Introduce Yourself to the Group!

[Nia]

Hello, I'm Nia Simone. I write romance mostly and read a mix of fiction and nonfiction. I'm not gifted with speedy reading goggles and tend to go over and over my favorite passages then get inspired and jump up to add something to a blog post draft or my fiction work in progress or to my book review notes or an email to someone about what I'm reading... hence taking forever to finish the book!

My favorite nonfiction book at the moment is The Statues That Walked. I'm mostly reading romance fiction right now and am currently enamored with Brenda Novak's contemporaries. I'm reading the Whiskey Creek series.

I just became active in social networking and found my way to Goodreads (which I've heard tons about but hadn't joined) via another blogger who "liked" a couple of my blog posts. Her blog talks about her 2012 reading challenge and it inspired me.

Thanks!

[Jack]

Hiya! I'm Jack and I'm from Ireland. I'm new to goodreads and hoping to read 100 books this year! I know a bit far fetched, but I'm on book 3. I'm a musicholic but I also enjoy to read. Hoping that my goal will be achieved!

[Charlotte]

Just wanted to say hello to everyone! I am new to this group, it seemed like a fun one to join.

[ScarlettMi]

Hi, all! I'm really excited to get into the challenge this year. I'm finally working my way through that giant pile of books I've acquired over the last several years but never quite got around to reading. I've already read through a four this month and the pile is shrinking steadily.

I've been an avid bookworm all my life. You could probably mark the stages of my childhood by which book series I was into at the time. I aged from Nancy Drew to Sweet Valley High to Fear Street to VC Andrews to Star Trek to Anne Rice before I even hit high school.

I'm from Canada. And trying to remember to make time to read a bit more. I love comics and read a ton of those but I'm trying to focus a bit more on getting back into (non-graphic) novels again.

[Jessica]

Hi everyone!
I'm Jessica. I'm married, have a 10 YO son, two awesome puppies, and a great hubby. I love reading, and am hoping to work my way through LOTS of books this year. Looking forward to this challenge!

[Jackie - Fire & Ice Book Reviews]

hi everyone my name is Jackie. I just signed up for the 2013 Reading Challenge. my goal is to read 50 books, although I may read more. I love to read it is 1 of my favorite hobbies. good luck to all and have fun.

[Robin]

Hi, I'm Robin, and I'm a voracious reader. I set my goal for 52 books, but I will probably read more. I'm not so good with keeping up with posts, etc., so we'll see how I do with this.

[Julie]

my name is Julie and I have been reading for as long as I can remember. my challenge is 60 books this year, will need to remember to keep up to date on here!

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Hi everyone! My name's Rachel... I'm an avid reader and I like to write! I'm happy to join this group! My goals are to read 125 books for 2013 Reading Challenge.

[Mabel]

Hi everyone, I'm Mabel, and I'm really excited about keeping track of my 2013 books, and seeing how many books I can read this year! I started doing the 2012 challenge, but after I missed a month, I just quit all together. I'm hoping to succeed this year!

[Sharon]

Hi Everyone! I am happy to find this group, I love to read just about anything and am always open to new authors. I am just starting A Games of Thrones and can't put it down. A couple of my all time favorite authors are Wilbur Smith and Phillipa Gregory, looking forword to making some new reading buddies. Cheers from Atlantic Canada

[Patrisia]

Hi Everyone. My name is Patrisia and I'm married and live in upstate New York. I love all kinds of genres - you know, "so many books, so little time." I have a special place in my heart for literature written during the period between WWI and WWII, magical realism, and horror. Oh and historical fiction, the older the better.

I'm looking forward to the next year in books and wish you all good reads!

[Shasta]

Hi, I'm Shad mom of 2, wife, finishing my last semester of seminary. LOVE LOVE LOVE books and am looking forward to reading for fun again.

[Flynn]

Czesc! I am Ailsa, I am a book lover who doesn't read enough and in an attempt to read more I have joined here. I am in my mid teens and I love music and art. I do photography and play guitar/sing. I am learning polish have been for 4 months, I can speak reasonably well. My favourite books are the whole His Dark Materials series, one of the first books I really read when I was ten, and what a read :)

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Hi I'm Lucia. I'm from Ireland and only 12. Well I'm a lot smarter then other 12 year olds. I love to read and play guitar. So I'm trying to read stuff I don't usually read this year, no more fairy tales, fiction books and horrors. I decided I would try more realistic, romantic and more comedy books. So that's me. Seeya

[Kara]

Welcome, all! It's so exciting to have so many cool people join in such a short period of time. Let us know if you have any questions!

[Linda]

Hello,
My name is Linda and I love to read any and everything.I have been reading since I was very young. My first set of books was the encyclopedia. Yes! Currently I love reading Christian books and cookbooks. I can read a 500 page book in one day. If the beginning is good. I will truly enjoy this group.

