2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion
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Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2018!
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Mar 25, 2018 10:32PM
Hello Dean and welcome! I know the struggle of finding time to read. Luckily for me, since my youngest little one is finally getting older, I manage to squeeze more reading time in. Best of luck to you on your goal this year!
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Keturah wrote: "Hello Dean and welcome! I know the struggle of finding time to read. Luckily for me, since my youngest little one is finally getting older, I manage to squeeze more reading time in. Best of luck to..."Thanks for the greeting Keturah :)
Welcome to the new members. We all hope you enjoy our group!
Dean wrote: "Hi,My Name is Dean, I've been a Goodreads member for around 5 years but I've never used it for any extended period of time. I've finally found some spare time to read after completing my Bachelor..."
Hi Dean welcome! I really hope that you enjoy everything this group has to offer. I am a big thriller fan too. I think you will love all the challenges the people and the reads. If you need anything let us know. Of Course have fun and happy reading!
Hello!I'm Sarah. I'm 17 and I'm from Dublin, Ireland. I've been a member of goodreads for a few years now but this is my first time joining a group. I enjoy reading sci-fi, fantasy and historical books. My goal this year is 25 books. My goal normally would be higher but I'm going to be taking some really important exams in a few months so all my time is being taken up by school work and then I'll be starting college. I don't see myself having too much time for reading this year but I'll see how it goes.
Hello, I'm Alexa, I'm 19 and I'm from Colombia. I am new in Goodreads and this is my first time joining a group. I love read classics but now I am reading mistery.
Hi, I live in Maryland, I enjoy thrillers and legal thrillers. I've been tracking my reading since 2016 I believe. I just finished, 'The Rooster Bar' and I thought it was a GoodRead! I joined this group because I'd like to discuss the books I've read with others who have read the same books. Thanks for the welcome. I'll check in every now and then.
Happy Easter.
Hi everyone.My name is Rashmi Ranjan Gahir. I'm from Balangir,Odisha,India. I have been using Goodreads since 2014 but being part of a group is new to me. I prefer reading fantasy and sci-fi novels.
Sarah wrote: "Hello!I'm Sarah. I'm 17 and I'm from Dublin, Ireland. I've been a member of goodreads for a few years now but this is my first time joining a group. I enjoy reading sci-fi, fantasy and historical ..."
Hi Sarah welcome! I am so glad you decided to join our group! This is also the first group I joined and it definitely feels like home. I hope your exams go well and you enjoy every book you read for fun this year.
Alexandra wrote: "Hello, I'm Alexa, I'm 19 and I'm from Colombia. I am new in Goodreads and this is my first time joining a group. I love read classics but now I am reading mistery."Hi Alexandra welcome to the goodreads and the group! There are tons of challenges to join and lots of great people to talk books with. I hope you find a book and challenge you love this year. If you need anything don't hesitate to reach out. Welcome and happy reading.
Julius wrote: "Hi, I live in Maryland, I enjoy thrillers and legal thrillers. I've been tracking my reading since 2016 I believe. I just finished, 'The Rooster Bar' and I thought it was a GoodRead! I joined this ..."Hi Julius welcome to the group we are happy to have you join us. Since you love talking books I think our Buddy Reads and Group Reads would be great for you. The Buddy reads link is below.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Welcome again and Happy Easter to you!
Aimee wrote: "HiI'm from new Zealand i am new to good reads.
I love reading almost anything but horror
this year i want to read 300 books this year.
And yeah happy readings everybody"
Hi Aimee welcome to the group we are so very happy to have you join us. Do you have a favorite genre you like to read? I hope you reach your goal and have lots of fun along the way.
Rashmi wrote: "Hi everyone.My name is Rashmi Ranjan Gahir. I'm from Balangir,Odisha,India. I have been using Goodreads since 2014 but being part of a group is new to me. I prefer reading fantasy and sci-fi novels."
hi Rashmi welcome to the group! I hope you enjoy your time with us. is Fantasy the only genre you like to read or do you like to mix it up every once in a while? Either way I wish you the best of luck with all your reading goals this year. Welcome again.
Hi everyone! I was born and raised in Tennessee, but now live in Atlanta, GA. Like many in this group, I love reading anything I can get my hands on. I'm a fan of suspense/thrillers, cozy mysteries, contemporary fiction....basically anything that catches my interest. My current goal for 2018 is to read 20 books, although I will be completely thrilled if I read more than that. I'm looking forward to finding out what others are reading and how they are progressing with their book goal!
Jasmine wrote: "Hi everyone! I was born and raised in Tennessee, but now live in Atlanta, GA. Like many in this group, I love reading anything I can get my hands on. I'm a fan of suspense/thrillers, cozy mysteries..."Hi Jasmine welcome to the group! I am so glad you decided to join our group. You are definitely in great company everyone here loves to read and we all have our own pace. Do you have a book that stands out for you so far this year? I hope you look around and join the challenges and other group activities we have to offer. Welcome again and happy reading!
