Kiwi's 2014 reading corner and challenge tracker

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This is the place where I will track my reading progress, I will post books and update lists as I go.

My challenge for 1013 was 50 books, I have read more than 100 (I included everything in it, from books I read to/with my kids to cooking books, to personal development and non fiction), so I'll put 100 as my target for next year.

I decided to join some challenges to push my comfort zone a bit, after all they are called challenges :-)
so here we go...

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for 2014 turn off your TV reading challenge (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...), I'll fill up the second part of the year later on :

Progress: 3/24

January-Guilty Pleasure ✔
1. The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles ****
2. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) by Robin Hobb (read in December 2013)
The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay ***

February-Fairy Tale/Retelling
1. Taliesin by Stephen R. Lawhead ***
2. The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm

March-Based on a True Story
1. Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
2. The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz: A True Story of World War II by Denis Avey

April-Read a Classic
1. Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

May Biographies/non-fiction
1. The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven: A Remarkable Account of Miracles, Angels, and Life Beyond This World by Kevin Malarkey
2. Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray

June Sci fi/fantasy
1. The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
2. Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov

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Randomizer Yearly Challenge I will do one per month from my to read list (currently standing at 285, but ever increasing):

Progress: 1/12

#3. Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart
#9. Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
#29. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
#65. Rhinegold by Stephan Grundy
#66. Eve by Anna Carey
#92. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez ** (read about half the book)
#195. Pure by Julianna Baggott
#225. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride
#230. The Nerdist Way: How to Reach the Next Level by Chris Hardwick
#254. Katherine by Anya Seton
#279. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer
#230. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Interesting list, I might try to slip some of these books in my other challenges during the year.

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Space reserved for other challenges.

Recommended by 2014 reading challengers https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4... , I had a little trouble selecting books in this challenge as I have read so many books from this list)

Progress: 2/5

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman ****
2. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
4. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn *****
5. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty


2014 Reading Challenge Group - Genre Challenge

Progress: 1/12

January - Historical ✔
A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens ****

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This space is reserved for the books that I will read that are not part of challenges, however some books can be double ups (for example A tale of two cities was one of my challenges choice but is also here under Classics, as I'd like to tally up how many classic I can read in 2014 :)

updates moved to https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

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oops I have to amend my list as I couldn't wait to start the first book in January-Guilty Pleasure: The assassin apprentice.

I have to say that this book started as a 5 stars but ended with 3, I found it a little bit predictable, nice light read though:-)

I will find a new book for my January challenge

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updated the Jan book for Guilty pleasure challenge: The Railwayman's Wife by Ashley Hay

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Added 2014 Reading Challenge Group - Genre Challenge.

I think I might have gone a bit overboard with challenges this year LOL

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I selected 5 books for Recommended by 2014 reading challengers, I had a little trouble selecting books in this challenge as I have read so many books from this list :-)

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Finished a Tale of two cities, I struggled at the beginning with the language but I really enjoyed the story, 4 stars!

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Finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, an easy 4 stars for me!

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Call it 'cheating' or 'first fail for 2014', but couldn't finish . Reading this novel became a chore, I have so many other books to read and time is precious :-)

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Finished Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn, brilliant book, I gave it a 5 stars

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Hi Brianna, this was my first book by this author, but I will look into her other books as I love her writing style. Would you recommend any other?

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Finished to listen to the (audio-book version), fantastic read aloud. My son and I enjoyed it so much, lots of laughs for the adults too. 5 stars and highly recommended!