I think we should definitely start with my own Challenge. I know I called it a series starter challenge, but the more I've thought about it, the more I think it is either a series, or an author maybe that is new to you. So if you haven't joined in yet, please do HERE! At the end of February I'll probably be hosting another giveaway for the people who are participating. My goal was 4 new series this year. And I would say I'm right on track with that. Here is the link to the review of the one series I started this month:
- The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
For this challenge I have to actually use the same book as above. It was actually one of my planned books from my original sign-up post HERE. So I won't add it again to this post since you can just go click on the link above. I'm right on track with this one as well, as my goal was only 11 most likely.
Now, for my goal on this, I was going to give feedback on 10 books to try to get my feedback rating back up to 80%. I've got two books that I've done this with so far.
- Elementals by Michelle Madow
- Firsts by Laurie Elizabethy Flynn
- The Borden Murders by Sarah Miller - I didn't finish it, but reviewed it as a good book on Netgalley because it is something I would purchase for my school library.
- Sneak Peek: Soundless by Richelle Mead - I didn't even start this. When I first requested it, I thought it was the full book. I don't like sneak previews. I prefer to wait until the whole book is available to read. And so that is what I added to the feedback on Netgalley.
- My first goal was to subscribe to comments. Well, unfortunately, I did this. The reason I say unfortunately is because most of the time it isn't just subscribing to replies to my comment, it is to all comments on the post. So I had to stop doing it. :-(
- I'm doing better about not actually downloading every egalley that I think I might want. I am still writing all that are available down in my calendar. What I need to do this month is make a mark of some sort on which 2 I actually have downloaded.
- My next goal was about not having to post every day of the week this year. It's really hard to get out of that routine. So much so that I've had to even take breaks, make myself take breaks and skip a day when I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. I've still got to work on not signing up for tours unless it is a book I already know I'm going to read or am dying to read. And I've gotten better about that. I've stopped looking through all the tour emails I get other than a quick perusal.
- Then my goal of an end of the month challenge post is starting out great with this post!
- The two reviews a week goal, still doing well with keeping it up!
- On my reading goals I haven't done any of that really, no recommended books, no classics, but I have worked on my Goodreads goal, one book behind though!
- For my personal goals, I have actually been to the gym once, so kind of working on it. Haven't done well with saving money though. I did get some organizing done in my house, got my bookshelves worked on one weekend. Shared some pictures of that back then as well.
I've decided to go ahead and join into this Challenge again as I have at least read one to get going. Here is the info on what it is all about:
This challenge is for all of you series readers who are scared to death of that last book in the series. You anxiously await it. You stalk it. You get your hands on it as soon as possible. But then…you put off reading it for fear that it might not be everything you thought it would be. Or, maybe you just have a backlog of series started and you need to finish that last book.
Levels: (how many series enders you are planning to read)
Level 1: 1 – 5
Level 2: 5 – 10
Level 3: 10 – 15
Level 4: 15+
Level 1: 1 – 5
Level 2: 5 – 10
Level 3: 10 – 15
Level 4: 15+
My goal is going to be Level 3 as I have about 12 or 13 I want to read. One is already done, and I'll put the link below.
- Will to Survive (Rule of Three #3) by Eric Walters
- The Countdown by Kimberly Derting
- Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige
- The Crown by Kiera Cass
- The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater
- Lady Renegades by Rachel Hawkins
- Reborn by Jennifer Rush
- Graduation Day by Joelle Charbonneau
- Revolution by Jenna Black
- Redemption by Debra Driza
- Illusion by Martina Boone
- The Shadow Cabinet by Maureen Johnson
- United by Melissa Landers
So there you have it. A really long end of the month challenge check-in post. Maybe next month I'll figure out a more streamlined way to do it. How did you do on your challenges this past month?
