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message 1: by Jenny (last edited Jan 02, 2016 07:18AM) (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Hi guys! I thought this year I'd try the thread idea :)

I'm not always great with challenges, its kind of like New Years resolutions for me. But I thought I'd give this a try!

I'm going to set my Goodreads challenge at 100 books this year. I normally read way more than that, but this year I read less than half of what I did in 2013. I figured I can always up my goal. I hated seeing my challenge behind the whole year!

I want to read
20 Adult books
10 Nonfiction books

The rest will be whatever I want. I used to read way more adult books and nonfiction, and I haven't lately, so I need to correct that :)

Other than that, I have a lot of series I want to finish this year! Most of them I only have one book left, but I'm going to have to reread the whole series first!


Eragon
Nicholas Flamel
Matched
House of Night
Sookie Stackhouse
Odd Thomas
Wicked
Shadow and Bone
Monument 14
Mirrors of Bershan
Shatter Me
Unwind
The Lorien Legacies
Partials
The Immortal Rules
Mara Dyer
The Evolution Trilogy
Crewel
Jasper Dent
The Madman's Daughter
Penryn and the End of Days
The Covenant Series
The Lux Series
Splintered
The Eden Trilogy
Bloodlines
Steampunk Chronicles
Sanctum Trilogy
The Selection


That's all I got off the top of my head!

Adult Books Read

Rooms by Lauren Oliver The Tiger's Wife by Téa Obreht The City by Dean Koontz Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen The Vision by Dean Koontz Landline by Rainbow Rowell First Frost (Waverley Family, #2) by Sarah Addison Allen Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran Minerva by Marion Chesney After (After, #1) by Anna Todd The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1) by Alexander McCall Smith The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) by Jonathan Maberry The Taming of Annabelle (Six Sisters #2) by Marion Chesney The Good Girl by Mary Kubica The Next Always (Inn BoonsBoro, #1) by Nora Roberts The Jane Austen Marriage Manual by Kim Izzo


Nonfiction Books Read

Train The Definitive Visual History by DK Smithsonian A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes by Jessica Fellowes The Sound of Music Story How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time by Tom Santopietro Killing Patton The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General by Bill O'Reilly What's Your Story? True Experiences from Complete Strangers by Brandon Doman The World of Little House by Carolyn Strom Collins Atlas of Cursed Places A Travel Guide to Dangerous and Frightful Destinations by Olivier Le Carrer Browsings A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books by Michael Dirda The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter A Treasury of Myths, Legends, and Fascinating Facts by David Colbert Virginia Woolf by Nigel Nicolson

Series to Finish--Books read

Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini The Forever Song (Blood of Eden, #3) by Julie Kagawa Game (Jasper Dent, #2) by Barry Lyga Her Dark Curiosity (The Madman's Daughter, #2) by Megan Shepherd Blood of My Blood (Jasper Dent, #3) by Barry Lyga Pure (Covenant, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Ignite Me (Shatter Me, #3) by Tahereh Mafi End of Days (Penryn and the End of Days, #3) by Susan Ee Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2) by Christopher Paolini The Elite (The Selection, #2) by Kiera Cass Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #2) by Michelle Hodkin Unhinged (Splintered, #2) by A.G. Howard The Moth in the Mirror (Splintered, #1.5) by A.G. Howard Ensnared (Splintered, #3) by A.G. Howard Vigilante A Guard's Tale from Ana's Perspective (Guards of the Shadowlands, #2.5) by Sarah Fine Chaos (Guards of the Shadowlands, #3) by Sarah Fine The Golden Lily (Bloodlines, #2) by Richelle Mead Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2) by Leigh Bardugo The One (The Selection, #3) by Kiera Cass Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy, #1) by David Estes Sky on Fire (Monument 14, #2) by Emmy Laybourne Nikki Powergloves and the Power Council (Nikki Powergloves, #2) by David Estes Demon Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy, #2) by David Estes Archangel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy, #3) by David Estes Ruin and Rising (The Grisha, #3) by Leigh Bardugo The Rise of Nine (Lorien Legacies, #3) by Pittacus Lore A Cold Legacy (The Madman's Daughter, #3) by Megan Shepherd The Girl with the Windup Heart (Steampunk Chronicles, #4) by Kady Cross Savage Drift (Monument 14, #3) by Emmy Laybourne The Alchemyst (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #1) by Michael Scott In the End (In the After, #2) by Demitria Lunetta


message 2: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Yay Jenny! Good luck :)


message 3: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Thanks Heidi! Some of those series are quite large above, either in number or the size of the books! I'll need all the luck I can get!


message 4: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Me too Jenny! My good intentions sometimes fade by Feb.!


message 5: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Good luck Jenny! :D


message 6: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Thanks Brigid!


message 7: by Jenny (last edited Feb 13, 2015 06:50AM) (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments So far I've read 2 adult books, I'm on my 3rd. Read 1 nonfiction. Still have all those series to finish!!