Hi everyone. I'm Robin from Massachusetts. I've been a member of Goodreads for many years now but this is the first time joining any type of group. I've been an avid reader most of my life. At one point I reviewed for several years. During the past two months I have read rather voraciously. I enjoy mystery/thrillers, romantic suspense and contemporary romance. I have goal of 200 Kindle and Audible reads for 2018.
Robin wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Robin from Massachusetts. I've been a member of Goodreads for many years now but this is the first time joining any type of group. I've been an avid reader most of my life. At one ..."Hi Robin welcome to the group we are happy to have you join us. it looks like we have a few book genres in common I look forward to seeing what you read and talking books with you. Please feel free to look around and join anything that sparks your interest. Welcome again and happy reading.
Hello everyone, I’m Rachael. I’ve just joined this group! I’m 25 and live in Oxfordshire, UK :)
I have recently found my love of reading again and a large break of 6 years (having 2 children doesn’t leave much time for reading)
I have set up a goodreads account after seeing so many people mention it.. I love it!
My goodreads challenge for 2018 is 52 books!
I’m currently reading number 17 😊
I mainly read fiction. I love crime fiction/thrillers, especially a good detective series. My favourite that I’ve read recently is the DCI Erika Foster series by Robert Bryndza! Can’t wait to the most recent one to be released 📚
Looking forward to following this group, getting to you know and following your challenges and trying a few new books.
Hi Rachael welcome to the group and welcome to goodreads. I am so glad you decided to do your challenge with our group. Everyone here has there own number of books they want to read and I think 52 is a great number you are off to a great start. There are many things to join and tons of books to recommend I hope you have lots of fun with us. Welcome again and happy reading!
Donna wrote: "I am living in London, England and originally from Seoul, South Korea. I prefer reading non-fiction to novels but Harry Potter, Divergent and Hunger Games are exceptions! I joined GoodReads a while..."HI Donna welcome! I hope you have fun connecting with our members and join many of our challenges. I like to sprinkle non-fiction in my reading as well do you have a book to recommend? There are many challenges to join and lots to do please join what you like and of course happy reading.
Hi Donna I emailed you a Welcome message with links to all the challenge folders along with other basic information. I will link you the folders here as well if it is easier. Yearly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Quarterly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Monthly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Happy joining and reading!
My pleasure if you need anything else let us know.
Hello everyone!I'm David, just someone in Houston. I've been reading from the age of four, and a while back found my way to Goodreads and this group. It took me a while to actually become relatively active here and post anything, but I'm here now!
I enjoy most any book in the fantasy or sci-fi genres, including their subgenres and anything mixed in. Books that play with the language and books that are simple both appeal to me for their own reasons; the former is a pleasure to read for the prose, the latter for the mileage you get out of the words.
I'm not sure if I have a personal reading goal at the moment. I've been spending most of my time refining my writing, so I suppose I can say my current goal is expanding my reading in to genres I had no real interest in. It's good for ideas - good writing needs good reading, after all. I'm trying to pick up the classics, so we'll see how that goes.
hi everyone how are you? I live in apple valley, california, usa. I love to read books on religion, diseases, self-help, nlp, psychology, pool & billiards, science fiction, biographies and pretty much anything else. I found it on the internet so I thought I would join this is my first time being in any kind of club. my reading goal for this year right now is 10 books. I picked a small number to start with because I am a very slow reader and a lot of the big words are hard for me to read. plus I want all of you to know that I have a phonological disorder that makes it really hard for me to read. however I really do enjoy reading so I am very happy to be part of this group thank you all of you for letting me join.
David wrote: "Hello everyone!I'm David, just someone in Houston. I've been reading from the age of four, and a while back found my way to Goodreads and this group. It took me a while to actually become relativ..."
Hi David welcome to the group! so glad to have you join our group! I think you will have lots of fun with us. I am on the opposite side of reading I am the person who shys away from fantasy but i am glad you enjoy them. We have a Dig Deeper challenge this year that might help you expand your reading.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I wish you luck with your reading adventure wherever it may lead. Welcome again and best of luck!
Ronald wrote: "hi everyone how are you? I live in apple valley, california, usa. I love to read books on religion, diseases, self-help, nlp, psychology, pool & billiards, science fiction, biographies and pretty m..."Hi Ronald welcome to the group we are so happy to have you. It looks like you have lots and lots of book interests and that is great. Do you have a book you just can't wait to read? Do not worry about reading 10 books I think 10 is great and it really is more about enjoying what you read not about a big number. Join any challenges that looks like fun and let us know if you need anything. Welcome again and happy reading.
Hey! I'm Laney and I am from Missouri. I like reading fiction books, especially young adult and fantasy. My reading goal this year is 25 books. I just recently joined good reads and I found this group because it was the third one on the list and it looked cool.
Hi Laney we are so happy to have you join us! I am so glad goodreads brought you to our group! Hoping you enjoy every book you read this year. 25 is a great goal look around and join the fun.
