Hey Bookworms, if you’re anything like me you can’t see a reading challenge without wanting to participate. In previous years I spread myself too thin by saying yes to all of them (and inevitably finishing none🙃). Well, this year I took part in the Choose Your Own Adventure: A Year in Aeldia 2024 reading challenge hosted by G. from Book Roast. And I am happy to report that I’m on track to have it done by the end of December! 🎉 This is a recap of how my reading adventure went and which prompts I fulfilled.
Initially, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to wing it or aim my path toward a specific reward. But as I read the rewards for the various path options, I saw there was a rescue cat so I pointed my reading in that direction!
All covers link to GoodReads. Titles link to reviews if available.
My Year In Aeldia – 1st Quarter
January
RELY ON YOUR WITS
Listen to an audiobook
Every Heart A Doorway by
Seanan McGuire
February
GO TOWARDS THE MAZE
Mystery/Thriller
The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by C. L. Miller
March
REMOVE A COMPLEX LOCK ENCHANTMENT CAST ON THE EXIT DOOR
Start/Continue a series that intimidates you
2nd Quarter
May
EXTRA CREDIT IN RESTORATION
Title has multiple ‘R’s
Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
3rd Quarter
Note: The original prompts from August & September got switched with each other because the Magical Readathon got pushed to Sept.
July
COMPLETE & KEEP AN EXTRA STRONG HEALING POTION
Book about a topic you care about
(I picked mental health)
Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
4th Quarter
October
IT TOOK YOU TO A TAVERN CRAWL. NO THANK YOU! HEAD HOME
House as a main setting or character
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
November
MAGICALLY WARM UP YOUR BLANKET AND COZY UP WITH YOUR BOOK
Favourite author
(I don’t know that I have one favourite but Brando Sando is potentially one of them so good enough.)
The Original by Brandon Sanderson & Mary Robinette Kowal
December
MISS YOUR IMPLING. PSPSPS SO IT COMES RUNNING TO YOU
Heist story
(Reread. Currently listening to the audiobook, it should be done by the end of the year.)
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
And that wraps up my first Choose Your Own Adventure: A Year in Aeldia reading challenge! I had so much fun with it and I hope to participate again if it happens in 2025.
Let’s chat in the comments!
Did you participate in the Magical Readathon in any way this year? Or, have you read any of these books?
Congrats on finishing the challenge😁 This seems like a very well thought out and creative one!
Thank you, I’m pretty happy with myself for finishing it! & It is SO well thought-out, it’s genuinely impressive how much effort and love the host pours into it! ♥
Congrats on completing the challenge! 🎉 I hope G makes one for 2025 cos I really enjoyed it! I generally suck at completing challenges but I’m almost done with this one and even though we hit some bumps along the way, I’m thrilled that I made it with a full board to get the Decorative Statue! 🤣
Thanks! & I seriously hope so too, It was such a fun reading challenge! I generally suck at them too so I’m happy I managed to do this one! Congrats on completing it yourself too!! Wahoo!🎉