2025 & 2026 Reading Challenge discussion

Here are my 2016 Reading Challenges, these are the challenges that I'm using all most all of my 2016 TBR Books for:
top find out what I thought of the books you can find my reviews here:
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My Reading Goals for 2016My Reading Goals for 2016

✔️#1 goal is just have fun reading ,( because last year even though I read a lot I started to not enjoy it from the mid of October to December, so this year I'm only doing 3 Goodread Challenge and making some changes..And they are my goals which are

✔️2: Read 50 books ( maybe more) ( this way I won't feel like I got to read to keep ahead of my Goodreads goal, and I can read at my own paste, and enjoy it wither it's a huge book or a some one, spend time doing stuff with my family, watching old. Black and white movies ( 20s,30s,40s,50s, and 60s type movies) and play with my puppies.

3: Finish or trying to finish my 3 Goodread Challenges which are The Life of The Book Addict 12 + 4 Alternatives, Around The Year in 52 Books,

✔️4:Wither or not I cut down my Kindle,Nook,Apple IBOOKS,Bookshout ,or paper or hardback book TBR ,I'm not going to worry about it, because this year it's all about Enjoy Reading and not how many books is on my TBR.

5:Finish my 2 DNF Nook Books TBR ( not going to worry about how long this take

✔️6:Reread one of my all time favorite Stephen King Books.

✔️7:Read more large books with pages over 800 and up( basically I love read the big books with pages over 800 and up ,like the Stand by Stephen King which is 1,141 pages ,last year was the first year I got back into read and I only read 3 big books ,this time I want to enjoy doing it and not have to worry)

8:Read more of my all time favorite series.

9:Read More Classic novels.(Classical Literature is one of my all time favorite book to read ,so this year I want to get back in to doing that by doing Rereads of ones I've read a long time ago and also read ones I've been afraid to do so like Les Misérables.

10:Finishing DNF Kindle books that I've started and kept

11:Finish,start or get caught up in series, duology, trilogy or saga that I have all the books to.( even if I finish,or get caught up in a series I'll be happy)

12:Read more short stories:

✔️13:Start New series that I have a few books in.( even if I just read the first book then I'm happy)

✔️14:star listening to audio books ( even if it's just free classics that I love to reread over or over)

✔️15:Read books by authors that I should have read by now

My Mid Year Reading Goals Check Up
✔️#1 goal is just have fun reading

Goal 2 had 4 parts to it:
✔️1: read 50 books ( 131 read of 200 books =22 books ahead of schedule)
2:spend time doing stuff with my family :some what: both my Mom and sister works so they don't always have the same days off, then there's the days where I just don't feel like doing anything.)
✔️3; play with my dogs,
4: watching old. Black and white movies ( 20s,30s,40s,50s, and 60s type movies) so far I've watched a total of 5

goal 3 has 3 parts to it: finish or try to finish my Goodreads group challenges:
1: The Life of A Book Addict : reading challenge 12 + 4
Total done: 12 Not Done: 3

2: A Round A Year in 52 Books:
Total challenges Done: 30 Total Not done: 22

✔️goal 4 whiter I cut down on my kindle, nook, bookshout, iBooks, paper and hardback TBRs I'm not going to worry about it .

Goal Five : finish my 2 DNF Nook book: some what done

✔️goal 6: re read one of my all time favorite Stephen King Books ( read 2 all time favorite Stephen King Books : and

goal 7 read more big books that are over 800 + pages: some what : read so far only 2 which is 1,141 pages, Incheritance 860 pages

Goal 8 read more of my all time series: need to double check for this one

goal 9: read more classic novels: some what : total so far is : 10

goal 10: Finish DNF kindle books that I've started and kept:

goal 11:finish or get caught up in series ,duology , trilogy and so on,
series finish: 2 caught up in: 7

12: read more short stories:
total so far:1

13: start new series:
total: about 24 ( give or take)

goal 14: listen to audio books:
total : 3( classics )

goal 15:read books by authors I should have already read:
total: 3

The Life of a Book Addict
Reading Group Challenge 2016
12+4 alternates
13/16 books read

