Happy New Year everyone! It’s so hard to believe that it’s 2015. That seemed like so far away back in the day. Since 2014 is now officially over, I can post the results of my GoodReads reading challenge. My original goal was to read 70 books this year and my final result: 81! I almost had 82, but couldn’t quite finish the last one. I finished it this morning though, so it will be the first book on my 2015 list.

Here are the books I read this year:

1. Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
2. Black Heart by Holly Black
3. Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
4. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
5. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
6. Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
7. Witchling by Yasmine Galenorn
8. A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
9. Changeling by Yasmine Galenorn
10. Darkling by Yasmine Galenorn
11. A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
12. A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
13. Firstborn by Ryan Attard
14. A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
15. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
16. Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
17. Minutes Before Sunset by Shannon A. Thompson
18. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
19. Seconds Before Sunrise by Shannon A. Thompson
20. Dragon Wytch by Yasmine Galenorn
21. Night Huntress by Yasmine Galenorn
22. Demon Mistress by Yasmine Galenorn
23. Comes the Night by Norah Wilson and Heather Doherty
24. Enter the Night by Norah Wilson and Heather Doherty
25. Embrace the Night by Norah Wilson and Heather Doherty
26. Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan
27. Shadow’s Fall by Dianne Sylvan
28. Of Shadow Born by Dianne Sylvan
29. Shadowbound by Dianne Sylvan
30. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
31. Bone Magic by Yasmine Galenorn
32. Harvest Hunting by Yasmine Galenorn
33. Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn
34. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
35. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
36. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
37. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare
38. City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
39. Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor
40. City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
41. The Rules for Disappearing by Ashley Elston
42. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
43. Splintered by A.G. Howard
44. Courting Darkness by Yasmine Galenorn
45. Shaded Vision by Yasmine Galenorn
46. Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
47. Unhinged by A.G. Howard
48. Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
49. A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
50. Rebel Angels by Libba Bray
51. Magic of Thieves by C. Greenwood
52. Shadow Rising by Yasmine Galenorn
53. The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
54. Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield
55. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
56. Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig
57. Haunted Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
58. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
59. Autumn Whispers by Yasmine Galenorn
60. Sky Pirates by Liesel Schwarz
61. Crimson Veil by Yasmine Galenorn
62. Dollhouse by Anya Allyn
63. Priestess Dreaming by Yasmine Galenorn
64. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
65. Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill
66. Twice Bitten by Chloe Neill
67. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill
68. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill
69. Biting Cold by Chloe Neill
70. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
71. House Rules by Chloe Neill
72. Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
73. Biting Bad by Chloe Neill
74. The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King
75. Wild Things by Chloe Neill
76. Blood Games by Chloe Neill
77. Matched by Ally Condie
78. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
79. Skinned by Robin Wasserman
80. Crashed by Robin Wasserman
81. Wired by Robin Wasserman
82. The Program by Suzanne Young

Not a bad list! I feel pretty proud of myself! As for new goals, well, I had set some, but then I started to change my mind. My idea for a new GoodReads goal was to up it from 70 last year to 75 this year, but since I beat that one pretty soundly already, I am contemplating a real challenge. Considering trying for an even 100. I may not make it, but that’s what we’ll have to see, right?

As for my Completing the Series challenge, that one is definitely a go. There is now a new 2015 Reading Challenges link at the top of the page here where I have listed the series that have been started, but not finished. Currently there are 33 series on that list. I want to try and complete 10 of those. I may not complete the series that I start reading in 2015, but I will certainly try. No sense in making the problem worse? The good news is that several of those series only need one book to finish them. That’s doable, right?

So what are your reading goals for this year? Any exciting reading plans?

Categories: Drabbles

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