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Ever feel like you can't keep your new years resolutions? We're here to help!



This is a reading challenge that will run from January 1st 2015, to January 31st 2015 (Inclusive). Winners will be announced on February 1st 2015.

The idea of this challenge is to make a new years resolution (or more than one) that involves reading, and to stick to it! This could be any number of things -
Examples:
'I resolve to read 5 books every month'
'I resolve to read more historical fiction'
'I resolve to take part in more buddy reads'
'I resolve to finish 6 new series this year'
'I resolve to finish the series I've already started'
'I resolve to clear my review pile'

Your resolution can be anything you want (as long as it involves reading), and you then post your reviews for books which you feel fit your new years resolution. You can choose as many or as few resolutions as you like, and read as many or as few books as you like.

Points:
• 1 point for every book read and reviewed.
• 1 point for every buddy read (Bonus points for buddy reads will only be given if the buddy read has taken place in our group.)
• 5 equaliser points will be awarded for every 1000 pages read.

Rules:
• Books must be read between the 1st of January to the 31st of January inclusive.
• Books must be over 100 pages to count.
• 1 re-read is allowed.
• Our regular challenge rules can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Prizes:
• 1 winner who gets the most points
• 1 winner drawn by raffle

Participants:


Opal (Resolution: 1. Finish 10 Series
2. Read a Classic every month
3. Try some New Adult
4. Read some more trilogies
5. Diminish my Review pile
6. Read some hardcover books
7. Read some fashion books
8. Read some poetry
9. Read more standalones
10. Read 50 books in 2015!!
11. Read a library book and a eBook every month )
Rachmi (Resolution: 1. Read at least 1 autobiography and/or biography.
2. Finish at least 5 series I started.
3. Finish all of ARCs I have by the end of 2015.
4. Read books that are already in my shelves for more than 2 years.
5. Read books I never thought I'll read
6. Read classics in English
7. Read books from author around the world )
Tatiana (Resolution: * Read 1 non-fiction book a month
* Finish 10 series
* Discover 10 new authors
* Keep my ARC shelf below 10 books )
Kathryn (Resolution: -finish series! Don't let them be sat on your bookshelf for ages
-try to read books within a year of buying/downloading them
-read at least 20 ebooks this year
-Read at least 100 books this year )
Lovetoread (Resolutions: *Read all the series I own
*Read 5 books per month.
Courtney (Resolutions: -Finish the series I started.
-Read at least three classics this year.
Read more nonfiction books (at least 3 for the year)
-Read more books to movies.
- Read more of the books I actually own! )
Irene (Resolution: Get down to 100 unread book on my shelves (physical copies.)
Read 1 gbr a month )
Heather (Resolution: to clear my tbr pile)
Connie (Resolution: -Finish series that I've started
-Clear my review pile
-Read at least one library book and one ebook a month
- Read at least 5 plays this year )
Margarita (Resolution: -Finish the series I started
-Start and finish at least 5 series in 2015
-Finish all the ARCs I have.
-Read at least 10 classics in 2015
-And yeah, clear my tbr pile. (Which is impossible. XD) )
Jamie (Resolution: -Get (and then keep on average) my Arc/Review books to less than 20 to-read.
-Finish at least 10 series/trilogies that I have previously started before 2015
-Read at least 20 ebooks I have taken when free
-Read at least 1 nonfiction a month
-Read at least 100 books that have been on my To-read list prior to 2015 (I will be cataloging all my books next year, so I know my list will be going up by at least another 1000 books so I better knock out some of the books that have already been sitting on there!) )
Mei (Resolution: 1. Finish all the series I have previously started in 2014 (unless the publication is ongoing)
2. Participate more in buddy reads (and don't leave my buddy behind)
3. Read more historical fiction/classics
4. Try an adult or new adult book
5. Read more children's books
6. Read books by 10 authors I have not yet known before
7. Read my physical copies that have been in my shelf for 6 months to two years
8. Read at least 10 books that have been in my Goodreads TBR pile for 1-3 year/s
9. Read the novellas or short story companions of the series I have already started
10. Clear my review pile (they're not that many anyway)
11. Discover a new genre
12. Start (and finish) at least 3 new series this year )