✔️ 1:Tarzan of the Apes1/7/16-1/12/16 three half stars
✔️ 2Bitten 1/13/16-1/14/16 five stars
✔️3: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children 1/14/16-1/17/16 4.5 stars
✔️4:Field of Mars: Episode 1 1/26/16-1/27/16 2 stars
✔️5:Twilight Guardians 2/1/16-2/2/16 3.5 stars
✔️6:Frostborn: The First Quest 4 stars
✔️7:The Judas Strain: A Sigma Force Novel 4/1/16-4/4/16 five stars
8:Magnificence
✔️ 9:Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11-16 4.5 stars
✔️10:The Wind in the Willowsfive stars 7/19/16
11:The Express Diaries
12:Stormbreaker(reread)

4 alternates
✔1:The Stand(reread)1/1/16-1/9/16 five stars
✔2:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Killing Jar five stars 1/19/16-1/22/16
✔️3:Brisingr
✔️4:Inheritance 7/14/16 five stars
also update:
Individual Reading Goals 2016
Elizabeth's 2016 Reading Corner Goals
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES
Yearly Challenges > 2016 Bucket List
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2016 Bucket List 8/12 books
✔January:Gowns Of The Haunted five stars 1/4/16
✔February:Twilight Guardians2/1/16-2/2/16 3.5 stars
✔March: The Skin Collector3/2/16-3/9/16
✔️April:The Judas Strain 4/1/16-4/4/16
✔May: Russian Roulette: The Story of an Assassin5/1/16
✔June:East River Trust6/14/16
✔July:Inheritance 7/14/16
✔️August:The Tuskegee Airmen: The History and Legacy of America's First Black Fighter Pilots in World War II8/2/18
✔September:The Midnight Watch9/18/16
✔October:Ten Days in a Mad-House10/4/16
✔November:The Enigma Strain11/8/16
December: Magnificence

The Life of a Book Addict
Books and More Books > Big Books - 2016
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1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016
I went a head and listed my big books so I won't forget which ones.
read
39

Ones need to read:

:Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
:Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
:Oliver Twist
:The Secret Of Excalibur


:Body Double
:The Amulet of Samarkand
:Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West

Ones I already read from January - March
1:The Stand 1,141 pages 1/1/16-1/9/16 ,
2:Brisingr 763 pages 1/31/16-2/8/16
3:The Wolf's Hour 605 pages , 3/15/16-3/23/16
4:The Sea Hunters446 pages 3/10/16-3/16/16
5:Tales From the 1001 Nights2/9/16-2/11/16 469 pages
6:Twilight Guardians 400 pages 2/1/16-2/16
7:Sharcano 420 pages 1/4/16-1/6/16
8:The Tiger Warrior12/29/15-1/6/16 502 pages
9:The Skin Collector 575 pages
10:Mr. Mercedes1/10/16-1/13/16 437 pages
11:Circle of Bones 562 pages 1/13/16-1/19/16
12:Dragon's Triangle 496 pages
2/3/16-2/4/16
13:Knight's Cross501 pages 2/11/16-2/17/16
14:The Burnt House: A Decker/Lazarus Novel544 pages 2/15/16-2/19/16
April 's Big Books
15::The Judas Strain 543 pages 4/1/16-4/4/16
16: Freedom of the Mask 528 pages 4/6/16-4/8/16
17:: Finders Keepers: A Novel 544 pages‎ 3/30/16-4/9/16
18: Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania 451 pages 4/20/16-4/28/16 ( a must read)
19: Criminal4/30/16 562 pages

May
20: Havana Storm 453 pages 5/3/15
21: The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History5/10/16 514 pages
22: Desperation5/14/16 693
23: I, Ripper: A Novel5/20/16 402 pages
June:
24: Rose Madder 6/5/16-6/8/16 643 pages
25: Jefferson's America: The President, the Purchase, and the Explorers Who Transformed a Nation 422 pages 6/7/16
26: Blood Infernal561 pages 6/12/16
27: Tripwire6/21/16 581 pages
28: Elysium Dreams6/24/16 413 pages
29: 447 pages 7/5/16
July
30: 7/14/16 860 pages
31: 7/20/16 460 pages

