Planning vs Achieving - A Reading Challenge

[Karsyn]

Karsyn's Achievements


5 award winners

___complete series (more than 3 books in total)
2/24 - 4/5
3/8 - 3.5/5 3/9 - 3.5/5 3/9 - 3.5/5 3/10 - 3/5 3/17 - 3.5/5
3/15 - 4/5
3/20 - 5/5 3/22 - 5/5 3/23 - 5/5 3/27 - 4.5/5 3/29 - 4.5/5

___complete trilogies
1/14 - 4/5 1/16 - 3/5
2/3 - 5/5 2/8- 5/5 2/9 - 4/5
2/13 -3/5 2/25 - 3/5
3/6 - 3/5

5 books that I keep avoiding
10 chunksters (over 450 pages)
1/10 - 5/5 ~ 839 pages
1/13 - 3/5 ~ 560 pages
1/17 - 4/5 ~ 556 pages
25 new releases
50 new to me author(s)
1/11 - 3/5 1/16 - 1/5 1/20 - 4/5 1/22 - 4/5 1/23 - 4/5 2/2 - 3/5 2/17- 3/5 2/22 - 3.5/5 2/26 - 5/5 3/21 - 2.5/5 3/23 - 1.5/5 3/27 - 3/5 3/31 - 4/5 4/1 - 4/5 4/2 - 1.5/5


3 out of my comfort zone books (I don't have much of a comfort zone)
1/24 - 3/5

3 books on my TBR so long that they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
1/6 - 3.5/5 stars ~ date added to TBR - 10/3/11
3/3 - 4/5 ~ date added to TBR - 10/2/11
3/11 - 4/5 ~ date added to TBR - 2/20/12

25 books from my favorite genre (Mystery / Suspense / Thriller)
2/29 - 4/5
3/3 - 4/5

7 books from my favorite author(s)
2/6 - 4/5

___ books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Casey,]

Planning vs Achieving Challenge
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016
Goal: 3/50

Plans:
6 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
0 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
1 complete trilogies
3 books that I keep avoiding
5 chunksters (over 450 pages)
8 new releases
4 new to me author(s)

2 out of my comfort zone books
8 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies (added 2013 or before)
10 books from my favorite genre
10 books from my favorite author(s)

3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Jex]

Planning Post:

This year I will read:

5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
(view spoiler)[1. Allegiant - Goodreads choice 2013
2. Boneshaker - Locus Award
3. Magic Breaks - DABWAHA Award
4. Dreadnought - Endeavor Award
5. (hide spoiler)]

5 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
(view spoiler)[1. The Clockwork Century Series
2. Lorien Legacies Series
3. Kate Daniels Series
4. Uglies Series
5. (hide spoiler)]

3 complete trilogies
(view spoiler)[1. Divergent Trilogy
2.
3. (hide spoiler)]

5 books that I keep avoiding
(view spoiler)[1.
2.
3.
4.
5. (hide spoiler)]

3 chunksters (over 450 pages)
(view spoiler)[1. Allegiant
2. Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
3. (hide spoiler)]

5 new releases
(view spoiler)[1. Magic Binds
2. United as One
3.
4.
5. (hide spoiler)]

5 new to me author(s)
(view spoiler)[1.
2.
3.
4.
5. (hide spoiler)]

3 out of my comfort zone books
(view spoiler)[1.
2.
3. (hide spoiler)]

5 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
(view spoiler)[1. Specials - 2011
2. Extras - 2011
3. Boneshaker - 2011
4. Dreadnought - 2011
5. (hide spoiler)]

5 books from my favorite genre
(view spoiler)[1. Allegiant
2. Four: A Divergent Story Collection
3. Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead
4.
5. (hide spoiler)]

10 books from my favorite author(s)
(view spoiler)[1. Boneshaker
2. Dreadnought
3. Ganymede
4. The Inexplicables
5. Fiddlehead
6. Jacaranda
7.
8.
9.
10. (hide spoiler)]

3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me
(view spoiler)[1.
2.
3. (hide spoiler)]

[Jex]

2 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts) (view spoiler)[
1. Boneshaker - ★★★☆☆ - 1/11/16 (Locus Award)
2. Allegiant - 2/16/16 - ★★★★☆ (Goodreads Choice Award) (hide spoiler)]


_ complete series (more than 3 books in total) (view spoiler)[
(hide spoiler)]

_ complete trilogies


_ books that I keep avoiding


1 chunksters (over 450 pages) (view spoiler)[
1. Allegiant - 2/16/16 - ★★★★☆(526) (hide spoiler)]


_ new releases


_ new to me author(s)


_ out of my comfort zone books


1 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies (view spoiler)[
1. Boneshaker - ★★★☆☆ - 1/11/16 (2012) (hide spoiler)]



1 books from my favorite genre (dystopia) (view spoiler)[
1. Allegiant - 2/16/16 - ★★★★☆ (hide spoiler)]



