Oh April, you’ve been pretty good to me! My book reading game has increased which is mostly due to a fun Facebook Challenge group I joined. Watch for that post coming up telling you all about it and how YOU should join me too. Do you plan your reading? Just read what you like? Stick to one genre?
Now let’s take a look at What I’ve Read in April 2019 and how I am upping my reading game.
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Reading Goals and Challenges
- 2019 Goodreads Challenge
- 2019 Non-Fiction Books Challenge
- 2019 TBR Pile Challenge
- 2019 A Book A Week with the Pingel Sisters Challenge
- 2019 Audiobook Challenge
- 2019 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge
- 2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
- 2019 Library Love Challenge
- 2019 Read and Review 10 Advanced Review Copies (ARC)
- 2019 New Release Challenge
April Update For My Reading Goals
Goal #1: 2019 Goodreads Challenge – Read 75 books
First goal covers my overall book count. I read 8 books in April, that was almost as many as I read in February and March together! I’m also pretty excited that I’m closing in on where I should be in my 2019 Reading Challenge, only 3 books behind! Yippee!
Those books are:
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol – Read as a physical book borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman – Read as an Ebook borrowed through Hoopla, 3 stars
The Quiet You Carry by Nikki Parthelmess – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
Ladies’ Night by Mary Kay Andrews – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult – Read my own copy, 3 stars
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green – Read as a physical book borrowed from the library, 4 stars
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars, see my Review here.
Add your goal here.
Goal #2: 2019 Non-Fiction Books Challenge – Read at least 10% non-fiction books
I read just the one book, and was so glad to have read this one! Definitely be on the lookout for a review of this book.
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
Goal #3: 2019 TBR Pile Challenge , tracked here
I love to actually get the books that I read for book club, so had my own copy of Small Great Things that I read this month!
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult – Read my own copy, 3 stars
Goal #4: A Book A Week with the Pingel Sisters Challenge, tracked here
I still love the Pingel Sisters, but I seem to have strayed a bit from this challenge.
A book with more than 500 pages:
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult – Read my own copy, 3 stars
A book you can read in a day:
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol – Read as a physical book borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Book That Will Make You Cry:
The Quiet You Carry by Nikki Parthelmess – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
Young Adult Fiction
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
A Book Recommended by A Friend: Still need to complete this one
Book Published in 2009: Still need to complete this one
A Book Becoming a Movie in 2019: Still need to complete this one
A Genre You Don’t Usually Read: Still need to complete this one
Children’s Classic: Still need to complete this one
Bought at a Thrift Store: Still need to complete this one
Read a Trilogy: Still need to complete this one
Dystopian Novel: Still need to complete this one
Goal #5: 2019 Audiobook Challenge, tracked here – Listen to at least 12 Audiobooks
Only two this month! I had a few false starts, sometimes it’s the narrator or it’s a book that I know I need to read physically.
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Ladies’ Night by Mary Kay Andrews – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Goal #6: 2019 Finishing the Series Reading Challenge, tracked here
Whelp, guess maybe I shouldn’t have chosen this challenge?
Goal #7: 2019 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge, tracked here
Nothing to see here this month.
Goal #8: 2019 Library Love Challenge, tracked here
I’ve discovered the wonderful world that is Hoopla. That’s also something we use at work so that is a little confusing, but it’s also great for books!
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol – Read as a physical book borrowed from the library, 3 stars
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman – Read as an Ebook borrowed through Hoopla, 3 stars
Ladies’ Night by Mary Kay Andrews – Listened as an Audiobook borrowed from the library, 3 stars
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green – Read as a physical book borrowed from the library, 4 stars
Goal #9: Read and Review 10 Advanced Review Copies (ARC), tracked here
Undoubtedly, one of my favorite things about doing this blog is getting to read some advanced review copies. I’ve read a few more and can’t wait to review them!!
The Quiet You Carry by Nikki Parthelmess – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
Goal #10: 2019 New Release Challenge, tracked here
I love reading all books, but I especially find something exciting about reading books that have been released recently!
Good Riddance by Elinor Lipman – Read as an Ebook borrowed through Hoopla, 3 stars
The Quiet You Carry by Nikki Parthelmess – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic: A Comedian’s Guide to Life on the Spectrum by Michael McCreary – Advanced Review Copy (ARC) received from Netgalley, 4 stars
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