In the book-blogging and Booktubing sphere, Goodreads seems to be a necessity for any book lover. It is a fantastic website which allows you to add books, rate and review them, and even recommend them to your friends! But there is a part of Goodreads that may not be so great; the Goodreads Reading Challenge. It is an annual challenge where Goodreads members can set for themselves a certain number of books which they would like to read that year. Goodreads then keeps track of what you've read, and tells you how you are progressing in your challenge (as well as letting you know whether you are behind or not. Eek!)
At first, this may seem like a fun experience to motivate individuals to read more in a year, and help them feel more accomplished with their reading progress.
Yet I have found that this challenge is much more stressful and harmful to my reading habits than I could have ever imagined.
