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Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2018
Susy wrote: "Hi Niwas, welcome to the group! Hope you'll enjoy it and everything it has to offer. Have a look at all the great challenges, or maybe you would like to join in on some of the ..."Thanks Susy! Definitely looking at Harper Lee reads among others in the coming months :)
Hi all.Stumbled across this group after receiving a Kindle as a farewell gift. LOVE IT! I have returned to reading after too long. I have never entered a reading challenge before. I'm looking forward to the many adventurous stories to get lost in. A nice way to escape real life for a while....
Brad wrote: "Hi all.Stumbled across this group after receiving a Kindle as a farewell gift. LOVE IT! I have returned to reading after too long. I have never entered a reading challenge before. I'm looking for..."
Hi Brad welcome to the group I am so happy you decided to join us! I love my kindle so I completely get your enthusiasm How many books will you be trying to complete this year. Do you have a favorite book you have finished. I hope to see you join a challenge or ten. Look around if you have questions please ask. I hope you enjoy your book escape and happy reading!
hi everyone my name is Abhishek Malik and I am from India.i luv to read all kinds of fiction and is specially interested in history, politics, philosophy and spirituality in non foction categories.
I read in English and in Hindi.
At the day time I am in my office and so I read at night and in the mornings. My challenge for myself is 50 books in 2018 and I hope I will enjoy that with u guys.
Hi Abhishek Malik welcome to the group! I hope you enjoy every book you read this year. It looks like you have a variety of things you enjoy to read that is great. Please have a look around and join the fun if you have questions don't hesitate to ask. welcome again and happy reading.
Hi everyone!My name is Kat. I am originally from Miami, FL. but moved to NYC almost 2 years ago. The last year I went into a kick where I read a lot of memoirs, biographies/autobiographies, thriller, psychological dramas. Some of my favorites include Girl, Interrupted., Go Ask Alice, Tuesdays with Morrie, My Year with Eleanor. But I've recently been wanting to branch out from the dark reads and have been looking for more reads in the genres of motivational fiction, YA novels, summer reads, etc.
I found out about this group through the GoodReads Community page. It's actually my first time joining any sort of reading book so I'm very excited to hear about everyone's favorite reads and suggestions. :) I've been in a major book slump and haven't been able to finish any of the books I've picked up, so I haven't really started my reading goal, but I hope to read a minimum of 35 books this year. I've just lookedinto the Must Read Books Quarterly Challenge and hope to start with some of those this quarter (though I know I am a little behind already lol).
Looking forward to interacting with you all!
Kat wrote: "Hi everyone!My name is Kat. I am originally from Miami, FL. but moved to NYC almost 2 years ago. The last year I went into a kick where I read a lot of memoirs, biographies/autobiographies, thrill..."
Hi Kat welcome to the group! I am so glad you decided to join our group. There are tons of challenges to jump into and many friendly faces. I know you will have lots of fun here. Don't worry about being behind you will do great I will link you the yearly challenges please have a look around and happy reading.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Happy to have you here and look forward to reading with you.
Hello! I am Ranit and I am from Kolkata which is in India. Nice to meet you all :) I used to read fantasy and Detective books a lot when I was younger but now I am more into contemporary fiction, magical realism surprisingly.
I honestly don't remember how I found this group, Surprising i found the challenge and grab it and and I ended up here :D
My reading goal is to read 50 books in 2018. I still managed to read a lot in February.
Anyone who's reading this, have a lovely day :)
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Ranit wrote: "Hello! I am Ranit and I am from Kolkata which is in India. Nice to meet you all :) I used to read fantasy and Detective books a lot when I was younger but now I am more into contemporary fiction,..."
Hi Ranit, welcome to the group! Hope you’ll enjoy it and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges, the fun and interesting group and buddy reads and much more. Just have a look around and see what piques your interest. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
My name is Amy Adams and I am from Hereford, TX. I like to read fantasy and science fiction books. I searched for a 2018 Reading Challenge group and this is the one that popped up first. My challenge is 50 books but I would like to do more.
