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[Emma's Things to Read]

hi everyone - Emma from London. just joined and very excited. Read lots and listen to audio books on the long drive to work. Looking forward to getting started

[Safa]

Hello ! I'm Safa a 20 year old engineering student from Tunisia. I recently found out about this challenge through Pinterest and I wanted to take part in it. It's my first time doing a reading challenge so I'm super excited !

[Azmin]

Hey! I'm Azmin, I'm from Mexico that's why my english isn't as good as yours. I want to join this challenge, so I'm really glad I found this group to share some Book ideas.

[Jana]

Hi! I'm Jana (22) and currently staying in Scotland :) First time doing a reading challenge and hopefully can finish it by next New Year ;) I am a slow reader but do enjoy this proccess. Let's all have some fun reading!

[Lawzdot]

Hi, I am Laura, from Yorkshire, UK. I love the idea of this challenge as I always struggle to decide what to read next. I think I will work my way through the list in the order given on challenge prompt. Not sure I will manage all 52 as I work full time and have two small children (so usually only find around 40 minutes each day to read), but I will enjoy trying.

[Ginny]

Hi, I'm Ginny - 26yo mother of two, wife & academic. in 2015 I'm not aiming fora number, but to only read the unread books I already own! This is quite a challenge for me but I'm sure my bank account will be grateful. I've decided to do this challenge too, which probably means either getting new books or skipping a few prompts!

[Ginny]

(oh also, I live in England!)

[Daneil]

Hey folks!

I'm Daneil, I'm from Seattle, WA, and I'm currently 100 pages shy of having read 50 books in a year for the first time! Since I've already shown I can read the volume of books necessary to complete a basic 50 book challenge, I decided to do the ultimate challenge to diversify my reading. I plan on reviewing every book I read for this challenge and tagging them under ultimate-reading-challenge-2015.

Best of luck to everyone. 52 wonderful books, here I come!

[cvtherin]

Hey! I'm Cat and I'm living in Oklahoma (from California). I love lots of YA, with Steampunk, Dystopia, and Fantasy thrown in for good measure.

I'm doing this challenge to get out of my comfort zone and also to weed out my "haven't read" books collecting dust on my shelves.

[Fabi]

Hi there, my name is fabi, i'm 25, graphic designer. I found this challenge on tumblr. I'm always complaining that i don't read enough so i thought this would be fun, my first language isn't english, but most of the books i'm reading are, some of them will probably be in spanish. I posted a list of what i decided so far on my blog (of course it's subject to change) http://tarsdi.tumblr.com/2015rc

[Emily]

hi, I'm Emily from the UK. I'm really excited about doing a challenge like this as it will force me to read out of my comfort zone and hopefully broaden my tastes! :)

[Cherlene]

Hi guys! I'm Cherlene, a high school junior from Ontario, Canada. I've stumbled across the 2015 Reading Challenge on Tumblr and it immediately piqued my interest. When I was younger I was always buried in a book and this whole year, I have not finished one book. I figured it's time to get back into it. I've never committed to a challenge like this one so it'll be interesting to see where it leads me. I'm looking forward to being a part of this group. :)

[Tris]

Hello everyone! I'm Tristine. Like most of you, I saw this article and it piqued my interest. I've been trying to make time to read more over the past few months and think this challenge will be a fun way to keep me motivated.

[Lauri]

Hi Everyone, My name is Laurie. I am excited about this challenge. I am hoping it will take me out of my comfort zone and I will read some books I would normally not read.

[Kathryn]

Hi, I'm Kathryn. I'm a South Carolinian transplant in the state of Alabama working as a Librarian. I found this challenge through one of the tumblr blogs I follow and decided I wanted to join in. I look forward to seeing the choices and seeing if they're worth adding to my growing collection at work.

[Amy]

Hi, my name is Amy and I am from Louisiana. I am a single mom to two teenage daughters. I love to read and recently (finally) received a kindle fire so I have become obsessed with my long time love of reading. I am looking forward to setting some new personal reading goals this new year. I actually saw this challenge on Pintrest but then saw that a friend joined so I decided to jump in also! Thanks for having me!

[Carey]

Hi, I'm Carey in northern Arkansas. I saw this challenge posted on Facebook and thought it sounded like fun. I came to Goodreads hoping to find a way to keep track of my progress. Then I found this group and decided to give it a try.

