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Hey, I'm Nixy and residing in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada) - aka the only Ontario city without snow right now; yes I'm sad about that. We haven't seen snow since November 16th 2018. I want my winter :(

Enough about the weather though. I always struggle with the question, "what sort of books do you read?!" because there's no specific genre for me. I usually say "Well, my favourite authors are Irvine Welsh and Chuck Palahniuk, but I also read some William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and then some other stuff..." and it gets complex. Did find out recently that Irvine Welsh and Chuck Palahniuk are considered "transgressive fiction" so I guess that's my answer?

I found the group because I was trying to figure if someone had written a Wordpress plugin/widget for the little personal widget you get when you put your book goal into the challenge page. I didn't find what I was looking for (might have to write it myself) but this group was the first Google result!

My reading goal was initially 12 books - one book a month - but I tend to put things off (go ADHD) and get distracted writing, so I'm putting 24 down. Two books in one month for a year. Should be doable since I used to be able to read a book in a day.

This was a long intro. Sorry, not sorry :D

[Tonya Marie]

Hiiiiii!!! I'm Tonya - originally from Texas, currently in (barely) upstate New York. I absolutely love YA fiction, especially dystopian and supernatural genres; however, I am all over the map with my interests. I also read classics, adult romance and erotica, history, mystery, and autobiography/memoir. I found this group by searching out those with similar interests or in similar areas. I work WAY too much and have a tendency to turn on the TV too often so I'm using goodreads and this group to help keep me accountable to my reading goals.

My 2019 goal is 24 books (or 2 per month - easier in chunks). My "life" goal is 100 biographies by the time I'm 40... I turn 36 in March and have only read 6 - eeek! If anyone has suggestions on books for my life goal, please feel free to share.

Thanks for having me!

[Carol-Anne]

Hello!
New member here - I have read all my life, but for some reason only just found Goodreads!
I am from Fife in Scotland and to be honest I read just about anything from classics to trash :)
I do like a good crime novel though - and I am a bit of a Potter head.
Looking forward to the challenge - set myself a book a week, hopefully that's do-able.
Please say hello - I'm just getting used to this and not sure I'm doing it all right.

[Amber]

I'm Amber and I live in Virginia, USA. I've technically been a member of Goodreads for several years, but this is my first year really getting into it. I've never been part of a book club or done challenges, but I'm really excited this year. I decided to try the annual challenge to help keep track of my reading better and then I found this group associated with it. I'm using the Popsugar challenge to help me reach my goal. I set a conservative goal of 30, though I hope to read more than that. I unfortunately don't have as much time to read as I would like due to being a full time working mother of 4. I am always on the lookout for good books and already I've found far too many (is there such a thing) to add to my list.

I'm happy to try just about anything, though I am not generally a fan of non-fiction as reading is my escape. I tend to gravitate towards YA, anything set in space, urban fantasy, and dystopian fiction. But you can find me reading mystery/thrillers as well.

[Kadijah Michelle]

Welcome everyone to the group! I hope you find something you love about us!

[Ryn]

Hello! I am from Georgia, I love to read almost anything. I honestly don't know how I found the ground. I want to read 25-50 books. I love Goodreads, and I also do theatre!

[Alyshia]

Hi all, I'm Alyshia and I'm from Alberta, Canada.

I used to be an avid reader, but, over the last few years, my reading has declined and I'm hoping to change that. When it comes to books, I'll give any book a try, so I'm always looking for suggestions.

This year, I've set myself a goal of reading at least 10 books this year.

[Anne]

Hi group

I’m Anne, I’m 34 soon be 35 in a couple of months. I have 2 children aged 6 and 2 years and husband who works away a lot.

I love read and buy books. I don’t really have hobbies as such as my children take up all my time. If anyone has read “why mummy drinks” you are looking at a play by play of my life in a book.

Although I don’t have a hobby and when my head isn’t stuck in a book I like to crochet. Now I sound old and sad, sorry.

Anyway that pretty much me. So HI.

[Narmeen Naqvi]

Hey folks!I'm Narmeen from Pakistan.Reading has been my passion since I was about 6.Any book that comes my way gets devoured.I particularly enjoy classics,mysteries,contemporaries,coming of age stories and fantasies XD So yea...Almost everything.

I found this group because I searched for groups with challenges and this was the one that caught my eye.I find that I tend to dnf books a lot when they don't seem to be very interesting or when they're not going in a direction I like.So I wanna step out of my comfort zone and read really important books as well as books that are just fun to read.

