This year was quite a mixed bag on the challenges front. I read A LOT of books and I increased my Netgalley % from 23 to 26. Admittedly I am still a long way off the recommended 80% but it’s going in the right direction. But on the flip side, I didn’t do so well on the smaller challenges. Next year I really want to tackle my TBR pile as it really is getting out of control.
Also, an interesting fact that I noticed in my books 53 of the 107 I read were published by Bookouture.
Around the World in Books (2018)
Host: Star Crossed Reviews
My Summary Post
Progress: 9/12 (75%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Failed
- One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot - ★★★★
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- Game of Scones by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- One Summer in Rome by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- The Wedding Date by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★★
- A Royal Shade of Blue by Aven Ellis - ★★★★★
- The Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot - ★★★★
- No One Cancels Christmas by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★
- One Way Ticket to Paris by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
Christmas Challenge (2018)
Host: Star Crossed Reviews
My Summary Post
Progress: 10/25 (40%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Failed
- One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot - ★★★★
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances by Donna Ashcroft - ★★★★
- The Christmas Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke - ★★★★
- No One Cancels Christmas by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★
- The Christmas Wish by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- It Started With Christmas by Jenny Hale - ★★★★★
- Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland by Heidi Swain - ★★★★★
- Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel by Karen King - ★★★★
- Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
Backlist Reader (2018)
Host: Book Wyrms Hoard
My Summary Post
Progress: 19/30 (63%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Failed
- One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot - ★★★★
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- Game of Scones by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard - ★★★★★
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★
- The Right Side of Mr Wrong by Jane Linfoot - ★★★★
- The One with All the Bridesmaids by Erin Lawless - ★★★★
- Allerleirauh by Chantal Gadoury - ★★★★
- The Holiday Cruise by Victoria Cooke - ★★★★
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff - ★★★★★
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman - ★★★★
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★★
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★★
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★★
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★
- Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - ★★★★★
Paperback Challenge (2018)
Host: Star Crossed Reviews
My Summary Post
Progress: 4/10 (40%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Failed
- Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan - ★★★★★
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton - ★★★★★
- Make or Break by Catherine Bennetto - ★★★★★
Keyword Challenge (2018)
Host: My Readers Block
My Summary Post
Progress: 10/12 (83%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Failed
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- Black Heart by Anna-Lou Weatherley - ★★★★
- One Summer in Rome by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury - ★★★★
- The One with All the Bridesmaids by Erin Lawless - ★★★★
- The Holiday Cruise by Victoria Cooke - ★★★★
- Outcast Like Me by Sonya Loveday - ★★★★★
- Before She Falls by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Our House by Louise Candlish - ★★★★★
- Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - ★★★★★
Netgalley Challenge (2018)
Host: Star Crossed Reviews
My Summary Post
Progress: 77/50 (154%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Completed!
- One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot - ★★★★
- The Silent Girls by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- The Daughter by Lucy Dawson - ★★★★★
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- Little Liar by Clare Boyd - ★★★★
- Black Heart by Anna-Lou Weatherley - ★★★★
- The Lying Kind by Alison James - ★★★★★
- The Reunion by Samantha Hayes - ★★★★
- The Little Cottage on the Hill by Emma Davies - ★★★★
- The Last Laugh by Tracy Bloom - ★★★★
