2016 Reading Challenges: 2nd Quarter Update

Oh my goodness!!!! Half the year is already over ? How is that even possible?! Every year seems to go by quicker and quicker. This year is no exception! This quarter was BUSY for me. We moved last week (yay!!!) and well June was pretty much a wash for reading, I did manage to read some but didn’t meet all my goals. Oh well, there’s always next quarter right?! Read on to see how I did in each of my year-long challenges.

2016 Reading Assignment Challenge

For this challenge, you create a list of books that you commit to read throughout the year. You determine the number of books you will read per month and choose books from your list to read. It is hosted by Berls @ Fantasy is more fun and Michelle @ Because Reading. You can sign up anytime, but can only start the challenge for the month after you sign up (ex. if you sign up in Feb, you cannot count books read in January).

My Goals and Progress

My goal is to read 2 books a month (Reading Level 2) from the following list:

I made a “B” during the 2nd quarter, reading 5 books off my list! I misjudged in June how much time I’d have to read with the move and was only able to read one of my HW books. Here are the books I decided to read:

• City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
• City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
• Nirvana by J.R. Stewart
• The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom
• Gods of the Dead by Tracey Ward (not quite finished yet, but will finish today so it will count ?)

To join me on this challenge, sign-up here. Follow my progress below:

2016HW: 4/24

2016 New Release Challenge

This challenge is all about the new books of the year and of course reading them 😀 It is hosted by Stormi @ Books, Movies, Reviews. Oh My! and Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews.

My Goals & Progress

There are four levels in this challenge and I’m going for the 2nd level New Release Pro, which is 16-30 books. I think this is doable. I’m not sure of the actual number of new releases I read in 2015, but I know it was a good number, possibly more than 30 😉 During the 2nd quarter, I read and reviewed 30 new releases:

• Arena by Holly Jennings
• The Queen of All that Dies by Laura Thalassa
• Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
• Those We Fear by Victoria Griffith
• Mail Order Bride by Stacy Henrie, Kristin Holt, Annette Lyon, Sarah M. Eden, Heather B. Moore, Sian Ann Bessey
• Taste by Juliet Madison
• The Requiem Red by Brynn Chapman
• Saven: Disclosure by Siobhan Davis
• The Dragon Heart Keeper by L.L. Hunter
• Paper Dolls by Hanna Peach
• Curse of the Sphinx by Raye Wagner
• In All My Years by Ciara Knight
• Ruined by Amy Tintera
• Spearwood Book 1.5 by A.S. Oren
• Solstice by Jane Redd
• Love is Come by Heather B. Moore
• Saven: Denial by Siobhan Davis
• The Girl from Summer Hill by Jude Deveraux
• Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
• The Queen of All that Lives by Laura Thalassa
• Powerless by Tera Lynn Childs, Tracy Deebs
• Admiral by Sean Danker
• The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye
• The Hunt by Megan Shepherd
• The Crown by Kiera Cass
• Hostile by Cameo Renae
• My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows
• The King Slayer by Virginia Boecker
• Four Chambers by Julie Wright
• Moon Mark by Scarlett Dawn

To join me on this challenge, sign-up here. Follow my progress on Goodreads or below:

2016 New Release Challenge: 33/16

2016 Blogger Shame Review Challenge

This challenge is for people like me, who have been blogging a while or life got busy and books got forgotten. I fall in the later. 2015 was not a good year for us and everything suffered. I’m ashamed to say that I have roughly 45 ARCs on my Kindle and another 3 or 4 hardcopies lying around to be read. Now not all of those qualify for this challenge, but several do. This challenge is hosted by herding cats & burning soup and Addicted to Happily Ever After.

My Goals & Progress

My goal is to read at least one old review book a month for a total of 12 by the end of the year. With this challenge I hope to get my Netgalley ratio above 80% which is doable. I’m currently sitting at 72% (I got a lot of books for review this quarter!) Here are the books I’ve read during the 2nd quarter:

• Nirvana by J.R. Stewart

Join me by signing up here and follow my progress on Goodreads or below.

Blogger Shame Review Challenge: 6/12

2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge

I think I may be the most excited about this challenge hosted by Tracy @ Cornerfolds and Claudia @ My Soul Called Life. It is NO secret that I LOVE dystopians. It’s a majority of what I read each year. So this challenge is right up my alley!

My Goal

There are four levels to choose from on this challenge and I’m going ALL IN!

I honestly do NOT think this will be an issue. There are so many good dystopians out there and a ton coming out this year. Here are the books I’ve read during the 2nd quarter:

• Arena by Holly Jennings
• The Queen of All that Dies by Laura Thalassa
• Ashfall by Mike Mullin
• Ruined by Amy Tintera
• Solstice by Jane Redd
• The Queen of All that Lives by Laura Thalassa
• Nirvana by J.R. Stewart
• Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin
• The Hunt by Megan Shepherd
• Sanctum by Cameo Renae
• The Crown by Kiera Cass
• Hostile by Cameo Renae
• Moon Mark by Scarlett Dawn

To join me on this challenge, sign up here and follow my progress on Goodreads or below.

2016 Dystopia Reading Challenge: 6/16

Your turn! How are you doing with your reading challenges?

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