[Lynn]

Hi all! I'm Lynn in Wisconsin. I'm using this challenge to hopefully increase the amount I read and to branch out a little also. Not sure if I'll make it to all 52 books but I'll give it a go. I work in a library and a few of us there will be doing the challenge and have a friendly competition going so I think this will be fun!

[Teri]

Hey there,
My name is Teri and live in Dallas. I'm Tori's mom and thought it would be fun to do this together. I am an avid reader but tend to get stuck in ruts. I am looking forward to this venue for encouragement, ideas, and accountability.

[Teri]

Hey there,
My name is Teri and live in Dallas. I'm Tori's mom and thought it would be fun to do this together. I am an avid reader but tend to get stuck in ruts. I am looking forward to this venue for encouragement, ideas, and accountability.

[Cheri]

Hello, I'm Cheri from Ohio. I thought it was time to attempt a challenge of a different sort. This one sounded like it might be a lot of fun, so I figure - why not??

[Becca]

Hey! My name is Becca and I'm from the U.S. I love to read and I thought that this group would be a cool way to talk to other people who love reading and hopefully also help me read different books that what I usually read.

[Ann]

Teri wrote: "Hey there,
My name is Teri and live in Dallas. I'm Tori's mom and thought it would be fun to do this together. I am an avid reader but tend to get stuck in ruts. I am looking forward to this venue ..."

How cool! Love that you guys are doing this challenge together! Welcome.

[Ann]

Ginny wrote: "Hi, I'm Ginny - 26yo mother of two, wife & academic. in 2015 I'm not aiming fora number, but to only read the unread books I already own! This is quite a challenge for me but I'm sure my bank accou..."

Great goal! I'm also guilty of having many books that I own but haven't read yet. I'm hoping to get some of my collection read as well.

[Patrice]

Hi,am patrice..am from Nigeria,i love fantasy and thriller..i saw book challenge and am hoping it would expose and let me appreciate other genres such as romance etc,i suck at those..

[Marissa]

Hi everyone!! I'm Marissa. I'm 16 & love reading! I saw about this challenge on tumblr & quickly decided I wanted to attempt it. I'm incredibly excited about this!

[Lucas]

hi ^^ I'm Lucas and I have a book buying problem. ;P
Which is why I am clinging onto any excuse I can have to read more books - preferably without buying too many new ones.

I'm from Germany and I can't shake the feeling that my lack of grammar is sort of giving that away. But we will see how it goes. I am very much looking forward to discovering new books. ^^

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[Nancy]

Hi I'm Nancy and I'm an avid reader. My best friend, her husband and I all love to read. My BFF and I have set challenges for us the past couple of years of just trying new authors. It was fun. So definitely looking forward to this challenge - although I may not make all the items on the list, will try my best to do what I can. Just want to have fun reading this year....

[Laura]

Hi everyone! My name is Laura and I'm an elementary school teacher from Pennsylvania. I am looking forward to broadening my reading horizons with this challenge and getting to chat books with you all!

[Beth]

I'm Beth and I live in the Seattle area. My sister, Leah, posted about this challenge and it sounded like fun. Not sure I can make all 52 books, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I'm excited to get a chance to know people from all around the U.S. and around the world. Happy New Year and happy reading! :)

[Ann]

Beth wrote: "I'm Beth and I live in the Seattle area. My sister, Leah, posted about this challenge and it sounded like fun. Not sure I can make all 52 books, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I'm excited to..."

Welcome, Beth! I feel like I kind of know you since your brother Steve has been a friend of mine since 9th grade :) He's one of my favorite people ever. I'm so glad you are joining us!

[Connie]

Hello everyone~~ I'm Connie, and live in the Umpqua Valley, in Oregon. I am semi-retired, live on a farm, and am very excited to begin this challenge!

[Tatiana]

Hi, my name is Tatiana and I'm from a small town in Portugal (the "a book that takes place in my hometown"-challenge will be almost impossible). My bestfriend told me about this reading challenge and I'm really pumped!

[Jenna]

Hey everyone. I'm Jenna - 26 and currently living in Oklahoma. I've been pushing myself to diversify the types of books I read and am excited to start this challenge. I'm also pushing myself to talk more about the books I read with other people - what I like, dislike, etc... since I love to hear other people's opinions about books so this should be good.

[Alex]

Hi everyone, I'm Alex and I'm a 30 year old teacher from near Birmingham (UK). Thought this reading challenge sounded great, can't wait to get started.

