2025 Alphabet Challenge
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2025 (Challenge has ended)
This Challenge is to try to read a book with a title starting with each letter of the alphabet.
If a book starts with "The" or "A", you can use the first letter of the second word.
View How to JoinHere's how to participate in the reading challenge:
- Log in to the website.
- Click the text "Participate" next to the challenge task to which you want to add a book you've read that fits the theme. The book must be read (or listened to) during the year 2025.
- In the "Book title" field, enter the name of the book. A dropdown menu will appear below the field with suggestions from Rising's database that match the title. If the book you read appears in the list, click on it. If it’s not found in Rising’s database, write the full name of the book and the author's name.
- If you want, you can write a short explanation in the lower text field about why the book you read fits the particular challenge task.
- Finally, click "Save".
Reading Challenges
1. A letter
Completed 3: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27)
Freyja: Alaiset - 2100-luvun työpaikkaromaani - Olga Ravn
Brian H: The Ambler Warning
Reasoning: Robert Ludlim
2. B letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Bobby Conroy palaa kuolleista ja muita kertomuksia -Joe Hill
3. C letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Brian H: Crazy Blood
Reasoning: T. Jefferson Parker
4. D letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Eija:
Darkome - Hannu Rajaniemi |
★ 7
5. E letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Entropia - Helena Waris, Janne Nykänen
Eija: Ensimmäinen yhteys - Jyrki Ijäs (ed.)
Brian H: Ember
Reasoning: Andrews & Wilson
6. F letter
Completed 3: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27)
7. G letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
8. H letter
Completed 5: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27), Darkki (2/27)
Freyja: Huhtikuun noita - Ray Bradbury
Brian H: Hose Monkey
Reasoning: Tony Spinosa
9. I letter
Completed 2: Freyja (★27/27), Brian H (20/27)
Freyja: Ikipuut - Richard Powers
10. J letter
Completed 2: Freyja (★27/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: J.R.R. Tolkienin maalauksia ja piirroksia - Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
11. K letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Eija: Keuhkopuiden uni - Siiri Enoranta
Brian H: The Kill Clause
Reasoning: Gregg Hurwitz
12. L letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Liikkuva linna - Diana Wynne Jones
13. M letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Mustemaailma - Cornelia Funke
Brian H: The Mark of the Assassin
Reasoning: Daniel Silva
14. N letter
Completed 5: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27), Darkki (2/27)
Freyja: Namiyan puodin ihmeet - Keigo Higashino
15. O letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: One Coin - Nainen joka huijasi koko maailmaa - Nikolay Stoyanov
16. P letter
Completed 3: Freyja (★27/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Pieni terävä veitsi - Kätlin Kaldmaa
Brian H: Primary Target
Reasoning: Jack Mars
17. Q letter
Completed 1: Freyja (★27/27)
18. R letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Brian H: The Rescue
Reasoning: T. Jefferson Parker
19. S letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Skutsi - Päivi Lukkarila
20. T letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Täydellinen uusi maailma - Baoshu
Brian H: Tomlinson’s Wake
Reasoning: Randy Wayne White
21. U letter
Completed 2: Freyja (★27/27), Brian H (20/27)
Freyja: Unet noitatalossa ja muita tarinoita - H.P. Lovecraft
Brian H: The Unlikely Spy
Reasoning: Daniel Silva
22. V letter
Completed 1: Freyja (★27/27)
Freyja: Vahalapsi - Olga Ravn
23. W letter
Completed 4: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Brian H (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Brian H: Where serpents lie
Reasoning: T. Jefferson Parker
24. X letter
Completed 2: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27)
25. Y letter
Completed 3: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: Yöllisen koiran merkillinen tapaus - Mark Haddon
26. Z letter
Completed 2: Freyja (★27/27), Chelsea K (20/27)
27. Number
More info: Title that starts with a number
Completed 2: Freyja (★27/27), Eija (19/27)
Freyja: 60 tuntia - Dean Koontz
Eija: 8 taivaallista miestä - Marton Taiga