I have completed the first stage of my Dymocks Reading Challenge for 2025. Volume one had nine prompts, and I managed to fill all of them, though I admit the Top 101 prompt is getting harder every year, mostly due to the proliferation of series, and overly popular books being on there. To tackle this, I have lists from several previous years to choose from to give me some flexibility, and I am finding that if I go back a few years, I am more likely to find something I want to read.
One of my aims with my challenges has been to read from what I have already, whether that is review books or other books that come my way. Because there are always options that don’t appeal to me, and when I have read a book I feel I have to read, or ones where I have rarely enjoyed it. I didn’t review all the books I read in this challenge, and that will be something that occurs across each challenge this year.
New Year, New Read (A book from your TBR list): Salty by Sandi Parsons
On the Rise (novel by a debut author): How to Be Normal by Ange Crawford
Nostalgia Trip (timeless classic): Heidi by Johanna Spyri
Sunscreen and Salt (A story that feels like sandy beaches, salty air and carefree days): Searching for Treasure by Johanna Bell and Emma Long
Love in all forms: Legend of the Lighthouse Moon by Helen Edwards
Top 101: The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
International Women’s Day: Epically Good Greek Myths by R.A. Spratt (Nanny Piggins)
Golden Hour (Colours of the rising sun): Panic by Catherine Jinks
Cicada’s Song (a book about transformation or growth): The Not-So-Little Tree by Marcus Addison
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