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2016 First Quarter Wrap-Up

4/2/2016

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Here we are, three months into the year already! I've tried to cram as much reading as I could into these three months, because Baby could be showing up anytime. And who knows how much reading I'll get in then! Here's how I've done so far this year:​
Books read: 28
Pages read: 7,844
Fiction: 89%
Nonfiction: 11%
Male authors: 39%
Female authors: 61%
Books I own: 46%
From the library:​ 54%
Favorite book this quarter: Can I have a tie? I loved Cress, the next installment in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. And I am also loving​ my reread of the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Must be a "Chronicles" thing.
Reading Challenge Progress
Read the Books You Buy   2/7 read - current percentage is 29% (20-40% is my goal)
Show Your Shelves Some Love   8/30
Little House Read-Along   3/12
Newbery   5/30 points
European   3/5
​Nonfiction 3/10
Not too bad as far as the reading challenges go. I'll really have to keep on top of the Read the Books You Buy challenge! Goals for the second quarter: read more nonfiction and read more of my own books. Totally doable!
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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
4/2/2016 01:06:26 pm

Awesome first quarter! I really should check in on my progress with challenges as well.

Thinking of you as you wait for Baby! Since my son was born in April, as we approach his first birthday, I keep thinking about what was going on and how I was feeling this time last year -- what a difference a year makes! :)

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/25/2016 02:08:11 pm

Thanks! We'll see how those numbers come up next quarter post-baby. Hope you had a great celebration for your little boy! :)

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Kailana link
4/2/2016 01:49:07 pm

Looks like a great start to the year!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/25/2016 02:08:55 pm

Thanks, Kailana!

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Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness) link
4/2/2016 05:04:29 pm

Cress might have been my favorite of the Lunar Chronicles stories. I loved her as a character and how much we learn about the world of the books in that installment.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
5/25/2016 02:10:29 pm

I agree - I enjoyed getting the insight into life on Luna. I also loved Cress' timidity battling with her impressive technological abilities.

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