My reading goal for this year is a 100 books,which I think is overdoing it a little,but here's to hoping.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome everyone I am so glad you have decided to join our group! Please look around make yourself comfortable and have fun with us.

[Melissa]

My name is Melissa and I live in Woodland Washington. I am a single 39 year old mom with 2 little boys with Autism. I have always loved reading and in my few spare moments that is what I do!

[Rachel]

Hello! I’m Rachel and I’m from California. I just joined this group today. My reading goal is 10 books, but hopefully I can do more. I just finished The Color Purple. I love reading about book from the past. So History fiction I guess. I’m still learning as I go.

[Brenda]

HI all, I'm in Halifax N.S.
Doing the challenge for the 3rd time in a row, - I know I'm not reading as much as I like to but I download as much as I can in my IPAD, which I love. Besides writing my own Romance novel and novella, my second passion is reading. I do have the favorite Author that I cannot live without in my Library.
My goal again this year is 70, well I'm hoping anyway.

Good Luck to everyone Goals this year.
Cheers
Brenda

[nico]

hi! im nicole! im from florida and im really looking forward to reading a lot this year. i love reading all kinds of books and im aiming for 50 this year!

[Greg]

Hello everyone! My name is Greg. I love reading all sorts of books, but right now I've been into Historical Fiction, Espionage, and Non-Fiction right now.

I found this group just searching through the community webpage. I just joined GoodReads and thought this be a cool way to get introduced to new books.

My goal this year is to do 50 books! I've already finished 1 so far (Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews). I am currently reading Dope Sick by Beth Macey.

[Haley]

Hello everyone! I just recently joined this group, and I'm very excited to share in all of these wonderful reading challenges with you all!

I'm from London, Ontario (Canada), and I'm a grade 6 teacher. I would say that half of my reading involves books that I can share with my students, and the other half is what I truly enjoy reading (my guilty pleasure books).

Genres that I'm usually drawn towards are Young and New Adult, Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Romance, Contemporary.
I'm not really one for Nonfiction, but it's something I would like to dip into more this year.

My current favourite book is The Simple Wild by K.A Tucker. Beautiful story - it's not often that a book can make me cry or make me want to reread it instantly!

My goal this year is to read 50 books, which will not include books read in class. These books are solely for me to read and enjoy on my own time. Along with that, I am aiming to read 30,000 pages. I started off the year strong, having read 5 books in the first week, but now that I'm back to work I'm already finding it difficult to dedicate as much time as I'd like to reading. We'll see how it goes!

[Richard]

Rachel wrote: "Hello! I’m Rachel and I’m from California. I just joined this group today. My reading goal is 10 books, but hopefully I can do more. I just finished The Color Purple. I love reading about book from..."

If you like historical fiction, may I suggest two novels by Charles Dickens:-
Tale of Two Cities - about the French Revolution and Robespierre's Terror.
Barnaby Rudge - about the 1780 Gordon Riots.

[Clbrend]

Hi everyone. I am new here. I join the grup because it is a Challenge. I have no social media so i disco ver goodreaders app like lucky. I Hope to integrante nivel y with All of this Magic.

[Kathy]

Keri wrote: "Hello World of 2019 Readers!!

I'm Keri and I'm from Wisconsin! I am a hobby artist/author, but mostly a fairly dedicated reader. I love fantasy and mangas (how could I not? It's beautiful art and ..."

Hi Keri!
I am also from Wisconsin! I have always loved to read and envy you a little on your love of travel. I'm more of a homebody and don't love airplanes and the thought of flying over vast expanses of water scare me. :) I love to read thrillers, mysteries, YA, fantasy, or anything else that grabs my attention!

Happy reading!
Kathy

[Cindy]

Hi everyone,
I'm Cindy. I live in Northern Lower Michigan, just over an hour below Michigan's Upper Penninsula.

I love to read a wide variety of books, and also enjoy writing my own stories. Anything from romance, science fiction, fantasy, realistic fiction, mystery, and sometimes non-fiction.

I found this group through a notification on GoodReads.

My reading goal for this year is 25 books. I would like it to be more, but have to be realistic too. I teach 1st grade, and am working on my second Masters Degree full time, which doesn't leave me a lot of time for reading for enjoyment.

I've been an avid reading since I was a young child, and have been listening to audiobooks on my commute. It's better than no stories at all, but still not the same for me as reading the books myself, for me at least.

