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Challenges:

1. 100 books COMPLETE
2. 40 series books COMPLETE
3. 10 nonfiction COMPLETE
4. 10 classics (novels or plays) COMPLETE
5. 2024 Reading challenge (12/16) COMPLETE
6. Motley challenge (25/26) COMPLETE
7. Read any 3 past reading challenge books CONTINUES INTO 2025
8. 20 books owned as of December 31, 2023 COMPLETE
9. Books set in 5 new countries and 5 new states (continuing challenge) COMPLETE
10. Finish (re)reading all Realm of the Elderlings books by end of 2025 CONTINUES INTO 2025

Non-fiction
1. Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy 2/17, 4*
2. Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village 3/17, 3*
3. Bill Bryson's African Diary 4/17, 4*
4. Melrakki, le renard polaire Islandais 11/17, 4*
5. Life on Our Planet: A Stunning Re-examination of Prehistoric Life on Earth 11/16, 4*
6. The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World--And What We Can Do 10/10, 4*
7. Iceland: Wild at Heart 10/12, 4*
8. Lost in Iceland 10/12, 4*
9. Norway 10/13, 4*
10. Edinburgh Castle: The Official Souvenir Guide
11. The Palace of Holyroodhouse: Official Souvenir Guide 12/30, 4*

Classic novels or plays
1. Crime and Punishment 12/11, 3.75*
2. The Man in the Iron Mask 12/24, 4*
3. The Phantom of the Opera 8/8, 3*
4. King John 4/13, 2.5*
5. Richard II 4/14, 4*
6. King Henry IV, Part 1 4/16, 4.5*
7. Henry IV, Part Two 4/20. 4*
8. Henry V 4/22, 4*
9. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 11/16, 4*
10. Death in the Clouds 5/18, 4*
11. The Woman in White 12/31, 4.75*

2024 Reading Challenge https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1. Malice
2. Shadowplay
3. A Blight of Blackwings
4. A Curse of Krakens
5. The Queen’s Price 2/29. 4*
6. Crowbones 6/19, 3*
7. The Olympian Affair 9/17, 4*
8. Parable of the Sower 5/12, 3.75*
9. The Narrow Road Between Desires 7/28, 4.5*
10. Kill Switch 1/20, 4.5*
11. The Bride Wore Black Leather 2/17, 4.5*
12. White Trash Zombie Unchained 6/3, 4*
13. The Locked Room 1/28, 4*
14. The Woman in White 12/31, 4.75*
15. The Man in the Iron Mask 12/24, 4*
16. Crime and Punishment 12/11, 3.75*

Past Reading Challenge Books
1. Fool's Assassin (2015, 2020)
2. Fool's Quest (2020)
3. Assassin's Fate (2020)
4. The Grace of Kings (2017, 2023)
5. The Final Empire (2017, 2023)
6. To Green Angel Tower (2018, 2023)
7. Perdido Street Station (2018) DNF
8. 1984 - reread (2018)
9. Deadspawn - reread (2020, 2023)

Realm of the Elderlings series
1. Fool's Errand 9/30, 5*
2. Golden Fool
3. Fool's Fate
4. The Dragon Keeper
5. Dragon Haven
6. City of Dragons
7. Blood of Dragons
8. The Fool's Assassin
9. Fool's Quest
10. Assassin's Fate

Owned Books
1. Shadowmarch 2/3, 4*
2. The Queen’s Price 2/29, 4*
3. King John 4/13, 2.5*
4. Richard II 4/14, 4*
5. King Henry IV, Part 1 4/16, 4.5*
6. Henry IV, Part Two 4/20, 4*
7. Henry V 4/22, 4*
8. White Trash Zombie Unchained 6/3, 4*
9. Parable of the Sower 5/12, 3.75*
10. White Trash Zombie Unchained 6/3, 4*
11. Crowbones 6/19, 3*
12. The Narrow Road Between Desires 7/28, 4.5*
13. The Olympian Affair 9/17, 4*
14. Fool's Errand 9/30, 5*
15. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 11/17, 4*
16. Crime and Punishment 12/11, 3.75*
17. The Man in the Iron Mask 12/24, 4*
18. Edinburgh Castle: The Official Souvenir Guide 12/25, 4*
19. The Palace of Holyroodhouse: Official Souvenir Guide 12/29, 4*
20. The Woman in White 12/31, 4.75*

