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Lara Loves A Challenge - 2019 ed.
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Monthly Totals To help track my progress
Jan: 79 total titles
61 booksFeb: 63 total titles
0 graphic novels
18 picture books
34 booksMar: 69 total titles
2 graphic novels
27 picture books
11 booksApr: 60 total titles
24 graphic novels
34 picture books
22 booksMay: 63 total titles
24 graphic novels
14 picture books
50 booksJun: 69 total titles
5 graphic novels
8 picture books
48 booksJul: 78 total titles
10 graphic novels
11 picture books
52 booksAug: 84 total titles
6 graphic novels
20 picture books
50 booksSep: 56 titles
7 graphic novels
27 picture books
50 booksOct: 68 titles
0 graphic novels
6 picture books
47 booksNov: 75 titles
1 graphic novel
20 picture books
51 booksDec: 78 total titles
2 graphic novels
22 picture books
51 books
2 graphic novels
25 picture books
Total Books: 527
Total Graphic Novels: 83
Total Picture Books: 232
Grand Total : 842
A-Z Challenge Read a book beginning with each letter of the alphabet. Will try to count as few picture books as possible - read way too many of those for this to be a challenge otherwise!
Working on this in another group too (Drop Everything & Read). Like last year, this will be my main Challenge Tracking Hub... so here it is :)
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Historical Romance Series ChallengeGoal: Addictive
Another personal challenge through another group. Complete the sets! I'm not holding myself to just 2019 for this one. It's an ongoing one for me year to year, as I aim to finish up a few series (and probably reread a number of books in the process!)
Series: Bedwyn Saga - Mary Balogh (9 books, including side works)
Have read 2/9
0.5 One Night for Love (Bedwyn Prequel 1)
(Bedwyn Prequel 2) - read Oct 20171 Slightly Married
- read Apr 20173 Slightly Scandalous
4 Slightly Tempted
5 Slightly Sinful
6 Slightly Dangerous
6.5 Once Upon A Dream
Series: Mistress Series - Mary Balogh (4 books, including side work)
1 More Than a Mistress
2 No Man's Mistress
2.5 Now a Bride
3 The Secret Mistress
Series: Huxtable Quintet - Mary Balogh (5 books)
1 First Comes Marriage
2 Then Comes Seduction
3 At Last Comes Love
4 Seducing an Angel
5 A Secret Affair
Series: Emersons - Maureen Driscoll (6 books)
Reread the Kellington series from Maureen Driscoll last year, so on to the Emersons this year!
1 Always Come Home
2 Always True to Her
3 Always Have Hope
4 Always Believe in Love
5 Always Forever
6 Never and Always
Series: Secret Lives - Colleen Connally (3 books)
- read Mar 20182 Broken Legacy
3 Seductive Lies
Series: The Dukes of War - Erica Ridley (8 novellas)
- reread Jul 2018
- reread Jul 2018
- read Jul 2018
- reread Sep 20185 The Brigadier's Runaway Bride
6 The Pirate's Tempting Stowaway
7 The Duke's Accidental Wife
8 All I Want
Series: Cynfell Brothers - Samantha Holt (7 novellas)
- read Oct 2018
- read Nov 20183 Sinful Liaisons
4 Sinful Cravings
5 Sinful Possession
6 Sinful Temptations
7 Sinful Secrets
More series to be added as I think of them, but these should get me started!
Reading based on cover colors. This appeals to my quirky sense of humor - what librarian hasn't had the "I can't remember the title but the cover was blue" sort of question?1. White (or ivory, cream, bone, etc...):
2. Pink (rose, magenta, salmon, etc...).
3. Red (maroon, brick, scarlet, etc...).
4. Orange (apricot, ginger, carrot, etc...).
5. Yellow (blond, chartreuse, canary, etc...).
6. Green (sage, lime, jade, etc...).
7. Light Blue (teal, sky, cerulean, etc...).
8. Dark Blue (indigo, denim, navy, etc...).
9. Purple (lavender, plum, orchid, etc...).
10. Brown (tan, mahogany, coffee, etc...).
11. Black (grey, slate, coal, etc...).
12. A Metallic color (gold, silver, bronze, etc...).
13. A book with at least 5 colors on the cover
14. A book with a color in the title:
15. A book with a word describing colors in the title (rainbow, stripes, polka dots, etc...)
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2019A challenge I've included to help break me out of my usual ruts. Some of these are actually pretty challenging!
