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Maggie's 36 Book Challenge-Goal Reached!
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Dec 28, 2017 04:13PM
This year my goal is 36 books. I tried to do the 52 book challenge this year but fell short due to having little time to read how I want. I figured 36 is a good balance between easy and a challenge, and if I go above that fantastic!
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Sounds good Maggie! Wishing you the best of luck but above all I wish you a very happy reading year!!
Good luck! 36 does seem like a nice manageable pace!!
Thanks! I'm in a few challenges and if I actually do them all I'll go over the 36. But as far as the "official" Goodreads challenge goes I'm setting it up for 36.
Maggie wrote: "Thanks! I'm in a few challenges and if I actually do them all I'll go over the 36. But as far as the "official" Goodreads challenge goes I'm setting it up for 36."Same here. If I complete all my goals and challenges I'll surpass my Goodreads Challenge goal.
January Book List (will add as I read)
Good luck! Looking forward to reading about everyone's reads!
Good luck in the coming year!
I've started All the Light We Cannot SeeAlso finished Goblet of Fire for the 50th time this morning, but was so close to the end im not counting it.
Maggie wrote: "...Also finished Goblet of Fire for the 50th time ..."
lol
Also began The Picture of Dorian Graybut only got about five pages in. My son gave me whatever funk he had but extra bonus I also broke out in hives. Was on the couch all day wishing the day would end.So today its time to catch up a bit!
January's TBR list:2.) All the Light We Cannot See
3.) The Last Unicorn
4.) A Joyful Break
5.)Wizard's First Rule (re-read)
6.)The Book Thief
7.)Into the Fae
8.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (re-read)
Made good progress in All the Light We Cannot See and A Joyful Break. Could probably finish one tonight if I motivate myself.A Joyful Break is decent for a free kindle book. But im getting annoyed with the forced Pennsylvanian Dutch.
Revised TBR for January:8/8
1.) The Picture of Dorian Gray (done)
2.)A Joyful Break (Done)
3.) The Last Unicorn (done)
4.)All the Light We Cannot See (done)
5.) Farmer Boy (done)
6.)Tower of Dawn (done)
7.) Bellamy and the Brute (done)
8.) Carry On (done)
Plus anything else. Really I'm not good at TBRs. I never follow them
7/36
TBR for February (no particular order)1.) The Book Thief
2.)Norse Mythology
3.)The Great Gatsby (for the 1st Quarter Must Read books challenge)
4.)Shadow and Bone
5.)Into the Fae
6.)The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
7.) Siege and Storm
8.)On the Banks of Plum Creek
9.)Ruin and Rising
Subject to change if I buy any books over the month
Awesome progress in the first month Maggie you are doing great!
Thank you! I appreciate the encouragement :)
Cutting back my TV time has definitely helped with my reading. It was hard at first because I was getting really addicted to tv. I definitely still love watching shows, but instead of watching 3-4 a day I usually watch 1 and spend the rest of that time reading.It also encourages my kids to want more books read to them, and watch less shows. TV definitely isn't bad but I don't want it to rule my life.
Sounds great Maggie! I’m trying to do the same but when I’ve had a hard day at work, it’s easier to just watch tv because I’m too tired to concentrate on what I’m reading....
I totally get that. I do most of my tv watching at night because my brain is all "Ahhhhh nooooo" and I can't process trying to read a book.
My son won't give up the Kindle. My reading is slacking today.
Maggie wrote: "My son won't give up the Kindle. My reading is slacking today."Lol, idea for his birthday present?
Susy wrote: "Maggie wrote: "My son won't give up the Kindle. My reading is slacking today."Lol, idea for his birthday present?"
Definitely on the list. Both his sisters have one.
I was able to put more money on my Kindle! So I've bought five new books.1.) Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
2.)Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
3.) Lord of Shadows bt Cassandra Clare
4.) Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book by Jennifer Donnelly
5.) Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes.
Going to finish the two Grisha books because I've gotten really into them. Then get back to my TBR and then read another one of these.
I have the Percy Jackson's Greek Gods book. It's the only book I have bought on my own that's a coffee table book.
Mads wrote: "I have the Percy Jackson's Greek Gods book. It's the only book I have bought on my own that's a coffee table book."I have the Greek Gods one as well!
I love mythology
Did I ever tell you I tried originally to go to school to major in Classics? I'm such a greek and roman mythology buff.
Really? That's cool!My favorite is actually Norse mythology. I'd love to get into some others as well. But we'll see, My TBR is already endless
I knoooow!Im glad it finally went cheaper on Kindle. It was 14.99 for the longest time.
One of Neil Gaiman's other books is on my A-Z challenge, but i cant remember which lol
Last year I set a goal of 52 books. I didn't even come close. So, I think for this year, I'm going to half that and hope for 26
That was me last year. So I lowered my goal.Also been out of town so hence my lack of updates
March TBR:1.) Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes
2.) A Wrinkle in Time
3.)Lord of Shadows
4.) The Lord of the Rings (still debating if i'm counting it as a single novel or a trilogy)
5.) Dear John (A-Z challenge)
6.)Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (A-Z challenge)
7.)A House of Happy Mothers (clean the shelves)
8.) Beauty and the Beast Lost in a Book
9.) Flowers for Algernon (a-z)
10.)Good Omens (a-z challenge)
11.) Red Rising
12.) On the Shores of Silver Lake (if I manage to have time to read a physical book)
Im out of town most of the month so no idea how many of these I will actually read, but i'm trying to challenge myself.
You are doing great Maggie Keep it up! I hope March is just as successful
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