[Ursula]

Hi I'm Ace (Spanish pronounciation). I live in Australia and love reading. I enjoy historical fiction and currently reading 1356 by Bernard Cornwell. Your 2013 challenges look interesting and I am looking forward to the challenges. Cheers...

[Lesley]

Hi! I'm Lesley, from New Hampshire, married with 2 sons (ages 8 and 10). My favorite genres are romance and light fluffy mysteries, but I do wander outside those genres occasionally, and actually hope to do more of that this year!!!

I've got a couple of challenges that I'm working on this year, trying to read more and trying to work down the number of unread books on my Kindle. (If only I could stop downloading more, I know I'd have better luck with that goal!)

[Ashley]

Welcome to all of our new members!! Have fun! :)

[AJ]

I'm looking forward to participating in Goodreads to push myself to read more of the books I love but never get to: classics, non-fiction, challenging new lit. Somehow I always find the time to read my favorite bubblegum books (romance such as Nora Roberts and Julia Quinn or fantasy such as Mercedes Lackey). I will not be counting these toward my yearly or individual challenge goals. Feels like cheating :-) Apologies for horrible typos in the posts that I create on the phone apps! (there doesn't seem to be a way to update or correct on the apps?) Especially looking forward to the buddy reads to knock out some of my TBR. I've also joined groups with biography, history, and round the world themes-I might possibly be over committing!

[Fatma]

hello ..i'm 16 yrs old and brand new reader :p
i've never read a book besides harry potter (and not even all of 'em I've only read the first 3 ) till last summer
but that's about to change ...i'm planning to read 50 books this year (wish i could do more ) but i dont wanna be hard on my self ......i love novels
my favs till now r pretty little liars and the lying game

[Ana]

Hi, my name is Ana and I and I am new to this site. Will be joining in a few challenges as soon as I learn my way around this place a bit. Hoping to read more non-fiction this year and at least one large classic book a month.

[Nathaly]

Hello everyone!

[Kara]

Welcome, all!

Amy: You're right--no way to edit or delete through the app. I brought this up in the Goodreads Feedback thread and am hoping they add this functionality. (It really drives me crazy!)

Nathan: That's AMAZING. What are your favorites? The only graphic novel I've really read is Transmetropolitan, but I'm planning to read Watchmen later this month.

[Lavinia]

Hey there! I'm Lavinia, and I joined the group for motivation, since I want to read more this year. I hope it all works out in my favor and I hope I make friends.

[Marisa]

Hello all! I'm Marisa, and I'm currently in high school, so if some stereotypical high school books pop up on my challenge, you can blame AP Lang! I mostly read young adult, historical fiction and history, though the latter two i've just recently begun to get back into it. I'm excited to get this challenge going!

[Susan]

I've decided to take the leap and join a group. I grew up in a military family. We moved every two years, on average, so the only long-terms friends I had were characters in the books I carried with me from duty station to duty station. I'm one of "those people" who still owns the first book she was ever given as a gift (Actress in Spite of Herself). I will read anything, including cereal boxes at the breakfast table, but I find that my favorites are scifi/fantasy, young adult literature, and sociological studies (don't ask). I'm also always up for a good political rant/read. My goal this year is to expand my reading horizons. I don't have a set number of books in mind, I just want to read "more" and "better." I'll probably join in the 1-50 section, but I'm not going to drive myself nuts over it, either. I'd rather read only 10 and truly enjoy them. So...away I go, to read a bit before bed.

[Emily]

Hi there :)

My name is Emily and I'm about to enter into my last semester at the City College of New York where I'll also be interning for NY Daily News.

So, during my break I've been doing a lot of reading. I love a lot of fiction, romance novels preferably in the lesbian genre and I love books that make you think and teach you at the same time. Right now I'm reading a book called Mind Magic by Marta Hiatt which does just that. My goals, I guess, would be to read and learn enough throughout 2013 that could boost my vocabulary as well as my intellect but also expand my reading genres.

I'm excited to be a part of this!

[Nathaly]

Susan wrote: "I've decided to take the leap and join a group. I grew up in a military family. We moved every two years, on average, so the only long-terms friends I had were characters in the books I carried w..."

I lived in the same town my whole life I can't imagine moving so many times!

[Sara]

Hello! I'm Sara. I'm 31 and live in the Pacific Northwest.

New to goodreads and the group, I've joined to try to put some variety in my reading, and hopefully to motivate me to read books I wouldn't normally read on my own accord. I'm looking forward to conversations about books with others who have read them as well.

Thanks for having me and have a great day!

[Kim]

Hi, I'm Kim. I'm new to Good reads and the groups. I hope this motivates me to stay passionate about reading.

[Heather]

Hi all, my name is Heather. I am a student at University of Phoenix, and work part-time at a local community college. I am working towards becoming a librarian because I can't get enough of books and reading. Really looking forward to doing some challenges and finding new books to expand my interests.

