Hi! and 2018 Blogging and Reading Resolutions

Hi!

This is a simple introduction.
My name is Astrid and I am from Indonesia, this blog was made originally for following a bookish blog. But later on, I start thinking that maybe I can contribute too on book-blog-sphere. So yeah here I am.

Thank you so much for nifflerreads, the orangutan librarian, jewels and 35 other blogs that have followed or check out this blog when it has nothing but a name.

English is not my first language and I am very bad at grammar, though I tend to read more book in English than Indonesian, please pardon me when you see or read any misspellings or anything. I am also open to any suggestions and criticizes, so please let me know.

With the start of a new blog and new year, here is my 2018 blogging and reading resolutions:

1. Posting twice a week
2. Comments and interact more on blogs
3. Read more diversely
4. Review the books I have read
5. Read 156 books

Currently, I am reading It by Stephen King. What are you reading on the second day of 2018?

BeatTheBacklist 2018

Beat the Backlist 2018 was hosted by Novel Knight, for participating you can click here.

What is Beat the Backlist?

In short, this is a reading challenge where your goal is to read backlist books (published prior to the current year). For 2018, it means reading any book that was published in 2017 or earlier. You have the entire year to read as many books as you can/want. YOU set your own reading goal and this challenge isn’t just for bloggers. You do NOT need to have a blog to participate. Any online social media account (Goodreads, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) will work, and if you have a blog you’re welcome to join in too!

GOAL: 52 books

 

 

The Official 2018 TBR Pile Challenge!

The Official 2018 TBR Pile Challenge hosted at RoofBeamReader.

The Goal: To finally read 12 books from your “to be read” pile (within 12 months).

Specifics:

1. Each of these 12 books must have been on your bookshelf or “To Be Read” list for AT LEAST one full year. This means the book cannot have a publication date of 1/1/2017 or later (any book published in the year 2016 or earlier qualifies, as long as it has been on your TBR pile). Caveat: Two (2) alternates are allowed, just in case one or two of the books end up in the “can’t get through” pile.

2. To be eligible, you must sign-up with the Mr. Linky below. Link to your list (so create it ahead of time!) and add updated links to each book’s review. Books must be read and must be reviewed (doesn’t have to be too fancy) in order to count as completed.

3. The link you post in the Mr. Linky below must be to your “master list” (see mine below). This is where you will keep track of your books completed, crossing them out and/or dating them as you go along, and updating the list with the links to each review (so there’s one easy, convenient way to find your list and all your reviews for the challenge). Your complete and final list must be posted by January 15th, 2018.

4. Leave comments on this post as you go along, to update us on your status. Come back here if/when you complete this challenge and leave a comment indicating that you CONQUERED YOUR 2018 TBR LIST! Every person who successfully reads his/her 12 books and/or alternates (and who provides a working link to their list, which has links to the review locations) will be entered to win a $50 gift card from Amazon.com or The Book Depository!

5. Crossovers from other challenges are totally acceptable, as long as you have never read the book before and it was published before 2017!

My 2018 TBR Pile Challenge List:

1. The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
2. Written in the Star by Aisha Saeed
3. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
4. Heartless by Marissa Meyer
5. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman
6. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
7. The Last Boy and Girl in the World by Siobhan Vivian
8. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
9. Everything We Keep by Kerry Lonsdale
10. Jane Steele by Lynsay Faye
11. The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
12. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Alternates:

1. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
2. The Martian by Andy Weir

FULL HOUSE READING CHALLENGE 2018

Full House Reading Challenge was hosted by Bookdate.

LIST

1. Mystery or thriller
2. Historical
3. Over 500 pages
4. Setting in library or  bookshop
5. 4 word title
6. Last book added to your TBR (as of the time you fulfil this one)
7. Classic
8. Fantasy
9. Coming of Age theme
10. Adapted to a Movie
11. Holiday season
12. Has big plot twist
13. Humor
14. Book to improve your life
15. Redemption theme
16. Has a number in the title
17. Under 250 pages
18. New to you author from another country
19. From a favorite series of yours
20. Dual time line
21. Non fiction hobby book
22. Children’s book ( could be a picture book if wished)
23. Book chosen randomly from TBR shelf. You might like to do it with your eyes closed from an actual shelf. Or check your TBR on Goodreads, see how many there are and put that number into random.org. Or whatever method you think of.
24. Memoir or Autobiography
25. Reread

Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge 2018

The Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge was originally created and hosted by Pearl’s World of Romance, passed on to Fatin at Romance Book Maven, then passed on to Brianna at The Book Vixen, Then it was Gone with the Words and Love at First Page‘s turn. and is now hosted by Andi’s ABCs.

Reading Challenge Details:

• Runs January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018 (books read prior to 1/1/2018 do not count towards the challenge). You can join anytime you want, though the sign up linky will close Nov. 15, 2018. 
  
• The goal is to read as many Contemporary Romance books as you’d like. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down. Remember, the idea is to challenge yourself.
• Books that qualify for this challenge can be young adult, new adult, or adult. Books can be M/F, M/M, or F/F. Books must be a work of fiction (sorry, nonfiction does not qualify for this challenge).
• Romances with the following elements do not qualify for this reading challenge: paranormal, historical, time-travel, fantasy, science fiction, or mystery/suspense/thriller.
• Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).
• Novellas that are 100 pages in length (give or take), as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.
• Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
• Use the hashtag #ContRom2018 when posting your reviews/updates/re-caps/monthly topics on social media.
• To join this challenge, grab the 2018 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge button below and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too. This will be your “update post” when doing the monthly link up.
• You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2018 Contemporary Romance Reading Challenge (your designated “update post” for the monthly link up) and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

Goal: 2nd Base (read 6-10 books)

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