Tuesday, December 19, 2023

2024 Reading Challenges


I may have gone a bit overboard with the challenges again this year 🫣


2024 Reading Challenge

2024 Reading Challenge
Liliana has read 2 books toward her goal of 52 books.
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First up, like always, is the Goodreads reading challenge! In previous years, my goal has always been set somewhere between 75-90 books and I usually achieve that goal, but just barely. My goal is to eventually get to 100 books, but this year I'm going to attempt something a little different: I'm setting my goal to 52 books. Why? Because that's one book a week and an easily attainable goal. I want to take it easy this year and just see how many books I can read naturally, without rushing at the end of the year. Lol. ✅

January:

1. Only Hard Problems (Galactic Bonds #3) by Jennifer Estep
2. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
3. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
4. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
5. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
6. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

February:

7. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
8. Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone #2) by Leigh Bardugo
9. Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3) by Leigh Bardugo
10. From Below by Darcy Coates
11. Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura

March:

12. With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach #2) by Marissa Meyer
13. The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett
14. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen
15. The Spy and I (My Spy #1) Tiana Smith
16. The Wizard's Mark by Janette Rallison
17. The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan

April:

18. A New Fear (Fear Street Sagas #1) by R.L. Stine
19. King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
20. Sun Spot Remover (Tales of a Former Space Janitor #5) by Julia Huni
21. The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan
22. Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo
23. Miracle Mountain (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #20) by J.L. Bryan
24. House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine

May:

25. The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
26. The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan
27. Parasite by Darcy Coates
28. Forbidden Secrets (Fear Street Sagas #3) by R.L. Stine
29. Parasite (Parasitology #1) by Mira Grant
30. The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
31. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan

June:

32. Sea Sick (Ravaged World Trilogy #1) by Iain Rob Wright
33. Book Nerd by Holly Maguire
34. Book Love by Debbie Tung
35. Cells at Work! (Vol. 1) by Akane Shimizu
36. Cells at Work! (Vol. 2) by Akane Shimizu
37. The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan

July:

38. Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan
39. Cells at Work! (Vol. 3) by Akane Shimizu
40. Cells at Work! (Vol. 4) by Akane Shimizu
41. Cells at Work! (Vol. 5) by Akane Shimizu
42. Cells at Work! (Vol. 6) by Akane Shimizu
43. Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Vol. 1) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
44. Five Ghosts: Lost Coastlines (Vol. 2) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
45. Five Ghosts: Monsters and Men (Vol. 3) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham

August:

46. Spy x Family (Vol. 1) by Tatsuya Endo
47. Spy x Family (Vol. 2) by Tatsuya Endo
48. Sakamoto Days (Vol. 1) by Yuto Suzuki
49. This Book Kills by Ravena Guron
50. Dark Quasar Ignites (Friends of a Former Space Janitor #2) by Julia Huni
51. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
52. Only Cold Depths (Galactic Bonds #4) by Jennifer Estep
53. Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2) by Lynn Painter

September:

54. Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies #1.6) by Lynn Painter
55. This World Is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
56. Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip (Better than the Movies #1.7) by Lynn Painter
57. Symbiont (Parasitology #2) by Mira Grant
58. The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Justin & Sydnee McElroy
59. Camp Creepy (Sinister Summer #3) by Kiersten White
60. Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
61. Spy x Family (Vol. 3) by Tatsuya Endo
62. Spy x Family (Vol. 4) by Tatsuya Endo
63. The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6) by Rick Riordan
64. Menacing Manor (Sinister Summer #4) by Kiersten White
65. Final Girls by Mira Grant
66. Square³ by Mira Grant
67. Dai Dark (Vol. 1) by Q. Hayashida
68. Haunted Holiday (Sinister Summer #5) by Kiersten White
69. Circe by Madeline Miller
70. Tales from the Gas Station (Vol. 4) by Jack Townsend

October:

71. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #7) by Rick Riordan
72. Spy x Family (Vol. 5) by Tatsuya Endo
73. Spy x Family (Vol. 6) by Tatsuya Endo
74. Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games #1) by Kristen Simmons
75. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
76. Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom
77. Sakamoto Days (Vol. 2) by Yuto Suzuki
78. The Haunting by Natasha Preston

November:

79. Mortuary Manor (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #21) by J.L. Bryan
80. Spy x Family (Vol. 7) by Tatsuya Endo
81. Spy x Family (Vol. 8) by Tatsuya Endo
82. Revenant-X (Red Space #2) by David Wellington
83. Chimera (Parasitology #3) by Mira Grant
84. William by Mason Coile
85. Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli
86. Spy x Family (Vol. 9) by Tatsuya Endo
87. Spy x Family (Vol. 10) by Tatsuya Endo

December:

88. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
89. Mistborn (The Mistborn Saga #1) by Brandon Sanderson
90. Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain #2) by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
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52 books in 52 weeks Reading Challenge

The challenge: Read 52 books in 52 weeks.

