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2022 Reading Challenge Blog Post

2023 Reading Challenge Books in Review and Recommended Reads

January 2, 2024 by rachelauthorbarnard in Rachel Barnard and tagged Favorite Books, Favorite Indie Books, Goodreads, Reading Challenge

I spent $161.55 on books this year from Half Price Books, The Book Burrow, Bookpeople, Powell’s Online and directly from authors at events and online.

My favorite books I read this year:

First Things First by Barbara Delinsky
Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman
Wool by Hugh Howey
Happily Ever Island by Crystal Cestari
An Acquired Taste by Kelly Cain
A Perfect Vintage by Chelsea Fagan
Last Chance Books by Kelsey Rodkey
Ramón and Julieta by Alana Albertson
Oahu Revealed: The Ultimate Guide to Honolulu, Waikiki & Beyond by Andrew Doughty
I’m Glad My Mom Died by McCurdy, Jennette
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
The Wedding Game by Meghan Quinn
The Chemistry of Love by Wilson, Sariah
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
The Kiss Quotient by Hoang, Helen

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

The Beauty of a Spiral: A Novel by Beth Maddaleni
Role Playing by Cathy Yardley
Please Live for Me (Brotherhood Series Book 3) by M.W. McKinley
Broken Perfect Lies: A Bodyguard Romance by Katie Wismer
Demon Whispers (The Survival Chronicles, Book 1) by by N. R. Farrell

Out of the 58 books that I read:

8 Indie Books
4 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

I read 4 books for book clubs
I read 14 books in anticipation of traveling/set in that location
I reviewed 9 books this year for a total of 432 reviews written lifetime
In September my review for The Beauty of a Sprial was featured on the homepage of Reedsy Discovery!
I won the Pflugerville Library Winter Reading Challenge

Next year I want to:

Read 6-12 books about Japan, Japanese history, Japanese culture, etc.
Read at least 2 books from President Obama’s Favorite Books of 2023
Read at least 2 nonfiction books

The books I read this year:

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2021 Reading Challenge Blog Post

2022 Reading Challenge Books in Review and Recommended Reads

January 1, 2023 by rachelauthorbarnard in Rachel Barnard and tagged Favorite Books, Favorite Indie Books, Goodreads, Reading Challenge

I spent $5.48 on kindle books this year; $13.20 at Barnes and Noble; $35.91 for books from Bookshop; $103.90 at the Neverending Bookshop; $98.95 at Brick & Mortar for a total of $257.44 on books!

My favorite books I read this year:

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer
A Cat Cafe Christmas by Codi Gary
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Hook, Line, and Sinker (Bellinger Sisters, #2) by Tessa Bailey
It Happened One Summer (Bellinger Sisters, #1) by Tessa Bailey
Written in the Stars (Written in the Stars, #1) by Alexandria Bellefleur
Excuse Me While I Disappear: Tales of Midlife Mayhem by Laurie Notaro
Schooled by Ted Fox
Time of My Life (Time After Time #1) by Mary Frame
For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa
Wildseed Witch (Wildseed Witch, #1) by Marti Dumas
Well Met (Well Met, #1) by Jen DeLuca
A Little Too Familiar (An Uncanny Romance, #1) by Lish McBride
Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf
The Love Con by Seressia Glass
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Pumpkin (Dumplin’, #3) by Julie Murphy
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) by Lois Lowry

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

Musical Games (Kinloch, #4) by Evie Alexander
Ex Appeal (Ponto Beach Reunion, #3) by Cathy Yardley
Strange Gods by Alison Kimble
Kissing Games (Kinloch, #3) by Evie Alexander
Delta (The Apex Cycle, #2) by M.T. Zimny
Beta (The Apex Cycle, #1) by M.T. Zimny
Always the New Girl by Kelly Vincent
Boneyard by D.M. Darroch
Gouda Friends (Ponto Beach Reunion, #2) by Cathy Yardley
Hollywood Games (Kinloch, #2) by Evie Alexander
Sting of the Scorpion (Outlawed Myth, #3) by Evelyn Puerto

