Hello again after 8000 years! March has been tough on all of us, and time has sort of stalled. I have been busy reading, painting etc. to alleviate the anxiety and hey, I hit two milestones this month.
First, I reached 3000 total books read 
and then I also reached 100 books read this year:
I read a total of 35 books this month – 12 full-length novels, 2 novella, 1 graphic novel issue and 20 graphic novel/manga volumes! I sort of pushed to read more graphic novels because I wanted to reach 100 this month.
Ah-mazing!
Pretty Good!
Try it Out Maybe?
Nope!
Reread
Beat the Backlist
Progress: 26/120 books published before 2020
Status: 4 books behind!
Netgalley & Edelweiss Reading Challenge
Progress: 77/250 galleys
Status: ahead!
Dystopia Reading Challenge
Progress: 9/16 Dystopia books
Status: ahead!
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge
Progress: 6/50 historical fiction books
Hell’s Paradise set in Shogunate era Japan, and Kingdom of the Gods set in Joseon era Korea, while The Degenerates is set in 1928-29 USA.
Status: quite behind
Retellings Reading Challenge
Progress: 11/25 retellings
The Raven and the Dove is a retelling of Tristan and Isolde legends; Between Burning Worlds is a space retelling of Les Miserables, and Once and Future Vol 1 is a modern retelling of Arthurian legends.
Status: nearly halfway there!
Cloak & Dagger Reading Challenge
Progress: 12/36 books
Roku and Spy x family have spies/assassins, Act-Age is psychological while the others are mysteries
Status: ahead!
Series to Finish Challenge
Progress: 5/24 series (2/12 new + 3/12 old) [230 pt]
Started and completed a duology – Feverwake series!
Other series books read throughout the month:
5 points [1 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 3 (320 pg)]
7 points [1 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 5 (506 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (176 pg)]
2.5 point [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 1 (208 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (160 pg)]
5 points [1 (book finished) + 1(started series) + 3 (375 pg)]
6 points [1 (book finished) + 1(started series) + 4 (480 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (192 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (186 pg)]
6 points [1 (book finished) + 1 (ended series) + 4 (480 pg)]
1.5 point [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (216 pg)]
5 points [1 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 3 (304 pg)]
5 points [1 (book finished) + 4 (464 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (164 pg)]
3 points [1 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 1 (112 pg)]
7 points [1 (book finished) + 6 (688 pg)]
2 points [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 0.5 (160 pg)]
1 point [0.5(book finished) + 0.5 (172 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (172 pg)]
1.5 points [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (200 pg)]
6 points [1 (book finished) + 5 (544 pg)]
2 points [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 0.5 (192 pg)]
1 point [0.5 (book finished) + 0.5 (192 pg)]
2.5 points [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 1 (220 pg)]
2 points [0.5 (book finished) + 1 (started series) + 0.5 (112 pg)]
Total points: 77
SpaceTime Reading Challenge
Progress: 12/40 SciFi books
Between Burning Worlds and Vagrant Queen are all set in space/other planets, while Docile and American Demon are sci-fi dystopia.
Status: on track!
New Release Reading Challenge
Progress: 55/200 new releases of 2020
Status: a bit ahead!
2020 Debut Author Challenge
Progress: 2/24 debuts of 2020
No debuts this month
Status: behind
Audiobook Challenge
Progress: 5/50 audiobooks
No audiobooks finished this month
Status: quite behind
Year of the Asian
Progress: 7/51 books by Asian authors
The Empress of Salt and Fortune is an East Asian-inspired fantasy written by an Asian author
Status: behind
Besides these year-long challenges, I also had one readathon.
Monstrous March (March 1-31)
I had decided to read at least 5 thriller/horror/suspense books and I managed to read 8!
ICYMI
Book Blogger Hop: March 6-12
Book Blogger Hop: March 13 -19
Book Blogger Hop: March 20-26
Book Blogger Hop: March 27 – April 2
Stacking the Shelves #93
Stacking the Shelves #94
Other News
- New artwork for Scavenge the Stars and The Wolf of Oren-Yaro
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YA on my Mind 
Looks like a good reading month! I hope April is just as good!
(www.evelynreads.com)
Wow! 100 books already? That’s amazing!