{"id":56,"date":"2020-07-13T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T07:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/\/?p=56"},"modified":"2020-07-13T07:37:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T07:37:00","slug":"update-on-my-reading-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Update on my Reading Challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Hi Readers! Now that we are more than halfway done with 2020, I thought of updating you guys with my Reading Challenge. Here is the <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/01\/2020-reading-challenge-52-books-in-52.html\">main first post<\/a> if you want to download the image! As you know I had prepared a challenge of reading <b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\">52 Books in 52 Weeks<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\"><\/span>&amp; I had also decided on the <b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\">52 categories<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\"> <\/span>to make it more fun! I have updated the same image so you can check out the books I read so far. I have already read <b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\">48\/52 books<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\"> <\/span>this year leaving a lot of scope to read a lot more.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Also, after the image I have put the links to the reviews of some of the books, if you want to check them out!! I think you should check them out!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MsCot4G50d0\/XwwHqY0sDcI\/AAAAAAAAjd0\/38Iv-mEQsxoHuV_daVEKv4LDahdN4VmwACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Copy%2Bof%2B2020%2Breading%2BChallenge%2B%25281%2529.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MsCot4G50d0\/XwwHqY0sDcI\/AAAAAAAAjd0\/38Iv-mEQsxoHuV_daVEKv4LDahdN4VmwACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Copy%2Bof%2B2020%2Breading%2BChallenge%2B%25281%2529.jpg?w=678&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\"><b>Check out the reviews!!<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book with more than 500 pages &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/04\/a-little-life-to-read-or-not-to-read.html\">A Little Life<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A trilogy &#8211; Chaos Walking (<a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/07\/chaos-walking-trilogy-mindscape-reviews.html\">Post 1<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/07\/character-arcs-in-chaos-walking-trilogy.html\">Post 2<\/a>)<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book being made into a movie &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/03\/the-rhythm-section-mindscape-reviews.html\">The Rhythm Section<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book published in 2020 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/05\/what-i-learnt-from-glennon-doyles.html\">Untamed<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A classic novel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/05\/the-color-purple-mindscape-review.html\">The Color Purple<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book on LGBTQ &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/05\/the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo.html\">The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Recommended by Oprah\u2019s Book Club &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/07\/the-water-dancer-mindscape-reviews.html\">The Water Dancer<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Recommended by your favourite book blogger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/06\/the-nightingale-book-review-mindscape.html\">The Nightingale<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Recommended by an internet stranger &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/06\/the-dutch-house-mindscape-reviews.html\">The Dutch House<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book I haven\u2019t read from the author I love &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/03\/and-mountains-echoed-mindscape-review.html\">And the Mountains Echoed<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book that everyone is talking about &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/04\/where-crawdads-sing-mindscape-reviews.html\">Where the Crawdads Sing<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A debut novel &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/03\/the-silent-patient-mindscape-reviews.html\">The Silent Patient<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">A book with blue cover &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/03\/the-atlas-of-reds-and-blues-mindscape.html\">The Atlas of Reds and Blues<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Anything I want &#8216; <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/2020\/06\/my-honest-opinion-on-gilead-mindscape.html\">Gilead<\/a><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Though I have read 48 books, a few of those books are <b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\">outside of the Reading Challenge<\/span><\/b>, like <b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\">rereading Harry Potter<\/span><\/b>. So, I am yet to complete <b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\">14 categories<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #00b0f0;\"> <\/span>of those 52. I have a few options for those which I am going to post later this week! Stay tuned till th<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">en!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\">Until next time,<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: normal; margin-left: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: right;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fR8Atp9hn9k\/Wbg8tczARCI\/AAAAAAAAdy4\/x4OhWVMk_WALzEgQhnySQSThzqqcDPUrwCPcBGAYYCw\/s200\/sign.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"176\" data-original-width=\"200\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fR8Atp9hn9k\/Wbg8tczARCI\/AAAAAAAAdy4\/x4OhWVMk_WALzEgQhnySQSThzqqcDPUrwCPcBGAYYCw\/w200-h176\/sign.jpg?resize=200%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;sitka banner&quot;; font-size: 13pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Readers! Now that we are more than halfway done with 2020, I thought of updating you guys with my Reading Challenge. Here is the main first post if you want to download the image! As you know I had prepared a challenge of reading 52 Books in 52 Weeks&amp; I had also decided on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-review","category-books","category-mindscape-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":89,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=89","url_meta":{"origin":56,"position":0},"title":"2020 Reading Challenge: 52 Books in 52 Weeks!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"January 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers!You all know how much of a planner I am. 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And, now coming to my 2021 Reading Challenge! 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As much as I love blogging about literally anything, I also love blogging about these year-end review posts! Have you checked out the first one? So, this is the second post reviewing the books I read this year! It\u2019s going to be a little different, because why not?\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book review&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book review","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Post2B22BHeader2Bedit-2.png?fit=410%2C640&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2152,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=2152","url_meta":{"origin":56,"position":3},"title":"Mid Year Reading Recap + Favourite Books!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"July 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers! More than six months of 2022 done and dusted! 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Aside from re-reading my favourite\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","block_context":{"text":"books","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PSX_20220716_192434-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PSX_20220716_192434-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PSX_20220716_192434-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PSX_20220716_192434-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/PSX_20220716_192434-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":73,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=73","url_meta":{"origin":56,"position":4},"title":"April Reads! (Mindscape Reviews)","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"May 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Hello Readers! You need to make up your mind now, because all of my posts this year are going to be book posts. For 2020, I had only 2 travel plans anyway, but now obviously it\u2019s not possible. So, just putting it out there\u2026 Books! In April, I read 5\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book review&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book review","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-VSipRCcVevU\/Xq5iAaTAC-I\/AAAAAAAAivc\/K6InnCyQs1gS0bOosFD1oj9dWYEOn7JmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/PicsArt_05-03-01.53.36-01.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":55,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=55","url_meta":{"origin":56,"position":5},"title":"Top of My TBR!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"July 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers! 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