52 Week Reading Challenge (UPDATE)

I am a updating this about every month now, so hope things are going well for you.  Found some help in Goodreads which has many lists and other helps to find many of these.  In fact, I have already created a list called the 52 Week Reading Challenge 2018 to help me and anyone else who needs the help.

I have really enjoyed this challenge and I have found some new writers to dive into and read.  But I have also found a subject that really hit me this last book.  Prelude to Glory, Our Sacred Honor is about the Revolutionary War and it really piqued my interest in that era of History.  I have marked a bunch of books in Goodreads for reading and look forward to trolling Amazon for some others.

So if I have anything to say about this challenge, it has been wonderful in getting me to expand my horizons and get back into reading!  Yes, a few of the books have been slogs and have made me wonder why even picked them up but others such as Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child showed me some action and adventure that really got me rolling again.  I have had more than a few days where all I wanted to do was read!  That is awesome considering there are so many other things out there vying for our time and attention.  It feels good but I also feel it challenging me to write on my own novels.

OH and I have completed 29 of the 52 challenges with 6 and a half more months to go so maybe I can accomplish this challenge!

I hope you have found some enjoyment from this and find some authors that you can further explore their world with.

52 Week Reading Challenge 2018 (one for each week of the year):
Completed:  29/52
1. A book by your favorite author.
2. A book by an author whose work you haven't read previously. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
3. A book released in the year you were born.
4. A book released in 2018.
5. A book released in 2008.  Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child.
6. A book released in 1998.  Prelude to Glory Volume 1, Our Sacred Honor by Ron Carter.
7. A book released in 1988.
8. A book released in 1978.  Eight Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe.
9. A book released in 1968.
10. A book released in 1958.
11. A book released in 1948.
12. A book released in 1938.
13. A book released in 1928.
14. A book released in 1918. My Antonia by Willa Cather.
15. A book released in the 20th Century [outside the years above]. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
16. A book released in the 19th Century.  Eight Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe.
17. A book that has had a movie or TV adaptation. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
18. A book written after a movie or TV.
19. A female author. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
20. A male author - The Last Exodus by Trever Bierschbach.
21. A graphic novel.  Star Wars - Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.
22. A fiction. My Antonia by Willa Cather
23. A romance. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
24. A fantasy.  Firebolt (The Dragonian #1) by  Adrienne Woods.
25. A sci-fi.  Star Wars - Absolutely Everything You Need to Know.
26. A suspense/paranormal.  Eight Tales of Terror by Edgar Allan Poe.
27. An action/crime/adventure - The Last Exodus By Trever Bierschbach.
28. A war.  Prelude to Glory Volume 1, Our Sacred Honor by Ron Carter.
29. A thriller.  Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child.
30. A mystery.
31. A historical fiction.  Prelude to Glory Volume 1, Our Sacred Honor by Ron Carter.
32. A Native American.
33. A young adult book.  Firebolt (The Dragonian #1) by  Adrienne Woods.
34. A western.
35. A literature classic. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
36. A non-fiction - The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
37. An author's debut book - The Last Exodus by Trever Bierschbach.
38. An author from your state/province/[country] - The Last Exodus by Trever Bierschbach.
39. A book originally published in a language other than English - The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
40. A book by an African author.  Firebolt (The Dragonian #1) by  Adrienne Woods.
41. A book by an Asian author - The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
42. A book by an Australian author.
43. A book by a European author. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
44. A book by a North American author - The Last Exodus By Trever Bierschbach.
45. A book by a South American author.
46. A book set in Africa.
47. A book set in Antarctica.
48. A book set in Asia.
49. A book set in Australia.
50. A book set in Europe. The Scarlet Pimpernil by Emma Orczy.
51. A book set in North America - The Last Exodus By Trever Bierschbach.
52. A book set in South America.

Some Off Topic Writing

Here is an off topic poem I wrote years ago.  ENJOY!!!

Ol' Friend