Lily's 20s Book Challenge

[Lily]

So I recently turned 20 and now I want to challenge myself to try and read 1million pages by the time I turn 30.
That's 100,000 pages every year!

Let's see how well this goes. A ten year long challenge!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good luck Lily :)

[Lily]

Brenda wrote: "Good luck Lily :)"

Thanks Brenda! :)

[Lily]

first book down The Alibi Man 343 pages

total = 343

[Lily]

second book done.
Nine Perfect Strangers AA 493 pages

343 + 493 = 836

[Lily]

Rivers of London 390 pages

836 + 390 = 1,226

[Em__Jay]

What an interesting challenge! Good luck.

[Lily]

Em__Jay wrote: "What an interesting challenge! Good luck."

Thank you!

[Lily]

A Night of No Return 192 pages

1,226 + 192 = 1,418

[Lily]

Mills & Boon : Tamed By The Sheikh/Duty And The Beast/The Sheikh's Last Gamble/Shackled To The Sheikh AA 408 pages

1,418 + 408 = 1,826

[Lily]

The Price of Pleasure 353 pages

1,826 + 353 = 2,179

[Lily]

Obsession 497 pages

2,179 + 497 = 2,676

[Lily]

Thirteen Chairs 246 pages

2,676 + 246 = 2,922

[Lily]

Girls' Night In AA 668 pages

2,922 + 668 = 3,590

[Lily]

Illuminae 599 pages

3,590 + 599 = 4,189

[Lily]

Shattered Dreams 339 pages

4,189 + 338 = 4,527

[Lily]

whoops Shattered Dreams is actually 341 pages (forgot about the epilogue)

total is now: 4,530

[Lily]

Finnikin of the Rock AA 416 pages

4,530 + 416 = 4,946

[Lily]

Froi of the Exiles AA 593 pages

4,946 + 593 = 5,539

[Lily]

Quintana of Charyn AA 516 pages

5,539 + 516 = 6,055

[Lily]

Another Jane Austen book down.

Persuasion 249 pages

6,055 + 249 = 6,304

[Lily]

Dracula 16 pages
The Weekend 256 pages (AA)

6,304 + 272 = 6,576

[Lily]

4 books down and I'm itching for the next one in the series.

Truthwitch 412 pages
Windwitch 379 pages
Sightwitch 236 pages
Bloodwitch 462 pages

6,576 + 1,489 = 8,065

[Lily]

Finished another classic. A very short book this time.

The old man and the sea 99 pages

8,065 + 99 = 8,164

[Lily]

Murderers' Row 226 pages

8,164 + 226 = 8,390

[Lily]

1984 20 pages
The Untamed Earl 291 pages
The Scandal of It All 376 pages

8,390 + 687 = 9,077

Almost at 10,000 pages already!

[Lily]

The Earl I Adore 336 pages
Between the Duke and the Deep Blue Sea 355 pages

9,077 + 691 = 9,768

[Lily]

The Heir 471 pages
Sea Witch 368 pages
Modern Witchcraft: Facts Learned from Experience 192 pages
A Duke to Remember 319 pages

9,768 + 1,350 = 11,118

[Jenny]

thats an amazing Challenge Lily. How is it going?

[Lily]

Jenny wrote: "thats an amazing Challenge Lily. How is it going?"

So far it's going better than I anticipated.

Thanks for the support, Jenny :)

[Lily]

Between the Devil and the Duke 368 pages
A Momentary Marriage 399 pages
Red Queen 383 pages
Belle of the Back Streets 162 pages

11,118 + 1312 = 12,430

[Lily]

Glass Sword 440 pages
King's Cage 507 pages
War Storm 657 pages

first books of 2020

12,430 + 14,034

[Lily]

Last Night with the Earl 368 pages
Duke of My Heart 316 pages
The Viscount's Frozen Heart 384 pages
The Silent Patient 325 pages
A Walk In The Park 432 pages
and finally, Women 144 pages

14,034 + 1,969 = 16,003

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Doing well Lily :)

[Lily]

Brenda wrote: "Doing well Lily :)"

Thanks Brenda

[Lily]

Little Women/Little Men 816 pages

16,003 + 816 = 16,819

[Lily]

Cinderella's Royal Seduction 224 pages
Catching Fire 391 pages
Mockingjay 390 pages

16,819 + 1005 = 17,824

[Lily]

Things I Want My Daughters to Know 33 pages
At Home in the World: Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe 288 pages
Gemina 659 pages AA
Obsidio 615 pages AA

17,824 + 1,595 = 19,419

[Lily]

Year of Yes 300 pages

19,419 + 300 = 19,719

[Lily]

Still Waters 448 pages
Becoming 426 pages

19,719 + 874 = 20,593

[Lily]

Okay I've read quite a few books since I last updated, so let's try to catch up.

Normal People 273 pages
Children of Blood and Bone 544 pages
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 309 pages
First Kiss 377 pages
Touch of Mischief 66 pages
The Other Side of Envy 284 pages
House of Korba 317 pages
Black and Green 435 pages
The Healing Power of Sugar 374 pages
Push and Shove 481 pages
Introductions 206 pages
First Days 280 pages
Friends vs. Family 438 pages
Forgiveness and Permission 534 pages
Drop of Doubt 396 pages
Love's Cruel Redemption 507 pages

20,593 + 5,821 = 26,414

[Lily]

Void 382 pages
Hollywood Roommates 212 pages
The Five Brothers Next Door 794 pages
Surviving Amber Springs 365 pages
Lost & Found 264 pages
The Accidental Harem 370 pages
One-Two Punch 250 (approx.) pages
Saving Merritt 156 pages
Sunshine 405 pages
Bruny 424 pages AA
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate – Discoveries from a Secret World 288 pages

26,414 + 3,910 = 30,324

[Lily]

Motherhood 304 pages
The Axeman's Jazz 30 pages

30,324 + 334 = 30,658

[Jenny]

you are going so well. hope its fun!

[Lily]

Jenny wrote: "you are going so well. hope its fun!"

Thanks Jenny! It was definitely going well in April but I've since slowed down a bit this month. But I guess that's just reading :)

[Lily]

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking 333 pages
A Short History of Nearly Everything 544 pages

30,658 + 877 = 31,535

[Lily]

The Lightning Thief 375 pages
The Sea of Monsters 279 pages
The Titan's Curse 320 pages
The Battle of the Labyrinth 361 pages
The Last Olympian 381 pages
My Story 504 pages (AA)
Life's Little Instruction Book: 511 Suggestions, Observations, and Reminders on How to Live a Happy and Rewarding Life 160 pages (approx.)
Life's Little Instruction Book, Volume II 160 pages

31,535 + 2,540 = 34,075

[Lily]

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin 58 pages
The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie 272 pages (AA)
We Are Displaced 224 pages
The Story of Timun Mas: English Indonesian Bilingual Book 41 pages

34,075 + 595 = 34,670

[Lily]

The Savior's Champion 562 pages
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter 278 pages
Then 304 pages
The Power of One & Tandia 1092 pages
My Sister, the Serial Killer 226 pages
No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need 240 pages

34,670 + 2,702 = 37,372

[Lily]

It has been one whole year since I started this challenge :)

This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook 208 pages
Homegoing 320 pages
Adulthood Is a Myth 112 pages
So You've Been Publicly Shamed 290 pages
The Magical World of Fairies 84 pages (?)
Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race 249 pages
The Bee and the Orange Tree 393 pages
Flight or Fright: 17 Turbulent Tales 332 pages
Scrublands (AA) 496 pages
Under the Tuscan Sun 299 pages

37,372 + 2,783 = 40,155