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message 1: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32516 comments "Reading Resolutions"
Every year many people make resolutions for their New Year goals. This year, we've tweaked some common resolutions makin' them reading resolutions!

Duration: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2020
Goal: Read 2 books for each resolution using the descriptions listed = 24 books
Rules:
� 8 non-PNR/UF books will be allowed
� You may post as you go or right away
� Please edit your initial list with updates
� All formats are allowed
� Re-reads are not allowed

Categories:
Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break - Read a book in a series that wish you could stop reading, but stick with anyway -OR- a book about firefighters or dragons

Lose weight: drop those extra lbs - Read a book that has been on your tbr shelf (real or virtual) for more than 6 months -OR- Read a chunky book that's been sitting on your TBR, but you keep passing it by because of its size

Exercise more: get active - Read a UF book

Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
(not just one story, but all the stories in the anthology)

New job: make a good first impression - Read a book whose cover drew you to it

Save money: pinch those pennies - Read a book you borrowed (from anyone or anywhere - friend, library, swap, online loan) -OR- Read a book you bought using a gift card you were given

Have a baby: new life - Read a 1st in series book

Go back to school: new professors - Read a book by a new-to-you author

Get married: blissfully in love - Read a PNR book

Take a vacation: get away for a while - Read a book set somewhere you've been or would like to go on vacation

Buy a house: personal property - Read a book you own

Reconnect with old friends: long time no see - Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf (I'm sure they'd love to hear how you liked it when you're done)

To find your first 5 Ε·±¦ΣιΐΦ friends:
Click on friends along the GR menu bar
Sort by date added
Newest friends show up first, so scroll to the bottom of the list and pick a book from the "last" 5 listed (those are your 1st 5 friends added)


message 2: by LaurLa (last edited Nov 02, 2020 05:56PM) (new)

LaurLa | 1181 comments Reading Resolutions [2020]
January - December 2020

My Reading Resolutions Challenge (msg 2)

24 Books Read

�Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break
Luck of the Dragon (Las Vegas Dragons, #1) by Susannah Scott Serpent's Kiss (Elder Races, #3) by Thea Harrison
🍬Read a book about firefighters or dragons
🍬Luck of the Dragon ~ 09.01 β˜…β˜…β˜�
🍬Serpent's Kiss ~ 07.25 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Lose weight: drop those extra lbs
Alone In the Dark (Romantic Suspense, #17; Cincinnati, #2) by Karen Rose Bound by Blood (Bound, #1) by Cynthia Eden
🍬Read a book that has been on your tbr shelf (real or virtual) for more than 6 months
🍬Alone In the Dark ~ 02.24 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜�
🍬Bound by Blood ~ 04.04 β˜…β˜…β˜�

�Exercise more: get active
Of Blood and Bone (Chronicles of The One, #2) by Nora Roberts The Trouble with Twelfth Grave (Charley Davidson, #12) by Darynda Jones
🍬Read a UF book
🍬Of Blood and Bone ~ 06.18 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜�
🍬The Trouble with Twelfth Grave ~ 04.05 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Eat better: smaller portions
Outtakes from the Grave (Night Huntress, #7.5) by Jeaniene Frost Hot Ticket (contains New York Blades, #4.5) by Deirdre Martin
🍬Read an anthology
🍬Outtakes from the Grave ~ 03.16 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬Hot Ticket ~ 07.11 β˜…β˜…β˜�

�New job: make a good first impression
Inconvenient Wife (Charleston #2) by Natasha Boyd The Gift (Mageri #5.5; Mageriverse #14.6) by Dannika Dark
🍬Read a book whose cover drew you to it
🍬Inconvenient Wife ~ 06.13 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬The Gift ~ 01.04 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Save money: pinch those pennies
Death Below Stairs (Kat Holloway Mysteries, #1) by Jennifer Ashley Fashionably Dead Down Under (Hot Damned, #2) by Robyn Peterman
🍬Read a book you bought using a gift card you were given
🍬Death Below Stairs ~ 09.30 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬Fashionably Dead Down Under ~ 03.07 β˜…β˜…β˜�

�Have a baby: new life
Phantom Evil (Krewe of Hunters, #1) by Heather Graham Awaken Me Darkly (Alien Huntress, #1) by Gena Showalter
🍬Read a 1st in series book
🍬Phantom Evil ~ 05.09 β˜…β˜…β˜�
🍬Awaken Me Darkly ~ 08.15 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Go back to school: new professors
Eternally Yours by Gina Ardito Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) by Patricia Briggs
🍬Read a book by a new-to-you author
🍬Eternally Yours ~ 01.09 β˜…β˜…β˜�
🍬Moon Called ~ 05.12 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Get married: blissfully in love
Wild Hunger (The Phoenix Pack, #7) by Suzanne Wright Rescued by the Wolf (A Wahyas of Walker’s Run Novel) by Kristal Hollis
🍬Read a PNR book
🍬Wild Hunger ~ 09.09 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬Rescued by the Wolf ~ 10.19 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Take a vacation: get away for a while
The Night Ferry by Emily Senecal Of Silk and Steam (London Steampunk, #5) by Bec McMaster
🍬Read a book set somewhere you've been or would like to go on vacation
🍬The Night Ferry ~ 01.15 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬Of Silk and Steam ~ 02.20 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…

�Buy a house: personal property
White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2) by Ilona Andrews Time Trap (Red Moon, #1) by Micah Caida
🍬Read a book you own
🍬White Hot ~ 01.03 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬Time Trap ~ 09.08 β˜…β˜…β˜�

�Reconnect with old friends: long time no see
Lucky Break (Chicagoland Vampires, #10.5) by Chloe Neill Invisible Magic (Alex Noziak #1) by Mary Buckham
🍬Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf
🍬Lucky Break ~ 04.18 β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
🍬Invisible Magic ~ 03.31 β˜…β˜…β˜�


message 3: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32516 comments ;) That's what we like.


