I failed with 27 books.
Not quite defeated by this, I attempted to read 30 books again in 2013.
That time, I failed with 26 books, despite the fact I'd included several short stories that had been published as a singular entities as opposed to part of short story collections.
So last year, I originally though I would stop setting myself up for failure and challenge myself to 25 books instead. I had managed that in the past 2 years, I figured I might as well succeed this year. But I also had the urge to throw caution to the wind and just go for the 50 books challenge I had first heard about. 50 books seemed much more plausible now, especially since the new crazy goal on BookTube was 100 books in a year. But it wasn't until the end of February, when I read a 6-book series within 2 weeks, that I really decided to commit to read 50 books in 2014.
It should surprise no one that I failed to read 50 books in 2014. Maybe one day I'll meet my reading goals, but it has yet to happen.
However, I failed with 48 books.
Guys.
48 BOOKS.
That's 21 books more than I've managed to read in the past 2 years!
I'd also like to do a quick recap of my reading habits in 2014. I've started buying and reading a lot more books on my Kindle. (Actually I use the Kindle app on my phone in order to read during my lunch break)
I did a lot more impulse book buying based on Amazon Daily Deals and Epic Reads Epic Deals, which is part of the reason I felt somewhat unsatisfied by what I read last year. When I looked over my ratings, there are a lot of 4-5 stars, so I can't say I didn't like most of the books I read. But part of the attempt to read so many books in one year did have me gravitating towards quicker reads, and I feel like by reading more books, I ended up with a larger percentage of books that were ok, as opposed to books I loved or hated. I put in my breakdown of the past 3 years below (cause I'm a nerd).
2012: 4-5 stars: 19 (70%); 3 stars: 4 (15%); 2 stars: 4 (15%);
2013: 4-5 stars: 17 (65%); 3 stars: 5 (19%); 2 stars: 4 (15%);
2014: 4-5 stars: 33 (69%); 3 stars: 12 (25%); 2 stars: 3 (6%);
In case you're interested, all the books I read in 2014 are listed beneath the cut, and the separate page with my running list will by updated to reflect 2015's books.
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
- Cress by Marissa Meyer
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Frostbite by Richelle Mead
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
- Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead
- Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Insurgent by Veronica Roth
- Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher
- The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
- Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
- The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
- Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
- Tidal by Amanda Hocking
- Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
- Beautiful Chaos by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
- The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- Seeing Red by Frank Beddor
- CIty of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
- Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
- ArchEnemy by Frank Beddor
- The Witch's Betrayal by Cassandra Rose Clarke
- Toad Words by T. Kingfisher
- The Automaton's Treasure by Cassandra Rose Clarke
- The Pirate's Wish by Cassandra Rose Clarke
- Valkyrie Symptoms by Ingrid Paulson
- Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Onyx by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- The Turn of the Story by Sarah Rees Brennan
- Elegy by Amanda Hocking
- CIty of Glass by Cassandra Clare
- Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan
- The Brokenhearted by Amelia Kahaney
- THe Invisible by Amelia Kahaney
- The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
- The Witch Must Burn by Danielle Paige
- The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher
- Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge
- Gilded Ashes by Rosamund Hodge
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
- Monstrous Affections by Kelly Link
- The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel by Rick Riordan
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