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#HRCYED Progress Update

It’s been a little over a month 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 much 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: Subgenres of Choice

Books Read: 

  • Can’t Spell Treason without Tea (Teas and Tomes #1) Rebecca Thorne
  • A Matter of Death and Life – Simon R Green
  • This Body’s Not Big Enough for the Both of Us – Edgar 
  • Nettle & Bone – T. Kingfisher
  • The Masquerades of Spring (Rivers of London) – Ben Aaronovitch
  • Dungeon Crawler Carl (#1) – Matt Dinniman

In Progress: 

  • By the Hundreds: 3/7
  • Series Staircase: 3/10
  • The Last 10 Years: 2/10 or 11 if you want to earn +5 points
  • Adaptations: 3/8
  • Around the World: 1/7
  • Spooky Creatures: 1/8
  • Become the Avatar: 1/4
  • Animals: 3/5
  • Queer Alphabet: 2/9
  • BIPOC Authors: 1/10
  • New Releases: 2/12
  • Challenge Yourself: 1/??
  • Non-Fiction: 3/5

So, I’ve definitely found myself reading a lot more because of this challenge and I am getting through my TBR. All in all, I think this has been a good challenge to take on even if it’s one more piece of stress I probably shouldn’t be taking on. 

Anyway, if you’d like to learn more about HRCYED, you can find the announcement here: 

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#HRCYED Subgenres of Choice

This is what I’m planning to read for the HRCYED Subgenres of Choice: (Note, I am trying to do this challenge with only books I own or can get from the library.)

  • Cozy Fantasy: Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea (read in July) – Rebecca Thorne
  • Crime: A Matter of Death and Life (read in July) – Simon R. Green 
  • Thriller: This Body’s Not Big Enough for the Both of Us (read in July) – Edgar Cantero
  • Fairytale: Nettle & Bone – T. Kingfisher
  • Urban Fantasy: The Masquerades of Spring – Ben Aaronovitch
  • Humor: Dungeon Crawler Carl #1 (read in August) – Matt Dinniman

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#HRCYED NonFiction Reading List

This is what I’m planning to read for the HRCYED Nonfiction Prompt:

  • Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy – Ed. Richard Brian Davis
  • Thick – Tressie McMillan Cottom
  • The Awful End of Prince William the Silent – Lisa Jardine
  • Dogtripping – David Rosenfelt
  • Integral Psychology – Ken Wilber

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HRCYED Participation Kick-Off Post

If you haven’t heard of it, the Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do is abbreviated as #HRCYED and is running around on the Book-Tube community. Am I part of that community? Not really. I watch a few here and there, but I’m not a particular participant in reviewing, nor do I make videos. 

What do I do? I read and I write. So, am I going to propose my own books against some of the challenges? You betcha. 

Have I ever met a major challenge that will make my life difficult? Nope. 

Am I going to write up my proposed reading lists so you can all see how badly I fail? Yes. 

This is me officially letting it be known that I’m doing this challenge. It’s supposed to be a year-long challenge, so we’ll see how long I last. 

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Books to Read- July 2025

  • Slayground – Richard Stark
  • Deadly Edge – Richard Stark
  • Hunter – Mercedes Lackey
  • Articulating Design Decisions – Tom Greever
  • Managing Up – Mary Abbajay
  • The Art of Coaching – Elena Aguilar
  • The No Complaining Rule – Jon Gordon
  • Only the Paranoid Survive – Andrew S Grove
  • The Power of Consistency – Weldon Long
  • A Trucker’s Tale – Ed Miller

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Books to Read- June 2025

  • The Wealth Choice – Dennis Kimbro
  • No BS Marketing to the Affluent – Dan S Kennedy
  • Acres of Diamonds – Russell H Conwell
  • Super Mario – Jeff Ryan
  • Free to Focus – Michael Hyatt
  • Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team – Patrick Lencioni
  • Million Dollar Habits – Brian Tracy
  • Plan Your Year Like a Millionaire – Rachel Rodgers
  • Butcher’s Moon – Richard Stark
  • Plunder Squad – Richard Stark

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Books to Read- May 2025

  • The Power of Positive Leadership -Jon Gordon
  • The 10X Mentor – Grant Cardone
  • Pitch Anything – Oren Klaff
  • The 12 Week Year – Brian P Moran and Michael Lennington
  • This is Your Mind on Plants – Michael Pollan
  • Existentially Challenged – Yahtzee Croshaw
  • Mythos – Stephen Fry
  • Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs – Roger Lederer
  • A Darker Shad of Magic – VE Schwab
  • The Unemployed Millionaire – Matt Morris & Wallace Wang

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Books to Read- April 2025

  • H is for Hawk – Helen Macdonald
  • Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come – Jessica Pan
  • Buffet – Roger Lowenstein
  • The Caesars Palace Coup – Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap
  • Who – Geoff Smart and Randy Street
  • The 6 Habits of Growth – Brendon Burchard
  • Homo Dues – Yuval Noah Harari
  • The Manager’s Path – Camille Fournier
  • Hook Point – Brendan Kane
  • Men Without Work – Nicholas Eberstadt

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Books to Read- March 2025

  • Amplify Your Influence – Rene Rodriguez
  • Who Not How – Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
  • The Problem of Pain – CS Lewis
  • The Devils of Loudon – Aldous Huxley
  • The Old Ways – Robert Macfarlane
  • The Five – Hallie Rubenhold
  • The Year of Less – Cait Flanders
  • The Medici – Paul Strathern
  • Grandma Gatewood’s Walk – Ben Montgomery
  • The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women – Elizabeth Norton

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Books to Read- February 2025

  • The Business of Blood – Kerrigan Byrne
  • Rolling in the Deep – Mira Grant
  • Magic for Beginners – Kelly Link
  • The Man Who Wasn’t There – Anil Ananthaswamy
  • Ghostwritten – David Mitchell
  • Getting More – Stuart Diamond
  • The Introvert Advantage – Marti Olsen Laney 
  • Tribe of Mentors – Timothy Ferris
  • The High 5 Habit – Mel Robbins
  • One Year to an Organized Life – Regina Leeds

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