Countries https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1. Antarctica - Kill Switch 1/20, 4*
2. Niger - Shadow Speaker 2/13, 3*
3. China - Babel 5/5, 4*
4. North Korea, South Korea - Rage 9/11, 4.5*
5. Norway - Norway 10/13, 4*
6. St. Lucia - We Solve Murders 12/20, 4*

States https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
1.Wisconsin Winter's Gifts 2/9, 3*
2. Massachusetts The Once and Future Witches 7/20, 3*
3. Florida The Nickel Boys, 9/20, 3.5*
4. Texas Relentless 10/12, 4*
5. Nevada In the Lives of Puppets 10/24, 3*
6. Missouri The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 11/16, 4*

Series/Author Catch-Up:
Authors A-G:

Ben Aaronovitch:
1. Winter's Gifts 2/9, 3*
2. Rivers of London: The Fey and the Furious 1/1, 3*
3. Monday, Monday 1/13, 3.5*
4. The Masquerades of Spring 11/27, 4*

Douglas Adams:
1.Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
2.The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
3.Life, the Universe and Everything
4.So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
5.Mostly Harmless
6.The Salmon of Doubt

Donna Andrews:
1. Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow! 2/3, 3.5*
2. Between a Flock and a Hard Place 12/25, 3*

Ilona Andrews:
1.Fate's Edge
2.Steel's Edge
3. Sanctuary 8/10, 4*
4. Magic Claims 10/13, 4*

Sarah Ash:
1.Lord of Snow and Shadows
2.Prisoner of the Iron Tower
3.Children of the Serpent Gate

Isaac Asimov
1.Foundation and Empire
2.Second Foundation
3.

Travis Baldree
1. Bookshops & Bonedust 6/19, 4*

Anne Bishop:
1. Crowbones 6/19, 3*
2. The Queen’s Price 2/29, 4*
3.The Lady in Glass and Other Stories

Stephen Blackmoore:
1. Dead Things 6/16, 4*
2.Broken Souls

Patricia Briggs:
1.Winter Lost
2.When Demons Walk
3.Wolfsbane
4.Steal the Dragon
5.Dragon Bones
6.Dragon Blood
7.The Hob's Bargain

Jim Butcher:
1. The Olympian Affair 9/17, 4*
2. The Law
3. Warriorborn 3/19, 4*

Octavia Butler:
1. Parable of the Sower 5/12, 3.75*
2.Survivor
3.Fledgling
4.Wild Seed
5.Seed to Harvest
6.Parable of the Talents
7.Mind of My Mind
8.Patternmaster
9.Clay's Ark

Gail Carriger:
1.

Becky Chambers:
1.

Zen Cho
1.. The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo
2.The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
3.The Terracotta Bride
4.Spirits Abroad

Agatha Christie:
1. Death in the Clouds 5/18, 4*
2.Cards on the Table
3.Dumb Witness/Poirot Loses a Client
4.Murder in the Mews
5.Appointment with Death
6.Hercule Poirot's Christmas
7.Sad Cypress
8.One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
9.Evil Under the Sun
10.Five Little Pigs
11.

Susanna Clarke
1.

Ernest Cline
1.

Michael Connolly:
1.The Concrete Blonde
2.The Last Coyote
3.Trunk Music
4.Angels Flight
5.A Darkness More Than Night

Blake Crouch
1.Recursion

Alexandre Dumas:
1. The Man in the Iron Mask 12/24, 4*
2.La Reina Margot

David Anthony Durham:
1.Acacia: The War with the Mein
2.The Other Lands
3.The Sacred Band

David Eddings:
1.The Elder Gods
2.The Treasured One
3.Crystal Gorge
4.The Younger Gods

Steven Erikson:
1.Deadhouse Gates
2.Memories of Ice
3.House of Chains.
4.Midnight Tides
5.The Bonehunters
6.Reaper's Gale
7.Toll the Hounds
8.Dust of Dreams
9.The Crippled God

