Book Talk Reading Challenge April 2025 || RESULTS P.100|| - Page 103

Originally posted by: minakrish

I won’t have time to aim for the GOATs this month so it’ll either be a repeat of Whiz or Ace.

I’ll probably aim for GOATs in June.

It’ll be the opposite for me. June might be a bit hectic than usual so it’ll be whiz / ace for me then!

Originally posted by: missFiesty_69

It’ll be the opposite for me. June might be a bit hectic than usual so it’ll be whiz / ace for me then!

July would be very chaotic as i have a work outing… so i guess that would be even busier but June I’ll have enough time to aim for GOATs.

Yaayy we have badges now!! and they all look so cool, each like a different cottage I love em, thank you Tia

I kinda wanna get all the different colours now like pokemon, gotta catch them all

Tbh I didn't even think I'd reach 1k, so to have crossed 4k makes me very very happy with my own performance I'm very grateful for this challenge that pushed me to read more, I haven't read so much at a stretch in ages 🥹❤️

Congrats to Lizzie, Shonali, Wolfy, Mina and my very own Vedi mulgi!!! aka the whizzes and the GOATs you guys are fab, idk how you managed to read sm but I'm honestly in awe 😍😍

Last but not least, thank you Lizzie for being such an active and encouraging captain our team may not have won but we sure had a good time together 🥰🥰

Congrats to my teammates and also everyone else who participated in the challenge! We all did great, and let's continue to do even better

P.S. Reddy you and I still twinning!

Originally posted by: GumnaamHaiKoii

I don’t even know what’s in my TBR at this point tbh never ending list lagta hai toh I don’t even open it

Same, I just go by ✨vibess✨ at this point jo man karta hai utha leti hoon

And the ones that seem interesting but I can't start reading right away... they go to my never-ending TBRs I have multiple bcz har jagah meri alag list bani hui hai

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Girls, I hope you remember I shared my story, The Whispering Book, with you a few days back. I submitted the story for a writing contest on Penana (a Hong Kong-based writing platform). Today, the result was declared, and I came first in the contest! I can't believe this! I didn't participate in writing contests much previously. And I never participated in a fantasy contest before. For the first time, I wrote a fantasy story for a writing contest. So, I'm very glad, surprised, and overwhelmed. I never thought, even for one second, that I would win the contest. It means a lot to me! So, I thought about sharing the news with you. Pavitra and Kinu, both of you read the story when I shared it on the chat thread of Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyar Mein.

Here's the link to the declaration and the closing remarks.

https://www.penana.com/article/1723435

I am eager to read it, will read soon. Thank you for sharing this great news with us.

Best wishes to you for all your future ventures.

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Girls, I hope you remember I shared my story, The Whispering Book, with you a few days back. I submitted the story for a writing contest on Penana (a Hong Kong-based writing platform). Today, the result was declared, and I came first in the contest! I can't believe this! I didn't participate in writing contests much previously. And I never participated in a fantasy contest before. For the first time, I wrote a fantasy story for a writing contest. So, I'm very glad, surprised, and overwhelmed. I never thought, even for one second, that I would win the contest. It means a lot to me! So, I thought about sharing the news with you. Pavitra and Kinu, both of you read the story when I shared it on the chat thread of Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyar Mein.

Originally posted by: Bee222

Yaayy we have badges now!! and they all look so cool, each like a different cottage I love em, thank you Tia

I kinda wanna get all the different colours now like pokemon, gotta catch them all

Tbh I didn't even think I'd reach 1k, so to have crossed 4k makes me very very happy with my own performance I'm very grateful for this challenge that pushed me to read more, I haven't read so much at a stretch in ages 🥹❤️

Congrats to Lizzie, Shonali, Wolfy, Mina and my very own Vedi mulgi!!! aka the whizzes and the GOATs you guys are fab, idk how you managed to read sm but I'm honestly in awe 😍😍

Last but not least, thank you Lizzie for being such an active and encouraging captain our team may not have won but we sure had a good time together 🥰🥰

Congrats to my teammates and also everyone else who participated in the challenge! We all did great, and let's continue to do even better

P.S. Reddy you and I still twinning!