Rachel (Resolution: 1. Finish as many books (that I bought prior to the 31st of Dec 2014) as possible
2. Read at least ten memoirs/biographies
3. Read at least five graphic novels
4. Reduce my review pile and finish all of the ones I got prior to the 31st of Dec 2014 (my main goal for the year)
5. Read as many sequels as possible (attempt to finish all previously started series)
6. Discover five new debut authors (of 2015)
7. Read my mum's Danielle Steele collection (a weird one I know but I want to see why she like that author so much and she owns like fifty of her books!)
8. Read at least three classics
9. Complete the A-Z challenge in all categories (title, series + author)
10. Pick books that I want to read, don't read books because they fit into a challenge or anything like that. I think that's why I had such a dud year this year. )
Ashley (Resolution: read a minimum of ten books per month (including at least one of the following: children's, ARC, mystery, YA, novella, stand alone
one classic, one e book, one hard copy, one adult novel, one book with 500+ page book per month )
Sami (Resolution: Try some NA
- Read more historical fiction/fantasy/adult books*
- Read more library books
- Read 1 non-fiction book a month**
- Finish the series I started
- Read at least three classics in 2015.
- Read books by 5 authors whose books I have not read before***
- Read a book in a genre I haven't read before
- Do more buddy reads
- Read at least 30 books in 2015)
Alley (Resolutions: 1. Read 200 books.
2. Read some of 100 books I purchased last year.
3. Read books by new authors.
4. Finish up my series.
5. Read some of the 100 ebooks I downloaded last year.
6. Read more books that aren't YA (High Fantasy, Advanced Science Fiction, Horror, etc.))
Sarah (Resolutions: Get my review pile down to less than 10 books again,
finish series that I have already started,
and read books that I added to goodreads before december 31st 2012.)
Max (Resolutions:₁. Sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғɪɴɪsʜ ₅ sᴇʀɪᴇs
₂. Fɪɴɪsʜ ᴏғғ ₁₀ sᴇʀɪᴇs
₃. Rᴇᴀᴅ ₅ ᴅᴇʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs
₄. Rᴇᴀᴅ ₁ ʙɪᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ/ᴀᴜᴛᴏʙɪᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜʏ)
Felicetu6 (Resolutions: 1. Read at least 3 books every month
2. Read at least 5 classics
3. Read at least 20 books in english (Novellas and short stories included xD)
4. Take part to 10 Buddy Readers
5. Read at least 45 books in a year
6. Finish all the series/trilogies that I started in 2014
7. Finish at least 2 Project Books
8. Do two Reviews per month )
Princess (Resolutions: 1. finish the popsugar 2015 reading challenge Picture
2. make my Netgalley approval ratio to 80%
3. read more than 150 books this year)
Jenni (Resolutions: read more non-fiction books, hopefully 2 per month.read more classics.get more of my to-read list books done. )
Dory (Resolutions: Read at least 5 series this year
Review all my books read
Read at least 5 books a month
Accomplish my tbr-asap list
Always have at least one buddy read going on at a time
Return books to the library on time.
Try Harry Potter
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Noella (Resolutions: 1. Read works by 10 new-to-me authors
2. Read 10 or more books per month
3. Read more adult books
4. Pick more standalones to read
5. Read some winner/nominee books on the GR Choice Awards 2014 list)
ɑƨħŵɑɡ (Resolutions: 1. start 10 new series
2. finish 10 series
3. read for 8 new to me authors
4. read 50 of my 2014 TBR list )
Max (Resolutions: 1 - Read more high fantasy novels
2 - Finish at least 3 series
3 - Read a non-fiction book
4 - Start at least 2 series)
María (Resolutions: 1) Read 200 books.
2) Complete the series I never finished
3) Read more clasic
4) Read all the finalist of the 2014 goodreads choice award (YA cathegory)
5) Read more non fiction books )
Megan (Resolutions: 1. Read 150+ books
2. Review all the books I read
3. Reduce my review pile
4. Read 20+ books from new-to-me authors
5. Reread some of my favorite books
6. Read at at least 5 big books (500+ pages)
7. Read more nonfiction books )
Dana (Resolutions: 1. Get R2R pile down
2. Read 15 debut's
3. Read all unread physical books that i own )
Jessica (Resolutions: - 2015 Reading Challenge (a list of 52 books I plan to read this year, each with a different category)
- 0by16 (Read entire TBR)
- Read more review copies )
Heather(NY) (Resolutions: 1) 2015 Reading Challenge floating around (minus the few topics I took out),
2) Check books off my good reads list and
3) to read at least 2 books published each month in the new year.)