Hi there, my name is Matías and I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I don't really know how this works but it seemed a good group to start with. It's funny because I set my goal for this year to be 12 books (one per month), and I have already read 8. So I think I'm gonna have to change that one pretty soon. By the way, I'm a journalist and I like to read fiction in general and WWII stories. I'm also a big Stephen King fan. Anyway, you guys have a nice day and thank you for letting me join the group!
hi there it is nice to see join are group. I just started doing this club too. if you want to be my friend then just send me an invite. also if you like maybe we can do a buddy read if you like. I still don't know how this club works however maybe we can learn it together ok.
Matias wrote: "Hi there, my name is Matías and I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I don't really know how this works but it seemed a good group to start with. It's funny because I set my goal for this year to be 1..."Hi Matias welcome to the group! I am happy to have you join us. I am so glad you are so ahead of your goal that is fantastic. I am sure you will have lots of fun here. Look around and join the fun and let us know if you need anything.
Ronald wrote: "hi there it is nice to see join are group. I just started doing this club too. if you want to be my friend then just send me an invite. also if you like maybe we can do a buddy read if you like. I ..."Hi Ronald if you are looking forward to doing buddy reads here is the link.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy Buddy Reading!
Hey all my name is Kerry Anne Elliott Dusablon been on good reads awhile. I am a stay at home mom from Massachusetts. I live with my husband of 10 years and my daughter Samantha who is 9 and is austic nonverbal and my son Matthew who is 7 and has ADHD. I am an avid reader who reads anything. I lime to do the book challenges because even though I might not reach my goal it is fun and keeps me motivated. When I mentioned earlier I read anything the list can include cereal boxes and the phone book lol
My name is Sylvia. My reading challenge is 40 books. I want to read outside my comfort zone. I like horror, vamps, suspense but now I’m reading a little something different in between. I’ve gotten fond of the holocaust and read a few books last year. Stephen King and Laurell k Hamilton are my faves
Kerry wrote: "Hey all my name is Kerry Anne Elliott Dusablon been on good reads awhile. I am a stay at home mom from Massachusetts. I live with my husband of 10 years and my daughter Samantha who is 9 and is aus..."Hi Kerry welcome to the group we are happy to have you. I am glad the challenges keep you motivated that is important. look around we have lots to offer and are a great group of people. I hope you find a book and a challenge to love this year.
Sylvia wrote: "My name is Sylvia. My reading challenge is 40 books. I want to read outside my comfort zone. I like horror, vamps, suspense but now I’m reading a little something different in between. I’ve gotten..."
Hi Sylvia welcome to the group! I am actually trying to complete the Anita Blake series this year and love Stephen King I think we will be great friends. Please look around and join the fun let us know if you need anything let us know. welcome again and happy reading.
I also love Stephen king and I would like to do a buddy read with someone on one of his books. so please contact me so that I can get the book and plan the month to do it in thanks.
Ronald like I said stop by the Buddy Reads thread and let them know that is what you are looking to read I am sure someone will read one with you. =)
ok thank I understand now I am just really slow when it comes to learn new things.
Ronald wrote: "ok thank I understand now I am just really slow when it comes to learn new things."No worries and no need to be sorry!
Welcome to all the new members! I hope you are able to read your Welcome Message and the Monthly Message in the Announcements. Both will help you take advantage of everything this group has to offer.
it is wonderful that you joined are group. don't worry about the number of books you put down to read. I just started with the group and I only put down 10 books on my challenge. so have a good reading and I hope you enjoy yourself.
Hi guys! My name is Francisco! I'm from Guatemala.I been trying to do the challenge a couple of years now but I never take it to sirious.
Recently my taste for reading has increase so I'm enjoying more a good book than before. So I challegen myself to read at least one book per month.
Nice to meet you all!
it is nice to meet you too. I hope you have fun in are group.
Hi everyone, I’m new to the group and it’s my first time using goodreads. To be honest I feel about overwhelmed because the site is INCREASING busy. I’m a kind of confused on how to use it. I’m trying to challenge myself to read 20 books this year (that’s 20 ,ore than I’ve read in over 10years😂). I’m working on being a writer and decided I need to start reading more. I only started off two weeks ago and so far I have read two books. I hope to start my third book tomorrow. I would love some recommendations on books to read. Thank you.
it is nice to meet you. I am also new to do this club.
Hi everyone! My name is Bailee Dettrey and I'm from West Richland, WA. I love reading with all my heart. I do not have a particular type of genre to read. I love them all! I'm new to this website and it advised me to go on this group. My reading goal is to have 150 read by the end of the year! I hope we can help each other out. Thanks!
it is nice to meet you here. I hope you enjoy being in this group.
Hi everybody, I'm Jasmine from South East Asia Singapore. I'm pretty new to GoodReads and hope my joining in this community will spur me to read more. I'm picking up my reading again and hope to stay on track. I love books, to be exact, I love buying books. Gotta put them into good use though! I read novels, self help, creativity and hoping to take on other genres other than usual favourite ones. Looking forward to connect with other book lovers!
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