I did this challenge back in 2022 and I really enjoyed it! I didn't do it this year, and honestly, I felt so off the entire year whenever a week went by and I hadn't read a single book. So I'm doing it again! And I'm so glad I found this challenge in particular because every other 52 books in 52 weeks challenge out there have prompts attached to them, and as a mood reader, I just can't do that. So this is the challenge for me 🥰
  1. [01/01/24] Only Hard Problems (Galactic Bonds #3) by Jennifer Estep
  2. [01/07/24] Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
  3. [01/14/24] Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  4. [01/21/24] Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
  5. [01/28/24] The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
  6. [02/04/24] Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  7. [02/11/24] Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3) by Leigh Bardugo
  8. [02/18/24] From Below by Darcy Coates
  9. [02/25/24] Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura
  10. [03/03/24] With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach #2) by Marissa Meyer
  11. [03/10/24] Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen
  12. [03/17/24] The Spy and I (My Spy #1) Tiana Smith
  13. [03/24/24] The Wizard's Mark by Janette Rallison
  14. [03/31/24] The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
  15. [04/07/24] A New Fear (Fear Street Sagas #1) by R.L. Stine
  16. [04/14/24] Sun Spot Remover (Tales of a Former Space Janitor #5) by Julia Huni
  17. [04/21/24] Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  18. [04/28/24] House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine
  19. [05/05/24] The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan
  20. [05/12/24] Parasite by Darcy Coates
  21. [05/19/24] Parasite (Parasitology #1) by Mira Grant
  22. [05/26/24] The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
  23. [06/02/24] Sea Sick (Ravaged World Trilogy #1) by Iain Rob Wright
  24. [06/09/24] Book Nerd by Holly Maguire
  25. [06/16/24] Book Love by Debbie Tung
  26. [06/23/24] Cells at Work! (Vol. 1) by Akane Shimizu
  27. [06/30/24] Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan
  28. [07/07/24] Cells at Work! (Vol. 4) by Akane Shimizu
  29. [07/14/24] Cells at Work! (Vol. 6) by Akane Shimizu
  30. [07/21/24] Five Ghosts: Monsters and Men (Vol. 3) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  31. [07/28/24] Spy x Family (Vol. 1) by Tatsuya Endo
  32. [08/04/24] Spy x Family (Vol. 2) by Tatsuya Endo
  33. [08/11/24] Sakamoto Days (Vol. 1) by Yuto Suzuki
  34. [08/18/24] This Book Kills by Ravena Guron
  35. [08/25/24] Only Cold Depths (Galactic Bonds #4) by Jennifer Estep
  36. [09/01/24] Nothing Better Than You (Better than the Movies #1.6) by Lynn Painter
  37. [09/08/24] Symbiont (Parasitology #2) by Mira Grant
  38. [09/15/24] Spy x Family (Vol. 4) by Tatsuya Endo
  39. [09/22/24] Dai Dark (Vol. 1) by Q. Hayashida
  40. [09/29/24] Tales from the Gas Station (Vol. 4) by Jack Townsend
  41. [10/06/24] Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games #1) by Kristen Simmons
  42. [10/13/24] Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
  43. [10/20/24] Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom
  44. [10/27/24] The Haunting by Natasha Preston
  45. [11/03/24] Mortuary Manor (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #21) by J.L. Bryan
  46. [11/10/24] Spy x Family (Vol. 8) by Tatsuya Endo
  47. [11/17/24] Revenant-X (Red Space #2) by David Wellington
  48. [11/24/24] Heartless Hunter (The Crimson Moth #1) by Kristen Ciccarelli
  49. [12/01/24] Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
  50. [12/08/24] Mistborn (The Mistborn Saga #1) by Brandon Sanderson
  51. [12/15/24]
  52. [12/22/24]
  53. [12/29/24]


A to Z and Back Again

The challenge: Read a book with a character whose name starts with the letter.

