Finally its the end of the year! I am happy to report that I achieved my ‘a book a day’ goals, albeit in not the way it should happen – but I read 365 books nevertheless!

2019 Reading Challenge

Ruthsic has
completed her goal of reading
300 books in
2019!

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I read a total of 28 books this month – 16 full-length novels, 1 novella and 11 manga volumes!

Ah-mazing!

Pretty good

Feathertide by Beth Cartwright The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen Wicked Fox by Kat Cho The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee Ruse by Cindy Pon

Try it out, maybe?

Valhalla by Ari Bach Runebreaker by Alex R. Kahler Orange 6 ―未来― by Ichigo Takano Anonymous Noise, Vol. 9 by Ryōko Fukuyama I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn

Reread

Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 5 by Sorata Akiduki Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 4 by Mika Yamamori

And now, onto the yearly challenges:

Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge

Progress: 123/100 books

The False Prince (The Ascendance Series, #1) Valhalla The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare, #2) Orange 3 (オレンジ, #3) Orange 4 (オレンジ, #4) Runebreaker (The Runebinder Chronicles #2) Orange 5 (オレンジ, #5) Orange 6 ―未来― Want (Want #1) After Hours, Vol. 3 Anonymous Noise, Vol. 9 My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2) Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3) The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)

Status: completed!!!

Contemporary Romance reading challenge

Progress: 62/21+ books (Grand Slam)

Orange 3 (オレンジ, #3) After Hours, Vol. 3 Anonymous Noise, Vol. 9 I Love You So Mochi Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 12 An Incurable Case of Love, Vol. 2 Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 4

All queer romances this month!

Status: challenge complete!

AtoZ reading challenge

Progress: 23/26 books

Alice Isn't Dead The Beauty of the Wolf The Daughters of Salem How we sent our children to their deaths: Part 1 Exorsisters, Vol. 1 Firestarter (Timekeeper #3) Haphaven The Infinite Noise Just For Clicks Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Rise of the Empress, #2) Love by the Morning Star Nancy Drew: The Case of the Cold Case Only the Good Spy Young (Gallagher Girls, #4) Postcards for a Songbird Quincredible Vol. 1: Quest to Be the Best! Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee Stranger Things: The Other Side (Graphic Novel Volume 1) Through the White Wood United We Spy (Gallagher Girls, #6) Valhalla Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 (Wires and Nerve, #1) X Y Z

Valhalla for V

Status: gave up!

Cloak and Dagger challenge

Progress: 33/35 books

Status: gave up

New Release challenge

Progress: 182/200 books

My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Manga) Vol. 1 Bid My Soul Farewell (Give the Dark My Love, #2) Deadly Little Scandals (Debutantes, #2) A Kingdom for a Stage (For a Muse of Fire #2) Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky (Montague Siblings, #1.5) I Love You So Mochi Ruse (Want, #2)

Status: failed *sob*

Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading challenge

Progress: 231/100 galleys

Feathertide My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Manga) Vol. 1 Runebreaker (The Runebinder Chronicles #2) After Hours, Vol. 3 Ruse (Want, #2) Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 12 Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 5 An Incurable Case of Love, Vol. 2 Daytime Shooting Star, Vol. 4

Status: Challenge complete!

2019 Debut author challenge

Progress: 22/24 debuts

Status: failed…

Audiobook challenge

Progress: 51/50 audiobooks

Status: just made it whoo!

Monthly Keyword Challenge

Progress: 8/12 keywords

Nothing this month

Status: failed…

Dystopia Reading Challenge

Progress: 32/16 books

Valhalla Runebreaker (The Runebinder Chronicles #2)

Status: Challenge complete!

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

Progress: 38/25 books (Ancient History)

Status: challenge complete!

Retellings Reading Challenge

Progress: 33/25 retellings (Fairest of them All)

Valhalla is a loose retelling of Norse mythology and My Lady Jane is a retelling of history during the time of Edward Tudor.

Status: COMPLETED!!!

Space Time Reading Challenge

Progress: 19/20 books

Status: so close!

Series to Finish Challenge

Progress: 25/24 series (8/12 new + 17/12 old)

old

new

The Cursed Sea (The Glass Spare, #2) old

After Hours, Vol. 1 (After Hours, #1) After Hours, Vol. 2 After Hours, Vol. 3 old

Want (Want #1) Ruse (Want, #2) new

Status: complete!

Year of the Asian Reading Challenge

Progress: 38/51 books

Want (Want #1) A Kingdom for a Stage (For a Muse of Fire #2) Wicked Fox (Gumiho, #1) I Love You So Mochi Ruse (Want, #2)

Want & Ruse are written by a Taiwanese author and set in Taipei and Shanghai, respectively, A Kingdom for a Stage is a fantasy written by a Filipino author, Wicked Fox is written by a Korean disapora author and set in Seoul, and I Love You So Mochi is written by a mixed race author of Japanese disapora, and set in Kyoto.

Status: reached Giant Panda

Besides these year-long challenges, I also had three reading challenges.

Boneathon (Oct 1- Dec 31)

My goal was to read book 2, and 3, The Mime Order and The Song Rising but I didn’t end up reading them. *cries*

Diverse December (Dec 1-31)

I had intended to read 15 diverse books and I read 16!

ICYMI

TTT: Books on my Winter TBR
TTT: Books of the Year
TTT: Favorite Books I Read in 2019

Book Blogger Hop: Dec 6-12
Book Blogger Hop: Dec 13-19
Book Blogger Hop: Dec 20-26

Stacking the Shelves #85
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Stacking the Shelves #87

On the Pod this week #49
On the Pod this week #50

Shouting from the Shelftops #18

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