Reader’s Choice Goal Review Giveaway

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Another Best Reads Blog tradition is quarterly reading goal reviews (only in this case, it’s an annual summary.) I’ll share my progress (or not!) here just for some fun, book nerdy stats and, if you’re so inclined you can share a goal or two in the comments. But no pressure – a goal can be as simple as ‘read a book.’

So, to enter this giveaway, just share anything goal related in the comments. Then, in the same comment, list a book that will help you reach your goal. So it looks like this:

“I want to catch up on some suspense series. Night Prey by Susan Sleeman.”

NOTE: BOOKS MUST BE CHRISTIAN FICTION

You can enter up to three times in three separate comments — and you can use the same goal or a different one each time, but a different title for each entry.

Books can be published any time up through the end of this year. Currently published books will be ordered this coming week for winners, otherwise it will be an IOU for a title releasing later in January, February or March 2023.

See? Easy Peasy. But if you’re still not clear, don’t be shy about asking questions.

My 2023 Reading Goals Summary:

519 Books read

Genres:

‘Other’ is a mix of YA, Middle Grade, Fantasy etc.

Book Formats: (‘books’ are print editions I got from places other than the library — rereads, gifts, review copies, purchases etc.)

Diversity was a huge goal of mine these past two years. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find settings outside the US in Christian Fiction. I have no idea why, because all the readers I know enjoy armchair traveling but, as the graph below illustrates, the majority of my fictional travel time was spent in the US.

‘Other’ represents Europe, Africa, Canada, Australia, Asia.

I set author goals as well. I’m pleased with the progress I made with reading indie books, but I really need to up my diverse author reads (this includes nationalities other than American as well as ethnicity.)

I had set a goal to play catch-up with specific authors’ backlists which kinda bombed so I’m going to modify that goal for this year. You’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see how I do that. 🙂

The other goal I didn’t do well with was giving unloved tropes a second chance. All of 8 out of 519 books read fit that criteria. I’ve discovered that I can be stubborn in my dislikes so I think this is another goal that will have to be modified for this year. The tropes I reluctantly read (and ironically enjoyed!) were amnesia, serial killer, mean girl personified, billionaire and runaway bride (in case you were wondering.)

My other goals were to keep stats and track my armchair travels…which I did as you can see by my lovely graphs — tada — lots of emotional agony and headaches went into their creation. My brain still hurts. I could never have been a mathematician or a statistician!!!!

Phew! Now it’s your turn: Did you make reading goals this year? If so, how did it go? Share below and remember to include a book title that will help you achieve any kind of reading goal. You can enter three times in three separate comments using the same goal or different ones. What ever strikes your fancy. Just make sure each entry is for a different title.

DRAW WILL BE HELD AND WINNER ANNOUNCED ON

SATURDAY JANUARY 6 2024.

OFFER OPEN TO ANY READER WHO HAS A KINDLE .COM ACCOUNT FOR EBOOKS. OTHERWISE IT’S WINNER’S CHOICE OF PAPERBACK OR EBOOK FOR US AND CANADIAN ENTRIES.

137 thoughts on “Reader’s Choice Goal Review Giveaway”

  3. My goal for 2023 was to read 115 books. I read 117 so I increased my goal for this year to 120. A book that will help me meet this goal is The Letter Tree by Rachel Fordham.

    pmkellogg56[at]gmail[dot]com

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  4. Goal number 2 is to keep up with at least some of the series by favorite authors. A book that will fullfill that is Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong.

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    1. Goal 1 of 3 – My goal was 5 books/month for 2023 for a total of 60. I read 127. However, my goal this year is six books/month for a total of 72. I know that I’ll be busy with changing up our garden, I need to incorporate regular exercise, etc so I’m going for 72. Anything beyond that is gravy.

      An audiobook book I’m BEYOND EXCITED for is The Rhythm of Fractured Grace by Amanda Wen. It is book 3 in the series and it is one of my favourite series ever!

      Thank-you, Kav!
      Tammy/Parkland Mom
      Obertam at Gmail dot com

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  10. Goal #2 read 40 books this year(it feels like a tiny number but my life has gotten busier and so I don’t have as much time to read anymore 😭)
    The Lady and the Lionheart by Joanne Bischof

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  12. Goal 2 of 3 – Find some new series to start. One book that will help me with that is Never Fall Again, Book 1
    of Gossamer Falls by Lynn H Blackburn, releasing in March.

    Thank-you, Kav!
    Tammy/Parkland Mom
    Obertam at Gmail dot com

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  13. Goal 3/3 – I like baking and I’d like to try the recipes in The Divine Proverb of Struedel by Sara Brunsvold, releasing mid-month. I think it would be fun to bake some goodies from a book I want to read. I’ve done that once before and it’s one of my favourite cookies recipes to this day.

    Thank-you, Kav!
    Tammy/Parkland Mom
    Obertam at Gmail dot com

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  16. #3 – This one hits two reading goals for me – Award Winners and Nicole Deese’s backlist – All That Really Matters by Nicole Deese

    ckbarker at gmail dot com

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  18. One of my goals is to read books I’ve missed by some of my favorite authors.
    1. The Wings of Poppy Pendleton by Melanie Dobson
    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  19. Another goal is to read more contemporary books. I tend to gravitate to historical.
    2. The Roads We Follow by Nicole Deese
    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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    1. This one doesn’t release until the end of April so it doesn’t count this time round. Will be perfect for our spring Reader’s Choice Week though. Feel free to choose another title.

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  20. I need to keep up with Sarah M. Eden’s books. She has a new one coming out in April.
    3. The Best of Friends by Sarah M. Eden
    whthomas13 at yahoo dot com

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  21. New year reading goals:
    1st goal: New-to-me authors I haven’t read.
    When the Flames Ravaged (A Day to Remember series) by Rhonda Dragomir – Barbour, February 29, 2024
    Kathleen ~ Lane Hill House
    kathleen[dot]e[dot]belongia[at]gmail[dot]com

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  23. 3rd goal: Branch out from Historical Fiction ~ that will be a hard goal for me!
    Suspense / Mystery Fiction
    While the City Sleeps (The Women of Midtown) by Elizabeth Camden – Bethany House Publishers, February 13, 2024

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    1. Oops, I hit “enter” too early. I’ll TRY to come up with goals….but again, I don’t make them in the first place. That way I’m not disappointed when I don’t meet them 🙂

      First goal (and may be each book selection?): read something by a long-loved author that I have yet to pick up from the library, yard sale, KU borrow, etc. One of the books that will help with this is:

      1. A Season of Harvest by Lauraine Snelling (January 2024)

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  26. Lastly, one from Amanda Cabot will help me read a book from a well-loved author:

    3. A Borrowed Dream by Amanda Cabot (March 2018)

    Even though this is the second book in the Cimarron Creek Trilogy, I’ve read the first one 🙂 I always meant to go back and read the rest, but you see how that went, lol!

    teamob4 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  27. I’ve had the great privilege of serving on the launch teams of Tessa Afshar’s last four books but I haven’t read her first published books, I hope to read Thief of Corinth.
    Connie
    cps1950ATgmailDOTcom

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  28. I’ve also had the great privilege of serving on the launch teams of Mary Connealy’s newer books but I haven’t read some of her early books, I would like to read The Accidental Guardian.
    Connie
    cps1950ATgmailDOTcom

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  29. I’m a fan of Jody Hedlund but I’ve never read one of her earlier books, Newton & Polly: A Novel of Amazing Grace.
    Connie
    cps1950ATgmailDOTcom

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