2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion
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Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2019
Hi I’m Kara… I live in Kane’ohe, Hawai’i… I loved reading since I was a girl! One thing on my bucket list is to read read read… I haven’t set a number yet; but I’ll start by completing a challenge …
Blagica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Hello everyone!I'm Sarah, a 22 year old Frenchie in my 4th year of medical school.
As a kid, I absolutely loved reading, comics, classic literature from my country, children's book..."
Thank you! :) Yup, I started in the second half of January and have read 11 books so far! I'll take a look at the challenge, I'm sure it's going to be interesting and fun.
Hi! My name is Darlene and I am from the US. I love to read and commute to work by train 40 minutes each way so I get plenty of reading in each day. I like suspense and contemporary novels. I have read 13 books so far this year and am looking forward to reading many more!
Hello, I’m Chelsea. I became a member here because, I love reading but never know what to read and being here has me reading books I probably wouldn’t have and missed out on
Darlene wrote: "Hi! My name is Darlene and I am from the US. I love to read and commute to work by train 40 minutes each way so I get plenty of reading in each day. I like suspense and contemporary novels. I have ..."I used to commute 2-2.5 hours each way. So much reading time!
Kara quinata wrote: "Hi I’m Kara… I live in Kane’ohe, Hawai’i… I loved reading since I was a girl! One thing on my bucket list is to read read read… I haven’t set a number yet; but I’ll start by completing a challenge …"I wish you all the best with your read read and read challenge Kara welcome to the group.
Sarah wrote: "Blagica wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Hello everyone!I'm Sarah, a 22 year old Frenchie in my 4th year of medical school.
As a kid, I absolutely loved reading, comics, classic literature from my country,..."
I look forward to seeing what you join.
Lucy wrote: "Welcome to all!!!!!"Welcome to you as well!
Darlene wrote: "Hi! My name is Darlene and I am from the US. I love to read and commute to work by train 40 minutes each way so I get plenty of reading in each day. I like suspense and contemporary novels. I have ..."Darlene welcome to the group. I love thrillers myself do you have any that you would recommend? The Girl Before is on my top five list
Chelsea wrote: "Hello, I’m Chelsea. I became a member here because, I love reading but never know what to read and being here has me reading books I probably wouldn’t have and missed out on"So happy to have you welcome to the group!
Hi I’m from Kane’ohe, Hawai’i. I grew up and developed a passion for reading; the only person in the family who is obsessed with books… my goal is 150 and complete 3 challenges…
Hi. This is Surya, from India. Used to read Harry Potter when I was young, but then my reading became somewhat sporadic. I am trying to get back. Joined goodreads and immediately found this group. I've set my target to 25 books this year. Excited.
Blagica wrote: "Darlene wrote: "Hi! My name is Darlene and I am from the US. I love to read and commute to work by train 40 minutes each way so I get plenty of reading in each day. I like suspense and contemporary..."Blagica, I have not read that book, but now I have put it on my list! I recently read Dead Woman Walking and it was excellent.
We are at 19,000 members! Thank you all for joining our group and making it the awesome group that it is. I know that I am so happy to have you here!
Hi. I'm from Alabama. I read just about anything -- including the back of the cereal box. Mysteries are my favorites. I've set my goal for 100 books this year -- and not just mysteries.
Hi friends, My name is Marguerite. I had been an avid reader all my life, the kind of kid that had a book propped up in front of my cereal bowl before school. About 6-7 years ago that changed when my husband got sick and finally died. Stress and grief made it impossible to concentrate . I filled the space with ipad grazing and magazine flipping and cookbook browsing - but of course, none of that comes close to a good book! But 2019 is going to be different, Already this month, I've been able to start - and finish! - three books! This is BIG!
My challenge goal is to read 31 books with a mix of some of the books that been sitting too long on my shelves & some of the new "readers' choice" winners. I will do my best to keep up with this group and support you all in your challenges!
Good luck to all!
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Madelyn wrote: "Hello! I'm Maddy and I'm from the United States! I am very new to good reads so I hope I am doing this correctly. I am a HUGE bookworm and even had a book blog. I enjoy all genres of literature but..."Hi Maddy --what I great mix of books you like to read - -classics to horror! lol! I will to looking to you this year for some good recommendations!
Marguerite
Hello everyone, I am Eanie from Nepal. Reading books has always been my favorite thing since childhood. However, I haven’t read much in the past few years due to hectic schedules. Nevertheless, from now on I promise to make some time for reading. I have no such reading goals as per now. As a kid, I used to love the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and other classic literature. Recently I’m more into motivational and self-help books. The Alchemist is my favorite book which I have read a couple of times.
Maria wrote: "Hi all,Maria here! I joined Goodreads a while ago and have visited it when adding books to the TBR list - which is growing! I am hoping to start making my way through the list!
Looking forward t..."
Welcome to our group! So happy you decided to join us. Being here might help you shrink or grow your tbr list I can't wait to see which.
