Goodreads Reading Challenge

This year, with college coming at the end and my senior year closing, I’m actually cutting my reading challenge in half to make it no stress! I’m almost certain I can hit this goal, but I like seeing myself go over goal, haha!

Current Progress: 79/120

Debut Author Challenge 2019

Focusing on the reading and supporting 2019 YA/MG debuts of authors, the Debut Author Challenge lets you pick your reading goal for the year (though, the encouraged is at least 12).

I’m setting my goal for 30 this year because I’m probably going to read less in 2019, and below are some of the books I’m hoping to read!

2019 Debuts

The Dead Queens Club by Hannah Capin
Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen
Dark of the West by Joanna Hathaway
Ayesha At Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell
An Affair of Poisons by Addie Thorley
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
The Last 8 by Laura Pohl
The Pioneer by Bridget Tyler
The Waking Forest by Alyssa Wees
Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale
You’d Be Mine by Erin Hahn
Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen
We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest
Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud
Wilder Girls by Rory Power
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G & J.R. Zuckerberg
This Is Not a Love Scene by S.C. Meagale
All Our Broken Pieces by L.D. Crichton
The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad
Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
Amelia Westlake Was Never Here by Erin Gough (American Debut)
Bright Burning Stars by A.K. Small
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
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– The Beholder by Anna Bright

2019 Debut Author Goodreads Challenge

Hosted by the Class of 2k19 Books, the 2019 Debut Author Goodreads Challenge focuses on reading the YA + MG debuts of the authors who are part of the Class of 2k19! Not only are there a bunch of awesome prizes, but I love supporting debut authors, so this is a win-win for everyone!

Match Me If You Can by Tiana Smith
The Fever King by Victoria Lee
Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell
Immoral Code by Lillian Clark
When the Truth Unravels by RuthAnne Snow
If You’re Out There by Katy Loutzenheiser
The Quiet You Carry by Nikki Barthelmess
We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett
All Our Broken Pieces by L.D. Crichton
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu
Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart
Gravemaidens by Kelly Coon
Wild Life by Keena Roberts
The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring

Backlist Reading Challenge

I always think it’s important to not get too caught up in new-books, and I try to read a decent number of backlist books each year! My goal is to get to 30 non-school-related backlist reads, so fingers crossed! There are a bunch of 2018 books I still need to catch up on.

We Regret to Inform You by Ariel Kaplan
Ogre Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum
And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness
This Is Kind of An Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender
Uprooted by Naomi Novak
Jade City by Fonda Lee
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon
For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

School-Related Backlist

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
King Lear by William Shakespeare
The Collector by John Fowles

Diverse Books (A Personal Challenge)

In 2018, only approximately 30% of the books I read were books I consider diverse books. So in 2019, my goal is to bring that percentage up to 40-50% of the books I read (voluntarily) being diverse books! And I want at least 15% to be #OwnVoices.

I’ll be tracking them below and highlighting the ones that are #OwnVoices in bold!

The Cerulean by Amy Ewing (f/f)
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee (Chinese-American MC)
Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen (Chinese MC)
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum by K. Ancrum (polyamorous relationship + mental health rep)
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang (Vietnamese MC)
The Deceivers by Kristen Simmons (mixed race MC)
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin (South Asian Muslim MC)
This Is Not An Epic Love Story by Kheryn Callender (black MC + m/m)
Immoral Code by Lillian Clark (asexual MC & racially diverse ones)
We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia (Latinx MCs)
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena (Saudi Arabian MCs)
Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan (bisexual MC)
The Last 8 by Laura Pohl (Brazilian asexual MC)
Jade City by Fonda Lee (Chinese-inspired)
Ruse by Cindy Pon (Taiwanese & Chinese MCs)
Internment by Samira Ahmed (Indian Muslim MC)
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum (lesbian MC)
Small Town Hearts by Lillie Vale (bisexual MC)
Once & Future by Cori McCarthy & Amy Rose Capetta (many queer MCs)
Fake It Till You Break It by Jenn P. Nguyen (Vietnamese MC)
29 Dates by Melissa de la Cruz (Korean MC)
We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett (prosthetic-using MC)
The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman (queer MCs)
As Kismet Would Have It by Sandhya Menon (Indian MCs)
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas (black MC)
In the Neighborhood of True by Susan Kaplan (Jewish MC)
500 Words or Less by Juleah del Rosario (half Chinese half white MC)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (gay + bi MCs)
An Anatomy of Beasts by Olivia A. Cole (black MC)
The Tiger at Midnight by Swati Teerdhala (Ancient India & Hindu mythology inspired)
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali (Muslim + West Asian MC, multiple sclerosis MC)
I Wanna Be Where You Are by Kristina Forest (black MC)
Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud (black MC)
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (Puerto Rican + black MC)
Wilder Girls by Rory Power (f/f)
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities by Mady G & J.R. Zuckerberg (queer + trans identities)
This Is Not a Love Scene by S.C. Meagale (MC with muscular dystrophy + uses a wheelchair)
Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savannah Ganucheau (m/m)
Somewhere Only We Know by Maurene Goo (Korean rep)
All Our Broken Pieces by L.D. Crichton (OCD & anxiety MC; scarred MC)
The Candle and the Flame by Nafiza Azad (Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi elements)
Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno (Cuban-American bisexual MC)
Amelia Westlake Was Never Here by Erin Gough (lesbian MCs)
For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig (Southeast Asian, bipolar, bisexual MC)
Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist (f/f + mental health rep)
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (Jewish rep)
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal (Ancient Arabia inspired)