Every year I set a reading goal. A number of books to try and read before the year is out. For 2013 I read 185 books according to GoodReads (actually I read more but a lot of them were re-reads and GoodReads doesn’t count those) but then for 2014 I only read 20 books (with a few re-reads) and 2015 was 26 books with a few re-reads again.
Sad sad sad state. Even though I know that it’s still more than most people read in a year.
This year was really busy again and I was scared I wouldn’t make my reading goal of 50 books and I hit managed it! I did try then push for 100 by new year but that’s not going to happen unless I count short stories or blogposts :P
Also, very important > A big shout out to Penguin Random House, several individual authors and that random guy on freecycle for keeping me reading this year. Books are pricey and I appreciate each one I’m given to review.
So here, in no particular order, are the books I read for 2016.
Not listed are books read for learning, self-help or craft purposes.
- Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (Illustrated Edition) – currently reading this with Fysh.
- The Hidden Oracle – Rick Riordan (still busy with this on audio)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – JK Rowling
- Jed had to die – Tara Sivec
- Coraline (the graphic novel edition) – Neil Gaimann
- Beautiful Creatures – Kami Garcia
- The Choice – Nicholas Sparks
- Baking and Babies – Tara Sivec
- The Mating Season – James Patterson / Laurie Horowitz
- Practical Magic – Alice Hoffman
- Of Winged Creatures and Nesting Grounds – A. Wilding Wells
- Confess – Colleen Hoover
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs
- Mike and Dave need Wedding Dates. And a Thousand Cocktails – Mike Stangle
- Nerve – Jeanne Ryan
- The Brightest Star in the Sky – Chyemenn Santos
- A Piece of my Heart – Cindi Page
- The Girl in 6E – A.R. Torre
- The Firework Exploded – Tara Sivec
- The Convenient Groom – Denise Hunter
- Stop the Wedding! – Stephanie Bond
- St Trinians – Pippa Le Quesne
- The Prince’s Secret Baby – Christine Rimmer
- Muti Nation – Monique Snyman
- The revised fundamentals of caregiving – Jonathan Evison
- Allegiant – Veronica Roth
- Cell – Stephen King
- Cupid has a heart on – Tara Sivec
- The stocking was hung – Tara Sivec
- Soundless – Richelle Mead
- The Christmas Note – Donna Van Liere
- The Land of magic Medicines – Enid Blyton
- The War Between – Jennifer Withers
- One with you – Sylvia Day
- The Best first Kiss – Colleen Hoover
- The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
- Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
- The Fight of the Fallen – Melissa Delport
- Fool Me Once – Harlan Coben
- How to be Single – Liz Tuccillo
- The Italian’s Bride – Donna Alward
- Millionaire Dad’s SOS – Ally Blake
- Tom Clancy’s The Division: New York Collapse – Alex Irvine
- The DUFF – Kody Keplinger
- Snowbound Seduction – Helen Brooks
- Dark Designs – Madelynne Ellis
- The Spanish Billionaire’s Christmas Bride – Maggie Cox
- Pleasured by the Secret Millionaire – Natalie Anderson
- Nine to Five Bride – Jennie Adams
- The Billionaire Boss’s Secret Bride – Helen Brooks
- Just Add Magic – Cindy Callaghan
- The Cowboys Baby – Cristina Grenier
- The Martian – Andy Weir
- Room – Emma Donoghue
- The Little Prince – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- The Giver – Lois Lowry
- 10 million dollar marriage proposal – James Patterson
- Learning to Ride – Erin Knightley
- The McCullagh Inn – James Patterson
- Billionaire Cowboy – Mandy Baxter
- A kiss is just a kiss – Linda Barlow
- Naughty St Nick – Calista Fox
- Play with me – Lisa Renee Jones
- Snowfall – Mary Ann Rivers
- In the Bleak Midwinter – Andra Brynn
- Rocked by the Billionaire – Mandy Baxter
- Love Charm for Dakota – Carly Carson
- The Billion Dollar Player – Mandy Baxter
- After Midnight – Serena Bell
- Blame it on the Mistletoe – Nicole Michaels
- A Touch of Frost – Rhian Cahill
- Decked with Holly – Marni Bates
- Flashback – Amanda Carpenter
- The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
- Inferno – Dan Brown
It’s only the 27th so am sure that I’ll manage to fit at least one more in before the New Year. Am keen on Melissa Delport’s new The Clock Keeper but my TBRBBM (to be read before buying more) pile is staring at me accusingly.
Cassey says:
Yay for reading more than anticipated. I hit 381 0_o E-books greatly added to my reading speed, as did finding BookBub with those daily free read deals. Here’s to more reading in 2017!
cupcake says:
Here’s to reading much more! Though I think 2017 is going to be all Audio books. I have started working for an Australian charity so hours are odd and then I have my 365 drawing project as well…