A Look Back at the 2023 Reading Challenges

2023 Audiobook Challenge

So easy to sign up for the 2023 Audiobook Challenge and loads of fun to participate! I get mine free through Libby (formerly Overdrive) and Hoopla at my local library, and now also through the NetGalley audiobook shelf. There are two check-ins; one mid-year and one at the end to see how you did. Participants will have the chance to win prizes. I’m going for Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+.

January – 3
February – 3
March – 6
April – 4
May – 2
June – 3
July – 4
August – 4
September – 2
October – 4
November – 2
December – 4
Total – 41   *

2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge

Fun and easy challenge–just set your own goal. (It can always be altered up or down.) Last year I set a challenge of 180 reads and ended with 188. This year I’m throttling back to 145. BONUS: Enjoy reading over your stats at the end of the year!  Watch the sidebar widget for my 2023 Goodreads Reading Challenge progress.

As of December 31: 157 books  *

*X and check graphics courtesy freepik.com

2023 Historical Reading Challenge

Sign up and add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the monthly Mister Linky. There are six levels of readers listed and I’m choosing Prehistoric – 50 books. Don’t forget to add the tag: #histficreadingchallenge

January – 5
February – 4
March – 6
April – 3
May – 0
June – 0
July – 1
August – 0
September – 3
October – 2
November – 3
December – 2
Total – 29  

NetGalley and Edelweiss Challenge

I joined this Challenge in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 at the Platinum level, which translates to 75 books for the year. If you’d like to sign up for this challenge, click here. See their sign-up page for rules and Guidelines. I’m reducing my challenge this year to Gold-50. Use the Hashtag: #NGEW2023 when posting your reviews.

January – 4
February – 7
March – 5
April – 6
May – 7
June – 9
July – 8
August – 7
September – 5
October – 6
November – 7
December – 5
Total – 76  

Reading Ireland Month 2023

#begorrathon23

1. The Strange Courtship of Kathleen O’Dwyer by Robert Temple
2. The Sea by John Banville
3. Desert Star by Michael Connelly
4. St Patrick’s Day Dinner by…me
5. A Week in Summer by Maeve Binchy
6. The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
7. Sea-Worthy Epic Poem by Stanley McShane
8. The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

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