That's a good resolution, Opal! just like mine last year for 2014 resolution, but for me, read 1 classic and more fantasy books. I think I read more fantasy this year but I haven't read any single classic yet. I most likely fail my resolution then, lol.

So count me in, Sarah. Can I tell you later what my resolution will be?

I'll add you both ☺

You have plenty of time to decide on your resolution(s) Rachmi ☺

The resolutions are for January only or for the whole year?

They're for the whole year, the challenge is just to help people start out ☺
We'll be running the review copy challenge as well ☺

Count me in, then!

You're both added ☺

That one about reading books within a year of buying them is a good one!

For now, my resolutions for 2015 will be:

* Read 1 non-fiction book a month
* Finish 10 series
* Discover 10 new authors
* Keep my ARC shelf below 10 books

Keeping your ARC shelf down is a good one! I managed that for a while but Kindle Unlimited put an end to that.

I'm not sure I'm going to go for Kindle Unlimited... There're not that many books in English

I got sick of it by day 25, most of the books were pants.

I'm in :) My resolutions are:
*Read all the series I own

*Read 10 books per month.

I'm in

My resolutions are:
-Finish the series I started.
-Read at least three classics this year.

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In. Will think of resolutions :)

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I resolve to clear my tbr pile

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My resolutions are:

-Finish series that I've started
-Clear my review pile
-Read at least one library book and one ebook a month

So my resolutions for 2015 will be:

1. Read at least 1 autobiography and/or biography.
2. Finish at least 5 series I started.
3. Finish all of ARCs I have by the end of 2015.
4. Read books that are already in my shelves for more than 2 years.

I'm in!

My resolutions would be:

-Finish the series I started
-Start and finish at least 5 series in 2015
-Finish all the ARCs I have.
-Read at least 10 classics in 2015
-And yeah, clear my tbr pile. (Which is impossible. XD)

I'm in
My resolutions for the 2015 year:
-Get (and then keep on average) my Arc/Review books to less than 20 to-read.
-Finish at least 10 series/trilogies that I have previously started before 2015
-Read at least 20 ebooks I have taken when free
-Read at least 1 nonfiction a month
-Read at least 100 books that have been on my To-read list prior to 2015 (I will be cataloging all my books next year, so I know my list will be going up by at least another 1000 books so I better knock out some of the books that have already been sitting on there!)

I'm in!

My bookish resolutions for 2015 are:
1. Finish all the series I have previously started in 2014 (unless the publication is ongoing)
2. Participate more in buddy reads (and don't leave my buddy behind)
3. Read more historical fiction/classics
4. Try an adult or new adult book
5. Read more children's books
6. Read books by 10 authors I have not yet known before
7. Read my physical copies that have been in my shelf for 6 months to two years
8. Read at least 10 books that have been in my Goodreads TBR pile for 1-3 year/s
9. Read the novellas or short story companions of the series I have already started
10. Clear my review pile (they're not that many anyway)
11. Discover a new genre
12. Start (and finish) at least 3 new series this year

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Those are some great resolutions guys!

Great resolutions everyone! :)

Will this thread always in the group? I mean will you delete it or put it somewhere when it's over? I think I need it to remind me my resolution :D

Rachmi wrote: "Will this thread always in the group? I mean will you delete it or put it somewhere when it's over? I think I need it to remind me my resolution :D"

It will be put in the challenge archives. :)

I have my resolutions ready:

1. Get down to 100 unread book on my shelves (physical copies.

And that's about it... :P

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I've given up on the library, they only have lauren kate books, and books which are 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in a series rather than the whole series. They also seem to find ways to fine me, even when it's not my fault.