I love a good A to Z challenge (as you will see below 😆)! I thought this one would be fun to do because not only is it A to Z, but then you have to go back from Z to A! And I really love the flexibility of this challenge because you can pick author's name, book's title, or literally whatever you want to complete the challenge. I went with character names because I thought that would be fun.

Alina Starkov [Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo]
Barkley, Dove [The Spy and I (My Spy #1) Tiana Smith]
Chase, Annabeth [The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan]
Darkling [Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3) by Leigh Bardugo]
Eli [The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett]
Fear, Angelica [House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine]
Grace, Jason [The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan]
Hazel Levesque [The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan]
Intestinal Epithelial Cell [Cells at Work! (Vol. 4) by Akane Shimizu]
Jude [With a Little Luck (Fortuna Beach #2) by Marissa Meyer]
Kala [Parasite by Darcy Coates]
Lantsov, Nikolai [King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo]
Mal Oretsev [Siege and Storm (Shadow and Bone #2) by Leigh Bardugo]
Nicholas Fear [A New Fear (Fear Street Sagas #1) by R.L. Stine]
Ophelia Bray [Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes]
Percy Jackson [The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan]
Quill, Vesper [Only Cold Depths (Galactic Bonds #4) by Jennifer Estep]
Ronan [The Wizard's Mark by Janette Rallison]
Socorro Mejia [Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura]
Triana Moore [Sun Spot Remover (Tales of a Former Space Janitor #5) by Julia Huni]
Ulef [Mistborn (The Mistborn Saga #1) by Brandon Sanderson]
Vanna [From Below by Darcy Coates]
Wylan Van Eck [Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo]
Xiaotan Lu [Sakamoto Days (Vol. 1) by Yuto Suzuki]
Yor Briar [Spy x Family (Vol. 1) by Tatsuya Endo]
Zane Zimmer [Only Hard Problems (Galactic Bonds #3) by Jennifer Estep]
Zenik, Nina [Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo]
Yuri Briar [Spy x Family (Vol. 2) by Tatsuya Endo]
X
Wardsley, Jack [Sea Sick (Ravaged World Trilogy #1) by Iain Rob Wright]
Valdez, Leo [The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan]
U
Toyin [This World Is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa]
Savannah [Forbidden Secrets (Fear Street Sagas #3) by R.L. Stine]
Red Blood Cell 3803 [Cells at Work! (Vol. 1) by Akane Shimizu]
Quincy [Camp Creepy (Sinister Summer #3) by Kiersten White]
Poppleton, Tommy [This Book Kills by Ravena Guron]
Oh, Elodie [Dark Quasar Ignites (Friends of a Former Space Janitor #2) by Julia Huni]
Nazyalensky, Zoya [Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo]
Mitchell, Sal [Parasite (Parasitology #1) by Mira Grant]
Luke Castellan [The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan ]
Killer T Cell [Cells at Work! (Vol. 2) by Akane Shimizu]
Jezebel [Five Ghosts: Lost Coastlines (Vol. 2) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham]
Iris [The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6) by Rick Riordan]
Helper T Cell [Cells at Work! (Vol. 3) by Akane Shimizu]
Goblet Cell [Cells at Work! (Vol. 5) by Akane Shimizu]
Fabian Gray [Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Vol. 1) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham]
Ellie Jordan [Miracle Mountain (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #20) by J.L. Bryan]
Dionysus [Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan]
Connor Stoll [Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan]
Brain Cell [Cells at Work! (Vol. 6) by Akane Shimizu]
Apollo [The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan]



The challenge: To read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet. You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles—The First Main Word Needs To Be The Letter You Are Counting, except for that pesky Q, X, and Z titles, then the word that starts with the challenge letter can be anywhere in the title.

Like I said, I love a good alphabet reading challenge 😅 This one is for titles!

A New Fear (Fear Street Sagas #1) by R.L. Stine
Blood of Olympus, The (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
Demigod Diaries, The (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan 
E
From Below by Darcy Coates
Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
J
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Lost Hero, The (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
Miracle Mountain (Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper #20) by J.L. Bryan
Nightmare Charade, The (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett
Only Hard Problems (Galactic Bonds #3) by Jennifer Estep
Parasite by Darcy Coates
Dark Quasar Ignites (Friends of a Former Space Janitor #2) by Julia Huni
Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3) by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan
U
V
Woman in Me, The by Britney Spears
Revenant-X (Red Space #2) by David Wellington
Y
Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen



The challenge: To read one book that has an author whose first name, middle, or last name starts with every letter of the alphabet.

