For the month of January, We Love YA Books is hosting a challenge that runs from January 1st to January 31st. We Love YA Books is a GoodReads group in which I am a member. This challenge is actually three challenges and you can decide to do one, two, or all three of them. I have decided to do all three of them. The three challenges are the Title Challenge, Themed Challenge, and Random Read Challenge.
The Title Challenge consists of taking a New Year's Resolution and spelling it out with book titles. The New Year's resolution that I choose is to "get more organized", I shortened it to "neater." The only book that I am sure that I will read for this challenge is Asylum by Madeleine Roux. So therefore, I'll be reading a total of six books for this challenge. I'm actually looking forward to this. I love trying to spell out words with book titles. I always end up reading books I wasn't planning on reading anytime soon and loving them.
The Themed Challenge consists of reading a certain amount of books that are first in the series. You can choose the amount of books you want to read for this challenge. This challenge is based on the fact that January is the first month of the year. I have chosen to read just two books for this challenge. I have started more than enough series that I haven't finished yet and I really don't want to add too many more before I finish some of the others.
The Random Read Challenge consists a random number generator and your GoodReads TBR shelf (or any other shelf you may want too you). First you decide how many books you want to read, then you use a random number generator to give you numbers for the amount of books you want to read. After that you go to your TBR shelf and look for the books that corresponds to the number picked for you. I'll use my choice as an example, just in case the way I explained this is a little confusing. I chose two books and went to random.org using the integer generator to get two random numbers. I got the numbers 602 and 1606. Next I took the numbers and looked for the corresponding numbers to the two books on my TBR shelf. For the number 602, I got the book Hideaway by Dean Koontz. For the number 1606, I got the book Tonight and Always by Nora Roberts.
So for the challenge as a whole I plan to read ten books.
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Thursday, January 7, 2016
Friday, January 1, 2016
Challenges & Ideas for 2016 Part 6
Hey guys. I was more busy yesterday than I expected, so as a result this post is a day late. Sorry guys. Today is the first day of a new year: 2016. I'm little excited and then I wish last year would have just slowed down a little bit. My birthday is in a little over three months. I'll be 24 and would prefer for the time to not move so fast as I'm not trying to be older any faster. I would like to linger in my year. You know I want to feel like I've been one age for a long time instead of feeling like my birthday was just here not that long ago and somehow it has crept up on me. I wish I hadn't sad how much I wanted to grow up when I was kid; I'd prefer to go back to those days.
So back to the topic here. One last challenge that I know for sure that I want to do in 2016 (there may be more as the year progresses) is the From Fiction to Reality Challenge. This challenge is hosted by a GoodReads group that I am a member of called 2016 Reading Challenge. I really love this group as they host a lot of challenges which helps me to stay on track with my goal for the year. I'll probaby go through the challenges they have up this weekend, so there most likely will be more challenges for me to participate in and post about. They have monthly, quarterly and yearly challenges. This challenge is a yearly challenge.
So back to the topic here. One last challenge that I know for sure that I want to do in 2016 (there may be more as the year progresses) is the From Fiction to Reality Challenge. This challenge is hosted by a GoodReads group that I am a member of called 2016 Reading Challenge. I really love this group as they host a lot of challenges which helps me to stay on track with my goal for the year. I'll probaby go through the challenges they have up this weekend, so there most likely will be more challenges for me to participate in and post about. They have monthly, quarterly and yearly challenges. This challenge is a yearly challenge.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Challenges & Ideas for 2016 Part 5
It's day 5 of my challenges and ideas for 2016 posts. Only one more day left, then we'll be counting down the seconds to the ball drop and the start of 2016. Is everyone exited for the new year coming? I still can't believe how fast this year has went by; everything seems to have happen in a blur.
So this year, I've read 102 books. I had set a goal to read 100 books in 2015. I was so excited when I got to 100 and then read book 101. I didn't think I was going to make it to 100 because I only read like one to three books for about three consecutive months. I felt very accomplished when I close the gap of how many books I was behind by, then actually got ahead of schedule. Last year, I didn't make it to my goal of 100 books; I had only read 76 books. Which is much more than all the books from all the collective years before 2014.
In 2016, I want to read 150 books. I'm hoping that if I read as many books as I did some months this year next year, I'll make it to 150 books. I'm glad that I found the site GoodReads in 2013 because it definitely helps me keep track of the books I have read. Does anyone have a certain amount of books they want to read in 2016? How many books did you manage to read this year? And was the amount you read higher or lower than what you expected?
So this year, I've read 102 books. I had set a goal to read 100 books in 2015. I was so excited when I got to 100 and then read book 101. I didn't think I was going to make it to 100 because I only read like one to three books for about three consecutive months. I felt very accomplished when I close the gap of how many books I was behind by, then actually got ahead of schedule. Last year, I didn't make it to my goal of 100 books; I had only read 76 books. Which is much more than all the books from all the collective years before 2014.
In 2016, I want to read 150 books. I'm hoping that if I read as many books as I did some months this year next year, I'll make it to 150 books. I'm glad that I found the site GoodReads in 2013 because it definitely helps me keep track of the books I have read. Does anyone have a certain amount of books they want to read in 2016? How many books did you manage to read this year? And was the amount you read higher or lower than what you expected?
Monday, December 28, 2015
Challenges & Ideas for 2016 Part 3
Hello everyone. How's everyone doing tonight?
So, tonight is day 3 of my challenges and ideas for 2016. This time will be a challenge that I want to set for myself for the upcoming year. I want to finish at least three series that I started prior to 2016. I have a huge habit of starting a series and not finishing it. The only series I have ever finished is the Hunger Games series.
The three series are The Lying Game by Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars also by Sara Shepard, and Private by Kate Brian. In all three of these series, I have only read the first book. I've previously reviewed The Lying Game and Pretty Little Liars. You can see those reviews here and here, respectively. I haven't had a chance to review Private, but I plan to review it by the time I read the second book in the series.
So, tonight is day 3 of my challenges and ideas for 2016. This time will be a challenge that I want to set for myself for the upcoming year. I want to finish at least three series that I started prior to 2016. I have a huge habit of starting a series and not finishing it. The only series I have ever finished is the Hunger Games series.
The three series are The Lying Game by Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars also by Sara Shepard, and Private by Kate Brian. In all three of these series, I have only read the first book. I've previously reviewed The Lying Game and Pretty Little Liars. You can see those reviews here and here, respectively. I haven't had a chance to review Private, but I plan to review it by the time I read the second book in the series.
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Challenges & Ideas for 2016 Part 1
Hello everyone! Since it is the last six days of the year, I figured I'd use everyday to make a post of challenges and things I want to do for my blog in 2016. I hope you all will enjoy this and I would like to hear your feedback as well about my ideas.
Everyday when I get on GoodReads, I always check out the lists of books featured in the "listopia" section. There is this one list called, "Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once." This list always intimidates me because the list has over 11,000 books on it and I've barely read a 100 of them. Maybe if I had read some of the books I was supposed to in high school, I would have more read. Sometimes, I consider myself a well-rounded reader and this list just smacks that thought right out of my head everytime I see that list.
Everyday when I get on GoodReads, I always check out the lists of books featured in the "listopia" section. There is this one list called, "Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once." This list always intimidates me because the list has over 11,000 books on it and I've barely read a 100 of them. Maybe if I had read some of the books I was supposed to in high school, I would have more read. Sometimes, I consider myself a well-rounded reader and this list just smacks that thought right out of my head everytime I see that list.
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