The State of Our 2017 Reading Lists This Year {So Far}

We’re keeping track of the books that we’ve mentioned here on GXO, that we’d like to read this year, and trying to give them first priority. But we’re also mood readers – so we have a few outstanding – and we’re posting about it so we can get our butts in gear. Or strike them off the list.

Tanya – There’s only 3 that are still lingering almost 3 months into a new year and I’m pretty pleased about that.

• From 7 Books From the “Best of the Year Lists” That We Missed {On Our Reading List} … Nutshell, Ian McEwan
• From 5 New-to-Us Awesome Author Discoveries, I have yet to read a book by Renee Ahdieh – but the 2nd book in the Wrath & the Dawn series … The Rose & the Dagger
• I still have 1 book to read from the Books On Our Winter Reading List … Bone Witch, Rin Chupeco.

Reading Challenge Update

• Our own 2017 Monthly Motif which has monthly reading themes – 3/3. I’m loving the heck out of the challenges each month – and seeing what all the participants choose to read.
• 2017 Diverse Reads Book Challenge – I’m just keeping track of the number of #ownvoices books – 4 (30% of all books read so far).
• The A to Z Challenge – Location Edition – so I’ve checked off the letters – A, B, H, J, L, N, U, V, S, Y.
• Around the World Through Language – 1 Japanese translation (need to add more translated books to my reading choices).
• Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge – To follow a set of clues furnished by the mystery books – 2/12 (on track).

Kim – So far I’ve been giving in to my mood at the moment more than I’ve been keeping an eye on my reading lists.

• From 7 Books From the “Best of the Year Lists” That We Missed {On Our Reading List} … None yet!
  
• From 5 New-to-Us Awesome Author Discoveries … I read everything that Lynne Matson has written so far- just the Nil series. The same goes for Sally Green. I devoured her Half Bad series and really wish she would publish something new. I’m making my way through V.E. Schwab’s books including Vicious and The Darker Shades of Magic series, which I’m loving.
  
• From the Books On Our Winter Reading List … Bone Season, Samantha Shannon –  loved this!!

Reading Challenge Update

• So far, the only challenge I’ve been keeping my eye on as been our 2017 Monthly Motif which has monthly reading themes – 3/3. I’ve been having fun with this one this year.
• I had high hopes of participating in other challenges and I’m sure I’ve read some books that fit the parameters of the challenges I thought I would do- but I haven’t been keeping up with my spreadsheet at all.
• This year is definitely a mood year and so far my reading has been a bit slow as I’ve been busy writing my final portfolio for graduating from my Master’s program. I expect every aspect of my reading to pick up big time once I’m finished with school!
  

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  How is your reading going this year? Did you set any reading goals?

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