Reading Challenges Update (Year-to-Date)

Happy Mid-July!

Meant to do this at the beginning of June as a half-way there update. But life...and my brain is that of a goldfish so I totally blanked. Let's give a Year-to-Date update! 

Goodreads -  Read 68 out of 140 books. Fell a wee bit behind because of my vacation. Whoops. I'll catch up...I swear. 

Romance Reading Bingo - Full sheet.4 bingos. Nearly have all the boxes checked!!

2025 Library Love Challenge - Winter Semester (1/1 - 4/30). 10/12 books. Failed Winter by 2! Crap. 

- Summer Semester (5/1 - 8/31). 5/12. Not doing too shabby. I'm hoping to go over the 12 so I can "catch" up and make up for failing Winter. 

2025 #Audiobook Challenge - 30/75+ books. Doing okay. 40% done. Not quite at halfway there at this stage in the game. 

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - 16/16-25 books. reached the minmum!! WEEEE! I'm sure I'll hit the cap ;D

2025 #TBRChallenge - Do the monthly prompts! So far 6 for 6. On track! 

Reading Challenges March Update

Happy March! Spring is coming soon! I can feel it!

Here are my reading updates for Jan and Feb. My goal is to share an update every couple of months to help keep me on track. 

Goodreads -  Read 22 out of 140 books. Doing good. Right on schedule. 

Romance Reading Bingo - Full sheet. No bingos yet, but I'm working on the sheet!

2025 Library Love Challenge - Winter Semester (1/1 - 4/30). 5/12 books. Slightly below halfway done. Still have time though. 

For fun, here are the books and how much I saved borrowing from my library (if I bought via Amazon)!

Book	Type	Amazon Cost
Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati	ebook	$11.74
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson	audiobook	$15.75
Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare	audiobook	$8.81
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh	ebook	$5.74
Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh	ebook	$5.74
	TOTAL	$47.78

2025 #Audiobook Challenge - 10/75+ books. Doing okay. Slightly below the about 6 a month I need to beat this challenge. 

Bombshell by Sarah MacLean

Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare

Snake by Lilly Atlas

Sprinkles and Sea Serpents by Danielle Garrett

How the Wallflower Was Won by Eva Leigh

Grimoires and Gingerbread by Danielle Garrett

Mermaids and Meringue by Danielle Garrett

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - 5/16-25 books. Knocking this out of the park so far!

Title	Genre
The Widow Of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox	Mystery, Thriller
Tomes Scones and Crones by Colleen Gleason	Cozy Mystery
Sprinkles and Sea Serpents by Danielle Garrett	Cozy Mystery
Grimoires and Gingerbread by Danielle Garrett	Cozy Mystery
Mermaids and Meringue by Danielle Garrett	Cozy Mystery

2025 #TBRChallenge - Do the monthly prompts! So far 2 for 2. 

January... New Year, Who Dis?: 

February...Previously, In Romance:

2025 Reading Challenges

Let's get reading for 2025! I have a lot of challenges on my plate but let's give it a try! Weeeee!

Goodreads -  Read 140 books 

Romance Reading Bingo - Supreme Ruler of Bingo level! Full sheet baby! 

2025 Library Love Challenge - This is year is being done a little different! I plan on reading 12 library books per semester (which is the minimum).

➜ Winter Semester: Jan. 1st, 2025 – April 30th, 2025

➜ Summer Semester: May 1st, 2025 – Aug. 31st, 2025

➜ Autumn Semester: Sept. 1st, 2025 – Dec. 31st, 2025

2025 #Audiobook Challenge - Doing the Over-Achiever level. 75+ books. 

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - Gonna go light this year since I'm adding a challenge....detective level for me so 16-25 books. 

2025 #TBRChallenge - This is a new one to me! I'm going to try and do the prompt each month! That is 12 books. 

Reading Challenge Update & Book Stats

 

It's that time of the year again! Let's take a look at how I did throughout the year with reading!

Reading Challenges

Goodreads - 130/130 Completed

Romance Reading Challenge - 25/25 Completed

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - 25/16-25 Completed

LIBRARY LOVE CHALLENGE - 37/24 Completed

AUDIOBOOK CHALLENGE - 61/50+ Completed

DNF 2nd Chance - 2/2 Completed

2024 Reading Challenge

 

Welllllll hello 2024!!! Let's go ahead and get our goals for the year!!! :D 

Reading Challenges

Goodreads - I plan on reading 143 130 (*10/2024 due to real life things - I have lowered my reading challenge for the year). One up from last year. I barely made it in 2023, but let's seeee how this goes. 

Romance Reading Challenge - I plan on completing the whole bingo sheet! Woot!

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - I picked level 2...Detective. This means I'll have to read 16-25 books that are in the mystery/suspense/thriller/crime/true crime genre. 

LIBRARY LOVE CHALLENGE - I picked Thrifty Reader. Which means I need to read 24 books that I borrowed from the library.

AUDIOBOOK CHALLENGE - I picked Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands). I dropped a level since two years in a row I have failed. Much closer in 2023 I believe. But yes, this year I will need to listen to 50+ audiobooks. 

2023 Reading Goals Follow-Up

 

Goodbye 2023! Let's take a look at how well I accomplished my reading goals!

Reading Challenges

- Goodreads challenge: 142 books - COMPLETE

- ROMANCE READING CHALLENGE: Fill in the whole sheet - COMPLETE

- Audiobook Challenge: Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+ - NOT complete. I only got 61.

- TBR Pile Challenge: Read 12 books on TBR List - COMPLETE

Mid-Year(ish) Reading Check-In

 

I am super late in sharing my mid-year reading challenge check-in *awkward laugh*. Meant to type something up end of June/early July. It is now August. Yikessss. 

- Goodreads challenge: read 79 out of 142. Per math - I am about 5 books behind

- Romance Reading Challenge: 21 out of 25. Rocking this one! Only four more books!

- Audiobook Challenge: 32 out of 75+. Oof not doing so hot. 

- TBR Pile Challenge: 5 out of 12. Not too bad but not amazing.

- May/June Library Love Audiobook Challenge: 4 out of 4. Completed! That was a fun mini challenge I joined in. Click here to check out the books I listened to for this. 

2023 Reading Challenges

 

Well....I guess 2022 is gone...and it is now 2023. *blink* HOW?

Here are my book goals and my general life goals for the year *fingers crossed*

Reading Challenges

- Goodreads challenge: 142 books

- ROMANCE READING CHALLENGE: Fill in the whole sheet

- Audiobook Challenge: Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+....I am going to try again on this level since I failed in 2022. 

- TBR Pile Challenge: Read 12 books that have been collecting dust on my TBR list. I will be sharing a different post with the books I have picked.

Life Goals

With the wedding and honeymoon done and gone. What do I have for life goals and plans? Mmmmm. I think I really want to focus on getting into painting again. I did some sketching and painted a little bit....but not much. I should start writing again. I really miss it. 

I also really want to get back on track with my yoga and meditation. I started off strong in 2022, but I fell apart. 2023 I want to do more and stay on track. 

For the blog, I want to post at least 4x a week again. I think it is doable. I also want to focus on my TBR pile. I plan to still read for tours but I'm going to limit it to a book or two a month.