Zita's 150+ challenge for 2015

[Zita]

Jackie B. wrote: "Thanks for so many recommendations. Hide and Seek sounds fascinating! It's not the sort of book I typically would read, so obviously I've added it to my TBR list. :)"

Happy that I can recommend some good ones :)! And I hope you will like Hide and Seek, it's absolutely amazing book - probably best with a cup of hot tea or chocolate during the long fall/winter afternoons.

[Zita]

311 - Valhalla 10/28/15 2*
312 - Isla and the Happily Ever After 10/29/15 3*
313 - Garden of Lies 10/29/15 2*
314 - Spare Brides 10/30/15 3*
315 - Rivers of London 10/31/15 3*
316 - The Atlantis Gene 11/1/15 3*
317 - The Atlantis Plague 11/2/15 3*
318 - Wish You Were Here 11/2/15 3*
319 - Cemetery Lake 11/3/15 3*
320 - Zoo 11/4/15 4*

[Zita]

321 - Princess Elizabeth's Spy 11/5/15 3*
322 - Low Pressure 11/6/15 3*
323 - Das goldene Ufer 11/6/15 2*
324 - Deep Blue 11/7/15 2*
325 - Big Little Lies 11/7/15 3*
326 - The Lavender Garden 11/8/15 3*
327 - Sempre 11/9/15 3*
328 - Strong and Sexy 11/10/15 3*
329 - The Mighty Storm 11/12/15 3*
330 - The Summer Queen 11/13/15 3*

[Zita]

331 - Apple Tree Yard 11/14/15 3*
332 - Leo 11/15/15 3*
333 - Astor Place Vintage 11/15/15 3*
334 - Seven Letters from Paris 11/16/15 3*
335 - Afraid To Die 11/17/15 3*
336 - Sense & Sensibility 11/19/15 2*
337 - Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft 11/19/15 4*
338 - Code Name Verity 11/20/15 4*
339 - Beneath This Man 11/21/15 3*
340 - Gray Mountain 11/22/15 3*

[Zita]

341 - Daringham Hall - Das Erbe 11/26/15 3*
342 - Afterworlds 11/24/15 3*
343 - Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games 11/26/15 3*
344 - Winterkill 11/26/15 3*
345 - Vanishing Girls 11/27/15 4*
346 - Locke & Key, Vol. 3: Crown of Shadows 11/27/15 3*
347 - The Boy Who Granted Dreams 11/28/15 3*
348 - Collide 11/29/15 3*
349 - Once Lost 11/30/15 3*
350 - Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom 11/30/15 4*

[Zita]

351 - Archer's Voice 12/1/15 3*
352 - The Terminals 12/2/15 3*
353 - Five Ways to Fall 12/3/15 3*
354 - Fast Track 12/5/15 3*
355 - The Invention of Wings 12/5/15 3*
356 - The Goldfinch 12/7/15 4*
357 - Judastöchter 12/9/15 3*
358 - The Lace Reader 12/10/15 3*
359 - The Other Daughter 12/11/15 3*
360 - Station Eleven 12/12/15 3*

[Zita]

361 - Dark Tide 12/13/15 3*
362 - Braids, Buns, and Twists!: Step-by-Step Tutorials for 82 Fabulous Hairstyles 12/14/15 5*
363 - Entry Island 12/16/15 3*
364 - What I Thought Was True 12/17/15 3*
365 - Madame Picasso 12/18/15 4*
366 - Under Your Skin 12/19/15 3*
367 - The Gap of Time 12/20/15 3*
368 - The Keystone 12/22/15 3*
369 - Benátky 12/23/15 4*
370 - How the Scoundrel Seduces 12/25/15 3*
371 - The Best Thing That Never Happened To Me 12/26/15 3*
372 - Češi a jejich sousedé 12/27/15 4*
373 - Hearts in Atlantis 12/28/15 3*
374 - Just One Night 12/28/15 3*
375 - Broken Dolls 12/29/15 4*
376 - The Hand That Feeds You 12/30/15 3*

The End :-D

[Cassandra]

You are amazing! What do you think motivated you to read more than double what you originally thought you would?

