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Goodreads 2021 Reading Challenge

7/17/2021

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2021 Reading Challenge

Jasmine has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2021!

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So, I completed my Goodreads 2021 Reading Challenge today! Well, actually it was yesterday, but...It's not too bad, considering how busy I've been!

I am by no means done with reading for this year, couldn't stop even if I wanted to, which I don't, so check back at the end of the year to see my total stats for 2021 and whether I can somehow magically break last year's record of 293 total books logged into my Goodreads Reading Challenge.

2020 Stats

Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: July 16th

Number of Books Ahead of Schedule: 35

Total Pages Read: 16,052

Fiction: 75 Non-Fiction: 0
Print Books: 35 E-Books: 36 Audiobooks: 4

First Book Completed (starting the challenge):
Texas Witness Threat by Cate Nolan

Midway Book In The Challenge:
A New Love For Charlotte by Amy Lillard

Final Book Completed (finishing the challenge):
The Goose Girl by Brittany Fichter

Longest Book (most pages):
Princess Of Secrets by A.G. Marshall
512 pages

Oldest Book:

Oldest Original Publish Date
Love Amid The Ashes by Mesu Andrews
(2011)

Oldest Listed Publish Date
One Night In Tehran by Luana Ehrlich
(2014)

Newest Book:
Three way tie between...

Come Back To Me
by Jody Hedlund
June 1st, 2021

Bridge Of Gold
by Kimberley Woodhouse
June 1st, 2021

Sticks And Stone
by David James Warren
June 1st, 2021

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2020 Reading Year In Review

1/2/2021

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Reading Year In Review

Goodreads Reading Challenge
Goal: 75 books
Started: January 1st
Completed: April 24th

« First Book Completed

Last Book Completed »

Fiction: 285* Non-Fiction: 8 Other: 0
Print Books: 109 E-Books: 74* Audiobooks: 110

25 pages

« Shortest Book

Longest Book »

494 pages

Total Number of Books Read: 293*
Total Pages Read: 63,039**
Percentage Of Challenge Completed: 391%

* Read a boxed set that contained 8 individual e-books.
** Number of pages read is according to Goodreads. Audiobooks etc. do not appear in the final page count.

Review Stats

Total Number of Reviews: 225

Fiction: 223 Non-Fiction: 2
Print Books: 85 E-Books: 52*+ Audiobooks: 88
CDs: 0 Movies: 0 Other: 0

* Indicates there may have been more than one book in a single review.
+Read a boxed set that contained 8 individual (e-)books.

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Last Review »

for sticking with us in 2020!

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200th Book!

9/10/2020

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200th Book!

That's right! I've finished my 200th book read in 2020! This is the first time in my history of keeping track of my reading via Goodreads that I've reached 200 books. And the good news is that I still have 3 months left for more reading!

For the Amish of Pontotoc, Mississippi, all roads lead to faith, family, and
tradition, even when the path is unconventional—especially at Christmas . . .

Tillie Gingerich is so in love with Melvin Yoder that she agrees to leave her conservative Amish home to live with him in the English world. But when the struggle to make ends meet leads to conflict, and reveals troubling weaknesses in their relationship, Tillie returns to Pontotoc—pregnant and unmarried. Her loving family accepts her, but to convince the rest of the community, they must turn to the bishop. Distraught, Tillie runs away on Christmas Eve—only to get as far as an isolated house on the edge of town.

Levi Yoder, Melvin’s upright distant cousin, is grieving the loss of his wife and wants to be alone. He is hardly pleased to open his door and find a pregnant woman––a painful reminder of all he’s lost. But with an ice storm approaching, he can’t turn Tillie away. Yet as morning nears, the miracle of Christmas brings unexpected challenges, opportunities—and promises for
the future . . .

ASIN: B082WS34V2

2020 Reading Challenge

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Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge

4/24/2020

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2020 Reading Challenge

Jasmine has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2020!

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So, I completed my Goodreads 2020 Reading Challenge today! Well, looking at the clock it was more like yesterday. Thanks to the COVID-19 shutdown, four weeks and counting in my state, I wound up finishing almost exactly 8 weeks earlier than last year. It also happens to be my record earliest completion date since I started doing these update posts in 2016.

I am by no means done with reading for this year, couldn't stop even if I wanted to, which I don't, and have even completed an audiobook and a novella since reading the book that finished the challenge. So, check back at the end of the year to see my total stats for 2020 and whether I can surpass last year's total of 152 or even beat my 2018 record of 163 books logged into my Goodreads Reading Challenge.