[Jennifer]

Hi! I'm Jenn, 38, a northern NY girl living in VA. I'm married with three kitties, a cancer survivor, elementary librarian in training, photographer and geocacher. I love all things pink and cupcakes!

My favorite type of books tend to be mystery/thriller and YA but I read most everything (except romance).

I'm excited to find some new favorites and read a lot more this year!

[Nikki]

Hey everyone, I'm Nikki, I am 22, and I am from Nova Scotia, Canada. I am super excited to participate in this challenge. I just graduated back in the Spring from university and can't wait to be able to spend more time reading something other than just my textbooks!

[Beth]

Ann wrote: "Beth wrote: "I'm Beth and I live in the Seattle area. My sister, Leah, posted about this challenge and it sounded like fun. Not sure I can make all 52 books, but I'm willing to give it a shot. I..."

Thanks, Ann! I am rather fond of Steve too. He's an original :)

[Nada]

Hi Everyone. I'm Nada. I live in New Jersey in the US. I blog at www.memoriesfrombooks.com. A friend introduced me to this challenge. What a fun way to explore new books this year.

[Donnajo]

I promised myself I wouldn't try for too many challenges this year. but this one sounded so good. I knew about the challenge for awhile but forgot until the one bookstore I go to posted it on facebook. so I checked out the site and saw you had a grp here for it. Since I've been on goodreads for more than a few years probably I decided to join in here. I figured it's a good way to read other books I normally wouldn't plus I think alot of the prompts I would have no problem with filling in books I would normally read.
I live in New Jersey. Love to read. which I usually do from books I own, and ereaders (nooks) plus the ipad mini. I was a big bookbuyingaholic before my nook days plus every once in awhile I still buy one or more. In 2014 I was 4 short from my goal of 200 books finished (my bookshelf on grs isn't uptodate need to do that soon).
I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and to talk books.

[rowan]

Hi, everyone. My name is Aimee, 41, from Louisiana. A friend brought this challenge to my attention and I decided to give it a go. I mainly read fantasy, some light sci fi, and nonfiction. I'm using this challenge as an opportunity to read other genres, to read books I haven't read before, and to clear out my enormous to-read box. I've never done one of these type of challenges before and I've never been part of a Good Reads group before. I lean non-chatty/lurker type, so don't be surprised if you don't hear from me often. :-)

[Katherine]

Hello, everyone! My name is Katherine. I'm from Gainesville, FL, but currently hail from Seattle, WA. I'm a graduate student working on my Master's in Counseling Psychology (which will be noticeable in some of my chosen books). I found this list on Tumblr and was excited to find it here when I searched for lists on Goodreads. I'm hoping my stubborn spirit won't allow me to turn this into a chore, and that I'll have plenty of grace for myself to not finish the challenge if life takes over. Ultimately, I would love for this challenge to encourage me to try new things outside of my usual young-adult, fantasy, dystopian escape from reality. Happy reading!

[LaToya]

Hi, I'm LaToya. A 30yr old Secondary English teacher from Melbourne, Australia. I stumbled across this group in an Instagram post. I've started a book club at school and like to challenge myself and my students to read more, in a variety of genres.

[Melanie]

Hi! I'm Melanie from Maple Grove,Minnesota. I have accumulated so many books I should be able do do this challenge with the books I own (and maybe a few from the library).

[Ashley]

Hi! I'm Ashley, I'm 27 and live in Illinois. I'm doing this challenge because it seems fun & I'd be intersted to see how diverse the books I already plan to read are, as well as diversify a little more!

[Jules]

Hi folks,
I'm Jules from Cornwall, England -- have just heard about this challenge from my friends on Facebook. Have already 'ticked' the mystery/thriller book with Anthony Horowitz's 'Moriarty'. What are people's thoughts about ticking more than one item with a single book? For example -- 'Fahrenheit 451' = numer in title, and banned book...
Enjoy the challenge!
Jules

[Sarah]

The general consensus seems to be one book per prompt.

[Jules]

That's a busy year of reading then! 52 including the trilogy...

[Jennifer]

I'm Jennifer in Texas. I teach middle school reading, so several of my books will be middle grade or YA. I buy LOTS of books but don't always get around to reading/finishing them. I'm hoping this challenge helps me focus on completing books and broadening my reading horizons. The books I'm already reading fit multiple categories, so I will probably shuffle my list around as I go. Feeling motivated!