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Hey guys!

So basically, for the past couple of years, Goodreads has set up a reading challenge, where you choose how many books you want to read in a year and there's like a progress bar that'll tell you the percentage of books you've read this year and stuff, well I didn't take part in it in 2013 because I'd kind of lost track of my reading and I ended up reading maybe 7 books last year, yeah I know. Not great.

So this year, I'm going to take part in it, and I've set myself the challenge of reading 50 books this year, maybe if I complete the challenge this year, I may do the 100 book challenge next year, but let's not get ahead of ourselves here.


So, at the moment, I've accumulated a whole loooad of books and they're just sitting there in my TBR (to be read) pile. I'm going to list the books that I've bought and have yet to read. I may make this a monthly post, just like a 2014 reading challenge update post or something where I talk about how many books I've read each month, pages in total and what not, I might do that!

So for the books:
  • Survivor: My Story - The Next Chapter by Sharon Osbourne.
  • RSVP by Helen Warner.
  • The Knife Of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness.
  • One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey.
  • Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows by J.K Rowling.
  • American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis.
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
  • The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick.
  • Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason by Helen Fielding.
Any suggestions of books would be fantastic! I'll read pretty much anything as long as it's interesting, I especially like young adult contemporary with psychological themes, but that's just me being picky!

If you're taking part in the Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge, I'd love to hear about it!

And do feel free to follow me on Goodreads (link) and see my progress there!

That's all for now,
Rachel. xo
04:58 4 comments
Hey!
So I mentioned in my tag post last night that I'd be going out to town and raiding the charity shop for books. As my blog name suggests, I like books, hence the 'chapter'. I've just never really gotten round to talking about books and what not. So I took a list of books on Goodreads wishlist with me and found 4 of the books I've been wanting to read for aaaages. And then my little sister surprised me by going into Poundland by herself and finding a book for me. It was a weird experience being out of the house, admittedly I was only out for 45 minutes but I did and with no panic attacks! *yey*


The Pocket Book of Boosh - Poundland: £1.
Completely brand new book, retails for £10 in Waterstones (sorry what.) and whilst I was wondering round a charity shop, my sister went for a wander round Poundland and spotted this bad boy and bought it for me, bless her. I absolutely adore The Mighty Boosh and have recently gotten my sister into it, so yey!

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult - Sue Ryder (charity shop): £1.
So the condition of this book when you first see it is OMG IT LOOKS BRAND NEW, but the spine is slightly indented (I can get over it because the cover is still in pretty condition). It retails second hand for around £3.50, so a bargain! I absolutely adore the movie and I've been looking for this book forever.

RSVP by Helen Warner - Sue Ryder (charity shop): £1.
THIS BOOK LOOKS LIKE IT'S NEVER BEEN READ. SCORE. I've basically picked up a brand new HARDCOVER copy of this book that retails for £8.99 usually. Okay so it is a Chick-lit book but who cares? It's been on my wishlist for ages and I finally bought it!

Survivor: My Story - The Next Chapter by Sharon Osbourne - PACT (charity shop): 25p.
YES YOU DID JUST READ THAT RIGHT. 25P FOR A PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW HARDCOVER COPY OF THIS BOOK. OH I'M GETTING TO EXCITED ABOUT BOOKS AH.
It retails for about £4-£6 new so this is a bargain beyond belief. Sharon Osbourne is a goddess aswell so you know.

A Living Nightmare (#1 in Cirque Du Freak series) by Darren Shan - PACT (charity shop): 25p.
I've remember getting this book out from the library a while ago and never actually got round to reading it, it's quite a short book so it'll only take a day and a bit to read it. And for 25p you can't go wrong.


Sugar Crush Body Wash from Soap & Glory - Boots: £6.50.
I only went into town with £10 and I had money left over, so yeah, that happened. Sugar Crush is my `favourite scent ever so, I DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF, I HAVE A PROBLEM OK. :-(

I hope you enjoyed this haul! You may now realise my excitement over books and how much I love to read so yes.
That's all for now,
Rachel. xo



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My name is Rachel, I'm 23 and I'm from Norfolk, UK. I write about life, beauty, mental health and Crohn's Disease.

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