2020 Stats

Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: April 23rd

Number of Books Ahead of Schedule: 52

Total Pages Read: 18,150

Fiction: 72 Non-Fiction: 3
Print Books: 39 E-Books: 17 Audiobooks: 19

First Book Completed (starting the challenge):
Echoes Among The Stones by Jaime Jo Wright

Midway Book In The Challenge:
Gold Frankincense And Murder by Barbara Early

Final Book Completed (finishing the challenge):
Before I Called You Mine by Nicole Deese

Longest Book (most pages):
A Curse Of Gems by Brittany Fichter
482 pages

Oldest Book:

Oldest Original Publish Date
Anne Of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
(1908)

Oldest Listed Publish Date
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
(1970)

Newest Book:
Kingdom Above The Cloud by Maggie Platt
(April 17th, 2020)

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2019 Reading Year In Review

12/31/2019

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Reading Year In Review

Goodreads Reading Challenge
Goal: 75 books
Started: January 1st
Completed: June 19th

« First Book Completed

Last Book Completed »

Fiction: 151*+ Non-Fiction: 1 Other: 0
Print Books: 94 E-Books: 58*+ Audiobooks: 0

« Shortest Book

Longest Book »

Total Number of Books Read: 152+
Total Pages Read: 38,939
Percentage Of Challenge Completed: 203%

See My Book List

*Read the same e-book twice in 2019.
+Read a boxed set that contained 6 individual (e-)books.

Review Stats

Total Number of Reviews: 117

Fiction: 117 Non-Fiction: 1
Print Books: 78 E-Books: 40*+ Audiobooks: 0
CDs: 0 Movies: 0 Other: 0

* Indicates there may have been more than one book in a single review.
+Read a boxed set that contained 6 individual (e-)books.

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Last Review »

for sticking with us in 2019!

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Goodreads 2019 Reading Challenge

6/25/2019

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2019 Reading Challenge

Jasmine has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2019!

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So, I completed my Goodreads 2019 Reading Challenge today! Well, actually it was more like almost a week ago, but... I wound up finishing 8 days earlier this year than last year. Not too bad, considering how busy I've been!

I am by no means done with reading for this year, couldn't stop even if I wanted to, which I don't, so check back at the end of the year to see my total stats for 2019 and whether I break last year's record of 163 total books logged into my Goodreads Reading Challenge.

2019 Stats

Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: June 19th

Number of Books Ahead of Schedule: 40

Total Pages Read: 17,893

Fiction: 75 Non-Fiction: 0
Print Books: 44 E-Books: 31 Audiobooks: 0

First Book Completed (starting the challenge):
Flights Of Fancy by Jen Turano

Midway Book In The Challenge:
The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson

Final Book Completed (finishing the challenge):
Harbor Secrets by Melody Carlson

Longest Book (most pages):

Boxed Set
Wish Upon A Christmas Star by Kit Morgan, Allie Pleiter, Danielle Thorne, K.D. Garcia, Jessica L. Elliott,
Rachel A. Andersen. 682 pages.

Single Book
The Coffee Club Mysteries by Darlene Franklin, Cynthia Hickey, Elizabeth Ludwig, Dana Mentink,
Candice Prentice, Janice Thompson. 448 pages.

Oldest Book:
The Cherokee Trail by Louis L'Amour
(1982)

Newest Book:
Wander Canyon Courtship
(July 1st, 2019)

This one isn't even released yet!

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2018 Reading Year In Review

12/31/2018

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Reading Year In Review

Goodreads Reading Challenge
Goal: 75 books
Started: January 1st
Completed: June 27th

« First Book Completed

Last Book Completed »

Fiction: 156 Non-Fiction: 6 Other: 1
Print Books: 116 E-Books: 42 Audiobooks: 5

« Shortest Book

Longest Book »

Total Number of Books Read: 163
Total Pages Read: 44,118
Percentage Of Challenge Completed: 217%

See My Book List

Review Stats

Total Number of Reviews: 126

Fiction: 117 Non-Fiction: 10*
Print Books: 96* E-Books: 30 Audiobooks: 5*
CDs: 1 Movies: 0 Other: 0

* Indicates there may have been more than one book in a single review.

« First Review

Last Review »

for sticking with us in 2018!

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2018 Goodreads Challenge UPDATE

6/28/2018

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So, I guess Goodreads made a little boo-boo with release dates and the newest one that I've read actually hasn't released yet! I did go back and correct it in my previous 2018 Goodreads Challenge blog post. In case you don't want to go back to it and look, here is the true Newest Book.

Newest Book:
Formula Of Deception by Carrie Stuart Parks
(July 3, 2018)

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Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge

6/28/2018

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2018 Reading Challenge

Jasmine has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2018!

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So, I completed my Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge today! Well, looking at the clock it was more like yesterday, but... I wound up finishing a fraction over 3 weeks earlier this year than last year. Not too bad, considering how busy I've been!

