Romance Readers Reading Challenges discussion

Jan wrote: "Hi, I’m here new :)"

Welcome to the group Jan! Hope you enjoy snooping through the threads, and that you find some great new romances :)

Hello! My Name is Johnnie and I am from Montana. I joined as this group looked like it would be fun! I am always on the hunt for new books to read so challenges are fun!

Hi. My name is Courtney I just started reading books this week. I’ve read a couple in the past that I love -the entire Harry Potter collection and “of wuthering heights”. Looking for some good reads and good convo! Thank you all 😊

Hello :) I’m Paula.
I love reading, however I stopped for a period of time as life got on top of me and I had little concentration.
Last week, I picked up a book and managed to finish it- now on to the next one :)
Look forward to getting to interact with people who enjoy books as much as I do :)

Hello… I’ve had Goodreads for awhile but I haven’t been very active on it. I love reading and the escape that it gives me from everyday life! Romance is my favorite genre I’ve tried reading other things but I just can’t get into it.

hi everyone, I'm Maya and from Germany. I just got into reading again and joined this group because it looked really fun. I hope I will be able to keep reading because I still have a few exams coming up. Anyways, I think this will be fun and I'm excited to read again after a long time.

Hello! This is my first group to join. I’ve finished a few series books and now I’m craving something to else to binge! Looking for friends as well since I’m trying to be more active this year. Welcome to all recommendations and new friends!

Hi!

I'm Arushi, and I joined quite a few days ago. I love everyone's enthusiasm in this group. My love for reading has recently been rekindled, so here I am, looking forward to reading with all of you :)

Welcome Johnnie, Courtney, Paula, Erica, Maya, Natalie and Arushi!!!

Wow - sorry to miss everyone's hello! Its end of financial year over here and I've been trying to catch a heap of things up 🤯

Hope you have had a bit of fun looking through the threads and getting familiar with the group layout. Let any of us know if you need explanation for some aspect or just a bit more information!

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Hello there! I’m Sara and I looove books, music and nature! My favorite genre is romance but I’m open to read other genres too. ❤️

Hiiii!!My name is Nefeli and Im passionate about books.Especially romance books.That's why I decided to join this group!!So far my favorite book is "All your perfects" (Colleen Hoover is iconic).Im looking forward to chat with you guys and discover more books:)

Hey!! My name is Dhanvi. I'm addicted to books and romance. I joined the group cause - Romance + Reading Challenges = I have to join!!

Welcome to the group Sara, Nefali and Dhanvi!! Sounds like all three of you will fit in really well!

Jump in on any of the open challenges and ask questions in the threads. Our members are pretty great at answering questions if the mods aren't around :) You can also PM one of the mods of course...

Enjoy!
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Hi! My name is Carly and I love reading. I pretty much only read romance, so I thought this was a great group to join. If you don't find me actively at a task, I'm reading!

Carly wrote: "Hi! My name is Carly and I love reading. I pretty much only read romance, so I thought this was a great group to join. If you don't find me actively at a task, I'm reading!"

Sounds like you will fit right in!! Hope you have fun exploring our books and challenges :)

Hello! My name is Faith! I joined because I am a much more avid reader than I used to. be and I want to have a community to share and see other books that I may not find myself! I adore romance. I am enjoying CoHo and making my way through her books right now!

Faith wrote: "Hello! My name is Faith! I joined because I am a much more avid reader than I used to. be and I want to have a community to share and see other books that I may not find myself! I adore romance. I ..."

Welcome Faith!! I know where you are coming from, trying to find more books that appeal...

I used to have so much trouble finding books I liked, and working out my preferred genres. Once I joined GR and started reading member reviews and then following those whose reviews were similar to mine, I was able to work out where to go and look. I then joined RRRC, and the group pushed me along further ;)

Heyyyy! I am a newbie! I have LOVVEDDDD reading books since a long time but recently I started to connect to like minded people for book recommendations and some positiyHappy conversations-to make new friends! I am from india and would love to connect with you guys! Rom con>

thebookboyfriend wrote: "Heyyyy! I am a newbie! I have LOVVEDDDD reading books since a long time but recently I started to connect to like minded people for book recommendations and some positiyHappy conversations-to make ..."