1 books from my favorite author(s) (view spoiler)[
1. Boneshaker - ★★★☆☆ - 1/11/16 (hide spoiler)]



1 books that everybody else seems to have read but me (view spoiler)[
1. Allegiant - 2/16/16 - ★★★★☆ (hide spoiler)]

[Kaitlin]

Planned

___ award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

1 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
Finish Rabbit, Run series (books 3 & 4)

___complete trilogies

___books that I keep avoiding

15 chunksters (over 450 pages)

5 new releases

40 new to me author(s)

10 out of my comfort zone books

50 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies

50 books from my favorite genre

10 books from my favorite author(s)

___ books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Kaitlin]

Achieved

award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

complete series (more than 3 books in total)

complete trilogies

books that I keep avoiding

chunksters (over 450 pages)

new releases

new to me author(s)
City of Thieves by David Benioff
Flatscreen by Adam Wilson

out of my comfort zone books

books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
Flatscreen by Adam Wilson

books from my favorite genre
City of Thieves by David Benioff

books from my favorite author(s)

books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Michelle]

Planning vs Achieving - A Reading Challenge
This year I will read:
01/16-12/16

5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
5 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
5 complete trilogies
5 books that I keep avoiding
5 chunksters (over 450 pages)
16 new releases
16 new to me author(s)
5 out of my comfort zone books
6 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
6 books from my favorite genre
5 books from my favorite author(s)
6 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Michelle]

O.M.G. I actually did it!
(4/69)

5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
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5 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
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5 complete trilogies
✔1.The Jewel, ,
✔2.These Broken Stars, ,
✔3.Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, ,
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5 books that I keep avoiding
✔1.City of Fallen Angels
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5 chunksters (over 450 pages)
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16 new releases
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16 new to me author(s)
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5 out of my comfort zone books
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6 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
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6 books from my favorite genre
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5 books from my favorite author(s)
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6 books that everybody else seems to have read but me
✔1.An Ember in the Ashes
✔2.Fangirl
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6.

[keres]

keres * Planning Spot *


This year I will read:

2 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1 complete series (more than 3 books in total) - (? Stephen R Donaldson's Gap series, 5 books)
___complete trilogies
2 books that I keep avoiding
1 chunkster (over 450 pages)
3 new releases
5 new to me author(s)
___out of my comfort zone books
3 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
40 books from my favorite genre
10 books from my favorite authors
2 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[keres]

keres * Achieving Spot *


This year I read:

___ award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
___complete series (more than 3 books in total)
___complete trilogies
___books that I keep avoiding
___chunksters (over 450 pages)
___new releases
___new to me author(s)
___out of my comfort zone books
___books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
1 - The Undressed Art: Why We Draw
___ books from my favorite genre
8 science fiction (as of 1/26)
___ books from my favorite author(s)
___ books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Natasha]

Planning vs Achieving

Duration: January 1st to December 31st

Planner Post

This year I will read:

3 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1. The Night Circus
2. The Long Earth
3. How I Live Now

1 complete series (more than 3 books in total)

2 complete trilogies
1. The Lord of the Rings

3 books that I keep avoiding
1. House of Leaves

3 chunksters (over 450 pages)
1. The Death and Life of Zebulon Finch, Vol. 1: At the Edge of Empire
2. KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
3. The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk

3 new releases
1. The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas
2. Anomalies
3. The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance

3 new to me author(s)
1. Jennifer McGowan - Maid of Secrets
2. Jessica Shirvington - Embrace
3. Stephen J. Valentine - The Lazarus Game

3 out of my comfort zone books
1. Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality Since 1700
2. Reasons to Kill: Why Americans Choose War

3 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
1. The Song of Achilles
2. The Secret Diary Of Anne Boleyn
3. Of Metal and Wishes

3 books from my favorite genre - Fantasy
1. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
2. The Slow Regard of Silent Things
3. A Game of Thrones

3 books from my favorite author(s)
1. J.R.R. Tolkien - Poems and Stories

3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me
1. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
2. Blade Runner
3. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two

[Natasha]

Planning vs Achieving

Duration: January 1st to December 31st

Achiever Post

This year I read:

[Torrie]

Torrie's Planning Spot

___ award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

___complete series (more than 3 books in total)
1. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
2. The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

___complete trilogies
1. Divergent Series by Veronica Roth
2. Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James

___books that I keep avoiding

___chunksters (over 450 pages)

___new releases

___new to me author(s)
(20)

___out of my comfort zone books
(I am choosing genres that I do not normally read nor would not normally pick from for this)
1. Memoirs & Autobiography
2. Humor
3. History & Biography

___books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies

___ books from my favorite genre


___ books from my favorite author(s)
1. In Their Footsteps by Tess Gerritsen
2. Stolen by Tess Gerritsen

___ books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Torrie]

Torrie's Achievement's

___ award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Read Jan 12-14, 2016: GoodReads Choice Award 2015)
2. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (Read Jan 12-21, 2016: GoodReads Choice Award 2015)