I am by no means done with reading for this year, couldn't stop even if I wanted to, which I don't, so check back at the end of the year to see my total stats for 2018 and whether I break last year's record of 153 total books logged into my Goodreads Reading Challenge.

2018 Stats

Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: June 27th

Number of Books Ahead of Schedule: 39

Total Pages Read: 18,892

Fiction: 72 Non-Fiction: 3
Print Books: 53 E-Books: 17 Audiobooks: 5

First Book Completed (starting the challenge):
Isaiah's Daughter by Mesu Andrews

Midway Book In The Challenge:
Kappy King And The Puppy Kaper by Amy Lillard

Final Book Completed (finishing the challenge):
A Rebel Heart by Beth White

Longest Book (most pages):
The Backcountry Brides Collection
Shannon McNear, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Angela K. Couch, Debra E. Marvin,
Gabrielle Meyer, Jennifer Hudson Taylor, Pegg Thomas, Denise Weimer

448 pages

Oldest Book:
The Secret Of Mirror Bay by Carolyn Keen
(1972)

Newest Book:
Formula Of Deception by Carrie Stuart Parks
(July 3, 2018)

This one isn't even released yet!

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2017 Reading Year In Review

1/1/2018

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Reading Year In Review

Goodreads Reading Challenge
Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: July 19th

« First Book Completed

Last Book Completed »

Fiction: 152 Non-Fiction: 1
Print Books: 122 E-Books: 29 Audiobooks: 2

35 pages

« Shortest Book

Longest Book »

448 pages

Total Number of Books Read: 153
Total Pages Read: 37,454
Percentage Of Challenge Completed: 204%

See My List of Books

Review Stats

Total Number of Reviews: 101

Fiction: 98 Non-Fiction: 1
Print Books: 83 E-Books: 14 Audiobooks: 2
CDs: 1 Movies: 1 Other: 0

« First Review

Last Review »

for sticking with us in 2017!

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Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge

7/19/2017

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2017 Reading Challenge

Jasmine has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2017!

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So, I completed my Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge today! I wound up finishing a month later this year than I did last year. But, July isn't too shabby at all. This year has been a bit of a rollercoaster personally so a July finish date definitely isn't too bad.

I am by no means done with reading for this year, couldn't stop even if I wanted to, which I don't, so check back at the end of the year to see my total stats for 2017 and whether I break last year's record of 150 total books logged into my Goodreads Reading Challenge.

2017 Stats

Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: July 19th

Number of Books Ahead of Schedule: 34

Total Pages Read: 19,373

Fiction: 74 Non-Fiction: 1
Print Books: 66 E-Books: 9

First Book Completed (starting the challenge):
The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson

Midway Book In The Challenge:
Dangerous Testimony by Dana Mentink

Final Book Completed (finishing the challenge):
Danger On The Mountain by Lynette Eason

Longest Book (most pages):
The Romance In A Bottle Romance Collection
Joanne Bischof, Amanda Dykes, Heather Day Gilbert, Jocelyn Green, Maureen Lang

Oldest Book:
Lori Adams And The Riverboat Mystery
(1971)

Newest Book:
The Promise Bride by Gina Welborn & Becca Whitham
(August 29th, 2017)

This one's not even officially released yet!

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Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge

6/24/2016

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2016 Reading Challenge

Jasmine has completed her goal of reading 75 books in 2016!

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So, I completed my Goodreads 2016 Reading Challenge today! I thought I was proud of myself last year when I finished my 2015 challenge in July, but this year I finished almost exactly 1 month earlier! And this includes the fact that I read almost nothing in in the month of January after a family emergency.

I am by no means done with reading for this year, couldn't stop even if I wanted to, which I don't, and I may even up my goal eventually, but for now I am basking in my accomplishment. A job well enjoyed and well done.

2016 Stats

Goal: 75 books.
Started: January 1st
Completed: June 24th

Number of Books Ahead of Schedule: 40

Total Pages Read: 19,410

Fiction: 69 Non-Fiction: 5 Humor: 1
Print Books: 57 E-Books: 17 Audiobooks: 1

First Book Completed (starting the challenge):
Dust And Obey by Christy Barritt

Midway Book In The Challenge:
Random Acts Of Malice by Christy Barritt

Final Book Completed (finishing the challenge):
Cold Shot by Dani Pettrey

Longest Book (most pages):
Curio by Evangeline Denmark

Oldest Book:
My Brother Michael by Mary Stewart
(secular fiction)
(June 12th, 1978)

Parker Pyne Investigates by Agatha Christie is the oldest book by original publish
date (1934) but the copy I read was printed in 1978, after My Brother Michael.

Newest Book:
A Walk Through The Waters by Lynnette Bonner
(June 21st, 2016)