Amanda R's 2023 enchanted reading corner

[Amanda]

Welcome to my enchanted reading corner!

My goals for this year are:

clear my shelves
attempt some big books
finish 6 series
read multiple books by Michel Faber, Philip Pullman, Joanne Harris, Candace Bushnell and P. G. Wodehouse.
read books from challenges from previous years
read books in Dutch
read a wide variety of books including non-fiction, classics, fantasy, mysteries & thrillers, historical fiction, science fiction, horror, contemporary, romance and children's books.

Goodreads Reading Challenge: 5/60

Yearly Challenges

Clear the Shelves: 3/40
Serial Reader: 2/20
Piled High: 1/12
A to Z: Locations: 4/20
TBR Randomiser: /10
TBR Jar: 1/10
Big Books:
Author's Works: /15
Challenges from Previous Years 2/88
2016: /13
2017: /7
2018: 1/8
2019: /2
2020: /15
2021: /18
2022: 1/25
Dutch: 1
Non-Fiction:
Classics: 1
Fantasy: 1
Mysteries and Thrillers:
Historical Fiction: 1
Science Fiction:
Horror: 1
Contemporary: 1
Romance: 1
Children's: 1

[Amanda]

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[Amanda]

Clear the Shelves
January 1, 2023 - December, 31, 2023

1. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 11/1/23 3 stars
2. The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian 14/1/23 3 stars
3. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend 19/1/23 4 stars

3/40

[Amanda]

Serial Reader
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Start the Series

Shades of Magic by V. E. Schwab

1. A Darker Shade of Magic #1 8/1/23 4 stars

Continue the Series

Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 #1 19/1/23 4 stars

2/20

[Amanda]

Piled High
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 2/1/23 5 stars

1/12

[Amanda]

A - Z Challenge: Locations
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

A:
B:
China The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian 14/1/23 3 stars
D:
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F:
G:
Hill House The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 2/1/23 5 stars
I:
J:
K:
Leicester, England The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend 19/1/23 4 stars
M:
N:
O:
P:
Q:
R:
S:
T:
U:
V:
White London A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab 8/1/23 4 stars
X:
Y:
Z:

4/20

[Amanda]

TBR Randomiser and TBR Jar
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1. Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 3 stars 11/1/23 Jar

1/20

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Big Books
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

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Author's Works
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

[Amanda]

Challenges from Previous Years


2016: /13
2017: /7

2018: 1/8

TBR Jar

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 3 stars 11/1/23

2019: /2
2020: /15
2021: /18

2022: 1/25

Author's Works

Sophie Kinsella

Twenties Girl 3 stars 11/1/23

2/88

[Amanda]

Dutch
January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

1. Het laatste kwartier van de maan (The Last Quarter of the Moon) by Chi Zijian 3 stars 14/1/23

[Amanda]

Non-Fiction

Classics 1

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 5 stars 2/1/23

Fantasy 1

A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab 4 stars 8/1/23

Mysteries and Thrillers

Historical Fiction 1

The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian 3 stars 14/1/23

Science Fiction

Horror 1

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 5 stars 2/1/23

Contemporary 1

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 3 stars 11/1/23

Romance 1

Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella 3 stars 11/1/23

Children's 1

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend 4 stars 19/1/23

[Amanda]

1.


Book Read: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Rating: 5 stars
Read: 2nd January 2023
Language: English
Pages: 246
Type: Paperback
Bought: 31st March 2022, Erven J. Bijleveld bookshop, Utrecht
Date added to Goodreads: 31st March 2022
Previous Years' Challenges: No
Keeping or Donating: Keeping
Reason for Reading: Picked it up around Halloween but was too spooked to continue reading it!

[Amanda]

2.


Book Read: A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
Rating: 4 stars
Read: 8th January 2023
Language: English
Pages: 384
Type: Paperback
Bought: 22nd July 2020, Broese bookshop, Utrecht
Date added to Goodreads: 23rd July 2020
Previous Years' Challenges: No
Keeping or Donating: Keeping
Reason for Reading: Heard a lot of positive comments about the author.

[Amanda]

3.


Book Read: Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
Rating: 3 stars
Read: 12th January 2023
Language: English
Pages: 480
Type: Paperback
Bought: Between 2010 + 2015
Date added to Goodreads: 21st August 2015
Previous Years' Challenges: 2018: TBR Jar; 2022: Author's Works
Keeping or Donating: Donating
Reason for Reading: TBR Jar pick.

[Amanda]

4.


Book Read: The Last Quarter of the Moon by Chi Zijian
Rating: 3 stars
Read: 15th January 2023
Language: Dutch Het laatste kwartier van de maan
Pages: 395
Type: Hardback
Bought: 2017
Date added to Goodreads: 6th December 2017
Previous Years' Challenges: No
Keeping or Donating: Donating
Reason for Reading: Originally host country prompt for Winter Olympicsathon.

[Amanda]

5.


Book Read: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend
Rating: 4 stars
Read: 19th January 2023
Language: English
Pages: 187
Type: Paperback
Picked up: Free library
Date added to Goodreads: 17th February 2022
Previous Years' Challenges: No
Keeping or Donating: Donating
Reason for Reading: Reread of a funny book.