Susy’s Comments (group member since Apr 21, 2017)

Susy’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

Thx Maris Emma, still a long way to go....restraining myself from buying new books ;)

Now this is just what I need. Was planning something alike for this year, but have read (and bought) 1 new book + reading a second new book now. That was NOT the plan! So hopefully this challenge will help to keep me on track! Don't think I will manage all 20 but hey, I certainly will not succeed if I do not try, right? So here goes:

Level One (5 TBR Boks) = List Tickler
1. Over the Edge (Alex Delaware #3) by Jonathan Kellerman → FINISHED
2. Het Franciscus komplot by Dean Koontz → FINISHED
3. Bruiloft aan zee by Abdelkader Benali → FINISHED
4. Illusies by Ingeborg Bosch → FINISHED
5. Moord onder water by Ian Fleming → FINISHED

Level Two (10 TBR books) = List Tamer
6. Het hart van onze Nicky by Graham Swift → FINISHED
7. Emma by Jane Austen → FINISHED
8. H is for Homicide by Sue Grafton → FINISHED
9. Ik heb je nooit een rozentuin beloofd by Hannah Green → FINISHED
10. Het volgende verhaal by Cees Nooteboom → FINISHED

Level Three (15 TBR books) = Captain of the Shelf
11. 400 brieven van mijn moeder by Joseph Oubelkas → FINISHED
12. Mag ik de Wals? by Zelda Fitzgerald → FINISHED
13. Geloof is zo broos by Joanne Greenberg → FINISHED
14. Agatha by Kathleen Tynan → FINISHED
15. Het huis van mijn vader by Sylvia Fraser → FINISHED

Level Four (20 TBR books) = Master of all Dust Bunnies
16. Nog eenmaal mijn moeder zien by Zana Muhsen/Andrew Crofts → FINISHED
17. De liefde komt altijd te laat by Karel Glastra van Loon → FINISHED
18. Als hij je schat noemt is hij je naam vergeten by Paul Jacobs → FINISHED
19. Ik ben niet bang by Niccolò Ammaniti → FINISHED
20. Negende Vijfling by Agatha Christie → FINISHED

Carol wrote: "Hi Susy, I love reading, but I don't have much time, my job is stressful and demands a lot of my time, and when I go home,there is a little baby waiting for me... but usually I read when I'm going ..."

Yes, my job is highly stressful too, so when I get home I don't have any further obligations but am just too tired to read or when I do read I just fall asleep, which I find quite frustrating cause that never used to happen to me.
I'm secretly hoping to read more than 12 books myself, but don't change my goal so I can feel super glorious if I succeed hahaha. Also I really want to focus on enjoying the book as Rosemarie said. I feel I'm a bit too focused on how much I read right now instead of just enjoying the book/story!

Thank you Rosemarie!

More like a leprechaun. When I visit my parents I'm gonna ask them if they still have them!

In bed, on my couch or outside if the weather is good (at this moment it's way too cold).

I ADORED the serie Pinkeltje by Dick Laan (Fingerling) :))))

3/12 (25%) and almost finishing the 4th so I'm on track.

Hi, my name is Susy and I'm from Holland (roots in Portugal).

I used to read quite a lot but then stuff happened and I stopped reading altogether. So not long ago I started reading again but often I find myself too tired to read or just not in the mood. I do remember how much I enjoyed reading and I long to feel that again.

I've been looking for a reading group to help/motivate me to reach that goal. A couple of months ago I joined a similar group. I've found it to really help me get back into my reading, although sometimes I feel a bit demotivated seeing how much everybody else reads (my challenge for this year is merely 12 books). Today I just stumbled on to this group and liked some of the challenges so decided to give it a try to participate in two groups.

I like most genres, do have a preference for fiction though, so I can just lose myself in the story. I just LOVE it when a book can make me forget where I am, who I am and everything else in this world and I just 'disappear' into the story being told.