August
32: 414 pages 8/26/16

September
33: 9/3/16 449
34: 9/11/16 464 pages
35: 9/23/16 462 pages

October
36 10/15/16 975 pages
37 10/3/16 864 pages
38: 10/9/16 480
39: 10/17/16 624 pages

PNR/UF Addicts & Newbies * COMPLETED*
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Monthly Challenges > February 2016 - Back to the Basics
Duration: February 1st, 2016 – February 29th, 2016
Easy (4 books) – Read any 4 options
4/4
✔1. Vampire: Twilight Guardians ( finished 2/2/16
5. Witch/Warlock/Wizard:Frostborn: The First Quest ( finished 2/25/16)
✔8. Magic: Brisingr ( finished 2/8/16)
10. All the Rest!:Dinosaur Lake II :Dinosaurs Arising finished 2/24/16

The Lost Challenges* COMPLETED*
February Judge a book by its cover
February 1st ~ 29th Completed
Conceited read 6-6 books
✔️1:Twilight Guardians( read) 3 stars
✔️2:Love Me Anyway( read) 5 stars
✔️3:Blood Forestfive stars
✔4:On His Watchfive stars
✔️5:Never Never( read)2.5 to 3 stars ( on the fence about this on)
✔️6:The Contestant( DNF/deleted) read 40 pages of it
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'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge * Completed*
From: March 1st ~ 31st
Conceited read 5-6 books
1: 3/2/16-3/6/16
2: 3/6/16-3/8/16-3/8/16
3: 3/1/16-3/2/16
4: 3/2/16-3/9/16
5;
6; 3/10/16-3/12/16

The Challenge Factory * Completed*
♦Mini Challenges♦ > Attack of Your TBR Challenge
Duration: March 9,2016 to June 30,2016
Level:Easy – 3 books

✔1. Could Never Make it Fit: * Pick a book for this category that you’ve been wanting to read, but could never make it fit into a challenge: The Wolf's Hour 3/15/16-3/23/16

✔2. The Right Time:* Pick a book for this category that you’ve been waiting for the right time to read…which is now! 81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness by Brian Murphy

3. 6 Months: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for 6 months:

4. 1 Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for a year.

5. 1 + Year: *Pick a book that has been on your shelf for over a year

✔6. Redo!: *Pick a book that you started, put down (for whatever reason) and didn’t finish. The Sea Hunters by Clive Cussler

'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge
April 1st-30, 2016 *Completed*
1: 3,5 stars
2: 5 stars
3: five stars
4: 5 stars
5: 5 stars
6: half a star

2016 Big Book Challenge
Elizabeth's 2016 Big Book Challenge
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'Judge a Book by Its Cover' Monthly Challenge ( COMPLETED)
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5/6 books read
1: 5/1/16
2: 5/1/16
3; Mammoth5/1/16
4; Havana Storm 5/3/16
5; All the Missing Girls 5/7/16
6; The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History5/10/16

The Lost Challenges
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June 'Judge a Book By It's Cover' Monthly
From: June 1st ~ 30th
Conceited read 5-6 books
1: 6/7/16 five stars
2: 6/5/16 five stars
3: 1 star 6/2/16
4: 6/4/16 five stars
5: 6/12/16 five stars
6: 6/7/16 4 stars

Nothing But Reading Challenges: Complteted
Serious Readers Challenge > Level 2 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2016
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2016 Reading Challenges
100 plus books
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES ( complete)
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JULY 2016 MINI CHALLENGE
DATE: 07/01/16 - 07/31/16
TASKS: 4
1. JULY:
Read a book published in July.: ( july 5th)7/4/16

2. Seventh Month:
Read the 7th book from your TBR or a Series Book #7. ( 7th book on Kindle TBR)7/8/16

3. Larkspur/Water Lily:
Read a book with water found on the cover, or a book with a purple cover. The Wind in the Willows ( water on the cover) 7/19/16