I do have to say, the nonfiction book was a bit of a cheat, as its mostly pictures, although it was a LARGE book. I did actually read the text part, too though LOL!


message 8: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
That is way better than I have been doing on my challenges Jenny! A book is a book Jenny no matter if it has a lot of pictures :)


message 9: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Added another adult book! Just finished The City by Dean Koontz which I LOVED!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Another adult book down! Finished Garden Spells (Waverley Family, #1) by Sarah Addison Allen and I loved it!

Also picked up my next nonfiction book from the library: A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes by Jessica Fellowes !!

Started my reread of Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini so I can finish this series this year! Almost done with the first book :)


message 11: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Yay! I hope that is not your last SAA book!


message 12: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Nope, I'm a fan of hers now!


message 13: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Yay! Me too.


message 14: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments I finished my second nonfiction book A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes by Jessica Fellowes !!


message 15: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Updated my above post! Finished a series!! YAY! And making a bit of progress on some others :)


message 16: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Yay Jenny!


message 17: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Finished The Jasper Dent series!!


Karen’s Library | 574 comments Yay Jenny!! :)


message 19: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Slowly making progress on my goals! Finished another nonfiction book, and finished the Shatter Me series!


message 20: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Still plugging away! I've read 5 Adult books (pretty behind on that goal) and 4 nonfiction books (not doing too bad there)


*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
Thumbs up, Jenny!


message 22: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Updated my post above! Read a few more series books, and a few more adult reads! Up to 7 adult books read this year, WOOT!


message 23: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Oh and I'm up to 102 books read so far this year! I upped my goal to 150, but I'm hoping I can make 200! YAY!


message 24: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Wow Jenny! You are doing much better than me!


Karen’s Library | 574 comments Awesome girlfriend!!


Donna (BookDragonGirl) (bookdragongirl) WOW Jenny, you rock!!!


message 27: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Thanks everyone!!


message 28: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Just finished my 8th adult book Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran and I really liked this one. A bit of history of India that I did not know much about!


message 29: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Still going way better than I am!


message 30: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Thanks Heidi!

Right now reading another adult book, Minervawhich I'm really enjoying! Another Jane Austenish type of spoof silly book!


message 31: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Ooooo oooooo oooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love love love Marion Chesney's regency romances!!!!! Can you tell I am excited you are reading it? Marion Chesney is actually MC Beaton who writes the cozy mystery series Hamish McBeth and Agatha Raisin. I love the Agatha series.


message 32: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Cool! I just came across her books on KU, thought I'd try it. Looked like fun reads. I finished Minerva, it was really fun!


message 33: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments I finished 2 series! Splintered and Sanctum. Updated my first post. YAY!


message 34: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Made a lot of progress on series. Updated my first post!


message 35: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Wow! Congrats on your progress Jenny.


message 36: by Kaylani (new)

Kaylani (cityeclectics) | 277 comments :D you go!


message 37: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Thanks Kaylani!


message 38: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Updated my post above! Up to 5 nonfiction books now!

AND up to 151 books so far this year!!! WOOT!


message 39: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Whoa that's amazing Jenny! :D that's more books than I've read in like the last three years combined, omg


message 40: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments LOL Thanks Brigid!


message 41: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Wow that is awesome Jenny!


message 42: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Finished another series!! I've finished 8 so far this year!


*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
You are like the READING GODDESS!

Holy Cow, I don't know how you do it!


message 44: by Jenny (last edited Sep 09, 2015 04:28PM) (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments LOL Thanks Blue!

I don't know how I do it either :)


message 45: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Updated post above. I finished another series (Shadow and Bone) and added an adult read! Up to 10 adult reads. I am lagging on that goal, but I'm really going to try to make it!


message 46: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
All we can do is try Jenny :)


message 47: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments I've now read 160 books so far this year! WOOT!


message 48: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Holy Moses! That is a lot of books for it just being Sept. I am jealous. My reading this year has been abysmal.


message 49: by Becky (new)

Becky (bek11) | 451 comments Way to go, Jenny. I think I'm up to......um.......27. You're an impressive reader.


message 50: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1572 comments Updated my post above! I'm now up to 11 adult books read this year! Woot!


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