Kingdom of Knuffel

My numbers would look much better then lol!

I finished Castle in the Air (Howl's Moving Castle #2) by Diana Wynne Jones. I read it a few years ago but didn't remember it at all.

I'm not freaking out, but I'm kind of disappointed in myself. So far I read one book from my list, still haven't finished the book I started last year and on top of all things I started another book that's isn't even on my list thank God it's not too long and I'll have some use from reading it.

I'm kind of disappointed in myself too because I read so much last year and this year I can't motivate myself to go really read. Halfway through the year and I've only read two books.

Same, I was just looking over what I've read this year and thinking it did not look very impressive!

I finished Beauty and the Beast by Taylor Ryan. I thought it was mediocre.

Did that thing I said I wasn't going to do this year and that is going to a bookstore. I had gotten a giftcard for my birthday so technically I didn't spend money on it... I just love adding books to my collection that I wont read for years upon years.

I finished Laura, which was good, but I like the movie better.

I started Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, which is very good so far.

I started Spindle's End by Robin McKinley, which is a Sleeping Beauty retelling and is very good so far.

I started Child of the Grove by Tanya Huff. I'm only a little ways into that one, but I'm liking it so far.

And I started a JUV book called The Fire Within (The Last Dragon Chronicles #1) by Chris d'Lacey, which I am also liking so far.

Oh, a reading challenge, this is cool!
I always create my yearly challenge at GoodReads, but this year I miscalculated. Oh, so miscalculated.
I planned to read 30 books this year, but I have already read 27.

Some of those books are on the short side, but most importantly my son is starting to like having alone-time. Which means mommy and daddy also get some alone time themselves
And if you are thinking about something naughty, nope, I meant we have more time to read

I think I'm gonna re-challenge me here: My aim will try and keep the pace.
I would say 50 books but that sounds like a lot - I haven't read that much in many years, even before my son was born.
I don't know, maybe I can re-build my challenge according to genders or type of books, instead of simply a number.
Does anybody here do that kind of challenge?