Stats are Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult since I want to get this up by the end of the year. Updated 1/4/17 to include all books read in 2016
This year went a lot better for challenges. I ended up completing 14 challenges and I will be joining some of these same challenges next year.
Stats:
Books Read: 44
Pages Read: 14,226 pages (As of December 18, 2016)
Chunksters (400 + pages): 10
In the Middle (300 to 400 pages): 15
Quick Fix (under 300 pages): 20
Authors
New: 13
Male: 6
Female: 20
Ratings:
5: 31
4: 10
3: 4
Publication Dates
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 6 |
I didn't read a whole lot of 2016 releases this year, so I will play catch up next year. I'm surprised about how many 2013/2014 releases I read. Most of all I'm just going to conintue to read the books I want to read in 2017.
Goal: As Many as Possible
Read: 12
Status: Completed April 1st, 2016
Joining in 2017: Yes
The TBR Dare has a new host and its own website The TBR Dare. I managed to read 0 2016 releases before April 1st, 2016 and I'm hoping to do the same this year. I started off 2016 with 338 books on my goodreads TBR. I had that number down to the 330 by the end of the TBR dare. As of December 17 my goodreads TBR has 380. My goal as always for 2017 will be to lower that number.
Goal: 12 books
Read: 8
Status: Did Not Complete
Joining in 2017: Yes
Goal: 18 books
Read: 29
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Yes
Hosted by The Crafty Engineer
Goal: 13,000 pages
Read: 14,226 pages
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: No
I didn't pay much attention to this challenge. I just don't see the point of joining a page number challenge next year.
Hosted by Literary Escapism.
Goal: 15 Authors
Read: 12 Authors
Status: Did Not Complete
Joining in 2017: Yes
I would say Huntley Fitzpatrick and Jennifer E. Smith top the list as my favorite new authors this year.
1. R.J. Palacio
2. Richelle Mead
3. Rush Limbaugh
4. Huntley Fitzpatrick
5. Jenny Hubbard
6. Paul O'Zelinsky
7. Jennifer E. Smith
8. Jojo Moyes
9. Jandy Nelson
10. Lauren Barnhodlt
11. Eric Hobbs
12. Lauren Oliver
Mount TBR Hosted by My Reader's Block, #ShelfLove Hosted by Second Run Review, Chapter Break, and Bookworm Brandee Sign Up Here, 2016 TBR Pile Hosted by Bookish Lifestyle, #ReadMyOwnDamnBooks Hosted by Estellas Revenge.
Goal: 12
Read: 13
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Yes, I plan to join shelflove and Mount TBR. I will join the other two if available.
I purprosely joined these four challenges last year to motivate myself to read more of my own books whether that be kindle or physical. I knew if I was not able to read at least 12 of my own books within the year then I would fail not 1, but four challenges and I didn't want that to happen. All of these challenges were great and it was a great motivation for me.
Goal: 5-9
Read: 6
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: No
The Daily Prophecy will not be hosting this challenge in 2017. I will be joining a different retelling challenge although overall I have not been reading nearly as many retellings as the first year I discovered the genre. I hope to read at least a few in 2017
1. Jack and the Beanstalk by Jenni James
2. Snow White by Jenni James
3. Winter by Marissa Meyer
4. My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, Brodi Ashton
5. Sinful Cinderella by Anita Valle
6. The Frog Prince by Jenni James
Goal: 30
Read: 35
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Yes
I focused mostly on backlisted books this year and read 2016 releases as they came up as always there are still more books out there I would love to read and so my adventure with the backlist books challenge continues.
Goal: 1-15
Read: 6
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Yes
1. Summer Days and Summer Nights by Various Authors
2. My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
3. Briette by Anita Valle
4. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
5. Twelve Days of Christmas by Debbie Macomber
6. Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Hosted by Gone with Words and Love at First Page. Sign up Here.
Goal: 6-10
Read: 10
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: No
Just not a challenge I'm overly interested in joining next year. I read plenty of contemporary romance novel, but I think the limitations of this challenge were too much for me.
1. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
2. The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith
3. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
4. Two Way Street by Lauren Barnhodlt
5. This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
6. Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
7. The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson
8. The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny James
9. It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny James
10. We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny James
Series Enders Hosted by Somewhere We Only Know and Words Fueled by Love, Prequel & Sequel Hosted by Novel Heartbeat and Writer Grrl Reads, Finishing the Series Hosted by Bea's Book Nook.
Series Ender and Finishing the Series
Goal: 1-5
Read: 3
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Yes to Series Enders
Prequel/Sequel
Goal: 50 pts
Points: 56 pts
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: So far this isn't available, but I would love to.
I started many series this year, so I will hopefully have more series enders last year. I made good progress with my series. I love prequel/sequel and I would love to join that one in 2017 if available.
Hosted by Because Reading and Fantasy is More Fun. I made a B for quarter 1, C for quarter 2, B for quarter 3, and C for quarter 4. Overall I made a C or a 77% for the year.
Goal: 12
Read: 6
Status: Did Not Complete
Joining in 2017: Yes
I love the challenge of this challenge and I will be trying again using some book from this year and some new ones.
Hosted by Novel Heartbeat
Goal: As Many as Possible
Completed: 17 squares out of 24
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Maybe
B
Listen to an audiobook:1105 Yakima Street by Debbie Macomber
A book with a number in the title: 92 Pacific Boulevard by Debbie Macomber
Read a dystopian: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
A book with star-crossed lovers: The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
A book with more than 600 pages: Winter by Marissa Meyer
I
An author’s sophomore book:This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
A book with an animal sidekick: My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton
A book that made you cry: Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
N
A book with red on the cover: The Trouble with Christmas by Debbie Mason
An author you’ve never read: Soundless by Richelle Mead
G:
A book with a one-word title: Heidel by Anita Valle
A book with a shifter: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
A book with a male protag: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Read a middle grade book: Rush Revere and the First Patriots
Read a middle grade book: Rush Revere and the First Patriots
O
Read an anthology: Summer Days and Summer Nights by Stephanie Perkins
A book that’s been on your TBR for a long time: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Read a book you own:I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Hosted by Around the Year in 52 books
Goal: 20
Read: 18
Status: Did Not Complete
Joining in 2017: Maybe
The numbers beside the books represent the weeks they were supposed to be read in. That is why they are not necessarily in order. I accomplished quite a bit of this challenge without paying much attention to it.
The 2016 List
Goal: 6-10
Completed: 14
Status: Completed
Joining in 2017: Yes
1. The Triple Dog Dare Hosted by James Reads Books Finished April 1, 2016
5. #ShelfLove Hosted by Second Run Review, Chapter Break, and Bookworm Brandee Sign Up Here Finished October 9, 2016
10. 2016 Releases Hosted by Books, Movies, Reviews! oh My! and (un)Convential Bookviews Sign Up Here. Finished December 31, 2016
10. Contemporary Romance Hosted by Gone with Words and Love at First Page. Sign up Here.Finished September 11, 2016
11. 2016 Series Enders Hosted by Somewhere We Only Know and Words Fueled by Love. Finished August 2, 2016
Some awesome challenges you did here and congrats on all this awesome reading progress!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! It was another great year of reading!
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