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[Erin]

Hi everyone! My name is Erin and I joined a few days ago. I'm SO excited to be a part of this community!

I'm from the United States, I love sci-fi, fantasy, and fiction books, and I found this group while looking for groups to join after I first made my Goodreads profile. I wanted a place where I could discuss the things I read with others, and since my friends aren't really big readers, I ended up here, and I'm so glad I did!

My reading goal is to read 6 books by the end of 2020. I have already read one and am currently reading 2 others! I am not a big reader, and I plan to change that one step at a time.

Thanks for having me in your group! Happy reading and God bless you all<3 :)

Ilona wrote: "Welcome, new members! Please stop in and introduce yourselves. We're looking forward to getting to know you.

If you don't know where to start, feel free to answer these questions:
- Where are you ..."

[Erin]

Nice to meet you Elizabeth! I don't think that's too few books at all; my goal is just 6, although I plan to exceed my goal. I used to not read at all, so this is my way of easing myself back into a reading lifestyle. I'm impressed with your goal! I hope that encourages you! Good luck with your goal and happy reading :))

Elizabeth wrote: "Hello everyone and happy new year! I’m Liz, I’m from Greece but I’m based in Luxembourg since 2013. I’m excited to be part of this group! I like reading books and my goal for this year is 20 books...."

[Sarah]

Hi I'm Sarah from B.C. Canada
love to read sci-fi/fantasy,horror and young adult
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read as many books as I can

[Lisanne]

Hallo iedereen!

My name is Lisanne (or Lis) a 22 year-old English language and literature major from the Netherlands. My favourite genres are YA fantasy and historical fiction, but I also love to read poetry, romances, sci-fi and non-fiction books about biology, psychology and neuroscience, and am always willing to broaden my horizons.

Looking forward to joining some of these challenges 🙋🏻‍♀️

[The]

Hi This is Rajni from The Talkative Reader. I have been using goodreads just to know about books these years but I guess It's time for me to open up my space and start doing some reading challenges, cuz WHY NOT!

So, here I am, as a newbie, to welcome the world of reading and of course, books

PS: I am a huge Fandom girl and love Harry Potter probably to the end of this galaxy

[Mustafa]

I'm Mustafa Zahran. started reading in 2019 and could meet my 20-book challenge. this year, I set a new challenge of 25 books, 9 already finished!
I'm big fan of Shakespeare, Orwell, and Ray Bradbury
now, can you guess my favorite genres??

[Juan]

Hi, everyone! I'm John Paul, from the Philippines. You can call me John or Paul or JP. Just don't combine those two names of apostles 'cause they're too holy to associate with me lol.

I read pretty much everything as long as the story and the characters are promising. But my favorites are psychological thriller, mysteries, horror, and romance (because I am writing a romance novel).

Found this group by accident. Anyways, my reading goal is just 50 books for 2020. Hope I could surpass this number or reach my quota because I'm a slow-ass reader.

[Shivani]

Hello! I'm Shivani, from India. I mostly like to read everything especially historical books (fiction as well as non fiction) & crime fiction. A good mystery pumps me up! I found this group by chance & I'm glad I did. My reading goal for this year is to read atleast 30 books, mostly classics.

[Anamarija]

Hi!
My name is Anamarija and I come from Croatia, Europe. I'm 15 years old. I just recently joined Goodreads and the book community in general. My favourite genre is YA fantasy. The reading goal I have set for myself this year is 30 books but I might have to change it since I've already read 23 books this year. A few weeks ago I started reading The Mortal Instruments and The Throne of Glass series and I hope to get to read all the books in the series since here in Croatia not all books are available. Anyways, I'm here to have fun and discuss books with people from all over the world. Have a nice day and maybe we could be friends?

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group, everyone! :)

[The]

Hi, I’m Nova and I’m from London. My current favourite genre is fantasy (particularly dystopians!), but I like to read books from every genre, and love to receive any different recs. My literary obsession would have to be mythology, of any and all cultures- it fascinates me! I am fairly new to Goodreads, and this group came recommended to me. I have set my reading challenge at 32, as it will be a very busy year for me, but I’m hopeful to achieve it😊

[Allie]

Hi, I'm Allie and I'm from STL, MO.

