The Reading Challenge Group discussion

I plan on reading 38 books this year.

Hi I've just planned on reading around 20, I hope we both make it as my 2014 challenge failed.. I only made 11.

This is my first year to read certain number of books. It usually takes me a few weeks to finish a book. I work during the week, so I will see how this reading challenge goes. Good luck in your reading challenge. I know it will be a challenge for me.

Personal Challenge: 38/38

Monthly Non-Fiction Challenge: 12/12

Monthly World Literature Challenge: 12/12

Monthly Genre Reads: 12/12

Mini Challenges:
New Releases 2015: 1/1

Beach Blanket Bingo:1/1

Non-Fiction Challenge: 12/12 Completed


January: History
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra By Helen Rappaport √
February: Sociology/Relationships/Family
The Five Love Languages for Singles By Gary Chapman √
March: Autobiography/Memoir
Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography ByRichard Stirling √
April: Arts/Hobby/Skill Related
Crafts & Hobbies: 100 Days of Kindness - Spreading Happiness, Joy, and Love with 100 Acts of Random Kindness! By Jacob Reimer √
May: Health/Wellness/Self-Improvement
The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life By Martha N. Beck √
June: Biography
A Wilder Rose By Susan Wittig Albert √
July: Nature/Animals
The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Them By Wayne Pacelle √
August: True Story/True Crime/Current Events
Perfect Crime By Jack Erickson √
September: Science/Math/Technology
Blogging: Blogging for Beginners: Start and Maintain a Succesful Blog the Simple Way - Blogging for Beginners: Blogging for Beginners By David Lawfield √
Octoer: Psychology
Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman √
November: Travel/Food/Essays
A Likely Story By Amy Mull Fremgen √
December: Religion/Spirituality/Philosophy
A Place Called Bliss By Ruth Glover√

World Literature Challenge: 12/12 Completed


January: South America
The Voyage Out By Virginia Woolf √
February: Middle East
The Red Tent By Anita Diamant √
March: Sub-Saharra
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad √
April: Southeast Asia
The Glass Palace bB Amitav Ghosh √
May: Central America/Mexico & Caribbean
Midnight Robber By Nalo Hopkinson √
June: Western Europe
The Pleasure Palace By Kate Emerson √
July: North Africa
With Every Letter By Sarah Sundin √
August: South Asia/India Subcontient
Sea of Poppies By Amitav Ghosh √
September: North America
Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery √
October: Eastern Europe
Doctor Zhivago By Boris Pasternak √
November: Oceania/Austrailia
Summer Beach Vets: Playing for Love By H.Y. Hanna √
December: East Asia
Covering Home By Heidi McCahan √

Genre Challenge: 12/12 Completed


January: Historical Fiction
Persuasion By Jane Austen √
February:
G- Romance & Chick-Lit
Tea with Emma By Diane Moody √
March:
G- Contemporary and Literary Merit
Atonement By Ian McEwan √
April:
G- Poetry and Plays
A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare √
May:
G- Fantasy (including Utopian)
The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien √
June:
G- Minority Studies/LGBT
What We Know about Emotional Intelligence: How It Affects Learning, Work, Relationships, and Our Mental Health ByMoshe Zeidner √
July:
G- Manga/Graphic Novels &/OR Humor
Claiming Victory: A Romantic Comedy By Beverley Watts√
August:
G- Mysteries (Crime/Cozy/Espionag
Saving Grace By Pamela Fagan Hutchins √
September:
G- Science-Fiction (including Dystopian)
The Book of Strange New Things By Michel Faber √
October:
G- Horror/Thriller &/OR Short Story Collections
The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe √
November:
G- Adventure &/OR Travel
Hemlock By N.J. Layouni √
December:
G- Children's Lit &/OR Traditional Lit
The Queen Anne Bedroom Set By Marian D. Schwartz √

Mini Challenges: 2/2



New Releases 2015: 1/1
The Inn at Ocean's Edge By Colleen Coble √

Beach Blanket Bingo:1/1
Tidewater Inn By Colleen Coble √

Reading Challege 2015 38/38



1.The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport √

2.The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf √

3.Persuasion by Jane Austen √

4.The Five Love Languages for Singles by Gary Chapman √

5.The Red Tent by Anita Diamant √

6. Tea with Emma By Diane Moody √

7.Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography byRichard Stirling √

8.Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad √

9.Atonement by Ian McEwan √

10.Crafts & Hobbies: 100 Days of Kindness - Spreading Happiness, Joy, and Love with 100 Acts of Random Kindness! by Jacob Reimer √

