2025 Reading Challenge discussion

hi,I'm Sally Magdy I'm 21 I just discovered this group and I think it's amazing
I am really hoping that by the end of this year I would have read at least 30 books

Hi I am Kathy. I am 45 and I love modern literary fiction mixed in with some non-fiction, particularly about water, the environment, psychology, and running. I love reading and hope to get 30 books read this year

Hey y'all! A new member but have been on goodreads for awhile now. I love it! I can read anything and everything. Enjoy discussing books and stuff & things. I have set for my goal a total of 75 books for this year and I have read 6 so far, so 8% complete! :-) I don't like reviews with plot summaries or spoilers. I like peoples "take" of the book itself. I like to think I have a pretty open mind and hope to run across some people who enjoy talking about books.

hi. I'm Luisa, brazilian, architect, 25. I love to read about all kind of subject. My goal for this year, I don't know. But I hope to read about 40 ou 50 books.

Hey! I'm Nidhi! Aspiring Engineer! Love reading love writing!

Hey, I'm James. I've just joined the group (obviously, haha), and just actually joined Goodreads too, if I'm honest - though I've been meaning to join for a while now. I'd read pretty much anything I can get my hands on, but unfortunately, I don't read half as much as I used to, or as much I'd like to either. I have problems with concentrating and have trouble finding the time (I've been pretty busy with school work), but enough of the excuses! I've set targets for myself in previous years that I've given up on, but I'm promising myself I'm going to stick to this one this time round, so I'm setting myself the target of 25 books this year, and am hoping to read even more than that :)

Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer and I am 35 years old from the Buffalo, NY area. I love love to read books! I get that from my mom. You never see her without a book. This year I plan on reading books I never thought I would read. That is my goal. I really want to read over 100 books this year and I know I can do it. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King and Nora Roberts. I am always looking for new books to read. I am currently reading Under the wide and starry sky by Nancy Horan. I just started it this morning. Any questions, don't hesitate to ask me :) I am open book. lol :)

Hi all I joined Goodreads in Nov I love to read almost everything

Hi everyone , my name is Heather and I enjoy reading chick lit, Amish fiction, and WW2 history. I would like to expand into other areas...so I am currently reading "The One You Love" by Paul Pilkington. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

Hello!

I'm Casey and I've been on Goodreads since 2012. I mostly read modern classics (have become a fan of Nabokov recently) but I've read my fare share of classics and bios.

Hi! I'm Jenna, I'm 16 and I'm currently reading The Coldest Girl In Coldtown. I'm really busy most of the time with school, so I haven't had a lot of time to read, but I'm hoping to be able to come up with a goal of how many books I can read by the end of the year.

Hello everyone! I'm Sydney. I'm currently in college studying mechanical engineering which has been very demanding, so I tend to read a lot more during time off from school. But I am going to try to keep reading during this last semester. I love dystopian, post apocalyptic type books such as Hunger Games and Divergent but am up for anything good!

Hi hi. I've just joined and I love reading comments on here. I've already discovered 99 new books that I want to read so it could be an expensive year! I'm married with two gorgeous boys and two lovely step children. I work part time and waste the rest of my time reading or, to my shame, playing World of Warcraft :)

Hi all.
I just joined the group today, so I thought I'd introduce myself.

So ... I'm Ingrid, a avid bookreader and Goodreads member since 2008. I love dystopian stories, historical fiction, crime and thrillers. I'd love longer days to finish all the books on my TBR piles :o)

Hi everyone!!

I'm Abhishek. I've just joined in this group a couple of days back. I am a voracious reader, but due to slow reading speed I always turn up reading less than expected myself to do. This year my goal is to read 40 books and I've already finished with two of them. I want to appreciate the efforts of all the group moderators for making this beautiful group with lovely features such as "buddy reads".Great work guys :) Happy Reading :)

Hello, I'm Rose. I like to read all sorts of things, provided the writing is good enough. I try to read every book in a series that I start, and only refuse to read very terrible books. It's nice to meet you all. :)

Hi everyone! I'm Jenny and my personal goal is to read 150 this year. So far I have read 8 and working on book 9. I read historical fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, chick lit, scifi and open to suggestions.

Hello! I am new to the group and you all seem like a lovely bunch!

Hi!
My name is Mariska and my challenge is to read 50 books this year. It's my first time doing such a challenge, I'm really excited! I love reading books about the military ('Thank you for your service' by David Finkel is my all-time favorite!) as well as fiction, romance, scifi and dystopian, but I'm always open to suggestions in other genres!

Since I am brand new, I will say that I plan on reading 50 books this year, however, last year I made it to 75!
I LOVE historical fiction, time travel, horror and sometimes fantasy.
The Outlander series stands out as my most favorite of all time, but I also love Ken Follett and Kate Morton

Hello! I'm Nancy and reading has been one of my passions since 3rd grade when my friend gave me a boxed set of the Judy Blume series. It was then that I discovered a whole new world and way of thinking that could transport me from my mundane existence. I do not stick to one genre, but have found I'm highly interested in historical romance, time travel, science fiction and suspense. I'm fortunate to have passed down my love for reading to my oldest daughter who now frequently surpasses my number of books read per week. And, I'm okay with that.

Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoy your time with us!

@Debbie: What's your favourite Ken Follett? I fell in love with Lie Down With Lions when I was about thirteen, I have absolutely no idea why.

@Nancy: I love that your daughter reads more than you :). And I love your owl!!!

Hi everyone! I'm Faiza, new to the group obv. I read all sorta books.. Looking forward to discussing books w/ y'all. :)

Hi! I'm Helen and am addicted to both books and setting achievable goals!

Hi. My name is Barb. I am a retired English teacher who owns many books. I have challenged myself to read 75 books in 2014 but with a twist. I must read books I already own since I am running out of shelf space and this is even with owning a Kindle and a. Nook.

Hi everyone! I love a good challenge and look forward to meeting others who do as well.

Hi everyone! Trying this out - I normally am very reticent online but love, love gabbing about books in real life. This seems a good space to keep track of my reading goals and get to know other people :D. So - *waves*

Hi everyone! Im new here :) I read books that are usually suspense romance,because i love it those heartstopping moment. i dont own any books,because my mom doesnt allow it. to her,reading is a waste of time :( but i love reading so much that i would make frequent trips to th library. and yeah,if anyone has any good books to recommend,i'll be willing to listen about it ^^

Hi!! I am Laura, I love to read all types of different books mostly YA.

Hi all! Hoping to find some good discussion and books here. Love to read!

Hello all, I'm Sarah and I currently reside in South Korea. This looks like it will be a welcome distraction from lesson planning. :p

Welcome to all of our new members!

Hi everybody!!! I am new to this group (but not to GR) and decide to join this group to motivate myself to read again. I read a variety of topics and almost always I made comments after I finish my books. is a pleasure to meet all of you and good luck in your personal challenge for this year!

Hi everyone, I am a 29 year old stay at home mother . I really enjoy reading and want to have a way to discuss the books that I am reading. I am very excited to start the challenge and dig into these books.

Hi... I'm SHERYL... I'm new to this group... I joined Goodreads last April 2012... I really love to read... This year my personal challenge is to read 40 books... I mostly read erotica, romance, paranormal... And hey I also read young adult fiction... I just hope to have friends here while I'm working on my challenge...

Hello all, I'm Diane. Avid reader of a little bit of everything but will admit romance is my favorite. I'm looking forward to joining some of the challenges.

hello~ i am sayahi (not my real name -u-), but you can call me yahi or syh. i'm a new member of goodreads, and new to reading YA novels, but reading books in general has been my hobby ever since i could read. i'm also addicted to manga (japanese comics), and i have a MyAnimeList account (semi active).

last but not the least, I LOVE DRAWING and i'm a (self-proclaimed) comic artist :]

i hope to be more active here on GR and meet bokkworm friends along the way~ <3

Hello guys,


My name is Jorge, I'm currently challenging myself to read 40 books this year. So far I'm on track. Most of my selection of books are young adults. It's hard to pass on when they do so well w the propaganda :) . I noticed I am able to read contemporary work better. I struggle to
Thru classic books. I tend to day dream depending on the writing style :( . Maybe I will built that skill w time. I also want to enjoy different categories as well. That's another goal within a goal lol. Please feel free to add me. I am new to Good Reads.






Happy reading ,

Jorge

Hello! My name is Tony.

I joined Goodreads a few weeks ago.
Great tool to mark my progress and finish the books I start. :)

I like to read Theology and books that deal with the Christian faith along with Biographies. Recently, I've started reading True Crime, Classics and History.

I plan on reading at least 35 book this year.
Here is my Challenge progress:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Welcome Tony,

I hope you end up impressing yourself at the end of your challenge.








Jorge

Thank you, Jorge!

Hello! I am Hannu, a relatively new member. My goal is to read 201 books in 2014. I like several genres of fiction and non-fiction, yet I mainly focus on fantasy, scifi, horror, detective and thriller fiction, and biographies, history and natural sciences.

Hilo everyone I'm Ryoku but my friends call me Ryo. I just joined the group! I love reading all types of books historical fiction, YA, classic you name it I read it.

Welcome to all of the new folks... I look forward to meeting you all in challenges and upcoming group reads.

Hi my name is Sierra I'm 15 and I don't know what else to say. :)

Hi my name is Steve and one of my new years resolutions was to read much more than I have in recent years so we shall see how that goes.

Hi, I'm Jenna. Books are my favorite thing ever. My favorite genre is YA Fiction. I'm not too picky as far as the sub-genre is concerned, but I do tend to lean toward Paranormal/Fantasy. I'm a big fan of John Green, Jeaniene Frost, Susan Ee, Rainbow Rowell, Ellen Hopkins, Ally Carter, Maggie Stiefvater, Janet Evanovich, Kaori Yuki, Bisco Hatori, Mayu Shinjo, and Akihisa Ikeda. (That list turned out longer than I intended.) I will read almost anything, and this year I hope to read 80 books.

Welcome to all of our new members. I look forward to discussing books with you. Jump right in and join some challenges or a buddy read. Please ask if you have any questions.

My goal is 100 books. The plan is to read the books listed on my new GR shelf and not include my 2-day books in the count.

Hi I'm Fatima, 21 years old this Saturday! Currently thinking if I should work or apply for University!