[Zita]

Cassandra wrote: "You are amazing! What do you think motivated you to read more than double what you originally thought you would?"

Thank you so much :)! And you are also amazing :-D, even more - because you also exceed your goal for reading challenge, even with work as moderator here in the group, and all other things!

For me probably the best motivation is amount of books I have at home all the time - my purchased books or e-books, and also many books from the library. And I just want to read them within a reasonable time, I read on the way to work, when I have a break, and so on… Also I like most of the books I already read, each one has something special (great plot, interesting characters, amazing location, ...), so why not read another one. And everyone at home reads a lot, my best friends also usually read few books each week, and we talk about these books, recommend them to each other, and through this we definitely motivate each other to read even more – and I love it :).
And as my goal at the beginning I want to have a number that I know I can read even if there are some unexpected events, etc.

What motivates you the most? And do you have planned ahead of time what you going to read next, or do you decide as the mood strikes? Because I never know what I will be reading next, and most of the time I switch back to back between books I read at that time, normally it is up to four.

[Cassandra]

Thank you!

That's awesome! I wish I had more real-life friends that enjoy books as much as I do. My dad reads a lot, but he prefers mystery which is one of my least favorite genres.

I usually stick to one, sometimes two books at a time. I plan my books out about a month in advance for challenges, but it changes depending on what I pick up at the library or if anything else catches my attention.

I went way over my books and pages goals this year, but I'm not sure what I'll set my 2016 goal to yet. Part of me wants to go for a new all-time record, but I also don't want to get stuck with a goal that seems unattainable. I'll be graduating college this year, so my life will change significantly in June and I'm not sure what effect that will have on my reading.

[Zita]

Cassandra wrote: "Thank you!

That's awesome! I wish I had more real-life friends that enjoy books as much as I do. My dad reads a lot, but he prefers mystery which is one of my least favorite genres.

I usually sti..."

I try to stick to one few times, but I never managed to do that for more than two days :). And I´m not sure what goal I´ll set for 2016 too - maybe stay with similar number or plus 50, something like that...because you never know...

And congratulations in advance for graduating college - that´s great! I thought that when I finish university I will have less time to read, but eventually it's the opposite - I can read even more. But during my studies I already worked part time, so now I have actually one less duty - now it´s just work.

Good luck with finishing your studies!

[Cassandra]

Hopefully it will be the same for me! I work part-time and go to school too, so you may be right about having more time. I'll just have to remind myself that it's okay to be flexible with my goal later on.

[Zita]

Let's turn pages challenge (3rd part)

130,432/70,000

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361 - Dark Tide 12/13/15 3* - 305 p.
362 - Braids, Buns, and Twists!: Step-by-Step Tutorials for 82
Fabulous Hairstyles 12/14/15 5* - 192 p.
363 - Entry Island 12/16/15 3* - 399 p.
364 - What I Thought Was True 12/17/15 3* - 389 p.
365 - Madame Picasso 12/18/15 4* - 432 p.
366 - Under Your Skin 12/19/15 3* - 323 p.
367 - The Gap of Time 12/20/15 3* - 386 p.
368 - The Keystone 12/22/15 3* - 375 p.
369 - Benátky 12/23/15 4* - 111 p.
370 - How the Scoundrel Seduces 12/25/15 3* - 358 p.
371 - The Best Thing That Never Happened To Me 12/26/15 3* - 367 p.
372 - Češi a jejich sousedé 12/27/15 4* - 323 p.
373 - Hearts in Atlantis 12/28/15 3* - 526 p.
374 - Just One Night 12/28/15 3* - 396 p.
375 - Broken Dolls 12/29/15 4* - 308 p.
376 - The Hand That Feeds You 12/30/15 3* - 311 p.

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