I have read 31 books by the time this post comes out! Here are the list of books and link to any reviews I have made.

• The Toll – Neal Shusterman
• Stardust – Neil Gaiman
• Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier
• The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep – H.G. Parry
• The Last Smile of Sunder City – Luke Arnold
• The Original Tales of the Brothers Grimm – Brothers Grimm
• My Sister, The Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
• In the Crypt with a Candlestick – Daisy Waugh
• Tears of the Giraffe – Alexander McCall Smith
• Murder at Enderley Hall – Helena Dixon
• The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan
• Rules for Perfect Murders – Peter Swanson
• Closed Casket – Sophie Hannah
• The Great Hunt – Robert Jordan
• The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Paris Mysteries – Edgar Allan Poe
• The Hod King – Josiah Bancroft
• If We Were Villains – M.L. Rio
• Storm Front – Jim Butcher
• House of Salt and Sorrow – Erin A. Craig
• Coraline – Neil Gaiman
• The Mystery of the Blue Train – Agatha Christie
• The Honjin Murders – Seishi Yokomizo
• The Last – Hanna Jameson
• Finale – Stephanie Garber
• Predator’s Gold – Phillip Reeve
• Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race – Reni Eddo-Lodge
• Sourcery – Terry Pratchett
• Murder at the Playhouse – Helena Dixon
• The Sin Eater – Megan Campisi
• Daughters of Night – Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Challenge Update!

I have 4 challenges this year.

• The Goodreads Challenge
• The ONTD Challenge
• The Sequels Challenge
• The Second Chance Challenge

For more detail on what these challenges are about, you can find the post here.

Starting off the with the Goodreads challenge. I have read 31 books out of 45! So I am very much on track to complete my goal, I did DNF 4 books so far this year so my hope is to get to 49 to cover the books I didn’t complete.

For the ONTD challenge I am doing really well and I am on track for this challenge with a strong idea of the books I plan on reading for the future.

• January ~ (Read a book that is being turned into a movie or TV show in 2020) ~ Obviously this book was read before Coronavirus hit so it is most likely that this movie will not be out this year. But I read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.
• February ~ (Read a book set in Nigeria or written by a Nigerian Author) ~ My Sister, The Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite
• March ~ (Read a book where fatherhood is the main theme) ~ The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan
• April ~ (Read a book with a scandalous past) ~ The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald
• May ~ (Read a book where a cat is the main character) ~ Coraline – Neil Gaiman
• June ~ Read a book published between 1946-64 or written by an author who is born between 1946-64 ~ Sourcery – Terry Pratchett (Author born between 1946-64)

For the sequels challenge. Again, I am on a pretty good trajectory and I have planned more or less when I will read the remaining sequels. Last year, I tried to get all my sequels read in the first half of the year but I wasn’t a fan of that experience, I felt to much pressure to read them so this year I decided to read them over the whole year. So these are books that I have read so far!

January ~ The Toll – Neal Shusterman

February ~

• Tears of the Giraffe – Alexander McCall Smith
• Murder at Enderley Hall – Helena Dixon
• The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan

March ~

• Closed Casket – Sophie Hannah
• The Great Hunt – Robert Jordan

April ~ The Hod King – Josiah Bancroft

May ~

• The Mystery of the Blue Train – Agatha Christie
• Finale – Stephanie Garber
• Predator’s Gold – Phillip Reeve

June ~ Sourcery – Terry Pratchett

Finally, is my second chance challenge. I have only read 2 of my 5 books for this challenge and one I really didn’t enjoy and the other was a DNF. These books were: Stardust – Neil Gaiman and The Original Tales of the Brothers Grimm – Brothers Grimm

Best Book You Have Read So Far!

Best Sequel You Have Read So Far!

A New Release You Haven’t Read But Are Excited For!

Biggest Disappointment So Far!

Biggest Surprise so far!

Favourite New Author!

I have decided to go for Helena Dixon, author of the Miss Underhay Mystery series. I have read 3 of her books so far. 1 last year and 2 this year and I find myself enjoying every single one and it’s always such a positive experience when I read her books. I always look forward to the next instalment!

Favourite New Character!

Like last time I have a couple of standout characters so far this year.

• Jerico – The Toll
• Tyson – The Sea of Monsters
• Kosuke Kindaichi – The Honjin Murders
• Caro Corsham – Daughter of Night

A Book That Made You Cry!

A Book That Made You Happy!

The Most Beautiful Book You Have Received or Bought This Year

What Books Do You Need To Read By The End of This Year?

Like I said earlier on, I have read 31 book so far and my goal is 45. But I did DNF 4 books so I want to make sure I read 4 extra books to make up for the 4 I DNFed. So, that brings me to 49.

I have 3 books I need to read for my Second Chance Challenge, 5 books left on my Sequels Challenge and I have some more books lined up for the ONTD so I feel like those will be my priority moving forward.