2024 - reading your own challenge

[Tawallah]

Recently, I saw a post on BookTube, talking about book reading and book buying are two different hobbies but we all have accumulated books that we have not read. To combat, the book buying habit, the challenge was to count all the books you have and read 40% to make a dent. That works out to be around 500 books for me. Kindle is a entry level drug.

So starting in 2024, in an effort to exercise more control and be a better buyer, I am aiming to read at least 100 books of owned books.

[Tawallah]

January - Read your Kindle challenge

Prompts
1- Read the oldest book you bought
2- Read the newest book you bought
3- Start or continue a series
4- But it was free!
5- A new to you author
6- Why did I buy this?
7- A book tube author
8- Clean up and organise : finish a series or read a book previously started but never finished
9- Blame it on Booktube

[Tawallah]

It is so hard as a mood reader to plan ahead but here are some non-fiction titles I have been wanting to read and putting off. Will pick at random from here:

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[Tawallah]

Series :
Finish the Expanse




Finish the Rampart Trilogy



Red Rising series catch up:



Read last book to finish series :

[Alondra, Moderator Schmoderator]

Great idea to tackle that TBR.

I agree with Kindle being an entry level drug. It's so easy to just download and not see the damage you're doing. 🤣

I have a few hundred "freebies" on my kindle and don't remember half of them.

Good luck and happy reading 📚

[Lea]

Good luck with your challenge. I love it! Reading 100 owned books would be so hard for me to do; it seems that as soon as I own the book, the "urgency" to read the book is over, there is no deadline. I am making efforts to read at least one owned book per month, but that only gets me 12 per year, and I definitely buy or receive more than that. I'm eager to see what you select. Best wishes!

[Bill, Moderator]

Tawallah wrote: "Recently, I saw a post on BookTube, talking about book reading and book buying are two different hobbies but we all have accumulated books that we have not read. To combat, the book buying habit, t..."

That's very interesting. I love buying books (reading too) but the journey through a book store always thrills me.

[Jackie]

I think I fall into the book-collecting group too! Every year I vow to read more of what I already own. This year has been even worse than usual 4 paperbacks (each less than 100 pages) and 3 recorded books. Now that I see the number, I am embarrassed. Okay, 2024 here I come with new determination. Good luck, Tawallah with your goal!

[Tawallah]

Thanks for the the encouragement, I am going to need it. This year I am struggling to get to 100 books. So my goal may not be the wisest but I am horrified at the number of books just sitting there. All those freebies.

[Karol]

Tawallah wrote: "Thanks for the the encouragement, I am going to need it. This year I am struggling to get to 100 books. So my goal may not be the wisest but I am horrified at the number of books just sitting there. All those freebies..."

Tawallah, I have a bunch of freebies also. They do have a tendency to build up. Good luck with your challenges!

[Patricia]

Just turning it into a challenge will probably help you be successful. We do tend to forget about some of those books on Kindle.
Happy Reading!