___complete series (more than 3 books in total)

___complete trilogies

___books that I keep avoiding

___chunksters (over 450 pages)

1. Divergent by Veronica Roth 487 pages (Read Jan 4-12, 2016)

___new releases

___new to me author(s)

1. Veronica Roth
2. David Mitchell
3. Paula Hawkins
4. Marissa Meyer
5. Mindy Kaling
6. V.E. Schwab

___out of my comfort zone books

1. Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling (Read Jan 12-21, 2016: Humor)

___books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies

___ books from my favorite genre

1. Slade House by David Mitchell Horror (Read Jan 12, 2016)

___ books from my favorite author(s)

___ books that everybody else seems to have read but me

1. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Read Jan 12-14, 2016)
2. Cinder by Marissa Meyer (Read Jan 19-20, 2016)

[JackAttack]

Joining in!


NBRC Planning Vs Achieving Challenge
Time Frame: 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016

Jacki's To-Do List:
This year I will read...

5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

1. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania-1/26/2016 ★★★
2. Fahrenheit 451-2/13/2016 ★★★1954 Hugo Award for best Novel
3. Why Not Me?-4/2/2016 ★★★★ 2015 Goodreads Choice Award - Humor
4. The Long Earth-6/6/2016 ★★★ 1/2 2012 Goodreads Choice Award - Sci Fi



2 complete series (more than 3 books in total)

5 books that I keep avoiding

1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams-6/14/2016 ★★★★



10 chunksters (over 500 pages)

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon-1/12/2016 (850 pages) ★★★★
2. Winter by Marissa Meyer-3/25/2016 (824 pages) ★★★★
3. The Stand by Stephen King-5/1/2016 (1153 pages) ★★★★




25 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies

1. Some Girls Bite-3/6/2016; #15 on TBR



25 books from my favorite genre (epic or high fantasy)

1. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey-1/19/2016 ★★★★
2. Air Awakens by Elise Kova-2/15/2016 ★★★★★
3. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson-3/1/2016 ★★★★★
4. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce-4/5/2016 ★★★★



10 books from my favorite author(s)

1. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill-4/23/2016 ★★★★
2. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill-5/5/2016 ★★★★



5 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

1. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter-2/7/2016 ★★★
2. Slaughterhouse-Five by Slaughterhouse-Five-3/17/2016 ★★★★
3. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath-5/16/2016 ★★★★
4. Stardust by Neil Gaiman-5/26/2016 ★★ 1/2

[JackAttack]

Continued...

NBRC Planning Vs Achieving Challenge
Time Frame: 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016

Jacki's Achievements:

5 new releases - finished 4/17/2016

1. Glass Sword-3/4/2016; Released 02/2016 ★★★ 1/2
2. Rebel of the Sands-3/27/2016; Released 03/2016 ★★
3. After the Woods-3/28/2016; Released 02/2016 ★★★
4. Salt to the Sea-4/2/2016; Released 02/2016 ★★
5. Flamecaster-4/17/2016; Released 04/2016 ★★★★




10 new to me author(s)

1. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer-1/7/2016 ★★
2. The Ripper Gene: A Novel by Michael Ransom-1/7/2016 ★
3. Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom-1/14/2016 ★★★
4. Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand - 1/19/2016 ★★
5. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion - 1/28/2016 ★★★
6. Old Man's War by John Scalzi - 2/4/2016 ★★★★★
7. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 3/24/2016 ★★★ 1/2
8. Darkhouse by Karina Halle-4/7/2016 ★★★★
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick-5/6/2016 ★★★
10. Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid-5/11/2016 ★★★★

[Katherine]

Planning vs Achieving - A Reading Challenge. 1st Jan - 31st Dec.
A 100 book Challenge.

This year I will read:
3 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts) ✔
4 complete series (more than 3 books in total) ✔
3 complete trilogies ✔
7 books that I keep avoiding ✔
5 chunksters (over 450 pages) ✔
2 new releases ✔
30 new to me author(s) ✔
3 out of my comfort zone books ✔
3 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs ✔
30 books from my favorite genre ✔
7 books from my favorite author(s) ✔
3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me ✔

[Katherine]

Katherine's Achieving (reading) Spot. A Reading Challenge. 1st Jan - 31st Dec.
Read: 100/100