Welcome to the group, TBBF! Hope you have a fun checking out the threads and our challenges!

Enjoy!

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Hi! Just joined. So excited to be here! 21 y.o. Pre Med Neuroscience major. This is what I do with my free time.

Welcome to the group Skylar and Ainne-Maia!!

Hope you have a heap of fun here, in the challenges and with the chats :)

Hi!:)

My name is A.,I am 25 and love love love any type of romance book (except 50 shades and 365 days).

I would like to start by recommending book I read about 5 years ago called “One tiny lie”. There was no book before and no book after that touched my heart like that one so I hope you will give it a shot :).

One day I would also like to write a book of my own but that will happen once I am able to accept criticism without failing into depression 😂.

Glad to meet you all!

A. wrote: "Hi!:)

My name is A.,I am 25 and love love love any type of romance book (except 50 shades and 365 days).

I would like to start by recommending book I read about 5 years ago called “One tiny lie”...."

Welcome to the group A! Hope you have fun chatting about books and checking out what everyone is reading :)

Hi everyone, I’m Booker, and I’ve been an avid reader for almost 2 decades. I started with classic novels and fantasy, but in the last 3 years, after discovering erotic romance, I have become a full time spicy novel reader. I like all kinds of books that fall under the umbrella of erotic romance, especially dark romance and paranormal romance (not so much monster smut lol).

Anyway, I joined this group because I absolutely love writing reviews and being able to discuss them. I love discussing and debating books, and making new book friends!

Welcome to the group Booker! Sounds like you’ll find a heap to discuss here 🥰

Enjoy!

Hi! I’m Aubrey and I am an avid reader. I just wanna join a group to connect with people and I can share a common interest with them :). I’m excited to see what all you guys have to say about what we read! Add me on insta if ya want aubreyadams02

Hello! I am Avi and I love reading books and I prefer any genre as long as it piques my interest. I prefer contemporary romance a lot nowadays so I joined to find some amazing recommendations and look forward to it.

Welcome to the group Aubrey & Avi!!! Hope you find heaps to read and chat about here :)

Hello comment section! I'm Dany, 26, from New Orleans (hence the name). I love to read dark romance with filthy smut. I'm a sucker for for the 'one bed' trope (don't judge me) and bratty main characters that get put in their place. I also love reading manga, manhwa and the occasional ao3 original story.

I'm always down to make more book friends so please feel free to send me a request and slide in my messages screaming about your book boyfriend

Happy Reading ^-^

hi!! I am Maryam and i love all genres, especially romance. I look forward to my time here!

Excellent - welcome Dany and Maryam!! Look forward to seeing you both around.

Post in any of the relevant threads if you need help, or PM one of the moderators :)

Heyo! My name’s Portia. Just got into mafia romances/somewhat dark romance 9 months ago because of a friend. 😂 Like some ex-boyfriend’s father romance (Praise by Sara Cate is one of my favorite books).

My favorite tropes are:
-touch her and you die
-friends to lovers
-enemies to lovers
-Royalty

Book I won’t read:
-Bully romance
-If it has abuse and r*pe, nope. There was one book I put on my Not Interested list that was a 2nd book of a dark mafia bodyguard romance but I dropped it at chapter 3 cause it was just too much for me. Like she’s supposed to fall for him later? No thanks.
-small town romance. Nothing wrong with them just not my thing.

