Yazmin: at least 50

[Yazmin]

This year (2015) I've read 43 books, many different genres, so in 2016 i would like to surpass that mark.

My challenge is to read at least 45. I am already proud of how many books I've read in 2015... I hope to make myself even prouder :D

[Cassandra]

Good luck with your challenge! It would be so cool to beat your personal record.

[Zara's Retreat]

Good luck Yazmin

[Yazmin]

I've set my reading goal in Goodreads to 50, so I guess I might as well do it here. I am 1 out of 50. I finished reading Sharp Objects and I liked it, but just not as much as Gone Girl. I think it was a great first book for the author but she is a lot more experienced in building up the plot and creating suspense. I'm glad I've read it anyway :)

[Megan]

Congrats on finishing your first book in 2016!

[Yazmin]

I thought I posted my Popsugar reading list in the thread about that challenge, but cant find it, since it has become a loooong discussion LOL! So to be able to keep track of my progress I will paste it here... And now I am including the titles I have decided to read for some of the promts:

14/40

1. A book based on a fairy tale Dorothy Must Die
2. A National Book Award winner
3. A YA bestseller The Maze Runner
4. A book you haven't read since high school El Secreto De Wilhelm Storitz
5. A book set in your home state
6. A book translated to English
7. A romance set in the future Ready Player One
8. A book set in Europe The Time in Between The Night Circus
9. A book that's under 150 pages Diario de un loco enfermo de cordura/ Diary of a madmen ill of sanity (Letras Abiertas/ Open Letters)
10. A New York Times bestseller The Martian
11. A book that's becoming a movie this year The 5th Wave
12. A book recommended by someone you just met
13. A self-improvement book El camino de las lágrimas
14. A book you can finish in a day I am a Hero, tome 12
15. A book written by a celebrity The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie Summary & Study Guide
16. A political memoir I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
17. A book at least 100 years older than you A Study in Scarlet
18. A book that's more than 600 pages All the Light We Cannot See
19. A book from Oprah's Book Club Daughter of Fortune
20. A science-fiction novel Timebound
21. A book recommended by a family member
22. A graphic novel Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
23. A book that is published in 2016
24. A book with a protagonist that has your occupation
25. A book that takes place during summer To Kill a Mocking Bird
26. A book and its prequel The Magicians' Guild The Magician's Apprentice
27. A murder mystery Sharp Objects
28. A book written by a comedian Yes Please
29. A dystopian novel Red Rising
30. A book with a blue cover Room
31. A book of poetry
32. The first book you see in a bookstoreEl amante japonés
33. A classic from the 20th century The Great Gatsby
34. A book from the library
35. An autobiography Five Chimneys: A Woman Survivor's True Story Of Auschwitz Illustrated Edition
36. A book about a road (train?) trip Strangers on a Train
37. A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with Memoirs of a Geisha
38. A satirical book The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
39. A book that takes place on an island The Mysterious Island
40. A book that's guaranteed to bring you joy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I am also doing the Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge and I will try to check promts for both, with the same books... Will update that list later ;)

[Megan]

Good luck with your challenges! And congrats on finishing your first book!

[Yazmin]

7/24

Now my Read Harder - Book Riot Challenge:

1. Read a horror book The Shining
2. Read a nonfiction book about science. Microbe Hunters or A Short History of Nearly Everything
3. Read a collection of essays.
4. Read a book out loud to someone else. The Wise Man's Fear
5. Read a middle grade novel.
6. Read a biography (not memoir or autobiography). Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
7. Read a dystopian or post-apocalyptic novel. Red Rising
8. Read a book originally published in the decade you were born. Ender's Game or Midnight's Children or Tokio blues
9. Listen to an audiobook that has won an Audie Award. Yes Please
10. Read a book over 500 pages long. All the Light We Cannot See
11. Read a book under 100 pages. Diario de un loco enfermo de cordura/ Diary of a madmen ill of sanity (Letras Abiertas/ Open Letters)
12. Read a book by or about a person that identifies as transgender.
13. Read a book that is set in the Middle East. The Complete Persepolis
14. Read a book that is by an author from Southeast Asia.
15. Read a book of historical fiction set before 1900. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer or The Eight
16. Read the first book in a series by a person of color..
17. Read a non-superhero comic that debuted in the last three years. I am a Hero, tome 12
18. Read a book that was adapted into a movie, then watch the movie. The 5th Wave
Debate which is better.
19. Read a nonfiction book about feminism or dealing with feminist themes.
20. Read a book about religion (fiction or nonfiction). The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
21. Read a book about politics, in your country or another (fiction or nonfiction). I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
22. Read a food memoir.
23. Read a play.
24. Read a book with a main character that has a mental illness. Diario de un loco enfermo de cordura/ Diary of a madmen ill of sanity (Letras Abiertas/ Open Letters)

[Yazmin]

I'm 8 out of my 50 goal... making progress :) At this rhythm it won't be hard to beat... Question for Mods: If I reach my 50 books goal and i decide to add more books to my goal, You could help me change my post to the right folder (the 51-100 books one)?

[Winter, Group Reads]

Absolutely! We can change it any time, no problem, you just rename it and we put it in the correct folder:) You are doing great!

[Yazmin]

I'm 10 out of 50 yaaaaay!!! And as for my challenges:

Popsugar 2016 Reading Challenge 6/40
Book Riot's Read Harder 2016 Challenge 5/24

I feel proud :)

[Yazmin]

Last update: I´m 14 out of 50!!

I've finished:
El amante japonés
The 5th Wave
Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
The Time in Between

I will update my popsugar and book riot challenges as well ;)

[Yazmin]

Last update, 18/50!! woohoo!

I've finished:
Ready Player One
Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Dorothy Must Die
I am a Hero, tome 13

[Yazmin]

20/50

Wow! I am proud of me 20 book in 2 months... that is something! out of those 20, 4 had been audio books. I started listening to audio books just this year, because one of the prompts in the Book riot - Read Harder Challenge, and I really liked it.

Though it feels kinda cheating, I realized that it is a great way to get more books in the "finished shelf", mainly 'cause I listen my book in times I can't be reading, like while driving, running or cooking. My bf says that he thinks it's not the same thing as reading, but I say that if it is producing in my head the same effect reading does, for me it counts (it is being read to, like to little kids), although, I will always prefer the nice feeling of the paper in my hands.

I finished:

Timebound
The Night Circus

[Cassandra]

You're doing so great! I counted audiobooks last year when I was commuting a long distance to work. You should definitely count them. :)

What did you think of Timebound? That one has been on my Kindle forever.

[Yazmin]

Cassandra wrote: "You're doing so great! I counted audiobooks last year when I was commuting a long distance to work. You should definitely count them. :)

What did you think of Timebound? That one h..."

I liked it very much, I give it 3.7. It was the audiobook version actually, and the performance by Kate Rudd is amazing! I only wish for more historical fiction, since the travel a lot to the 1890's, but overall the plot was good and it includes moral and ethical topics (even easy for YA to think about) mixed within the story of the time travel (I also liked how Rysa Walker described the mechanism of the jumps through time and that this is a talent people is born with, not accessible to all...) I recommend it a lot and I am going to continue reading the saga :)

[Cassandra]

Awesome! That sounds super interesting. I knew a little bit about the time traveling system, because one of her short stories is included in Dark Beyond the Stars. I always love books that address ethical issues, so now I'm looking forward to it.