Reading Challenges

2023 Reading Challenges:

Goodreads Challenge 2023: my progress

Book of the Month Challenge 2023 (app only): my progress

2023 Diversify Your Reading Challenge: my progress

Flourish & Blotts 2023 Challenge: my progress

The Nest's 2023 Three Degrees of Difficulty Reading Challege (app only): my progress


Long-Term Challenges:

Around the World Challenge (my own long-term adaptation of a Goodreads challenge): my progress

By the Year Reading Challenge: my progress


2022 Reading Challenges:

Goodreads Challenge 2022: my progress

Book of the Month Challenge 2022 (app only): my progress

2022 Diversify Your Reading Challenge: my progress

Read Your Height Challenge: my progress

Flourish & Blotts 2022 Challenge: my progress

Words & Whimsy 2022 Three Degrees of Difficulty Reading Challenge: my progress

Words & Whimsy January 2022 Reading Challenge

Words & Whimsy February 2022 Reading Challenge


2021 Reading Challenges:

Read Harder Challenge 2021: my progress

Goodreads Challenge 2021: my progress

Book of the Month Challenge 2021 (app only): my progress

I Spy Cover Challenge 2021: my progress

Retellings Bingo (technically for 2020, but I started it in 2021): my progress

Flourish & Blotts 2021 Challenge: my progress

April 2021 Mythothon: my progress

May 2021 Star Wars Readathon: my progress

Words & Whimsy May 2021 Reading Challenge: my progress

Words & Whimsy June 2021 Reading Challenge: my progress

Words & Whimsy July 2021 Reading Challenge

Words & Whimsy August 2021 Reading Challenge

Words & Whimsy September 2021 Reading Challenge

Words & Whimsy October 2021 Reading Challenge

Words & Whimsy November 2021 Reading Challenge

Words & Whimsy December 2021 Reading Challenge

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