Award winners: 3/3 ✔ (view spoiler)[
1. Catching Fire - READ
2. Divergent - READ
3. The Lost Hero - READ
(hide spoiler)]
Complete series: 4/4 ✔ (view spoiler)[
1. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 6 - READ
2. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 7 - READ
3. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 8 - READ
4. Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 9 - READ
(hide spoiler)]
Complete trilogies: 3/3 ✔ (view spoiler)[
1. British Zombie Breakout: Part One - READ
2. British Zombie Breakout Part Two: Escape From Kilkorne - READ
3. British Zombie Breakout Part Three: Zombies Go Global - READ
(hide spoiler)]
Books that I keep avoiding: 7/7 ✔ (view spoiler)[ 1. Dracula's Guest - READ
2. Scandal's Child - READ
3. Zom-B Baby - READ
4. Helen of Troy - READ
5. The Adventure of the Norwood Builder - READ
6. Taken! Box Set - Books 1-6 - READ
7. The Adventure of the Dancing Men - READ
(hide spoiler)]
Chunksters (over 450 pages) 5/5 ✔ (view spoiler)[
1. The Son of Neptune - 521 pages - READ
2. Portland Storm: The First Period - 839 pages
3. Cyborgs: More Than Machines 466 pages - READ
4. Yesterday's Gone: Season One - 461 pages - READ
5. The Walking Dead, Compendium 2 - 1068 pages - READ
(hide spoiler)]
New releases: 2/2 ✔ (view spoiler)[
✔ 1.&2. Critical Failures IV, An Unexpected Joy
(hide spoiler)]
New to me authors. 30/30 ✔ (view spoiler)[
✔ 1. Kiss/Hug, Vol. 01, Friends With Partial Benefits, Cinder
✔ 2. Free to Forgive: A Historical Western Marriage of Convenience Novelette Series
✔ 3. Friends with Full Benefits, Accidental Leigh, Free to Roam
✔ 4. After the Rain, Free to Serve: A Historical Western Marriage of Convenience Novelette Series
✔ 5. Free to Protect, Free to Heal, The Jane Austen Book Club
✔ 6. Zoe, Undead 3: The Call of the Zombie Bell, Free to Love
✔ 7. The Dangers of Renting a Fiancée, Zoe, Undead
✔ 8. Zombie Princess, The Assassin and the Pirate Lord
✔ 9. Depravity, The Diary, Stars Above
✔ 10. A Touch of Dead, Big Sky Blue, Beauty and The Highlander
✔ 11. An Unlikely Match, Next Song I Sing
✔ 12. Kissed by a Cowboy / Out of the Flames: a Redbud Press collection
✔ 13. British Zombie Breakout: Omnibus Edition
✔ 14. Wearing the Cape: A Superhero Story, Romancing Adrienne
(hide spoiler)]
Out of my comfort zone books. 3/3 ✔ (view spoiler)[
✔ 1. If Only It Were True
✔ 2. The Assassin and the Desert
✔ 3. The Assassin and the Underworld
(hide spoiler)]
Books that have been on your TBR for a long time: 3/3 (view spoiler)[ 1. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - READ
2. C791 - READ
3. Cyborgs: More Than Machines - READ
(hide spoiler)]
Books from my favorite genre (Fantasy). 25/30 ✔ (view spoiler)[
✔ 1. How to Steal a Dragon's Sword, Naruto, Vol. 20: Naruto vs. Sasuke, Naruto, Vol. 21: Pursuit
✔ 2. Zombie Fairy Tales: The Complete Collection, Naruto, Vol. 22: Comrades
✔ 3. The Satyr's Curse, BeSwitched, Cat's Tale: A Fairy Tale Retold
✔ 4. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Spells, Beauty and the Beast
✔ 5. The Brown Fairy Book, The Lilac Fairy Book, An Unlikely Hero
✔ 6. Free Four: Tobias Tells the Divergent Knife-Throwing Scene, Naruto Vol. 23
✔ 7. The Assassin and the Empire, Naruto, Vol. 24: Unorthodox
✔ 8. Naruto, Vol. 25: Brothers, Naruto, Vol. 26: Awakening, Howl's Moving Castle
✔ 9. The Demigod Diaries, In Search of El Dorado
✔ 10. Fantastic Four, Vol. 4: Hereafter, Naruto, Vol. 27: Departure
✔ 11. Castle in the Air, A Court of Thorns and Roses eSampler
✔ 12. The Pack Rules: Complete Boxed Set
✔ 13. Beautiful Salvation
✔ 14. Heroic Abduction
✔ 15. Devereux: The Night Before Kismet
✔ 16. When an Alpha Purrs
(hide spoiler)]
Books from my favorite authors. 7/7 ✔ (view spoiler)[
✔ 1. Zom-B Baby, Matilda, Aramus
✔ 2. Lottie: Bride of Delaware, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
✔ 3. Zoe, Undead 3: The Call of the Zombie Bell, Fantastic Four, Vol. 4: Hereafter
(hide spoiler)]
Books that everybody else seems to have read but me. 3/3 ✔ (view spoiler)[
✔ 1. Sumomomo Momomo vol. 4 and 5
✔ 2. Kent Ashton's Backstory - READ
(hide spoiler)]

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge everyone!

