2015 Reading Goal

Every year I challenge myself to read 50 book before the year is up. This year I decided since we weren't moving or doing anything big that required a load of my time I would make an effort to actually accomplish that goal. As you can see from past blogs I only make it about 20-30 books in and then find myself too distracted to keep reading. This last year, although at times it was difficult to focus I ended up actually reaching my goal AND surpassing it by just a little bit. At the end of the year I really hit my stride and have been able to pace myself for a new goal for 2016 of 75 books. I need to work harder on balancing life and reading but I think with work I can manage both pretty well.

As for last year's goal... Here are the 54 books I was able to read.

1. Petey, Ben Mikaelsen
2. The Witch's Daughter, Paula Brackston
3. When Day Breaks, Mary Jane Clark
4. A Long Way from Verona, Jane Gardam
5. The Longest Ride, Nicholas Sparks
6. The Fault in our Stars, John Green
7. Wedded to War, Jocelyn Green
8. The Wingless Bird, Catherine Cookson
9. A Bend in the Road, Nicholas Sparks
10. Widow of Gettysburg, Jocelyn Green
11. The Choice, Nicholas Sparks
12. Looking for Alaska, John Green
13. Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
14. The Secret Keeper, Kate Morton
15. Finnikin of the Rock, Melina Marchetta
16. Yankee in Atlanta, Jocelyn Green
17. Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
18. Froi of the Exiles, Melina Marchetta
19.Quintana of Charyn, Melina Marchetta
20. The Missing One, Lucy Atkins
21. Jellicoe Road, Melina Marchetta
22. The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton
23. A Heart Revealed, Josi S. Kilpack
24. Banana Split, Josi S. Kilpack
25. The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods, Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel
26. In Every Heartbeat, Kim Vogel Sawyer
27. Alice's Tulips, Sandra Dallas
28. A Week in Winter, Maeve Binchy
29. Spy of Richmond, Jocelyn Green
30. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams
31. While Beauty Slept, Elizabeth Blackwell
32. A Flight of Fancy, Laurie Alice Eakes
33. The First Phone Call from Heaven, Mitch Albom
34. Red Rising, Pierce Brown
35. Golden Son, Pierce Brown
36. A Reluctant Courtship, Laurie Alice Eakes
37. Unending Devotion, Jody Hedlund
38.The Preacher's Bride, Jody Hedlund
39. Threads of Hope, Andrea Boeshaar
40. Stillwater, Nicole Helget
41. A Necessary Deception, Laurie Alice Eakes
42. Sweet Sanctuary, Kim Vogel Sawyer
43. The Forgotten Queen, D. L. Bogdan
44. Threads of Faith, Andrea Boeshaar
45. Threads of Love, Andrea Boeshaar
46. The Distance from Me to You, Marina Gessner
47. Happiness for Beginners
48. When the Snow Flies, Laurie Alice Eakes
49. The Pursuit of Tamsen Littlejohn
50. My Heart Remembers, Kim Vogel Sawyer
51. Sincerely Yours, Jane Kirkpatrick, Amanda Cabot, Laurie Alice Eakes and Ann Shorey
52. Forever Yours, Kathleen Y'Barbo, Andrea Boeshaar, Gina Fields, Joyce Livingston and Kim O'Brien
53. Juliet, Anne Fortier
54. A Tear of Love, Alene Roberts