Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015. Show all posts
January 12, 2016

TTT #55: 2015 Releases I'm Sad I Haven't Read Yet

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Since my TBR pile is always growing more often than shrinking I had no problem making this week's list. I ended up choosing the top ten 2015 releases that I am super sad I haven't gotten around to reading yet. In no particular order...

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January 1, 2015

Goodbye 2014 - Hello 2015


The 2014 Challenges I Failed and Finished

Goodreads Challenge: 110/115 - I was only five books short. Not bad. I read 8 more books than last year!
Summer Reading Challenge: I finished this challenge and read 35/35 books during the summer.
TBR Pile Reading Challenge: I failed.
Prequel & Sequel Challenge: Also failed.
Bout of Books Read-a-thon: I actually read all 5 books I set out to read for that week! Success.
NaNoWriMo: I won! I wrote51,139/50,000 words during the month of November.

Some Reading Stats

Longest Book - Afterwords by: Scott Westerfeld at 599 pages
Shortest Book (Not Novella) - Grammar Girl's 101 Misused Words You'll Never Confuse Again at 128 pages
The month I read the most books - July is the winner with 12 books.
The month I read the least number of books - I read the least in September with only 6 books.
Total Pages read this year - 38,326 pages! 4,764 more pages than last year!
Total number of books read this year - I read 110 mostly wonderful books.



Top Three Favorite Non-Review Posts

Top Three Reviews I Really Enjoyed Writing in 2014
1.Heir of Fireby: Sarah J. Maas
2.Cressby: Marissa Meyer
3.Dangerous Girlsby: Abigail Haas

My 2015 Blogger/Reading Goals/Resolutions

1.Actually write my reviews within a week after finishing a book. No joke.
2. Reply to comments in a timely matter.
3. Try to post and talk more among fellow bloggers on Twitter.
4.Get a little more organized and schedule more posts in advance.
5. Remember to read for fun.
6. Attend at least one book signing, but really I mean three.

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December 31, 2014

I'm Putting the Library on Hold


Details HERE |Start Date: 1/1/2015 | End Date: 1/31/2015

For one whole month (January 2015) I will ONLY be reading books that I already own. I will NOT be getting books from the library, or if I do I won't be reading them. I am always gathering piles and piles of books from the library to read and their ever looming due dates always make me lean towards reading them before my own. I am addicted to the library and it doesn't help that I work at one. Therefore, I hope that I can start the year off on the right foot by reading some of my own books from my TBR pile instead of just library books.

Without further ado... here are some of the books I own and still need/want to read. Perfect choices for this challenge.

1. The Arrivals by: Melissa Marr
2. The Burning Sky by: Sherry Thomas
3. Landry Park by: Bethany Hagen
4. Uninvited by: Sophie Jordan
5. Premeditated by: Josin L. McQuein
6. Torn Away by: Jennifer Brown
7. The 19th Wife by:David Ebershoff
8. Hemingway's Girl by: Erika Robuck
9. Legacy by: C.J. Daugherty
10. Undead With Benefits by: Jeff Hart
11. Every Breath by: Ellie Marney
12. American Gods by: Neil Gaiman
13. Hit by: Lorie Ann Grover
14. Compulsion by: Martina Boone
15. The Storied Life of A.J. Fickry by:Gabrielle Zevin
16. Blonde Ops by: Charlotte Bennardo, Natalie Zaman
17. The Accidental Assassin by: Nichole Chase
18. Withering Hope by: Layla Hagen

FINAL UPDATE

Put The Library on Hold was a success!!! I only read books that I already owned for the entire month of January. Although it was rather hard not to get books and read them from the library for a whole month, especially since I work at one, I don't regret participating in this challenge. I read nine of my own books that I have been meaning to read for some time. I feel accomplished. I think I shall be doing this every year. It was a good way to start of my 2015 bookish year.
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