Reading Challenges Update (March - May)

We are..............................

Let's see how we are doing. 

Goodreads - 54/144  135. Eeehhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Soon to be 55. I'm nearly done with this current audio.

2026 Romance Reading Bingo Challenge - 15/25 (full sheet). 10 away from a full sheet!

Library Love Challenge - 14/48. Doing okay-ish!

Audiobook Challenge - 20/50. Made some headway after a slow start! 

Reading Challenges Update (Jan-Feb)

Happy March!!

Let's see how we are doing. 

Goodreads - 19/144  135. Eehhh. Last couple of weeks have been soo busy I haven't had a lot of reading time so now I'm 4 books behind. 

2026 Romance Reading Bingo Challenge - 4/25 (full sheet). Doing AOK. No bingo quite yet.

Library Love Challenge - 5/48. Doing okay-ish! Will need to turn up the heat this spring!

Audiobook Challenge - 5/50. Doing okay-ish as well for this one. I'll need to turn up the heat for spring!

2026 Reading Challenges

Another year and more books! I'm cutting a couple of challenges for 2026, so I can go heavy on a couple of the others. Let's gooooo!

Goodreads -  Read 144  135 books 

Romance Reading Bingo - Supreme Ruler of Bingo level! Full sheet again baby! Also, I would love to get a bingo before spring ;) 

2026 Library Love Challenge - Library Addict - 48 books

2026#Audiobook Challenge - Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+

2025 Reading Challenges Conclusion

2025 is nearly over! 2026 is looming to be conquered next! I had a lot of challenges this year. Let's see how I did!!!

Goodreads -  140/140 books. Success.

Romance Reading Bingo - 25/25 boxes. Success. 

2025 Library Love Challenge - 36/36. Success. Bonus win....using the library I saved $423.88

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

Book	Type
Into the Wilderness by Sara Donati	ebook
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson	audiobook
Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare	audiobook
Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh	ebook
Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh	ebook
King of Flesh and Bone by Liv Zander	audiobook
The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright by Tessa Dare	audiobook
The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson	audiobook
Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce	audiobook
The Charm School by Susan Wiggs	ebook

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

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson	ebook
Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez	audiobook
Highland Flame by Mary Wine	ebook
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez	audiobook
Between a Highlander and a Hard Place by Mary Wine	ebook
The Key Ingredient by Susan Wiggs	ebook
The Inn at Blue Hollow Falls by Donna Kauffman	ebook
Just For the Summer by Abby Jimenez	audiobook
The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray	ebook
A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher	audiobook
Binding 13 by Chloe Walsh	ebook
The Situationship by Abby Jimenez	ebook
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie	ebook
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie	audiobook

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

Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer	audiobook
The Queen of Rot and Pain by Liv Zander	audiobook
Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli	ebook
Heart of Obsidian by Nalini Singh	ebook
The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch	ebook
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss	ebook
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong	audiobook
Dime Store Magic by Kelley Armstrong	ebook
The Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong	audiobook
The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket	audiobook
Happy and Merry by Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella	audiobook
Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie	audiobook

2025 #Audiobook Challenge - .65/75+. Failure. 

Close but no cigar. I just can't beat this challenge. :/ 

Here is my first audio of the year vs. my last audio of the year

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - 26/16-25 books. Success.

TECHNICALLY, I read well over 25. I just stopped counting them. I was on a mystery/thriller kick this year. I think (if I do this one again) I may up the number ;) 

2025 #TBRChallenge - 12/12. Success.

OVERALL:

I pretty much accomplished all my reading goals! I fell a little shy on the audiobook challenge, but it was close. I could try it again next year, but we'll see. 

Good year overall! 

Reading Challenges Update (July - end of September)

Happy October!!!

Let's do an update from July to today. Oct-Dec is our last push to finish our goals! 

Goodreads -  Read 100 out of 140 books. Fell a wee bit behind because of my vacations this summer/spring. But we'll catch up. The holidays are always great reading times!

Romance Reading Bingo - Only 4 boxes left to check! 

2025 Library Love Challenge - Summer Semester (May 1st - Aug 31st). 14/12 books. Went over! Yayy! Per the math we saved $140.40. 

- Autumn Semester (Sept. 1st – Dec. 31st). 2/12. Doing alright. 

2025 #Audiobook Challenge - 42/75+ books. Eeeee. Not sure if I'll be able to beat this goal. This was an ambitious goal for sure, but I wanted to try! Might have to shove in some short stories to help get to at least 75. 

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge - 26/16-25 books. Yayy! went over the total. Next year I may go up a level.

Here is the bonus book...#26 ;) 

2025 #TBRChallenge - Do the monthly prompts! So far 9 for 9. On track! 

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! 

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. 

Blodeuedd's Monday Review: The Billionaire Scrooge Next Door by Olivia Hayle

Release date: 12-12-22

Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher: Theresia Publishing AB

Categories: Romance

Narrated by: Meg Price, Neill Thorne

From: storytel.fi

I do not have a lot to say about this one. It was rather boring at times. Too much talking. Like talk talk talk. That was all they did.

No drama. They meet again. They knew each other as teens. He was besties with her brother. He is a bit grumpy at first cos boo xmas, and then it changes. And they talk.

And then they lived happily efter after. I honestly could have stopped listening, but I wanted one last audio in.

Narrators were good at least

Adam Dunbar was once the boy who never gave me a second glance. Now he’s the hot billionaire next door who can’t look away.

I go home to Fairhill for the holidays to escape my cramped city apartment and failed career. My to-do’s are spending time with family, eat turkey, and watch bad Christmas movies. Reigniting my crush on my brother’s former best friend was not on the list.

Adam is back in our small town after a decade away. He’s older, richer, and more of a Scrooge than ever. Christmas is commercialism, and he won’t have any of it. Me? I start listening to holiday music in October.

But our clashing opinions on the season don’t stop the attraction growing between us. Could this grumpy billionaire actually be my perfect Christmas gift in disguise?

And if so... Do they accept returns?

Reading Challenge Update

 

October is nearly over. I'll be traveling over the weekend and next week I'll be a busy bee....soooo I'll do the update now! We are nearly done with the year. A couple of months left to finish these challenges. 

Here is what I have read between Jan 1st - Oct 23rd 

Reading Challenges

Goodreads -  102 out of 143  130 (yesss I lowered it. This year has been a mess). Here are some recent ones I've finished! :D

Romance Reading Challenge -  25 out of 25. All done! Weeeee!

Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge- 22 out of 16 done! Blasted past the goal!

LIBRARY LOVE CHALLENGE - 28 out of 24 borrowed and finished. Weeee another challenge completed! 

AUDIOBOOK CHALLENGE - 49 out of 50 done. One more! Here are some of my recent ones. 

DNF Second Chance -  I still need to do our 2nd one of the year. It keeps getting pushed to the back burner. Maybe it will be a November read or I could save it for December....Xmas is full of good will and forgiveness and love....right? 

But one is done. Here is the link to the review. I actually did like it more than the first time around! :)