Jennifer Estep:
1. Web of Lies 1/7, 4*
2. Venom 3/17, 4*
3.. Tangled Threads 5/11, 4*
4Spider’s Revenge
5.By a Thread
6.Widow's Web
7.Deadly Sting
8.Kiss of Venom
9.Heart of Venom
10.The Spider
11.Poison Promise
12.Black Widow
13.Spider's Trap
14.Bitter Bite
15.Unwanted
16.Unraveled
17.Nice Guys Bite
18.Snared
19.Venom in the Veins
20.Haints and Hobwebs
21.Winter’s Web
22.Sharpest Sting
23. Last Strand
24.Thread of Death
25.Tangled Schemes
26.Tangled Dreams
27.Spider’s Nemesis
28.Spider's Bargain
29.Cold Burn of Magic
30. Dark Heart of Magic
31.Bright Blaze of Magic
32.Halloween Frost
33.Karma Girl
34.Hot Mama
35.Jinx
36A Karma Girl Christmas
37.Fandemic
38.Web of Deceit
40.Web of Death
41.Wasted
42.Poison

Janet Evanovich:
1. Metro Girl
2.Motor Mouth
3.

Jennifer Fallon:
1.Retribution
2.The Undivided
3.The Dark Divide
4.Reunion

Jasper Fforde:
1. Shades of Grey 7/30, 4*
2. Red Side Story 8/24, 4*

W.D. Gagliani:
1.Wolf's Bluff
2.Wolf's Edge
3.THE JUDAS HIT

Robert Galbraith:
1.

Ava Glass
1. The Traitor 1/13, 3.75*
2. The Trap 10/29, 4*

Simon R. Green:
1. The Bride Wore Black Leather 2/17, 4.5*
2. Tales from the Nightside 4/15, 4*
3.Blue Moon Rising
4, Deathstalker
5.Deathstalker Rebellion
6. Deathstalker War
7. Deathstalker Honor
8. Deathstalker Destiny
9. Deathstalker Legacy
10. Deathstalker Return
11.Deathstalker Coda
12.Ghost of a Chance
13.Daemons Are Forever
14.The Spy Who Haunted Me
15. From Hell with Love
16. For Heaven's Eyes Only
17. Live and Let Drood
18.Casino Infernale
19.Property of a Lady Faire
20.From a Drood to a Kill
21. The Man with the Golden Torc 4/13, 3.5*
22. Jekyll & Hyde Inc. DNF
23. The Dark Side of the Road 10/24, 3*

Elly Griffiths
1. The Locked Room 1/28, 4*
2. The Last Remains 2/21, 4.5*
3.The Blood Card
4. The Stranger Diaries 3/25, 4*
5. The Postscript Murders 7/14, 3.5*
6.Bleeding Heart Yard
7.The Zig Zag Girl
8.Smoke and Mirrors
9.The Vanishing Box
10.Now You See Them
11.The Midnight Hour
12.A Girl Called Justice
13. The Man in Black: Stories 12/27, 4*

John Gwynne:
1.Malice

Series/Author Catch-Up H-Z:

David Hair:
1.Mage's Blood

Alix E. Harrow
1. The Once and Future Witches 7/20, 3*
2.The Six Deaths of the Saint

Kevin Hearne:
1. Candle & Crow
2. A Blight of Blackwings
3. A Curse of Krakens
4. No Country for Old Gnomes
5. The Princess Beard: The Tales of Pell

Anne Hillerman
1.Song of the Lion
2.Cave of Bones
3.The Tale Teller
4.Stargazer
5.The Sacred Bridge

Jim Hines:
1.Goblin Tales
2. The Snow Queen's Shadow 5/27, 4*
3.The Prosekiller Chronicles: Rise of the Spider Goddess -- An Annotated Novel

Robin Hobb:
1. Fool's Errand 9/30, 5*
2.Golden Fool
3.Fool's Fate
4.The Dragon Keeper
5.Dragon Haven
6.City of Dragons
7.Blood of Dragons
8.The Fool's Assassin
9.Fool's Quest
10.Assassin's Fate

Anthony Horowitz:
1. Nightrise 2/3, 3.5*
2. Necropolis 2/22, 4*
3. Oblivion 3/26, 4*
4.Zeroboxer
5. Close to Death 6/29, 4*

N.K. Jemison
1. The World We Make 5/6, 4*
2.The Fifth Season
3.The Obelisk Gate
4.The Stone Sky
5.The Killing Moon
6.The Shadowed Sun

Robert Jordan
1.Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan
2.The Wheel of Time Companion

Jonathan Kellerman:
1. The Ghost Orchid 7/28, 3*

Fonda Lee
1. Jade War 2/28, 1.5* (DNF @ 38%)