I'm currently going back to school to finish my graphic design degree and I was googling the reading challenge for a project I'm working on and this group popped up. It looks so cool with all the challenges and being able to find buddies to read with, so I had to join.

My goal for 2020 is to read 32 books! This is my 7th Reading Challenge to do on Goodreads. I enjoy tweeting/instagramming my books after reading them (@ladybrabra).

I enjoy all kinds of books tbh, but I love a good YA dystopia.

[Allie]

Nova wrote: "Hi, I’m Nova and I’m from London. My current favourite genre is fantasy (particularly dystopians!), but I like to read books from every genre, and love to receive any different recs. My literary ob..."

Hi Nova! My goal is 32 books this year too! I love dystopians also, what's one of your faves?

[Blagica , Challenges]

Nova wrote: "Hi, I’m Nova and I’m from London. My current favourite genre is fantasy (particularly dystopians!), but I like to read books from every genre, and love to receive any different recs. My literary ob..."

Welcome so happy to have you!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Allie wrote: "Hi, I'm Allie and I'm from STL, MO.

I'm currently going back to school to finish my graphic design degree and I was googling the reading challenge for a project I'm working on and this group popp..."

Welcome so happy to have you!

[Martha]

Hello everyone,

my name's Martha and I live in Munich, Germany.

I joined this group a few weeks ago but I shied away from introducing myself, because no one in this group seems to be from Germany. Maybe goodreads isn't as popular in Germany. Or maybe there's not many Germans in this group. Anyways, I realized what a stupid reason that was, not to introduce myself, so here we go.

My hobbies include reading (duh!), knitting and gardening. I occasionaly do yoga.

I don't really have a favourite genre when it comes to books. But I want to read diversely. So LGBT*Q+ themes, Own Voices, books talking about religion or books set in Afrika do generally tickle my fancy.

[Emma]

Hello all, I'm Emma from the UK.

I like reading books of all types. This year I challenged myself to read books from 10 different genres which I finished yesterday. I've never been part of a book group before but I'm looking forward to joining in with the discussions.

I have a drastically reduced to-read shelf at the moment due to the second hand book stores all being closed. I'm so excited about the library near me opening on July 4th :D

[Kat]

Hello! I'm Kat. I'm fairly new here, since November 2019 and still figuring out how to be more active in the Goodreads community. My taste in books, like music, tends to be based on whatever mood I happen to be in at the time. I alternate between fiction and non-fiction a lot to keep things fresh.

In fiction, I enjoy magical realism, historical fiction, mystery/thrillers, and basically anything well-written and with a good plot. I'm also a sucker for all kinds of humor. My non-fiction interests lean a little darker and tend toward the psychology of people, whether that be crime, cults, women's issues or traumatic life experiences.

Since this is my first year for the challenge, I chose to read 20 books, since I'm not a super fast reader. I surprised myself by already completing my goal, so now I'm thinking about upping my goal. I'll update when I figure it out. Anyways, happy to be here with you all!

[Erin]

Hey Everyone! I'm Erin. I am a mom of two, summer camp director and behavior therapist. I love to read, I really don't have a favorite genre, I don't discriminate and literally will read anything. I enjoy escaping reality with a good fictional read or learn with a good non-fiction. when I read a dark book I always have to follow it by a light read.

[akacya ❦]

Hi, everyone! My name is Akacya (uh-kay-see-yuh) and I’m from Ohio (in the U.S.), but I’ve lived in Texas since 2014. I love all kinds of books, but my favorite genre is fantasy. I found this group by browsing through Goodreads groups to join. My reading goal for this year is twenty-five books, and I already have twenty-two finished! Best of luck to everyone with their respective reading goals!!!❤

[Bela]

Hello everybody!
My the biggest passion is reading - from early childhood - and that´s why I´m here in Goodreads. I would like to find some tips on books or your favourite authors. My deepest dream was changed to reality and I work as a librarian. I´m from Czech republic (middle Europe). My reading challenge for this year is 130. My favourite genres are novels, psychology books, books about mathematics, detectives, psychothrillers or some popular educational books. Time to time I read sci-fi and poetry. The super book for me in last time was https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Joseph]

Hello all...glad to join.

My name is Joseph and I'm new to the Denver, CO area.