My name is Karen and I'm in eastern Washington state. I read a lot of nonfiction, but am rediscovering a love of fiction lately. I love reading, but also love listening to audiobooks as I work (woo hoo for Hoopla!). My goal for 2018 is 100 books, but it's looking like that might be not be enough of a stretch. At least I'll hit my goal. ;-)
Hi there, my name is Priscilla and I'm from Florida. I've read 5 books so far this year and my goal is 25 for 2018. I hope to pass my goal if I can. I enjoy all genres of fiction and I am looking forward to a great year of reading!
Amy wrote: "My name is Amy Adams and I am from Hereford, TX. I like to read fantasy and science fiction books. I searched for a 2018 Reading Challenge group and this is the one that popped up first. My challen..."Hi Amy, welcome to the group! Hope you’ll enjoy it and everything it has to offer. Will you be joining any of the awesome challenges to help you reach your goal? Or maybe you’d be interested in our monthly group and buddy reads. Just have a look around and see what piques your interest. Have fun! And if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Karen wrote: "My name is Karen and I'm in eastern Washington state. I read a lot of nonfiction, but am rediscovering a love of fiction lately. I love reading, but also love listening to audiobooks as I work (woo..."Hi Karen, welcome to the group! I actually read mainly fiction so this year I joined a challenge to help me read more nonfiction. Maybe you’d be interested in joining a challenge to help you read more fiction? Or maybe join in on some of our monthly group and buddy reads (which I absolutely love cause this way I’ve read books I probably wouldn’t have otherwise). Just have a look around and if you see anything you like just jump in.
Have fun! And if you have any questions please just ask!
Priscilla wrote: "Hi there, my name is Priscilla and I'm from Florida. I've read 5 books so far this year and my goal is 25 for 2018. I hope to pass my goal if I can. I enjoy all genres of fiction and I am looking f..."Hi Priscilla, welcome to the group! Looks like reaching your goal will be a piece of cake if you continue like this! I hope participating in this group will contribute to your great year of reading! In any case wishing you a lot of fun. If you have any questions please just let us know!
My name is Fredrikke and I am from Norway. I love reading a mix of non-fiction and fiction. I'll read most things, basically (just not fantasy really) My reading goal is 100 books this year, I have already read 14 books this year.
Fredrikke wrote: "My name is Fredrikke and I am from Norway. I love reading a mix of non-fiction and fiction. I'll read most things, basically (just not fantasy really) My reading goal is 100 books this year, I have..."Hi Fredrikke, welcome to the group! Hope you’ll enjoy participating in some or all of the fun activities like the many challenges, group reads, buddy reads, twin reads, chat topics etc. Just check them out and if you see anything you like just jump in. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
My name is She Who Must Not Be Named and I am from America. I like to read sci-fi, fantasy, realistic fiction, contemporary, romance, horror, mystery, classics, young adult, and really anything fiction. I found this group because I am new to Goodreads and I haven't joined many groups yet, so I thought it would be interesting to join a reading challenge group. My reading goal is 50 books, but I'm not sure how many books I will read this year since it's the first time I've listed every book I read in a year, so I'm looking forward to it. I've read 26 books so far if I include a book I read halfway through and did not finish. 📚
She Who Must Not Be Named wrote: "My name is She Who Must Not Be Named and I am from America. I like to read sci-fi, fantasy, realistic fiction, contemporary, romance, horror, mystery, classics, young adult, and really anything fic..."Hi She Who Must Not Be Named Welcome to the group! It looks like you like a large number of different kinds of genres you are in great company. You have half your goal done that is great. Do you have a favorite book you have read so far? Have a look around and join the fun if you have questions please don't hesitate to ask we are all friendly here. Happy reading and welcome again.
Blagica wrote: "She Who Must Not Be Named wrote: "My name is She Who Must Not Be Named and I am from America. I like to read sci-fi, fantasy, realistic fiction, contemporary, romance, horror, mystery, classics, yo..."My favorite book of this year is probably either The Martian by Andie Weir or All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. Thank you for the warm welcome, I look forward to participating in this group. :)
She Who Must Not Be Named wrote: "Blagica wrote: "She Who Must Not Be Named wrote: "My name is She Who Must Not Be Named and I am from America. I like to read sci-fi, fantasy, realistic fiction, contemporary, romance, horror, myste..."you are welcome!
