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 😉
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.
- The Folk of the Air by Holly Black
- Twisted Pages by Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle
- Power of Fae by Michelle Bryan
- Solving for Pie by Penny Reid
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Phoenix’s Ashes by Rebecca Ethington
- The Harbinger by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Highland Falls by Debbie Mason
- Holiday Romance by Robin Daniels
- The Four Horsemen by Laura Thalassa
- The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- Twisted Kingdom by Frost Kay
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:
- Promises and Pixiedust by Elle Madison and Robin D. Mahle
- The Lost Prince by Michelle Bryan
- Marriage and Murder by Penny Reid
- Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
- Imdalind Ruby Collection: Volume 1 by Rebecca Ethington
- A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J Maas
- The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary
- Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
- Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke
- Grace and Glory by Jennifer L Armentrout
- To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne
- Falling in Love on Willow Creek by Debbie Mason
- The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
- A Lair of Bones by Helen Scheuerer
- Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson
- Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
- Snowflakes and Holly by Jae Dawson
- The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
- Totally Folked by Penny Reid
- If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
- People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry
- House of Eclipses by Casey L. Bond
- Of Glass and Ashes by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
- Light Chaser by Peter F. Hamilton, Gareth L. Powell
- Faking Reality by Sara Fujimura
- Wolf, Shifted by Rebecca Ethington
- Reptoids From Space by David Fremont
- Forestborn by Elayne Audrey Becker
- Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl
- Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
- How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton
- What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell
- Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Ms. Marvel: Stretched Thin by Nadia Shammas
- Decisions We Make After Midnight by Rachel Higginson
- Super Sidekicks 2: Ocean’s Revenge by Gavin Aung Than
- When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
- How to Lose a Girl in 10 Texts by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- Batman and Robin and Howard by Jeffery Brown
- Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
- Miles Morales: Shockwaves by Justin A. Reynolds
- Jop and Blip by Jim Benton
- Class Clown Fish by Kevin Sherry
- Death by Laura Thalassa
- All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Next Door by Chelsea Bobulski
- Small Favors by Erin A. Craig
- Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- The Holiday Switch by Tif Marcelo
- Homecoming King by Penny Reid
- The Heir by Frost Kay
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:
- Go the Distance by Jen Calonita
- The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary
- Curse of the Specter Queen by Jenny Elder Moke
- To Sir, With Love by Lauren Layne
- Falling in Love on Willow Creek by Debbie Mason
- The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
- Coming Home to Seashell Harbor by Miranda Liasson
- Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
- Meg and Jo by Virginia Kantra
- The Christmas Village by Annie Rains
- If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
- Heartbreak for Hire by Sonia Hartl
- Willodeen by Katherine Applegate
- How Sweet It Is by Dylan Newton
- What Once Was Mine by Liz Braswell
- When Sparks Fly by Helena Hunting
- House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
- Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
- I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
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:
- Supernova by Marissa Meyer
- House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
- Viking Academy by S.T. Bende
- Viking Conspiracy by S.T. Bende
- Viking Vow by S.T. Bende
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
- Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood
- I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
- Death by Laura Thalassa
- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
- All I Want for Christmas is the Girl Next Door by Chelsea Bobulski
- Small Favors by Erin A. Craig
- Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
- The Christmas Quandry by Shanna Hatfield
- Homecoming King by Penny Reid
- The Heir by Frost Kay
Your Turn! Did you participate in any challenges this year? How did you do? Share below
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