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message 1: by Summer (last edited Aug 27, 2016 06:55PM) (new)

Summer (sjg54) | 12 comments This year I challenge myself to:
* Read 65 total books

* Read 10 non-fiction titles (I don't usually read them, but when I do I find I enjoy them as much or more as fiction titles.)
I read:
1) Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth I and the Wars of Religion by Susan Ronald;
2) Lives in Ruins: Archeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble by Marilyn Johnson
3) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba
4) The Symphony of Your Life: Restoring Harmony When Your World Is Out of Tune by Mark Hardcastle
5) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
6) In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
7) Esteemable Acts: 10 Actions for Building Real Self-Esteem by Francine Ward
8) Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty by Dan Jones
9) I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

* Finish at least 3 series I have started that have all titles published as of 2016.
1) Read Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi to complete the Shatter Me series.
2) Read The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
3) Read The Rose & the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh

* Finish at least 1 annual challenge created by a Goodreads Group. - DONE

I will also list all my mini challenges here.


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Summer (sjg54) | 12 comments For my first mini-challenge (New Year/New Author) I read Médicis Daughter: A Novel of Marguerite de Valois by Sophie Perinot. It was a perfect pick. I enjoyed the book and will look for her next when it comes out.




message 4: by Camille (new)

Camille (camillesbookishadventures) Well done!


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Summer (sjg54) | 12 comments Camille wrote: "Well done!"

Thank you! :)


message 6: by Summer (last edited Sep 29, 2016 03:16PM) (new)

Summer (sjg54) | 12 comments I think I will add the Chunkster Challenge to this year's goals. Not sure what level I will make it to!

Level One (Door Stopper)
- Read three books with > 400 pages
1) The Winner's Kiss
2) The Rose & the Dagger
3) Uprooted

Level Two (Flower Presser)
- Read 6 books with > 400 pages
4) All the Light We Cannot See
5) The Mime Order
6) Illuminae

Level Three (Back Breaker)
- Read 10 books with > 400 pages... and then see a chiropractor!
7) A Court of Mist and Fury
8) The Tea Planter's Wife
9) The Obelisk Gate
10) Juliet




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