2-3-4 Challenge discussion

Let's take a look at our results for 2018:

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?


Jessika
Jonetta
Laura
Melissa
Robin

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
Pretty good!
1) Read 50 books - read 56
2) Read 5 books that have been made into movies - ✔
3) Complete 3 trilogies - ✔
4) Complete or get up to date in 5 series - 6

2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
I absolutely loved The Throne of Glass series! I also enjoyed The Magician's Trilogy by Lev Grossman and the All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness.

3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
Of course all the Throne of Glass books. I'm not sure I can say any others were my favorites, but I have enjoyed the Rizzoli & Isles series and look forward to continuing it.

4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
I completed all my goals and didn't feel rushed.

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
1. Read 110 books - I finished 111
2. Complete 15 series - I finished 11.
3. Become up-to-date on 5 series - Only finished 4.
4. Read one short story a month - Done

2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
This is a tough question. I'd probably choose Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Mysteries as my favorite. It has good mysteries, interesting characters, and lots of fascinating history.

3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
My 5-Star books for 2018:


4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
Probably hitting my reading goal of 110 books for the year.

Let's take a look at our results for 2018:

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
I’m pretty happy with where I ended up. I blew away my series up to date goal, which was 20. I actually got up to date in 32 series. On the other hand, I only completed 7 out of the 10 series I set as a goal. Seems my authors just won’t end their series.

2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
Here are some of them that brought me joy:
Harry Bosch by Michael Connelly
Gaslight Mystery by Victoria Thompson
Will Trent by Karin Slaughter
Cork O’Connor by William Kent Krueger
Rizzoli & Isles by Tess Gerritsen
Angie Pallorino by Loreth Anne White
Chronicles of the One by Nora Roberts
Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)?
I’m going to limit this to 12 books, one per month:
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Bachman
The Wife by Alistair Burke
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood
Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
Year One by Nora Roberts
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
Good Luck With That by Kristan Higgins
Desolation Mountain by William Kent Krueger
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
All My Life by Prescott Lane

4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
I’m most proud that, despite some real life obstacles affecting my reading, I was still able to enjoy most of what I read. I look back on the list of books I read and can remember vividly those that were outstanding reading experiences and there were a lot! I’m proud I met most of my reading goals, too, and read so many books in my series. But, what still rises to the top is how satisfied I am by WHAT I read versus the quantity.

Melissa wrote: "1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
Pretty good!
1) Read 50 books - read 56
2) Read 5 books that have been made into movies - ✔
3) Complete 3 trilogies - ✔
4) Complete or get up to dat..."

Congratulations Melissa on a fine year! You’ve also inspired me to get back into the Throne of Glass series.

Jessika wrote: "1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
I did fairly well. For my Goodreads challenge, I read 85/80 books. I joined this group partway through the year, but finished 3 series and made good ..."

Well done, Jessika! I’m so glad you joined the group.

Robin wrote: "1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
1. Read 110 books - I finished 111
2. Complete 15 series - I finished 11.
3. Become up-to-date on 5 series - Only finished 4.
4. Read one short story..."

Pretty nice year, Robin! Congrats on making your reading goal and for all that series work.

1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
My goals were 20/20
I finished 33 and got current in 11. My series numbers were met. I think this shows that I read more series that were finished. I finishes a few series that I have been working on awhile, Lorelei James Rough Riders and Jaci Burton Play By Play are a few.
2. What were your most outstanding series that you read during the year?
In Romantic Suspense my favorite series was Killer Instincts by Elle Kennedy. Historical is Victorian Rebels by Kerrigan Byrne and contemporary Rock Chick and Dream Man series.
3. What were your most favorite books read (series and standalone)? This is hard to narrow down but here goes

4. What were you the most proud of accomplishing this year?
My yearly goal was 130 and I read 204. Not sure how I did that but maybe I need to get out more. I am happy that I read alot of books that I owned, and concentrated on finishing some long series I had been working on.

Laura wrote: "1. How did you do with your goals for the year?
My goals were 20/20
I finished 33 and got current in 11. My series numbers were met. I think this shows that I read more series that were finished. I..."

Wow, Laura! You had a great year not only in meeting your goals but in your level of enjoyment. Hope this continues into 2019!