Madeline L'Engle:
1.A Swiftly Tilting Planet
2.Many Waters

Ken Liu:
1.The Grace of Kings

Brian Lumley:
1.The Brian Lumley Companion
2.Necroscope V: Deadspawn
3.Necroscope: The Lost Years Volume I
4.Necroscope: Resurgence, The Lost Years Volume II
5.Vampire World I: Blood Brothers
6.Vampire World II: The Last Aerie (Necroscope, Book 7)
7.Vampire World III: Bloodwars
8.Necroscope: Invaders
9.Necroscope: Defilers
10.Necroscope: Avengers
11..Necroscope: The Touch
12.Harry Keogh and Other Weird Heroes
13.Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer
14.Necroscope: Harry and the Pirates: and Other Tales from the Lost Years
15.Necroscope: The Mobius Murders

Scott Lynch:
1.The Thorn of Emberlain

Jonathan Maberry:
1. Kill Switch 1/20, 4.5*
2. Dogs of War 6/23, 4*
3. Bits & Pieces 7/18, 4.25*
4.Ghost Road Blues
5.Dead Man's Song
6.Bad Moon Rising
7. Dead of Night
8.Fall of Night
9. Rage 9/11, 4.5*
10. Relentless 10/12, 4*
11. Cave 13 11/9, 4*

Mia P. Manansala
1. Guilt and Ginataan 12/14, 4*
2.

George R.R. Martin:
1.Fevre Dream
2.The Winds of Winter
3.A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
4.The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones
5.Dangerous Women

Walter Mosley
1.A Red Death
2.White Butterfly
3.Black Betty
4.A Little Yellow Dog
5.Gone Fishin'
6.Bad Boy Brawly Brown
7.Six Easy Pieces
8.Little Scarlet
9.Cinnamon Kiss
10.Blonde Faith
11.Little Green
12.Rose Gold
13.Charcoal Joe
14.Blood Grove

Jo Nesbo
1.The Bat

Nnedi Okorafor
1.Zahrah the Windseeker
2.Lagoon
3. The Shadow Speaker 2/13, 3*
4. Like Thunder 5/20, 3*
5. She Who Knows 10/20, 3.5*

Richard Osman
1. We Solve Murders 12/20, 4*

Terry Prachett (no particular order):
1.Truckers: The First Book of the Nomes
2.Going Postal
3.Night Watch
4.The Wee Free Men
5.A Hat Full of Sky
6.The Carpet People
7.Hogfather
8.Men at Arms
9.The Long Earth
10.Witches Abroad
11.Soul Music
12.Moving Pictures
13.Lords and Ladies
14.Thud!
15.Feet of Clay
16.Monstrous Regiment
17.The Fifth Elephant
18.Thief of Time
19.Making Money
20.The Truth
21.Eric
22.Jingo
23.Carpe Jugulum
24.Maskerade
25.Wintersmith
26.I Shall Wear Midnight
27.Unseen Academicals
28.Snuff
29.The Last Continent
30.Interesting Times
31.The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
32.Nation
33.Raising Steam
34.The Last Hero
35.Dodger
36.The Long War
37.The Shepherd's Crown
38.The Long Mars

Spencer Quinn
1. Paw and Order 1/28, 3.5*
2. Scents and Sensibility 7/3, 4*
3. Heart of Barkness 7/21, 4*
4. Of Mutts and Men 10/6, 4*
5.
6.Tender Is the Bite
7.It's a Wonderful Woof
8.Bark to the Future
9.Woof
10.Arf
11.Bow Wow
12.Ruff vs. Fluff
13.Paws vs. Claws
14.Bark vs. Snark

Waubgeshig Rice
1.Legacy
2.Midnight Sweatlodge
3. Moon of the Turning Leaves 9/2, 3.5*

Kat Richardson:
1. Seawitch 11/24, 3*
2.Possession
3.Revenant
4.Through the Grey

Patrick Rothfuss:
1.The Doors of Stone
2. The Narrow Road Between Desires 7/28, 4.5*

Diana Rowland:
1. White Trash Zombie Unchained 6/3, 4*
2. Mark of the Demon

Brandon Sanderson:
1.Mistborn: The Final Empire
2.The Well of Ascension
3.The Hero of Ages
4.The Alloy of Law
5.The Way of Kings
6.Warbreaker
7.Legion
8.Words of Radiance
9.Starsight

