[trystan830]

hello again!!!

i set myself a reading challenge every year, which is to read more books than the previous year. 2017 was the first year i did this on Trisphee, (i had a great time! thanks Moonshadow!) and i've been hosting this since 2018. it's great fun ... so here we are again!

so, (snagging from previous threads), set a challenge for yourself: read 50 books, read only the books you have at home that you haven't read yet, read a specific genre, read only non-fiction books... whatever you choose.

Your first post should contain your challenge, and use a spoiler to indicate how you are progressing in meeting that challenge. i use a spoiler for my booklist. =)

And while we're reading, please feel free to chat about books, your day, anything!

if you ever have any questions, go ahead and post it. the only silly question is the one you don't ask. :D

[trystan830]

List of members who are joining our 2022 Reading Challenge

trystan830
Kaderin Triste
Dalhanahue

(each name links to their challenge post)

[trystan830]

reserved... just 'cause it's good to have another post reserved. as soon as i don't reserve one, i'll need it for something.... right, Murphy? XD

(and as long as i keep reserving a post that i don't need, i won't need it. right?)

[trystan830]

my reading challenge: in 2022, i read 40 books - my goal is to read more than that!

~*2023 Book List*~
1. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
2. Homicide in Hardcover by Kate Carlisle
3. If Books Could Kill by Kate Carlisle
4. It Takes a Witch by Heather Blake
5. The Lies that Bind by Kate Carlisle
6. Going Rogue: Rise & Shine Twenty-Nine by Janet Evanovich
7. Murder Under Cover by Kate Carlisle
8. Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
9. Sky by Erin Hunter
10. the Every by Dave Eggers
11. Shadow by Erin Hunter
12. One Book in the Grave by Kate Carlisle
13. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
14. You and Only You by Caroline Kepnes
15. Peril in Paperback by Kate Carlisle
16. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
17. Born of Blood by Sherrilyn Kenyon
18. A Cookbook Conspiracy by Kate Carlisle
19. The Book Stops Here by Kate Carlisle
20. Ripped from the Pages by Kate Carlisle
21. Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle
22. Once Upon a Spine by Kate Carlisle
23. A Thief in Thunderclan by Erin Hunter
24. Buried in Books by Kate Carlisle
25. Demons of Good and Evil by Kim Harrison
26. The Book Supremacy by Kate Carlisle
27. Dressed to Drill by Kate Carlisle
28. The Grim Reader by Kate Carlisle
29. Little Black Book by Kate Carlisle
30. the Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle
31. One of Us is Back by Karen M McManus
32. Knitting for Radical Self-Care by Brandi Cheyenne Harper
33. Miss Peregrine's Museum of Wonders by Ransom Riggs
34. Time Trials by M.A. Rothman & D.J. Butler
35. The Callahan Chronicals by Spider Robinson
36. Callahan's Lady by Spider Robinson
37. Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
38. Lady Slings the Booze by Spider Robinson
39. The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson
40. Riverstar's Home by Erin Hunter
41. Callahan's Legacy by Spider Robinson
42. The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything by John D. MacDonald
43. The Twelve Books of Christmas by Kate Carlisle
44. Callahan's Key by Spider Robinson
45. Callahan's Con by Spider Robinson
46. The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft by Diana Helmuth
47. Upgrade by Blake Crouch
48. The Ultimate Guide to the Witch's Wheel of the Year: Rituals, Spells & Practices for Magical Sabbats, Holidays & Celebrations by Anjou Kiernan

for my information:

reread list:
*Illium; Olympos
*Harry Potter
*Sue Grafton's Alphabet Series A-Y

own and still need to read:
Dune: the Lady of Caladan by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson
Dune: the Heir of Caladan by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson

[Kaderin Triste]

Wooo 2023!

Goal: 36 Books (average of 3 per month)


Read:
1. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
2. The Colorado Kid - Stephen King
3. The Kaiju Preservation Society - John Scalzi
4. Wired Up Wrong - Rachael Smith
5. The Last Wish - Andrzej Sapkowski
6. Dead Man's Hand - James J. Butcher
7. Split Infinity - Piers Anthony
8. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales - Joss Whedon
9. Trailer Park Fae - Lilith Saintcrow
10. The Circus Infinite - Kahn Wong
11. Pawmistry: Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe With Cats - Megan Lynn Kott
12. The Death of Billy the Kid - John William Poe
13. Into the Wild - Erin Hunter

[trystan830]

woo hoo! :D

[Dalhanahue]

I would like to join and take the challenge!

My goal is...

...to just read some damn books lol. Seriously, it's been quite a few years since I really just took the time to read. I'd like to read at least 10 this year which sounds pathetic but I'll be happy with getting even just a couple read. So, this year will be a baseline for me in seeing how many I can read in a year to then improve on next year. I'm going to list all the books we have in the house that I want to read or re-read before allowing myself to get any new books. I doubt I will go through these in the order I list but I want to keep track of what all I have sitting around.

Reading List
1. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn
3. Finn Mac Cool by Morgan Llywelyn
4. The Middle Kingdom: The Faerie World of Ireland by D.A. MacManus
5. The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
6. Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
7. The Hobbit by Tolkien
8. LOTR: The Fellowhip of the Ring - Tolkien
9. LOTR: The Two Towers - Tolkien
10. LOTR: The Return of the King - Tolkien
11. The Silmarillion - Tolkien




Progress: I know I probably wont go through too many, if any until after mid April as it's our busy season at work but maybe I can at least get started on one.

[trystan830]

yaay! welcome to the challenge. i'd like to think it's fun. and we can chat in here about whatever! i'm very good at getting so far off topic.... XD

[Dalhanahue]

Fun and encouraging. I'm the type that needs goals to achieve or things to check off a list you know?

[trystan830]

yeah, i get that.
i've just started my first book for the year - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna.

one of the things i do is flip to the back to see how many chapters the book is. once i was there, i caught the beginning of the author's note/afterward. i didn't really read it, because sometimes they talk about the book. but i did see the first line, which was something along the lines of it was written during the pandemic, and they wanted to write something fun. and while I'm only a few chapters in, it looks like it'll be a fun story to read! :D

[Kaderin Triste]

Went to a 12th night party at a local book store with a couple coworkers. They had some free advance copies they were giving away. I took 3.
Lol

[trystan830]

oh very cool!
what books did you get?

[Kaderin Triste]

Update: Make that 4 books.
I got:
The Fever by Alma Katsu
How High We Go In the Dark by Seqoia Nagamatsu (which I read last year so I debated snagging, but it was a really good book)
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Wrong Kind of Weird by James Ramos (potential romance, which I'm not the biggest fan of, but the incredibly vague back of book description lured me in)

[trystan830]

well they sound interesting....

[Kaderin Triste]

Ah, that should be The Fervor, not The Fever. Thanks, dumb phone. Lol

[trystan830]

gotta love auto-correct, eh?