I’m a little (a lot) behind posting this instalment of #BookishBloggersUnite. This week is being hosted by Sarah over at Reviews and Readathons so make sure you check out her post, and link yourself in there if you would like to join in.
This week we’re looking at how our Reading Challenges are going for 2018 (and not panicking that it is halfway through November nearly!)
I track all my challenges (mostly, not necessarily in a timely manner) over on this page so you can check the titles I’ve used here.
Read Harder Challenge – completed. Yay! I’ve attempted the Read Harder Challenge for a number of years now, but this is the first time I’ve finished, so I’m pretty happy with myself (and am waiting patiently for next years list to be released.)
Reading Women – I’m struggling with this one a little bit.
I need to complete:
4. A short story collection.
17. A book with a food item in the title.
19. A book from the Reading Women 2017 shortlist.
21. A book inspired by a fairy tale.
Which doesn’t seem too bad – a couple I could get by doubling up titles if I’m desperate, but a couple of the ones I want to read for this are quite long and I can’t get them on audio (Like Pachinko, which is so frustrating.) I also have no idea what to read for a short story collection – I have a love hate relationship with short stories.
These are my proposed solutions:
The Aussies Rule Challenge – not yet completed.
I need to complete:
7. A classic by an Aboriginal author.
9. A book from a state you haven’t visited.
13. A book by an Aussie of colour who is not Aboriginal and was born in Australia.
17. A book by an LGBTQ+ author.
The only one of these I need to check on is number 9 – the rest are all books I have which are also not too long. I’m feeling pretty confident about this list.
This is what I’m planning:
And that’s me. How are your challenges for the year going? Are you on top of them? Or are feelings of panic starting to set in? You can do it!!
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