Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday season! This is one of my favorite times of the year. A time to reflect on the year previous and to look ahead to what’s to come. Plus I get to break out my lists, and you all know how much I enjoy my list making!
My GoodReads goal was to read 75 books this year. I had toyed with the idea of raising that to 100, but I am very glad that I didn’t. I made it to 75, but only barely. Here’s my list:
- The Magician King by Lev Grossman
- The Magician’s Land by Lev Grossman
- Splintered by A.G. Howard
- Unhinged by A.G. Howard
- Deep Blue Secret by Christie Anderson
- Ensnared by A.G. Howard
- Rogue Wave by Christie Anderson
- Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson
- The Island by Jen Minkman
- Angels & Demons by Dan Brown
- The Doorknob Society by M.J. Fletcher
- Death’s Daughter by Amber Benson
- Going Bovine by Libba Bray
- Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- Redshirts by John Scalzi
- Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
- Crossed by Ally Condie
- Devilish by Maureen Johnson
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke
- Reached by Ally Condie
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- The Impossible Engineers by M.J. Fletcher
- The Mapmakers Union by M.J. Fletcher
- The Detective Inspectors by M.J. Fletcher
- Skeleton Key Guild by M.J. Fletcher
- Valiant by Holly Black
- Ironside by Holly Black
- Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
- Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake
- The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
- My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
- Fortune’s Fool by Mercedes Lackey
- Feed by Mira Grant
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent
- Deadline by Mira Grant
- Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
- My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent
- My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent
- If I Die by Rachel Vincent
- Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent
- With All My Soul by Rachel Vincent
- Blackout by Mira Grant
- Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story by David Levithan
- Concealed Power by K.J. Colt
- Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
- Blood Healing by K.J. Colt
- Blood Sacrifice by K.J. Colt
- Forsaken Power by K.J. Colt
- These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- This Shattered World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner
- The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
- The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross
- The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross
- The Girl with the Windup Heart by Kady Cross
- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
- Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
- Forever by Maggie Stiefvater
- Mind Games by Kiersten White
- Scar Night by Alan Campbell
- Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig
- Perfect Lies by Kiersten White
- Blightborn by Chuck Wendig
- The Harvest by Chuck Wendig
- The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
- A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
- Nirvana by J.R. Stewart
- The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
So I did make it just over my goal, which is awesome. I think for 2016, I will be keeping the same goal of 75, but I will still see if I can shoot for 100. Hopefully I won’t have any more of those pesky reading slumps.
I am actually very pleased with my progress here. I listed 33 series that I had started in previous years, but had never finished. I wanted to try to finish one third of them, and I came pretty darn close at 10. I’m going to count that as a win! Here’s my list, making off the one’s I completed:
- Modern Faerie Tales by Holly Black – COMPLETED!!
- Anna series by Kendare Blake – COMPLETED!!
- Phedre’s Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey
- The Blackcoat Rebellion series by Aimee Carter
- The Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima
- Matched series by Ally Condie – COMPLETED!!
- The Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross – COMPLETED!!
- Hellsbane series by Paige Cuccaro
- Book of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau
- The Rules for Disappearing series by Ashley Elston
- Mythos Academy series by Jennifer Estep
- Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl – COMPLETED!!
- Scarlet series by A.C. Gaughen
- Legends of Dimmingwood series by C. Greenwood
- The Magicians series by Lev Grossman – COMPLETED!!!!
- Hex Hall series by Rachel Hawkins
- Rain Wild Chronicles by Robin Hobb
- Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin
- Splintered series by A.G. Howard – COMPLETED!!!!
- Shades of London series by Maureen Johnson
- Scarlett series by Maureen Johnson
- Arrows trilogy by Mercedes Lackey
- Five Hundred Kingdoms series by Mercedes Lackey
- Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliet Marillier
- The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Angelfire series by Courtney Allison Moulton
- Abhorsen series by Garth Nix
- The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss
- Books of Faerie series by Maggie Stiefvater
- Wolves of Mercy Falls series by Maggie Stiefvater – COMPLETED!!
- Bartimaeus series by Jonathan Stroud
- The Heartland Trilogy by Chuck Wendig – COMPLETED!!
- Mind Games series by Kiersten White – COMPLETED!!
I also tried to finish all the series that I started this year, and did pretty well.
- The Water Keepers by Christie Anderson – COMPLETED!!
- The Doorknob Society by M.J. Fletcher – COMPLETED!!
- Between by April Genevieve Tulcholke
- Calliope Reaper-Jones by Amber Benson – NOT INTERESTED IN FINISHING
- Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent – COMPLETED!!
- Healers of Meligna by K.J. Colt – COMPLETED!!
- Starbound trilogy by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner – COMPLETE UNTIL DECEMBER! NEW BOOK OUT NOW!!
So if I take the 23 left from previous years, and then add the two that I want to finish from 2015, that gives me 25 series left to work on. I’d like to knock another 10 out in 2016, as well as continue finishing new series as I go.
And there you have it! I’m really excited to start off this new year with some great books, both new finds and old friends. I will also probably try to do more with the Seasonal Reading Challenge over at GoodReads, just because it’s fun to try and fit my reading into their little puzzle.
What are your goals for the year? Are there any books you’re looking forward to in 2016?