4. Zodiac:
Zodiac signs for July are Cancer (through July 21st) and Leo (July 22 and forward.
Read a book with the letters LEO found in the title (any order), or a book in which the author's first or last initial can be found in CANCER. Deeply Odd ( has LOE in the title )7/17/16

The Lost Challenges
Monthly > July 'Judge a Book By It's Cover' Monthly
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From: July 1st ~ 31st
Conceited read 5-6 books
1: 7/13/16 five stars
2: 7/5/16 five stars
3: 7/4/16 5 stars ( NetGalley)
4: 4.5 stars 7/1/16 ( netgalley)
5: 7/17/16 4 stars
6: 7/8/16 five stars

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BookTube A Thon
7/18/16-7/26/17

7/7 done
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challenges:
✔1' Read a book with yellow on the cover:Who is the King of Dinosaurs? - Fun Fact Dinosaur Quiz book for Kids aged 9 to 12 7/22/16 five stars

✔2: Read a book only after sunset:Dawn of the Spiders: Special Edition five stars 7/24/16

✔3:Read a book you discovered through booktube:The Princess Diaries 2 stars 7/18/16

✔4:Read a book by one of your favourite authors:77 Shadow Street by Dean Koontz five stars 7/20/16
✔️ 5:Read a book that is older than you:The Wind in the Willows 7/19/16

✔6/ Read and watch a book-to-movie adaptation:King Solomon's Mines 7/21/16

✔7:Read seven books:The Sultan's Toy: Book One: Captured ( this one was a short one so I went and read it) 7/20/16 five stars

2016 ARC August Read A Thon ( 8/1/16-8/31/16)
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8/19/16 4 stars 8/2/16
8/6/16
8/12/16
4 stars 8/29/16
DNF 100 % 8/17/16
8/4/16
DNF 8/6/16

WACKY READING CHALLENGES
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AUGUST 2016 MINI CHALLENGE
DATE: 08/01/16 - 08/31/16
Completed

Stress Free Reading Challenges
Local News Station (Tracking) > Elizabeth's Must Watch Station
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
NetGalley Challenge > NetGalley August 2016
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completed

The Lost Challenges ( Completed)
August Judge A Book By It's Cover
Aug 1, 2016-Aug 31, 2016
Conceited read 5-6 books
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES * Competed*
Monthly Challenges > September 2016 Mini Challenge
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES
Series/TBR Challenges > Scary TBR Challenge
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The Lost Challenges Completed
September Judge A Book By It's Cover
Conceited read 5-6 books
September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016

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Nothing But Reading Challenge ( Completed)
NetGalley Challenge > NetGalley September 2016

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NetGalley Readers
2016 Challenges > Books read in 2016 - Target 50,000
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Crazy Challenge Connection
Misfit Challenges > A Clean(er) Slate
DURATION: October 1 – December 31, 2016
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES discussion
Monthly Challenges > October 2016 Mini Challenge
DATE: 10/01/16 - 10/31/16
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total done:COMPLETED

The Lost Challenges discussion ( Completed)
Monthly Challenges > October Judge A Book By It's Cover
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October Judge A Book By It's Cover
September 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016
Conceited read 5-6 books

total books done:

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NetGalley Challenge > NetGalley October 2016

Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion
Monthly/Seasonal Challenges > October: Sarcastic Awareness Month
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Completed

The Life of a Book Addict ( completed)
Books and More Books > October Spooktacular Halloween Fun 2016
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rest of October and though out November 2016 TBR
Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends
Elizabeth's October 21st though November 2016 TBR & Reads
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
Serious Readers Challenge Level 3 of the Serious Readers Challenge for 2016
goal is for 300 books
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2016 Reading Challenges
100 plus books
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The Challenge Factory
Monthly Challenge:November I❤audio books
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES
November Mini-Challenge
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Nothing But Reading Challenges
NetGalley November 2016
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The Lost Challenges
November Judge A Book By It's Cover
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WACKY READING CHALLENGES
Series/TBR Challenges > Scary TBR Challenge
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2016 A Round The Year in 52 Books
52/52 completed
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