Jen’s 2026 Reading Challenges Update: July

I am participating in four challenges this year. Here is my monthly (and year-long cumulative) update. Note: If you would like to see what books I’ve read for the challenges, please friend or follow me on Goodreads!

UPDATE:

I was able to get in a couple more books in July than June, and with my adjusted goal numbers, I’m back on track. I jumped onto the Dungeon Crawler Carl bandwagon, listening to the first three audiobooks during July. Those books basically consumed my reading time, so I read fewer e-/print books. I also knocked out three of the Romance Bingo squares, but I still have several to go. It seems harder for me this year, but maybe because I’m reading more non-romance books than usual. How did you do in July?

Goodreads Reading Challenge:

Goal: 125 105 books, any format, any genre.

July total: 8 books. Total for year: 60 books.

You can see what books I read for this challenge on my Goodreads bookshelf.

Audiobook Challenge:

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Goal: 75 60 audiobooks, any genre.

July total: 5 books. Total for year: 34 books.

You can see what books I read for this challenge on my Goodreads bookshelf.

#TBRChallenge

This is my fourth year attempting some of Wendy the Super Librarian’s #TBRChallenge. This is a topic-optional challenge to read one book from your TBR each month. Click the image below for more info.

Goal: to participate all 12 months. Total to date: I’ve participated 7 months. 

July  update: I swapped the July and August prompts, reading The Duke’s Only Desire by Anna Harrington for August’s optional theme “Backlist Banger”.

You can see what books I read for this challenge on my Goodreads bookshelf.

Romance Reading Challenge:

Goal: to cover all of the boxes, romance genre only. MORE INFO HERE.

July update: I completed the following boxes:

• Audiobook with 2+ narrators
• Vacation / Travel
• Part of a series you meant to go back to

You can see what books I read for this challenge on my Goodreads bookshelf.