Quarterly Update: 2026 Reading Challenges

I have not done a quarterly update before, at least when it comes to reading challenges. But I feel like I'm doing really well this year and I wanted to take a look. Lol.

The challenge: Read 52 books in 2025.
Progress: 25/52 (48%). Doing really well on this one. Not surprised. Lol. I made a low goal on purpose. Lol.

The challenge: Read 52 books in 52 weeks.
Progress: 13/52 (25%). I haven't missed a week yet!

The challenge: To read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.
Progress: 16/26 (62%). Doing really well on this one, but I'm coming down to those harder letters 😬

The challenge: To read one book that has an author whose first name, middle, or last name starts with every letter of the alphabet.
Progress: 17/26 (65%). Same with this one.

The challenge: Read a book to fulfill each letter and its prompt.
Progress: 13/26 (50%). I was struggling at first with this one, but I'm doing pretty good now.

The challenge: To read books with covers every color of the rainbow
Progress: 9/10 (90%). This one is WAY too easy 😅

The challenge: To read books you have owned before January 1, 2026.
Progress: 6/24 (25%). I am shockingly doing really well on this one! I always struggle with this challenge!

The challenge: Read your Netgalley/Edelweiss books.
Progress: 2/10 (20%). I'm not mad about this one. I could be doing better, but 20% is not bad.

The challenge: Finish series.
Progress: 1/5 (20%). Same with this one. I mean, the low goal for this one was on purpose 😅

The challenge: "A not-too-serious reading challenge hosted by Curiosity Killed the Bookworm. (Interpret the prompts however you like, the notes are just for ideas.) It’s mostly orientated towards science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but there’s nothing stopping you from reading about the fishing industry for scaled creatures, or contemporary romance for creepy cover. Sorry, did I say creepy? I meant pretty. Though seriously, why do so many have faceless people on the cover?"
Progress: 16/25 (64%). I love this challenge! Doing good on this one.

The challenge: "There are 40 prompts and 10+ bonus prompts— which, admittedly, is a lot of prompts… but no candy left behind! Set your own goal and pick whatever combination of prompts you’d like to do!"
Progress: 24/25 (96%). This is the one I was worried about because there were so many prompts, so I ended up setting my goal at 25. Well, I'm almost done with it 😅

The challenge: To read 12 different books (1 per month) that fit each of the 12 prompts in order.
Progress: 3/12 (25%). And I'm on track for this one too!

The challenge: Enter and complete reading challenges.
Progress: 0/1-5 (0%). No progress yet on this one, which is fine. I don't start worrying about this one till the end of the year anyway. Lol.

The challenge: Write 41+ discussion posts
Progress: 13/41 (32%). And last, I'm also doing really good on the discussion challenge too!

Out of all of these challenges, there are only TWO that I'm not at 25% on (not including the challenge about completing challenges, of course lol)! I am honestly surprised. I know I said I was going to actually TRY this year to complete challenges, but this is insane for me. Lol. However, I have the feeling things are going to get harder from here 👀😬
Let me know how you're doing in your reading challenges!