William Shakespeare
1. Julius Caesar
2. Pericles
3. The Winter's Tale
4. King John 4/13, 2.5*
5. King Richard II 4/14, 4*
6. King Henry IV, Part 1 4/16, 4.5*
7. King Henry IV, Part 2 - William Shakespeare (ANNOTATED) Full Version of Great Classics Work 4/20, 4*
8. King Henry V 4/22, 4*
9. King Henry VI, Part 1
10. King Henry VI, Part 2
11. King Henry VI, Part 3
12. King Henry VIII: Arden Shakespeare

Benjamin Stevenson
1. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect 3/3, 4*
2.Either Side of Midnight

Angie Thomas
1.

P.J. Tracy
1.

Andy Weir
1.Randomize
2.The Egg

Irvine Welsh:
1.Filth
2.Glue
3.Skagboys

Tad Williams:
1.To Green Angel Tower
2.City of Golden Shadow
3.River of Blue Fire
4.Mountain of Black Glass
5.Sea of Silver Light
6. Shadowmarch 2/3, 4*
7.Shadowplay
8.Shadowrise
9.Shadowheart
10.Stone of Farewell (reread)
11.The Heart of What Was Lost
12.Empire of Grass

Motley Challenge

1. A humorous book Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
2. An autobiography/ biography
3. A locked room mystery The Locked Room
4. A children’s classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
5. A fairytale/retelling The Snow Queen's Shadow
6. A Nordic noir Snowblind
7. Banned or challenged book Parable of the Sower
8. A survival or nature story Shadow Speaker
9. About a historical figure Network of Lies: The Epic Saga of Fox News, Donald Trump, and the Battle for American Democracy
10. A book with indigenous people Nightrise
11. A holiday or celebration story Let It Crow! Let It Crow! Let It Crow!
12. A novella under 100 pages Tales from the Nightside: A Nightside Book
13. Snow/Winter in the title Winter's Gifts
14. Any color in the title The Bride Wore Black Leather
15. A title with more than 4 words Rivers of London: The Fey and the Furious
16. An animal on the cover Paw and Order
17. A house on the cover The Stranger Diaries
18. An authors debut The Golden Spoon
19. A book you meant to read in 2023 King John
20. A place you always wanted to visit Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Australia)
21. Book has four or more stars on GR Kill Switch
22. Winner of the GR awards of 2023 In the Lives of Puppets
23. Bought from a second hand store or borrowed from library Web of Lies
24. First book in a series Shadowmarch
25. A book translated from another language The Phantom of the Opera
26. Graphic novel Monday, Monday

Statistics

Sex/Gender
Male - 66
Female - 59

Genre
Fantasy - 32
Science Fiction - 9
Horror - 9
Mystery/Thriller - 35
Humor - 5
Classics - 11
Plays - 5
Non-Fiction - 11
Anthology - 1
Historical fiction - 2
Misc. - 14

Length:
400-600 - 13
601-800 - 3
801-1,000 - 0
1,001+ - 0

Monthly page totals:
January - 3,152 (101.68/day)
February - 3,129 (107.90/day)
March - 3,167 (102.16/day)
April - 3,078 (102.6/day)
May - 2,308 (74.45/day)
June - 2,639 (87.97/day)
July -3,109 (100.29/day)
August - 2,872 (92.65/day)
September - 2,644 (88.13/day)
October - 3,175 (105.83/day)
November - 2,980 (99.33/day)
December - 3,751 (121/day)

All I can say is Wow! Enjoy 2024, Anne.

This challenge is fabulous, Anne!! I feel like I could copy/paste the first 3 categories!!

I have most of the books ready to read, in the Realm of the Elderlings.

The Faithful & the Fallen is excellent from the first book to the last; as well as the Seven Kennings series. I need the next book to come out now. Either its out of almost.

Parable of the Sower was ssoooo good.

I hope you enjoy all of your picks. Good luck and happy reading 📚📚

Bill wrote: "All I can say is Wow! Enjoy 2024, Anne."

Same to you, Bill. I need to go look at your challenges still.

Alondra wrote: "This challenge is fabulous, Anne!! I feel like I could copy/paste the first 3 categories!!

