[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 2024 Reading Challenge:
*trystan830
*Kaderin Triste
(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 2023, i read 48 books - my goal is to read more than that!

~*2024 Book List*~
1. Thunder by Erin Hunter
2. Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich
3. Democracy Awakening by Heather Cox Richardson
4. Witch's Wheel of the Year by Jason Mankey
5. the Dabbler's Guide to Witchcraft by Fire Lyte
6. the Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
7. The Book Haters' Book Club by Gretchen Anthony
8. A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake
9. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
10. Tangles and Treason by Nancy Warren
11. Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and the Black American Dream by Blair Imani
12. The Good, the Bad, and the Witchy by Heather Blake
13. Read This to Get Smarter by Blair Imani
14. the Vampire Knitting Club by Nancy Warren
15. Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History by Blair Imani
16. The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
17. The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake
18. Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America by Joy-Ann Reid
19. Banned Book by Jonah Winter
20. Cold Curses by Chloe Neill
21. Three Kinds of Lucky by Kim Harrison
22. Some Like it Witchy by Heather Blake
23. Wind by Erin Hunter
24. The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon
25. Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake
26. The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
27. the Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake
28. The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon
29. To Catch A Witch by Heather Blake
30. Walking to Mercury by Starhawk
31. The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
32. A Witch to Remember by Heather Blake
33. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
34. The Ask and the Answer by Partick Ness
35. Monsters of Men by Partick Ness
36. Round We Dance by Mark A. Green
37. Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs
38. City of Refuge by Starhawk
39. Stitches and Witches by Nancy Warren
40. Crochet and Cauldrons by Nancy Warren
41. Stockings and Spells by Nancy Warren
42. The Sands of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J Anderson
43. Purls and Potions by Nancy Warren
44. Fair Isle and Fortunes by Nancy Warren
45. Lace and Lies by Nancy Warren
46. Bobbles and Broomsticks by Nancy Warren
47. Cat's Paws and Curses by Nancy Warren
48.
49.

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
*Dragonland Destinies: Dragons of Fate by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman

[Kaderin Triste]

Oof, how is it already another year?

My challenge this year will be 60 books. The library has a 50 book challenge for adults this year (with a separate prize for staff even!) so 50 for that, plus 10 not part of it.

2024 Books Read
1. Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
2.The Lies of the Ajungo - Moses Ose Utomi
3. A Man and His Cat v.1 - Umi Sakurai
4. A Man and His Cat v.2 - Umi Sakurai
5. Alice in Bishounen-Land V.1 - Yushi Kawata
6. Alice in Bishounen-Land V.2 - Yushi Kawata
7. The Adventure Zone V.1: Here There Be Gerblins - Clint McElroy
8. Final Girls - Riley Sager
9. Hemlock Island - Kelley Armstrong
10. The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England - Brandon Sanderson
11. Mammoths at the Gates - Nghi Vo
12. Bookshops & Bonedust - Travis Baldree
13. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library - Michiko Aoyama
14. Tales From the Cafe - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
15. Dhampir - Barb Hendee
16. Lore Olympus V.1 - Rachel Smythe
17. Lore Olympus V.2 - Rachel Smythe
18. Lore Olympus V.3 - Rachel Smythe
19. Lore Olympus V.4 - Rachel Smythe
20. Lore Olympus V.5 - Rachel Smythe
21. Lore Olympus V.6 - Rachel Smythe
22. Whalefall - Daniel Kraus
23. The Tale of Toxic Positivity - Beatrice Pottymouth
24. This is Where It Ends - Marieke Nijkamp
25. Foster - Clare Keegan
26. Before Your Memory Fades - Toshikazu Kawaguchi
27. Purple Cow: Transform Your Business By Being Remarkable - Seth Godin
28. Blockade Billy - Stephen King
29. Morality - Stephen King
30. Eat, and Love Yourself - Sweeney Boo
31. Flamer - Mike Curato
32. The Boy Who Reversed Himself - William Sleator
33. The Forester's Daughter - Claire Keegan
34. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men - Claire Keegan
35. The Truth of the Aleke - Moses Ose Utomi
36. Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones
37. Walk the Blue Fields - Claire Keegan
38. Gretchen - Arthur de Pins
39. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson
40. Big Panda and Tiny Dragon - James Norbury
41. The Grumpy Guide to Life: Observations from Grumpy Cat - Grumpy Cat
42. The Merry Dredgers - Jeremy C. Shipp
43. The Secret to Superhuman Strength - Alison Bechdel
44. The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
45. Bird Box - Josh Malerman
46. Respect the Spindle: Spin Infinite Yarns with One Amazing Tool - Abby Franquemont
47. Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition - Anne Frank
48. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder - Joanne Fluke
49. Strawberry Shortcake Murder - Joanne Fluke
50. Murder Along the Yellowstone Trail: The Execution of Seth Danner - Kelly Suzanne Hartman
51. D - Michel Faber
52. The Egypt Game - Zilpha Keatley Snyder
53. Steelheart - Brandon Sanderson
54. Transgender History - Susan Stryker
55. Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
56. True Grit - Charles Portis
57. Magic for Beginners - Kelly Link
58. A Town Divided by Christmas - Orson Scott Card
59. Burn - Patrick Ness
60. The Bellmaker - Brian Jacques

[trystan830]

Originally Posted by Kaderin Triste

Oof, how is it already another year?

good question!!

and yay! another person in the reading challenge! :D

[Kaderin Triste]

Heck yeah, can't miss another challenge!

[trystan830]

woo hoo!
and now i'm up to book #2 already. just need to update my sig and my post XD

[Kaderin Triste]

Finished one book yesterday and have a handful at home that are either about 1/2 done or are really small.

[trystan830]

oh yay! :D

[Kaderin Triste]

I really have to stop just checking books out because they look good. I have too many at home already. Lol
Just checked out another last night.

[trystan830]

nah, check them out. you can always renew them, right? ;)

[Kaderin Triste]

I mean...yeah, but only twice. And I also have an Etsy shop to maintain so I don't really have as much time as I could otherwise for reading...lol.
And also only if the books don't have holds. And almost 100% of what I have are new books, so are likely to have holds when I need thw renew. xP

[trystan830]

yeah, i get that about new books. i try to make sure i get new books read before the due date... but the library is also fine-free... so... yeah ;)

[Kaderin Triste]

Same really. And in reality, most of the books I have aren't that popular so I doubt they'll have holds on them unless booktok and bookstagram suddenly shifts from spicy romantasies to just straight modern fantasy anyway.

[trystan830]

yeah, i get that.
i have a series on my to-read list that's a paperback series, the Wishcraft series - the last book is from 2019, so i doubt people are suddenly going to be reading it XD
but my new books are Dirty Thirty from Janet Evanovich, and another Patricia Briggs book out this year. and the last two books in the latest Warriors series