And what's one more A to Z reading challenge? 😅 This one is for author names!

Arnett, Mindee [The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3)]
Bardugo, Leigh [Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2)]
Coates, Darcy [Parasite]
Darcy Coates [From Below]
Endo, Tatsuya [Spy x Family (Vol. 1)]
Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham [Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Vol. 1)]
Grant, Mira [Parasite (Parasitology #1)]
Huni, Julia [Sun Spot Remover (Tales of a Former Space Janitor #5)]
Ian Rob Wright [Sea Sick (Ravaged World Trilogy #1)]
Jennifer Estep [Only Hard Problems (Galactic Bonds #3)]
Kang, Lydia & Nate Pedersen [Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases]
Leigh Bardugo [Six of Crows]
McCurdy, Jennette [I'm Glad My Mom Died]
Hannah Nicole Maehrer [Assistant to the Villain]
O
Painter, Lynn [Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2)]
Q. Hayashida [Dai Dark (Vol. 1)]
Rallison, Janette [The Wizard's Mark]
S.A. Barnes [Ghost Station]
Tiana Smith [The Spy and I (My Spy #1)]
U
V
White, Kiersten [Camp Creepy (Sinister Summer #3)]
X
Yuto Suzuki [Sakamoto Days (Vol. 1)]
Z



The challenge: To read books on your TBR. The book must have been published in 2023 or earlier. And I am including the added challenge that these books already have to be on my TBR. If I add them in 2024, they don't count.

I'm always looking for challenges to help me with my backlog of books, so I'm gonna give this challenge a try this year. I think I'm going to attempt to read at least 30 backlist books in 2024. ✅
  1. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
  2. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  3. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
  4. I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
  5. The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett
  6. Patient Zero: A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases by Lydia Kang & Nate Pedersen
  7. A New Fear (Fear Street Sagas #1) by R.L. Stine
  8. House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine
  9. Forbidden Secrets (Fear Street Sagas #3) by R.L. Stine
  10. Parasite (Parasitology #1) by Mira Grant
  11. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan
  12. Sea Sick (Ravaged World Trilogy #1) by Iain Rob Wright
  13. Book Nerd by Holly Maguire
  14. Book Love by Debbie Tung
  15. Cells at Work! (Vol. 1) by Akane Shimizu
  16. Cells at Work! (Vol. 2) by Akane Shimizu
  17. The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan
  18. Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan
  19. Cells at Work! (Vol. 3) by Akane Shimizu
  20. Cells at Work! (Vol. 4) by Akane Shimizu
  21. Cells at Work! (Vol. 5) by Akane Shimizu
  22. Cells at Work! (Vol. 6) by Akane Shimizu
  23. Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Vol. 1) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  24. Five Ghosts: Lost Coastlines (Vol. 2) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  25. Five Ghosts: Monsters and Men (Vol. 3) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  26. Spy x Family (Vol. 1) by Tatsuya Endo
  27. Spy x Family (Vol. 2) by Tatsuya Endo
  28. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
  29. Wes & Liz’s College Road Trip (Better than the Movies #1.7) by Lynn Painter
  30. Camp Creepy (Sinister Summer #3) by Kiersten White
  31. Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter
  32. Spy x Family (Vol. 3) by Tatsuya Endo
  33. Spy x Family (Vol. 4) by Tatsuya Endo
  34. The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6) by Rick Riordan
  35. Menacing Manor (Sinister Summer #4) by Kiersten White
  36. Final Girls by Mira Grant
  37. Square³ by Mira Grant
  38. Dai Dark (Vol. 1) by Q. Hayashida
  39. Circe by Madeline Miller
  40. Tales from the Gas Station (Vol. 4) by Jack Townsend
  41. Spy x Family (Vol. 5) by Tatsuya Endo
  42. Spy x Family (Vol. 6) by Tatsuya Endo
  43. Find Him Where You Left Him Dead (Death Games #1) by Kristen Simmons
  44. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
  45. Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom
  46. The Haunting by Natasha Preston
  47. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer



The challenge: To read books where the main theme is books (reading them, writing them, hoarding them, stealing them, eating them, burning them, decorating with them, organizing them, sniffing them, selling them, etc.). Any book that is essentially bookish in nature counts.

This one seemed very cute and fun! And I actually bought a couple of books about books in 2023, so this one is perfect! I think I'm going to attempt for at least 5 books.

