Hi Guys! 2016 has been a crazy, exciting, and amazing year
for me: I became a mom!!!
My little bundle of joy was born at the end of the year, so
I spent the majority of the year preparing for his arrival. I really wanted to
continue writing for my blog, but I never seemed to find the time. Now that
things are starting to fall into place and I am developing a routine, I can
dedicate more time to reading and blogging. With that being said, I am going to
keep a pretty low reading goal (in number of books), but I plan on
participating in quite a few reading challenges that other bloggers are
hosting. So here are the reading challenges I am participating in this year:
Goodreads 2017 Challenge: 50
Books
For this year’s Goodreads Challenge I decided to aim for 50
books. If I happen to read more that would be great, but I don’t want to feel
overwhelmed. Being a new mom will take a lot of time and I don’t want reading
to become a chore.
Rock My TBR 2017
This challenge is hosted by Sarah at The YA Booktraveler .
For this challenge I don’t have a specific number in mind, I hope to get
through as many books as possible J
Check out the original challenge announcement with all the rules here. Also,
use #ROCKMYTBR to connect with others participating in this year’s challenge
and make some new bookish friends.
Series Enders 2017
This challenge is hosted by Sandy at Somewhere Only We Know and Holly at Words Fueled By Love For this challenge I am aiming for Level 2: 5-10
books for the year. Check out the original challenge announcement with all the
rules here. This is my second year participating in the challenge. Although I
failed miserably last year, this year I plan on staying on track and completing
this challenge.
Audiobook Challenge 2017
This challenge is hosted by Kimberly at Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
For this challenge I am doing the Stenographer level: 10-15 audiobooks for the
year. Check out the original challenge announcement with all the rules here. I
started listening to audiobooks a couple of years ago and I absolutely love
them. In addition to having an audible account, I also take full advantage of
the audiobooks available at my local library. Not only do they have audiobooks
on CDs, but they also have a massive digital catalog that keeps on growing. If
you don’t want to always pay for audiobooks (they are quite expensive), I
recommend talking to your librarian about their audiobook availability. For the
longest time, I had no idea that my library had a digital library.
2017 New Release Challenge
This challenge is hosted by Lexxie at (un)Conventional Bookviews.
For this challenge I am doing the Newbie level: 1-30 books for the year. Check
out the original challenge announcement with all the rules here. I am super
excited for this challenge because I feel it will push me to read books that I
buy as soon as they are released but don’t read right away. This challenge
should prevent them from staying on my TBR for years.
These five challenges should keep me busy for the year. One
of the things I love most about them is that whether I read or listen to a book
it will count for multiple challenges. What’s most important for me when
participating in reading challenges, besides discovering new worlds to immerse
myself in, is the other book lovers and bloggers I get to meet. If you are
looking for some buddy reads check out the Perpetual YA Bookworms group on
Goodreads here; we like it when our members get involved, so please feel free
to send emails with book read-along requests. There’s nothing better than
discussing books as you read them with other booknerds :D
Congrats on your little one Bogdana! My LO is only a little over a year old. It has been the best experience of my life for sure. I pray things continue to go well for you and your baby! And good luck with your challenges this year! Thanks for participating in the 2017 Series Enders Reading Challenge!
ReplyDeleteSandy @ Somewhere Only We Know
Thank you! I am loving every minute of being a mom. Wishing you and your little bundle of joy all the best. :)
DeletePrecious! Congrats on your blessing! Thanks for joining our challenge, the 2017 Series Enders Reading Challenge, again this year, and hey, family comes first! So do what you can, love your sweet baby, and forget the rest. :-) Good luck to you!
ReplyDeleteHolly @ Words Fueled by Love
Thank you! I know that I might not get through a lot of reading this year and that is okay with me. Spending time with my little one always takes priority, The good thing is that I actually started reading out loud to him when I put him to sleep, so for now at least, I can still read my books. Soon I will have to switch to more age appropriate stories. lol
DeleteCongrats on your beautiful baby! I'm sure you will stay busy with him, but in a great way :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your challenges!
Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews
Thanks! He is keeping me super busy, in the best way possible. :) Looking forward to keeping up with the new release challenge you are hosting on your blog.
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