You should all be linked at the beginning of the thread. :)

[Rocsana]

Rocsana's Planning post
This year I will read:

10 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
2 complete trilogies
3 books that I keep avoiding
10 chunksters (over 450 pages)
5 new releases
10 new to me author(s)
3 out of my comfort zone books
5 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
10 books from my favorite genre
5 books from my favorite author(s)
3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Rocsana]

Rocsana's Achieving post

This year I've read:

8/10 Award winners(past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts):
1. Life of Pi by Yann Martel - Man Booker Prize for Fiction,Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (4 Jan)
2. Wonder by R.J. Palacio- Mark Twain Award (2015);Young Reader's Choice Award (2015)
3. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee- Goodreads Choice Award 2015 (27 Apr)
4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green-Young Reader's Choice Award (2015)
5.The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton-Australian Book Industry Awards 2009: General Fiction Book of the Year
6. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak-2006: Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (South East Asia & South Pacific), 2006: School Library Journal Best Book of the Year,2007: Michael L. Printz Honor Book
7. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, Goodreads Choice Award in the category Mystery & Thriller 2015
8. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, Man Booker Prize 1989 (7 Nov)

0/1 Complete series (more than 3 books in total)

The Wardstone Chronicles by Joseph Delaney
1.The Spook's Apprentice: Book 1 ( 27 Apr)
2. The Spook's Curse (7 May)
3. Night of the Soul Stealer ( 22 May)
4. Attack of the Fiend (27 June)
5.The Spook's Mistake ( 19 Aug)
6. The Spook's Sacrifice (22 Aug)
7. The Spook's Nightmare (08 Sep)
8. The Spook's Destiny (18 Sep)
9.I Am Grimalkin ( 15 Oct)
10. The Spook's Blood (25 Nov)

1/2 complete trilogies

The Royals by Erin Watt
1.Paper Princess ( 30 Sep)
2. Broken Prince ( 2 Oct)
3. Twisted Palace ( 24 Oct)

3/3Books that I keep avoiding
1. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe ( 6 Feb 2016)
2. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
3. Lolita by Vladimir Nabukov ( 3 Oct)

8/10 Chunksters (over 450 pages)
1.Little Women by Louisa May Alcott ( 16 Jan 2016) - 777 pages
2. Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy- 517 pages
3. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare (15 Apr)-668 pages
4. Night of the Soul Stealer by Joseph Delaney- 489 pages
5. Attack of the Fiend by Joseph Delaney-546 pages
6. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton- 552 pages
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak ( 576 pages)
8. One Plus One by Jojo Moyers ( 537 pages)

4/5New releases
1. Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare
2. Flawed by Cecelia Ahern ( 17 Apr)
3. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
4. Twisted Palace by Erin Watt

12/10 New to me author(s)
1.Life of Pi by Yann Martel (4 Jan 2016)
2.Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (9 Jan 2016)
3.Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
4.Chasing Jane by Noelle Adams ( 26 Feb)
5.Wonder by R.J.Palacio (13 March)
6. Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid (29 May)
7. The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin (6 june)
8. Just Haven't Met You Yet by Cate Woods(14 June)
9. Ce ne spunem când nu ne vorbim by Chris Simion (23 June)
10. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton (27 Aug)
11. Paper Princess by Erin Watt
12. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins ( 23 Oct)

2/3 out of my comfort zone books
1. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
2.The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

5/5 Books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
1.Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (18 Jan 2016)
2. Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy ( 10 March)
3. Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte ( 12 May)
4. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome ( 8 Aug)
5. Lolita by Vladimir Nabukov

13/10 Books from my favorite genre: Romance/Chick-lit
1.The Little Flower Shop by the SeaA by Ali McNamara
2. For All Time by Jude Devereaux ( 18 Feb 2016)
3. Finding the Dream by Nora Roberts (10 Feb 2016)
4. Chasing Jane by Noelle Adams ( 26 Feb)
5. Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
6.The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin
7. Just Haven't Met You Yet by Cate Woods
8. The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahern
9. The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern
10. One Plus One by Jojo Moyers ( 9 Oct)
11. Paper Princess by Erin Watt
12. Broken Prince by Erin Watt
13.Twisted Palace by Erin Watt

5/5 Books from my favorite author(s)
1.A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern (23 Feb 2016)
2. Flawed by Cecelia Ahern
3. The Marble Collector by Cecelia Ahern (12 June)
4. The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern
5. One Plus One by Jojo Moyers

4/3 Books that everybody else seems to have read but me
1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (25 July)
2. The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (26 Sep)
3. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
4.The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

[Brie]

***THIS YEAR I WILL READ***

10 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

10 complete series (more than 3 books in total)

10 complete trilogies

10 books that I keep avoiding

10 chunksters (over 450 pages)

10 new releases

10 new to me author(s)

10 out of my comfort zone books

10 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies

10 books from my favorite genre

10 books from my favorite author(s)

10 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Brie]

AWARD WINNERS
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[Suzanne]

Novel Books & Reading Challenges
Planning vs Achieving - A Reading Challenge
Duration: 1/1/2016 - 12/31/2016

Progress: 46 out of As Many As I Can

Rules & How to:
1. Reserve 2 posts.
2. In post number one, set you level of Planner - aka, fill the blank spots below and define your year goals.
3. In post number two keep the record of ALL your books read that fit one of the goals below (*)
4. By the end of the year discover your level of Achiever
5. Have fun and read lots!