Hi I am Miranda and I am from Wisconsin. I like to read Fantasy, Mystery, some Science Fiction and anything else that looks good to me. My reading goal for the year is set at 50.
Miranda wrote: "Hi I am Miranda and I am from Wisconsin. I like to read Fantasy, Mystery, some Science Fiction and anything else that looks good to me. My reading goal for the year is set at 50."Hi Miranda welcome to the group so happy to have you. You are not alone 50 seems to be the magic number for many people this year. There are many things to do and lots of challenges to join I won't link you everything but I will at least link the yearly challenges for you to look at. Please look around and let us know if you need anything. Welcome again and happy reading!
Yearly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Susy wrote: "Karen wrote: "My name is Karen and I'm in eastern Washington state. I read a lot of nonfiction, but am rediscovering a love of fiction lately. I love reading, but also love listening to audiobooks ..."Thanks Susy! I actually joined in on the A to Z challenge - looks like fun! I think that will get me looking at books I might not otherwise while still giving me the flexibility I need to keep me happy. Hmm, maybe I should think about doing a fiction and a nonfiction list...
Karen wrote: "Susy wrote: "Karen wrote: "My name is Karen and I'm in eastern Washington state. I read a lot of nonfiction, but am rediscovering a love of fiction lately. I love reading, but also love listening t..."Sounds good! Have fun Karen! (there’s also a nonfiction challenge....)
Hello. I am in Ohio high-schooler who is a huge bookworm :) . I love to read fiction, fantasy, and mythology, such as John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" and Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." I found your group when I was browsing through the groups. I chose this one because I was interested in reading challenges I hope to read at least 20 books this year. So far I have read about 4.Thank you for making this group!
-Thing 2
Thing wrote: "Hello. I live in Ohio. I love to read fiction, fantasy, and mythology, such as John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" and Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." I found your group when I ..."Welcome to the group Thing we are so very happy you decided to join our group! Twenty books is a great goal and it looks like you are off to a great start. I hope you find a challenge and a book you love this year.
Blagica wrote: "Thing wrote: "Hello. I live in Ohio. I love to read fiction, fantasy, and mythology, such as John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" and Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." I found your..."Thank you Blagica!
Thing wrote: "Hello. I live in Ohio. I love to read fiction, fantasy, and mythology, such as John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" and Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." I found your group when I ..."Hi Thing, welcome to the group! Hope you'll enjoy it and everything it has to offer. I tried to send you a welcome message with some info on the group but saw that you have set your profile to private ánd that you're not accepting messages (from other than your friends) either. So just have a look around and if you have any questions, please let us know!
Hello, I live in the UK, Shirebrook (you've probably never heard of it lol, I wish i lived in Ireland because that would be easier to explain.)I love reading challenges and i honestly love all genres of books.
Kylie wrote: "Hello, I live in the UK, Shirebrook (you've probably never heard of it lol, I wish i lived in Ireland because that would be easier to explain.)I love reading challenges and i honestly love all gen..."
Welcome to the group Kylie! Hope you'll have a great time participating! There are A LOT OF challenges for you to join (year long, quarterly and monthly, just check out the links in your welcome message) so go and have fun! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Kylie wrote: "Hello, I live in the UK, Shirebrook (you've probably never heard of it lol, I wish i lived in Ireland because that would be easier to explain.)I love reading challenges and i honestly love all gen..."
Hi Kylie welcome so happy you decided to join us. I completely understand wishing you lived somewhere else. I was born in Macedonia and then we moved to the States and when I tell everyone where I am originally from they are like huh???? whats that. You have definitely come to the right place. I will link you all the yearly challenges to get you started.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Here you go and happy reading!
Susy wrote: "Thing wrote: "Hello. I live in Ohio. I love to read fiction, fantasy, and mythology, such as John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" and Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." I found your..."Thank you. I will!
Hello guys !! I am Lily, Parisian book blogger on Instagram and still novice on Goodreads ! But I am glad to get to join your community, see your recommendations and point of views on your readings ! I don't have a one precise preferred book type, but - depending on my reading mood - I'll go for historical romance, inspiring nonfiction, but most of all : classics !
Looking forward to discussing with you and having more friends in the community !
