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It’s been eight months since I started working on the Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do (HRCYED) 2.0. I’m starting to think that should read like I’m at an AA meeting. Something like “Readers Anonymous” or “Reading Challenge Anonymous”. Worse yet, I’m looking forward to HRCYED 3.0. LOL. At least I’m among like-minded people on the Discord….

While I’ve been putting up reading lists for each prompt, I might not always read exactly as planned. Part of the challenge for myself is trying to do as many of these prompts as possible using the books that I already have on hand. Each book can be used for two prompts. And for every 10 new books you read, you can re-read a book. I will likely be rereading the Lord of the Rings for my Series Staircase. 

This is my round up of what progress I’ve made so far: 

Completed Prompt: Adaptations (in December):

Completed Prompt: Favorite HRCYED 1.0 Prompt – Garage Sale Books (in December)

Completed Prompt: Subgenres of Choice (in August)

Completed Prompt: 24 Hour Readathon (in September)

Completed Prompt: Non-Fiction (in October)

Completed the TBR Game: 

• The Life of Chuck – Stephen King
• Tales from the Folly – Ben Aaronovitch
• Slayers of Old – Jim C Hines
• A Hard Day’s Knight – Simon R Green
• The City in Glass – Nghi Vo
• The Furthest Station – Ben Aaronovitch

In Progress: 

• By the Hundreds: 4/7 (57%)
• Series Staircase: 6/10 (60%)
• The Last 10 Years: 9/10 or 11 if you want to earn +5 points (82%)
• Around the World: 5/7 (71%)
• Spooky Creatures: 5/8 (63%)
• Become the Avatar: 1/4 (25%)
• Animals: 3/5 (60%)
• Queer Alphabet: 5/9 (56%)
• BIPOC Authors: 9/10 (90%)
• New Releases: 9/12 (75%)
• Challenge Yourself: 4/??
• Readathon Challenge: 17/25 (68%)
• Make a Quote: 0/6 (0%)
• The Even Bigger Rainbow: 10/13 (77%)
• Translation Challenge: 3/5 (60%)
• Heritage Months: 7/9 (78%)
• Disability Challenge: 2/5 (40%)
• TBR Game Challenge: 6/6 (50%)
• Award Season: 5/7 (71%)
• Q’s Reviews: 1/3 (33%)

I’ve been trying to slow down my acquisition of books. This of course does not count when I’m at the library. I’ve got a stack of library books that I need to read. And try to find a place for them in the challenge when I’m done. LOL. We’ll see how that works. 

I have been mainlining a bunch of TBR Zero videos. I have to laugh at some of these readers. “This has been on my shelf for three years!” one of them exclaims. I literally have books on my to be read lists that have been on my list LONGER THAN SHE’S BEEN ALIVE. So, maybe I need to get to some of those books. Maybe.

But there are all these neat new books out there….

Anyway, if you’d like to learn more about HRCYED, and join the madness, you can find the announcement here: 

It’s been seven months since I started working on the Hardest Reading Challenge You’ll Ever Do (HRCYED) 2.0. 

While I’ve been putting up reading lists for each prompt, I might not always read exactly as planned. Part of the challenge for myself is trying to do as many of these prompts as possible using the books that I already have on hand. This is my round up of what progress I’ve made so far: 

Completed Prompt: Adaptations (in December):

Completed Prompt: Favorite HRCYED 1.0 Prompt – Garage Sale Books (in December)

Completed Prompt: Subgenres of Choice (in August)

Completed Prompt: 24 Hour Readathon (in September)

Completed Prompt: Non-Fiction (in October)

In Progress: 

• By the Hundreds: 4/7 (1 replaceable)
• Series Staircase: 6/10
• The Last 10 Years: 6/10 or 11 if you want to earn +5 points
• Around the World: 4/7
• Spooky Creatures: 4/8 (1 replaceable)
• Become the Avatar: 1/4
• Animals: 3/5
• Queer Alphabet: 4/9
• BIPOC Authors: 9/10
• New Releases: 5/12
• Challenge Yourself: 4/??
• Readathon Challenge: 5/25
• Make a Quote: 0/6
• The Even Bigger Rainbow: 8/13 (2 replaceable)
• Translation Challenge: 1/5 (All replaceable)
• Heritage Months: 6/12
• Disability Challenge: 1/5
• TBR Game Challenge: 0/6
• Award Season: 4/7

I’ve decided to definitely double-up on books. It’s becoming a bit stressful and this is meant to be fun. I want to knock this challenge out to say that I did achieve it. To keep myself from backing out, I’ve been submitting the books along the way as well. I am looking forward to the next one though. I know I’m weird. 

I’m putting myself on a strict book buying limit for the next year(s). You know, just until I catch up a little bit. We’ll see how long that lasts.

Anyway, if you’d like to learn more about HRCYED, and join the madness, you can find the announcement here: