2024 Reading Challenges

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Somehow I continue to take on reading challenges and add books to my wishlist and TBR stack, even as I frequently bemoan the fact that I have trouble finding the time or the motivation to read like I used to. In fact, I'm quite intimidated and amazed by the bloggers I see who read two or three or five times as many books as I do! But it's all about getting enjoyment out of reading, and challenging myself to try new authors and genres as well. Here are the challenges I'm going to have some fun with in 2024.

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The first year I did The 52 Book Club challenge, I started partway through the year so I didn't really expect to finish. Last year I made my second run with the Challenge, and thought if I could read about two-thirds of the books I'd be happy. I came pretty close to that goal. My total number of books read has been averaging around thirty for the past few years, so once again I'm just going to have fun and do my best and see how many I can check off the list. And if it's not all 52 I'm perfectly fine with that. Find out more about the 2024 Reading Challenge HERE, and check out the 2024 Reading Challenge Guide too.

#the52bookclub #the52bookclub2024

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Once again, I'll be participating in one of the challenges hosted by Gillion at Rose City Reader. Just one this year - the 2024 European Reading Challenge - and this will serve as my anchor post.

For this challenge, participants will be reading books either set in Europe or by European authors. Last year my goal was the Four Star (Honeymooner) level participation, but I wound up visiting seven different countries. This year I'll set my sights on the Five Star (Deluxe Entourage) level, which is five books set in five different European countries, or by authors from five different countries. I usually read a lot of books set in England, so it's getting to the other countries that presents the challenge to me.

From Rose City Reader:

THE GIST: The idea is to read books set in European countries or books by European authors. The books can be of any genre - fiction, nonfiction, novels, short stories, memoirs, travel guides, cookbooks, biography, poetry, whatever. You can participate at different levels, but each book must represent a different country - either written by an author from a different country or set in a different country, no two books from the same country. It's supposed to be a tour!

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I will continue keeping track of the titles I read in an "Alphabet Soup" challenge, to see how many letters of the alphabet I can represent. From time to time I do Friday Fun posts, but I can no longer keep up with those every week! Friday Fun posts include some combination of First Line Fridays, hosted by Reading is My SuperPower; Book Beginnings on Fridays, hosted by Rose City Reader; the Friday 56, currently hosted by Anne at My Head Full of Books; and the Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Billy at Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer. I like the idea of the Top Ten Tuesday link-up hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, but if I manage to participate in that, it will only be once in awhile. In fact, there are lots of link-ups and challenges that really interest me and I wish I could participate in, but it's unrealistic to think I can do them all. I keep my options open to jump in here and there.

 I do try to be consistent with writing bookshelf summaries, shared with Book Date and at the BookWorms Monthly link-up, and What's On Your Bookshelf? #whatsonyourbookshelfchallenge hosted by Deb's World.

For someone who is finding less time for reading, and who has struggled through some lengthy reading slumps lately, that looks like an awful lot! But the bottom line is that I do love a good book, and I like talking about good books, so even though my book totals are not very high, I hope to keep doing a little blogging about books here and there. And maybe someday when I retire I'll pick up the pace!

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Happy Reading!

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