Last year I posted my Challenge and Stat update every quarter. This year I decided to scale it back to a midyear and end of year update.
Overall I am really pleased with the progress of my challenges. The good news is I am really close to completing my Historical Fiction and NetGalley/Edelweiss Reading Challenges. The bad news is that I am a bit behind on the 2019 TBR Pile Challenge and the 20 Books of Summer. But have no fear – I am confident I will catch up!
2019 TBR Pile Challenge…
The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld
Triptych (Will Trent, #1) by Karin Slaughter
The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
5/12 Books Read
*Hosted by Roof Beam Reader
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Historical Fiction Reading Challenge…
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
The Beautiful Strangers by Camille Di Maio
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
Park Avenue Summer by Renée Rosen
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
The Great Pretenders by Laura Kalpakian
The Forgiving Kind by Donna Everhart
Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin
The Spies of Shilling Lane by Jennifer Ryan
The Huntress by Kate Quinn
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
14/15 Books Read
*Hosted by Passages to the Past
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NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge…
The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff
The Guy Who Died Twice (Detective D.D. Warren, #9.5) by Lisa Gardner
The Hiding Place by C.J. Tudor
The Beautiful Strangers by Camille Di Maio
Vegan London by Serena Lee
The Last Year of the War by Susan Meissner
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Never Tell (Detective D.D. Warren, #10) by Lisa Gardner
Until the Day I Die by Emily Carpenter
The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth
City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
Park Avenue Summer by Renée Rosen
The Great Pretenders by Laura Kalpakian
The Night Before by Wendy Walker
Mistress of the Ritz by Melanie Benjamin
Grow Your Own Herbs by Susan Belsinger, Arthur O Tucker, Shawn Linehan
The Spies of Shilling Lane by Jennifer Ryan
Some Choose Darkness by Charlie Donlea
Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
20/25 Books Read
*Hosted here Reading Between the Pages
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20 Books of Summer…
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
Her Every Fear by Peter Swanson
Recursion by Blake Crouch
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
4/20 Books Read
*Hosted by Cathy@746 Books
Book By Numbers
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There are two notable tidbits that stood out to me about my stats.
- This year I have listened to more audiobooks than ever before. I have really warmed up to them and when I am in between audiobooks, trying to decide what to listen to next, I actually miss them. I never thought I would see the day that would happen!
- I have been focusing pretty hard on NetGalley this year because I am on a quest to obtain my 100 book badge. I might come up a bit short, but I am ok with that. I decided this fall I am going to focus on those books that have been getting pushed aside for all those bright and shiny new releases. I am so tired of saying “I have been wanting to read that one.”
That’s a wrap! I love this post and looking back at what I have accomplished so far this year. This is a pretty lengthy post and I appreciate you sticking with me until the very end!
Let’s get social…
Reading Between the Pages 
You are doing so well! I love the idea of the historical fiction reading challenge. Do you have a favourite from the ones you have read so far?
I also love the charts. I am a sucker for bookish stats!
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That’s a tough one, but I would say my top three HS would be The Last Year of the War, The Things We Cannot Say and The Forgiving Kind.
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Excellent update, Tina! Glad to see you’re enjoying audiobooks more these days. Looks like you’re going to do just fine with your challenges. Congratulations 💜
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