Out of the 68 books that I read:

18 Indie Books
5 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

I read 16 books for book clubs
I reviewed 20 books this year for a total of 423 reviews written lifetime

The books I read this year:

2020 Reading Challenge Blog Post

2021 Reading Challenge Books in Review and Recommended Reads

January 2, 2022 by rachelauthorbarnard in Rachel Barnard and tagged Favorite Books, Favorite Indie Books, Goodreads, Reading Challenge

I spent $21.91 on kindle books this year

My favorite books I read this year:

Spinning Silver by Noami Novik
Alive (The Generations Trilogy, #1) by Scott Sigler
Skyhunter (Skyhunter, #1) by Marie Lu
Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1) by Penny Reid
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) by Mary E. Pearson
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

Please Fall for Me by M. W. Mckinley
A Cemetery for Zoe by Ashe Woodward
The Finest Lies by David J. Naiman
The Apotheon Awakening (Apotheon Trials #1) by Arya White
Highland Games (Kinloch Series, #1) by Evie Alexander
Miss Cast and the Headhamster (Miss Cast! Book 1) by LJ Pickles
Sex & Sours by Dani McLean
Pip and Kitten and the End of the World by David Congreave
Killing Dragons (Order of the Dolphin, #1) by Kristie Clark
Dragon Gold (Order of the Dolphin, #2) by Kristie Clark
I Think the World Owes Me An Apology by Fike Daodu
These Violent Nights by Rebecca Crunden
Love & Rum by Dani McLean
Please Stay for Me (The Brotherhood Series, #1) by M.W. McKinley
At the Cabin by Claudia Blood
Coming in from the Outfield by Carrie Wiegman
Rebuilding Alexandra Small by Mo Fanning
Flicker of the Flame by Evelyn Puerto
The Anti-Relationship Year by Katie Wismer
Horizon Found (Relic Trilogy #2) by Claudia Blood
Company Assassin (Relic Trilogy #1) by Claudia Blood

Out of the 95 books that I read:

38 Indie Books

6 Nonfiction Books

Other reading stats:

I read 11 books for book club

I read both Michelle Obama’s Becoming and Barack Obama’s A Promised Land

I reviewed 46 books this year for a total of 403

I made reviewer of the month in July and September on Reedsy

The books I read this year:

I think I will make my challenge for next year a conservative 75 books!

2020 Reading Challenge Books in Review and Recommended Reads

January 2, 2021 by rachelauthorbarnard in Rachel Barnard and tagged Favorite Books, Favorite Indie Books, Goodreads, Reading Challenge

I spent $26.33 on kindle books this year

My favorite books I read this year:

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful by Marshall Goldsmith
I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder #1) by Holly Jackson
Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis
Parachutes by Kelly Yang
Slay by Brittney Morris
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered #1) by Tessa Bailey
The Vanishing Deep by Astrid Scholte
Bent Heavens by Daniel Kraus
This Mortal Coil (This Mortal Coil #1) by Emily Suvada
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport
Harvesting the Heart by Jodi Picoult
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Bride Test (The Kiss Quotient #2) by Helen Hoang

My favorite Indie books that I read this year:

The Alien in the Backseat by Phillip Knight Scott
Destination Azurah by Victoria Bastedo
Exile (Forbidden Things #2) by Nikki McCormack
Apostate (Forbidden Things #3) by Nikki McCormack
Drawing Breath (Drawing Breath #1-3) by Laurie Boris
The Anti-Virginity Pact (The Pact #1) by Katie Wismer
Flight of the Spark: Book 1 of the Outlawed Myth Fantasy Series (The Outlawed Myth #1) by Evelyn Puerto

Out of the 65 books that I read:

11 Indie Books

8 Nonfiction Books

The books I read this year:

I think I will make my challenge for next year 100 books!

2019 Reading Challenge Books in Review and Recommended Reads

December 31, 2019 by rachelauthorbarnard in Rachel Barnard and tagged 2019, Favorite Books, Favorite Indie Books, Goodreads, Reading Challenge