

  1. Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers
  2. Three Reasons For Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
  3. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
  4. Do You See What I See?: A Novella by Peter Swanson

August 2026

  1. One of The Family by Mark Edwards

2026 Audiobook Challenge

2026 Audiobook Challenge

This is where I will be keeping track of my Audiobook Challenge to share with everyone. You know I also track everything on multiple spreadsheets like a huge nerd!

I am trying to listen to 20-30 audiobooks this year (Binge Listener)

Use the hashtag #2026AudiobookChallenge

  1. Two Witches and A Whiskey by Annette Marie
  2. Inside Man by John McMahon
  3. The Shut-In by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski
  4. Demon Magic and A Martini by Annette Marie
  5. Nine Pines by Kiersten Modglin
  6. Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
  7. The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas
  8. The Chef by James Patterson and Max DiLallo
  9. Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams
  10. A Place To Die For by A.M. Strong and Sonya Sargent
  11. Taming Demons For Beginners by Annette Marie
  12. Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
  13. Kill Me If You Can by Marshall Karp and James Patterson
  14. The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie
  15. The Anniversary by Alex Finlay
  16. The Alchemist and An Amaretto by Annette Marie
  17. Pines by Blake Crouch
  18. It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica
  19. Five by Ilona Bannister
  20. Heather by Caitlin Mullen
  21. The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
  22. Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve West
  23. Three Reasons For Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
  24. We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda
  25. The Fall of The House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe
  26. Slaying Monsters For The Feeble by Annette Marie
  27. Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers
  28. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
  29. Silent Victim by Caroline Mitchell
  30. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
  31. Hunting Fiends For The Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie
  32. One of The Family by Mark Edwards
  33. Sunburned by Katherine Wood

2026 Personal Book Stack Challenge

When I started to read again in 2022, I did not own many physical books. Now it’s a few years later and after going through my entire house, I own more physical books than I thought. So I decided to make a small stack of books that I own and I want to challenge myself to read this year.

This is my stack. Have you read any of these?

I will absolutely keep track of my progress, just like all the other challenges I do this year. The plan is to post updates on this post throughout the year!

Books Read:
You’ve Been Warned by James Patterson and Howard Roughan
You Killed Me First by John Marrs

2026 COYER – Extended Lunch Break Challenge

This is where I will be keeping track of my COYER Challenge books to share with everyone. You know I also track everything on multiple spreadsheets like a huge nerd!

January 2026

  1. Two Witches and A Whiskey by Annette Marie
  2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
  3. Inside Man by John McMahon
  4. The Shut-In by James Patterson and Duane Swierczynski
  5. Demon Magic and A Martini by Annette Marie
  6. Nine Pines by Kiersten Modglin

February 2026

  1. Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
  2. Mastered By Desire by Calista Jayne
  3. The Wrong Sister by Claire Douglas
  4. The Chef by James Patterson and Max DiLallo

March 2026

  1. Taming Demons For Beginners by Annette Marie
  2. Judge Stone by Viola Davis and James Patterson
  3. The Silent Watcher by Victor Methos
  4. Kill Me If You Can by James Patterson and Marshall Karp
  5. The Forest Grimm by Kathryn Purdie

April 2026

  1. King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby
  2. To All Those I’ve Killed Before by J.L. Hyde
  3. Yours Always by Corrinne Sullivan
  4. Girl, Alone by Blake Pierce
  5. The Launch Party by Lauren Forry
  6. Hellbound Guild & Other Misdirections by Annette Marie and Rob Jacobsen
  7. The Anniversary by Alex Finlay
  8. The Invitation by Jodi Ellen Malpas
  9. The Undoing of Alejandro Velasco by Diego Boneta

May 2026

  1. The Alchemist and An Amaretto by Annette Marie
  2. The Surrender by Jodi Ellen Malpas
  3. No Exit by Taylor Adams
  4. It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica
  5. The Night Collector by Victor Methos
  6. The Replacement by Liv Constantine
  7. Five by Ilona Bannister

June 2026

  1. Heather by Caitlin Mullen
  2. The Bone Stalker by Victor Methos
  3. The Safe House by Lisa Unger
  4. The Delivery by Gregg Hurwitz
  5. Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh
  6. The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker
  7. We Were Never Friends by Kaira Rouda

July 2026

  1. Slaying Monsters For The Feeble by Annette Marie
  2. John Grebble Is Gone by Peter James
  3. Lie In The Tide by Holly Danvers
  4. Masters of Restraint by Ines Johnson
  5. Three Reasons For Revenge by Dervla McTiernan
  6. White Out by Danielle Girard
  7. Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden
  8. Silent Victim by Caroline Mitchell

August 2026

  1. Hunting Fiends For The Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie
  2. Old Ham by Seraphina Nova Glass
  3. He Had It Coming by Darby Kane
  4. Aquarius by Gemma James
  5. One of The Family by Mark Edwards
  6. The Last Morning by Camden Baird