2017 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

Sometimes the Universe speaks really loudly. I have been struggling to maintain my blog that I keep almost exclusively for book reviews. And just two days ago, the blog broke – or at least I seem to have lost a whole lot of posts. While I try to get them back up, I realize that I’m past the due date for announcing the 2017 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge. So I’ve decided to move it to this blog and possibly open it up to more people.

I had challenged myself to read 250 books in 2016 and I’m falling behind by about 10 books at this point. However, I’m certain I can push in at least 3 more. Still not 250, but I’m not complaining. This year, I read far less non-fiction than I wanted to and a lot more quick (read ‘mindless’) romance novels.

Taking a cue from Modern Gypsy, I’m going to reduce the number of books for 2017 and focus more on creating rather than consuming. Yes, it’s going to be the reverse of an ‘outdo yourself reading challenge’ for me! 😉

My personal challenge for 2017 will be a 100 books including at least 40 non-fiction titles.

What will be your book reading goal for 2017?

2017 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge

The Book Vixen who very kindly passed on the hosting of this challenge to me last year, had some great ‘rules’ in place. So I’m not changing any of them.

If your goal for 2017 is to read more, then this is the reading challenge for you! Are you up for the challenge?

Reading Challenge Details:

Runs January 1, 2017– December 31, 2017 (books read prior to 1/1/2017 do not count towards the challenge).

You can join anytime from now. Sign up in the linky at the bottom of this post.

The goal is to outdo yourself by reading more in 2017 than you did in 2016. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. You can move up a level as often as you’d like but no moving down. Remember, the idea is to challenge yourself.

Books can be any format (print, ebook, audio).

Books can be any genre (fiction, nonfiction, romance, mystery, etc.).

Novellas that are 100 pages in length (give or take), as well as full-length novels, will count for this reading challenge.

Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.

To join the challenge, grab the 2017 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge button below and post this reading challenge on your blog to track your progress. Please include a link back to this sign-up post so others can join the reading challenge too.

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You do not have to be a blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, LibraryThing, BookLikes, etc., so as long as you have a dedicated shelf for the 2017 Outdo Yourself Reading Challenge and your profile is not private. The point of linking up is to have a place where people can see what you’re reading.

Levels:

Getting My Heart Rate Up: read 1–5 more books (or 250–1,499 more pages)
Out of Breath: read 6–10 more books (or 1,500–2,749 more pages)
Breaking a Sweat: read 11–15 more books (or 2,750–3,999 more pages)
I’m on Fire!: read 16+ more books (or 4,000+ more pages)

Sign Up Here

Please include your name & the name of your blog (e.g. Corinne @ Everyday Gyaan.com) with the direct URL link to your blog post or dedicated shelf (on Goodreads/LibraryThing/BookLikes). Any links to a blog’s home page or main profile will be deleted.

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