#readingchallege

Here I am for the fourth consecutive year with a Reading Challenge dedicated to Destiel fanfiction.

As a fandom, we are privileged because we have a huge number of stories to choose from, and I will always be grateful to all the authors out there who are still committed to giving us wonderful stories

So here we are, ready to take on 2026

The links are for the PDF and JPG versions of the Reading Challenge, but they are on a new Drive (Proton, no longer Google). If you have trouble downloading the file, please contact me directly!

Author: CaptainRaychill ft. eilonwy & UnseenLibrarian

Paring: Draco/Hermione

Length: 6,103 (one-shot)

Rating: E

Summary:   “Devious? Moi?" The smile deepened and became faintly wolfish. "I meant what I said yesterday, Granger. I've loads of project ideas to discuss with you. But why work in a stuffy office when we can be ever so much more..." He paused, a sly and undeniably lusty glint in his eye. "... comfortable right here?”

My Rating:  ✸

I’d want to say that this is a PWP, but even that would be a lie. There is little plot and what little smut there was in the story was so disappointing to read. Just no.

These past couple months I came to the realization that I had lost my creative outlet. While I have increased my time in nature and make sure I am getting hikes and coast time, I have forgone my art, writing and book reading.

This year I am challenging myself to the Gilmore Girls reading list. This means I will read all the books I have not read yet plus some as there are other books I want to read as well

Current reads:

1. Dorthy Parker’s Complete Stories

2. Henry Rollins Black Coffee Blues

Author: CaptainRaychill

Paring: Draco/Hermione

Length: 4.994 (one-shot)

Rating: M

Summary:   No summary.

My Rating:  ✸ ✸ ✸ ✸

Very superficial characters, nonetheless an easy read. It’s creepy how much Draco reminded me of Snape in this fic.

And as per Goodreads, we have just finished the first quarter of the year and I have only completed 11% ( read 16/150 books on my challenge) which essentially means that i am 29 books behind schedule. WOMP! 

School and work has been kicking my butt! I can’t even remember the last book that I picked up =( Ugh how I wish I could find some quiet time to pick something up. 

I've been debating with myself whether I will enter Goodreads' Reading Challenge this year or should I create my own challenge. Last year i challenged myself to read 24 books but I was only able to read 23. This year I've only finished 1 book the whole January and the month's already about to end. What is wrong with me.

Okay, so here's what I'll do. Again I am challenging myself to 24 books, but of those 24 these books are mandatory reading:

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien - this is not actually a trilogy, but one epic novel divided into three parts. I'll be reading "The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers," and "The Return of the King" as one book.

The Stranger by Albert Camus - for some philosophical musings

IQ84 by Haruki Murakami - time to be properly acquainted with Murakami

Fahrenheit 451 - burn baby

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - I hope this doesn't disappoint (pun intended)