The Reading Challenge Group discussion

My Goodreads Challenge is to read 52 books as always, one for every week. I am barely managing to get through it this year, hoping next year will be easier!

Good luck

Best of luck!

52 Book Challenge


1. The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, Jan 2019
2. Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull, Jan 2019
3. The Bhagawad Geeta Chapter I & II by Chinmayananda Saraswati, Feb 2019
4. The Devil's Lady by Deborah Simmons, Feb 2019
5. Shrimad Bhagawad Geeta - Chapter III by Chinmayananda Saraswati, March 2019
6. The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios by Steve Wexler, March 2019
7. The Rogue Knight by Brandon Mull, March 2019
8. The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland, March 2019
9. Srimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter IV by Chinmayananda Saraswathi, April, 2019
10. The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter, April 2019
11. Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull, April 2019
12. Death Weavers by Brandon Mull, May 2019
13. Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Knaflic, May 2019
14. MEDITATION AND LIFE by Swami Chinmayananda, June 2019
15. William the Fourth by Richmal Crompton, June 2019
16. Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull, June 2019
17. Hindu Culture An Introduction by Swami Tejomayananda, June 2019
18. A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull, July 2019
19. Travel Stories and Highlights: 2019 Edition by Robert Fear, July 2019
20. The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh, July 2019
21. The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean, July 2019
22. Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Gary Whitta, July, 2019
23. Education Toward Inner Transformation by Tejomayananda, July 2019
24. Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull, July 2019
25. Observe, Collect, Draw!: A Visual Journal by Georgia Lupi, July 2019
26. Astronomy: Out of This World! by Dan Green, August 2019
27. Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik, August 2019
28. Chasing the Prophecy by Brandon Mull, August 2019
29. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, August 2019
30. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattanaik, September 2019
31. The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters, September 2019
32. Meditation The Gateway to Freedom by Chinmayananda Saraswati, September 2019
33. The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull, September 2019
34. Cover Her Face by P. D. James, October 2019
35. Geeta Chapter 5 by Chinmayananda Saraswati, October 2019
36. Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories to Stay Awake By by Alfred Hitchcock, November 2019
37. Arcade Catastrophe by Brandon Mull, November 2019
38. Geeta Chapter 6 by Chinmayananda Saraswati, November 2019
39. The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland, November 2019
40. The Warden by Anthony Trollope, December 2019
41. Shrimad Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 7 by Chinmayananda Saraswati, December 2019
42. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl, December 2019
43. The Bhagawad Geeta Chapter VIII by Chinmayananda Saraswati, December 2019
44. Why Do We .. by Vimalananda, December 2019
45. Master of the Phantom Isle by Brandon Mull, December 2019
46. Ye Olde Weird but True: 300 Outrageous Facts from History, December 2019
47. The Invisible Island by Ron Roy, December 2019
48. The Kidnapped King by Ron Roy, December 2019
49. The Talking T. Rex by Ron Roy, December 2019
50. Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron, December 2019
51. The White Wolf by Ron Roy, December 2019
52. Kickoff! by Tiki Barber, December 2019

Monthly Genre Challenge


January- Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
February - Romance, Women's Fiction, Western (to add variety): The Devil's Lady by Deborah Simmons
March - Mystery, Suspense : The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter
April - Fantasy: Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull
May - Comedy, Tragedy: William the Fourth by Richmal Crompton
June - Travel, Survival, Adventure: Travel Stories and Highlights: 2019 Edition by Robert Fear
July - YA/Middle Grades: Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull
August - Science Fiction, Dystopia: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
September - Historical Fiction: The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters
October - Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Fiction: Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories to Stay Awake By by Alfred Hitchcock
November - Classics: The Warden by Anthony Trollipe
December - Children's Lit, Animal Stories: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

Chunkster Challenge>


Level One Chunckster
1. Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull 448 pages
2. The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios by Steve Wexler 448 pages
3. The Rogue Knight by Brandon Mull, 496 pages

Level Two Flowe Presser
4. Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull, 496 pages
5. Death Weavers by Brandon Mull, 528 pages
6. Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull, 464 pages

Level 3 Back Breaker
7. A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull, 457 pages
8. Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull, 528 pages
9. Chasing the Prophecy by Brandon Mull, 506 pages
10. Arcade Catastrophe by Brandon Mull, 416 pages

Happy reading and good luck on your challenge.

