My reading challenge 2021 follows the success of the 2020 reading challenge. While I didn’t achieve my target last year because of lockdown fatigue, I still got through some books.
You can check out last year’s books at Reading Challenge & Goals for 2020.
A reading challenge helps you diversify your repertoire and improve your writing skills.
Most people join group reading challenges but I prefer my own so as not to put undue pressure on myself to meet an unachievable goal.
I realize this post is about 6 months late but I’ve been reading behind the lines so don’t think I’m starting the reading challenge mid-year.
What’s a Reading Challenge?
A reading challenge is a goal to complete a certain number of books in a set time. The deadline could be weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly.
It depends on you and your goals. You can join a reading challenge group (there are many online) or you can set your own personal reading challenge.
Reading broadens your perspective on life, increases your vocabulary and conversational skills, provides a great escape, and makes you a better writer.
Reading Challenge 2021
For my reading challenge 2021, I’m reading a broad range of books but focusing on what I love most, suspense and thrillers.
I don’t really pick book sizes. I just pick books based on the premise irrespective of the size so I have a variety of books on my list at any given time.
What’s on Reading Challenge 2021 List?
Here are all the books in my reading challenge 2021.
- Becoming by Michelle Obama – 3/5
- 11/22/63 by Stephen King – 3.5/5
- Cemetery Road by Greg Iles – 4/5
- Don’t Look for Me by Wendy Walker – 2/5 (a very important question that makes the whole plot fall apart was not answered in this book. I find this quite irritating).
- Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham – 3/5
- His & Hers by Alice Feeney – 2/5 (needs TWs)
- No Second Chance by Harlan Coben – 3/5
- Outfox by Sandra Brown – DNF at 30%. This was quite a chore.
- The Chain by Adrian McKinty – 3/5
- The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton – 3/5
- The Good Guy by Dean Koontz – 3.5/5
- Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs – 3/5
- The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger – 3/5
You can buy any of these books at my Bookshop.org store HERE. Buying through Bookshop.org supports local, independent bookstores.
If you feel like you’d do better with a reading challenge as part of a group, check out a compilation of over 50 2021 reading challenges HERE.
What are some of your reading goals and challenges for 2021?
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