Level chosen: Toe in the Door — 1-10 books read ✅
  1. Book Nerd by Holly Maguire
  2. Book Love by Debbie Tung
  3. This Book Kills by Ravena Guron
  4. Camp Creepy (Sinister Summer #3) by Kiersten White
  5. Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom



The challenge: To read books you have owned before January 1, 2024.

I haven't been reaching my goal on this challenge for like the last two years, so I'm sticking to 36 books again and hope for the best 😅

Level chosen: Mt. Vancouver — Read 36 books from your TBR pile.
  1. The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett
  2. The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
  3. A New Fear (Fear Street Sagas #1) by R.L. Stine
  4. The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) by Rick Riordan
  5. House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine
  6. The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
  7. The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus #4) by Rick Riordan
  8. Forbidden Secrets (Fear Street Sagas #3) by R.L. Stine
  9. The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus #5) by Rick Riordan
  10. The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo #1) by Rick Riordan
  11. Book Nerd by Holly Maguire
  12. Book Love by Debbie Tung
  13. The Demigod Diaries (The Heroes of Olympus) by Rick Riordan 
  14. Camp Half-Blood Confidential by Rick Riordan
  15. Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
  16. The Chalice of the Gods (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6) by Rick Riordan
  17. Tales from the Gas Station (Vol. 4) by Jack Townsend
  18. Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes by Rick Riordan
  19. The Haunting by Natasha Preston
  20. Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer



The challenge: Read your Netgalley/Edelweiss books.

I'm pretty good at reading ARCs I get immediately, but I've had some that have just sat there for years, and those are the ones I need to focus on. In 2023 I managed to read 7 books, so in 2024 I'm going to stick with the same level and attempt 10 books.

Level chosen: Bronze — 10 Netgalley/Edelweiss books.
  1. Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes
  2. This Book Kills by Ravena Guron
  3. Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2) by Lynn Painter
  4. This World Is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
  5. The Haunting by Natasha Preston
  6. Revenant-X (Red Space #2) by David Wellington



The challenge: Read a book fitting the prompt for every month of the year. ✅

This challenge is a bit different than the one from last year, but it still looks like fun! This one has more of a flow chart look to it, so I'm excited to give it a try.
  1. Read a book with a dog on the cover: Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  2. Read a book under 250 pages: House of Whispers (Fear Street Sagas #2) by R.L. Stine
  3. Read a book with more than two POVs: The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus #3) by Rick Riordan
  4. Read a book where the MC has red hair: Cells at Work! (Vol. 1) by Akane Shimizu
  5. Read a book by a new-to-you author: Five Ghosts: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (Vol. 1) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  6. Read a sci-fi or fantasy: Five Ghosts: Lost Coastlines (Vol. 2) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  7. Read a short story collection: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan
  8. Read a book with water on the cover: Only Cold Depths (Galactic Bonds #4) by Jennifer Estep
  9. Read a book where music is a major part of the story: Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2) by Lynn Painter
  10. Read a non-fiction book: The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Justin & Sydnee McElroy
  11. Read a book that intimidates you: Circe by Madeline Miller
  12. Read a book that has more than 10 books in the series: Spy x Family (Vol. 5) by Tatsuya Endo



The challenge: To read the last book in a series.

I always do some sort of finish-the-series challenge because I am so bad at, you know, finishing series 😆 I did okay in 2023 and finished 9 series, so I'm hoping to read at least that in 2024.

Level chosen: Level 2 — 5–10 series enders ✅
  1. Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  2. Ruin and Rising (Shadow and Bone #3) by Leigh Bardugo
  3. The Nightmare Charade (The Arkwell Academy #3) by Mindee Arnett
  4. Rule of Wolves (King of Scars #2) by Leigh Bardugo
  5. Cells at Work! (Vol. 6) by Akane Shimizu
  6. Five Ghosts: Monsters and Men (Vol. 3) by Frank J. Barbiere & Chris Mooneyham
  7. Nothing Like the Movies (Better Than the Movies #2) by Lynn Painter
  8. Haunted Holiday (Sinister Summer #5) by Kiersten White
  9. Tales from the Gas Station (Vol. 4) by Jack Townsend
  10. Chimera (Parasitology #3) by Mira Grant


Reading Challenge Addict

The challenge: Enter and complete reading challenges.

