2018 Reading Challenge

If you ready my year in review post, you probably know that 2017 was a rough year for sure! I didn't get as much time to read for fun as I would like and so out of my 20 book goal, I only read 8. Not bad, but far from what I wanted.  Also, of the books on my reading challenge list, I only finished three (and in the middle of a few of the others).

For this year, I decided to lower my goal to 12 books instead, since it is more attainable and I would rather surpass my goal than fall short again.  You can check out the progress I make via my Goodreads which is in the sidebar, or by clicking on the sticker below.

2018 Reading Challenge

Kimberly has

read 1 book toward

her goal of

12 books.

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1 of 12 (8%)

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Here are the books I am currently working on (because I am weird and read multiple books at once)

• Terry Pratchett - The Color of Magic (currently misplaced the book)
• Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice
• Neil Gaiman - Stardust
• Sarah J. Mass - Throne of Glass
• I also am an hour and a half into the audiobook for Girl on the Train and am unsure how I feel about continuing it.

These are the categories I am interested in from the Popsugar challenge:

1. A classic you've been meaning to read (from a past challenge) - Pride and Prejudice
2. A book by your favorite author - for this one I am finally picking back up the Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
3. A banned book - Looking for good suggestions
4. Author of different race/ethnicity
5. A book you borrowed - Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass
6. A past Goodreads award winner - I have a couple I am considering such as Yes Please by Amy Pohler and Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
7. Award-winning book - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
8. A book you meant to read in 2017, but didn't get to - Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost

Suggestions are welcome for all the categories I don't have a book set for, or just in general.  Let me know what books you plan on reading this year!

Good luck

<3 Kimmie

2017 Reading Challenge

So for this year’s reading challenge or reading goals, I’m going to be using the Popsugar Reading Challenge list. I definitely don’t think I’d be able to do all 40, but my overall goal is to read 20 books this year. I decided to pick and choose categories from the challenge to create my list:

1. A book involving travel: Stardust - Neil Gaiman
2. A book involving a mythical creature: WIld About You - Kerrelyn Sparks
3. An audiobook: Good Omens - Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
4. A bestseller from a genre you don’t usually read: Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
5. A book that’s becoming a movie in 2017: Either Red Sparrow - Jason Matthews or Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie
6. A book that’s published in 2017: Into the Fire - Jeaniene Frost
7. The first book in a series you haven’t read before: The Selection - Kiera Cass
8. A book that’s been on your TBR list for way too long: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
9. A book by a person of color: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? - Mindy Kaling
10. A book with a title that’s a character’s name: Cinder - Marissa Meyer
11. A book with a subtitle: Dear Mr. Darcy: A Retelling of Pride and Prejudice - Amanda Grange
12. A book with career advice: #Girlboss - Sophia Amoruso
13. A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you: House Girl - Tara Conklin
14. A book about an interesting woman: Hidden Figures - Margot Lee Shetterly
15. A book set in wartime/A book you bought on a trip (Yes filling two categories): The Zookeeper’s Wife - Diane Ackerman

For now I’m going to stick to 15/16 categories so I can have some wiggle room to read books that I want and may not fit. I do want to try and complete the books from my 2016 challenge, but that will be on the back burner. I will be updating this with any changes to the list or if I decide to add to it. If you want to try the Popsugar challenge, check out their Goodreads group. You can also see my progress on my Goodreads account and challenge. I do have a widget in my sidebar!

Do I have any active readers out there? Let me know if you plan to challenge yourself this year and what your picks would be.

Hugs from my computer to yours!

<3 Kimmie