2-3-4 Challenge discussion

I can’t believe it’s already time to begin thinking about the new year! Hopefully, you have already given this some thought and are ready to start stating your goals for our challenge in the coming year.

Since we all have different numbers of series with variable numbers of books within each series, it's impossible to set plain "number of series" goals for comparison. And, we all have different approaches to tackling our TBR shelves and series. But! We have a common objective in making a dent in those shelves.

So, tell us what you're hoping to achieve with this challenge in 2019? I'll set them up in the Reading Tracker as they're added here.

My 2019 goals

1. Advance by at least 3 books in 10 series ✔
2. Up to date in 5 series ✔
3. Finish 5 series ✔
4. Start 5 new series (way too easy, with me being me) ✔
5. Read at least 150 books throughout the whole year ✔

My 2019 Goals

1) Read 20,000 pages
2) Read 55 books
3) Read 5 books that have been made into movies
4) Read 2 Trilogies
5) Complete 3 series
6) Get up-to-date in 3 series

I don’t have goals yet, but I’m thinking about them.
Probably will lower my amount of books to read compared to this year since I want to clear some thicker books from my TBR.

Last year I overdid it a little with my goals, so this time I'll keep it simple: end the year with less books on my ongoing series tbr than when it started.
Basically a variation of the good old "limit new series started" goal :P

Series books read from TBR: 37 (view spoiler)[
Gaslight Mystery #12
Gaslight Mystery #13
Chrestomanci #2
The Dark Tower #6
Discworld #10
The Mortal Instruments #2
Matthew Shardlake #3
Gaslight Mystery #14
The Mortal Instruments #3
The Inheritance Cycle #3
Gaslight Mystery #15
Discworld #8
The Inheritance Cycle #4
Matthew Shardlake #4
Gaslight Mystery #16
Remembrance of Earth's Past #2
Peter Grant #4
Matthew Shardlake #5
Remembrance of Earth's Past #3
The Chronicles of Prydain #2
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Discworld #7
Gaslight Mystery #17
The Belgariad #5
Gaslight Mystery #18
The Mortal Instruments #4
The Chronicles of Prydain #3
Gaslight Mystery #19
The Dark Tower #7
The Dresden Files #8
The Chronicles of Prydain #4
The Chronicles of Prydain #5
Gaslight Mystery #20
Gaslight Mystery #21
Discworld #9
Chrestomanci #3
Stormlight #3
Harry Bosch #3
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Series books added to TBR: 50 (view spoiler)[
The Mortal Instruments x 5
The Winternight Trilogy x 1
The Chronicles of Prydain x 4
Vani Sarca x 4
The Checquy Files x 1
Children of Time x 1
Rai-Kirah x 2
The Red x 2
Harry Bosch x 30
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I've not done so bad this year. Actually added other challenges from other groups. Those were more difficult and effected this one.

I'll be honest and say that I'll participate in whatever looks good.
So far the trilogies is a good idea.
Then maybe add duets.

Goals for 2019:

1. Read 80 books overall
2. At least 15 of those 80 should be from my TBR 2011 and before shelf. (2011 is when I joined GR, so these books have sat unread for too many years!)
3. Finish 3 series
4. Advance in 3 series

2019 goals (ETA: 3/20/19)

1. Finish 5 series
-- a. Sookie Stackhouse Series9/23/19
-- b. All Souls Triology
-- c. Poldark Series
--d. Winternight Triolgy 2/14/19
--e. Caraval Series
2. Catch up or Stay Caught up with all 11 current series
--a. Maisie Dobbs Series 11/20/19
--b. Mercy Thompson 7/15/19
--c. Flavia duLuce 3/19/19
--d. Maine Clambake 2/3/19
--e. Three Pines 9/22/19
3. Start no more than 5 new series. FAIL
----- a. Aaron Falk Series
-----b. Lunar Chronicles
-----c. Noami Cottle Series
-----d. The Kiss Quotient Series
-----e. Seraphina Series
-----f. Haven Point Series
-----g. Renegades Series
4. Complete 97 books total 107/97
5.Read the next 4 books in Agatha Raisin 4/4
6. Read the next 2 books in Seaside Knitters 1/2
7. Read the next book in 3 series not listed in #1 or #2 3/3
8. #unreadshelfproject2019: Read 8 books from my shelves (owned prior to 2019) and donate them to the library sale. 8/8
9. Purchase no more than 10 books. (5)

Going with the same goals as in previous years:

1. Finish 12 series
2. Continue 6 stagnated series
3. Complete 10 LOST books (Longest on Shelf TBR)

Finish 12 Series
1. Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews
2. Charley Davidson by Darynda Jones
3. Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly
4. Lacey Flint by Sharon Bolton
5. Darkest London by Kristen Callihan
6. Cold Justice by Toni Anderson
7. Women of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

The rest TBD

Continue 6 Stagnated Series
1. Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs
2. Last Chance Rescue by Christie Reece
3. The Bodyguards by Cindy Gerard
4. Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
5. Moonlight by Nancy Gideon
6. Shifters Unbound by Jennifer Ashley


2019 LOST - Longest on Shelf TBR

1. When She Was Bad by Jonathan Nasaw - Added: April, 2012
2. Unspeakable by Laura Griffin - Added: July 22, 2012
3. Night of the Huntress by Kathryn Smith - Added: February 6, 2013
4. Shiver of Fear by Roxanne St. Claire- Added: March 31, 2013
5. Last Kiss Goodnight by Gena Showalter - Added: September 16, 2013
6. Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs - Added: July 31, 2014
7. Forbidden by Lisa Clark O'Neill - Added: August 13, 2014
8. Fatal Consequences by Marie Force - Added: September 5, 2014
9. Hatshepsut's Collar by A. W. Exley - Added: September 14, 2014
10. Die Again by Tess Gerritsen - Added: December 19, 2014

All books added in 2012-2014

So I started my plan for 2019 and this is what I came up with:

My goals:
- read 72 books
- complete the ATY challenge
- read 40 books I bought before 2019
- read at least 50% of the books I buy in 2019
- finish 3 series
- get up to date in 1 series
- Advance in 14 series (includes new started series)
- Read 30 series books (includes everything)

The series I want to read are in my 2019 series list.

I haven't even begun to think about goals for 2019. Where did this year go? Let's see.....

My Goals...
Read at least 75 books in total of which...
---at least 12 being DTB already owned
---at least 12 being audio
---at least 12 being old ( requested before 2018) NetGalley books
---at least 6 kindle freebies
---finish at least 2 stagnant series

I’m going with the following:

1. Get up to date in 25 series
2. Complete 10 series

Hmmm ... It's so easy to be overly optimistic when setting goals for next year, so I'm going to try to reign it in a bit, in hopes of actually meeting these goals. Some of these will overlap (advance series and older books, for example), but I want to work on reading some of the older books in Mt. TBR instead of just the shiny new toys :)

1. Stay current in 12 series
2. Complete 10 series
3. Advance 50 series by at least one book each
4. Read at least 15 books published before the year 2000
5. Read at least 12 books by new-to-me authors
6. Read at least 50,000 pages

I have a couple of goals I want to try.

1. Read 150 books
2. Read 45,000 pages
3. Complete 10 series
4. Read at least one kindle book a month
5. Read at least one TBR unwrapping pr. month.
6. Read at least one book from Genre TBR project
7. Attempt to read a Stephen King book pr. month
8. Read at least one book from my Currently Reading pile put on hold pr month
9. Read at least 6 new-to-you Danish authors.

My goals:

Read 300 books
Read 90,000 pages
Finish 30 series
UTD 10 series
Read 50 books on my TBR for years 2013-14
Read 10 new authors

Right now I have a couple goals. Will update in the near future.

1. Read 60 books
2. Catch up on or finish five series (to be listed later).
3. Start three new series.
4. Read one classic a quarter.
5. Read one non-fiction a month.

I hate Goal setting. Makes me feel like a failure when I can't meet them. So, I'm going with the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) Principal. My reading goals for 2019 are as follows:

1. Read 150 books
2. Complete 10 series
3. Read 5 of the oldest books on my TBR list.

My 2019 Reading Goals

1. Read 120 books
2. Read 6 classics this year
3. Complete at least 3 series I've started
A. The Raven Cycle
B. Shatter me series
C. The Loom series
4. Read the books on my GR's currently reading list (28 books-2 per month)
5. 2 Audio books a month
6. Read 4 nonfiction books
7. Reread Harry Potter books then watch the movies
8. Reread at least 5 books this year
9. Read 1 library book a month
10. Read 1-3 books my daughter loaned me
11. Read newly released books (2018 & 2019 releases)
12. Make the Mortal Instruments series a priority this year!!!
13. Read at least 1 per month of the BOTM books I get
14. Read at least 6 books off my Kindle this year.
15. Read the books I purchase!!!