This year I will read:
20 - award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
5 - complete series (more than 3 books in total)
1 - complete trilogies
5 - books that I keep avoiding
10 - chunksters (over 450 pages)
12 - new releases
20 - new to me author(s)
5 - out of my comfort zone books
20 - books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
30 - books from my favorite genre
10 - books from my favorite author(s)
5 - books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Suzanne]

Suzanne's Achieving Spot

20 - New to me author(s)
1. Courtney Crumrin Volume 1: The Night Things by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 1/6/2016 - 137 Pages
2. The Dark Side Of Night by Cindy Dees - ***** - 1/16/2016 - 216 Pages
3. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke - **** - 4/19/2016 - 436 Pages
4. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken - **** - 5/5/2016 - 336 Pages
5. Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik - ***** - 6/1/2016 - 512 Pages
6. Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages
7. Warcraft: Bonds of Brotherhood by Paul Cornell - ***** - 6/17/2016 - 112 Pages
8. The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin - ***** - 6/23/2016 - 352 Pages
9. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis - **** - 6/30/2016 - 304 Pages
10. Cut & Run by Abigail Roux - *** - 7/7/2016 - 348 Pages
11. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford - *** - 8/1/2016 - 290 Pages
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5 - out of my comfort zone books
1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
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20 - books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
1. A Week to Be Wicked by Tessa Dare - *** - 1/5/2016 - 384 Pages - Added 8/2/2012
2. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill - *** - 1/17/2016 - 357 Pages - Added 5/9/2011
3. The Unidentified Redhead by Alice Clayton - ***** - 1/27/2016 - 276 Pages - Added 7/26/2012
4. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - **** - 2/3/2016 - 323 Pages - Added 6/26/2011
5. Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger - *** - 2/5/2016 - 310 Pages - Added 2/14/2014
6. Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 2/12/2016 - 318 Pages - Added 7/5/2012
7. Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
8. One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
9. Water Bound by Christine Feehan - *** - 6/16/2016 - 480 Pages
10. Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts - ***** - 6/17/2016 - 335 Pages
11. Frequently Asked Questions by Bill Barnes - *** - 6/20/2016 - 135 Pages
12. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
13. Judgment in Death by J.D. Robb - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
14. Sinner by Maggie Stiefvater - *** - 7/8/2016 - 357 Pages
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30 - books from my favorite genres
1. Snow Falling on Bluegrass by Molly Harper - ***** - 1/25/2016 - 168 Pages - Romance
2. Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore - *** - 2/4/2016 - 335 Pages - Humor
3. Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter - ***** - 3/8/2016 - 305 Pages
4. Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren - ***** - 7/19/2016 - 385 Pages
5. Heart of Evil by Heather Graham - *** - 7/25/2016 - 376 Pages
6. Origins by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 8/4/2016 - 157 Pages
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10 - books from my favorite author(s)
1. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 1/11/2016 - 235 Pages
2. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/13/2016 -338 Pages
3. Midnight Crossroad by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 1/21/2016 - 305 Pages
4. Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews - ***** - 2/17/2016 - 342 Pages
5. 11th Hour by James Patterson - ***** - 4/21/2016 - 416 Pages
6. WeSa and the Lumber King by Faith Hunter - *** - 6/13/2016
7. This Heart of Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - *** - 6/29/2016 - 432 Pages
8. Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts - ***** - 7/5/2016 - 325 Pages
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5 - books that everybody else seems to have read but me
1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey - ***** - 5/10/2016 - 372 Pages
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12 - New Releases
1. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 4/6/2016 - 342 Pages
2. The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016 - 447 Pages
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20 - award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1. Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages
2. 40 Love by Madeleine Wickham - ** - 6/28/2016 - 288 Pages
3. The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion - **** - 7/11/2016 - 368 Pages
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5 - books that I keep avoiding
10 - chunksters (over 450 pages)

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This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman - **** - 1/11/2016 - 109 Pages
How To Guide Girl Scout Brownies On Brownie Quest by Ann Redpath - *** -1/12/2016 - 94 Pages
Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed by G. Willow Wilson - ***** - 1/16/2016 - 112 Pages
Courtney Crumrin Volume 2: Coven of Mystics by Ted Naifeh - ***** - 2/7/2016 - 133 Pages
Hawkeye, Vol. 4: Rio Bravo by Matt Fraction - ***** - 2/7/2016 - 160 Pages
The Brave Tale of Maddie Carver by Stacia Kane - ***** - 2/16/2016 - 8 Pages
Adrian's Lost Chapter by Richelle Mead - **** - 2/16/2016 - 8 Pages
Daimon by Jennifer L. Armentrout - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
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[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Rocsana, Brie and Suzanne ☺

