2026 Reading Challenge discussion

As it looks I'm going to reach my goal for 2017 and likely even surpass it, and considering I did spend the first 5 months struggling through a book I didn't particularly like (and have since then decided never to waste my time that way again...), I'm upping the stakes by 50%. Averaging 1,5 book a month should be perfectly doable, especially as I've decided not to stress out in daily traffic anymore and have started using public transport again for going to work.

Good idea! I hadn't come to a 2018 number until I came across your post. But now it's 18 in '18 for me.

Struggling through a book you're not enjoying can really drain the enjoyment out of reading. I had a similar struggle earlier in the year and even though I did manage to push through, it just wasn't worth the time I spent on it. Sometimes my stubbornness gets the best of me! But I hope to be better at accepting that not every book will be for me and that it's okay to just move on :)

Best of luck achieving your goal! :)

good luck,Kim! I hope that 2018 is an amazing year for you and that 18 is a lucky number for you this year.

Kim wrote: "As it looks I'm going to reach my goal for 2017 and likely even surpass it, and considering I did spend the first 5 months struggling through a book I didn't particularly like (and have since then ..."

Good luck with your goal Kim! Hope you'll find some amazing reads!!

First one in: Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett. My review
Started in 2017 but counted because it was not yet halfway on New Year's Eve.

I'm on a roll... But now the holidays are over I guess my average will drop again :)

Second book of the year: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater. review

Kim wrote: "I'm on a roll... But now the holidays are over I guess my average will drop again :)
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Same here!

Congratulations on finishing your first two books keep up the great work and of course happy reading! Did you like The Raven Boys?

Thanks Blagica! I did like The Raven Boys. I thought the characters were really well written and I enjoyed their interactions.

Two more books have come and gone:

- The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. (review to come later)
- Closet Full of Bones by A.J. Aalto. (review to come later)

You are doing great! Hoping March is a great month for you.

A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. I hope that April brings you many more five star reads. Do you have a stand out book so far this year?

“Reading brings us unknown friends” While the warm weather is coming I hope you make some new friends in May! You are doing great keep it up!

Long overdue update:

- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana Miller
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
- The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
- Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
- White is the Coldest Colour by John Nicholl
- The Witch Squad by M.Z. Andrews

Brings me to 12/18 books.

Update time again:

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard - review
Uncommon Type: Some Stories by Tom Hanks - review

This brings me to 14/18 (I'm going to murder my goal this year...)

Oh, and I also found the time to finally write my review for The Picture of Dorian Gray.

You are on your way to having a great year in books! Do you have a book you still can't wait to read?

The only book I can't wait to read leaves me not much choice: The Winds of Winter...

Kim wrote: "Update time again: ...
This brings me to 14/18 (I'm going to murder my goal this year...)"

Nice going Kim!

Kim wrote: "The only book I can't wait to read leaves me not much choice: The Winds of Winter..."

Lol, I feel for you...
Did you see Randy's "review"? So funny!

Susy wrote: "Lol, I feel for you...
Did you see Randy's "review"? So funny! "

That is hilarious indeed, and very much to the point!

I think that is on everyone's waiting list lol

Update:
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore - review

And another update:

Cracked by Eliza Crewe - review.

Only one more to go to reach my goal, so I'm going for a big one now: Gone With the Wind...