I never considered how many books I read or could read before blogging. I possibly read 4 books before, gasp. :-0
Last year I said go for 50 and I read 54, I wanted to stick to the same this year and I just completed my 50th book, yaaaaay me.
I work full time, teach twice a week (a fusion class - mix of Pilates and Yoga) and have a 4 year old daughter, so life is busy. I only get to really read late nights and weekends which is approximately 1 book a week for sure.
I am not going to stretch myself for more, I think 50 will be the yearly goal, allowing me to continue to enjoy life and reading without it becoming overwhelmed. I do try to read a mix of genres even though Thriller, Suspense and Mystery are my favourites by far. The main reading goal is to try new authors in these genres.
Here is the list so far. - Title, Author, Rating and Month read
- 50) Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink 4 Nov
- 49) Dracula by Bram Stoker 3 Oct
- 48) Resuscitation by DM Annechino 4 1/2 Oct
- 47) Heartshaped Box by Joe Hill 2 1/2 Oct
- 46) Fifty Shades Darker by EL James 4 1/2 Oct
- 45) Inside the Outside by Martin Lastrapes 3 1/2 Oct
- 44) The Human Obsession by Heath Sommer 5 Sept
- 43) The Restorer by Amanda Stevens 4 1/2 Sept
- 42) The Abandoned by Amanda Stevens 4 Sept
- 41) The Accident by Linwood Barclay 4 1/2 Sept
- 40) Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster 2 1/2 Aug
- 39) Someone Else's Son by Sam Hayes 3 1/2 Aug
- 38) I Don't want to Killy You by Dan Wells 4 Aug
- 37) The Kid by Sapphire 2 Aug
- 36) Before I Got to Sleep by SJ Watson 3 July
- 35) Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan 5 July
- 34) The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen 4 1/2 July
- 33) Psycho by Robert Bloch 5 July
- 32) Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James 5 July
- 31) Coffee and Fate by R.J. Erbacher 4 1/2 June
- 30) Three Wishes by Carey, Beth and Pam 3 June
- 29) The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey 4 June
- 28) Go the F**K to Sleep by Adam Mansbach 5 June
- 27) I'll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins Clark 4 1/2 June
- 26) Megan's Way by Melissa Foster 4 1/2 June
- 25) The First Cut by Dianne Emley 3 1/2 May
- 24) What my Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones 3 1/2 May
- 23) The Girls by Lori Lansens 2 1/2 May
- 22) So Close the Hand of Death by J.T. Ellison 4 1/2 May
- 21) The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton 3 1/2 May
- 20) Still Life with Husband by Lauren Fox 3 1/2 April
- 19) The Girl who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane 4 1/2 April
- 18) Mr. Monster by Dan Wells 4 1/2 April
- 17) LEFT neglected by Lisa Genova 4 1/2 April
- 16) The Third Rail by Michael Harvey 3 1/2 March
- 15) Last Exit in New Jersey by C.E. Grundler 2 1/2 March
- 14) Exposed by Kimberly Marcus 4 1/2 March
- 13) My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Journey 4 March
- 12) Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann 3 March
- 11) Night Road by Kristin Hannah 5 Feb
- 10) Speak by Laurie Anderson 3 Feb
- 9) All The Pretty Girls by J.T. Ellison 3 Feb
- 8) And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4 Feb
- 7) motherless child by Sarah Gordon Weathersby 3 1/2 Feb
- 6) Blood over Badge by Wayne Farquhar 4 1/2 Jan
- 5) The Stormchasers by Jenna Blum 3 Jan
- 4) Murder on the Down Low by Pamelal Samuels Young 4 Jan
- 3) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie 4 Jan
- 2) Beneath the Skin by Nicci French 4 Jan
- 1) I am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells 4 1/2 Jan
Congrats!! I know how hard it is to find reading time when you have work and family. If I didn't commute by train, I'd probably read a book a week or less myself.
ReplyDeleteWay to go! I have a feeling you're going to surpass last year.
ReplyDeleteCongrats! :) The feeling of accomplishing something is amazing. My goal is to read 100 books this year and I'm up to 90 books right now. I hope that like you, I meet my goal too!
ReplyDeleteCONGRATULATIONS!!! You hit your goal for the year. How great.
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Marce!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat list! My yearly goal is usually 50 as well. I think a book a week is a great number.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I haven't met my yearly goal yet and I am not sure if I will or not!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! I also average about a book a week. That's more than I used to read before blogging, too.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on achieving your goal with almost 2 months to spare!
ReplyDeleteYay for reaching your goal! I'd read just over 100 books a year since 2008, but I don't know if I could do it this year - I didn't set a goal number, but I did set a goal to read only what I want to... quality over quantity. Important for me to remember that since I've been having a very slow reading week(s).
ReplyDeleteWooo! That's awesome! Excellent job! I took a huge break from reading today, but look forward to setting a goal and tracking it next year.
ReplyDeleteJust think -- there's still a month and a half left to the year. You'll get way passed 50! :)
Congratulations on reaching 50!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching your goal!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are the best, thanks for the congratulation comments. It is so exciting. And the only book I really shouldn't count is Go The F**k to sleep.
ReplyDeleteAnd over all I am very happy with my reading choices. I read to my mood, try new authors and accept minimum ARC's or books from authors. It is working for me.
I can actually read some holiday reads in Dec now.
Congrats Marce!
ReplyDeleteI was too optimistic this year and won't reach my book a day goal but I don't really mind so much - there is always next year!
Shelleyrae @ book'd Out
Yay!! Good job :)
ReplyDeleteI'm gonna have to start doing that - reading to my mood and accept much fewer books for review purposes!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations for meeting your reading goal! Good for you :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching your goal, you got some great reads in :)
ReplyDeleteI try to get a book read per week, but sometimes I just can't find the time.
Congrats!! I don't think I read much either pre-blogging, so I'm glad that I decided to blog.
ReplyDeleteWTG!!! Good job!!! I am so looking forward to 2012 and all the new challenges since I read so little due to real life.
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