Favorite genres are Thrillers/Spy novels and, more recently, more and more non-fiction biographies, business, self-help/personal growth.

Long time Goodreads app user but I've never used any groups and thought I would try one.

Set a goal last year of 25 books and exceeded that number so thought I would try a book a week for 2020. After changing jobs and moving to a new state, just a bit off target but I'll get there.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Martha wrote: "Hello everyone,

my name's Martha and I live in Munich, Germany.

I joined this group a few weeks ago but I shied away from introducing myself, because no one in this group seems to be from Germany..."

Hi Maratha welcome! I am so happy that you decided to join our group. We actually have an Own Voices challenge this year that I think you are going to love. Please look around and join what looks fun.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Emma wrote: "Hello all, I'm Emma from the UK.

I like reading books of all types. This year I challenged myself to read books from 10 different genres which I finished yesterday. I've never been part of a book ..."

Hi Emma welcome! that is an awesome challenge. I would love to hear what books you decided to read in your challenge. I hope that you read 10 more books that are just as great.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Kat wrote: "Hello! I'm Kat (I just recently switched my account from a nickname to my real name, for those who may wonder where Mia went!) I'm fairly new here, since November 2019 and still figuring out how to..."

Welcome Kat or is it welcome back! Congrats on finishing your goal. Remember it isnt about a number it is about having fun. You can be as active as you like we dont judge as long as you are having fun.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Erin wrote: "Hey Everyone! I'm Erin. I am a mom of two, summer camp director and behavior therapist. I love to read, I really don't have a favorite genre, I don't discriminate and literally will read anything. ..."

Hi Erin I think you and I will be fast friends. I love my dark books but need something light. Any recommendations on either or? I can ramble on for days but lets not. Welcome again and happy reading.

[Blagica , Challenges]

♡akacya♡ wrote: "Hi, everyone! My name is Akacya (uh-kay-see-yuh) and I’m from Ohio (in the U.S.), but I’ve lived in Texas since 2014. I love all kinds of books, but my favorite genre is fantasy. I found this group..."

akacya! Welcome, I am so happy you decided to join us. I love your name. I am so glad to hear that your reading goal is going so well. Please let us know if you need any help.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Bela wrote: "Hello everybody!
My the biggest passion is reading - from early childhood - and that´s why I´m here in Goodreads. I would like to find some tips on books or your favourite authors. My deepest dream..."

Welcome so happy to have you join us. 130 books is a great goal. Are you doing any challenges do you plan on joining ours? I hope you have a blast with us.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Joseph wrote: "Hello all...glad to join.

My name is Joseph and I'm new to the Denver, CO area.

Favorite genres are Thrillers/Spy novels and, more recently, more and more non-fiction biographies, business, self-..."

Hi welcome so happy to have you join us. I hope that all the new things you have going for you go well and you enjoy every book you read.

[Juliana]

Hi everyone! My name is Juliana and I’m from New York. I found this group on the groups tab on Goodreads. I love reading romance and sometimes non-fiction. I am interested in reading historical fiction and maybe YA. My goal for 2020 is reading 100 books.

[AshleyReadsYellow]

Hello everyone!

My name is Ashley and I'm new to this group and here's a lil about me :)

I'm 19 (turning 20 July 27th!), I'm from upstate New York, I'm majoring in mathematics, and i love art and anything else creative, and the most obvious, i love reading!

I just finished reading Illuminae by Kaufman and Kristoff. I was amazing! It was actually the first Sci-Fi book I've ever read!

But i usually read contemporary and dystopian books. Also a lot of books about mental illness and topics of the sort.

I just got over a really intense reading slump and i'm so so so happy about it. My goal is to read at least 50 books by the end of 2020. I'm currently 5 books in, due to previously mentioned reading slump, but I've read three of those in the past 5 days, so i may have hope to achieve my goal! I need some recommendations on what to read next!

[Shefali]

Hey,
I am Shefali, I live in India.
My favorite genres are Mystery, Horror, Thriller, and sometimes Romance, Fantasy, Biographies.
I am looking for a group of people who are readers, So I found out the 2020 reading challenge group.
I am not a pro reader. I am interested to develop my reading and writing skills. Books can help to develop both. Reading any type of books gives knowledge to any individual.
Thank you.

