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Here are my reading goals for 2016! They are subject to change of course, but this is my plan for now. I really want to focus on:

- Re-reading/finishing some of my favorite series
- Reading some of the books I own that I haven't read yet
- Trying some genres that I don't normally read

Series to Finish/Re-read:

- Unwind (4 books)
- His Dark Materials (3 books)
- Chaos Walking (3 books)
- Harry Potter (7 books)
- The Raven Cycle (4 books)
- Uglies (3 books)
- Leviathan (3 books)

Challenges:

- 10 Books I Own That I Haven't Read Yet
- 10 "Adult" Books: 5 contemporary, 5 classics
- 10 Graphic Novels
- 5 Nonfiction Books
- Read all the "Hidden Gems" for this group! (12 books)

That's already 74 books, and I'm sure I'll also be tempted by books outside my challenges. But even if I don't complete all my yearly challenges, I'm going to try to read at least 75 books. I'm probably being over-ambitious since I've barely been able to do 50 these past couple years, but I'm hoping the re-reads and graphic novels won't take me as long as other books. So, bring it on!

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Progress:

Series Re-reads:

Unwind (COMPLETED 5/12):

1. Unwind
2. UnWholly
3. UnSouled
4. UnDivided

His Dark Materials:

1. The Golden Compass
2. The Subtle Knife
3.

Chaos Walking:

1.
2.
3.

Harry Potter:

1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5.
6.
7.

The Raven Cycle (COMPLETED 4/27):

1. The Raven Boys
2. The Dream Thieves
3. Blue Lily, Lily Blue
4. The Raven King

Uglies:

1.
2.
3.

Leviathan:

1.
2.
3.

10 Books I Own that I Haven't Read Yet:

1. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
2. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
3. Wildwood by Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

10 "Adult" Books:

5 contemporary*

1. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
2. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
3. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
4.
5.

*By which I mean they were published within the last few decades, not necessarily that they're in the contemporary genre.

5 classics

1. Hard Times by Charles Dickens
2.
3.
4.
5.

10 Graphic Novels/Comics (COMPLETED 10/8):

1. Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson
2. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
3. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson
4. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
5. Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
6. Amphigorey Also by Edward Gorey
7. Voltron: Legendary Defender #1 by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson
8. Over the Garden Wall Special #1 by Pat McHale
9. Voltron: Legendary Defender #2 by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson
10. Voltron: Legendary Defender #3 by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson

5 Nonfiction Books:

1. My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker by Melissa Burch
2. Rock Your Revisions: A Simple System for Revising Your Novel by Cathy Yardley
3.
4.
5.

Hidden Gems:

January: Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
February: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
March: Wolf By Wolf by Ryan Graudin (my pick––already read)
April: Tithe by Holly Black
May: [Catch-up month, no group read]
June: Slayers by C.J. Hill
July: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
August: Alive by Scott Sigler
September: Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
October:
November:
December:

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75 Book Goal:

1. 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad
2. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
3. Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson
4. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
5. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson
6. Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
7. My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker by Melissa Burch
8. Winter by Marissa Meyer
9. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
10. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
11. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
12. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (re-read)
13. The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
14. Starflight by Melissa Landers
15. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
16. Rock Your Revisions: A Simple System for Revising Your Novel by Cathy Yardley
17. UnWholly by Neal Shusterman (re-read)
18. Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
19. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
20. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
21. UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
22. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
23. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
24. Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
25. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
26. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
27. Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka
28. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
29. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
30. UnDivided by Neal Shusterman
31. Wildwood by Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis
32. Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale by David Kudler
33. Tithe by Holly Black
34. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
35. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
36. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
37. Slayers by C.J. Hill
38. The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
39. Amphigorey Also by Edward Gorey
40. Voltron: Legendary Defender #1 by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson
41. Over the Garden Wall Special #1 by Pat McHale
42. The Force Awakens by Alan Dean Foster
43. Alive by Scott Sigler
44. Hard Times by Charles Dickens
45. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (re-read)
46. Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood
47. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman (re-read)
48. Voltron: Legendary Defender #2 by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson
49. The Memory of Things by Gae Polisner
50. Voltron: Legendary Defender #3 by Tim Hedrick & Mitch Iverson

Oh excellent, I'm planning on reading His Dark Materials too! We should read together :) I also have the first Chaos Walking book too.