For more information: Book Riot
An epistolary novel or collection of letters
An alternate history novel
A book by a woman and/or AOC (Author of Color) that won a literary award in 2018
A humor book
A book by a journalist or about journalism
A book by an AOC set in or about space
An #ownvoices book set in Mexico or Central America
An #ownvoices book set in Oceania
A book published prior to January 1, 2019, with fewer than 100 reviews on Goodreads
A translated book written by and/or translated by a woman
A book of manga
A book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character
A book by or about someone that identifies as neurodiverse
A cozy mystery
A book of mythology or folklore
An historical romance by an AOC
A business book
A novel by a trans or nonbinary author
A book of nonviolent true crime
A book written in prison
A comic by an LGBTQIA creator
A children’s or middle grade book (not YA) that has won a diversity award since 2009
A self-published book
A collection of poetry published since 2014
Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading ChallengeAnother reading challenge with various prompts to get me out of my reading ruts.
From the blog Modern Mrs. Darcy
A book you've been meaning to read.
A book about a topic that fascinates you.
A book recommended by someone with great taste.
Three books by the same author.
see reply below - I was running out of space here!
A book you chose for the cover.
A book by an author who is new to you.
A book in translation.
A book outside your (genre) comfort zone.
A book published before you were born.
What a great goal, Lara! It must be interesting being a librarian. You must be able to make really good recommendations.
JANUARY SUMMARY61 books
0 graphic novels
18 picture books
Total Titles Read: 79
Books of the Month
None this month
FEBRUARY SUMMARY34 books
2 graphic novels
27 picture books
Total Titles Read: 63
Books of the Month
Addicted to YA
Hunting Prince Dracula
MARCH SUMMARY11 books
24 graphic novels
34 picture books
Total Titles Read: 69
Books of the Month
None this month
APRIL SUMMARY22 books
24 graphic novels
14 picture books
Total Titles Read: 60
Books of the Month
None this month
Good luck with your reading challenge!
MAY SUMMARY50 books
5 graphic novels
8 picture books
Total Titles Read: 63
Books of the Month
None this month
(but I swear I'm working on a few!)
JUNE SUMMARY48 books
10 graphic novels
11 picture books
Total Titles Read: 69
Books of the Month
None again... still working my way through a few
JULY SUMMARY52 books
6 graphic novels
20 picture books
Total Titles Read: 78
Books of the Month
I really need to get some of these finished up...
From the "Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge"Three books by the same author.
AUGUST SUMMARY50 books
7 graphic novels
27 picture books
Total Titles Read: 84
Books of the Month
I think I have three close to finishing...
SEPTEMBER SUMMARY50 books
0 graphic novels
6 picture books
Total Titles Read: 56
Books of the Month
Yeaaahh, about that... ;)
OCTOBER SUMMARY47 books
1 graphic novel
20 picture books
Total Titles Read: 68
Books of the Month
None this month. Lots of quick finish happy endings, not so much on the BOTM lists...
NOVEMBER SUMMARY51 books
2 graphic novels
22 picture books
Total Titles Read: 75
Books of the Month
Still none this month. Stuck on my kick of 'happy escapism reads', not so much on the BOTM lists...
DECEMBER SUMMARY51 books
2 graphic novels
25 picture books
Total Titles Read: 78
Books of the Month
So, looks like a few of these are wrapping into 2020
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
Red Rope of Fate (other topics)The Librarian from the Black Lagoon (other topics)
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella (other topics)
Jingle Belle (other topics)
I Will Surprise My Friend! (other topics)
More...
Most of my reading is picture books and mid-grade, because of work, but I always have a Kindle book on the go, an audiobook or two for my commute and for working out, and a physical book or two to top it off. It adds up.
For 2019, I'm starting out aiming to break at least 250. I'll adjust my goal again as needed (same as the last few years). My bigger goals, more than just the numbers, are to read new books (breaking out of my usual ruts), and write more reviews. I'm looking forward to the monthly challenges, etc. here to help with that!