- The Pact by S.E. Lynes - ★★★★
- Game of Scones by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- Cold Heart by Stephen Edger - ★★★★★
- The Summer of Secrets by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- The Undercover Mother by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
- The Start of Something Wonderful by Jane Lambert - ★★★
- Dark Lies by Nick Hollin - ★★★★★
- Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles - ★★★★
- Last Night by Kerry Wilkinson - ★★★★
- Random Acts of Kindness - Part 1: Promises by Victoria Walters - ★★★★★
- The Next Girl by Carla Kovach - ★★★★★
- The Rising Storm by Ceri A. Lowe - ★★★★
- A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow - ★★★★
- The Holiday Cottage by the Sea by Holly Martin - ★★★★★
- The Last Thing I Saw by Alex Sinclair - ★★★★
- The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- One Summer in Rome by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- The Wedding Date by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★★
- Blood Runs Cold by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Last Goodbye by Arlene Hunt - ★★★★★
- Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square by Heidi Swain - ★★★★★
- Tell Me A Secret by Samantha Hayes - ★★★★
- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard - ★★★★★
- One Summer by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
- Now She's Gone by Alison James - ★★★★★
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★
- The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder - ★★★★★
- The Bakery at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke - ★★★★
- The Road Trip by Susanne O'Leary - ★★★★
- The Right Side of Mr Wrong by Jane Linfoot - ★★★★
- The Cottage on Sunshine Beach by Holly Martin - ★★★★★
- The One with All the Bridesmaids by Erin Lawless - ★★★★
- Make or Break by Catherine Bennetto - ★★★★★
- Happily Never After by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
- The Summer Getaway by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- Forgive Me Not by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★★
- Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker by Kerry Wilkinson - ★★★★
- The Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot - ★★★★
- One in a Million by Lindsey Kelk - ★★★★★
- The Girl in the Storm (Paradigm Trilogy, #2) by Ceri A. Lowe - ★★★★
- While I Was Sleeping by Dani Atkins - ★★★★★
- Her Final Hour by Carla Kovach - ★★★★★
- Love Like Ours by Melissa Foster - ★★★★
- The Holiday Cruise by Victoria Cooke - ★★★★
- The Goodnight Song by Nick Hollin - ★★★★★
- Perfect Girls by Alison James - ★★★★★
- Dinner Party by Tracy Bloom - ★★★★
- Coming Home to Maple Cottage by Holly Martin - ★★★★★
- The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances by Donna Ashcroft - ★★★★
- The Christmas Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke - ★★★★
- No One Cancels Christmas by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★
- The Christmas Wish by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- It Started With Christmas by Jenny Hale - ★★★★★
- Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland by Heidi Swain - ★★★★★
- One Way Ticket to Paris by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
- Before She Falls by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel by Karen King - ★★★★
- Last Light by Helen Phifer - ★★★★
- The Shape of Us by Drew Davies - ★★★★
- Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- The Silent Dead by Graham Smith - ★★★★★
- The Storm Girl's Secret by Ceri A. Lowe - ★★★★★
- Keep Her Close by Erik Therme - ★★★
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★
- Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - ★★★★★
Goodreads Challenge (2018)
Host: Goodreads
My Summary Post
Progress: 106/80 (133%)
1 January, 2018 — 31 December, 2018
Completed!
- One Wish in Manhattan by Mandy Baggot - ★★★★
- Bayside Passions by Melissa Foster - ★★★★
- Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan - ★★★★★
- The Silent Girls by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Vanishing Girls by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- The Daughter by Lucy Dawson - ★★★★★
- A Year and a Day by Isabelle Broom - ★★★★★
- Little Liar by Clare Boyd - ★★★★
- Black Heart by Anna-Lou Weatherley - ★★★★
- The Lying Kind by Alison James - ★★★★★
- The Reunion by Samantha Hayes - ★★★★
- Driving Whiskey Wild by Melissa Foster - ★★★★
- The Little Cottage on the Hill by Emma Davies - ★★★★
- Reality Blurred by Aven Ellis - ★★★★★
- The Last Laugh by Tracy Bloom - ★★★★
- The Pact by S.E. Lynes - ★★★★
- Game of Scones by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- Cold Heart by Stephen Edger - ★★★★★
