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2023 Bookish Books Reading Challenge

My Progress:


6 / 30 books. 20% done!

2023 Literary Escapes Challenge

- Alabama (1)
- Alaska
- Arizona (1)
- Arkansas
- California (4)
- Colorado (1)
- Connecticut (1)
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia (1)
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas (1)
- Kentucky
- Louisiana (1)
- Maine (1)
- Maryland (1)
- Massachusetts (1)
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York (2)
- North Carolina (1)
- North Dakota
- Ohio (1)
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina (1)
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont (2)
- Virginia
- Washington (2)
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Washington, D.C.*

International:

- Australia (2)
- Canada (2)
- England (4)
- France (1)
- Ireland (1)
- Scotland (1)
- South Korea (1)
- The Netherlands (1)
-Vietnam (1)

My Progress:


17 / 51 books. 33% done!

2023 Historical Fiction Reading Challenge

My Progress:


9 / 25 books. 36% done!

2023 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge


25 / 50 books. 50% done!

Booklist Queen's 2023 Reading Challenge

My Progress:


30 / 52 books. 58% done!

2023 52 Club Reading Challenge

My Progress:


33 / 52 books. 63% done!

2023 Build Your Library Reading Challenge

My Progress:


20 / 40 books. 50% done!

2023 Pioneer Book Reading Challenge


12 / 40 books. 30% done!

2023 Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge

My Progress:


5 / 25 books. 20% done!

2023 Medical Examiner's Mystery Reading Challenge

Book Bingo Reading Challenge


19 / 25 books. 76% done!

2023 Pick Your Poison Reading Challenge

My Progress:


42 / 109 books. 39% done!

Children's Book Reading Challenge...For Adults!

Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Oh, 2013, Where in the World Have You Gone?


So, it's New Year's Day, 2014.  Wait a minute.  What?  How in the heck did that happen?  Honestly, these last few weeks have flown by in a haze of travelling and recovering from travelling.  I've been reading (I never really stop), but I just haven't had time to tackle the long list of reviews I need to write nor the pile of books I need to read.  I need to catch up.  A lot.  For now, though, I'm going to pretend I'm still sitting in front of that gorgeous view above, with my feet up and a book on my knee.  Serene, isn't it?  Believe it or not, this is a scene I got to enjoy just about every day for the first 18 years of my life.  I don't get to see it much these days, but when I do return to the Motherland (the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon/Washington), it still takes my breath away.  Just because I love it so much, here's another shot (taken on a clearer day):


Ahhh, my happy place.  Why did I ever come back to reality?

Since I'm here, how about a little year-end recap?  The stats are a bit pathetic (I blame games that end in With Friends), but here you go:

Total Books Read:  136 (*cringe*—my goal was 200)

Number of Fiction Books Read:  125 (92%)
Number of Non-Fiction Books Read:  11 (8%)
Number of Adult Books Read:  58 (43%)
Number of YA Books Read:  55 (40%)
Number of Middle Grade Books Read:  23 (17%)
Number of Books Read by Female Authors:  113 (83%)
Number of Books Read by Male Authors:  23 (17%)
Number of Books Read by LDS Authors:  20 (15%)
Number of Books Read from personal collection:  25 (18%)
Number of Books Read, review copies:  80 (59%)
Number of Books Read from library:  31 (23%)
Reading Challenges Joined in 2013:  2
Reading Challenges Completed in 2013:  O (ahem)  

What does it all mean?  Well, I read 21 fewer books than last year (21!), but I did read some really good ones.  Also, I need to enjoy more non-fiction.  My goal in 2014 will be (once again) to read 200 books.  We'll see if I can do it this year.  Other than that, I'm just planning to catch up on reviews, read more good books and keep on doing what I do.  Simple, right?  I hope so!

Thank you to all my readers for your generous support in 2013.  I love talking books with you—those conversations are what make book blogging so much fun for me.  I'm looking forward to a lot more of them in 2014.  Happy New Year!
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Murder Off the Books by Tamara Berry

Listening

<i>Listening</i>
Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country in the World by Sarah Smarsh



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