[Susan]

Nathaly wrote: "Susan wrote: "I've decided to take the leap and join a group. I grew up in a military family. We moved every two years, on average, so the only long-terms friends I had were characters in the boo..."

I didn't really mind it much, since I didn't know anything different. In addition, I don't know many people who can say, "I lived on Okinawa and then moved to Midway Island." :)

[Kara]

Well, I can say "I lived on Okinawa then moved to Hawaii." Is that close enough? :)

[Amie]

Hi, I'm Amie. I've always enjoyed reading, but never made it a priority until last year. I enjoy reading challenges because it helps me make a plan for my mountain of books that I want to read.

[Tracey]

Hi all, I am an avid reader of just about anything. I seem to be in post/pre apocalyptic mode so far this year and 2012. But I will read anything. The first page usually tells me if I can or want to get through the book :)

[Alice]

hi im alice paige. i just started this account today, so im pretty new. obviously i like reading. some of my favorites are a clockwork orange and othello

[Nicole]

Hello, Everyone! :)

I'm Nicole. I'm an 11th Grader from San Diego, California, U.S.A. I love to read, but unfortunately due to: lack of time, an internet addiction, my slow reading, & my frequent abandonment of books for other books, I am unable to read as often & as many books as I'd like. :(

My goal for this year is to completely read 30 books.

Some Of My Favorite Genres/Topics Are: American History, European History, WWII, Psychology, War/Military, Historical Fiction, Thrillers, Mysteries, Romance, Classics, Angelology, Supernatural, Y.A., & Poetry.

Anyway, I Wish Everyone The Best Of Luck! See Ya Around!

[Gabe]

Hi, my name is Gabe. I am recently a widower with one son and have been filling my time bt revisiting my passion for reading. I love mysteries and lately have been on a 19th and early 20th century English and Euro lit kick.

[Elle]

Hello, my name is Danya. I am a biology graduate student with an absolute fixation with fantasy, fiction, and young adult novels. I am trying to get through NPR's Top 100 Fantasy and SciFi while trying to round out my reading with some books outside of my comfort zone, which is lot more difficult than I initially thought.

[Anna]

Hi. My name is Anna. I signed up here mostly out of curiosity but, now that I'm here, I think it's pretty cool. I'm 33 and used to read a lot. I've missed it and I've signed up for one of the yearly challenges here to read a novel published in every year since the year of my birth in an effort to get back into the reading habit. I tend to read contemporary lit and fantasy but plan to round out my reading experience this year by adding in maybe some non-fiction and who knows what else!

[Sherry]

hello.. my name is Sherry and love reading (who doesn't if they didn't join this?) hah. I usually read lots of fiction, romance, mysteries, true crime, mangas, science fiction and sometimes non-fiction if it appeals to me.

I tried to review books but often do not, I am trying to fix that. I don't usually participate much either (also trying to fix that but may be difficult as I'm not always on the computer).


This is the first time I actually explore goodreads much and found the reading challenge. I am going for 150 books this year and may make it or read more than that, not sure, so we'll see.

[Ashley]

Welcome to all the new members. It is amazing watching this group grow as much as it has over the past couple of months.

Have fun with our many challenges! If any of you have any questions you can always message! :)

[Dana]

Hello everyone! I'm Dana and I'm really excited to a part of this group! I'm still getting used to Goodreads but I'm very happy that I can connect with so many fellow book-lovers! Looking forward to having some good lit discussions!

[Tiffany-Rae]

Hey everyone. I am Tiffany. I was a college student for a while but am taking some time off and am so happy to be able to sit down and read for fun again. I will read anything you put in front of me. I am not picky. I love reading and am writing some of my own currently as well. This site has become my new best friend. There are so many books I did not even know existed and am so excited to read as many as I can.

[Ashley]

Welcome new members! Make yourself at home! We have a lot of challenges you can join in and a monthly group read as well as buddy reads.

Happy reading!

[Anna]

Hi my name is Anna...I am a mother of a 12 yr old special needs child...I love to read some of my favorite authors are Stephanie Meyers,Beverly Lewis or any amish based books,Joyce Meyer,Nora Roberts,and several others but if it catches my attention I am into reading anything...A few of my favorites are Twilight Saga by Stephanie Meyers,The Hunger Games seires,50 Shades of Grey trilogy,Buried Memories,and The Girl In the Leaves...A good book to search that is due to be released is The Drowing House by Elizabeth Black can't wait to read it...I hope to share books as well as get some goodreads from books others have read and make some new friends who share in my joy of reading...

[Ashley]

Welcome to the group, Anna!! :)

[Anna]

Hi I'm Anna...Welcome all new members I love all sorts of books n reading is a passion of mine...I hope to make friends here and share our love of reading ...