And the last reading challenge is about completing reading challenges. Lol. Wish me luck because in 2023... things didn't go that great 😆

Level chosen: On the Roof — 6-10 Challenges (Entered & Completed)
  1. ✅ Goodreads Reading Challenge [Completed August 28th]
  2. 52 Books in 52 Weeks Reading Challenge
  3. A to Z and Back Again
  4. Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge
  5. Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge: Author Edition
  6. ✅ Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge [Completed September 11th]
  7. ✅ Bookish Books Reading Challenge [Completed October 21st]
  8. Mount TBR Reading Challenge
  9. Netgalley and Edelweiss Reading Chalenge
  10. ✅ Read Your Bookshelf Challenge [Completed October 3rd]
  11. ✅ Series Enders Reading Challenge [Completed September 30th]



I love discussion posts so I always look forward to this challenge!

Level chosen: Gift of the Gab – 41+ discussion posts ✅
  1. My Year in Books: 2023
  2. 2023 Reading Stats
  3. 2023 Reading Challenges *Update*
  4. End of the Year TBR *Update*
  5. Favorite New-To-Me Authors of 2023
  6. Finish the Series #28: Series I finished in 2023 and Series I'm Hoping to Finish in 2024
  7. Most Read Authors and Series of 2023
  8. Looking Back at Books I Wish I’d Read in 2022 & Anticipated Books of 2023
  9. A Gift From NetGalley...
  10. Most Read Authors (as of 2024)
  11. Top Authors I Own the Most Books From (as of 2024)!
  12. Reader Time Capsule Book Tag
  13. Literary Nails: Books and Plants
  14. Anti-Valentine's Day Book Tag
  15. Finish the Series #29: Not the Series I Wanted to Finish, But I'll Take It
  16. 2024 Bookish Prediction Tag
  17. End of Winter TBR
  18. Finish the Series #30: Two Solid Series Finished
  19. End of Winter TBR *Update*
  20. 2024 Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag
  21. Cherry Blossom Book Tag
  22. Finish the Series #31: I Have a Plan...
  23. Literary Nails: Percy Jackson
  24. 2024 Summer Library Book Bingo
  25. The Summer Camp Book Tag
  26. 2024 Mid-Year Check In: Reading Challenges
  27. 2024 Mid-Year Check In: Reading Stats
  28. 2024 Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag
  29. Top 10 Favorite Books of 2024 (So Far)
  30. Top 10 Most Anticipated Books of the Last Half of 2024
  31. Finish the Series #32: It's Been Rough
  32. The Olympic Book Tag
  33. Finish the Series #33: I'm Counting This
  34. Bout of Books Readathon
  35. Spooky Season TBR
  36. Finish the Series #34: We're Back!
  37. Spellcaster Wild Card Blitz + Giveaway
  38. Book Recommendations for Spooky Season
  39. Literary Nails: Spellcaster Wild Card by Nikki Jefford
  40. Finish the Series #35: Finishing Some Spooky Series
  41. Spooky Season TBR Update
  42. Sci-Fi Book Recommendations (Part 1)
  43. Sci-Fi Book Recommendations (Part 2)
  44. End of the Year TBR
  45. Sci-Fi Book Recommendations (Part 3)


I think that's it? 😅 I seem to always overdo it with the challenges and then I do terribly on all of them. Lol. But it's fun, so it doesn't matter 😆

Let me know what reading challenges you'll be joining in 2024!

9 comments:

  1. wow..that is...one impressive list 😂 I myself am not as brave and actually reduced the number of challenges this year from 3 to 2 😅 I used to do the popsugar one but their prompts are too specific and my moody reader brain can't do it. This year I'm doing the Key Word challenge and the A to Z one because they have some guidelines but they don't feel too restricting, if you know what I mean 😂 although, the mount TBR challenge looks fun, so I might join that one too 😏

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    1. Yeah... I typically regret the amount of challenges I decided to participate in by October 😅

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  2. What a list of challenges. I've not heard of some. I'll have to check them out. I already picked a few challenges for 2024. Good Luck and Happy Reading!

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  3. Welcome back to 52 books. I'm tempted to join the Bookish Challenge since I read a lot of books about books.

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    1. Join us! Join us! Join us! The Bookish Books RC is lots of fun. You really should join in :)

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  4. Ha ha. I'm the same way! I always take on too many challenges, but I just love doing them. It's hard to resist doing them ALL. At any rate, I'm so glad you're joining in with the Bookish Books Reading Challenge. I can't wait to see what you read for it.

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    1. I feel like joining the challenges is more fun for me that actually completing them... which is a good thing because I'm SO bad at finishing challenges! 😂

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