[Akuma]

Not especially good at this but i'll make an attempt none the less

I usually keep to myself, but feel free to call me Akuma (a name i've been using online for over a decade)

I liked reading JP novels alot, but in recent years have been branching out more, checking on the classics, and newer novels alike and now have a room filled with books. So i like to think i have a somewhat wide range of books i like to indulge in (although light novels are still a big interest of mine)

I found this group purely because i was hoping to find somewhere that'd help me find more books to enjoy. And if possible engage in some sort of conversation about them at some point. (As I don't know anyone that reads as a hobby)

I don't really have a goal. Just to enjoy the books i'm reading.
But if i had a mild goal, finish the pile of Manga i brought (kanji isn't terrible in some) or if i wanted to punish myself... Finish that novel i've been trudging through for over a year. Or at the very least, reach page 50... -_- I hate kanji

Anyway i hope that serves as a decent introduction. (I hope it's not too long winded)
I look forward to seeing the recommendations here and attempting to expand my tastes further

[Marti Ann OMalley]

Hi, I am Martio. I want to try the 40 book Popsugar reading challenge- the one that starts with "a book becoming a movie in 2019." I think that I have one of the challenges done with the January book of the month. Ready Player One is a book which revolves around a game. I am 42 years old, and a female. You can call me Marti.

[Alana]

Hi! My name is Alana. I live in Eastern Oregon. Wife of 18 years, mother of two boys (16 and 17); I am a nurse, my specialty is hospice, but I am currently working from home as a Medical Case Manager. Feeder, walker, and belly scratcher to 4 dogs (Momma and her two pups; and a stray that found a forever home with us).

My favorite genre is Memoir and Biography. I enjoy Nonfiction; Literary Fiction; Cheesy quick love stories; I enjoy travel books, guides, and accounts of other's experiences with cultural immersion and successful journeys. First hand experiences with pilgrimage.

I am also finding I enjoy religious studies from around the world and how this affects aspects of modern life. What are those ancient rituals that have been done over generations and how and why do we still place value in them? Any book recommendations? This a new interest of mine.

I am doing the reading challenge for the first time this year. I have never kept track of the number of books I have read in a year, so I made the initial goal 52. I have read 5 so far this year.

I appreciated finding this active group on goodreads.

[Kris]

Hi everyone, I’m Kris. I look forward to hearing from other readers and the books they are reading. I joined Goodreads 6 months ago and have a few private friends to share books with but am constantly searching for other gems out there. I have several shelves of unread books yet I’m always reading reviews and responses to what others are finding worth their time. I normally select fiction and am a sucker for historical fiction but also am thrilled to find good memoirs, biographies and mysteries. My reading challenge for 2019 is to read 50 books. I just read a nonfiction book for my January book club but was happy to finish that one. What’s next?

[Nate]

I'm Nate, currently a grad student. I love love love fantasy books, they're my obsession. I heard about this group after my friend sent me the reading prompt for 2019. My reading goal is 35 books, which isn't much but school's a much higher priority! I'm also a very slow reader, much to my chagrin.

[Richard]

Louise wrote: "Hi everyone! I’m Louise from Edinburgh, Scotland and I’ve just joined this group. I’m a nurse by profession and self confessed bookworm. I read a combination of physical books, ebooks and audiobook..."

Have you thought of trying out some classical literary series? Some examples:-
Dance to the music of time by Anthony Powell
Sword of honour trilogy by Evelyn Waugh
Patrick Melrose series by Edward St Aubyn
Parade's end by Ford Madox Ford
Rabbit quartet by John Updike
Palliser series by Anthony Trollope
Barchester Chronicles by Anthony Trollope

[Steph]

Hello! I'm Steph and I'm from Newfoundland, Canada. When it comes to what I read I'm a huge comic fan, been sucked into cozy mysteries lately, love humorous books, and have been on a non-fiction kick with books about organizing, minimalism, and life experiences.

I found this group when I was browsing the goodreads groups and since I'm hoping to be more social on goodreads, I thought I'd join. My current goal is 12 books though I may increase it as the year goes on.

[Maran]

Hey, hey, I'm Maran.

I'm from the Netherlands where I'm a Cognitive Neuroscience master student. I used to read a lot, but because of university I had to read a lot of dry scientific articles (not that they weren't interesting, but scientists are no writers) and I didn't have the energy to read anymore after being done with those articles. However, last year I started reading again and this year I'm participating in the Popsugar Reading Challenge.

