2014 Books
Well, let's see how I do with tracking my reading for this year. This is a scheduled post that I started in June...whoo knows what my reading future holds and/or if I will bother to keep up with this. My thoughts on these books (if I had any), are linked in the month headings. (ETA: I didn't do a bad job of tracking my reading this year. I think using monthly scheduled posts helped me keep much better track this time around.)
April
1. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
June
2. Fortune's Pawn (Paradox #1) by Rachel Bach (aka Rachel Aaron)
3. Honor's Knight (Paradox, #2)
4. Heaven's Queen (Paradox, #3)
5. Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
July
6. The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation #10) by Lauren Willig
7. Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell
8. Pros and Cons (O'Hare and Fox #0.5); The Heist (O'Hare and Fox #1) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
August
9. Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
10. Your Big Break by Johanna Edwards
11. Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum #18) by Janet Evanovich
12. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (aka Mike Carey)
September (also noted some unfinished/abandoned books under a spoiler cut)
13. The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
14. Catalyst (Barque Cats #1) by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
15. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness
16. Karma Girl (Bigtime #1) by Jennifer Estep
17. Stuck in Shangri-La by Kasey Michaels
October
18. Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber
Whiteout: Melt by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber
19. The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell
November
20. Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness
21. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2) by Alan Bradley
December (I think I will throw this in the ~theoretical January 2015 reading post, so keep an eye out for that)
22. Natural History by Justina Robson
So, that was a bit underwhelming as far as totals go and way more genre stuff than I'd like, but it is a definite improvement over last year! I think my goals for next year are to attempt to read a bit more widely. That is, if I don't lose my reading mojo altogether (it has been a bit of a struggle). Maybe throw in some more non-fiction since I only read one memoir/autobiography this year (The Imposter's Daughter), more books by people with more melanin and perhaps some foreign translations, or at least more books from authors that are not from the US/Canada/UK. Although, I only seemed to read one book from a Canadian author (Alan Bradley) and two from England this year (Mike Carey, Justina Robson). If I get ambitious, I might add back in page counts and genres as I've done with previous lists, but I don't want to get too crazy or anything.
FAVORITE BOOK: I think it may be a tie between River of No Return and A Discovery of Witches
LEAST FAVORITE BOOK: The Man in the Empty Suit, closely followed by Fangirl (although if I had finished it, Two to Go by Nick Earls might've have gotten the "least favorite" title, perhaps)
My past attempts for keeping yearly reading lists (2011-present) are HERE.
April
1. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
June
2. Fortune's Pawn (Paradox #1) by Rachel Bach (aka Rachel Aaron)
3. Honor's Knight (Paradox, #2)
4. Heaven's Queen (Paradox, #3)
5. Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
July
6. The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation #10) by Lauren Willig
7. Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell
8. Pros and Cons (O'Hare and Fox #0.5); The Heist (O'Hare and Fox #1) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg
August
9. Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown
10. Your Big Break by Johanna Edwards
11. Explosive Eighteen (Stephanie Plum #18) by Janet Evanovich
12. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (aka Mike Carey)
September (also noted some unfinished/abandoned books under a spoiler cut)
13. The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
14. Catalyst (Barque Cats #1) by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
15. A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness
16. Karma Girl (Bigtime #1) by Jennifer Estep
17. Stuck in Shangri-La by Kasey Michaels
October
18. Whiteout by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber
Whiteout: Melt by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber
19. The Imposter's Daughter by Laurie Sandell
November
20. Shadow of Night (All Souls #2) by Deborah Harkness
21. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce #2) by Alan Bradley
December (I think I will throw this in the ~theoretical January 2015 reading post, so keep an eye out for that)
22. Natural History by Justina Robson
So, that was a bit underwhelming as far as totals go and way more genre stuff than I'd like, but it is a definite improvement over last year! I think my goals for next year are to attempt to read a bit more widely. That is, if I don't lose my reading mojo altogether (it has been a bit of a struggle). Maybe throw in some more non-fiction since I only read one memoir/autobiography this year (The Imposter's Daughter), more books by people with more melanin and perhaps some foreign translations, or at least more books from authors that are not from the US/Canada/UK. Although, I only seemed to read one book from a Canadian author (Alan Bradley) and two from England this year (Mike Carey, Justina Robson). If I get ambitious, I might add back in page counts and genres as I've done with previous lists, but I don't want to get too crazy or anything.
FAVORITE BOOK: I think it may be a tie between River of No Return and A Discovery of Witches
LEAST FAVORITE BOOK: The Man in the Empty Suit, closely followed by Fangirl (although if I had finished it, Two to Go by Nick Earls might've have gotten the "least favorite" title, perhaps)
My past attempts for keeping yearly reading lists (2011-present) are HERE.