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Reading Challenges Update

I only signed up for 3 challenges this year- and unfortunately I'm not doing so well with any of them!

I signed up for the "Travelling the World with Books" Challenge, hosted by Mom's Small Victories. The book encourages you to read books set in different countries. So far, I've read books set in 12 countries.
(All links go back to my reviews)

Mali :
Blood and Ink by Stephen Davies

Italy:
The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone
Heist Society by Ally Carter
The 12 Dares of Christa by Marissa Burt

Australia:
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

Germany:
Nowhere Near You by Leah Thomas
Smoke and Ashes by Barbara Rogasky

Brazil:
The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

United States of America:
Back Home by Michelle Magorian
Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
The Escape Artist by Diane Chamberlain
Running Full Tilt by Michael Currinder
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
You're Welcome Universe by Whitney Gardner
This is Where it Ends by Marieke Nijkamp
Secret Sisters by Joy Callway
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Neighborhood Girls by Jessie Ann Foley
The Secret History of Us by Jessi Kirby
I, Eliza Hamilton by Susan Holloway Scott
Nothing by Annie Barrows
Holding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven
The ReadyMade Thief by Augustus Rose
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
The Gallery of Unfinished Girls by Lauren Karcz
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan File
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
Souls of Angels by Thomas Eidson
The 12 Dares of Christa by Marissa Burt

Poland:
Heist Society by Ally Carter
Smoke and Ashes by Barbara Rogasky

United Kingdom: 
Back Home by Michelle Magorian
The Hollow by Agatha Christie
Unbecoming by Jenny Downham
After the Funeral by Agatha Christie
Heist Society by Ally Carter
The 12 Dares of Christa by Marissa Burt
Macbeth by William Shakespeare

France:
The Bishop's Girl by Rebecca Burns
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
The 12 Dares of Christa by Marissa Burt

Monaco:
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter

Russia:
The Siege by Helen Dunmore

Austria:
Uncommon Criminals by Ally Carter
Heist Society by Ally Carter

I also signed up for the Big Book Challenge at Book by Book. I only finished 4 Big Books this summer. My previous records are 8 and 10 books, but I just couldn't manage that this year.

The last challenge I'm participating in is the Goodreads Reading Challenges- which I'm really behind on! I set a goal to read 80 books and as of this moment, I've only read 49. I'm 9 books behind schedule! Hopefully I'll be able to catch up with my challenge by the end of the year!

Did you guys sign up for any challenges this year? Let me know in the comments below!

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  1. UnknownSeptember 25, 2017 at 8:06 PM

    I think it's fantastic that you are trying to read books set in all these different countries! I should do the same. I always end up reading books set in the US! I loved Aristotle and Dante and See You in the Cosmos !

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