So yeah, my goal for this year is to read 50 books. I mainly read fantasy, sci-fi, psychology, philosophy, and I'm working on the classics. Never romance though. I haven't found anything romance that I like (but I'm always open for suggestions, also regarding genres other than the ones mentioned).

Anyway, good luck to everyone and, more importantly, have fun!

[Megan]

HI Maran! Im Megan, new here also. I am an undergraduate Psychology student also! :) My goal is to read 30 as I will be working and studying throughout the year. I read all types of genres and always like to try something new.

[PJ]

Hello all,
I am PJ, In this year I want to read as much as possible, I am primarily a student of International relations but I love reading fiction, My goal is to read 25 books at least but go beyond it by year-end. I love reading biographies and contemporary fiction. Started reading seriously with Dan brown but Murakami and Orwell are now my favorite authors.
I want to keep reading this year along with learning. This group will provide me more push.
Have a great reading experience, everyone.

[Arushi]

Hi Everyone,

I'm Arushi from Lucknow.

I've joined this group today as i am still trying to explore this world even more. my favorite genera are young adults,fantasy, thrillers and romance.I am a dental student and because of my studies i was not able to read a lot since past 4-5 years but then due to some situations i was in depression to overcome that i found my long lost friend that is books so i'm here now.
I came to know about this group through helly one of my favorite booktuber.
My reading goal for this year is 50 books. Hope to get more than it.

[PJ]

Arushi wrote: "Hi Everyone,

I'm Arushi from Lucknow.

I've joined this group today as i am still trying to explore this world even more. my favorite genera are young adults,fantasy, thrillers and romance.I am a ..."

Hello Arushi,
I also come to know about this group from Helly, I am sure you will be able to achieve your goal. Cheers

[Kesley]

Hi everyone,

My name is Kesley Smith.

I am originally from Calgary, Alberta, but currently living in Austin, Texas.

I usually like to read fiction, but have recently started reading a lot more genres. I have started reading a lot more non-fiction business books as well. As long as the book has a unique storyline that keeps my interest, I am always looking for recommendations.

Was introduced to the Goodreads challenge (this group) by a coworker.

My goal for 2019 is: 100 books

[✿ lemon ✿]

Hello! My name is Lemya and I'm currently a student attending community college. I like to draw and read (of course). My preference of books is historical fiction, realistic fiction, and everything else to be honest! My goal is 15 books, and I hope to suprass it later on this year! An underlying goal I have this year is to read more memoirs. I hope we can become great friends in time!

[Nicole]

Hello everyone! My name is Nicole and I live in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate, New York. This is the first time I have ever done this. In fact I didn't even know this was a thing until a couple of days ago. My plan is to read 50 books.

I love reading non fiction books especially history books. When I was a kid I read a lot of those illustrated classics and plan on reading the originals during this year. I also love science fiction especially the classics.

I really want to read books from different genres especially those that I might have never read. I am also rereading the Harry Potter series and hoping to read each book per month.

Lastly I love listening to audiobooks and will listen to most if not all though audio. I find this works out great as you can listen to book while doing various types of work. Thanks to my local library I can download a bunch of audiobooks as they can be quite expensive. I'm also hoping to get a library card at NYPL (New York Public Library) to get a better supply of books.

I would love different genre recommendations. If anyone has an intriguing genre I would love it!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome Everyone! I am so happy to see that the new year brings new faces and can not wait to see what challenges you join and what books you read,

[Aristotle]

yo yo yo what up, its ya boi ARISTOTLE

I started reading because I want to know more, get better at understanding things.



my goal 2 books a month at least.

skrrrrr skrrr

[Jodie]

- Where are you from? I currently live in Huntington Beach, California.

- What kinds of books do you like to read? I love to read horror, post apocalyptic and science-fiction.

- How did you find our group? Recommendation from a friend at work - Brenda Habeck.

- What's your reading goal? My goal is to read a minimum of 52 books. Last year was the first year I completed this goal, now I'm shooting for two years in a row.

[Chanel]

Hello! My name is Chanel and I am from Illinois. I'm an undergrad student graduating at the end of this year and soon to be preparing for the GRE (please wish me luck!)

I love YA (it's a guilty pleasure) romance, thriller, dystopian, etc. I'm really open to anything though!

