HeatherH's 2020 Reading Challenges

[HeatherH]

They're easy to knock off the list!

[HeatherH]

Life (depression/anxiety/grief) hit like a semi this weekend and has me a complete mess. Haven't read/listened to much of anything and really not motivated to at all. Going to push this next week while at work to finish all the currently reading books I have going but backing off for March.. going to give myself some time to breathe and heal.

[Sonnie]

I am so sorry Heather! I have those moments too and I just can't concentrate at all to read when dealing with depression or anxiety. Do what you need to do to heal! <3

[HeatherH]

February stats:

16 finished
5 were 5-stars
9 were 4-stars
1 was 3-stars
1 was 2-stars

I have finished one series for the year.

[Brittany]

Hugs Heather! Its been a hard month for me too. Take the time you need to heal up.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

I'm sending you all the positive vibes and well wishes, Heather! As previously mentioned, take the time you need to take care of yourself ❤

[HeatherH]

Thank you all <3

[Elena]

Hugs and positive vibes to you, Heather! Hope it would be better soon. For me this month was also not very good since I had a shoulder fracture (it's still being healed), but I already can use both hands to write messages :)

[HeatherH]

Thank you Jess!

[HeatherH]

First 1-star rating of the year done... .. this was a pretty big yikes for me. I'll continue with the series because I'm dumb but no high hopes here..

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Oh no 😬 I'm curious, because usually if I give a book 1 star (or even 2 stars!) I do not want to go near that series again, what is it about this series that makes you want to go on with it even though you didn't enjoy it? Is it because you're 2 books in and you're invested, or something else? I am genuinely curious 😅

[HeatherH]

I'm a glutton for punishment? I enjoyed the first book well enough so I guess I'm just still trying to hold on to that? Not really sure.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

😂 It makes sense that you want to continue with it since you enjoyed the first. And I hope the series gets better for you! Maybe this book just suffered from Second Book Syndrome or whatever people call it. Lol.

[Brittany]

Ouch! I think you must be a glutton for punishment. Although I do get wanting to give it another go since book 1 was enjoyable

[HeatherH]

If book 3 is as bad as two I may give up. We shall see.

[HeatherH]

Finished which was an arc I won a few months back and was super slow to get to but ended up loving it! So adorable even though it made me cry a bit lol.

[Brittany]

Good to know! I think that one looks fabulous

[HeatherH]

Brittany wrote: "Good to know! I think that one looks fabulous"

It was! And a super quick read! I forget sometimes how much I enjoy a good contemporary.

[Brittany]

Right? Me too. Sometimes its just the change I need

[HeatherH]

Finished which adds a completed series to my stats. It was a series I started this year, though, so it didn't help me clear off any old ones >.<

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

But it's still a series you had on your tbr so hey, hurray for that. Lol.

[HeatherH]

Liliana wrote: "But it's still a series you had on your tbr so hey, hurray for that. Lol."

For sure! I ended up checking out the audios from my library but have owned the ebooks for years so it was nice to finally get them done.

[HeatherH]

First poetry book of the year done: .

[Brittany]

That is a poetry book I might actually be able to read. Not usually my thing.

And a finished series is still a finished series!

[HeatherH]

Not usually my thing either but my second Lovelace poetry book and I like her stuff. Plus, you can knock it out in an hour or so!

[Teodora]

Oh I've meant to read that for a while now! I am not the biggest poetry fan but sometimes I'm all in for empowering quotes!

[HeatherH]

This one hit me pretty hard due to some of the content being relatable to a loss in my life so that was surprising for me. Also some great book-ish quotes from it!

[HeatherH]

Just finished which completes another series on my list! (for now, there will be more released in the future but not until 2021).

[Brittany]

HeatherH wrote: "This one hit me pretty hard due to some of the content being relatable to a loss in my life so that was surprising for me. Also some great book-ish quotes from it!"

That's great!! I appreciate relatable content like that.


And yay for up to date on another series

[Elena]

Wow! You're so great at finishing the series! I think I just add and add new ones ><

[HeatherH]

Jess wrote: "Wow! You're so great at finishing the series! I think I just add and add new ones ><"

I keep adding more too hah! Have added as many if not more than I have actually finished >.<

[Elena]

Yeah! So true, TBR's just bloating :D

[HeatherH]

Adding a new solo challenge: the Spring Challenge! Running March 19-June19. Liking the prompts on this one!

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

Also adding the Rainbow Challenge. Runs April 1st-June 30th!

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

[Brittany]

Those are good prompts Heather!

[HeatherH]

I'm pretty excited for them! Mostly fairly open so easy to work within any genres I feel like reading!

[HeatherH]

Another poetry book down, . Only one more left by this author and I'll have read all of hers.

[HeatherH]

Finished which is the last of Amanda Lovelace's poetry series. It also means I have finished two series - Women Are Some Kind of Magic which I started in 2019, and Things That Haunt You that I started this month. Sometimes it is nice to have a quick read and in each of hers I found something to relate or connect to!

[Brittany]

That's awesome Heather!

[HeatherH]

Thanks! I'll hopefully be finishing Bitterblue tonight at work as well so that will be another series and my March PIFM pick finished!

[HeatherH]

Finished which knocks another series off!

[Elena]

Congratulations! Really good job :)

[Teodora]

Well done, Heather! Working that TBR hard!

[HeatherH]

Trying too! After seeing Jess's post, I'm adding the Rainbow Challenge as well!

[HeatherH]

Binged today.. all caught up on that series until September! I love Victoria Schwab so much <3

[Teodora]

I've only read the Monsters of Verity duology by V.E. but it was so messy and wonderful that I am sure this is her personal writing style and I love it!

[Kayleigh {K-Books}, YA Fantasy Fan]

YES!! I adore VE Schwab. I still have a few of hers to read but I absolutely adored all the ones I've read (Cassidy Blake, ADSOM, Monsters of Verity, Vicious)

[HeatherH]

I've read Monsters of Verity, Cassidy Blake, the first Archived book and The Near Witch. But I am definitely a fan and looking forward to reading more this year.

[Jo]

HeatherH wrote: "I've read Monsters of Verity, Cassidy Blake, the first Archived book and The Near Witch. But I am definitely a fan and looking forward to reading more this year."

You have to read the Shades of Magic trilogy and Vicious and Vengeful. They're my faves!

[HeatherH]

They're on my TBR for this year! I'm super looking forward to them as so many of my GR friends have loved them!

[Kayleigh {K-Books}, YA Fantasy Fan]

YES to Shades of Magic. They are phenomenal. I haven't read Vengeful yet but I can't wait to read it. I loved Vicious.