Missy’s 2018 Challenge

[Melissa]

My goal was to read a book a month this year, and I have been more than successful thus far!

1 Christmas in Paris by Anita Hughes
2 Home Fire by Kamila Shamir
3 The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
4 Tulip Fever by Deborah Moggach
5 Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan
6 City of Thieves by David Benioff
7 The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
8 What She Left Behind by Ellen Marie Wiseman
9 The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
10 Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love Affair by Daisy Goodwin
11 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

[Susy]

Nice going Melissa! Will you be raising your goal or will you just see how it goes?

Happy reading!!

[Blagica , Cheerleader!]

Doing great Melissa keep it up!

[Melissa]

Thank you!

I am going to see how it goes and up my goal for 2019 based on how many I read this year.

Anyone have a favorite of 2018 thus far to recommend?

[Blagica , Cheerleader!]

Believe Me is my stand out thus far before i read it it was Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls

[Melissa]

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ve added Believe Me to TBR list!

[Sandra]

How did you like Manhattan Beach? I'm on the fence with that one

[Melissa]

Sandra, I didn’t love Manhattan Beach, but the story was compelling enough to keep my attention. She’s a good writer, but some of the plot lines were confusing. I also liked the strong female lead character.

[Sandra]

Thank you Melissa, I very much appreciate the feedback. I may just keep it on my list and pick it up only if I'm feeling particularly contemplative (and ensure that I pay close attention to the plot!)

[Melissa]

12 All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

I’ve completed my challenge! I’m curious to see how many more I get through 😊

[Mel]

Good work! Keep it up and smash that goal!

Took you just over half the year to do 12 - so maybe you can fit in another 6-9?

[Melissa]

Thanks Mel!!

[Sandra]

Congrats on reaching your goal so early!!👏

[Melissa]

Thanks Sandra!

Good luck to you with your challenge!

[Melissa]

13 Clock Dance by Anne Tyler

[Melissa]

14 The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic by Darby Penney and Peter Lehmann

[Melissa]

15 Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

[Melissa]

16 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[Melissa]

17 The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

[Melissa]

18 The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

[Blagica , Cheerleader!]

You are on your way to having a great year in books! Do you have a book you still can't wait to read?

[Melissa]

I’ve been in a 2 month slump! Anyone have a recommendation for a page turner to get me out of this slump?? I love historical fiction, but also fiction in general 😊

19 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid