Reading Challenge 2023

Merry Christmas, everyone!

While I have a few moments of unexpected solitude, I thought it might be fun to share my plans for the coming year.  As longtime readers know, I love to read, and every year I try some sort of reading challenge.  I usually do well, but I never finish, so this time, I'm trying something a little bit different.

Past attempts have seen me using a book for as many prompts as I could.  Other years, each book can only complete one prompt.  I've tried starting in December.  I've tried keeping track on paper.  I've tried keeping track online.  And this time, I think I found the magic solution.

I desperately want to whittle down my TBR list, so I'm going to try and take books from that list exclusively.  And in order to do that, and to make sure that I don't get stuck throughout the year, I've started putting together a list of books (from my TBR) that fit each prompt.  I've done something similar in the past, where I had one or two books selected.  But, this year, I've got lists upwards of 10 titles to choose from for each prompt.  There should be no way that I'll be at a loss for titles to fit my mood!

I'm combining PopSugar's Reading Challenge with three others I found online, plus one I made up (a book title for each color of the rainbow).  It's going to be a real challenge, but I'm very excited.

To keep me on track, each month, at the end of the month, I'll post a list of all the books I read and the prompts they fulfilled (with a small description of the book and my thoughts).  So, keep your eyes peeled throughout the year, for 12 book prompt reading lists!

I'll start the festivities off on January 1st.  We're looking at 173 prompts.

I hope you'll join me in sharing your reading selections (and reading challenge prompts) in the comments throughout the year!

Thank you for being a part of my ramblings!

♥Emmy

Christmas Eve

I want to take a moment to say "thank you" to all of my blog followers; Ramblings would surely not be around anymore if not for your dedication and support.  It really means a lot to me.  I love hearing from all of you.  And of course, thank you for so many of your blogs; it's always a delight to read what you have to say, and to learn a little bit more about you.

I also want to wish all of you a very, Merry Christmas.  I understand that not all of you probably celebrate Christmas, and I hope that I do not offend by wishing you a very merry one.  In all honesty, it confuses me when people become offended by holiday well-wishes from faiths they do not celebrate.  In high school, one of my best friends was a confirmed Wiccan.  Even though I'm a Catholic, I was very touched by her wishes of a happy Winter Solstice.  So, I hope that all of you have a wonderful Christmas, and in addition, if you do not celebrate Christmas, I hope you truly enjoy the holiday that you DO celebrate. :)

(Also, on an unrelated note, I'm thinking about bringing back Weekly Wodehouse.  Either that or a Weekly Wilde or Weekly Chesterton.  Please take the survey at the top of the page to tell me which you would prefer. :)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, guys :) I hope you all have a wonderful, wonderful holiday! (I'm sure that I won't be able to post anything tomorrow; I'll be too busy) :P

Its been almost a year since I started this blog (February 22, 2010), and I want to thank you all for putting up with me and sticking around this long, especially Javmango, who was my first follower (besides a couple of friends I ASKED to follow me). And now, nearly 250 blog posts and 21 followers later, I'm still going :)

So, for all of you who have been so devoted to this rambling bookworm, Merry Christmas!!! And thank you :)