11.The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh √

12.A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare √

13.The Joy Diet: 10 Daily Practices for a Happier Life By Martha N. Beck √

14.Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson √

15.The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolkien √

16.A Wilder Rose By Susan Wittig Albert √

17.The Pleasure Palace By Kate Emerson √

18.What We Know about Emotional Intelligence: How It Affects Learning, Work, Relationships, and Our Mental Health ByMoshe Zeidner √

19.The Inn at Ocean's Edge By Colleen Coble √

20.The Bond: Our Kinship with Animals, Our Call to Defend Themby Wayne Pacelle √

21.With Every Letter By Sarah Sundin √

22.Claiming Victory: A Romantic Comedy By Beverley Watts √

23.Perfect Crime By Jack Erickson √

24.Sea of Poppies By Amitav Ghosh√

25.Saving Grace By Pamela Fagan Hutchins√

26. Tidewater InnBy Colleen Coble √

27. Blogging: Blogging for Beginners: Start and Maintain a Succesful Blog the Simple Way - Blogging for Beginners: Blogging for Beginners ByDavid Lawfield √

28. Anne of Green Gables By L.M. Montgomery √

29. The Book of Strange New Things By Michel Faber √

30.Thinking, Fast and Slow By Daniel Kahneman √

31.Doctor Zhivago By Boris Pasternak √

32.The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe √

33. A Likely Story By Amy Mull Fremgen √

34. Summer Beach Vets: Playing for Love By H.Y. Hanna √

35. Hemlock By N.J. Layouni √

36. A Place Called Bliss By Ruth Glover √

37. Covering Home By Heidi McCahan √

38. The Queen Anne Bedroom Set By Marian D. Schwartz √

The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport
Started 01/01/2015
Finished 01/11/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The book was about the lost lives of the Romanov Sisters who were born to a German mother and a Russian father. Nicholas was to succeed the throne in Russia, but he married a German named Alexandra. Nicholas and Alexander was the King and Queen of Russia and responsible to ensuring the safety of their citizens in Russia. After they got married, Nicholas and Alexandra were expected to produce a son to be heir to the throne of Russia. If they did not produce a son, then the throne would succeed to his brother. Each time Alexandra became pregnant, she had a daughter. That came a blow to the people of Russia, and were disappointed with the sex of the baby. Nicholas and Alexandra sought out the advice from experts to conceive a son. Finally, Alexandra became pregnant for the fifth and last time, had a son. Alexey was born with physical problems which would eventually cause Nicholas to step down from the throne. Eventually the country found out the physical problems of Alexey and Nicholas stepped down from the throne of Russia. Nicholas decision to step down caused a judgement that would affect his family's future. The family went into exile and eventually were murdered. This event happened due to the war between France, England, and Russia during the early 1900's. The Romanov girls lived a luxurious life in Russia before the war and it was like reading about a family who lived a royal life with parties and privileged duties. The book was a good read, I would recommend to anyone to read about this family and learn more about the history of Russia and the difficulties of the country and this family.

The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
Started 01/21/2015
Finished 02/04/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This was my first book from Virginia Woolf. I found the book to be a good read. The book was about several friends going to South America on a cruise which ended with tragedy. It was a love story between two couples with tragedy.

What are you thinking of The Voyage Out, Julie? I got it out the library ages ago, but never got round to reading it so I had to return it.

It was a slow start, but I am enjoying the book so far.

What are you thinking of Persuasion?

I am struggling to read this book. These books are hard to get into.

What did you think of Pride and Prejudice?

I haven't read the book yet. On my list to read.

How was "Heart of Darkness"?

Camille wrote: "How was "Heart of Darkness"?"

It was good and at the same time boring. I wanted to hurry up and finish.

How was The Glass Palace? I feel like I have heard about that one before.

It's a good read. I'm almost finished with it.

Persuasion by Jane Austen
Started 01/21/2015
Finished 02/17/2015

Review:

Four Stars

This was my first boom from Jane Austen, I found the book to be a dry read. The book was about a couple who was engaged with love and tragedy. It was a love story involving persuasion to be married.

by Gary Chapman
Started: 12/13/2015
Finished: 12/21/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was interesting. Each person has five love languages to which to relate to each other whether married or single.

by Anita Diamant
Started: 03/20/2015
Finished:03/31/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The book was a good read. The book is about the Diana character in the old testament. The story tells events of Diana's life.

