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[Marla]

Hi, my name is Marla and I am currently living in Colorado. I have been reading as long as I can remember. My mom would take me to the library and I would get a stack of books and devour them. My favorite series growing up would have to be The Chronicles of Narnia, which I shared with my boys, one of which devealoped the same healthy appetite for reading that I have as a result of that.

I read a variety of genres. Currently, I am finishing up Insurgent and might move on to Winter of the Worlds by Ken Follet. Looking forward to hearing more about what other are reading. There are so many books that never make the Best Sellers list that are worthy of our time

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

Welcome, Sophie and Marla!

[Cody]

Hi everyone I'm Cody!

I mainly read YA/NA, Fantasy, Romance, Dystopian and Science Fiction.
Check out my blog at:

http://literary-lyobsessed.blogspot.c...

Thank you :)

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

Welcome, Cody!

[Laronza]

Hi..I'm Ronza. My goal for this year is 500 books. I did 407 last year so wish me luck. I love to read and in going through a horror phase fight now. I'm from Colorado.

[Faye, The Dickens Junkie]

Welcome, Ronza! That's an incredible goal. :)

[Nikki]

Hi - I'm Nikki.
I joined Goodreads after deciding I wanted to set myself a challenge of reading more books and from a variety of different genres.
I used to always stick to 'chick lit'. The more colourful the book cover the more I was drawn to it. But after finding that a lot of these were very predictable and starting to 'bore' me I decided to try something new.
I'm aiming to read a book a month this year. I'm so far on target so want to see if I can maybe up it!
I've read a memoir, 2 chick lit books and a Stephen King novel. I'm currently dipping between Stephen King's The Shining and a Katie Fforde book to balance me out and so I don't get too scared!

[Kassandra]

Welcome Nikki! You will definitely find some interesting reads here on GoodReads. We have a variety of monthly reads as well - those should help you stretch your wings.

[Marla]

Welcome Nikki,
I too joined because I wanted to challange myself to read more. I really was in a slump for some reason last year. I read the Shining many years ago and loved it.. can you say redrum :) I know you will find some new and different books to read from this site. I know I have.

[Marla]

Holy Cow, Ronza, I can't even wrap my head around 407 books in a year let alone 500. You go girl!

[Amanda]

Hi, I'm Amanda from Missouri and I love all kinds of books. Long ones, short ones, fiction, non-fiction... I read it all (although lately I've been preferring mystery/thriller and historical fiction)! I'm trying to get back on track with slowly whittling down my tbr list (as it quickly grows and grows) and the challenges here seem like a great way to do that! I always have a hard time choosing my next book to read, so this seems like a great way to help narrow down the list each month. :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome Marla and Amanda!
Honestly, this group is likely to increase your tbr there are always so many great recommendations. It's one step forward and two steps back!

[megan]

Yay new friends! Welcome!

[Kim]

Hi all!

I'm Kim living in the weather confused state of Colorado. I spend most of my time reading or listening to books while exercising my racing whippet, knitting, and looking after the daily tasks of life. I have another challenge this year of not purchasing clothing except for jeans. If I want something I must make it. There's a lot of sewing going on here.

I mostly read/listen to sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, etc. Hoping this challenge will broaden my horizons a little.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome to Kim and her whippet! Glad to see another fan of audiobooks!

[Mary]

Hi,
I'm Mary, living in New Jersey. I'm from Boston and have lived a variety of places in-between then and now. Lifelong reader, my interests change often. Mostly fiction - some favorites and guaranteed fall backs are John Steinbeck, Tom Robbins & John Irving.
I already set my reading challenge number to 15 this year on Goodreads.
I always have a pile of books on my nightstand.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome, Mary, from a fellow resident of the Garden State!

[sonya]

My name is sonya van etten. I read anything once, some rereads.

[Kassandra]

Welcome Sonya!

[Alicia]

Hi everyone!
My name is Alicia and I'm from Belgium.
I have a blog about reading and I love YA, mystery and romance.
My favourite books are:
Perfume, the story of a murderer by Patrick Süskind
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Inferno by Dan Brown
The Harry Potter series
I have my book top 20 posted on my blog for those of you who are interested ;)

I work full time and am a social work student.

[Kassandra]

Welcome to the group Alicia!

[Drew]

Hi my name is Andrew. I just joined this group a few days ago but I've been on goodreads for about a year and a half. I'm from Connecticut. Some of my favorite books are Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, Michael Cunningham's The Hours, the Harry Potter books, A confederacy of dunces. I joined this group to get new ideas of what to read, meet other people that love to read, and to broaden my reading horizons.

[Kassandra]

Welcome to the group Andrew. Hopefully you'll find lots of ideas here through other member recommendations and our monthly reads!

[Drew]

Thanks Kassandra! I am interested already in all the books that I'm seeing on the other threads. Looks like I'm going to be keeping myself busy. Is it ok if I add you as a friend on here? I just have added people from my Facebook page and not a lot of them are vivacious readers.

[Stella]

Hi! My name is Stella, I'm 17 and from Croatia.
As soon as I was able to read my mum made me read the Harry Potter series and I've been in love with books ever since.
My favorite books are the Harry Potter series (obviously),The Perks of Being Wallflower,Jane Eyre and Trone of Glass series... I joined the group because I wanted to discuss the books I've read and get more ideas of what I could read next.

[Cindy]

I have the same problem as Andrew, nobody I know reads. That is why I came to goodreads in January. My to read pile grew very quickly. I don't have a problem with not finding any books to read. Hope you have fun Andrew and Stella

[Kassandra]

@Andrew - absolutely, send me an invite! I'm glad you're already finding some interesting reads.

Welcome to the group Stella! Harry Potter is also my favourite series.

@Cindy - a big TBR pile seems to be a problem for a lot of our members. There are just too many good books to read!