I have most of the books ready to read, in the Realm of the Elderlings.

The Faithful & the Fallen is excellent from the first book to the last; as well as the Seven Kennings series. I need the next book to come out now. Either its out of almost.

Parable of the Sower was ssoooo good.

I hope you enjoy all of your picks. Good luck and happy reading 📚📚."

The new Seven Kennings book is out. I pre-ordered it and got it a few weeks ago. I went to the recent book signing in Minneapolis, so all my books are signed.

I am excited for Parable of the Sower. I started it a little over a year ago, but I was still stressed out and burnt out from all the studying for my licensing exam (glad that's over), so I ended up setting it aside. I've decided to restart from the beginning since it has been so long.

Happy reading to you too! I need to go check out your challenges, although that can be dangerous. Sometimes I end up adding far too many books to my own TBR.

Anne wrote: "The new Seven Kennings book is out. I pre-ordered it and got it a few weeks ago. I went to the recent book signing in Minneapolis, so all my books are signed.

I am excited for Parable of the Sower..."

Eeepp! I need to order it .... NNEEEOOOWWW. It's so cool that you got a signed copy!! Woot!

I hope you enjoy Parable; you will see how much it parallels our current state in the U.S.

Alondra wrote: "Eeepp! I need to order it .... NNEEEOOOWWW. It's so cool that you got a signed copy!! Woot!

I hope you enjoy Parable; you will see how much it parallels our current state in the U.S.."

I am excited to have a signed copy. The author is super-nice too. He invited everybody to come to a steakhouse with him. If I hadn't been still recovering from a bad cold, I would have been tempted to join them. A couple got engaged at the signing too, which was cute.

From the book description, it sounded like it would parallel US events, but I'll have to wait and see what I think.

Very impressive challenges, Anne. Good luck.

Good luck with these challenges!

Karol wrote: "Good luck with these challenges!"

Jackie wrote: "Very impressive challenges, Anne. Good luck."

Thanks! I am getting really excited to get started on these challenges, but I still have a bit left to do for my 2023 ones.

I only have one book on my currently reading list, which feels strange. I normally have a half dozen or more, and instead I'm starting the year with basically a clean slate. I will be starting off the year by reading this book (Shadowmarch) and working on some library books (all counting toward my series challenge) before diving into my many other challenges.

I see you making progress, Anne.

I really should have put one of those Rivers of London books on my challenge, but maybe next year. I have so many that I am behind on.

Kudos on your progress!!

Alondra wrote: "I see you making progress, Anne.

I really should have put one of those Rivers of London books on my challenge, but maybe next year. I have so many that I am behind on.

Kudos on your progress!!"

You really should add them. They are excellent.

I had a great month of reading in January, making progress on several of my challenges. It's always nice to be on track after the first month while also knowing there is plenty of time left to catch up on any challenges that weren't your focus. I liked some of the books more than others, but there no real duds, so that is also a promising start.

January update:
1. 8/100 books, 3 in progress
2. 7/40 series books, 3 in progress
3. 0/10 nonfiction
4. 0/10 classics (novels or plays)
5. 2/12 2024 Reading challenge
6. 6/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 0/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 1 in progress
9.a. 1/5 countries
9.b. 0/5 states
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books

Hey, great January results Anne!

Enjoy your February, Anne. I hope it's a successful.

Anne wrote: "I had a great month of reading in January, making progress on several of my challenges. It's always nice to be on track after the first month while also knowing there is plenty of time left to catc..."

That was a great month!! Especially knocking out some series books.

Bill wrote: "Enjoy your February, Anne. I hope it's a successful."

Karol wrote: "Hey, great January results Anne!"

Thanks.

Alondra wrote: "That was a great month!! Especially knocking out some series books.."

I am doing particularly well on that challenge. I finished 3 more today. For the first time I can remember since I joined Goodreads, I completely cleared my "currently reading" list. Of course, I will start another book before bed tonight, so it won't be empty long.

I had a good month of reading in February, and I've made a lot of progress on some of my goals. Some of my books were quite enjoyable, including my two selections from this year's list. I did have one DNF on a book that I thought I was going to like, so that was disappointing. I was reading it as an audiobook, and I had sped it up to 1.35x, and it still felt slow and boring. Oh, well.

