Lindsey G's "K.I.S.S." Reading Challenge 2023

[Lindsey]

I was really bad about updating my reading challenge this past year. And I think a big part of that was because I had too many challenges/things to track. So for 2023 I'm trying the K.I.S.S. approach - Keep It Simple Silly! (I'm just not going to call myself stupid ever.) There will be 4 aspects to my reading chsllenge. If I can knock these off, then maybe I will go back to adding more things to track. And by keeping it simple, maybe I will do a better job at updating my challenge on here. 😁

K - Keep on Reading! My goal is to read 100 books on 2023

I - Ignore my husband's complaints and get another BOTM! My goal is to tackle the books I currently have from BOTM. This is also my 1st 12+4 list.

S - Save My Bookcase!! My goal is to save my crashing bookcase by getting as many books off of it as I can. This is also my 2nd & 3rd 12+4 lists.

S - Seriously I just need a kick in the behind. My goal is to clear out my overwhelming backlog of Netgalley books. Please don't judge, most of us on netgalley have some type of backlog and mines gotten out of control.

So there we have it. And hopefully i can clean up some of the mess my reading obsession has made. 🤣🤣
I love doing buddy reads, so if you see anything on my lists you have in your reading que, give me a shout!

[Lindsey]

K - Keep on Reading! Read 100 books:

1. Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
2. West with Giraffes
3. The Christmas Genie
4. Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God
5. The House in the Pines
6. Return of the Homework Machine
7. A Good Night for Ghosts
8. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
9. My Weird School Fast Facts: Explorers, Presidents, and Toilets
10. Leprechaun in Late Winter
11. A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
12. The Hotel Nantucket
13. It Starts with Us

[Lindsey]

I - Ignore my husband's complaints and get another BOTM! My 1st 12+4 list - BOTM Obsession Reading List:

My 12:
✔1. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - 1/15
✔2. The Hotel Nantucket - 1/28
3. The Last Party
4. The House Across the Lake
5. The Circus Train
6. Girl, Forgotten
7. The It Girl
8. The Lies I Tell
9. Someday, Maybe
10. All the Dangerous Things
11. The Magnolia Palace
12. You're Invited

Plus 4:
1. Love on the Brain
2. Hester
3. A Nearly Normal Family
4. If Only I Could Tell You

[Lindsey]

S - Save My Bookcase!! My 2nd 12+4 list - My Bookcase is Crashing Reading List:

My 12:
✔1. West with Giraffes - 1/6
2. The Last House Guest
3. Summer of '69
4. The Return
5. Send for Me
6. Golden Child
7. The Stationery Shop
8. First Comes Love
9. Still Alice
10. Rock Paper Scissors
11. Chasing Fireflies
12. Nine Perfect Strangers

Plus 4:
1. House Rules
2. Burying the Honeysuckle Girls
3. Beyond Justice
4. Imperfect Justice



My 3rd "I Blame Alissa" Christmas Gift Edition 12+4 list

My 12:
✔1. Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up - 1/2
2. Book Lovers
3. 28 Summers
4. The Judge's List
5. Then She Was Gone
6. One Day in December
7. Regretting You
8. Conviction
9. The Secret Keeper of Jaipur
10. The Silent Patient
✔11. It Starts with Us - 1/31
12. Sunset Beach

Plus Four:
1. Not My Boy
2. The Dog Who Saved Me
3. In the Clearing
4. Murder on the Orient Express

[Lindsey]

S - Seriously I just need a kick in the behind. My Netgalley backlog list:

