Another year, and decade, in the books. I always look forward to a new year because it means new beginnings, and another chance to accomplish what we might not have in the past year. I'm trying to learn not to beat myself up when I don't reach a goal, and to try to remember that we are all works in progress.
I'm proud of myself with my reading last year, even if I once again did not meet my
Goodreads reading challenge goal of 75 books. Take a look at the graphic though. I read 47. That's almost a book a week AND I read 16 more books than in 2018. If I can read 16 books more in 2020, that will put me even closer to my goal of 75. Who knows...I might even hit 75. Never say never.
Top 11 reads in 2020, in no particular order:
Joy in the Morning, Betty Smith
The Miniaturist, Jessie Burton
The Giver, Lois Lowry
Good Omens, Gaiman and Pratchett
Behind Closed Doors, B.A. Paris
The Dark Game, Jonathan Janz
Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler
Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood
The First Mistake, Sandie Jones
Floating Staircase, Ronald Malfi
Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King
First Book of the Year 2020
Though I'm actually reading several for various read-alongs, book groups, Classics Club Spin, my official book of the year is Stephen King's
The Outsider. I'm already almost halfway through (trying to finish before the series this Sunday on HBO) and it is VERY good. Probably one of King's best.
2020 Reading Challenges
Here's a quick rundown of the reading challenges I'm participating in this year (four of them are hosted by me at
Gather Together and Read). You can see the full details of all challenges, and what I'm reading for them on my
2020 Reading Challenges page (tab in the menu).
I really did not make any real resolutions this year. What I did was make a promise to myself to work on my novel, and get it written, in 2020. I'll probably post updates from time to time on my writing blog.
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Happy New Year!