Awesome! We could totally buddy-read!!! :D

Update: I decided to add a challenge to read all the Hidden Gems. :) That brings me to at least 74 books, which is kind of a lot for me, but I'm still going to try!

oh that's a great idea Brigid! good luck!!

Thanks Ashley!

Great addition Brigid! I read most of them last year and really found some favorites

That's awesome. :) I should probably get around to reading some of the ones I missed!

Some really nice goals Brigid!

Thanks Jenny! :)

January

Books read:

1. 172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad
2. Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
3. Never Goodnight by Coco Moodysson
4. Through the Woods by Emily Carroll
5. Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy by Noelle Stevenson
6. Erebos by Ursula Poznanski
7. My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Filmmaker, Feminist and Spiritual Seeker by Melissa Burch

Challenges Progress:

- 7 books for my 75-book goal

And of those 7:

- 3 books for my 10 graphic novels goal
- 1 book for my 5 nonfiction books goal
- 1 book for my hidden gems goal

Not a lot of books, but at least a lot of them were going towards my yearly goals! I'm hoping to start some of my re-reads in February, and of course to read this month's hidden gem. :)

Great job Brigid :)

Thanks Jenny!

Yay!

February

Books read:

1. Winter by Marissa Meyer
2. Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
3. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
5. Unwind by Neal Shusterman (re-read)

Challenges progress:

- 5 books for my yearly goal -- (total: 12/75)
- 1 book for my hidden gems goal -- (total: 2/12)
- 1 book for my graphic novel goal -- (total: 4/10)
- 1 book for my Harry Potter re-read -- (total: 1/7)
- 1 book for my Unwind re-read/finish -- (total: 1/4)

I'm on track for my yearly goal, and I'm happy with how I've been doing with my challenges as well. :)

Yay Brigid! Some great books this past month!

Great job Brigid! Some really good books read in February, too!

Great job! Question....I see you only have 4 books listed for the Unwind series. My library has 5.....is one of them a tack-on book?

Elora wrote: "Great job! Question....I see you only have 4 books listed for the Unwind series. My library has 5.....is one of them a tack-on book?"

They might be including either of these
UnStrung is a short story, which was separately released but then also included in UnBound, which has several other short stories to give a bit of closure after the final book.

Ok, thank you!....I have one of the biggest library systems....but its catalog and descriptions need work.

I might add that UnStrung was released as an ebook while UnBound is a physical book ;)

Yeah, my guess is that your library also has UnBound. I should read that one, too! :)

great job, Brigid! I love the cover change on the Unwind series. I should really finish those books tho.

Yes, the new covers are pretty cool! I feel like the original covers capture the mood of the series a bit more though ... Maybe it's just because I'm so used to seeing them. :P

I understand what you mean. I was surprised to see the new ones in the bookstore. Thought it was a new series, but I prefer the ones I have. hehehehe...

Haha same here! I saw one of them at the library and was like "WAIT IS THAT A NEW ONE??" and then realized it was just a new cover. :D

it's a feeling of intense rush and only to be dashed! hahahaha...

March:

Books read:

1. The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
2. Starflight by Melissa Landers
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
4. Rock Your Revisions: A Simple System for Revising Your Novel by Cathy Yardley
5. UnWholly by Neal Shusterman (re-read)
6. Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
7. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)

Challenges progress:

- 7 books for my yearly goal -- (total: 19/75)
- 1 book for my Harry Potter re-read -- (total: 2/7)
- 1 book for my non-fiction goal -- (total: 2/5)
- 1 book for my Unwind re-read/finish -- (total: 2/4)
- 1 book for my Raven Cycle re-read/finish -- (total: 1/4)

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Yes, the new covers are pretty cool! I feel like the original covers capture the mood of the series a bit more though ... Maybe it's just because I'm so used to seeing them. :P"

I have to say I'm disappointed they changed the covers -- I've got the first 3 paperback in the old/purple covers and the only way I can get the fourth one to match is to get it in hardback >:( Not to say I dislike the new covers, but they could've at least released the full paperback set in the old covers before updating them.

Nice job Brigid!

@Ashley - Oh no! I didn't realize they'd done that. I hate when that happens. >_<

@Jenny - Thank you!!