Lily
Lily's Readers Nook wrote: "Hello guys !! I am Lily, Parisian ... still novice on Goodreads ! But I am glad to get to join your community, see your recommendations and point of..."
Hi Lily, welcome to the group! Looking forward to your updates and reviews. Will you be posting them here as well or mainly on your blog?
Hope you'll have fun participating in the group! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Stacey wrote: "Hey everyone! I'm new here but have recently reignited my love for reading (Was a modern day Belle as a child haha). I read autobiographies, mystery, thriller and LGBT romance. Currently reading De..."Hi Stacey, welcome to the group! That is quite some goal you have there! Will you be joining on any of the challenges this group has to offer to help you reach your goal?
Anyways, have fun!! And if you have any questions, just let us know!
Hi,I'm from Norway.
Everything! You can always learn something new.
I've been fairly active on GoodReads, but I haven't joined any groups until just now. I clicked on 'groups' to see if there were any groups that intrigued me.
My reading goal is an odd number. I've set my goal for this year at 52 books. I'm about to finish book number nine.
LetterFromEgypt wrote: "Hi,I'm from Norway.
Everything! You can always learn something new.
I've been fairly active on GoodReads, but I haven't joined any groups until just now. I clicked on 'groups' to see if there w..."
Welcome to the group LetterFromEgypt! Glad you found us and decided to join! We're a very active group ourselves so I think you might like it here. There's tons of challenges and other fun activities for you to join. Just have a look around and check out the welcome message you received with all the info on the group. If you see anything to your liking, don't hesitate to jump in. If you have any questions, just let us know!
Have fun & happy reading!!
Hi,Thank you, Susy. I'm active, but I rarely ever do anything other than updating my progress or adding new books to my list. I've decided to give other sides a shot as well. I don't use social media websites like Facebook, so I might as well make GoodReads my Facebook!
I'll have a look.
You too!
Susy wrote: "Lily's Readers Nook wrote: "Hello guys !! I am Lily, Parisian book blogger on Instagram and still novice on Goodreads ! But I am glad to get to join your community, see your ..."
Hi Susy !! Thanks a lot for your kind words ! So far, I've only been used to posting reviews on Instagram, but I will certainly (and step by step, as I discover how Goodreads works actually as I am quite the newbie) participate in the group as well ! Looking forward to exchanging with you all ! Lily
Lily's Readers Nook wrote: "but I will certainly (and step by step, as I discover how Goodreads works actually as I am quite the newbie) participate in the group as well ! Looking forward to exchanging with you all ! "Cool, looking forward to it!
In the welcome message you’ve received when you joined the group, there’s a link to some info on how GR works. And of course info on the important parts of this group. Have a look, if anything is not quite clear just give a shout!
Hi! I'm Stephanie from NC. I found this website/group because I was interested in joining a book club. I've been wanting to read lately just to give me something to do and escape to. I set my book goal to read at least 5 books this year but I hope I can read more! I love reading books that have movies associated with them because I love comparing. I'm open to read any kind of fiction except horror or anything really scary. Thanks for letting me join this group and I can't wait to read the upcoming book then go watch the movie!
Hello y'all! I'm Stacey from Houston Texas!! I am an avid reader of several genres, though I probably read mostly mystery thriller, fantasy and scifi. I am a mood reader and can often read more than 1 book at a time as my mood changes. I am a true believer in my rights to DNF books I don't like, I use bookmarks and find dog-earing cringe worthy, and I love buddy reading books so you can share your reactions to events as they happen. Thank you for letting me join this group. I am excited to learn more about everyone.
Hi all! My name is Keturah but you can call me Ketty, most people do these days. I am twenty-eight, mother of three, and I have been obsessed with books since I could pick them up. I was born and raised in Arizona, I currently live in Phoenix and I am quite addicted to buying books. I am also fully aware that I do not read fast enough to keep up with my addiction. I also am pretty sure that my bookshelf hates me, as I insist upon adding more books than it can possibly hold.
When I was younger I was a little picky about what I read, I didn't like things that were too easy, so I often glazed over things meant for my own age. So, at the ripe old at of twenty-eight, I have a very eclectic range of books on my shelf. I love fantasy, high and dark, you name it, I love it. I also love horror and crime, sci-fi...I read almost a touch of everything. Except for maybe the trashy romance novels my mother read when I was little and I was scarred for life by at a tender young age because I had no idea what I was doing.