Thank you so much Bee

Congratulations for getting the Ace reader badge

Thank you once again Lizzie & Miss T for this challenge & badges

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Hello everyone!

Thank you for your patience, I'm finally here to announce the winners of the April 2025 Reading Challenge!

First off, thank you all who participated and helped your team get to their totals. Your contributions are very much valued. So many of you reached out to say how much this challenge has helped you get back into reading and rediscover your passion for books and that is satisfying to know because it was our aim all along.

Next, huge shout out to Tiara (Dreamofendless) for making the tags, siggies and the stunning badges that you'll receive! Thanks so much, T!

Thank you to Vera (missFiesty_69) and Rosie (Moonstique) for being admirable captains for their respective teams, and helping me with this challenge! Thank you ladies!

Before announcing the winning team, I'd like to announce the badge assignments.

We decided to have tiered badges based on the number of pages you've read starting from 200 which was the minimum required to earn a participation badge.

April 2025 Reading Challenge Badge assignments

200-1000 pages (Star Reader)

1. nutmeg7
2. tellyme
3. heavenlybliss
4. OfTheHeart
5. Queen0fdarkness
6. SoniRita
7. MoodyMango
8. Phir_mohabbat
9. m4manju
10. Bluehue
    
11. Swetha-Sai
12. DMGthings

1001 - 4000 pages (Pro Reader)

1. Amru4krish
2. Gags05
3. ssttuuttii
4. foreverlazy
5. Moonstique
6. surajhere
7. Shirsha
8. Minionite
9. Exoticdisaster
10. CID-fan-394
11. Leprechaun
12. So-so
13. mushat
14. Arya212002
15. Srijeeta06

4001 - 7000 pages (Ace Reader)

1. Bee222
2. Gumnaamhaikoii
3. Butterscotch11
4. LizzynDarcy

7001- 10,000 pages (Whiz Reader)

1. minakrish
2. missFiesty_69

Above 10,000 pages (G.O.A.T)

1. LizzieBennet
2. itsShonali
3. WildestDreams

(Note: Badge levels were determined based on individual totals posted this month. Since we had decided on 5 levels, the levels were assigned on a graduated rather than an exponential scale given the limited period of time for this challenge)

Moving on to the Team tallies!

Team Too Lit to Quit posted a grand total of 32982 pages! Well done! Great effort!

Team Prose and Cons posted a total of 36224 pages. Great job! You guys stayed consistent in your reading goals all through!

And the winning team for April 2025's Reading Challenge is

Team Tale-gaters !!!

who quietly tail-gated their way to the top and then alligatored us all to end up with a formidable 43710 pages!!!

Wow! That's some sonic jet speed reading! Amazing job!

Congratulations Tale-gaters!

Here's your siggy!

And now to acknowledge two individuals whose reading was far above and beyond what most of us could even imagine.

The giant share of their team totals are thanks to these two awesome ladies' contributions.

Please give it up for WildestDreams (Team Tale-gaters) and itsShonali (Team Prose and Cons)

who each posted 12K + pages as their individual page counts.!!!!

No question that they are the Most Valuable Players (MVPs) this month!

Congrats, Parm and Shonali!

Here's your winning siggy! Hope you enjoy flaunting it!

Again, thank you all for participating and hope y'all have as much fun reading this month too!

Siggies and badges: Dreamofendless

A big congratulations to the winners.🎉

Deserve a big applause.

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Congratulations Shirsha for winning the first prize in a writing contest.

I am eager to read it, will read soon. Thank you for sharing this great news with us.

Best wishes to you for all your future ventures.

Thank you so much, Madhuri! Please share your feedback with me after reading my story. You're a knowledgeable person when it comes to music, reading and writing. So, your feedback is valuable to me. I'll be waiting for your feedback.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

This is amazing! Many congratulations to you!

Thank you so much, Lizzie!