[Indigo]

Hello all! My name is Celeste, I'm a college student and I love to read (obviously). I'm from Los Angeles!

I like to read practically every book under the sun. My favorite genres are historical fiction, romance, chick lit, YA, thriller/horror/mystery, crime/spy books, et cetera, et cetera. My favorite genres (I couldn't pick one!) at the moment are horror/thriller and romantic chick lit. I tend not to like self-help/religious nonfiction books, though I do recognize their value. Science fiction is also not my favorite, but I am more than willing to give anything a shot if it's recommended to me or just looks good! I'm looking to get more into fantasy and would love some "beginner's" recommendations for getting started in the genre!

I found this group perusing through groups on Goodreads. I've been looking for a group to join on here to help motivate me to continue reading. I tend to go through phases where I read 600+ pages a day for two weeks, and then I don't read for a month. I'm trying to find a healthy balance that is sustainable and maintainable even while I'm taking classes and working and stuff. I'm hoping this group can help me with that!

My reading goal for this year is 52. I'm trying to read a book for each week in the year! I'm currently at 41, but I know that once school and work start I'm going to be slowing down significantly.

One non-reading-challenge (but still reading!) related goal I have is to read books with not-so-pretty covers. I'm definitely a judge a book by its cover kinda gal, so I'm looking to change that! Ugly covers, come my way!

[Caoi]

Hi

My name is Caoi (‘Kwee’) and I live in Sydney, Australia. My goal is to read over 40 books this year And I’m tracking well so far! I read in paper form as well as on kindle and sometimes will
listen on Audible. I love biographies, medical memories, general fiction, some chick lit and some non fiction on psychology or health topics. I tend to veer away from the classics having read and analysed so many, years ago at school and university. I’m open to different genres though and have started to throw in a bit of crime (but nothing too graphic!).

I started on goodreads not long ago as a way of finding new books to read and also to remember the books that I have read.

[Emma]

Blagica wrote: "Emma wrote: "Hello all, I'm Emma from the UK.

I like reading books of all types. This year I challenged myself to read books from 10 different genres which I finished yesterday. I've never been pa..."

Hi Blagica, thanks for the response to my intro. it made me feel very welcome in such a huge group!

I try to challenge myself every year to something to keep my reading a bit more diverse. The books I read are listed on my blog if you want to look. --> http://afamilyagainsttheflow.blogspot...

[Lauren]

Ilona wrote: "Welcome, new members! Please stop in and introduce yourselves. We're looking forward to getting to know you.

If you don't know where to start, feel free to answer these questions:
- Where are you ..."

Hi everyone I am Lo! I am from Dallas, TX (US). I love reading thrillers more than anything else but I do indulge in romance, YA, memoirs, and a very small number of non-fiction novels. I want to be more active on goodreads and I thought joining a group would be a great first step! My reading goal was 50 but I changed it to be more realistic and it is now 25. If anyone ever notices we are reading the same book and want to chat reach out! (:

[GALI]

Hi! I’m Gali, I’m 18 years old and I just graduated high school! I’m from Israel, and I LOVE reading books, especially when they are in English ;)
I love Young Adult, Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Romance...

To be honest I’ve tried to avoid Non-Fiction in the past, but I have set a goal to try and read a few this year, alongside with trying to read more Classics, Mystery and Thrillers!
My goal is to read 50 books this year so wish me luck! And good luck to all of you as well <3

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome everyone! So happy to have you join us! I love seeing the diversity that everyone here reads. I hope you all have a blast with us.

[Irphen]

Hello everyone!
I'm from France and obviously if I'm here it's because I love reading!^^ I read a lot of different kinds of books actually, though it's a lot of fantasy, gothic, sf, mythology and philosophy but I read also quite some classics. I found this group by accident scrolling through the groups section. As for my reading goal it intialiy was around 40 but I moved it to 50, and I'm pretty sure it will be more in the end as I ended up reading a lot this sping ( lockdown and stuff ). So lets say I go for 66 ( because that's a nice number! XD )

[Sandra]

Hi guys!

