Below are the reading goals I set for the year – it was really about encouraging myself to continue reading lots as I don’t often track the number of books I read. I thought this would be a fun exercise and a good challenge to remember to keep on reading even when life gets busy! As I probably won’t blog about every single book I read (if only I can love them all that much), I’m going to keep adding to this list as I read throughout the year to hold myself accountable and let you know what I’m reading!
- The Vanity Fair Diaries by Tina Brown – NEW to me
- The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz – NEW to me
- Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward – NEW to me
- the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur – NEW to me
- A Stranger in The House by Shari Lapena – new to me
- Two Kinds of Truth by Michael Connelly – new to me
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle – new to me
January’s Books
- (8) The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt – I read half of this a couple years ago so it’s kind of a re-read and kind of new – I’m considering it a re-read
- (9) The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman – NEW to me
- (10) Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill – NEW to me
- (11) The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn – NEW to me
- (12) Where’d You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple – re-read
- (13) The Midnight Line by Lee Child – NEW to me
- (14) Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer – new to me
February’s Books
- (15) Void Moon by Michael Connelly – new to me
- (16) The Alice Network by Kate Quinn – NEW to me
- (17) Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay – new to me
- (18) Unlearn: 101 Simple Truths For A Better Life by Humble the Poet – new to me
The Books from March
- (19) Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan – new to me
- (20) An American Marriage by Tayari Jones – NEW to me
- (21) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak – new to me
- (22) China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan – new to me
- (23) Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan – new to me
My April Reads
- (24) Face-off edited by David Baldacci – new to me
- (25) The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall– re-read
- (26) Warlight by Michael Ondaatje – NEW to me
- (27) Mulholland Dive by Michael Connelly – new to me
- (28) A Textbook Case by Jeffery Deaver – new to me
- (29) Twisted Prey by John Sandford – NEW to me
- (30) You Think It, I’ll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld – NEW to me
May Reads (two on the Kobo)
- (31) Love and Ruin by Paula McLain – NEW to me
- (32) Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture edited by Roxane Gay – NEW to me
- (33) Tin Man by Sarah Winman – NEW to me
- (34) Blue on Black by Michael Connelly – new to me
- (35) The Safe Man by Michael Connelly – new to me
- (36) Love Walked In by Marisa De Los Santos – re-read
My June Books (2 on the Kobo)
Given that it’s June 30th, I thought it was worth adding in a half year status on my goals! I am sitting at 48% of my goal which is technically one book behind (I track on Good Reads and that’s what the site tells me) but I am well on track to meeting each of them and I have read some really stellar books so far this year! And I am highly anticipating many of the books coming out in the back half of the year – new ones from some of my favourite authors! Cheers to more reading!
A review of my 2018 reading goals at the half way mark!
- (37) How To Be Famous – by Caitlin Moran – NEW to me
- (38) I’ll Be Your Blue Sky – by Marisa de los Santos – NEW to me
- (39) Difficult Women – by Roxane Gay – new to me
- (40) The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin – new to me
- (41) The Delivery Man by Jeffery Deaver – new to me
- (42) The Clasp by Sloane Crosley – new to me
July Reads (3 Books on the Kobo)
- (43) Field of Prey by John Sanford – re-read
- (44) Gathering Prey by John Sanford – re-read
- (45) Educated by Tara Westover – NEW to me
- (46) The Poet by Michael Connelly – I think I read this a long time ago so re-read
August’s Books
- (47) Switchblade by Michael Connelly – new to me
- (48) Extreme Prey by John Sandford – re-read
- (49) Golden Prey by John Sandford – re-read
- (50) Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain – new to me
- (51) Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini – NEW to me
- (52) Us Against You by Frederik Backman – NEW to me
- (53) When The Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica – NEW to me
- (54) An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena – NEW to me
- (55) Holy Ghost by John Sandford – NEW to me
- (56) Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly – NEW to me
- (57) Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini – re-read
- (58) Transcription by Kate Atkinson – NEW to me
- (59) The Reckoning by John Grisham – NEW to me
- (60) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas – re-read
- (61) The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly – new to me
- (62) When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi – new to me
- (63) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee – re-read
- (64) Ayiti by Roxane Gay – new to me
- (65) The Deal of a Lifetime by Frederik Backman – NEW to me
