2021 Reading Challenges: Final Update

Posted December 31, 2021 by Lillian in Challenges / 0 Comments

Happy Friday y’all and the last day of 2021 🎉 It’s here….it’s time to own up to my challenges for this year. I scaled way back this past year, participating in my four favorite challenges. They overlapped each other, making it easy for me to reach goals. I’m sad to say that I only completed two of four of my goals. 2021 was not my year for reading or blogging. However I have started to find a new groove, and I’m hopeful for 2022.

Y’all I’ve been terrible this year with writing/posting reviews on the blog. So while I completed several books, I didn’t actually post them. I’ll try to link them to Goodreads 😉

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The 2021 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge was hosted by Celebrity Readers. The point of this challenge was to finish those series you’ve already started or if the series isn’t completely published yet to catch up to the most current book. My goal for this challenge was A-List Series Finisher (9+ series completed). Y’all I love this challenge because it gives me an excuse to binge read which I only got to do once. This year I completed or caught up on 12 series, reading a total of 18 books.

  1. The Folk of the Air by Holly Black
  2. Twisted Pages by Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle
  3. Power of Fae by Michelle Bryan
  4. Solving for Pie by Penny Reid
  5. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
  6. Phoenix’s Ashes by Rebecca Ethington
  7. The Harbinger by Jennifer L. Armentrout
  8. Highland Falls by Debbie Mason
  9. Holiday Romance by Robin Daniels
  10. The Four Horsemen by Laura Thalassa
  11. The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
  12. Twisted Kingdom by Frost Kay

2021 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge: 11/15

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The 2021 New Release Challenge was hosted by (un)Conventional Bookworms. This is always one of my favorite challenges, mainly because I’m easily distracted by the new pretties 😉 Any book released after Jan. 1, 2021 counted for this one. My goal was New Release Pro (31-60 books) and I was aiming for 40. I managed to read 51 books this year, completing this challenge. Here’s the books I’ve read:

  1. Promises and Pixiedust by Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle
  2. The Lost Prince by Michelle Bryan
  3. Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid
  4. Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
  5. Imdalind Ruby Collection: Volume 1 by Rebecca Ethington
  6. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
  7. The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary
  8. Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
  9. Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke
  10. Grace and Glory by Jennifer L Armentrout
  11. To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne
  12. Falling in Love on Willow Creek by Debbie Mason
  13. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
  14. A Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer
  15. Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson
  16. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
  17. Snowflakes and Holly by Jae Dawson
  18. The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
  19. Totally Folked by Penny Reid
  20. If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
  21. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
  22. House of Eclipses by Casey L. Bond
  23. Of Glass and Ashes by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
  24. Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton, Gareth L. Powell
  25. Faking Reality by Sara Fujimura
  26. Wolf, Shifted by Rebecca Ethington
  27. Reptoids From Space by David Fremont
  28. Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker
  29. Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl
  30. Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
  31. How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton
  32. What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell
  33. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
  34. Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin by Nadia Shammas
  35. Decisions We Make After Midnight by Rachel Higginson
  36. Super Sidekicks 2: Ocean’s Revenge by Gavin Aung Than
  37. When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
  38. How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray
  39. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
  40. Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffery Brown
  41. Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
  42. Miles Morales: Shockwaves by Justin A. Reynolds
  43. Jop and Blip by Jim Benton
  44. Class Clown Fish by Kevin Sherry
  45. Death by Laura Thalassa
  46. All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Next Door by Chelsea Bobulski
  47. Small Favors by Erin A. Craig
  48. Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
  49. The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo
  50. Homecoming King by Penny Reid
  51. The Heir by Frost Kay

2021 New Release Challenge: 35/40

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The 2021 NetGalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge was hosted by Socrates Book Reviews. I desperately need this challenge, and yet I haven’t reached my goal with it yet…maybe 2022 will be my year 🤞🏻 My goal was 50 books. I only read 20 this year. Here are the ones I read:

  1. Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
  2. The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary
  3. Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke
  4. To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne
  5. Falling in Love on Willow Creek by Debbie Mason
  6. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
  7. Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson
  8. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
  9. Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra
  10. The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
  11. If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
  12. Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl
  13. Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
  14. How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton
  15. What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell
  16. When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
  17. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
  18. Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
  19. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
  20. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

#NGEW2021: 17/50

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The COYER 2021 challenge was hosted by Because Reading. In 2020, this challenge went from a twice a year seasonal challenge to full year. I’ve posted goals and updates for each season. For Fall, I challenged myself to 20 books. I did not meet that this season. I only read 16. Here are the ones I read for this season:

  1. Supernova by Marissa Meyer
  2. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
  3. Viking Academy by S.T. Bende
  4. Viking Conspiracy by S.T. Bende
  5. Viking Vow by S.T. Bende
  6. Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
  7. Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
  8. I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
  9. Death by Laura Thalassa
  10. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
  11. All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Next Door by Chelsea Bobulski
  12. Small Favors by Erin A. Craig
  13. Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
  14. The Christmas Quandry by Shanna Hatfield
  15. Homecoming King by Penny Reid
  16. The Heir by Frost Kay
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Your Turn! Did you participate in any challenges this year? How did you do? Share below

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