2024 Reading Challenges - Quarter One Check-In

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Challenge Accepted! - Quarter One Check-In

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Hard to believe the first quarter of the year is done. I thought it was a good time to check in on my reading challenges. Many have a prompt for each month, but some are year-long. Those are the ones I need to keep an eye on because I tend to always think I have plenty of time to complete them. 

Sloth's Cover Lover Challenge

I am having fun with my own challenge. I want to push myself a bit and try to find more than one book to fulfill the monthly prompt. I don't normally do that, but I think it could make things interesting. 

January	Winter vibes, White	The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living
February	Romantic,Pink,Red	My Darling Bride
March	Trees, Plants, Flowers, green	Old Flames and New Fortunes

Goodreads Challenge

I never usually worry about this one. I make it doable. Right now I am 19 books ahead (as I write this), so unless something catastrophic happens, I will easily complete this goal. 

Literary Escapes

I am really happy with how many states I have checked off. I have "visited" 25 of 51, and I even checked off some tricky states - I am looking at you Arkansas. 

AR - Hooked on You  CA - The Cheat Sheet  CO - Falling for Mr. Wrong CT - With Any Luck FL - Fangirl Down GA - The Secret to Southern Charm HI - Catch a Wave IL - The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley ME - Effie Olsen's Summer Special MD - The Forever Farmhouse MA - Sweeten the Deal MI - Love, Naturally MT - The Talk of Coyote Canyon

NE - Happily Never After NJ - Check & Mate NY - Before We Were Strangers OH - Old Flames and New Fortunes OR - The Trail of Lost Hearts PA - Bain SC - Return to Tradd Street TX - In the Orbit of You VT - The City Baker's Guide to Country Living WA - The Library of Borrowed Hearts WI - The Heirloom Inn DC - Passion or Penalty

Alphabet Soup

I pretty much cruise through the alphabet challenge until X,Y, Z. Right now I have five letters left, but I actually have books slotted for all five letters. No doubt I will complete this one. 

A - After Annie  B - Bain  C - Check & Mate  D - Dear Edward  E - Expiration Dates  F - Five Winters  G - Good Material  H - Happily Never After  I - In the Orbit of You  K - Kilt Trip  L - Love, Me

M - The Messy Life of Jane Turner N - Nosy Neighbors  O - One Moment  P - Passion or Penalty  Q - A Quantum Love Story  R - Right on Cue  S - The Spy and I  T - Talking at Night  V - Van2  W - What You Are Looking For Is at the Library

Monthly Motif

January	“Red Carpet Reads” Read a book that has won an award or been nominated for one.	The City Baker’s Guide to County Living
February	Dynamic Duos” Read a book with a couple of characters that make the perfect pair- whether in business, friendship, or in love.	Out on a Limb
March	“Thrill Me” Read a thriller- Psychological thriller; Action thriller; Crime thriller; etc.	The Lovely and the Lost

Keyword Challenge

January	Secret, Heaven, True, House, Come, Only, Know, Winter	Five Winters
February	Heir, Night, Bride, Down, Women, Hand, Teach, Guest	My Darling Bride
March	Story, Hunt, Plot, City, You, Cry, Another, Paint	Next to you

The Discussion Challenge

I have been sticking with my one discussion a month. Every once in a while, a Top Ten Tuesday lends itself to discussion. I have had a few, but the only one I really thought prompted discussion was included below.

• Discussion Wrap-Up - 2023
• Challenge Accepted - 2024
• Why Have Reading Goals
• TTT  - Bookish Super Powers
• Reading Rate

Now it's your turn!

How are your challenges going?
Let us know in the comments!