I don't do libraries either. First, there're not that many here in Brazil, and they only have books in Portuguese. Because translations take a loooong time, I prefer to read in English, as I can read a book as soon as it comes out.

I can imagine it would be really annoying if you desperate wanted a book and had to wait an extra couple of years for them to translate it!

The library I used while I lived in York was quite good! In Brazil, though, it's a disaster... They're not popular at all

I'm in Leicestershire, and our library is pretty boring. They don't even have Thomas the Tank Engine books for my litle boy!

The libraries by me are rubbish too. The one 10 minutes away only has 3 shelves of YA, and they're mainly second or third in series, or they have multiple copies of the same one, and they're all falling apart.

The last time I went to my library they'd decided to get rid of the YA shelf, and had instead mixed all the YA books in with the adult books, which was so annoying!

Sarah wrote: "The last time I went to my library they'd decided to get rid of the YA shelf, and had instead mixed all the YA books in with the adult books, which was so annoying!"

That is annoying!

I feel you Tati! Just realized that you changed your name :) Here in Indonesia, most people don't like reading for pleasure. Most of my friends said they read because they have too. Hence there aren't much libraries here. Even if there is, they barely have anything.

And just like Tati said it needs times to translate English books to Indonesian, moreover from new authors. I have to wait for months for the books to be ready to read. And sometimes I have to deal with unfinished series. In some case the publishers were closed because of bankrupcy or other problems before they publish a whole series. In other case, it was because the previous book didn't give them much money. So they just stop publish the next book. Isn't that so annoying? I got mod most of the time!

I think the last time I went to the library is when I was in uni, a very long time ago, and that was for the sake of my study. So yeah I never get books from them anymore and cannot depend on them.

My library is pretty good. When I finish the I'll come and change your libraries!;)
(Studying to be a librarian)

And sometimes, the translations are rubbish!

Irene, please do!!

Irene wrote: "My library is pretty good. When I finish the I'll come and change your libraries!;)
(Studying to be a librarian)"

That's cool!

@Irene, that's awesome! And I'd love to see our libraries change into something good :D

@Tati, you're right. I often prefer read them in English than in my own language. I feel like I understand them better in English. It's kinda strange because they translate it into my own language but most of the time I couldn't feel them.

This is the most perfect challenge I have ever undergone! I have lots of goals planned out for next year and this is a great, great way for me to stick to them.

My resolutions:

1. Finish as many books (that I bought prior to the 31st of Dec 2014) as possible
2. Read at least ten memoirs/biographies
3. Read at least five graphic novels
4. Reduce my review pile and finish all of the ones I got prior to the 31st of Dec 2014 (my main goal for the year)
5. Read as many sequels as possible (attempt to finish all previously started series)
6. Discover five new debut authors (of 2015)
7. Read my mum's Danielle Steele collection (a weird one I know but I want to see why she like that author so much and she owns like fifty of her books!)
8. Read at least three classics
9. Complete the A-Z challenge in all categories (title, series + author)
10. Pick books that I want to read, don't read books because they fit into a challenge or anything like that. I think that's why I had such a dud year this year.

It seems a lot of people want to read more classics as a part of their New Year's resolution. What classics does everyone have? I think I have a few so I'd love to buddy read them. :)

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A lot of the classics are free on kindle ☺

project gutenberg website has lots of classics you can imagine :D here's its link https://www.gutenberg.org/

@Rachel, Do you have The Picture of Dorian Gray and North & South? if you have and is interested reading it, I'd love to buddy read it with you.

Thanks for the site Rachmi! I just checked it out. I have a copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray I'll read with you! :)

I also want to read the Wizard of Oz series is anyone is interested. The entire series (12 or so books) is free on Amazon. :)

@Rachel, awesome! would you like to set the schedule now or later in case there's someone who wants to join us? Amazon isn't available in my country but I'll see on Kobo or other sites, if they have, I'll read it with you.