February update:
1. 19/100 books, 3 in progress
2. 17/40 series books, 2 in progress
3. 1/10 nonfiction, 1 in progress
4. 0/10 classics (novels or plays)
5. 4/12 2024 Reading challenge
6. 13/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 2/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 1 in progress
9.a. 2/5 countries
9.b. 1/5 states
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books

You are making good progress, Anne! Seems like a pretty fast start to the year.

Karol wrote: "You are making good progress, Anne! Seems like a pretty fast start to the year."

I am definitely ahead of schedule, and I'm even further ahead now at the start of April. I have a trip coming up later this spring (Iceland and more!), so I know I will have a few weeks where I don't get much reading done. Summer is also my busy season at work, so sometimes I get a bit behind then, so every area I get ahead early in the year helps a lot.

March Update:
1. 31/100 books, 6 in progress
2. 22/40 series books, 4 in progress
3. 2/10 nonfiction, 2 in progress
4. 0/10 classics (novels or plays)
5. 4/12 2024 Reading challenge, 1 in progress
6. 16/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 2/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 3 in progress
9.a. 2/5 countries
9.b. 1/5 states
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books - I need to get started on these.

I had a great month of reading. I am ahead of schedule on many challenges, which will really help as the year goes on. I'm leaving for a long vacation in a few weeks, and I won't have much time to read on my trip. I am also getting into the busy time of year at work, so I may not have much time to read when I get back either.

April Update:
1. 41/100 books, 6 in progress
2. 29/40 series books, 4 in progress
3. 3/10 nonfiction, 2 in progress
4. 5/10 classics (novels or plays)
5. 4/12 2024 Reading challenge, 1 in progress
6. 19/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 7/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 3 in progress
9.a. 2/5 countries, 1 in progress
9.b. 1/5 states, 1 in progress
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books - I need to get started on these

Anne wrote: "I had a great month of reading. I am ahead of schedule on many challenges, which will really help as the year goes on. I'm leaving for a long vacation in a few weeks, and I won't have much time to ..."

I hope your May selections are as successful.

Anne wrote: "I had a great month of reading. I am ahead of schedule on many challenges, which will really help as the year goes on. I'm leaving for a long vacation in a few weeks, and I won't have much time to ..."

Kudos, Anne!!

Hopefully, I will stop slacking and actually pick up a book. Great weather and lots of visiting family; and no time for me to read. Oh well... LOL

Bill wrote: "I hope your May selections are as successful."

Thanks, they mostly were.

Alondra wrote: "Kudos, Anne!!

Hopefully, I will stop slacking and actually pick up a book. Great weather and lots of visiting family; and no time for me to read. Oh well... LOL"

Sometimes we all need a break. I got back from my vacation 2 days ago. I managed to finish one book during my trip, and I'm okay with that. I was too busy/distracted with my travels to spend much time reading.

As expected, I didn't get as much read in May as I normally would, but it wasn't a complete loss. I still finished 9 books, and some counted toward my challenges.

My vacation was amazing. Iceland and Norway were beautiful, and I enjoyed my time in Belgium and England also. I had a great time seeing various natural and architectural wonders. It was nice to have a break from all my work stress also.

May Update:
1. 50/100 books, 5 in progress
2. 35/40 series books, 3 in progress
3. 3/10 nonfiction, 1 in progress
4. 6/10 classics (novels or plays), 1 in progress
5. 6/12 2024 Reading challenge, 1 in progress
6. 21/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 9/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 2 in progress
9.a. 3/5 countries
9.b. 2/5 states
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books - I need to get started on these

I'm glad you had a nice vacation, Anne. It sounds wonderful! I think a 9 book month is great, with or without a vacation. Hopefully coming back to reality isn't too tough for you. Happy reading!

June was a little slower month of reading for me. I was very busy with work after I returned from vacation, and I've been distracted with other things. I hope to bounce back in July.

June Update:
1. 58/100 books, 5 in progress
2. 41/40 series books COMPLETE
3. 3/10 nonfiction, 1 in progress
4. 6/10 classics (novels or plays), 1 in progress
5. 7/12 2024 Reading challenge
6. 21/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 11/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 1 in progress
9.a. 3/5 countries
9.b. 2/5 states
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books - I still need to get started on these

I had a good month in July, and I read several fun books. I made progress on some challenges, but I have a lot of work left on others that I have been neglecting. August is a busy month for me, so those challenges may end up waiting for fall.