I was looking through groups because I'm just starting on goodreads, and thought this would be cool to join!

My reading goal is seventy books this year. This will be the first time I'm making a goal, but I honestly wrote down every book I'd want to read, and decided I'd shoot to do that this year.

[Viv]

Hi, I am Viviane. I have always used Goodreads for checking books and reading reviews. The platform helped me to track the ones I want to read and record the ones I read in the past. In fact, I was looking for some book review when I found out this group. Then, well... I decided to push myself to 2019 Reading Challenge.
I have a very eclectic taste as many of you, however; I do love mystery books. :)
My goal for this year is not impressive because I used to read more, but I've being so busy that I will try only 10 books. If I hit the goal, I may go to 12.

[Angie]

Hi - I'm Angie from NZ. I like reading quite a wide range of books and came across this group when I was looking for ways to broaden what I read. I've set myself a goal of 25 books again this year.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Aristotle wrote: "yo yo yo what up, its ya boi ARISTOTLE

I started reading because I want to know more, get better at understanding things.



my goal 2 books a month at least.

skrrrrr skrrr"

Welcome to the group!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Jodie wrote: "- Where are you from? I currently live in Huntington Beach, California.

- What kinds of books do you like to read? I love to read horror, post apocalyptic and science-fiction.

- How did you find ..."

Welcome to the group! So happy to have you join us, I am glad your friend directed you to us. I hope that you get a hot streak of 52 books this year as well.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Chanel wrote: "Hello! My name is Chanel and I am from Illinois. I'm an undergrad student graduating at the end of this year and soon to be preparing for the GRE (please wish me luck!)

I love YA (it's a guilty pl..."

Chanel welcome! Happy to have you join our group. Do you have a favorite author or a book you can't wait to read? If there is a book you want to read try our buddy reads. I hope 70 is your lucky number.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Viv wrote: "Hi, I am Viviane. I have always used Goodreads for checking books and reading reviews. The platform helped me to track the ones I want to read and record the ones I read in the past. In fact, I was..."

Viv I hope that our group helps you read your 10 books. There are many challenges to get you there look around have fun.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Angie wrote: "Hi - I'm Angie from NZ. I like reading quite a wide range of books and came across this group when I was looking for ways to broaden what I read. I've set myself a goal of 25 books again this year."

Angie welcome! I hope you enjoy your time with our group. There are so many books out there to help you reach your 25 books. Welcome and happy reading.

[Sophia]

Hi everyone, my name is Sophia and I'm 24 from Los Angeles, CA. I'm new to this group, I'm currently reading Lord Of The Flies by William Golding and I finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde earlier today. My goal this year is to read 25 books. I think after I finish reading Lord Of The Flies, I'll read Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger. If you guys have any recommendations for good books, let me know!

[Akuma]

Sophia wrote: "Hi everyone, my name is Sophia and I'm 24 from Los Angeles, CA. I'm new to this group, I'm currently reading Lord Of The Flies by William Golding and I finished reading The Picture of Dorian Gray b..."

I found Lord Of The Flies to be a great read. And if your checking out some of the classics i'd happily recommend Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm I found they didn't disappoint.

[Chanel]

Blagica wrote: "Chanel wrote: "Hello! My name is Chanel and I am from Illinois. I'm an undergrad student graduating at the end of this year and soon to be preparing for the GRE (please wish me luck!)

I love YA (i..."

Oh my gosh, thank you, this was so sweet!! My favorite author at the moment is Benjamin Allire Saenz, and I'm especially pumped to read the sequel to Ari and Dante that is hopefully releasing soon!! I'm also very excited to read Sadie by Courtney Summers and the To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogy by Jenny Han. I'm also hoping it's my lucky number, and I definitely wanna hop into a buddy read!

[Nicole]

Hello! I'm Nicole, and I hail from sunny Singapore!

I'm an avid reader - I'll always have a book on hand no matter where I am! I'm also brand new to Goodreads, (wow trying to organize my shelf is a marathon!) so figuring I'm currently figuring out how I fit in this community as well.

This year, I've set my reading target as 20, but my goal besides reading more would be to participate more actively in book discussions/groups! Knowledge is much better shared after all! (:

I read everything from fantasy, to the classics, to biographies to YA, to fiction, although I must say that my favorite genre right now is contemporary classics.

Please don't hesitate to ask if you'd like a book recommendation, or even if you'd simply like to discuss books together!

Happy reading everyone!