Darlene wrote: "Hi, I curious as to why I had a personal challenge of 200 books, but my Home page it says 12? How would I fix this so it shows the 200 books?Thanks"
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Panda wrote: "Hello everyone sorry for the late intro . But I'm Lacy from Connecticut. I'm here because I'm hoping to be a future librarian so I'm really trying to up my reading game. Typically I read non fictio..."Lacy welcome to the group! They say better late then never right. I suggest looking and joining challenges to help you expand your reading.
Abbie wrote: "Hi everyone! I’m Abbie I’m a college student so I won’t be super active because I don’t have a lot of time to read what ever I want but I’m still workin on that TBR pile. My favorite series will al..."Abby you will find that we let you be as active as you like here. Read when you can in between classes and just have fun with us.
Alicia wrote: "Hi! I am Alicia. I am 26 years old and currently live outside of Cleveland, Ohio. I read a LOT of YA contemporaries. I am trying to branch out. My reading goals in general is to read all of the boo..."Welcome so happy to have you. Do you have a favorite author or just a book you can't wait to get your hands on this year? Look around and let us know if you need anything.
Nishant wrote: "Hi Everyone, I'm NishantI am from India but currently I work in Netherlands. I usually dont have a preference for any genre I simply start reading if the title seems catchy and continue to complet..."
Nishant welcome to the group! If you don't have a genre preference do you pick books up based on covers? i look forward to seeing what you read
Priya wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Priya from India. I love fantasy and have recently started exploring other genres, I'm especially liking historical fiction and thriller. I'm an extremely slow reader so I usually ..."Welcome to the group. Look around and see if you like any of the challenges. If nothing else they will help you branch out. Let us know if you need anything
minty’s books wrote: "Hello everyone 👋🏻My name is layan i have a page on instagram called minty’s books (if you like you could check it out lol) im kinda new to bookstagram and im loving it till now but i have a bit of..."
layan welcome happy to have you. I think you will find many like minded people here to build friendships with and read some great books. I am looking forward to seeing where this year takes you.
Belinda wrote: "This is my first year doing a reading challenge from my library. Which then lead me to Goodreads and now here. I like mystery murder, Christian fiction. This year I planned on reading 40 for a star..."Welcome Belinda we are so happy to have you.
Rachel wrote: "Hi I’m Rachel. I live in Boise, Idaho. I used to be an avid reader...trying to get back into the hobby. I like to read paranormal, YA, fantasy, sci-fi, thriller/horror, romance, historical fiction,..."Rachel welcome to the group. Looks like you and i have tons in common. You are in good company. I can't promise we will avoid all slumps but i can cheer you on along the way.
Dan wrote: "Ok!!!!!! Hi there y'all, i'm Dan from Oz, unfortunately, not the great and wonderful. Last year trawling through booktubing ppl really sparked my love for reading Fantasy, and henceforth I ended up..."Dan welcome. You are going to make me look into all these books you mentioned i am curious. You sound so excited. I hope you join a few challenges and change your enthusiasm with everyone. Welcome and happy reading.
Magic_Demigod wrote: "Well, my name is Elena and I'm 15 years old. I live in Greece and unfortunately, I can rarely find books that I am supposed to be reading in book clubs, but I still try anyway. I would like to read..."Welcome so happy to have you. Read what you like and what you can find as long as you are having fun.
Laura wrote: "Hi I’m Laura, new to this group! I’m looking forward to hopefully getting involved in some challenges and group reads, but am mainly hoping to talk with some new people!
I’m relatively new to goo..."
Laura welcome I suggest looking around trying to get comfortable with our group folders and the site and just let us know what you need we are here. Welcome and happy reading.
Molly wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Molly :DI discovered this group while poking around the search areas for challenges. I've been seeing a number pop up on my 2019 challenges telling me I'm 5 books behind on my..."
Welcome so happy you could join us. 5 books is not bad find a challenge or two and you will be at 100 in no time. Remember have fun.
Leigh wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Leigh I am from Canada. I like to try all kinds of books but will unfortunately give up quickly if it doesn't grasp my attention. Some of my favourite genres are thrillers..."
Welcome! I think that 12 is a great goal if you are getting comfortable with books again. i recommend. Bring Me Back and The Girl Before
Hello everyone,My name is Chuck and a longtime goodreads.com follower.
Married for almost 48 years now (where has time gone?) and love every second of it.
Retired for a number of years now, and wow, retirement is great! Lots of interests besides reading. Enjoy traveling in our trailer, visiting countries overseas and of course spending time with our grandchildren. We have 4 grandkids ages 25, 23, almost 4 and the youngest is just 15 months old.
Lots of volunteering in my life right now. Volunteer at 2 after school homework clubs, currently in training program to be a tutor at a youth correctional facility and volunteer at our library as a book sorter sorting through book donations.
Chuck wrote: "Hello everyone,My name is Chuck and a longtime goodreads.com follower.
