It has been almost 2 months since I created my 2015 reading and bookish resolutions list (click here for my list with in-depth explanations) and I have made excellent progress on a fair few of them so I thought it was about time for an update!
Goodreads 2015 reading challenge: 50 books
I definitely achieved this one in March. My count was actually over 50 at the end of March so I decided to increase my challenge to 100 books.
Read 50 books that are at least 200 pages in length
I have almost reached my goal of 50 (currently at 46/50 at the end of March) but I don’t really feel the need to increase this goal. I’ll just be very happy knowing I achieved it and it’s one I can cross off the list!
Read all TBR Jodi Picoult books
I had planned to tackle this goal by reading one Jodi Picoult novel each month and I have managed to stay on track with this goal so far. If all goes according to plan then I should finish this goal in July (or August if I take into account the new book that she has coming out in May this year).
Complete at least 10 series/trilogies
I am at 5/10 series read at the end of March so I am definitely making good progress on this one. I should be able to achieve this goal no problem.
Read at least 1 classic
Other than add a few titles to my Book Depository wishlist, I still haven’t done anything regarding this goal as yet, but there is still plenty of time left in the year to get this one done!
Start and finish all Cassandra Clare books
Like with my Jodi Picoult goal, I had planned to tackle this goal by reading one book a month, starting in February. If my calculations are correct, that means I would have finished all 10 books I own in the month of November. The timing couldn’t be more perfect as all 10 novellas in the Tales From Shadowhunter Academy should have been released by then and I won’t have long to wait for the bind-up of all the novellas to be released!
Get TBR pile down to at least 50 books
I am not doing very well with this challenge so far. I am managing to get a decent amount of books read, but I am still buying new books at an alarming rate.TBR count at end of March: 80 (This has actually increased from 75 at the end of January so I really need to slow my book buying!)
Read more unread books than I buy each month
I have been struggling a lot with this goal, particularly at the end of each month but I haven’t failed yet! Although March was cutting it close, as I made a few book purchases toward the end of the month. But I still managed it with the help of a few graphic novels and shorter books.
Buy all 7 Harry Potter books in the original adult hardcover edition
I cannot believe I actually managed to accomplish this! I had scoured eBay for months and had actually started buying these books in softcover because I just did not think I would be able to find the hardcovers without paying exorbitant prices for them. But one night, for some unknown reason, I decided I would try eBay again and there they were! The complete set of 7 hardcover books, in decent condition and at a reasonable price. Needless to say, I pounced and they are now sitting on my shelf looking very pretty. :D Goodreads 2015 reading challenge: 50 books
I definitely achieved this one in March. My count was actually over 50 at the end of March so I decided to increase my challenge to 100 books.
Read 50 books that are at least 200 pages in length
I have almost reached my goal of 50 (currently at 46/50 at the end of March) but I don’t really feel the need to increase this goal. I’ll just be very happy knowing I achieved it and it’s one I can cross off the list!
Read all TBR Jodi Picoult books
I had planned to tackle this goal by reading one Jodi Picoult novel each month and I have managed to stay on track with this goal so far. If all goes according to plan then I should finish this goal in July (or August if I take into account the new book that she has coming out in May this year).
Complete at least 10 series/trilogies
I am at 5/10 series read at the end of March so I am definitely making good progress on this one. I should be able to achieve this goal no problem.
Read at least 1 classic
Other than add a few titles to my Book Depository wishlist, I still haven’t done anything regarding this goal as yet, but there is still plenty of time left in the year to get this one done!
Start and finish all Cassandra Clare books
Like with my Jodi Picoult goal, I had planned to tackle this goal by reading one book a month, starting in February. If my calculations are correct, that means I would have finished all 10 books I own in the month of November. The timing couldn’t be more perfect as all 10 novellas in the Tales From Shadowhunter Academy should have been released by then and I won’t have long to wait for the bind-up of all the novellas to be released!
Get TBR pile down to at least 50 books
I am not doing very well with this challenge so far. I am managing to get a decent amount of books read, but I am still buying new books at an alarming rate.TBR count at end of March: 80 (This has actually increased from 75 at the end of January so I really need to slow my book buying!)
Read more unread books than I buy each month
I have been struggling a lot with this goal, particularly at the end of each month but I haven’t failed yet! Although March was cutting it close, as I made a few book purchases toward the end of the month. But I still managed it with the help of a few graphic novels and shorter books.
Buy all 7 Harry Potter books in the original adult hardcover edition
Buy The Shadowhunter’s Codex by Cassandra Clare in hardcover
I also managed to accomplish this goal as well! Several of the online book stores I frequent had not had the hardcover in stock for months. (They did have the special hardcover collector’s edition available, but not the regular hardcover edition, which was the one I wanted.) I eventually went to eBay, found exactly what I was looking for and bought it. Then, several days later (because this is just what happens in my life) I receive an email from The Book Depository informing me that the hardcover edition I wanted is back in stock, and at an annoyingly cheaper price than what I had paid for it on eBay. *sigh* Oh well, I refuse to let that bother me too much. This pretty pretty book is mine now and that’s all that really matters.
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