[Lilly]

Hello! I am from the US and I love reading. I guess I am a bit younger than most here, but I guess everything works. I want to set new challenges for myself, especially with non-fiction. I guess that is my goal here is to get motivated to read non-fiction.

[megan]

Welcome Lily! We have at least one nonfiction group read a month. It's how I get most of my nonfiction in.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hello, New Members!!! So glad to have you onboard! Feel free to jump right in to anything that interests you. And to ask questions if anything g is unclear. Everyone is friendly herre.

[Leanne]

Hi everyone!

I'm Leanne ... I love to read and am new to book clubs ... I am still trying to navigate my way through it, thanks to my friend and one of the moderators Kassandra!

I am looking forward to meeting new friends who share a passion for reading!

[Kassandra]

Welcome to the group Leanne - I'm so happy to have you here my friend! Looking forward to you joining us in our activities.

[Kathryn]

Hi, Kat here! Looking to branch out into new genres, and this group seems a good fit for me. Really excited about the books you have chosen for the month. Happy Reading!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome Kathryn and Leanna!

[Melissa]

Hi all Newbies! It is so much fun to meet people from different cultures, but we all have books in common! Welcome!

[Jean San]

Hello, my name is Jean. I'm 15 from Malaysia. I grew up with Enid Blyton's books and The Chronicles of Narnia. My favourite genres are crime, mystery, history, and non-fiction, but I started taking up classics recently because, well, the books are much cheaper and easier to get.

I don't have a favourite book because I don't think I have read enough to judge.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome, Jean from Malaysia!
Feel free to explore around our homepage; there's lots to do if you choose. Plenty of challenges and group reads. A place for keeping track of your personal goals. Or maybe you want to lurk in on a few threads before jumping in. That's okay. too. Everyone here is really friendly so don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have. :)

[rose]

Hey there, I'm Rose!

I've only just gotten active on goodreads, mainly because I was searching for a way to organize the books I've read and look for interesting new books that are relevant to my interest.

About myself: I'm starting my last year in highschool, and I'm currently enrolled in a digital arts program, which tells you about everything you need to know about my hobbies. I'll read just about anything, but I have a soft spot for biographies, urban fantasy, and soft sci-fi.

I'm hoping to broaden my horizons and get an appreciation for other types of novels here, as well as participate in some group reads, which seem pretty rad. :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Haruki Murakami!!!!!!

Ahem. Welcome Shariah and Rose. Browse around a bit. There's a lot on the menu but you choose what you like. :)

[Kassandra]

Welcome new members!

[Susan]

Hi everyone! I'm Sue. I just joined Goodreads. I'm a lifelong omnivorous reader. At the moment I'm fascinated by Japanese literature, but in general I read widely in world literature and philosophy.

[Rogan]

Hello, I am Keira! I am a teenager and a self-proclaimed bookworm. My friends just call me weird. Or nerdy. Or both. But I love them anyway...
I have a hard time picking favourite books but I love Harry Potter (obviously) and pretty much anything by Eva Ibbotson. Also, I struggle with classics (find the characters annoying OR I find them hard to get into- the longer ones, anyway). I just recently discovered the joys of free audiobook versions of books in the public domain and my life is saved :)

[Kassandra]

Welcome to the group, Sue and Keira!

[Kjs]

Hello, I am Kjs. I look forward to being a member of this book club!I have always loved to read.I just started reading classics though.Goodreads has helped me reach one of my goals of reading all of Jane Austens books.I am hoping to read other classics. I just finished reading The Picture Of Dorian Gray. I really enjoyed it!

[Amee]

Hello, my name is Amee. I love books of pretty much any flavor, right now I'm going through a bit of a sci-fi bender. Favorites (books and authors) would include Harry Potter, J.D. Robb, MaryJanice Davidson, Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Ender's Game, Piers Anthony, and probably tons of others.

I'm excited about the idea of reading challenges, and look forward to having lots of lovely book discussions with like-minded readers!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hello New Members! Welcome!
Lots of genres are loved here. Join whatever your interests take you to and feel free to ask questions. Everyone is really nice. :)

[Amanda]

Hi, my name is Amanda, I'm from Sweden and I like reading pretty much anything, but I do want to get better at reading a bit more non-fiction, so I am very excited about the reading challenges. My favorite book right now is probably "How to build a girl" by Caitlyn Moran, but I also love "The land of stories" by Chris Colfer. I would like to get as much as possible out of this group, so I will really try to be part of discussions and such. So yeah, that's a bit about me, hope to get to know some people with the same interests as myself.
Have a great day!

[Sunniva]

Hi,
This is one of the first groups I join on goodreads, I really hope it helps me to focus on more "private" reading. I'm an English and German teacher from Germany, so reading is a part of my job. Over the past two years I've noticed that 80% of the books I read are books I could maybe read with my students one day (a lot of German classics and English contemporary fiction), while my private to-be-read-pile grows and grows... ;)So, more private reading and variety is my goal for 2015
I can't really decide on a favorite genre. I'm not too much into romance and "funny books" of the Bridget Jones type but apart from that I actually enjoy reading everything.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome, Amanda and Sunniva! I hope you find what you're looking for here. There are lots of fun things to choose. Five Group Reads, lots of side challenges (we call them mini-challenges), a group-wide Points Challenge, plenty of discussion threads, etc. jump in where you feel comfortable. You can do as little or as much as you like. Glad to have you along. :)

[Macklin]

Hi I am AVeryHungryBookReader. My 2015 challenge is 100 books and I am 5 books behind!! I keep on reading picture books to boost my numbers. I joined Goodreads a couple of years ago, but haven't joined any groups yet. I have joined this one to meet new readers, discuss books, get some help on my challenge, and I can't wait to meet you all.