It’s time for a challenge update! How are everyone’s 2016 Reading Challenges going? Are you stressed by the fact that Good Reads continues to oh-so-kindly remind you that you are exactly 13 books behind on your 2016 challenge? (I’m currently only 5 books behind schedule, huzzah!) Don’t stress! Just keep reading, find books that ignite your soul and be purposeful abut finding a few minutes to read here and there.
Thanks to my NetGalley Purge (check out my discussion post on this topic!), I am doing much better on my NetGalley challenge, and I feel so great about it! I didn’t read as many books as I had planned to this summer, but I’m getting back into a good rhythm, so I have high hopes for the fall.
Anyway, check out my progress with my 2016 Challenges, and let me know how yours are going!
Good Reads Challenge
NetGalley Challenge:
I have read 17 of 25 books for this challenge. My feedback ratio is currently at 81%.
- Lumiere (The Illumination Paradox #1) by Jacqueline E. Garlick
- These Vicious Masks (These Vicious Masks #1) by Tarun Shanker and Kelly Zekas{Review}
- Passenger (Passenger #1) by Alexandra Bracken {Review}
- Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs {Review}
- Everealm (Everealm #1) by J.D. Wright {Review}
- The Reluctant Duchess by Sharon Cullen {Review}
- These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly {Review}
- Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins {Review}
- And I Darken (The Conquerors Saga #1) by Kiersten White {Review}
- MacLean’s Passion (Highland Pride #2) by Sharon Cullen
- Gates of Thread and Stone (Gates of Thread and Stone #1) by Lori M. Lee {Review}
- Waterfell (The Aquarathi #1) by Amalie Howard {Review}
- The King Slayer (The Witch Hunter #2) by Virginia Boecker {Review}
- The Vanishing Throne (Falconer #2) by Elizabeth May {Review}
- Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale (Seasons of the Sword #1) by David Kudler {Review}
- Hidden Gates (P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy #1) by D.T. Dyllin
- Secrets in the Snow: A Novel of Intrigue and Romance by Michaela MacColl {Review}
The NetGalley and Edelweiss 2016 Reading Challenge is Hosted by Falling for YA.
Read My Own Damn Books Challenge:
I have read 17 of 25+ books for this challenge.
- Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger {Review}
- The Immortal Heights (The Elemental Trilogy #3) by Sherry Thomas {Review}
- The Demon Trapper’s Daughter (The Demon Trappers #1) by Jana Oliver {Review}
- Grimspace (Sirantha Jax #1) by Anne Aguirre {Review}
- Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Love by Numbers #2) by Sarah MacLean {Review}
- Rook by Sharon Cameron {Review}
- The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski {Review}
- Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer {Review}
- The Winner’s Kiss (The Winner’s Trilogy #3) by Marie Rutkoski
- Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul #1) by C.L. Wilson
- Wanderlust (Sirantha Jax #2) by Anne Aguirre
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik
- Stolen Songbird (The Malediction Trilogy #1) by Danielle L. Jensen
- Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold (Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency #1) by Iain Reading {Review}
- Silent in the Grave (Lady Julia Grey #1) by Deanna Raybourn
- A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) by Ursula K. LeGuin {Review}
- Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1) by Richelle Mead
The Read My Own Damn Books Challenge is hosted by Estella’s Revenge.
Reading Bingo Challenge:
I have read 15 of 25 books for this challenge.
- Listen to an Audiobook: A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle #1) by Ursula K. LeGuin {Review}
- An Author’s Sophomore Book: The Vanishing Throne (The Falconer #2) by Elizabeth May {Review}
- A Book with Red on the Cover: The Demon Trapper’s Daughter (The Demon Trappers #1) by Jana Oliver {Review}
- Re-Read an Old Favorite:
- Read an Anthology:
- A Book With a Number in the Title: Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord (Love by Numbers #2) by Sarah MacLean {Review}
- A Book With an Animal Sidekick:
- An Author You’ve Never Read: Grimspace (Sirantha Jax #1) by Anne Aguirre{Review}
- A Book With a One-Word Title:
- A Book That’s Been on Your TBR for a Long Time: Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1) by Richelle Mead
- Read a Dystopian:
- A Book That Made You Cry:
- Free:
- A Book With a Shifter: Changeless (Parasol Protectorate #2) by Gail Carriger{Review}
- A Book From a Debut Author: The Witch Hunter (The Witch Hunter #1) by Virginia Boecker {Review}
- A Book with Star-Crossed Lovers:
- A Book with an Anti-Hero:
- A Book With a Sword or Dagger on the Cover: The Winner’s Crime (The Winner’s Trilogy #2) by Marie Rutkoski {Review}
- A Book with a Male Protagonist: A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab {Review}
- A Book from a Genre that’s Outside Your Comfort Zone:
- A Book With More Than 600 Pages: Winter (The Lunar Chronicles #4) by Marissa Meyer {Review}
- Read a Book With a Cat: The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury {Review}
- A Book with a Steamy Romance: Lord of the Fading Lands (Tairen Soul #1) by C.L. Wilson
- Read a Middle Grade Book: Kitty Hawk and the Curse of the Yukon Gold (Kitty Hawk Flying Detective Agency #1) by Iain Reading {Review}
- Read a Book You Own: The Immortal Heights (The Elemental Trilogy #3) by Sherry Thomas {Review}
Reading Bingo is hosted by Novel Heartbeat.
2016 TBR Challenge
I missed the first three months of this challenge, so I started in April!
April 20 – Contemporary: A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes #1) by Brittany Cavallaro {Review}
May 18 – Something Different (outside your comfort zone, unusual setting, non-romance etc.): Rebel in the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton {Review}
June 15 – Favorite Trope (a favorite theme – amnesia? secret baby? fairy tale? friends-to-lovers? etc.): Crimson Bound by Rosamund Hodge {Review}
July 20 – Award Nominee or Winner (links to past RITA finalists and winners TBA): The Duke and I (Bridgertons #1) by Julia Quinn {Review}
August 17 – Kicking It Old School (publication date 10 years or older): A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle #1) by Ursula K. LeGuin {Review}
September 21 – Random Pick (a built-in off-theme month – go where your mood takes you!) Uprooted by Naomi Novik
October 19 – Paranormal or Romantic Suspense: Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid #1) by Richelle Mead
The 2016 TBR Challenge is hosted by Wendy the Super Librarian.
What has been your favorite Reading Challenge so far this year?
I have pretty much fallen behind on every single one of my challenges XD struggling to catch up! Good for you on having 81% on Netgalley! Mine is floating just above 50% and I desperately need to catch up on so many things.
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I think you’ve done really well, given the number of challenges you’ve taken on. I’m pleased that I’ve kept up – more or less – with my NetGalley arcs this year and have only DNFd 2 books and published my reviews on or around the launch day. BUT that might not last as I got a bit trigger-happy requesting arcs during the Olympics… (note to self – do NOT browse NetGalley when yelling for Team GB to win). I hope you continue to progress your reading challenges during September – you must be very pleased with 2016 so far!