By Diane Moody
Started: 03/10/2015
Finished: 03/13/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was a good read. It's a love story when a professor comes to Texas to teach at a local university and gets his leg broken and finds love.

by Richard Stirling
Started: 03/01/2015
Finished:03/09/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This was a good book to read about Julie Andrews life and her musical accomplishments. I would recommend this book to anyone to read. I couldn't put the book down.

by Joseph Conrad
Started: 03/10/2015
Finished:03/14/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was about a man traveling up a river in Africa and experiencing life and death situations.

by Ian McEwan
Started:03/14/2015
Finished: 03/20/2015

Review:

Five stars

The book was an interesting read. The book was about forgiveness.

By Jacob Reimer
Started: 03/27/2015
Finished: 04/02/2015

Review:

Five Stars

I thought this book was interesting to be able to do a hundred things of kindness. The book was a good read.

By
Amitav Ghosh
Started: 03/27/2015
Finished: 04/26/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The book was an interesting read. The book is about a boy who leaves his home and meets other people in India.

By William Shakespeare
Started: 04/26/2015
Finished: 04/30/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was an interesting read. It's a love story.

By Martha N. Beck
Started: 05/01/2015
Finished: 05/10/2015

Review:

Five Stars

I thought this was a good read where you took time to take care of yourself during times of stress.

By Nalo Hopkinson
Started: 05/10/2015
Finished:05/15/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was interesting. The book is about a father who kills someone while dueling and fled to another planet to escape the authorities.

By J.R.R. Tolkien
Started: 05/15/2015
Finished:05/26/2015

Review:

Five Stars

I loved this book and loved the movie. I loved reading about all of the hobbit adventures.

By Susan Wittig Albert
Started: 06/01/2015
Finished: 06/05/2015

Review:

Five Stars

I loved this book. The books is about the real life of the character of Laura on Little House on the Prairie. The book was interesting story of how Laura grew up and how the story became a successful show on television.

By Kate Emerson
Started: 06/06/2015
Finished:06/23/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book about a woman who was born in royalty but lived a life a servanthood in the Royals house.

By Moshe Zeidner
Started: 06/23/2015
Finished: 07/09/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This was an interesting read. The book is about finding your emotional balance in a world trying to balance work, school, life, and emotional issues.

By Colleen Coble
Started: 05/27/2015
Finished:08/02/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The book was a good read. The book was a mystery and about a murder that occurred and the murderer was caught.

By Wayne Pacelle
Started: 07/09/2015
Finished:07/15/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The book was interesting, I did not know all of the restrictions that are involved in providing the public with meat. Also, The Humane Society protects the rights of all animaals, such as domestic to wild animals.

By Sarah Sundin
Started: 07/03/2015
Finished: 08/18/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was interesting. The books was about a nurse who was station in Germany serving in the armed forces during World War II. The nurse was taking care of injured soldiers hurt during the war.

By Beverley Watts
Started: 08/03/2015
Finished: 08/22/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The book was an interesting read. An actor travels to England to get away from Hollywood and meets a women and falls in love.

By Jack Erickson
Started: 08/02/2015
Finished: 08/02/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was an interesting read. This book was about a woman who planned her husbands death and thought she would get away with murder. She was wrong when she got caught.

By Amitav Ghosh
Started: 08/19/2015
Finished: 11/28/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was an interesting read. This book was about a women who escaped her life to live on a ship with men.

By Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Started: 12/06/2015
Finished: 12/26/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This was an interesting read. A lawyer searches for answers on her parents death and ends up leaving her world behind and finds love and happiness.

By Colleen Coble
Started: 07/12/2015
Finished: 10/03/2015

Review:

Five Stars

The was an interesting read. The book is a mystery book where a murder occurs and the murderer gets caught.

By David Lawfield
Started: 09/07/2015
Finished: 09/09/2015

Review:

Five Stars

I loved this book. The book was about how to learn how to blog on the internet. I am new at blogging so it was informative.

By L.M. Montgomery
Started: 11/28/2015
Finished: 12/02/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This was a good read. It is a story about an orphan who finds a family to love and for someone to love her and to finally belong to a family.

By Michel Faber
Started: 01/15/2015
Finished: 02/24/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This was an interesting read. The book is a preacher who is sent off to another world to experience life on another planet and forgiveness.

ByDaniel Kahneman
Started: 09/27/2015
Finished: 12 / 31/2015

Review:

Five Stars

This book was an interesting read. it took me a while to get through and it is about two systems different from each other.

ByBoris Pasternak
Started: 09/27/2015
Finished: 11/26/2015

Review

Five Stars

The book was an interesting read. The book is about a man who travels from Russia to escape to another town and discovers different kinds people along his journey.