Achievement Hunters 2025

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Leaderboard

Achievements	Tier	Models	Reward	Ticket
1	Bookish Beginner	Sylphrena (3) greenberg (1) Arcane (4) jaanej (3) frangipane (4) mustikkamiekka (1)	1 SG	1
5	Novel Novice	Ruokakerma (5) kitschy (8) anektn (9)	?	5
10	Ready Reader	Babel (10)	?	10
15	Focused Fiend		?	17
20	Buzzing in Books	hretug (21)	?	24
25	Bronze Reader	Jasmin400 (27)	?	29
30	Silver Reader		?	32
40	Gold Reader		?	34
50	Legend of Letters		?	35

Achievements

#	Achievement	User	Time	Details
1	Paperhearts Read a book with mental health themes	Jasmin400 Ruokakerma Babel frangipane hretug	08/01 09/01 19/02 21/02 31/03	The Charm Offensive Piranesi Blood on Her Tongue I'm Glad My Mom Died Duckling
2	That's I-Comic! Read a graphic novel	Jasmin400 Babel   kitschy   frangipane hretug	06/01 19/02   21/02   21/02 23/02	Heartstopper Lumberjanes Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home   Garlic and the Vampire 소년, 소녀를 만나다
3	Scientist Read a non-fiction book	Ruokakerma Jasmin400 hretug	10/01 20/01 21/01	To do: terveys Gardening for Abundance Näkymättömät naiset
4	Book Behemoth Read a book with over 1000 pages (for audio, check on TheStorygraph etc. that an edition has 1000p+)	anektn	31/03	Hidden Species: The Complete Series
5	Oh my colours! Read a book with a colourful cover	Jasmin400	13/01	Howl's Moving Castle
6	Noir Read a book with a (mostly) monochrome cover	Jasmin400   jaanej hretug kitschy	03/01   22/01 09/02 06/03	Warriors: A Starless Clan: Shadow   Gilgi, One of Us Sielulintu A Court of Frost and Starlight
7	Don't judge a book by it's cover Read a book with a cover you don't like	Jasmin400     hretug Babel	04/01     30/01 19/02	Warriors: A Starless Clan: Thunder   Vyöry The Rage of Dragons
8	Tried and True Read a book you've read before	Ruokakerma Jasmin400 mustikkamiekka	10/01 28/02 16/03	I Hate Men Heartstopper Vol. 2 The Castle in the Attic
9	Overachiever Finish 2+ prompts for one monthly theme in the 2025 challenge (TheStorygraph)	hretug Jasmin400	09/03 21/03	Check the achievement claim
10	Unexpected finish Finish a book you didn't think you would (unfinished from a long time ago, or a book you had to drag yourself through)	Jasmin400   hretug	02/01   26/01	The Camelot Betrayal   Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams
11	Part of the Community Start a discussion on a book you've read in the club forums. (Can only be claimed 7 days after starting the forum. Do not post and ditch.)	hretug	22/03	Eikä Yksikään Pelastunut
12	No better feeling Read a physical book	Sylphrena Arcane   Babel Jasmin400	01/01 13/01   19/02 29/03	Yumi and the Nightmare Painter The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle   The Teller of Small Fortunes Celestial Monsters
13	Music to my ears Read an audio book	hretug	28/02	Pojat Asialla
14	The future is now Read an ebook	Babel Jasmin400 Ruokakerma frangipane	06/01 29/01 31/01 21/02	The Wyrd Sisters Lord of Eternal Night B1mb0fikaatio Garlic and the Witch
15	Sustainable reader Read a book from the library	kitschy	29/01	A Court of Mist and Fury
16	Cleaning the Shelves Read a book you own from before 2025 (physical or digital is fine!)	Jasmin400   Babel	12/01   19/02	Warriors: Graystripes Vow The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
17	Committed Finish all 12 yearly challenge prompts (TheStorygraph)
18	Competitive Participate in and complete your monthly reading goals for 4 months! (Does not have to be consecutive)
19	Sharing is Caring Donate/sell a book you own that you've read, to share the magic with someone else! (physical only)(valid for books read before 2025)	hretug anektn	24/01 31/03	Narnia: Kaikki tarinat Den Forsvunne Helten
20	Old is Gold Read a book that was published over 100 years ago.	Babel jaanej	03/01 27/03	Pinnochio The Broken Jug
21	Frugal Reader Go at least 3 months without purchasing a new book.	anekt	11/03	-
22	My Time is Precious DNF* a book you don't enjoy! (Can't be combined with #10)	Jasmin400	19/02	Himmlische Heilung für Mensch und Tier