Married for almost 48 years now (where has time gone?) and love every second of it.
Retired for a number of years now, and ..."
Welcome Chuck happy to have you join us. It looks like your days are filled with lots of fun and family. Do you have a number of books you would like to finish? I think you will find at least one challenge to love this year. Hope you enjoy your time with us and happy reading.
Hi everyone! My name is Beth and I am from Georgia! I like to read all kinds of stuff but I am more into world building, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and the likes thereof. I found this group by looking for groups that are relevant to me. My reading goal is small, but I just graduated college so I am just now getting back into leisure reading (academic reading is just not the same and it takes a while to detox from it). My goal is 30 books this year. If I can read more I can up my goal for next year. Suggestions are welcome :)
Hi everyone, I'm Monica. I love reading but don't write a lot of book reviews or post much. I'm more of a lurker 😉 I mostly read fantasy and historical fiction and I average 1-2 books a week. Happy reading everyone!
Beth wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Beth and I am from Georgia! I like to read all kinds of stuff but I am more into world building, fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and the likes thereof. I found this group by looki..."Hi Beth welcome to the group! Congratulations on finishing school that is a great accomplishment. I hear many people talk about word building and they say that takes a big book is that true for you? I think 30 is a great goal to help you detox without stress welcome and happy reading.
Monica wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Monica. I love reading but don't write a lot of book reviews or post much. I'm more of a lurker 😉 I mostly read fantasy and historical fiction and I average 1-2 books a week. Hap..."
Hi Monica welcome so happy to have you here. I think you will find at least one challenge to love this year. Look around and see if something catches your eye welcome and happy reading to you as well.
Hi everyone :) My name is Antje and I'm from Germany. I'm quitting my full time job and starting university in April, so hopefully I'll be able to read A LOT this year.I'm not trying to read a certain amount of books but 20,000 pages, so that I'll pick up more big books. I think that'll amount to a total of around 40 books.
Antje welcome to the group so happy to have you join us. Good luck at college. I think 20,000 pages is a great goal. We have a challenge just for pages it is one of our popular ones I will link it below. https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....
Look around and let us know if you need help. Welcome again and happy reading.
Hi! I’m Hannah and I’m a Psychology student in the UK😊My goal this year is a measly 10 books purely as I stopped reading due to my studying and I want to get back in it soooo much!
Hannah wrote: "Hi! I’m Hannah and I’m a Psychology student in the UK😊My goal this year is a measly 10 books purely as I stopped reading due to my studying and I want to get back in it soooo much!"Welcome Hannah! 10 is a great start to give you a break from studying be positive and enjoy!
Hello everyone, I'm Abdessamad from Morocco.
I thought of joining a group to set reading challenges and also follow discussions about books. I think I mostly want to read sci-fi, fantasy books.
Good luck to you all!
I thought of joining a group to set reading challenges and also follow discussions about books. I think I mostly want to read sci-fi, fantasy books.
Good luck to you all!
Abdessamad welcome to the group so happy you can join us. We have lots of threads for discussions so look around or join a buddy read to discuss a book you dont want to read alone.
Hi, my name is Maryna (30) and I am from Belarus/Canada. I used to read a lot and I’ve the last few years I’ve noticed that I no longer make reading a priority. This year one of my goals is to spend less time watching Netflix, reduce my time on social media and focus on reading instead. So far I’ve reaped many benefits by redirecting my focus. There are many benefits in being multi-lingual and having multiple backgrounds, however, there are still many gaps in my knowledge, specifically in classical literature (both English and Russian). I feel like being well-read is very important, therefore I will be working on bridging said gaps.
My favourite genres are dystopian and apocalyptic science-fiction, as well as dark fantasy. I thoroughly enjoy books on biology, sciences and the environmental movement.
My goal this year is to read 50 books, I am currently on my 8th. I am hoping to overshoot my goal this year. I’m super excited to be a part of this group!
Hi everyone! My name is Nyamat and I'm from India. The genres I enjoy the most are Fantasy, YA and Non-fiction.
I recently started following a channel called BooksOnToast on YouTube and found out this group through one of their videos.
I really hope to read at least 15 books this year. I hope I read much more than 15 books actually, but I could only read 12 last year so 15 seemed like a safe target. :)
Ethan wrote: "Hello there! My name is Ethan Adams, and I joined on the 20th of February. I absolutely love to read, and I find the Reading Goal Challenge a great opportunity to push myself. My 2019 Reading Goal ..."Welcome to the group Ethan happy to have you join us. There are tons of challenges here to keep you motivated. Also lots of people who love books and to talk about books. I hope you have fun with us. Reading is what we do best here you are in good company
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I am Ebru from Turkey. I used to be bookworm in my younger times and now I have lost my pace. My favorite genres are fantasy and crime, but I want to challenge myself by stepping out of my ..."
Welcome to the group! I think 36 is a great goal. Do you have a favorite author? I wish you all the best