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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Please use this thread to chat and plan out your reading. I will post a list of everyone's resolutions here.


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments *Resolutions*
CP
1) Read books on my TBR-2017 shelf and those that follow (if the book starts/is part of a series)
2) Read books from my TBR-Owned-Physical Shelf
3) Read books that I have for review
4) Read books by my favorite authors (mostly: Brandon Sanderson, Dean Koontz, Eoin Colfer, Neal Shusterman)
5) Continue reading started series from past years

Bookbuyer
1. Finish or Re-read series read in 2016
2. Finish or Re-read series read in 2015
3. Read books from OT or OA list that I have yet to read
4. Read books from OT or OA list that I haven't read in a long time and have new books coming out
5. Read at least 1 book released in January 2017

Kylara
1. Read owned physical books that I haven't read yet
2. Re-read and complete any of the following series: Temeraire, WoT, Dresden Files (If Peace Talks is coming out in 2017), and Sabriel.
3. Read 5 NF books (not memoirs) off TBR list.
4. Read owned Kindle books I haven't read yet.
5. Read physical library books (and stop checking them out unless new.)

Melanie
1. Read My Review Books
2. Finish Series
3. Read More Nonfiction
4. Read Books Over 400 Pages

Courtney
1. Take part in at least one Buddy Read
2. Read a book added in "To-Read" in the year 2012
3. Read a New York Times Bestseller (from 2016)
4. Read at least one classic novel

Victoria
1. Read books I owned before 2017
2. Finish series I've already started
3. Re-read books I own (to get rid of them!)
4. Read more diversely

Collette
1. Read 1 book of poetry
2. Read 2 nonfiction books. (any nonfiction)
3. Read 3 books that are translated
4. Read a book that is 400+ pages
5.Read 5 books that will satisfy by BR Read Harder list.

Lisa
1. Reread the Harry Potter Series (1-7)
2. Read each book that comes in my Owl Crate monthly box before the next box arrives.
3. Read at least 10 books that I already own (prior to January 1).
4. Read the Chronicles of Narnia series for the very first time.
5. Read at least one nonfiction book each month.

Laura
1. Read at least one book that's coming out beginning 2017
2. Finish a series started in 2016
3. Read a trilogy (all 3 books have to be already published)
4. Finish the Taken series by Erin Bowman (read book #3 and prequel)
5. Begin a new series

Colleen
1. Read from my older TBR list instead of more recent
2. Finish series I've started
3. Reread several books I've been meaning too.
4. Read from the mountain of books already on my Kindle, iBooks, and Nook
5. Read From Book Suggestions

Victoria B
1) Read more books from different genres (YA, contemporary, thrillers, etc)
2) Finish at least one series.
3) Read more manga/graphic novels.
4) Read longer books.
5) Choose books that have been sitting on my bookshelves for over a year.

Meg
1) Read a new author
2) Read at least 2 physical books that have been waiting for me
3) Read at least 2 kindle books on my shelf
4) Read the Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel series
5) Read a New York Times Best Seller

Kirsty
1) Finish War and Peace ( it's been a year of trying! )
2) Read something by an author I've never read before.
3) Read all books I've borrowed from friends and haven't yet returned.
4) Read something of a genre I don't normally read ( crime, non fiction, memoirs etc )

Charley Girl
1) Finish books for review
2) Read a classic
3) Read a book that has been on my to read shelf for at least a year
4) Read a book from my parent's books


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments *Resolutions*


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments If anyone needs to edit/add their resolutions you can either post here or on the signup thread and I will add them to the main list.


message 6: by [deleted user] (last edited Dec 28, 2016 03:24PM) (new)

PLANNING-Reading Resolutions :
1. Reread the Harry Potter Series (1-7)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

2. Read each book that comes in my Owl Crate monthly box before the next box arrives.
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER

3. Read at least 10 books that I already own (prior to January 1).
#1 A Thousand Nights
#2 Spindle
#3 This Savage Song
#4 Tell Me Three Things
#5 The Reader
#6 Read Between the Lines
#7 Our Chemical Hearts
#8 Of Fire and Stars
#9 Let's Get Lost
#10 Never Always Sometimes

4. Read the Chronicles of Narnia series for the very first time.
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7


Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments I just realized I made a mistake in #5 of my resolutions. I meant 2017 not 2016. :)


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments I'll fix that. :)


Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments C P wrote: "I'll fix that. :)"

TY! :D


message 10: by C.P. (last edited Jan 06, 2017 12:06PM) (new)

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Some planning. :)

1) Read books on my TBR-2017 shelf and those that follow (if the book starts/is part of a series)
Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1) by Brian McClellan
2) Read books from my TBR-Owned-Physical Shelf
Towers of Midnight (Wheel of Time, #13) by Robert Jordan
A Memory of Light (Wheel of Time, #14) by Robert Jordan
New Spring (Wheel of Time, #0) by Robert Jordan
3) Read books that I have for review
Death Spiral A Faith Flores Science Mystery by Janie Chodosh
Code Red by Janie Chodosh
A List of Cages by Robin Roe
Fantastic Creatures by H.L. Burke
Weapons of Math Destruction How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy by Cathy O'Neil
4) Read books by my favorite authors (mostly: Brandon Sanderson, Dean Koontz, Eoin Colfer, Neal Shusterman)
Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
Bruiser by Neal Shusterman
5) Continue reading started series from past years
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling


message 11: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments I'm about half done my first book for the challenge. :)


message 12: by C.P. (new)

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Great job! I'll be starting a couple today. :)


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Kylara Jensen | 437 comments Can books read for the quarterly challenge also count for the monthly challenge?


message 14: by C.P. (new)

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Yes, as long as they were read in the correct month.


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Kylara Jensen | 437 comments Books currently checked out from the library:
Heartless by Marissa Meyer Calamity (Reckoners, #3) by Brandon Sanderson Imprudence (The Custard Protocol, #2) by Gail Carriger You Know Me Well by Nina LaCour Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter Wildflower by Drew Barrymore The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The Family Plot by Cherie Priest


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments I loved Calamity. But I tend to love all of Sanderson.


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Bookbuyer, are you still up for reading Valkyrie Rising (Valkyrie, #1) by Ingrid Paulson in mid February?


message 18: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (last edited Jan 20, 2017 06:12PM) (new)

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments Yup. I have it marked in my BR calendar. :)


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Great! Do you have a date you want to start? Any time is fine with me. :)


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Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments C P wrote: "Great! Do you have a date you want to start? Any time is fine with me. :)"

15th?


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Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments I've encountered my first book that doesn't fit this challenge. Now I kind of wish I had something to do with library books in my resolutions. :(


message 22: by C.P. (new)

C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Sure! I'll make us a thread later. Do you want us to do one in Buddy Corner as well?


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Aw,:(


message 24: by Anna 'Bookbuyer' (new)

Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments C P wrote: "Sure! I'll make us a thread later. Do you want us to do one in Buddy Corner as well?"

That's be awesome! I always love when I can do BR's in both groups! :D

I'll ask for the thread there since you're setting the thread up here. :)


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C.P. Cabaniss (cpcabaniss) | 8238 comments Perfect!


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Anna 'Bookbuyer' (bookbuyer) | 9905 comments C P wrote: "Perfect!"

:D


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