It's that time of year when we look back over our challenge pledges and see how we went.
This year's Dymoncks Reading Challenge was divided into 3 sections each lasting a few months. The challenge was set out like a menu with Entree with 8 prompt from Jan - Mar, Main with 10 prompts from Apr - Jul and Dessert with 8 prompts from Aug - Oct. Unlike the 2023 challenge the 2024 challenge didn't have pins for completing each section. With us all thinking the challenge ended in October Dymocks then added an extra challenge Christmas Leftovers from Nov - Dec with 4 prompts.
This is such a fun and easy challenge which anyone can join by posting books read on Instagram with #dymocksreadingchallenge. The 2025 challenge is out now.
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Next up is the Non Fiction readers challenge hosted by shellyrae@bookdout
I picked the grazer level which meant I could read as much or as little as I like.
I was hoping to read 6 books and I managed to end the year with 10 Non Fiction books read. This was the same number as my 2023 challenge.
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Next was the Mount TBR challenge hosted by My Readers Block
I committed to reading 12 books that had been on my shelves 2021 or earlier.
I didn't complete this challenge, only reading a total of 10 books from my shelves. 😞
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My final challenge was the Male Aussie Author Challenge.
I was hoping to increase my books by Aussie males from 16 in 2023 to 20.
I am happy to say I completed this challenge by reading 27 books by male Aussie authors.
I read 48 books by Australian women writers which still outweighs the male authors.
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Well that's a wrap for 2024. I was happy to complete most of my challenges.
I won't be doing any challenges in 2025. I think I need a break from the pressure of reading particular books to fit into the challenges.
