Goodreads Challenge Update – May 2023

Hello everyone, It is time for a rather belated first Goodreads Challenge update of the year, and I have to admit that the outlook is not looking so good! In the past few years I have been very good at being on track to reach my target, but I had lower expectations for 2023 and …

Goodreads Challenge 2022 Summary And Stats

Hello everyone, Happy New Year! I hope 2023 turns out to be a special and rewarding year for you ✨ In terms of reading, I am super excited for what I have planned for the year ahead and after all the books I was either gifted or treated myself to over the festive period, my …

Goodreads Challenge Update – August 2022

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good week so far. It is time for my second Goodreads Challenge of the year! Just to recap, I set my target for 2022 at a total of 55 books, a number that I have surpassed in each of the past four years. Therefore, it seemed like …

Goodreads Challenge Update – April 2022

Hello everyone, It is time for my first Goodreads Challenge update of the year and I would say it is so far, so good! I am enjoying my reading and keeping things ticking along, very much on track to reach my target. For this year I decided to raise my goal by one, to 55. …

Goodreads Book Tag

Hello everyone, I found this tag on Misty's blog and it immediately looked like something I wanted to do. Although I have an Storygraph account, Goodreads is the only bookish app I use and maintain regularly, so many of the prompts here should be right up my street. I have done similar tags to this …

Goodreads Challenge 2021 Summary And Stats

Happy New Year Everyone! Now that were are in 2022, I am very excited for what this year will bring in terms of reading. Just glancing to my left and seeing the titles currently on my unread pile tower makes me think there is a good chance of finding some new favourites in the months …

Goodreads Challenge Update – September 2021

Hello everyone, We are just past two thirds of the way through the year, so it is time to check in on my progress in the 2021 Goodreads Challenge. For anyone new to reading or book blogs, this is where we set ourselves a target for the number of books we aim to read in …

Goodreads Challenge Update – April 2021

Hello everyone, As we are just about four months into the year (yes, it has gone so fast!), it is time to check in on my 2021 Goodreads Challenge and have a look at my progress. Last year I read 66 books having set myself a target of 52, which was my highest ever total …

Discussion – How Do We Hear About Upcoming Releases?

Hello everyone, Today I have a discussion on a topic which has been on my mind quite often of late. As we have just entered a new calendar year, this is a time where many book bloggers have published posts containing a list of their most anticipated 2021 releases - some of them fairly lengthy. …

Goodreads Challenge 2020 Summary and Stats

Happy New Year Everyone! I think I am with you all in saying that it is good to see the end of the unqualified disaster that was 2020, and hopefully this year can deliver much better fortunes in our lives. However, 2020 was actually a very good year for me as far as reading is …