Elena's 2020 Reading Challenge

[Elena]

Ok. I finished 1 series and added 7... What?!.. :D

[Brittany]

lol sounds about right!

[Elena]

7 more series added! :DDD
And finished book. (The sequel). It was a great read! And it actually made me cry of happiness :D

[Brittany]

Yay! I've heard the whole series is so good!
Which 7 series did you add? I always seem to be adding more than I finish

[Elena]

@Brittany
33. The Rain Wild Chronicles [0/4]
34. Beechwood Harbor Ghost Mystery [0/5]
35. A Court of Thorns and Roses [0/6]
36. Love & Gelato [0/3]
37. The Folk of the Air [0/3]
38. Shadowvale [0/4]
39. Chaos Seeds [3/8]

And I've also bought 2, 3 books in the Knitting in the City Series. It would be a waste not to read those as the 1 and 1.5 gave me so much happiness.

[Brittany]

Absolutely! Let me know when you start ACOTAR! I've read the first two and own the rest on audio

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

Let me know when you start ACOTAR. I'm a big SJM fan so am always here to chat about her books.

[Laura ☾]

Kayleigh {K-Books} wrote: "Let me know when you start ACOTAR. I'm a big SJM fan so am always here to chat about her books."

Me too me too !

[Elena]

Wow! Sounds excellent! I've planned on reading it somewhere in October. About 10th or maybe earlier. I'll definitely let you know here :)

I've also finished reading and it is indeed an underrated book. Enjoyed it so much! Don't know why but it reminded me of . Basically the story is different and the characters are also very different yet vibes are so similar with this coziness and at the same time something bitter-sweet.

[Brittany]

Everything Beautiful sounds amazing Elena. I have added it to the wishlist.

[Elena]

@Brittany I wish you enjoy it as I did :)

[Elena]

I finished recently and absolutely loved it! Actually I love all the books in the series I've already read.
And jumped right into reading . So addictive!

[Elena]

I've just finished and loved it! Let's continue the in-love with the series thing and jump right into the next one :) I think I'm going to finish the series this month as it goes really fast.

[Brittany]

That's awesome Elena!

[Elena]

Finished and . Oh my! The male character here is a-freaking-mazing!

[Elena]

I've also finished and it has a strong idea and building with a very poor ending. I'm actually angry with this book. It feels like author hates men. And she made women so vulnerable and weak creatures. Really! She just made me feel so miserable being a woman. I've never had this feeling.

[Brittany]

That is super upsetting Elena. I wanted to read Cinderella is Dead but I keep hearing that it starts well and goes downhill.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Oh no, that sounds awful! Especially because it sounds like such an interesting read!

[Elena]

It's not as awful as it seems so maybe you like some parts of the book (the first half was really interesting, that's why I gave the book 2 stars, not 1). And for the same reason I was very disappointed to read till the end :( But I was really into the book and expectations were high. Maybe, just maybe without all those prerequisites combined the book might be more interesting and not so bad.

[Elena]

Ok... series finished and all the books were great!

BUT! Added 2 more series:
44. A Cookie House Mystery Series [1/3]
45. The Daoshi Chronicles [0/2]

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

That's good. At least there were some enjoyable parts and it wasn't a complete bust.

Oh no 😂 That's always how it goes... you finish one series only to start two more. I totally feel ya!

[Elena]

@Lili Right! Those series... never-ending story :D

[Elena]

Finally I have only 3 books on my 'currently reading' list! One fantasy, one non-fiction and one manga. I don't believe it could stay the same way till tomorrow but I'll try not to start a new book for as long as possible :D

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Omg I know the feeling Elena! 😂 I always have at least 2 books going at the same time, even though my goal is always to only read 1 at a time. It never works out for me 😂

[Elena]

Same here but my goal is to have 3 books at a time. And even now I already have 4...

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

Oh no 😂 I guess you were right in that it wasn't going to stay like that for long. Lol.

[Brittany]

Lol nice Elena! I feel you there. I currently only have two on mine which has been really rare lately.

[Elena]

@Lili it's always like that for me :D actually I've started 3 more books but haven't added to GR current reads yet.

@Brittany I believe that's because of moving process :D Just wait for a bit... :DDD

[HeatherH]

I love having multiple going! I almost always have three at least - one physical, one kindle and one audio - but often times more than that!

[Elena]

Same here but I choose different genres. Nonfiction, romance/cosy mystery, fantasy/sci-fi/thriller, and several mangas. Now I'm reading 10...

[HeatherH]

I do usually try to mix up the genres as well! Currently both my kindle and audio are contemporaries but that's rare for me.. need to pick a good fantasy to mix in there lol

[Brittany]

I usually have 3 too, sometimes 4 or 5. Ideally of different genres otherwise things get a little muddled. Ooo multiple contemps at once are hard Heather! What fantasy are you going to throw into the mix?
I also typically have a pile of manga/comics but I read those all at once so they never end up on my currently reading shelf.

And Elena I'm sure you are right, next week it will probably be higher for me again!

[HeatherH]

@Brittany - I'm reading Ugly Love on kindle and listening to Well Met on audio, so while both contemp they do have very different feels to them which is helpful. Not sure which fantasy I want to add in yet, I keep skimming my shelves wanting something to jump out but nothing has yet.

[Jo]

I didn't use to read multiple books at once, I was more of a one at a time kind of girl, but since I started using Netgalley, I've always had at least two books on the go, now it's commonly three or four.

[Liliana, YA Paranormal Lover]

10 Elena? 😲 Wow! I don't think I could ever do that. I think the highest I've gone is 5 or 6? It mostly happens when I don't know what to read and I just start book after book until I find something I'm in the mood for.

[Elena]

@Liliana sometimes I go too crazy and read 15 at a time. I don't know why I'm like that but I like switching books during the day (like reading one book while having breakfast, another one listen while going for a walk, one more listen while cooking, one more read while having a break in between working sessions, 2-5 during the weekend etc). It may be crazy but works great for me.

[Elena]

I've just got a new job and December is going to be a crazy busy month for me. I'll try to read at least something.

[Elena]

I decided to drop tracking my books (just leave it only for goodreads). The system I used is so overwhelming and I just can't spend so much time to keep it updated :)

[Brittany]

Completely fair! I kept wanting another way to track but its far too much work and takes away from reading time!

[Elena]

@Brittany Exactly! All the planning and tracking things suppose to help you but when it doesn't, it is the time to simplify :)

[Elena]

I've finally bought , , , . 2021 is definitely going to be interesting!

[Brittany]

So excited to hear your thoughts about the rest of the mistborn trilogy!!
I want a copy of the Poppy War so badly

[Elena]

So excited to read the rest of the Mistborn. And actually all these 4 books. Sanderson is one of my favourite authors and the last book (I've never read anything of this author) but the book has an amazing description I'm in love with.

[Brittany]

I've heard so much good about Poppy War and the description sounds perfect :)

[Elena]

Actually this book is my #1 to read in January :D

[Brittany]

If I get a copy for Christmas like I hope I might have to join you!

[Jo]

I will definitely jump in with you guys if you do, I've been wanting to read it for ages!

[Elena]

I'm definitely starting reading it on the 1st of January. And it would be so great if you both can join :)

[Brittany]

Okay I have updated the buddy read thread for a January 1st start! If I dont get it for christmas I'll buy myself a copy

[Elena]

Great! Thank you so much :)