Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2022

[John]

Hello all. I am John from Virginia.

The son of two teachers (one who ALWAYS had a book in his hand) and the husband of a librarian. Love reading a good book.

I read 25-50 books a year, usually on a kindle but I also love print. Former bookseller. I read a wide variety of genres but have a special love of mystery/thrillers, horror, and science fiction. I am as happy to find a new, little-known author with a great book as I am to read a best seller. Favorite authors include Jeffery Deaver, Brad Thor, Matthew Rielly, C. J. Tudor, Mark Greaney, Larry Correia, Brandon Sanderson, Peter Clines, Robert Jordan, and Andy Weir among others.

Feel free to add me as a friend.....we can never have too many friends (unless you have 5,000---goodreads has determined that's too many) :)

[Kateryna]

Hello! I am Kateryna and I am from Ukraine. I am trying to read 50+ books a year – about one book per week and few extra if I can.
I enjoy fantasy and science fiction, but I give a try to different genres. I like reading challenges because they help to read more and expand my horizons.
I hope 2023 will bring new openings.

[Dorothy]

And I hope that 2023 brings peace to your country.

[Kaitlyn]

Hey everyone!! My name is Kaitlyn, I'm a journalist for a family magazine and website and a color guard instructor on the side from New Jersey.
I try to read a little bit of everything, but I tend to gravitate towards non-fiction and essays, poetry and a little bit of romance. But more or less if it sounds good I'll give it a shot.
My goal for this past year was 24 books but that didn't happen so we're trying again this year!!

[Dorothy]

Good luck in 2023!

[Karin]

Kateryna wrote: "Hello! I am Kateryna and I am from Ukraine. I am trying to read 50+ books a year – about one book per week and few extra if I can.
I enjoy fantasy and science fiction, but I give a try to differen..."

I hope this year goes better for you and that peace happens soon! My dad's parents grew up during the revolutions in Ukraine and had to flee, so this is very close to my heart (but they spoke German first, Russian second and could only get by in Ukrainian.) They escaped in 1927.

[Natalie]

Hello! My name is Andie and I'm from Ohio. I mostly read fantasy and historical fiction, although I do like some realistic fiction and I read quite a bit of Stephen King as well. I'm excited to be here and help everyone reach their goals! :)

[Daniela]

Hello everyone! My name is Daniela and I am an educator in central Texas. I am joining this group because even though I love books and stories, I don’t make enough time in my life to read. I have shelves full of books and every year buy more but I need a more consistent system for getting through them. I am hoping that joining this reading group and the challenges I’ll be able to read more and get through my TBR pile at a faster pace.

[Dorothy]

That sounds like a great New Year's Resolution to me! Mine is to stop borrowing books from the library and tackle Mt TBR.
Happy holidays everyone.

[Courtney]

Hi all! 👋🏻 I’m from central Wisconsin, USA. I love to read and live vicariously through books. At any given time I’m usually reading something on kindle and something on Audible so I always have a book handy.

I enjoy romance, horror, poetry, self help, suspense, thriller, mystery, and am dipping my toes into lighter fantasy as of late.

I’m contemplating my reading 2023 goals. I’d like to branch out more outside of my typical reading zone and see what magic I can find.

[Robbin]

Hi Guys 👋🏽 I’m Robbin and I’m from Maryland! My favorite genres would have to be suspense thrillers, fantasy, science fiction, and fiction in general. Some of my favorite authors right now are Tiffany D Jackson, Octavia E. Butler, Nnedi Okorafur, Angie Thomas and the list goes on.

My reading goals for 2023 are that I want to try and read 100 books. I fell short of my goal this year. I also really want to read the books in my personal library before binge buying or doing huge library hauls. I want to read more nonfiction this year too!

Feel free to add me as a friend on here! You can also find me on Bookstagram at @CurlQueenReads ❤️

[niya ♡]

Hello! I'm Janyhia. I'm 19 and I'm a college student living in the US. When I was a child, reading books were my favorite thing ever. Unfortunately, as the years passed I strayed away from reading...Which is why I'm here now trying to make up for the years I lost!

My favorite genres are mostly fiction (thriller, horror, psychological, LGBTQ) but I'm open-minded, so if a book is interesting I'll read it regardless of it not being my preference.

My reading goal for 2023 is 12 books, which means I'll try to finish a book on a monthly basis.

I am quite anxious when it comes to interacting but I'll try my best to do it from time to time :)

[Valerie]

Hi everyone! I'm Valerie, I'm 35, and I'm from the US (Indiana). I joined this group several years ago but never participated much and have barely read the last few years and am wanting to get back into it again! If anyone has any suggestions for getting back into reading, I'm would love to hear them. I have a stack of books I started reading this year and then never finished, despite the fact that I was enjoying them. Planning on joining the clear the shelves and serial reader yearly challenges!

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group, everyone!

[Wendy]

Hi my name is Wendy and I live in upstate NY and have been off of goodreads or haven't really posted on goodreads other than the books I have read this past year. I am looking forward to getting back to interacting with this wonderful book community.

[Rona]

Hi, I am Rona and I am from Ireland.
I have loved reading books for as long as I could remember.
I haven't read many books over the past year because of illness, so I am going to start over again, and challenge myself to completing 23 books in 2023. I look forward to reading more and interacting with all of you x

[Gabby]

Hi everyone! I'm Gabby and I'm an educator from Oregon. I, like many others, have always loved to read but fell victim to grad school and lost touch with the joy of reading. But, I'm hoping to get that back!

I most often find myself reading fiction, typically more on the contemporary side. I enjoy thrillers, mystery, romance, and love an unreliable narrator. I'd love to have more GoodReads friends so I can peek at what people are reading 😅🥰

[Dorothy]

janyhia ♡ wrote: "Hello! I'm Janyhia. I'm 19 and I'm a college student living in the US. When I was a child, reading books were my favorite thing ever. Unfortunately, as the years passed I strayed away from reading...."

Welcome Janhia. We are a pretty friendly bunch here and I look forward to hearing more from you.

[Ashley]

Hi I’m Ashley! Found the group through a friend and am looking to read 25 books next year, or more :) I’m newer to reading for fun and my favorites so far are romance and murder mysteries.

[John]

Hello, my name is John! I'm 41 from Minnesota, and I gravitate toward science-fiction, but read fantasy, thrillers or anything with a good story really.

I used to be a steady reader, but as time went on things slowly took precedence over reading even though it brought me great joy! I need to change that!

I set a small goal last year through GoodReads that I just barely completed so that must mean I'm ready to take it to the next level! That said, I'm not ready for that 52 book a year club so I was going to go with something near the middle... 23 in 23 has a good ring to it!

Good reading in 2023, all!

[Jane]

Hi! I'm Jane and I'm a high school student currently living in California, USA. I love reading historical fiction, YA, and sometimes dystopian! I noticed I often drift to other sites when I read (as I usually read on my iPad) and my goal is to complete at least 1-2 books a week in 2023!

[Ilona]

Thank you all for joining our group and introducing yourself! We are so glad to have your here! But as we are about to start the new year, we are going to start a new Introduction Thread. Please join us here to meet our new members.