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Hello everyone 👋 My name is Kellie, and I’m fairly new to reading. A friend recommended a romance novel about 4 months ago and I’ve been hooked ever since! I’m excited to be a part of this group so I can meet new people to discuss books. I think my family and friends may think I’ve gone crazy when I talk about fictional characters as if they are my real friends, haha! So I’m looking forward to discussions with other passionate readers! I can’t wait to get great book recs and add to my never ending tbr list!

Welcome to the group Portia and Kellie!! So great to have new blood! Hope you have a great time checking out the challenges and our lists etc :)

Hi everyone! I’m Lauren and I am new to reading romance! I used to be more of a fantasy reader but as of lately I’ve been a big fan of reading romance! I’m currently reading Twisted Games by Ana Huang, and am absolutely loving it!

Lauren wrote: "Hi everyone! I’m Lauren and I am new to reading romance! I used to be more of a fantasy reader but as of lately I’ve been a big fan of reading romance! I’m currently reading Twisted Games by Ana Hu..."

Great to have a new convert to our genre! Welcome to the group Lauren :)

Hey, I'm Rowan! Romance is one of my favorite genres, ever since I was little. I can't wait to join the challenges & obsess about ships with y'all.

Hey hey! My name's Megan and (thanks to booktok) I've fallen back in love with reading again. My book addiction has been going full force for two years now and, with my obsession with romance novels, I'm excited to be here!

Welcome to the group Rowan and Megan!! A love of romance was always in my life growing up, but I really relate to not reading for years and then falling in love with it again. Hope you both have fun here :)

Hi everyone. I'm Jess and just realized I forgot to introduce myself when I joined in the summer. I love to read and bounce between Fantasy/Sci-fi, Romance and fanfic. I really love queer romances, own voices work and mental health rep. I've really enjoyed the two challenges I have participated in and am looking forward to doing more.

Jessica wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Jess and just I forgot to introduce myself when I joined in the summer. I love to read and bounce between Fantasy/Sci-fi, Romance and fanfic. I really love queer romances, own voic..."

LOL - I saw that you had commented here and thought, hang on, Jess isn't new... But officially ~ Welcome to the group Jess!! So pleased you are enjoying the challenges :)

hi everyone! im abbie, im a huge lover of fantasy and romance and can't wait to add more books to my tbr

Hi Everyone!
My name is Hannah. I'm new here but a long time lover of romance novels. I am constantly looking for good queer romance if you have any recommendations :)

Hi guys! I'm Ana and I'm a huge Nora Roberts' fan, I've started reading because of her books over a decade ago and I still love reading romance books, now from different authors and genres as well. Also, any recs are welcome. ;)

Welcome to the group Abbie, Hannah and Ana!! Great to see you all here with a range of romance -> one thing is sure, there are LOADS of other readers of your sub-genres here in the group!!

Hi everyone I’m sarahy:) I’m obsessed with anything mafia romance related haha.

Sarahy wrote: "Hi everyone I’m sarahy:) I’m obsessed with anything mafia romance related haha."

Welcome Sarahy! Hope you have fun here :)

Hey! I'm Kaylin (She/Her, Lesbian). Here are some things to know about me, and I will put the format that I used down below.

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-I do some RP
-I enjoy writing
-Two of my keys do not work. (B and N)

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-Ali Hazlewood
-Elena Armas
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-Rick Riordan
-Jennifer Lynn Bares
-John Grisham

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-Enemies to Lovers
-Friends to Lovers
-Enemies to Friends to Lovers
-Friends to enemies too lovers
-He falls in love first
-“You came.” “You called.”
-Fake dating to Real dating

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Hello!

My name is Melissa and I’m trying to become more active on Goodreads and engage with other people in the community. I love reading all genres and just found my love of romance this past year when I binge read all of ACOTAR by Sarah J Maas and wanted to see what other spicy novels were out there. Some of my favorite romcoms that I’ve read are:
All of Emily Henry’s books.
The Dead Romantics
Dating Dr Dil
A Part of your World

Always down for a good book recommendation, and I’m always willing to recommend to someone else too!