Kalyn's 2023 Reading Challenge - 20+ books in '23

[Kalyn]

My goal last year was 20 books and I hit it! While going with a higher goal this year makes sense, I don't want to fall into a slump or make reading feel like a chore, so we're going with the same goal again this year!

20+ books in '23 hopefully! :)

2023 Reads:

1. City of Ashes ⭐⭐⭐
2. City of Glass ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
3. City of Fallen Angels ⭐⭐⭐
4. 7th Heaven ⭐⭐
5. Clockwork Angel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
6. Clockwork Prince ⭐⭐⭐⭐
7. Clockwork Princess ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
8. City of Lost Souls ⭐⭐⭐⭐
9. A Good Girl's Guide to Murder ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
10. Good Girl, Bad Blood ⭐⭐⭐⭐
11. Malibu Rising ⭐⭐⭐.75
12. Carter & Aria: Merciless ⭐⭐⭐.75
13. As Good As Dead ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
14. Twilight ⭐⭐⭐.75
15. Kill Joy ⭐⭐⭐⭐
16. To Kill A Mockingbird ⭐⭐⭐
17. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue ⭐⭐⭐.25
18. The Inheritance Games ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
19. Into the Wild
20. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
21. All This Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
22. City of Heavenly Fire ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25

[Kalyn]

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

7th Heaven by James Patterson - ⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Lisa]

Hey Kalyn!
There's no reason to change things, if they work ;)

Good luck with your goals! Is there anything you're most excited to read before the end of the year?

[Kalyn]

Lisa wrote: "Hey Kalyn!
There's no reason to change things, if they work ;)

Good luck with your goals! Is there anything you're most excited to read before the end of the year?"

Hi Lisa!
Thank you for your belief in me lol. I'm REALLY looking forward to reading It since I got my hands on a physical copy. :)
But that book is HEFTY, so we'll see how bad my wrists are after I'm done lol

[Lisa]

lol may the Force be with you! Maybe you'll need to buy wrist braces... or you know, take breaks before reaching carpal tunnel territory :D

It's a fantastic book, but no amount of money could get me to re-read it in physical form.
Wishing you the best of luck with it though :)

[Kalyn]

Lisa wrote: "lol may the Force be with you! Maybe you'll need to buy wrist braces... or you know, take breaks before reaching carpal tunnel territory :D

It's a fantastic book, but no amount of money could get ..."

LMAOOO thank youuuu! Wrist braces are at the tippy top of my shopping list now :)

I have a feeling ill be the same way, read it once and never pick up the physical copy again haha. It's daunting how big that thing is!

[Kalyn]

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Lisa]

Kalyn wrote: "Lisa wrote: "lol may the Force be with you! Maybe you'll need to buy wrist braces... or you know, take breaks before reaching carpal tunnel territory :D

It's a fantastic book, but no amount of mon..."

Looking forward to seeing what you think of it, whenever you pick it up :)

[Kalyn]

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75

[Kalyn]

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid - ⭐⭐⭐.75

[Kalyn]

Carter & Aria: Merciless by Willow Winters - ⭐⭐⭐.75

[Kalyn]

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - ⭐⭐⭐.75

[Kalyn]

Kill Joy by Holly Jackson - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - ⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab - ⭐⭐⭐.25

[Kalyn]

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

[Kalyn]

Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

[Kalyn]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Kalyn]

I DID IT!!🎉

[Alison]

congrats! which book was the heavy, big book you were talking about.

[Blagica , Challenges]

With every book you completed, you're not just meeting your reading challenge goals, you're surpassing them! Keep the momentum going! Congrats! do you have a favorite for 2023?

[Kalyn]

Alison wrote: "congrats! which book was the heavy, big book you were talking about."

Hi Alison! Sorry for the late reply and thank you, but the book I was talking about was It by Stephen King. That book as a paperback is a whopping 1200 just about lol

[Kalyn]

Blagica wrote: "With every book you completed, you're not just meeting your reading challenge goals, you're surpassing them! Keep the momentum going! Congrats! do you have a favorite for 2023?"

Omg, hi Blagica! I'm so happy you asked me that question because I actually haven't even thought about that yet this year!

After thinking and looking over what I've read, if I had to pick a favorite it would definitely be between The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and A Good Girl's Guide to Murder. They're both my babies and I just can't hey myself to pick ONLY 1! haha

[Blagica , Challenges]

I loved Good Girls Guide to Murder. The other I haven't read I do think its linked to hunger games.

[Kalyn]

Blagica wrote: "I loved Good Girls Guide to Murder. The other I haven't read I do think its linked to hunger games."

Yes! It is the prequel to the Hunger Games Trilogy :)

[Kalyn]

All This Time by Mikki Daughtry - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

[Ilona]

Congrats on reaching your goal! :)

[Kalyn]

City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5