23	Book Buddies Do a buddy read in the gSm book club! Create or join a buddy read forum and finish a book together! (Only valid if a forum exists within the club. As long as you start a buddy read together, it will be valid when you finish the book: in case your book buddy vanishes!)	hretug	12/03	Orjattaresi
24	Sticking to it Maintain a 30 day reading streak	Jasmin400 Babel hretug anektn	31/01 19/02 30/03 31/03	-
25	Travel by book Read a book that takes place somewhere you haven't been (on Earth).	greenberg hretug Jasmin400 Babel	08/01 24/01 31/01 19/02	Killer Instinct Melkein Geisha XOXO Tuvalu: A History
26	Books and Tea Read a controversial book (personal interpretation OK!)	Sylphrena anektn Babel hretug Jasmin400	03/01 13/01 27/01 05/02 08/03	Somewhere Beyond the Sea Pucking Around Coraline Älä mene pois The Captive Prince
27	Glorious Pages Read a book with religious themes	Jasmin400	24/02	The Eternal Ones
28	My Love Language is Books Read a translated book	jaanej Jasmin400	19/02 20/03	Time Shelter Lisbon Poets
29	From Tree to Book Read a book with environmental themes
30	From Book to Screen Read a book that has been adapted (does not have to be TV! E.g. theatre adaptation etc. is also an adaptation)	Jasmin400 kitschy	03/01 14/01	Electra and other Plays The Great Gatsby
31	Poetic Pages Read a book that relates to poetry (about poetry, a poetry collection etc.)	Ruokakerma hretug Jasmin400	07/01 15/02 19/03	Save me an orange Taivaan Diiva Stung With Love: Poems and Fragments
32	Letters Read a book that is a collection of letters	Jasmin400 hretug	04/02 17/03	Wortgeister Häivähdys Purppuraa
33	In Matters of War and Books Read a book with themes of war and conflict	Jasmin400 kitschy	05/01 19/02	The Brightness Between Us A Court of Wings and Ruin
34	Completionist Finish a series you started	Jasmin400 hretug	08/03 21/03	Captive Prince Series Vampire Knight Series
35	A Thrilling Tale Read a book with a fast pace	hretug	15/03	Eikä Yksikään Pelastunut
36	Bookish Blues Read a book that relates to blue(s) (cover, title, the music genre etc.)	Jasmin400 anektn	12/02 31/03	A Betrayal of Storms Pucking Wild
37	Liberating Letters Read a book where a struggle for freedom is a central theme	Sylphrena	20/01	Red Rising
38	Once Upon a Time Read a book about a fairy tale (retellings are fine)	Arcane	17/01	The School for Good and Evil
39	Love is Love Read a book with LGBTQIA+ representation	anektn Jasmin400 kitschy	06/01 04/02 01/03	Time to Shine Teacher of the Year Loveless
40	Representation Read a book written by a POC, or with a POC main character	anektn	31/03	Legendborn
41	Reading Royally Read a book where a monarchy is significant in the story	Jasmin400 kitschy	02/01 04/01	The Nightmare Before Kissmas Red, White & Royal Blue
42	Reading On the Clock Read a book where someone travels through time (only valid if it is observable from the plot of the specific book you read. E.g., if you only learn it is time travel in a later book, it will only count from that book onward.)
43	Plating Paper Read a book where cooking or food is an important aspect of the narrative	Arcane hretug	30/01 28/03	Butter Crying in H Mart
44	Authorial Intent Read an autobiography, or a fictional book where the author has stated that a character in the book is a self-insert
45	Young and Promising Read a book that was published when the author was 25 or younger	hretug	26/02	Eragon
46	Bookmark Read a book where a tattoo is important to the narrative	kitschy frangipane	13/01 23/02	A Court of Thorns and Roses Fourth Wing
47	Out of this World Read a book that takes place somewhere else than Earth (someone leaving Earth is accepted)	hretug	24/03	The Darkness Outside Us
48	Happy Holidays Read a book that gives you Holiday vibes (can be a Christmas read or something traditional to you!)
49	Hobby Reader Read a book where a character has the same hobby as you	Jasmin400 Arcane anektn	26/01 25/02 31/03	Iron Gold Don't Let the Forest In Breaking the Ice
50	Forever Fan Read a book that has a special place in your heart

*DNF = Did not finish. In other words, drop a book that does not bring you joy, rather than finishing it! 