[Deepi]

7 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
3 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
3 complete trilogies
2 books that I keep avoiding
3 chunksters (over 450 pages)
7 new releases
3 new to me author(s)
3 out of my comfort zone books
5 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
20 books from my favorite genre
15 books from my favorite author(s)
8 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Marie]

Planning vs Achieving

~A Reading Challenge~

Duration: January 1st to December 31st

Rules & How to:
1. Reserve 2 posts.
2. In post number one, set you level of Planner - aka, fill the blank spots below and define your year goals.
3. In post number two keep the record of ALL your books read that fit one of the goals below (*)
4. By the end of the year discover your level of Achiever
5. Have fun and read lots!

This year I will read:
10 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
5 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
10 complete trilogies
2 books that I keep avoiding
15 chunksters (over 450 pages)
10 new releases
5 new to me author(s)
2 out of my comfort zone books
10 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
20 books from my favorite genre
10 books from my favorite author(s)
3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Marie]

Reserved

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Deepi and Marie :)

[Jackie]

PLANNING

This year I will read [I plan to average between 25 - 30 books per month :

0 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
3 complete trilogies
1 books that I keep avoiding
1 chunksters (over 450 pages)
192 new releases (these will be harlequins - I usually read 16 during 1 weekend)
12 new to me author(s)
5 out of my comfort zone books
20 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
200 books from my favorite genre
150 books from my favorite author(s)
0 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Jackie]

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JANUARY:

[Jackie]

Question: Can books that have been read previously and are being read again, be counted?

TYIA
~Jackie

[Kelly B]

This year I will read.......


_5__ award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's
choice counts)
_1__complete series (more than 3 books in total)
_1__complete trilogies
_1__books that I keep avoiding
_15__chunksters (over 450 pages)
_5__new releases
_10__new to me author(s)
_1__out of my comfort zone books
_5__books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
_5__ books from my favorite genre
_1__ books from my favorite author(s)
_5__ books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Kelly B]

Kelly's Achievements

award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's
choice counts):
1. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

new to me author(s):
1. The Orchardist
2. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter


books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies:
1. My Cousin Rachel

books from my favorite genre (historical fiction):
1. My Cousin Rachel

[Mirliz]

Planning vs Achieving
Duration: 1.1.2016 - 12.31.2016

4 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
3 complete trilogies
12 books that I keep avoiding
24 chunksters (over 450 pages)
3 new releases
30 new to me author(s)
6 out of my comfort zone books
20 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
50 books from my favorite genre (fantasy)
20 books from my favorite author(s)
24 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Mirliz]

Planning vs Achieving
Progress: 23/197

Award winners (0/4)
❑ Life of Pi; by Yann Martel



Complete series (0/1)

Complete trilogies (0/3)

Books that I keep avoiding (0/12)
❑ A Farewell to Arms; by Ernest Hemingway
❑ Life of Pi; by Yann Martel



Chunksters (over 450 pages) (7/24)
✓ Clariel (Abhorsen #4); by Garth Nix [1/18] ♥♥♥
✓ Un Lun Dun; by China Miéville [1/22] ♥♥
✓ Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4); by Richelle Mead [1/27] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5); by Richelle Mead [1/28] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6); by Richelle Mead [1/29] ♥♥♥♥
✓ The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1); by Robert Jordan [1/31] ♥♥♥♥
✓ The Historian; by Elizabeth Kostova [2/10] ♥♥
❑ The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time #2); by Robert Jordan
❑ The Brightest Star in the Sky; by Marian Keyes



New releases (0/3)

New to me author(s) (6/30)
✓ The Nightingale; by Kristin Hannah [1/19] ♥♥♥♥
✓ The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1); by Robert Galbraith [1/21] ♥♥♥
✓ Un Lun Dun; by China Miéville [1/22] ♥♥
✓ En tillfällig lösning; by Denise Rudberg & Hugo Rehnberg [1/25] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Anna and the French Kiss; by Stephanie Perkins [2/7] ♥♥♥♥
✓ The Historian; by Elizabeth Kostova [2/10] ♥♥
❑ A Farewell to Arms; by Ernest Hemingway
❑ All the Bright Places; by Jennifer Niven
❑ The Brightest Star in the Sky; by Marian Keyes
❑ Lady Chatterley's Lover; by D.H. Lawrence
❑ Life of Pi; by Yann Martel
❑ The Snow Child; by Eowyn Ivey



Out of my comfort zone books (0/6)

