2019 Reading Challenges

This is the page I’m going to use to keep track of my reading challenges, and where you can find my reading challenges updated (hopefully).

In 2019, I’m participating in the following challenges. You can find me signing up for those challenges here.

• 2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge
• Audiobook Challenge 2019
• 2019 New Release Challenge
• Beat the Backlist 2019
• Back to the Classics 2019
• #Bookiary2019
• Library Love Challenge

To see the books I’m reading for each challenge, click the arrow next to the ‘Books Read’ for each section.

2019 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Progress: 142/100

Last Updated: 6 January 2020

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2019 New Release Challenge

Progress: 62/60 (New Release Veteran Goal, 103%)

Last Updated: 5 January, 2020

Books Read:

1. In An Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire ★★★★☆ (4.5)
2. Black Enough edited by Ibi Zoboi ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
3. Famous In A Small Town by Emma Mills ★★★★☆ (4.5)
4. Fame, Fate and the First Kiss by Kasie West ★★★☆ (3.5)
5. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
6. On The Come Up by Angie Thomas ★★★★☆ (4.25)
7. Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte ★★★★☆
8. The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin ★★★☆☆ (3.25)
9. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★☆
10. Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagen ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
11. You Asked For Perfect by Laura Silverman ★★★★☆ (4.5)
12. As Kismet Would Have It by Sandhya Menon ★★★☆☆
13. The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi (DNF)
14. The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
15. If I’m Being Honest by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka ★★★★☆ (4.5)
16. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★☆ (audio reread)
17. The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu ★★★★☆ (4.25)
18. The Devil Tavern by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆
19. With the Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo ★★★★☆
20. Stronger Than A Bronze Dragon by Mary Fan ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
21. Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins ★★★★☆
22. Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim ★★★★☆ (4.75)
23. Love from A to Z by S.K Ali ★★★★☆ (4.5)
24. Days Past by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆
25. There’s Something About Sweetie by Sandhya Menon ★★★★☆ (4.25)
26. Ghosts of the Shadow Market by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, Robin Wasserman and Kelly Link ★★★★☆ (3.5)
27. Fake It Til You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen ★★★☆☆
28. You Must Not Miss by Katrina Leno ★★★★☆
29. Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo ★★★☆☆
30. I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
31. A Question for Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro ★★★★☆
32. Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno ★★★★☆
33. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson ★★★★☆ (3.5)
34. Red, White and Royal Blue by Case McQuiston ★★★★☆ (4.25)
35. Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
36. Kingsbane by Claire Legrand ★★★★★
37. Maybe This Time by Kasie West ★★★★☆
38. All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman ★★★★☆ (3.75)
39. Tell Me How You Really Feel by Aminah Mae Safi ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
40. The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu ★★★★☆ (4.5)
    
41. Hungry Hearts edited by Elsie Chapman ★★★★★
42. Again, But Better by Christine Riccio ★★★☆☆
43. Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim ★★★☆☆
44. The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson ★★☆☆☆
45. Finale by Stephanie Garber ★★★☆☆
46. Maid by Stephanie Land (no rating)
47. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren ★★★☆☆
48. American Royals by Katharine McGee ★★★★★
49. Frankly In Love by David Yoon ★★★★☆
50. Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki ★★★☆☆
51. Going Off Script by Jen Wilde ★★★★☆
52. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston ★★★★☆ (4.5)
    
53. Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan ★★★★☆
54. Rebel by Marie Lu ★★★☆☆
55. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★☆
56. His Hideous Heart edited by Dahlia Adler ★★★★☆ (4.25 – 4.5)
57. The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware ★★★☆☆
58. Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
59. Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson ★★★★☆
60. Permanent Record by Mary H.K Choi ★★★★☆
61. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ★★★☆☆
62. A Lightwood Christmas Carol, Part 2 by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆

Beat the Backlist 2019

Progress: 71/50 (142%)

Last Updated: 5 January 2020

Books Read:

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★★ (audio reread)
2. Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand ★★★☆☆
3. Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2) by Leigh Bardugo ★★☆☆☆
4. Dear Heartbreak edited by Heather Demetrios ★★★☆☆ (3.75)
5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (audio reread)
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K Rowling ★★★☆☆ (audio reread)
7. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo ★★★☆☆
8. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆ (reread)
9. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆ (reread)
10. Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman ★★★☆☆ (3.25)
11. Final Draft by Riley Redgate ★★★☆☆ 
12. Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman ★★★★☆ (4.5)
13. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★☆
14. If The Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
15. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (4.75, audio reread)
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling ★★★☆☆ (3.75, audio reread)
17. The Way I Used To Be by Amber Smith ★★★☆☆ (3.75)
18. Far From The Tree by Robin Benway ★★★★☆ (4.25)
19. The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon ★★★★☆ (4.25, audio reread)
20. Imagine Us Happy by Jennifer Yu ★★★★☆ (4.25)
21. When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore ★★★☆☆
22. This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston (DNF)
23. A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena ★★★★☆ (3.5)
24. Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram ★★★★★
25. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
26. Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka ★★★★★ (reread)
27. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (audio reread)
28. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (3.75)
29. A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi ★★★★☆
30. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling ★★★★★
31. Prince Charming by Rachel Hawkins ★★★★☆ (4.5)
32. Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire ★★★☆☆ (reread)
33. A Heart In A Body In The Wall by Deb Caletti ★★★★☆ (4.25)
34. Confessions by Kanae Minato ★★★★☆ (3.75)
35. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★★ (audio reread)
36. Anger Is A Gift by Mark Oshiro ★★★★☆ (4.5)
37. The Tempest by William Shakespeare ★★★★☆ (3.5)
38. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (J.K Rowling) ★★★★☆ (3.5)
39. Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake ★★★★☆ (4.25)
40. The Selection by Kiera Cass ★★★★☆ (3.75)
41. The Elite by Kiera Cass ★★★★☆ (3.5)
42. The One by Kiera Cass ★★★★☆
43. American Panda by Gloria Chao ★★★★★ (4.75)
44. Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber ★★☆☆☆
45. Warcross by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.5)
46. Wildcard by Marie Lu ★★★☆☆
47. The Diviners by Libba Bray ★★★★☆ (4.5)
48. Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett ★★★★☆ (3.75)
49. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis ★★★★☆ (3.75)
50. The Hollow of the Three Hills by Nathaniel Hawthorne ★★★☆☆ (3.75)
51. The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde ★★★★☆
52. Legend by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.25)
53. Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray ★★★★☆ (3.75)
54. The Door In The Wall by H.G Wells ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
55. Prodigy by Marie Lu ★★★★☆
56. Life Before Legend by Marie Lu ★★★☆☆
57. Champion by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.5)
58. Life After Legend by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.25)
59. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (no rating)
60. How It Happened by Arthur Conan Doyle ★★★★☆
61. Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray ★★★★☆
62. The Fly in the Ointment by V.S Pritchett ★★☆☆☆
63. The Custody of the Pumpkin by P.G Wodehouse ★★★★☆
64. The Taste of Watermelon by Borden Deal ★★★★☆ (3.75)
65. Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley ★★★☆☆
66. The Destructors by Graham Greene ★★★☆☆
67. Elephant by Raymond Carver ★★★★☆
68. The Rain Horse by Ted Hughes ★★★☆☆
69. The Lady in the Looking Glass by Virginia Woolf ★★★★☆
70. Sandpiper by Ahdaf Soueif ★★★★☆
71. All My Sons by Arthur Miller ★★★★☆

Back to the Classics 2019

Progress: 1/12 (8%)

Last Updated: 15 July

Books Read:

1. The Tempest by William Shakespeare ★★★★☆ (3.5)
2. All My Sons by Arthur Miller ★★★★☆

#Bookiary2019

Progress: 1/52 (using this for reviews, 2%)

Last Updated: 9 March

Books Reviewed:

1. Queen of Air and Darkness (The Dark Artifices, #3) by Cassandra Clare ★★★☆☆

Library Love Challenge

Progress: 56/30 (186%)

Last Updated: 6 January 2020

Books Read:

1. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (audiobook) ★★★★★
2. Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #2) by Leigh Bardugo (ebook) ★★☆☆☆
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K Rowling (audiobook) ★★★★☆
4. Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone Trilogy, #3) by Leigh Bardugo ★★★☆☆ (ebook)
5. Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆ (hardback)
6. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆ (hardback)
7. Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman ★★★★☆
8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2) by Leigh Bardugo ★★★★☆ (audiobook)
9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (4.75, audiobook)
10. Far From The Tree by Robin Benway ★★★★☆ (audiobook)
11. The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon ★★★★☆ (4.25, audiobook)
12. This Is Our Story by Ashley Elston (DNF, hardback)
13. A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena ★★★★☆ (3.75, ebook)
14. Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram ★★★★★ (paperback)
15. Radio Silence by Alice Oseman ★★★★☆ (3.5)
16. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (3.75, audiobook)
17. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (audiobook)
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K Rowling ★★★★☆ (4.25, audiobook)
19. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★☆ (audiobook)
20. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling ★★★★★ (audiobook)
21. Every Heart A Doorway by Seanan McGuire ★★★☆☆ (ebook)
22. A Heart In A Body In The World by Deb Caletti ★★★★☆ (4.25, audiobook)
23. Confessions by Kanae Minato ★★★★☆ (3.75, audiobook/ebook)
24. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★★ (audiobook reread)
25. Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo ★★★☆☆ (ebook)
26. The Case for Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro ★★★☆☆ (audiobook/ebook)
27. A Question for Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro ★★★★☆ (audiobook/ebook)
28. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson ★★★★☆ (3.5, physical)
29. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander (J.K Rowling) ★★★☆☆ (3.5, audio)
30. The Selection by Kiera Cass ★★★★☆ (3.75, audio)
31. The Elite by Kiera Cass ★★★★☆ (3.5, audio)
32. The One by Kiera Cass ★★★★☆ (4.25, audio)
33. American Panda by Gloria Chao ★★★★★ (4.75)
34. Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber ★★☆☆☆
35. Warcross by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.5)
36. Wildcard by Marie Lu ★★★☆☆
37. Hungry Hearts edited by Elsie Chapman and Caroline Tung Richmond ★★★★★
38. The Diviners by Libba Bray ★★★★☆ (4.5)
39. Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim ★★★☆☆ (3.5)
40. The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson ★★☆☆☆
41. Maid by Stephanie Land (no rating)
42. Alex, Approximately by Jenn Bennett ★★★☆☆ (3.75)
43. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren ★★★★☆ (3.75)
44. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis ★★★★☆ (3.75)
45. Legend by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.25)
46. Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray ★★★★☆ (3.75)
47. Prodigy by Marie Lu ★★★★☆
48. Life Before Legend by Marie Lu ★★★☆☆
49. Champion by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.5)
50. Life After Legend by Marie Lu ★★★★☆ (4.5)
51. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo (no rating)
52. Before the Devil Breaks You by Libba Bray ★★★★☆ (4.25)
53. Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid ★★★★☆
54. Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley ★★★☆☆
55. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston ★★★★☆
56. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo ★★★☆☆