π July- September 2025 Reading Goals Update π
I decided to keep track of my goals each quarter again this year. Here are my goals and reading stats for July, August, and September.
πͺ Read 100 Books- 146/100 ✔️
π¦ Reread at least one book every month- 9/12
π July: Reread 2 ✔️
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 1: Imperial Machine by Charles Soule
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol 2: Legacy's End by Charles Soule
π© Read at least one 2025 release every month- 9/12
π July: Read 4 ✔️
- The Enchanted Greenhouse (The Spellshop #2) by Sarah Beth Durst
- Brume, Volume 1: The Dragon Awakens by JΓ©rΓ΄me PΓ©lissier and Carine Hinder
- The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso
- Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
π¨ Read at least 5 tomes- 6/5 ✔️
-Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte -650 pages
-Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson- 1248 pages
-Katabasis by R. F. Kuang- 560
π§ Review every book I read- 146/146 ✔️
- I have reviews for each book on this blog and Goodreads.
π₯ Read 5 classics other than the books in my next goal- 13/5 ✔️
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
π§ Complete the Jane Austen Reading Challenge from Canterbury Classics- 8/12
π July: Read Mansfield Park- DNFed at around 175 pages but I may continue this at another time. I was not a fan of this plot at all.
π️ August: Read a Jane Austen Inspired Book by Another Author ✔️
- Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin
π September: Read Persuasion ✔️
π¨ Finish 3 Series- 8/3 ✔️
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith by Charles Soule
- Reread the first two volumes and read the final 2 for the first time
π© Read 12 retellings- 29/12 ✔️
- My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
- The Well of Lost Plots (Thursday Next #3) by Jasper Fforde
- The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
- Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin
- Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan
- Cinder House by Freya Marske
- The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
π¦ Read 25 fantasy books- 87/25 ✔️
- The Enchanted Greenhouse (The Spellshop #2) by Sarah Beth Durst
- Brume, Volume 1: The Dragon Awakens by JΓ©rΓ΄me PΓ©lissier and Carine Hinder
- Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) by Brandon Sanderson
- My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
- The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
- The Book of Lost Hours by Haley Gelfuso
- Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill
- The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
- Brigg's Dictionary of Fairies: Banshees, Boggarts and Other Folklore Creatures by Katharine Briggs
- The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown
- I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 8: Happy End Game by Skottie Young
- Daedalus Is Dead by Seamus Sullivan
- Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
- Conrad's Fate (Chrestomanci #5) by Diana Wynne Jones
- Cinder House by Freya Marske
- The Midnight Carnival by Kenny Gould
- The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
- Lacuna by N. R. Walker
πͺ Read 25 graphic novels- 24/25
- Brume, Volume 1: The Dragon Awakens by JΓ©rΓ΄me PΓ©lissier and Carine Hinder
- Fantastic Four, Vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Fantastic Four? by Ryan North
- Fantastic Four, Vol. 2: Four Stories About Hope by Ryan North
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 1: Imperial Machine by Charles Soule
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 2: Legacy's End by Charles Soule
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 3: The Burning Seas by Charles Soule
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 4: Fortress Vader by Charles Soule
- Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin
- I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 8: Happy End Game by Skottie Young
π¦ Read 25 books in 2025 from my list- 18/25
- Run Away With Me by Brian Selznick ✔️
- When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley ✔️
- Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen ✔️
- A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames ✔️
- Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett ✔️
- The Way of Edan by Phillip Chase
- Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood
- The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown ✔️
- Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson ✔️
- The Little Liar by Mitch Albom ✔️
- The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
- Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson ✔️
- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree ✔️
- Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
- Emma by Jane Austen
- The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
- The Dragons of Winter by James A. Owen ✔️
- A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher ✔️
- Swordheart by T. Kingfisher ✔️
- The Library Mule of Cordoba by Wilfrid Lupano ✔️
- Aria in the Land of Wonders by Mia Araujo ✔️
- The Herbwitch’s Apprentice by Ireen Chau ✔️
- The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones ✔️
- Darwin’s Watch by Terry Pratchett ✔️
- Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Pratchett
- Love by Night: A Book of Poetry by S. K. Williams
- Bookends of Life by Sonja Koch and Dalys Finzgar
- The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris
Challenges
Here are some challenges I would like to also complete during the year, but I’m not making them goals.
π£ Buzzword Reading Challenge- Words & Covers
π July- ✔️
Words- Titles featuring punctuation such as : ; , ) ! ? &
-The Pirates! In an Adventures with Scientists by Gideon Defoe
Covers- Technology
- Darth Vader- Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 1: Imperial Machine by Charles Soule
π️ August- ✔️
Words- With
- The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson
Covers- Transportation
-Anywhere with you by Margo Glynn
π September- ✔️
Words- Events: party, vacation, birthday, wedding, retreat, prom, midnight, summer, etc.
- Katabasis by R. F. Kuang
Covers- Foliage
- The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore
π΅ Extra Goodreads Challenges
~ Challenge 1: January Reader- Challenge 12: December- 9/12
~ Challenge 13: Grand Slam-
~ Challenge 14: Nailed It- 146/100 ✔️
~ Challenge 15: Stepped Up
π July-September 2025 Reading Stats π
π’ Amount of books read in July-September: 44 books
π July- 17 books
π️ August- 16 books
π September- 11 books
π‘ Favorite Books
π Least Favorite Books
π΄ Page Counts Total of Pages read in July-September:
π 1-100: 1
π 101-200: 17
π 201-300: 9
π 301-400: 9
π 401-500: 5
π 501-600: 1
π 601-700: 1
π 701-800: 0
π 801-900: 0
π️ August: 3805 pages
π September: 3572 pages
π£ Star Ratings for July- September
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- 16
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- 19
⭐️⭐️⭐️- 7
⭐️⭐️- 2
⭐️- 0