#HRCYED Progress Update
It’s been seven months since I started working on the Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do (HRCYED) 2.0.
While I’ve been putting up reading lists for each prompt, I might not always read exactly as planned. Part of the challenge for myself is trying to do as many of these prompts as possible using the books that I already have on hand. This is my round up of what progress I’ve made so far:
Completed Prompt: Adaptations (in December):
Completed Prompt: Favorite HRCYED 1.0 Prompt – Garage Sale Books (in December)
Completed Prompt: Subgenres of Choice (in August)
Completed Prompt: 24 Hour Readathon (in September)
Completed Prompt: Non-Fiction (in October)
In Progress:
- By the Hundreds: 4/7 (1 replaceable)
- Series Staircase: 6/10
- The Last 10 Years: 6/10 or 11 if you want to earn +5 points
- Around the World: 4/7
- Spooky Creatures: 4/8 (1 replaceable)
- Become the Avatar: 1/4
- Animals: 3/5
- Queer Alphabet: 4/9
- BIPOC Authors: 9/10
- New Releases: 5/12
- Challenge Yourself: 4/??
- Readathon Challenge: 5/25
- Make a Quote: 0/6
- The Even Bigger Rainbow: 8/13 (2 replaceable)
- Translation Challenge: 1/5 (All replaceable)
- Heritage Months: 6/12
- Disability Challenge: 1/5
- TBR Game Challenge: 0/6
- Award Season: 4/7
I’ve decided to definitely double-up on books. It’s becoming a bit stressful and this is meant to be fun. I want to knock this challenge out to say that I did achieve it. To keep myself from backing out, I’ve been submitting the books along the way as well. I am looking forward to the next one though. I know I’m weird.
I’m putting myself on a strict book buying limit for the next year(s). You know, just until I catch up a little bit. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Anyway, if you’d like to learn more about HRCYED, and join the madness, you can find the announcement here:
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Quote of the Week – February 6, 2026
Benjamin Disraeli
“The secret of success is constancy to purpose.”
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Quote of the Week – January 30, 2026
Charles Dickens
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence.”
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Books to Read- January 2026
- The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta – Paul A Rahe
- Being Peace – Thich Nhat Hanh
- The Lady and the Monk – Pico Iyer
- Fur, Fortune, and Empire – Eric Jay Dolin
- Escaping the Rabbit Hole – Mick West
- Behemoth – Joshua B Freeman
- A World Lit Only by Fire – William Manchester
- Denali’s Howl – Andy Hall
- Life Ever After – Carla Grauls
- A Crazy Inheritance – Tommy Krappweis
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Quote of the Week – January 23, 2026
Eleanor Roosevelt
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
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