Reading challenge | The Obsessive Bookseller

This yearly feature hosted by Octavia and Shelly at Read. Sleep. Repeat . couldn’t have come around at a better time. It seems like my ARC requests double around this time of year thanks to all of the brilliant upcoming releases. Currently, I’m challenging myself to make my way through the following ARCs by the end of August (there are a couple more since my sign-up post):

: Fool’s Quest by Robin Hobb

: Breakout by Ann Aguirre

: The Drafter by Kim Harrison

: The White Rose by Amy Ewing

: A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis

: Hunter by Mercedes Lackey

: Scorpion Rules by Erin Bow

: Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

: Riders by Veronica Rossi

I’m shooting for one a week, but I would love to read them all before the end of August.

Week 1 – 8/8/15:

I finished two ARCs this week – Fool’s Quest and Breakout!

Week 2 – 8/15/15:

I got halfway through Hunter by Mercedes Lackey and picked up two more ARCs! #Fail

Week 3 – 8/22/15:

Week 4 – 8/29/15:

Total – 8/31/15:

Wish me luck!

by Niki Hawkes

Hosted by Blog of Erised (one of my favorite blogs), this feature challenged readers to pick up as many dystopians as they could throughout 2013. Here’s a look at how I did:

: Prodigy by Marie Lu

: Sky Jumpers by Peggy Edelman

: All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill

: Legend by Marie Lu

: Countdown by Michelle Rowen

: Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken

: The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey

: Eve and Adam by K..A. Applegate and Michael Grant

: Fragments by Dan Wells

: Pure by Julianna Baggott

: The Elite by Kiera Cass

: The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

: The Selection by Kiera Cass

: Insurgent by Veronica Roth

: Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead

: The Bane by Keary Taylor

: Enclave by Ann Aguirre

: Outpost by Ann Aguirre

: Allegiant by Veronica Roth

: False Memory by Dan Krokos

: Skinned by Robin Wasserman

: False Sight by Dan Krokos

: Inhuman by Kat F Falls

: Pawn by Aimee Carter

: Champion by Marie Lu

The official tally:

25/24

Level 4: Leader!

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Considering I only read about eighty books this year, you can see how much I love the genre. Just think how many I could have read had I been actively working towards a goal all year (although that way of thinking is dangerous, as discussed in my post on Reading Challenges). I will say, as much as I love it, I’m getting a little burnt out on the genre. I don’t think I’ll get anywhere near 25 in 2014.

How many dystopian’s did you read this year?