- Your Move by Silvia Forrester - ★★★★
- The Summer of Secrets by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- The Undercover Mother by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
- Brett by Melissa Foster - ★★★★★
- The Start of Something Wonderful by Jane Lambert - ★★★
- Dark Lies by Nick Hollin - ★★★★★
- Annie's Summer by the Sea by Liz Eeles - ★★★★
- Last Night by Kerry Wilkinson - ★★★★
- Random Acts of Kindness - Part 1: Promises by Victoria Walters - ★★★★★
- Evil Rising by Gina Dickerson - ★★★★★
- The Next Girl by Carla Kovach - ★★★★★
- The Rising Storm by Ceri A. Lowe - ★★★★
- A Home at Honeysuckle Farm by Christie Barlow - ★★★★
- The Holiday Cottage by the Sea by Holly Martin - ★★★★★
- Embracing Her Heart by Melissa Foster - ★★★★★
- The Sunday Lunch Club by Juliet Ashton - ★★★★★
- The Last Thing I Saw by Alex Sinclair - ★★★★
- The Girl With No Name by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- Love at Last by Melissa Foster - ★★★★
- One Summer in Rome by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★
- The Wedding Date by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★★
- Blood Runs Cold by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Last Goodbye by Arlene Hunt - ★★★★★
- Sunshine and Sweet Peas in Nightingale Square by Heidi Swain - ★★★★★
- Tell Me A Secret by Samantha Hayes - ★★★★
- King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard - ★★★★★
- One Summer by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
- Now She's Gone by Alison James - ★★★★★
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★
- The Ex-Wife by Jess Ryder - ★★★★★
- The Bakery at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke - ★★★★
- The Road Trip by Susanne O'Leary - ★★★★
- The Right Side of Mr Wrong by Jane Linfoot - ★★★★
- Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury - ★★★★
- The Cottage on Sunshine Beach by Holly Martin - ★★★★★
- Anything for Love by Melissa Foster - ★★★★★
- The One with All the Bridesmaids by Erin Lawless - ★★★★
- Make or Break by Catherine Bennetto - ★★★★★
- Happily Never After by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
- The Summer Getaway by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- Allerleirauh by Chantal Gadoury - ★★★★
- Forgive Me Not by Samantha Tonge - ★★★★★
- Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker by Kerry Wilkinson - ★★★★
- The Little Cornish Kitchen by Jane Linfoot - ★★★★
- Bayside Heat by Melissa Foster - ★★★★★
- One in a Million by Lindsey Kelk - ★★★★★
- The Girl in the Storm (Paradigm Trilogy, #2) by Ceri A. Lowe - ★★★★
- While I Was Sleeping by Dani Atkins - ★★★★★
- Her Final Hour by Carla Kovach - ★★★★★
- Love Like Ours by Melissa Foster - ★★★★
- The Holiday Cruise by Victoria Cooke - ★★★★
- The Goodnight Song by Nick Hollin - ★★★★★
- Perfect Girls by Alison James - ★★★★★
- Dinner Party by Tracy Bloom - ★★★★
- Coming Home to Maple Cottage by Holly Martin - ★★★★★
- The Little Christmas Teashop of Second Chances by Donna Ashcroft - ★★★★
- The Christmas Cafe at Seashell Cove by Karen Clarke - ★★★★
- Outcast Like Me by Sonya Loveday - ★★★★★
- Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff - ★★★★★
- The Bottom Line by Aven Ellis - ★★★★★
- No One Cancels Christmas by Zara Stoneley - ★★★★
- The Christmas Wish by Tilly Tennant - ★★★★
- It Started With Christmas by Jenny Hale - ★★★★★
- Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland by Heidi Swain - ★★★★★
- One Way Ticket to Paris by Emma Robinson - ★★★★
- Before She Falls by Dylan Young - ★★★★★
- Wicked Whiskey Love by Melissa Foster - ★★★★★
- Snowy Nights at the Lonely Hearts Hotel by Karen King - ★★★★
- Last Light by Helen Phifer - ★★★★
- The Shape of Us by Drew Davies - ★★★★
- Her Final Confession by Lisa Regan - ★★★★★
- The Silent Dead by Graham Smith - ★★★★★
- The Storm Girl's Secret by Ceri A. Lowe - ★★★★★
- Keep Her Close by Erik Therme - ★★★
- Swing and a Miss by Aven Ellis - ★★★★★
- Gemina by Amie Kaufman - ★★★★
- Obsidio by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff - ★★★★★
- Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★
- Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★★
- Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★★
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo - ★★★★★
- A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas - ★★★★★
- Our House by Louise Candlish - ★★★★★
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - ★★★★★
- Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses by Jenny Hale - ★★★★
- Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor - ★★★★★
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