📚Book Talk December Reading Challenge & Christmas Reads-Note - P16 - Page 16

Are these challenges always so eventful? I joined in Oct-Nov I think and all I see is essays after essays This could actually qualify as a writing challenge too

Do res your posts for your logs ASAP🙂

Hey Gags, pls reserve a post for your page logs in the Elves of the Bookshelves Thread, also mention how do you plan to update your logs.

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/book-talk/5378522/elves-of-the-bookshelves-btrc-december-2025

Badges have been awarded to all the BT RC participants for November.

Please check once, and if you didn't get the badge, please send me a pm.

Originally posted by: TheMinion

Are these challenges always so eventful? I joined in Oct-Nov I think and all I see is essays after essays This could actually qualify as a writing challenge too

Hey Madz, can we get the google sheet to log our pages please? It's been 2 days.

Hi, BT Forum members and friends,

Let me share a few thoughts with you all, spending a few precious moments together before sharing the important decision.

When we joined as DT members of this forum after seven years of its inactivity and total silence, we felt like waking a sleeping princess. With total dedication, we revived this space. Later, Lizzie joined me with her creativity and launched the BT Reading Challenge in April 2025. It was truly her idea, her baby, and she led it with passion and imagination. Her sudden exit made it necessary for me to step in. Until then, my role was mostly limited to posting results and awarding badges, but I tried my best to give a meaningful theme to the closing month of this year.

Prior to my involvement, a small misunderstanding during the October Bingo RC unfortunately led to its halt. There was another misunderstanding about the November Results post, which led to more confusion and emotional outbursts in the forum. What began as a minor ripple eventually turned into a tidal wave that swept across the entire space and divided the core spirit of the forum into two “other-wise” sides.

The sudden exit of two voluntarily joined captains made the challenge feel like a depleted and rocky bookshelf, one where every book seemed to lose its place, and nothing remained to read, explore, or share.

With a heart burdened by recent events, I announce that the BT Reading Challenge is being paused for now.

I express my sincere regrets for this discontinuation. I truly wished to continue the December BT RC, especially because so many were reading actively and engaging in meaningful discussions. Announcing this pause saddens me deeply.

Thank you every reader, captain, badge maker, and graphicer for your contributions. Each one of you is valuable to this forum. I regret this discontinuation, and I look forward to meeting again with a new format, with a renewed warmth and positivity.

I am grateful to WildestDreams for the wonderful Christmas Badge, and thankful to Leprechaun for the beautiful tags. Unfortunately, I am not able to use those now. Sorry for this.

Regards.

Friends, please read the above post and note the points.

Something so good ending (or getting halted) in a quite sad way makes me sad. However having read the respective conversation, I'm not surprised (just sad).

Anyways, I very much enjoyed the previous bookreadings I participated and genuinely admired the dedication of all from your side involved - those who initiated and planned the challenges, my captains and those who made so nice badges to win.

Warm hug and enjoy the end of the year

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Hi, BT Forum members and friends,

Let me share a few thoughts with you all, spending a few precious moments together before sharing the important decision.

When we joined as DT members of this forum after seven years of its inactivity and total silence, we felt like waking a sleeping princess. With total dedication, we revived this space. Later, Lizzie joined me with her creativity and launched the BT Reading Challenge in April 2025. It was truly her idea, her baby, and she led it with passion and imagination. Her sudden exit made it necessary for me to step in. Until then, my role was mostly limited to posting results and awarding badges, but I tried my best to give a meaningful theme to the closing month of this year.

Prior to my involvement, a small misunderstanding during the October Bingo RC unfortunately led to its halt. There was another misunderstanding about the November Results post, which led to more confusion and emotional outbursts in the forum. What began as a minor ripple eventually turned into a tidal wave that swept across the entire space and divided the core spirit of the forum into two “other-wise” sides.

The sudden exit of two voluntarily joined captains made the challenge feel like a depleted and rocky bookshelf, one where every book seemed to lose its place, and nothing remained to read, explore, or share.

With a heart burdened by recent events, I announce that the BT Reading Challenge is being paused for now.

I express my sincere regrets for this discontinuation. I truly wished to continue the December BT RC, especially because so many were reading actively and engaging in meaningful discussions. Announcing this pause saddens me deeply.

Thank you every reader, captain, badge maker, and graphicer for your contributions. Each one of you is valuable to this forum. I regret this discontinuation, and I look forward to meeting again with a new format, with a renewed warmth and positivity.

I am grateful to WildestDreams for the wonderful Christmas Badge, and thankful to Leprechaun for the beautiful tags. Unfortunately, I am not able to use those now. Sorry for this.

Regards.

Oh idhar kuch drama hua kya? Missed it

It is sad that it has been discontinued. I wanted to point out one thing. Reading has to be a pleasurable activity, not a race. Initially, it was great but as months progressed, the themes, BINGOs, and other rules put so much pressure, especially when it was a group activity, that I started despising this book monthly challenge. Also, the reason why I did not participate in the 1-2 reading challenges. I know I must be in the minority here.

However, I will look forward to reopening of this book reading activity if it is does not have the extra fluff.