2017 Reading Challenges

I have decided that I really need to make more time to read again.  My kids are getting older and with that comes more activities that I am required to drive them around to plus all the other stuff I do.  I have definitely been neglecting my reading and so I hope having some challenges helps me get back into it again!  My other goal is to get my TBR pile down!

My first challenge is hosted by My Reader's Block:

 

Since I don't want to set myself up for failure, I am going to go with the Pike's Peak option of reading 12 books off my TBR pile.  They will be:

1.  Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

2.  The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

3.  Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

4.  Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally

5.  Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight

6.  All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

7.  Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

8.  The Collector by Nora Roberts

9.  The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman

10.  Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

11.  Unbelievable (Pretty Little Liars #4) by Sara Shepard

12.  Sanctuary Bay by Laura Burns and Melinda Metz

My next challenge is hosted by Book Dragon's Lair:  

 

If someone tells me I can't or shouldn't read a book, you can pretty much bet that I will read it.  I homeschool my kids so I also have them read many "banned" books for their literature.  I am  going to read between 2-6 books.  I am are Creeping. You're burning with a low flame and spreading slowly.

Here are the books that I plan to read:

1.  Animal Farm by George Orwell

2.  Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

3. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

4. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

5.The Color Purple by Alice Walker

6.  Paper Towns by John Green

My last challenge is hosted by Opinions of a Wolf:

 

I am going to go with the annual option and commit to reading 4 books (the Acquainted option).  The books I will be reading are:

1.  Paperweight by Meg Haston (eating disorders/suicide)

2. Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (self-injury)

3.  Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson (anorexia)

4. Sickened:  The True Story of a Lost Childhood by Julie Gregory

These are all my challenges for 2017.  Wish me luck!