I posted about joining the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge earlier in June and as is pretty standard with my lazy ass, I have been really horrible at tracking my progress. Honestly, I’m just really bad at keeping up with challenges, lol–it’s not so much the reading that’s a struggle for me but the tracking (excel files hate me as much I hate them). But I’ve been thinking about the challenge lately because I just finished reading one of the books on my list and I was wondering how I’ve done so far. If you want to see a recap of what books I set for the challenge, check out my original post!
what I’ve finished so far:
Short & sweet:ย Read a book withย less than 100 pagesย (or a book you can finish in one sitting) – The Woods, Vol. 1: The Arrowย by James Tynion IV | (my review)
On the bandwagon:ย Read one ofย the most read books right nowย on Goodreads &ย New voices:ย Read a debut novel – Where the Crawdads Singย by Delia Owens | (my review)
In the friend zone:ย Read a book that a friend has recommended – The Flatshareย Beth OโLeary | (my review)
It takes two:ย Read aย co-authored book – Autoboyographyย by Christina Lauren | (my review)
Armchair traveler:ย Read a book set in a destination you want to visit – The Great Aloneย by Kristin Hannah
Seeing as how I’ve not ‘intentionally’ read these books over the last month, I’m happy to see that I’ve almost ticked off half of the challenges. I still have a ways to go but hopefully my confidence isn’t misplaced when I say that I think I can complete this challenge ๐ The only book I’m nervous about picking up (again) is The Goldfinch because its been sitting half-unfinished on my shelf since February. I started it for a group/buddy read but it was admittedly the worst reading month–my book slump was epic and trying to force myself to get through this wasn’t ideal. BUT I’m hoping to get it read before the movie comes out this September. The trailer is beautiful and I’m so excited to watch the movie; plus, it’s also really good motivation to finish the book!
Are you participating in the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge?
If you are, how’s your reading progress coming along?
Let me know in the comments and letโs chat!
dinipandareads 
good on you for starting though! a lot of these look great and now I have to add them to my tbr
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Haha sorry? I know the feels though ๐
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I want to read The Flatshare. It looks really good!
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I loved it! The characters and build up of the story was great! Hope you enjoy it if/when you pick it up ๐
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Omg. You track your reading on excel!? Lol I would die if I had to be that organised about reading. I’m far too moody ๐๐๐
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You are doing pretty good – way more progress than me. lol
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Lovely update! I think it’s awesome that you’ve already fulfilled 5 prompts! โค And it's great to hear that you enjoyed Autoboyography so much! It's been on my tbr! Best of luck with completing the challenge!
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I didn’t participate this summer since I already had so many other readathons going, but you’re doing awesome!!
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Thank you! I’m pleasantly surprised by my progress ๐ It makes me feel like I’ve accomplished things and I can’t wait to finish the challenge!
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