I am currently trying to read through my insane shelf, starting at the very first book and working my way through. While I know I am going to get derailed often, that's the goal. While my reading goal for the year is twenty at the current moment, it will probably change depending on how my reading habits go this year.
Anyways! Hi, I hope to get to know some of you lovely bookworms and actually make some friends on this site this year. I need people to obsess with...the man in the house doesn't understand. Send help, and bookmarks.
Keturah wrote: "Hi all! My name is Keturah but you can call me Ketty, most people do these days. I am twenty-eight, mother of three, and I have been obsessed with books since I could pick them up. I was born and..."
Welcome Everyone to the group we are so happy to have you join us. We have so many things to do I promise you can spend hours looking around and still not be done.
Ketty I completely understand your addiction because I load my kindle up and my bookshelf is overflowing. I however have the perfect challenge for you. The Clear the Shelf Challenge.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy clearing and happy reading!
Keturah wrote: "Hi all! My name is Keturah but you can call me Ketty, most people do these days....and I am quite addicted to buying books. I am also fully aware that I do not read fast enough to keep up with my addiction. Hi Ketty, welcome to the club! My main goal this year was to clear all the dust bunnies on my book shelves, not buying more books until I had read them all. So what did I do last Thursday? I bought 15 new books.... 15!! (and I'm quite a slow reader myself so...) On top of that they gave me 1 free book, so I've added 167 new books, having cleared 6 old dust bunnies....
I love fantasy, high and dark, you name it, I love it. I also love horror and crime, sci-fi...I read almost a touch of everything. Except for maybe the trashy romance novels my mother read when I was little
Hahaha, same here!
Anyways! Hi, I hope to get to know some of you lovely bookworms and actually make some friends on this site this year. I need people to obsess with...the man in the house doesn't understand. Send help, and bookmarks. "
Lol, looking forward to your updates and your reviews & to obsessing over books with you!
Stephanie wrote: "Hi! I'm Stephanie from NC. I found this website/group because I was interested in joining a book club. I've been wanting to read lately just to give me something to do and escape to. I set my book goal to read at least 5 books this year but I hope I can read more! I love reading books that have movies associated with them because I love comparing. I'm open to read any kind of fiction except horror or anything really scary. Thanks for letting me join this group and I can't wait to read the upcoming book then go watch the movie! "Hi Stephanie, welcome to the group! Glad you decided to join us. I think reading is a perfect escape, I just love to immerse myself completely in the story, forgetting everything around me. If you love books made into movies you might like our Challenge for March:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Just check it out, if it sounds good, don't hesitate to jump in.
In any case, I wish you lots of fun reading and discussing A Wrinkle in Time (and your other books as well of course)!
Stacey wrote: "Hello y'all! I'm Stacey from Houston Texas!! I am an avid reader of several genres, though I probably read mostly mystery thriller, fantasy and scifi. I am a mood reader and can often read more than 1 book at a time as my mood changes. I am a true believer in my rights to DNF books I don't like, I use bookmarks and find dog-earing cringe worthy, and I love buddy reading books so you can share your reactions to events as they happen. Thank you for letting me join this group. I am excited to learn more about everyone. "Hi Stacey, welcome to the group! Love a good mystery, thriller and fantasy myself. I also like scifi and am not averse to some horror :)
I use bookmarks too and LOVE buddy reads. Will you be joining any in March?
These are the planned buddy reads so far: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hope to discuss some of them with you. In any case, wishing you lots of fun!
Hi,My name is Carrie and I'm from Ames, Iowa.
I love to read and write. I recently self-published my first book. I like to read books that inspire and challenge me to become a better person. I found out about goodreads from a friend who has been activity for years.
My reading goal is 24 books in 2018!
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Hi Niwas, welcome to the group! Hope you'll enjoy it and everything it has to offer. Have a look at all the great challenges, or maybe you would like to join in on some of the monthly group and buddy reads. Just look around and see what piques your interest.
My favourite classics that I read recently are Frankenstein and To Kill a Mockingbird, at least those are the ones that come to mind right now.
Have fun! And if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!