Sharon’s 2020 Challenge - Reduce my Kindle/ Netgalley books by 50

[Sharon]

My kindle is bursting at the seams with so many unread Netgalley and assorted kindle books. Here’s hoping for a lighter kindle in 2020 😊🤞

[Andrea]

Ooh - that’s ambitious! Good luck Sharon

[Sharon]

Thanks Andrea. Think I’m going to need it :)

[Laur]

Hey Sharon....mind if I join you? Same number...I’m in for 50. I have a terrible habit of reading 1 then adding 2-3 more.

[Sharon]

Hi Laur, no I don’t mind at all. Look forward to following your challenge :)

[Veronica ⭐️]

great challenge Sharon. You're not the only one that has a fully loaded kindle. I will be hoping to reduce mine as well. Not by 50 though.

[Em__Jay]

I also need to do this. My feedback ratio is woeful and the number of books still to read and review is overwhelming.

[Sharon]

Thank you, Veronica. Good luck with trying to reduce yours 😊

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good luck Sharon - great goal!!

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda!

[Carolyn]

Good luck Sharon on getting on top of those Netgalley books!

[Sharon]

Thanks Carolyn. I’m so far behind with them.

[Ace]

All the best with your challenge Sharon. I seem to add more than I read. Way way more. It will be tough for you to come out on top at the end of the year, but that's what challenges are all about!

[Sharon]

Thanks Ace and yes I agree it will be tough, but I’ll give it my best 😊

[Kerri]

Good luck Sharon, my Kindle is bursting too, not to mention the ones I've transferred to my pc.

[Sharon]

Thank you, Kerri. Yes I didn’t realise how many I had on my kindle :)

[Deb]

50 sounds like a good achievable goal -good luck.

[Sharon]

I hope so :) Thanks Deborah 😊

[Kylie]

Good luck with it Sharon! All the best! Happy Reading. :) xo

[Sharon]

Thank you so much, Kylie. Same to you :) xx

[Sharon]

1. In Safe Arms by Lee Christine 8/1/20

[Sharon]

2. A Place to Remember by Jenn J. McLeod 22/1/20

[Sharon]

3. Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe 26/1/20

4. Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss 28/1/20

5. What It Seems by Emily Bleeker 14/2/20

6. Only We Know by Victoria Purman 17/2/20

7. The Woman Behind Her by Anna Willett 20/2/20

[Bec]

Sharon wrote: "My kindle is bursting at the seams with so many unread Netgalley and assorted kindle books. Here’s hoping for a lighter kindle in 2020 😊🤞"

my actual kindle is probably full - my mum reads more of my kindle books than i do lol - i just have to work out how to stop it showing up on my goodreads as 'read' when she finishes one (its the same account different device) if anyone knows how i'd love to know.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Make sure your internet is turned off Bec. Unless you want to download a book, it is better to have it turned off all the time. Less drain on the battery plus you don't have to fight with your GR shelf :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "3. Just an Ordinary Family by Fiona Lowe 26/1/20

4. Dead Man Switch by Tara Moss [book..."

You're doing well Sharon!

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda. Helpful tip on the kindle as I didn’t know that having the wifi on drained the battery. Thanks :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're welcome :)

[Sharon]

8. The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi 26/2/20

9. Champagne for Breakfast by Maggie Christensen 2/3/20

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sharon wrote: "8. The Road She Left Behind by Christine Nolfi 26/2/20

9. Champagne for Breakfast by "

Sorry to disappoint you Sharon, but Christine Nolfi is a US author :)

[Sharon]

Thanks Brenda. Its a mixed challenge even though so far majority of them are. Aussie’s. You had me worried when I saw your comment and I had to check the challenge my self lol. 😀

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sorry Sharon, I thought this post was in the AWW group. I obviously need to pay more attention!!

[Sharon]

Haha all good 😊

[Deb]

You are doing really well though! Up to nine already, I reckon you will meet your goal :)

[Sharon]

Thank you so much, Deborah. I do hope so 🤞😊

[Sharon]

10. Midwife in the Jungle by Fiona McArthur 29/3/20
11. You Can't Catch Me by Catherine McKenzie 1/4/20
12. The New Arrival: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette by Margaret Lynette Sharp 1/4/20
13. Small Town Kid by Frank Prem 2/4/20
14. Truths I Never Told You by Kelly Rimmer 8/4/20

[Sarah]

This is a great challenge, Sharon! I've also got to clean up my act re: Netgalley, to give myself a better chance of approval on future titles. I still have a few I haven't read from last year, so will need to get to them asap. How did you enjoy Truths I Never Told You? I bought it recently for my mother-in-law (and thinking I'll borrow it back from her when she's finished!), based on my enjoyment of The Things We Cannot Say last year. My M.I.L. was a bit worried by the comparison in the blurb to Jodi Piccoult, as neither of us really like reading her. What did you think?

[Sharon]

Jen wrote: "I need to do this challenge ... like other comments, I add more than I read 🙃"

Haha well at least you’re not alone, Jen 😊

[Sharon]

Sarah wrote: "This is a great challenge, Sharon! I've also got to clean up my act re: Netgalley, to give myself a better chance of approval on future titles. I still have a few I haven't read from last year, so ..."

Hi Sarah, I really enjoyed Truths I Never Told You, but I see there have been mixed reviews on this one. All you can do is give it a go you never know you may just enjoy it. Here is the link to my review if you’re interested :)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I also loved Truths I Never Told You :)

[Sharon]

Brenda wrote: "I also loved Truths I Never Told You :)"

She’s a great author, Brenda. Can’t wait to see what her next book will be. Although I do have enough books to read, so I probably can wait :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! I do agree :)

[Sharon]

15. Coffin Road by Peter May 6/4/20
16. Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton 8/4/20
17. One Summer Between Friends by Trish Morey 22/4/20

[Sharon]

18. Follow You Home by Mark Edwards 5/5/20

19. Scared to Death by Rachel Amphlett 22/6/20

20. When She Was Good by Michael Robotham 7/7/20

21. Scared Yet? by Jaye Ford 27/7/20

22. Mr Broadwood Meets the Bennets: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette by Margaret Lynette Sharp 27/7/20

23. Walk Away Silver Heart by Frank Prem 10/9/20

24. A Ball at Longbourn: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette by Margaret Lynette Sharp 10/9/20

25. The New Asylum: A Memoir of Psychiatry by Frank Prem 16/9/20

26. Mr Bennet's Surprise: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette by Margaret Lynette Sharp 20/9/20

27. The Iron Road by Charlotte Nash 25/9/20

28. The Ugly Man (Novella) : A Dani Lancing Story by P.D. Viner 28/9/20

29. Singing Sand by David Chattaway 29/9/20

30. Dance in the Outback by S.E. Gilchrist 30/9/20

31. Backwoods Ripper by Anna Willett 5/10/20

[Sarah]

Well done Sharon! Well over halfway there...

[Sharon]

Thank Sarah. Fingers crossed 🤞

[Sharon]

32. Arson at the Art Gallery by Grace York 7/10/20

[MaryG2E]

Wow, Sharon, you're doing very well. Even if you don't make it to the 50 target, your efforts to reduce the list are excellent.

[Sharon]

Thank you so much, MaryG2E 😊

[Sharon]

33. Emergency Response by Nicki Edwards 11/10/20
34. I Am Justice by Lara Coates 13/10/20
35. River of Salt by Dave Warner 15/10/20