Lost in a Good Book

The Aussie YA Challenge is a challenge created by Amy at Lost in a Good Book as an attempt to read more Australian young adult novels.

As I was writing my goals for the year I got the idea in my head of creating a challenge to help me read (and hopefully review) more Aussie YA. I almost decided against it but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of challenging myself this way. I’m not a stranger to Australian YA, I simply find I never read as much of it as I’d like. There are so many fabulous books out there and it always seems to be such a small portion of my reading list each year, despite me buying or borrowing it constantly. I found doing other reading challenges has helped improve my reading habits until I was picking up certain books naturally and I am hoping this one will do the same thing.

Like my Book Bingo and the former Australian Women Writers Challenge, the #AussieYAChallenge is a reading challenge you complete at your own pace throughout the year, or whenever you chose to start. The challenge itself won’t have regularly monthly check ins, but rather you self-monitor your own challenge and share your thoughts using the #AussieYAChallenge hashtag so that everyone participating can enjoy them.

I have taken some guidance from the style of the AWW Challenge and made different levels to strive for. I always went way over the recommended amounts, but I am starting out small and even if I pick the highest tier and go well beyond that’s not a bad thing, but also I haven’t set myself up to fail. Also if people would like to take on the challenge I want to make it as welcoming as possible.

If you are interested in what’s involved and looking for places to start finding books check out the #AussieYAChallenge page and join up.

I will be aiming for the Nix level, which is 12 books. That means I only need to read one book a month, and having already read one this year I am right on track. I am hoping I will read more but I am trying not to be too ambitious.

I’d love to know if other people are doing this challenge with me, I’d also love any recommendations if you’ve recently read something amazing. I plan to have a few check in points through the year where I can see how well I have gone so feel free to share your achievements and pick up some new titles to devour.

I hope this challenge helps promote the great Aussie YA we have in this country and I will no doubt discover some real hidden gems on this journey.