Books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies (1/20)
✓ The Historian; by Elizabeth Kostova [2/10] ♥♥
❑ A Farewell to Arms; by Ernest Hemingway
❑ Life of Pi; by Yann Martel
❑ Lady Chatterley's Lover; by D.H. Lawrence



Books from my favorite genre (fantasy) (8/50)
✓ Across the Wall (Abhorsen #3.5); by Garth Nix [1/6] ♥♥♥
✓ Beastly; by Alex Flinn [1/14] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Clariel (Abhorsen #4); by Garth Nix [1/18] ♥♥♥
✓ Un Lun Dun; by China Miéville [1/22] ♥♥
✓ Blood Promise (Vampire Academy #4); by Richelle Mead [1/27] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5); by Richelle Mead [1/28] ♥♥♥♥
✓ Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6); by Richelle Mead [1/29] ♥♥♥♥
✓ The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1); by Robert Jordan [1/31] ♥♥♥♥
❑ Lost in a Good Book (Thursday Next #2); by Jasper Fforde
❑ The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time #2); by Robert Jordan



Books from my favorite author(s) (1/20)
✓ The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1); by Robert Jordan [1/31] ♥♥♥♥
❑ The Great Hunt (Wheel of Time #2); by Robert Jordan



Books that everybody else seems to have read but me (0/24)
❑ A Farewell to Arms; by Ernest Hemingway
❑ Lady Chatterley's Lover; by D.H. Lawrence

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Jackie, Kelly and Mirliz ☺

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Jackie wrote: "Question: Can books that have been read previously and are being read again, be counted?

TYIA
~Jackie"

Yes, you can reread a book :)

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[pml]

Query:
Does the "___complete series (more than 3 books in total)" mean only completely published series (the Lord Peter Wimsey series)?
Or does reading all the books currently published in an ongoing series (like the Kate Daniels series, which currently has 8 or so volumes, plus short stories & novellas) qualify as a complete series?

[Sonia]

pml wrote: "Query:
Does the "___complete series (more than 3 books in total)" mean only completely published series (the Lord Peter Wimsey series)?
Or does reading all the books currently published in an ongo..."

Good question.

It can be both. Either series that are already finished, no more books on the way, or like the Kate Daniels with books to come. Don't need to count the short novels for this, but it needs to be till the last published book.

[pml]

Sonia wrote: "pml wrote: "Query:
Does the "___complete series (more than 3 books in total)" mean only completely published series (the Lord Peter Wimsey series)?
Or does reading all the books currently publishe..."

Thanks for the clarification : )

[negan !]

Mandy's Planning.

This year I will read:
2 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
3 complete trilogies
3 books that I keep avoiding
3 chunksters (over 450 pages)
2 new releases
6 new to me author(s)
3 out of my comfort zone books
4 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
3 books from my favorite genre
2 books from my favorite author(s)
3 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[negan !]

Mandy's Achievements.

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Mandy :)

[Stephanie]

Planning:

This year I will read:
5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
2 complete series (more than 3 books in total)
1 complete trilogies
2 books that I keep avoiding
10 chunksters (over 450 pages)
2 new releases
15 new to me author(s)
5 out of my comfort zone books
3 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
10 books from my favorite genre
2 books from my favorite author(s)
5 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

[Stephanie]

This year I read:
8/5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)
1. Grey
2. Go Set a Watchman
3. A Mango-Shaped Space
4. Winter
5. The Knife of Never Letting Go
6. A Child Called "It"
7. Ash
8. The Color Purple
0/2complete series (more than 3 books in total)
0/1complete trilogies
1/2 books that I keep avoiding
1. Eye Contact
4/10 chunksters (over 450 pages)
1. Grey
2. Cold Vengeance
3. Winter
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go
4/2 new releases(counted anything released after 1/1/15)
1. Grey
2. Go Set a Watchman
3. Winter
4. My Life on the Road
10/15 new to me author(s)
1. Madeleine Roux Asylum
2. Lincoln Child, Douglas Preston Cold Vengeance
3. Cammie McGovern Eye Contact
4. Patrick Ness The Knife of Never Letting Go
5. Dave Pelzer A Child Called "It"
6. Rosa Lee Jude Redemption
7. Malinda Lo Ash
8. Gloria Steinem My Life on the Road
9. Garth Stein A Sudden Light
10. Alice Walker The Color Purple
3/5 out of my comfort zone books
1. Grey
2. A Child Called "It"
3. The Color Purple
1/3 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies
1. Eye Contact
7/10 books from my favorite genre(Fantasy)
1. Asylum
2. Sanctum
3. Winter
4. The Knife of Never Letting Go
5. Redemption
6. Ash
7. A Sudden Light
3/2 books from my favorite author(s)
1. E.L. James Grey
2. Marissa Meyer Winter
3. Bailey Cattrell Daisies For Innocence
2/5 books that everybody else seems to have read but me
1. A Child Called "It"
2. The Color Purple

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Welcome to the challenge Stephanie :)

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

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