Rachel 2020 reading journey of 101+ books

[Rachel]

I read in 2019 far past my originally anticipated goal and read over 100 books and I want continue reading at similar pace for 2020, but make a bigger dent in my TBR and be more intentional about what books I am reading.

Challenges so far:
Quarterly- Meet us at the Bookshop: 10 books

[Rachel]

Additional challenges:

Yearly color challenge: 18 books
Yearly clear the shelves: 25 physical books and 30 audiobooks

TBR Twin January

[Rachel]

Additional monthly challenge for January: marathon

8 books for January...let’s get this year started off right!

[Rachel]

Additional Quarterly challenge of myths around the world:
Jan-March : 5 books

(This is going to be a push/out of the box challenge for me)

[Rachel]

Book 1 of 2020- The Wanderer
I enjoyed this one and glad to be introduced to a new small tow. location and new characters by Robyn Carr.

TBR Twin January book pick is The Immortalists

[Rachel]

Update to my challenges:

TBR Twin January (read Immortalists beginning 1/6 with Matilde)

Monthly: (January):
1. Marathon - 8 books
1/8 complete

2. Sight Singing - 2 books
0/2 complete


Quarterly (Jan-March 2020):
Meet at the Bookshop - 12 books
1/12 complete


Yearly (2020):
1. Clear the shelves - 25 physical books and 30 audiobooks
0/25 complete and 1/30 complete

2. Color Challenge - 18 books
1/18 complete

3. Book Club - 5 TBR Twins
1/5 complete

[Megan]

Great progress thus far!

[Rachel]

I have now read 3 out of 101 books!

January monthly challenge updates:
1. 3 out of 8 books for marathon challenge
2. Still 0 out of 2 books for sight singing challenge

Quarterly challenge:
1. Meet us at the bookshop is 3 out of 12 books each in different genres

Yearly challenge:
1. Clear the shelves- 1/25 physical books and 2/30 audiobooks
2. Color challenge- 3 books (light blue, dark blue and green)
3. Book club- 1 out 5 TBR Twins (January)

Currently reading:
physical book with TBR twin January
Audiobook

[Rachel]

Audiobook complete:
Now finished 4 out of 101 books!

[Lisa]

Good luck, Rachel!

[Rachel]

Update to my progress: 5 out of 101 books!
Completed another audiobook:

[Rachel]

I am now at 6 books completed!

I finished The Immortalists and I would give it about 3.5 stars. Not as great I had hoped, but I will have interesting conversations about it.

[Rachel]

I am now at 8 books completed!

5 audiobooks and 3 physical books.

I recently read The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick. It was her most recent book written and it was an enjoyable read while I was on vacation. I would give it 4/5 stars.

I listened to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See and wow what a powerful book! She has a way of getting me lost in the culture I knew nothing about before. I was along for the journey of one woman through her struggles, loves and losses and confronting the outside world from her small village growing up. I really went on a journey with her, her daughter and the rest of their family. Definitely a 5 star book for me!

[Rachel]

I am now at 11 books completed.

I finished reading Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls (with my family)

I finished The Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah

I finished Color Me In by Natasha Díaz (which I had mixed feelings about and wish I read the physical book instead of listened to this one because the pronunciation of the Hebrew and Yiddish were laughably awful)

I crushed my January marathon goal of 8 books
I didn’t quite make my January sight reading goal (the book I am reading to complete is still not finished)

I am now reading The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek with my February TBR twin!

I am also reading my January BOTM member fave pick of The Last Time I Lied to mix it up and reading a thriller.

[Rachel]

I am now up to 14 books read!
Completed: The Last Time I Lied and The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek which I really enjoyed both books.

I also read Under Currents which was a super quick read via audible that I have had for at least a year in my library and I liked much more than I thought I would.

[Rachel]

I am now up to 24 books read (and 1 short audiobook that doesn’t count)!

I read:
Buried Deep
The Mystwick School of Musicraft
The Newcomer
The Hero
Harley Merlin and the Mortal Pact
Maybe in Another Life
American Dirt
The Midwife's Confession
Little Fires Everywhere
The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

Many of these were audiobooks because I have been slower at reading physical books lately. My favorites of these books were Little Fires Everywhere, American Dirt and surprisingly The Mystwick School of Musicraft (read with my daughter).

Currently reading Where the Forest Meets the Stars and trying to decide what to read with my TBR twin for March.