April:

Books read:

1. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
2. UnSouled by Neal Shusterman
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
4. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
5. Daytripper by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá
6. Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (re-read)
7. The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
8. Star Wars: Before the Awakening by Greg Rucka

Challenges progress:

- 8 books for my yearly goal -- (total: 27/75)
- 1 book for my "adult"/contemporary book goal -- (total: 1/5)
- 1 book for my Unwind re-read/finish -- (total: 3/4)
- 1 book for my Harry Potter re-read -- (total: 3/7)
- 3 books for my Raven Cycle re-read/finish -- (total: 4/4 COMPLETE!)
- 1 book for my graphic novel goal -- (total: 5/10)

Whew, what a month! Number-wise, it's the best I've done so far this year. I completed my first challenge (re-reading/finishing The Raven Cycle) so I'm happy about that (although I'm sad the series is over)! Plus I'm a few books ahead of schedule on my yearly challenge, so that's also a good feeling. :)

Nice job Brigid! It feels so good to meet your goals :)

Thanks Jenny! Yes it really does. :D

Good job!

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Good job!"

Thanks!!

May:

Books read:

1. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab
2. The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
3. UnDivided by Neal Shusterman
4. Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale by David Kudler
5. Wildwood by Colin Meloy
6. Tithe by Holly Black

Challenges progress:

- 6 books for my yearly goal -- (total: 33/75)
- 1 book for my adult/contemporary goal -- (total: 2/5)
- 1 book for my Unwind re-read/finish -- (total: 4/4 COMPLETE!)
- 1 book for my hidden gems goal -- (total: 4/11)

Not quite as good as the last couple months––it was a busy month, and I didn't finish anything in the last week because I'm still making my way through two really long books, haha. But I'm still ahead on my yearly goal, plus I completed another series! During June I'm hoping to make more progress on challenges I haven't tackled much yet (i.e. books I own that I haven't read, more adult and non-fiction books, etc.).

Still a good job Brigid - more than I read ;)

Thanks, Heidi!

You're doing great Brigid!

6 books is a great reading month, Brigid!

Thanks guys! :D

June:

Books read:

1. The Secret History by Donna Tartt
2. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (re-read)

Challenges progress:

- 3 books for my yearly goal -- (total: 36/75)
- 1 book for my Harry Potter re-read challenge -- (total: 4/7)

Sooooo yeah, not a great month. In my defense, The Secret History was really long/dense and the fourth HP book is really long as well. But I've also been distracted by dumb things lately so it's partly that I'm just lazy. :P But at least I'm still on track for my yearly goal (although I fell behind for a day––noooo!). And I think I'll get a lot of reading done during July!

Nice! I've heard good things about the Secret History :)

It happens Brigid! I am sure July will be a great reading month for you :)

@Ashley - I enjoyed The Secret History! It was a really interesting book. It kind of reminded me of The Raven Boys except ... all the characters are just flat-out awful people, lol. There were a couple of things that bothered me about it (mainly the over-sexualization of the only important female character -_-) but otherwise it was good.

@Heidi - Yeah, I always have a few "off" months. :P July is always a good reading month, though. It's actually a really busy month for me but I think I'll manage to get a lot of reading done anyway.

I know you'll have a great month Brigid!

Thanks Jenny! :)

July:

Books read:

1. Slayers by C.J. Hill

Challenges progress:

- 1 book for my yearly goal -- (total: 37/75)
- 1 book for my hidden gems goal -- (total: 5/11)

Ummm yeah I really fell off track this past month. I was working two jobs and was really tired as a result ... and when I got home in the evening I would just have no motivation to read. I only finished one book as you can see ... I started The School for Good and Evil and Hard Times but still haven't finished either of them yet. Also admittedly, I got sucked into some fandom stuff on Tumblr, so .... I've been spending a lot of time doing fan art and whatnot instead of reading, lol.

SOOOO now I'm 7 books behind on my yearly goal and I still have a lot of progress to go with a bunch of my challenges, so I feel a little overwhelmed. But August isn't going to be super busy for me, so I'm determined to catch up (or at least make better progress than in July, hahaaaa). Although it's already more than a week into August and I haven't finished a single book yet. :')

it's always good to take time off from reading and do other things so you don't burn yourself out :) and Slayers counts for two of your challenges! You'll be okay, B.