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2020 Reading Resolutions

Yet again, I'm going for 100 books. I was so close last year at 98 books, but was more interested in finishing the Read Harder challenge, so I didn't pile on with a bunch of manga or romance novels to pad my total. This year, I'm going to try to accomplish both.

Total Books Read: 85 of 100
Last year I forgot how joining a Bible Study that buys their own books would boost my total in the books I own category, so I'm going to boost my goal to 15, from last year's 10.

Books I Own Read: 9 of 15
  1. Love Poems For People With Children by John Kenney
  2. Better: A Study of Hebrews by Jen Wilkin
  3. Chasing Vines Group Experience: Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life by Beth Moore
  4. Jesus and Women: The First Century and Now by Kristi McClelland
  5. Feminist Cross-Stitch: 30 Bold Fierce Patterns by Stephanie Rohr
  6. Matchless: The Life and Love of Jesus by Angie Smith
  7. O Come, O Come Emmanuel: An Advent Study by Lifeway Women
  8. The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
  9. We Will Rock Our Classmates by Ryan T. Higgins
Since one of the Read Harder Goals involves finishing a series, I'm going to be optimistic and go with finishing 10 series.

Total Series Read/Caught Up On: 6 of 10
  1. The Sky Chasers Trilogy by Amy Kathleen Ryan
  2. My Brother's Husband by Gengoroh Tagame
  3. Heartbreaker Bay by Jill Shalvis
  4. Fruits Basket Another by Natsuki Takaya
  5. Rancho Destino by Beverly Jenkins
  6. The Rajes by Sonali Dev (no more books planned for this year)
As for subject matter reading, I loved doing Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge last year, so I'm excited to see where it will take me in 2020.
    Read Harder Challenges Completed: 15 of 24
    1. Read a YA nonfiction book
    2. Read a retelling of a classic of the canon, fairytale, or myth by an author of color
    3. Read a mystery where the victim(s) is not a woman
    4. Read a graphic memoir
    5. Read a book about a natural disaster
    6. Read a play by an author of color and/or queer author
    7. Read a historical fiction novel not set in WWII
    8. Read an audiobook of poetry
    9. Read the LAST book in a series
    10. Read a book that takes place in a rural setting
    11. Read a debut novel by a queer author
    12. Read a memoir by someone from a religious tradition (or lack of religious tradition) that is not your own
    13. Read a food book about a cuisine you’ve never tried before
    14. Read a romance starring a single parent
    15. Read a book about climate change
    16. Read a doorstopper (over 500 pages) published after 1950, written by a woman
    17. Read a sci-fi/fantasy novella (under 120 pages)
    18. Read a picture book with a human main character from a marginalized community
    19. Read a book by or about a refugee
    20. Read a middle grade book that doesn’t take place in the U.S. or the UK
    21. Read a book with a main character or protagonist with a disability (fiction or non)
    22. Read a horror book published by an indie press
    23. Read an edition of a literary magazine (digital or physical)
    24. Read a book in any genre by a Native, First Nations, or Indigenous author
    I'll also continue reading about American Presidents and their families, but I'm not setting any quota for this year, and will record my progress on my Presidential Reading List entry.
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