Ruby's books: 2019 Reading Challenges

It's that time of year when your girl here decides how to challenge herself. And challenge myself I will, because this year is going to be big. I have a feeling about this. Or it just may be my cold that is speaking. I am planning on doing a few things differently, I want to really challenge myself with my reading, so I've decided to sign up to a few reading challenges that are going to do just that.

Let's start.

Reading Challenges 2019 Master List

The 2019 Audiobook Challenge is hosted by Melanie @ Hot Listens and Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. Since I discovered audiobooks this year, thanks to the Read Me Romance Podcast, and I also discovered the joy of listening to the audiobook while reading the physical book thanks to Sam and Kal, so I'm signing up to this reading challenge. There are 7 levels, and I'm aiming towards 24 30 50 books, so I'm picking the level called ~~Binge Listener~~ ~~My Precious~~ Marathoner .

Edited: Since in January I read 5 audiobooks out of 24, I decided to raise my level and I'm aiming for 40 audiobooks.

BOOKS READ:

Evermore by B. B. Reid
Bombshell by Jen Fredrick
Rolling The Dice by Alessandra Torre
Mated to the Reaper by Alexa Riley
Bounced Into Love by Rochelle Paige
Between the Sea and Stars by Chantal Gadoury
Securing Brenae by Susan Stoker
Halfway Girl by Tessa Bailey
Snowfall by M. Never
Evil's Unlikely Assassin by Jenn Windrow
Roping The Cowboy by Kennedy Fox
Because Of You by Jennika Snow
Rated Ex by Ella Fox
Look But Don't Touch by Cara Dee
Between Us & Forever by Dylan Allen
The Objection by Winter Renshaw
An Instant Connection by Melanie Moreland
Switch Bidder by Sara Ney
Trapping Her by Aurora Rose Reynolds
One Last Chance by Molly O'Keefe
A Kiss To Keep by Willow Winters
American Squire by Sierra Simone
Grading Curves by Naima Simone
A Death In Duck by Mindy Quigley
A Murder In Mount Moriah by Mindy Quigley
Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
From Lukov With Love by Mariana Zapata
The Wall Of Winnipeg And Me by Mariana Zapata
Kulti by Mariana Zapata
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
Under Locke by Mariana Zapata
Saving Hope by Margaret Daley
Flash Point by C.L. Schneider
The Virgin Roommate by Alexa Riley
Christmas Kitchen by Nalini Singh
Midnight at the Satyr Inn by Rebekah Lewis
Halloween Is... by Gail Gibbons
Christmas Is... by Gail Gibbons
Beauty & the Beast by Mordicai Gerstein
The Halloween Tree by Susan Montanari
The Witch's Halloween Hero by Kristen Painter
Of Bards and Witches by Alisa Woods
A Secret One by Aleatha Romig
Anna and the Vampire Prince by Jeanne C. Stein
The Late Night Escort by Cynthia Mendoza
The Snowman by Sky Corgan
King by T. M. Frazier
Tyrant by T. M. Frazier
Lingus by Mariana Zapata
One Down: Bayou Heat by Alexandra Ivy, Laura Wright
His Girl, His Rules by Morganna Williams
Shiftless by Aimee Easterling
Textin' Up My Heart by Teagan Hunter
The Duke's Twin by Lauren Smith
Murder at Mistletoe Manor by Holly Tierney-Bedord
The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe
The Midnight Bride by Kati Wilde
The Vampire's Mail Order Bride by Kristen Painter
Chief Bear by Scarlett Grove
A Slice of Life Christmas by Margaret Lake
The Monster Under the Bed by Rebekah Lewis
When She's Ready by Ruby Dixon
Balls Out by Avery Flynn
Find Her by Tessa Bailey
Smolder by Aly Martinez
Tempt the Ex by Natasha Madison
Rough Sketch by Kate Canterbary
Something About a Hot Guy by A.L. Jackson
Keane: Time of my Life by Theodora Taylor
Plumbing the Virgin by Tia Louise
Date Night by Meghan Quinn
I'm Yours, Baby by Fiona Davenport
She's the One by Ella Goode
Definitely Kinky by Annabel Joseph
The Football Pants Chronicles by Tessa Bailey
Sweeter by Eve Dangerfield
The Peer and the Puppet by B.B. Reid
Wanting My Stepsister by Alexa Riley
The Bandit by B.B. Reid
The Knight by B.B. Reid
Lawless by T.M. Frazier
Christmas in Winter Hill by Melody Carlson
A Gypsy's Christmas Kiss: Scandal Meets Love by Dawn Brower
Soulless by T.M. Frazier
Mrs. Saint Nick by Caroline Mickelson
His Mimosa by Jamie Schlosser

86 / 50 books. 100 % done!