Achievements with can be coupled with other books, because the achievements are principally not about reading any one specific book. Achievements with cannot have the same book as another achievement, unless you have read that book twice in 2025. 

Rules

 1. Unless otherwise stated, an achievement can only be collected for something you have done in 2025. Books started before 2025 are allowed.

2. One book cannot grant multiple achievements. E.g. if you read a book about neuroscience and mental health, you cannot use the book to collect both achievement 1 and 3, but must choose one (see above for caveats).

3. To complete an achievement, you must write about it in the forum and report on your experience! What was completing the goal like? Reflect on the book in context of the achievement, and write a small paragraph. E.g. "I read Shakespeare's Hamlet for 20 Old is Gold" will not be accepted. 

 4. If a challenge includes reading a book, you must finish it to collect the achievement (unless otherwise stated).

5. Breaking the rules can lead to disqualification. Please be considerate and do not use repeat entries.

While not a requirement, you can use this format to claim your achievements if you like! 

Completed: [Book by Author or task]
Time: [start-finish]
Achievement: [# Name]

Thoughts on the book: [General impression of the book. You can include ratings etc.]
Thoughts on the achievement: [How did the challenge of the achievement influence your thoughts on the book? Or how did the book influence your thoughts on the achievement?]

EXAMPLE:

Completed: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson
Time: Dec 8-Dec 10
Achievement: 47 Out of this World

Thoughts on the book: 4/5. I don't think I read this book in the best headspace so I would like to return to it sometime when I can read it with more regard for the book itself. There's a lot of loss, and it was difficult to see a character that deserves so much better in that position. Still, I really enjoyed the character progression throughout this book, and the poetic ending. There was a lot of emotional resonance in it.
Thoughts on the achievement: Not only does this book take place way away from anything like Earth, but the main character is also far away from his home planet, so it only made sense to let Nomad carry this achievement for me. Not only are we away from home, but we long for a home we cannot get back, that we cannot return to. It is painful and difficult to go through the things life throws at us. Not only is it about mourning the loss of what we cannot get back, but also learning to live with it, and accepting the light that shines upon us after. It can be difficult to accept it when we've been hurt, even if it's fleeting. But good is good. And we do well to love ourselves enough to accept it when its there. 

F.A.Q.

 Q: I assigned a book to an achievement but I'd rather transfer it to a different one! Can I do that?
 A: No. When you gain an achievement you've unlocked it, and you can't lock it again. The book is assigned to that achievement and can't be used for other achievements unless you read the book again!

 Q: Do the books all have to be fiction (except the non-fiction achievement)?
 A: No! Most achievements are formulated with the assumption that most people will read fiction, but if you can find a non-fiction book that aligns with an achievement, you can absolutely read that. Feel free to ask for specific books and achievements if you're still unsure!

 Q: Do I have to join the challenge on TheStorygraph?
 A: No! If you want to get the achievement for finishing all challenge prompts or for doing two books that go along a monthly theme, you can still do it without officially joining the challenge. Just report in the forum what you did and your thoughts on it as with any achievement!

 Q: What would be considered a controversial book?
 A: To not make this achievement too exclusionary, this is up to your personal interpretation. It can relate to the narrative, the author, the publishing history or maybe a controversy surrounding the book in other ways. As examples, Lolita (Nabokov) is about a controversial topic and Harry Potter (Rowling) has an (infamously) controversial author. Yellowface (Kuang) is also about a controversial topic. You can really go as "hard" or "soft" on your interpretation of what "controversial" means to you and how it relates to the book - all that matters is that you find a book you are comfortable with reading, and are able to report on your experience reading it in a way that relates it to that controversy!

 Q: Can I join both the Discord bingo and the achievement event?
A: Yes! They are separate events.

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