message 4: by AliciaJ (last edited Nov 19, 2020 08:36PM) (new)

AliciaJ | 770 comments I like it-this sounds like it'll be a lot of fun. 😊

Reading Resolutions
Duration: 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2020
24/24 Done! πŸŽ‰πŸ˜ŠπŸ’•

Categories:

Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break - Read a book in a series that wish you could stop reading, but stick with anyway -OR- a book about firefighters or dragons
The Rage of Dragons (The Burning, #1) by Evan Winter 5/21/20

Lose weight: drop those extra lbs - Read a book that has been on your tbr shelf (real or virtual) for more than 6 months -OR- Read a chunky book that's been sitting on your TBR, but you keep passing it by because of its size

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1) by James S.A. Corey 5/10/20

Exercise more: get active - Read a UF book

Archangel's War (Guild Hunter, #12) by Nalini Singh 2/12/20

Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
(not just one story, but all the stories in the anthology)


Better Than Beginnings A Better Than Good Short Story Collection (Better Than Stories #5) by Lane Hayes 2/16/20

New job: make a good first impression - Read a book whose cover drew you to it

The Last Sun (The Tarot Sequence, #1) by K.D. Edwards 2/17/20

Save money: pinch those pennies - Read a book you borrowed (from anyone or anywhere - friend, library, swap, online loan) -OR- Read a book you bought using a gift card you were given

Back in Black (McGinnis Investigations, #1) by Rhys Ford 2/11/20

Have a baby: new life - Read a 1st in series book


Among the Living (PsyCop, #1) by Jordan Castillo Price 1/22/20

Go back to school: new professors - Read a book by a new-to-you author
Beautiful on the Outside by Adam Rippon 2/3/20

Get married: blissfully in love - Read a PNR book

The Darkest Warrior (Lords of the Underworld, #14) by Gena Showalter 2/9/20

Take a vacation: get away for a while - Read a book set somewhere you've been or would like to go on vacation

A Ferry of Bones & Gold (Soulbound, #1) by Hailey Turner 1/18/20
(set in New York)

Buy a house: personal property - Read a book you own

HOT Rebel (Hostile Operations Team, #6) by Lynn Raye Harris 1/6/20

Reconnect with old friends: long time no see - Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf (I'm sure they'd love to hear how you liked it when you're done)

To find your first 5 Ε·±¦ΣιΐΦ friends:
Click on friends along the GR menu bar
Sort by date added
Newest friends show up first, so scroll to the bottom of the list and pick a book from the "last" 5 listed (those are your 1st 5 friends added)

Taming Him (Bishop Brothers, #1) by Kennedy Fox (read by Neva Davies) 11/13/20


message 5: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32516 comments Enjoy!


message 6: by Daphne (last edited Dec 28, 2020 11:00AM) (new)

Daphne (bythepen) | 77 comments Reading Resolutions 2020
Duration: 1/1/2020 - 12/31/2020
Completed: 24/24 books - DONE


Quit Smoking: A hard habit to break

Read:
Scaling Her Dragon (Paranormal Dating Agency, #8) by Milly Taiden Magic Triumphs (Kate Daniels, #10) by Ilona Andrews

Lose weight: drop those extra lbs

Read:
Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse, #10) by Charlaine Harris Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) by Jeaniene Frost

Exercise more: get active

Read:
Natural Mage (Magical Mayhem #2) by K.F. Breene Wolf Bite (The Blood Borne #2) by Shannon Mayer

Eat better: smaller portions - Read an anthology
(not just one story, but all the stories in the anthology)

Read:
Five Feline Fancies by Kristine Kathryn Rusch Angels of Darkness (Alphas, #0.5; Guild Hunter, #3.5; The Guardians, #7.5; Samaria) by Ilona Andrews

New job: make a good first impression - Read a book whose cover drew you to it

Read:
His Forbidden Omega (The Royal Omegas #1) by P. Jameson Here (On the Otherside, #1) by Denise Grover Swank

Save money: pinch those pennies

Read: (Library, KU)
Burn Bright (Alpha & Omega, #5; Mercy Thompson World - Complete, #15) by Patricia Briggs Natural Witch (Magical Mayhem #1) by K.F. Breene

Have a baby: new life

Read:
Descended from Shadows (Book of Sindal Book One) by D.G. Swank Silver Staked (The Blood Borne #1) by Shannon Mayer

Go back to school: new professors

Read:
Solstice by Jane Redd Hidden (Deep Ops, #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

Get married: blissfully in love

Read:
The Cupcake Witch by Melanie Karsak Elizabeth's Wolf by Lora Leigh

Take a vacation: get away for a while

Read: (New Orleans)
Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy, #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout Torn (A Wicked Trilogy, #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Buy a house: personal property - Read a book you own

Read:
Sweep of the Blade (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4) by Ilona Andrews The Accidental Demon Slayer (Demon Slayer, #1) by Angie Fox

Reconnect with old friends: long time no see - Pick a book off of one of your first 5 GoodReads friends' bookshelf (I'm sure they'd love to hear how you liked it when you're done)

Read:
Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse By Earth (The Witches of Portland #1) by T. Thorn Coyle


message 7: by LaurLa (new)

LaurLa | 1181 comments Challenge complete!
Updated post: My Reading Resolutions Challenge (msg 2)

24 Books Read


message 8: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32516 comments Yay, LaurLa!


message 9: by Daphne (new)

Daphne (bythepen) | 77 comments Done! Just in time. :) (Msg 6)


message 10: by Steph, Serious series addict (new)

Steph (angel4492) | 32516 comments WTG, Daphne!


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