I am from Norway
I like to read all kinds of books, but mostly fantasy, crime/thriller and self development.
I found the group by looking for groups to join :)
My reading goal this year is 12 books as I have not been reading for some years as I have been studying for my bachelors degree, and don't want to be sad if I can't reach my goal :)

[rlvlyn ✨]

Hi everyone ! I'm Purple. I'm from the Philippines and I just started sorting out all my read books and discovering to be read books here in Goodreads as well. My goal this year is to finish reading 15 books and I'm halfway there with 8 books already ! Baby steps ! I was not very fond of reading these past few years but now I'm up for a challenge and a way to keep busy during this time as well. I usually read ya novels and romance but I've wanted to try reading horror/thriller and mystery genres as well. Can't wait to update on my reading progress and meeting you all !

[Jess]

Hi! I’m Jessica and I’m from Edinburgh, Scotland. I like reading a very wide range of books but particularly enjoy slice of life type things and contemporary fiction. I found this group by just searching “reading challenges” and I’m hoping to read 40/50 books this year.

[Patti]

Greetings! My name is Patti and I'm from San Francisco, California in the United States. I enjoy many different genres but lately have been drawn to quirky funny contemporary fiction. I usually read about 70-80 books a year and run an active book club in my neighborhood. I read mostly fiction, and enjoy literary fiction, contemporary, romance, young adult, and mystery. I hope to read more non-fiction this year. Looking forward to participating in some of the challenges.

[Mary-Ann]

Hi, my name is Mary. I'm from the UK, I read mainly fantasy and sci-fi books, but enjoy a good romance or crime/thriller. The only thing I don't really read in non-fiction. I have a 4 year old, when i get chance to read I want it to be fun!

I've been using Goodreads for fair few years, and actually been a member of this group for almost as long but never really been an active participant.

But since having my son and working full time, I've found a need to find some people to talk about reading with. All my old book friends have drifted away as life happened, and my my partner an current close friends just don't read the same way I do.

My current goal is 60 Books this year and I am currently ahead of target so may increase this later on! Due to lock down I have purchased a ridiculous amount of books, you name it I probably have it! And would really like to do some buddy reads to get through my TBR!

[Roxanne]

Hi! I'm Roxanne from Canada. I read from most genres and am definitely a mood reader. One day I want historical fiction and the next I'm craving epic fantasy. I've been on and off Goodreads since 2012 but this year I'm really focusing on organizing my reading life and getting an accurate picture of what I'm reading and when. There are hundreds more books that I still need to add to my lists. It's a work in progress. 😁

Books were my first love and they have remained true to me over the decades of my life. I love them so much and I want to talk about them. I'm excited to be part of the groups Goodreads has to offer. And I love a good challenge so I'm sure this will be fun!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome everyone!

[Caitlin]

Hello!! I’m Caitlin from England and i’m pretty new here soooo bear with me haha. I’ve been having years of reading slumps so i’m trying to ease myself back into reading a lot with the help of goodreads and (hopefully) some new booklover friends :) My favourite book so far is The Night Circus and I love Mystery/Crime, Young Adult and some Fantasy genres. Im excited to get to know you all!! <3

[Trish]

Hello, my name is Trish. I really enjoy reading and I recently left my job so I have been reading a lot more! I try and read all different genres but, my favourite is historical fiction. I stumbled upon this group after scrolling through Good Reads. I joined this group because I would love to hear about new and exciting books to read.
I am looking forward to discussing books with everyone.

[Tisha]

hii, i'm Tia, from New Delhi, India. i'm 17 years old, a student. i love to read, especially if its something about fantasy, suspense and all that... i started reading with indian author's book i liked it but when i bought some out of india author's books, i loved it.. they were page turning. since then, i started reading best seller books of New york as i always found it amazing ones. this year i am going to read about 30-40 books.. with Goodreads i can find what i can read next.
suggest me some good and lengthy suspenseful book and i would love to try it!

[Tom]

Hi everyone!

I'm Tom, 29, from Telford, England.
I enjoy reading books from various genres, but I'm particularly interested in history, biographies, true crime and horror.
I found the group while hunting through the "Community" section in search of new groups to join -- and this was one of them!
My reading goal for 2020 is to read 100 books. Fortunately, I'm ahead of schedule on that, so fingers crossed I'll keep up the pace.

Glad to be on board and looking forward to discovering new books through this group!