So.
If by any chance, you were once lost on my blog, and in a desperate attempt to leave you accidentally clicked on the wrong link, you might come across this post. But according to my stats that only got 1 view so there’s a really good chance that you didn’t. Great job!
Anyway. That post was about the 2015 Reading Challenge. I was trying to complete it, and, well… See how much I had completed back then?
It’s exactly the same now! Wiiiii
So yeah, I haven’t really read much (AT ALL) these past few months. It’s desolating, I know, but I mean I just -SORRY I REALLY HAVE NO EXCUSE
I really want that to change this year, so I’m gonna be doing the 2016 Challenge!
I can already hear your sneers and ‘ya rites’. Well, I’m kinda doing these too. BUT I can’t not try!
So currently I am reading both The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and Deathly Hallows. Yes. Deathly Hallows. The book I started two months ago, that I promised myself I’d not drop like I did last year.
I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON YOU, DEATHIE! I WILL READ YOU I WILL I SWEAR
So now I’m focusing on finishing it, then The Alchemist, and THEN I can get started with my challenge.
If you saw the picture on my 2015 post, you might have noticed that I cheated a bit. By cheated I mean that I ticked off like 5 categories for every book, as long as it fit. Well, I don’t want to do that again!
So I’m going to make a list of all the books i’m going to read this year, and what categories they’ll fit. Of course, I’m missing books from many categories, but that is totally fine for just now because 1) I still haven’t checked the library, 2) there’s the Bookyard where I’ll probably find everything I’m missing and 3) in case I don’t, there’s still BetterWorldBooks. It’s an online shop for buying books of all sorts for very cheap prices and most importantly they have FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! That’s a deal-breaker for me (and the only reason I can’t shop at any other store because their shipping prices are often higher than the book’s price). I still haven’t tried it because well I’ve never online shopped but I’m definitely willing to give it a try. Well that’s if my parents stop believing that the internet is out to steal their money and finally agree to insert their credit card number. Ugh.
I am therefore going to create a page (here is said page) to start tracking my progress. I hope the odds will be in my favor with this (shameful tasteless reference) and if not, meh. I tried.
good luck! I actually haven’t read so much in the past few months either – I might take this challenge too.
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Please do! We’ll be challenge buddies yas
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yas indeed 😉
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Oh well good luck!!
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Thank you! xD
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Good luck!
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Thanks!
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Good luck! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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READ LIES WE TELL OURSELVES I’M TELLING YOU IT’s AMAZING I have SO MANY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
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YAY
WELL LOOK
1) GO HERE: https://averyawkwardblog.wordpress.com/officialpageofbooktrackingforthe2016readingchallengeyay/
2) LIST THEM ALL!!!!
And so I’ll keep track of them and look for them everywhere until I find them and kill them
oh and read
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YESSSSS I SHALL!!!!
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YAAAAYYYY
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I was just about to read The Alchemist. Good luck and if you’re looking for a short book, I would recommend The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale.
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Thank you! 🙂 it’s added
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I wish you well comerade! You don’t happen to be on Goodreads do you? I set my 2015 reading challenge goal to like 25 book and ive barely gone halfway lol! I could never attempt THIS but I BELIEVE IN YOUUUU!
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I am on Goodreads 🙂 I don’t know if I have a username though. Probably Anthony or something.
And I have also set my goal to 25 books. It says on Goodreads that I have read 0, which is pretty disappointing. But according to my memory, I have read at least a couple more.
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I’m also very confused on how you go about ‘following’ people on Goodreads! I’m here (https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/22848483-hiba-mir) if you can work it out!! 😛
I’m so so so dead set on making sure I post when I started and finished on Goodreads, I made sure my count was accurate this year LOL. It just gave me a sense of achievement.
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I just did! (I clicked add as friend because that was the only option. I will try to recover if you decide to reject my friendship.)
And yes, doesn’t it just feel good? I wish I could (and hope I will) get to say that myself.
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I found it! I’m not cruel enough to reject you, so go ahead and celebrate! 😛
Best of luck with trying to meet the goal! I will be on the same journey, let’s hope we can do it!
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YAY! And thanks 😀 I hope so too!
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Oh my god, I’m so, so happy you decided to give this a try! We could totally support each other all year. Like, whenever one of us is unmotivated to keep going, the other will go all, “Bruh, get off your lazy arse and get reading!” AAAAAH I AM SO EXCITED.
Good luck!!! 😊
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OMG YES WE’D BE BRUH BROS 4 LYF
And something tells me that this task will be upon you more often than once. SO brace yourself
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Fear not, my good bruh. I shall do whatever I can to whip your arse to reading shape!!!
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Thanks bruh!!!! That shall keep me thankful to ye for eternity
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Good luck! 🙂
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Thanks 😀
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Good luck!!
~Hafsa 😀
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Thankss 😀
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that part about the parents not letting you shop online !!! gosh ! why don’t they get it ! i’ve ordered something, and it’s supposed to come soon. and i haven’t even had the courage to tell my mom about it. it is not even a big deal. it is actually so funny they still are scared of the big bad internet !
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I know right?! When I asked they just laughed at my face and told me I’m a crazy careless child who has no value for money (okay not literally but still).
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those judgmental looks in their eyes.
when we should be the ones judging them. i mean come on ! everybody does online shopping ! you do it too ! they’ll eventually get used to it
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Yeah, I tell them that everyone online shops but they’re like no. I’ll just resort to buying an internet card or something.
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Now THAT is a huge list 😀 I think I too shall take this up….hmmm….oh look what is this!?
Another 100 pages of math? Oh wow! I am totally not bothered! -_-
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH Well yeah I also think the main thing stopping me is my studies. But I WILL do it. I WILL!
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YES. YES. YOU SHALL.
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