My reads

“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book”. –Dr Seuss 

Earlier this year, I was afraid I wasn’t going to accomplish this goal. I had been behind in my reading all year and I felt so busy all the time. Reading has always been important to me and in the last 6 years, I’ve tried to make it a priority by setting reading goals each year. I’ve read more than 52 books in a year, so I felt like this was an easy goal when I initially set it, but I didn’t realize how hard it would be to do an actual reading challenge with specified topics! I loved this challenge because it made me read books I would have never read otherwise. I have new favorites and read from many new authors. 

Here’s how I finished up my year: {see my post in July for the first half} 

*As a reminder, these were all new books for me, I didn’t re-read a single book this year. 

 

24. Life after life- Kate Atkinson (for the category: a book with more than 500 pages)

25. Talking as fast as I can- Lauren Graham (for the category: a book published this year)

26. Flatland- Edwin A. Abbott (for the category: a book with nonhuman characters)

27. I feel bad about my neck- Nora Ephron (for the category: a funny book)

28. PS I still love you- Jenny Han (for the category: a book by a female author)

29. The shadow of the wind- Carlos Ruiz Zafon (for the category: a mystery or a thriller)

30. After you- JoJo Moyes (for the category: a book set in a different country)

31. Songs of the humpback whale- Jodi Picoult (for the category: a popular author’s first book)

32. The education of little tree- Asa Earl Carter (for the category: a book at the bottom on your to-read list)….recommended to me at the DI 

33. Anne of Green Gables- L. M. Montgomery (for the category: a book your mom loves)

34. Sting- Sandra Brown (for the category: a book that scares you)

35. The book of Joy- Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Abrams (for the category: a book based entirely on its cover)

 36. Not that kind of girl- Lena Dunham (for the category: a memoir)

37. Two by two- Nicholas Sparks (for the category: a book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit)

38. Matilda- Roald Dahl (for the category: a book that came out the year you were born)

39. Alice’s adventures in Wonderland- Lewis Carroll (for the category: a book with bad reviews)

40-42. The Matched series- Ally Condie (for the category: a trilogy)

43. Stuart Little- E. B. White (for the category: a book from your childhood)

44. To all the boys I’ve loved- Jenny Han (for the category: a book with a love triangle)

45. Delirium- Lauren Oliver (for the category: a book set in the future)

46. The color purple- Alice Walker (for the category: a book with a color in the title)

47. Jacob T. Marley- R. William Bennett (for the category: a book set during Christmas)

48. Harry Potter and the cursed child- J. K. Rowling (for the category: a play)

49. Brave new world- Aldous Huxley (for the category: a banned book)

50. Friday night lights- Buzz Bissinger (for the category: a book based on or turned into a TV show)

51. I am Malala- Christina Lamb & Malala Yousafzai (for the category: a book you started, but never finished)

52. Miss Peregrine’s home for peculiar children- Ransom Riggs (for the category: a book with magic)                  

 

Out of all of the books I read the second half of this year, my favorites are (in no particular order):

Anne of Green Gables

Talking as fast as I can

The matched series 

Harry Potter and the cursed child

 

Overall, my favorite was either Anne of Green Gables or Talking as fast as I can. I read both this month though, so they are still fresh in my mind. 

Next year, my reading goal is going to be a little bit different, but I’m excited! Have you read any of the books I listed above? If so, what were your favorites?