Also, the Anti-Alphabet Challenge

Mission: 26 books, each missing one letter of the alphabet

No A- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (Jan, 2019)
No B-Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull (Jan, 2019)
No C- The Devil's Lady by Deborah Simmons (Feb, 2019)
No D- The Rogue Knight by Brandon Mull, March 2019
No E- Astronomy: Out of This World! by Dan Green (August, 2019)
No F- The Bhagawad Geeta, Chapter I & II by Chinmayananda Saraswati (Feb, 2019)
No G- The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland (March, 2019)
No H- Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull (April, 2019)
No I-The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter (April, 2019)
No J-Shrimad Bhagawad Geeta - Chapter III by Chinmayananda Saraswati (March, 2019)
No K- Srimad Bhagavad Gita Chapter IV by Chinmayananda Saraswathi (April 2019)
No L- Death Weavers by Brandon Mull (May, 2019)
No M- The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios by Steve Wexler (March, 2019)
No N-William the Fourth by Richmal Crompton (June, 2019)
No O-Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull (June, 2019)
No P- MEDITATION AND LIFE by Swami Chinmayananda, June 2019
No Q-Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals by Cole Knaflic (May, 2019)
No R- The Odyssey by Geraldine McCaughrean (July, 2019)
No S-Hindu Culture An Introduction by Swami Tejomayananda (June, 2019)
No T-Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull (July, 2019)
No U-Travel Stories and Highlights: 2019 Edition by Robert Fear (July, 2019)
No V-A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull (July, 2019)
No W-Sita: An Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana by Devdutt Pattanaik (August, 2019)
No X- The Energy of Prayer: How to Deepen Your Spiritual Practice by Thich Nhat Hanh (July, 2019)
No Y- Star Wars: The Last Jedi by Gary Whitta (July, 2019)
No Z-Education Toward Inner Transformation by Tejomayananda (July, 2019)

Finished the first round of the Anti-Alphabet challenge. Here is a second round.

Round 2:

No A- Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (August, 2019)
No B- Chasing the Prophecy by Brandon Mull (August, 2019)
No C- Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of the Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattanail (September, 2019)
No D- The Heretic's Apprentice by Ellis Peters (September, 2019)
No E- Kickoff! by Tiki Barber (December, 2019)
No F- Observe, Collect, Draw!: A Visual Journalby Giorgia Lupi (July, 2019)
No G- The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull (September, 2019)
No H- Meditation The Gateway to Freedom by Chinmayananda Saraswati (September, 2019)
No I- Cover Her Face by P. D. James (October, 2019)
No J- Geeta Chapter 5 by Chinmayananda Saraswati (October, 2019)
No K- Arcade Catastrophe by Brandon Mull (November, 2019)
No L- Geeta Chapter 6 by Chinmayananda Saraswati (November, 2019)
No M- The Warden by Anthony Trollope (December, 2019)
No N- Shrimad Bhagavad Geeta Chapter 7 by Chinmayananda Saraswati (December, 2019)
No O- The Bhagawad Geeta Chapter VIII by Chinmayananda Saraswati (December, 2019)
No P- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (December, 2019)
No Q- Alfred Hitchcock Presents: More Stories to Stay Awake By by Alfred Hitchcock (November, 2019)
No R- Why Do We .. by Vimalananda (December, 2019)
No S- The Kidnapped King by Ron Roy (December, 2019)
No T- The Invisible Island by Ron Roy (December, 2019)
No U- The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland (November, 2019)
No V- Ye Olde Weird but True: 300 Outrageous Facts from History (December, 2019)
No W- Master of the Phantom Isle by Brandon Mull (December, 2019)
No X- Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears by Pema Chodron (December, 2019)
No Y- The Talking T. Rex by Ron Roy (December, 2019)
No Z- The White Wolf by Ron Roy (December, 2019)

Finally finished the Chunkster Challenge in November!

Way to go, Badlydone!

So happy that I managed to finish all my challenges this year, even though it took till the last day and involved reading children's books in the last week!