My goals:
1. Read 85 books
2. Finish ATY challenge
3. Finish Popsugar challenge
4. Get 5 series up to date
5. Finish 5 series/trilogies
6. If I “need” a new release in 2019, it should be read at purchase
7. Read 20 Netgalley reads

My goals
150 Books
Finish 20 series 15 of which are “ clean off my kindle”
Get up to date in 15 series
Finish A-Z yearly challenge
Finish SLIH yearly challenge

My goals are:

1. Finish any series that just has 1 or 2 books left
2. Finish 5 series that are completed.
3. Catch up on 5 series are still ongoing
4. Continue to be caught up with the series that I have caught up on
5. Catch up on my reviews!

My 2019 Goals:


1. Catch up on 5 series.
2. Finish 10 series.

My 2019 Goals:

Complete atleast 24 books, Excluding the ones which I started and left midway(about 3-5 books).

So including the books which are midway my goal is to complete 30 books which makes 2.5 books per month.

2019 goals
- Read 100 books total
- 5 being from my lost (pre-2018) pile
- 5 from the BBC top 100 list
- 2 from the Bowie’s Book Club list
- catch up on the Brotherhood series
- catch up on the Mercedes Thompson series
- 5 non-fiction

2019 Goals
Complete at least 3 series
Suzanne Wright
Any new series books by Christine Feehan
Barbara Goss westerns

2019 Goals

Finish 12 Series - Managed 8 out of 12
✔ 1. Charley Davidson by Darynda Jones
✔ 2. Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen
✔ 3. FBI/US Attorney by Julie James
✔ 4. D. D. Warren / Tessa Leoni by Lisa Gardner
✔ 5. The Royal Brotherhood by Sabrina Jeffries
✔ 6. Moreno & Hart by Allison Brennan & Laura Griffin
✔ 7. Dallas Billionaire's Club by Jessica Lemmon
✔ 8. Stolen by Elisabeth Naughton
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Continue 6 Stagnated Series
✔ 1. Southern Comfort by Lisa Clark O'Neill
✔ 2. Kate Burkholder by Linda Castillo
✔ 3. Tradd Street by Karen White
✔ 4. Romantic Suspense by Karen Rose
✔ 5. Knickerbocker Club by Joanna Shupe
✔ 6. Cold Justice by Toni Anderson

2019 LOST - Longest on Shelf TBR

✔︎ 1. Virgin River by Robyn Carr - Added: October 21, 2011 / Read: March 6, 2019
✔︎ 2. Dark Desires by Eve Silver - Added: June 1, 2013 / Read: May 11, 2019
✔︎ 3. Forbidden by Lisa Clark O'Neill - Added: August 13, 2014 / Read: February 28, 2019
✔︎ 4. Die Again by Tess Gerritsen - Added: December 19, 2014 / Read: February 7, 2019
✔︎ 5. Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs - Added: March 6, 2015 / Read: April 30, 2019
✔︎ 6. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare - Added: April 5, 2015 / Read: January 15, 2019
✔︎ 7. Barely Breathing by Pamela Clare - Added: July 6, 2016 / Read: May 24, 2019
✔︎ 8. Cold Light of Day by Toni Anderson - Added: August 26, 2016 / Read: July 13, 2019
✔︎ 9. Frosted by Allison Brennan - Added: October 19, 2016 / Read: April 30, 2019
✔︎ 10. All the Queen's Men by Linda Howard - Added: December 14, 2016 / Read: April 30, 2019

All books added in or before 2016

Here is how well I did on 2019 Goals

My Goals...
Read at least 75 books in total of which...
I read a total of 95 books this year...so YAY me
---at least 12 being DTB already owned
Well, I only read 3 which is so terrible because I literally have thousands of DTBs
---at least 12 being audio
I did well on this on...I listened to 32
---at least 12 being old ( requested before 2018) NetGalley books
Out of the 17 NetGalleys 8 of them were requested before 2018. I requested more than 17 this year alone so I need to do way better on this goal in 2020
---at least 6 kindle freebies
Not quite there. I read 5
---finish at least 2 stagnant series
I didn't finish any stagnant series but I made progress in 22 series and finished 2 trilogies and am caught up on one ongoing

Well done, Christina! It did so well with your goals in 2019.

Congratulations Lauren & Christina!

I did pretty good on my 2019 goals:
1) Read 23,000 pages ✔
2) Read 60 books ✔
3) Read 5 books that have been made into movies ✔
4) Read 2 Trilogies ✔
5) Complete 3 series ✔
6) Get up-to-date in 3 series ✔