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The Family Tree Reading Challenge is hosted by Becky from Becky's Book Reviews and I am very excited to participate in this challenge. The rules are pretty simple, and you can pick from three different categories of challenges. I picked the third one, and that means I have to read books from the birth year of the family member I chose. I chose my great-grandfather, who passed away a little over ten years ago. He was a true hero for me, he was my grandaddy, and I still miss him. He was born in 1918 and I've picked three books that were published in that year. I am very excited to read these books.

BOOKS READ:

The Beast in the Cave by H.P. Lovecraft

1 / 3 books. 33% done!

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Romance-opoly is hosted by the ladies from Under The Covers and Jessica from Peace Love Books. I love romance, I love Monopoly, and when I found out there's a reading challenge that puts those two together I knew I had to sign up. There are two ways to play this game, and I'm going to pick The Scenic Route, because I want to avoid the perils of a reading slump. As for the levels, I figure that since the highest one has only 39 books, I can do this. So I'm going to pick The Native. I haven't yet decided on all of the books I want to read yet, but I will do that in about a day or so and I'll put them in a dedicated GR shelf.

BOOKS READ:

Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber

1 / 39 books. 3% done!

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The Beat The Backlist challenge is hosted by Austine @ NovelKnight. My track record with reading backlist books is kind of bad, especially when I put them in a dedicated shelf. When I see them on that list, it's like my brain freezes and I get this...let's call it urge, to just ignore the list. Since I do have a ton of backlist books I want to read, I thought I'd change things up and instead of making up a long list of books I'll likely ignore in 2019, like I did in my previous two years of signing up for this challenge, I'll commit to reading at least 24 backlist books. That gives me 2 books a month from the older books I own, either on my physical shelves, or on my various reading apps. Of course, I wouldn't be me if I didn't say I hoped to read the books I had on my BTB list this year, so I'm going to try my best to one backlist book from my GR shelf and one that isn't there. I'm also going to sign up as a proud member of the Ravenclaw team for this challenge.

BOOKS READ:

Cross Breed by Lora Leigh
Nauti Angel by Lora Leigh
The Final Score by Jaci Burton
Saving Hope by Margaret Daley
Love Only Once by Johanna Lindsey
From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
Born, Darkly by Trisha Wolfe
Priest by Sierra Simone
Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber
A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews

10 / 24 books. 42% done!

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This challenge was created by Emily@Falling for YA, then moved to Katrina@Bookish Things & More (site no longer available) and now it resides at Reading Between the Pages.

As you all know, I have a bit of a problem with requesting books from Netgalley and Edelweiss. I have way too many overdue ARCs that I need to read, more so than I dare to count or say out loud. I also want to get to that 80% ratio this year, so I'm going to work hard to get there before December 2019. There are five levels to choose from, and I'm going to start slow and manageable, so I'll start with Silver, which means I'll plan to read about 25 books. Hopefully I'll graduate to higher levels as the time passes, but we'll see. I'm also putting a rule of my own in this challenge: the books I'm going to read have all been requested and received before January 1st 2019. I know we can count anything, but I want to make sure I actually move forward with my goals, instead of backwards or being stuck around the same ratio even if I get to read the 25 books I plan on reading.

BOOKS READ:

A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews
Nauti Angel by Lora Leigh
The Final Score by Jaci Burton
Saving Hope by Margaret Daley

4 / 25 books. 16% done!

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This challenge is hosted by Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight and it's been a challenge that I've signed up for the last two years. I have had fun being challenged to write more discussion posts, and I have some cool ideas for 2019, so I'm going to sign up again this year. As with previous years, there are 5 levels. I'm aiming for 24 - 25 discussion posts, so I'm going to again sign up for the Chatty Kathy level.

6 / 24 posts. 25% done!

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Not listed: the yearly Goodreads Challenge. I plan on setting the challenge for 200 books, but I'm waiting for January 1st to put it up on this page.

I'm going to keep the possibility open for signing up to the New Authors Reading Challenge if the gals from Literary Escapism will host the challenge, if not I'll set up a personal challenge for myself. I'm also going to keep my eyes open for any readathons I will participate in, like the Smutathon one if Riley and Lainey will host it.

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Let's talk. Are there any reading challenges you're signing up for in 2019?

2019 Reading Challenges

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