July Update:
69/100 books, 3 in progress
2. 49/40 series books COMPLETE
3. 3/10 nonfiction, 1 in progress
4. 6/10 classics (novels or plays), 1 in progress
5. 8/12 2024 Reading challenge
6. 21/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/3 past reading challenge books
8. 12/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 1 in progress
9.a. 3/5 countries
9.b. 2/5 states
10. 0/10 Realm of the Elderlings books - I still need to get started on these

Anne wrote: "I had a good month in July, and I read several fun books. I made progress on some challenges, but I have a lot of work left on others that I have been neglecting. August is a busy month for me, so ..."

Kudos on your progress, Anne!

I need to start Realm of the Elderlings. Maybe, spring of next year??

That Motley challenge is almost done!! Woot!! 🥳

Alondra wrote: "Anne wrote: "I had a good month in July, and I read several fun books. I made progress on some challenges, but I have a lot of work left on others that I have been neglecting. August is a busy mont..."

Thanks. Anytime is a good time to start on Realm of the Elderlings. Those books are amazing.

I totally forgot to do my update at the end of August! I've been a little busy.

I forgot my update last month, so I'll fix that now. It's been a hectic few months. I read some excellent books (including a 5* book), and I DNF'd several. I did make progress on many of my challenges.

August and September Update:
90/100 books, 5 in progress
2. 56/40 series books COMPLETE
3. 3/10 nonfiction, 3 in progress
4. 7/10 classics (novels or plays)
5. 9/12 2024 Reading challenge
6. 22/25 Motley challenge
7. 1/3 past reading challenge books
8. 14/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 1 in progress
9.a. 4/5 countries
9.b. 3/5 states
10. 1/10 Realm of the Elderlings books

You are making real progress on your goals!

Linette wrote: "You are making real progress on your goals!"

Thanks.

I had another good month of reading, but I have a few challenges I have neglected. I'll try to catch up in the next 2 months.

October update:
1. 100/100 books COMPLETE
2. 62/40 series books COMPLETE
3. 7/10 nonfiction, 2 in progress
4. 7/10 classics (novels or plays)
5. 9/12 2024 Reading challenge
6. 23/25 Motley challenge
7. 1/3 past reading challenge books
8. 14/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 1 in progress
9.a. 5/5 countries COMPLETE
9.b. 5/5 states COMPLETE
10. 1/10 Realm of the Elderlings books

Congrats on completing your 100 book challenge, Anne.

Anne wrote: "I had another good month of reading, but I have a few challenges I have neglected. I'll try to catch up in the next 2 months.

October update:
1. 100/100 books COMPLETE
2. 62/40 series books COMPLE..."

Great update and progress, Anne!! Most of these are almost done!

Bill wrote: "Congrats on completing your 100 book challenge, Anne."

Thanks, Bill. I feel like I am making good progress on most of my challenges, and none are completely out of reach (the Robin Hobb books one is supposed to be multi-year).

Alondra wrote: "Great update and progress, Anne!! Most of these are almost done!"

They are :) I am already getting excited about setting up next year's challenges, but I do need to keep focused on this year's challenges for a little while longer.

The day isn't over yet, so I may still finish one more book. November was a good month of reading, and I'm closer to finishing my challenges. I am on track to finish most of them, and the remainder are still doable.

November update:
1. 109/100 books COMPLETE
2. 66/40 series books COMPLETE
3. 9/10 nonfiction, 2 in progress
4. 8/10 classics (novels or plays), 2 in progress
5. 9/12 2024 Reading challenge, 2 in progress
6. 25/25 Motley challenge COMPLETE
7. 1/3 past reading challenge books
8. 15/20 books owned as of December 31, 2023, 3 in progress
9.a. 5/5 countries COMPLETE
9.b. 6/5 states COMPLETE
10. 1/10 Realm of the Elderlings books CONTINUES INTO 2025

I have about a week left, and I'm getting close. I have one reading challenge book to go, and I need to read 2 more books that I owned before this year. The Woman in White works for both, and I found a short book I've had for many years but have never read for the other. I have one challenge that was always planned to continue into next year, so that leaves only one challenge is likely to not be completed. I increased my number of past challenge books for my 2025 goals, and I'm comfortable with missing on that one. I did a great job on my challenges this year despite being very busy.