1. My Mother's Choice
2. Paris Never Leaves You
3. What My Husband Did
3. Take It Back
4. They Turned the World Upside Down: A Storyteller’s Journey with Those Who Dared to Follow Jesus
5. A Kid's Guide to the Names of Jesus
6. The Venice Sketchbook
7. Good Company
8. The Marriage
9. What a Dog Knows
10. Steel Fear
11. The Sinful Lives of Trophy Wives
12. Whisper Cottage
13. A Magical New York Christmas
14. Great Circle
The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
15. Three Sisters
16. Yours Cheerfully
17. Lucky
18. The Baby Shower
19. The Unsinkable Greta James
20. The Lifeguards
21. Free: Two Years, Six Lives, and the Long Journey Home
22. Everything Must Go
23. The Homewreckers
24. Breathless
25. Such Big Dreams
26. Meant to Be
27. These Impossible Things: A Novel
28. The Lost
29. One of the Girls
30. In Her Boots
31. The New Neighbor
32. The Blame Game
33. With Love from Wish & Co.
34. Stay Awake
35. The Matchmaker's Gift
36. The Ways We Hide
37. Many Are Invited
38. The Whalebone Theatre
39. The Prisoner
40. The Resemblance
41.Be an Angel: Devotions to Inspire and Encourage Love and Light Along the Way
42. The Villa
43. Maame

[Patricia]

Great ideas! I have a stack of BOMCs to read as well. (I try to get to the mail before my husband does, but don't always succeed!)
Have fun & happy reading!

[Lindsey]

Patricia wrote: "Great ideas! I have a stack of BOMCs to read as well. (I try to get to the mail before my husband does, but don't always succeed!)
Have fun & happy reading!"

Thanks Patricia! Same here, i try to get to the mail first. But a big problem is we have the ring doorbell. So half the time our mailman will bring it to the door. Can't hide that. 🤣🤣

[Martha]

BOTM selections are on my annual challenge list ... 5 or 6. I mostly try to read hard backs to get them off my bookcase & out of the house.. Happy reading!

[Lea]

I like your KISS methodology. We already talked about your first two lists, looks like we'll be reading some of the same books next year. On your Netgallery backlog list, I think I've only read Three Sisters, so I'll be eager to see what you think of the other books you have. Good luck and enjoy the books you read this year!

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

Great idea Lindsey! I think we are all just trying to keep up and keep it simple. Lord knows that I can get overwhelmed with my lists and ignore them completely.

Good luck on your challenges.

[Bill, Moderator]

Looks like a great challenge Lindsey. I'm sure you'll enjoy your 2023 reading.

[Ioana]

It sounds simple and a lot of fun. Of course, I haven't read any of these books, so I'll watch you progress and your review. Happy reading, enjoy all of them!

[Alissa]

" Seriously I just need a kick in the behind."

We all do, dear... lol

[Lindsey]

Martha wrote: "BOTM selections are on my annual challenge list ... 5 or 6. I mostly try to read hard backs to get them off my bookcase & out of the house.. Happy reading!"

Thanks Martha! I do love those BOTM books!!

[Lindsey]

Lea wrote: "I like your KISS methodology. We already talked about your first two lists, looks like we'll be reading some of the same books next year. On your Netgallery backlog list, I think I've only read Thr..."

Thanks Lea! Keeping it simple is making it alot more enjoyable so far this year. 😊

[Lindsey]

Alondra wrote: "Great idea Lindsey! I think we are all just trying to keep up and keep it simple. Lord knows that I can get overwhelmed with my lists and ignore them completely.

Good luck on your challenges."

Thanks Alondra! 😊

[Lindsey]

Bill wrote: "Looks like a great challenge Lindsey. I'm sure you'll enjoy your 2023 reading."

Thanks Bill! So far, so good! 😊

[Lindsey]

Ioana wrote: "It sounds simple and a lot of fun. Of course, I haven't read any of these books, so I'll watch you progress and your review. Happy reading, enjoy all of them!"

Thanks Ioana! So far a very good books. 😊

[Lindsey]

Alissa wrote: "" Seriously I just need a kick in the behind."

We all do, dear... lol"

Bahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Lindsey]

January Recap:

I read 13 books, which i think was a good start to the year.

I read 2 books from my 12+4 list #1
I read 1 book from my 12+4 list #2
I read 2 books frm my 12+4 list #3

I didn't tackle any of my backlog on netgalley. So that needs to be a focus next month.

Best books of the month:


Worst book of the month:
- I gave it 3 stars so thats not bad to be the worst....

Now off to February...