2012 Books

Okay, so part of my goal for the end of the year is to read 20 books before 2013. So This is my running tally of the books I read. Hopefully, seeing how much the list keeps growing will help motivate me to really get through some of the books on my book shelf!!
Wish me Luck!

1. Such a Pretty Fat-Jen Lancaster
2. Gone Girl-Gillian Flynn
3. My Sister's Keeper-Jodi Picoult
4. Speak-Laurie Halse Anderson
5. Madame Bovary-Gustave Flaubert
6. Pretty in Plaid-Jen Lancaster
7. The Thirteenth Tale-Diane Setterfield
8. My Fair Lazy-Jen Lancaster
9. Wicked Appetite-Janet Evanovich
10. Wicked Business-Janet Evanovich (Yay half-way!)
11. Candide-Volatire
12. Candy Girl: A year in the life of an unlikely stripper-Diablo Cody
13. Sharp Objects-Gillian Flynn
14. Dark Places-Gillian Flynn
15. The Happiness Project-Gretchen Rubin
16. If You Were Here-Jen Lancaster
17. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)-Mindy Kaling
18. From Notting Hill With Love...Actually-Ali Mcnamara
19. The King Maker's Daughter-Philippa Gregory

So above is my list of the 19 books that I read at the end of 2012. And I wanted to give an update on how I did. I am giving myself an A. And to answer your question, yes I read a 20th book and it was The Guardian-Nicholas Sparks. I finished it on January 1st 2013, therefore I technically didn't hit my goal, and I have already read The Guardian because it is my FAVORITE Nicholas Sparks book. But towards the end of 2012 I was getting really burnt out with reading, which is saying something. So I read it at my own pace, and while I'm proud I did make it through the book, it was not easy, even for such a fantastic novel.

So my new book goal for 2013 is to read what I love, just keep picking things that move me, even if I have to order it from Amazon.com as opposed to the nice collection of books I already have that boarders on book hoarding... Haha. So now the official 101 book count down begins!! I am going to try to make an effort to get more involved with Goodreads, so look out for me there. And any suggestions are more than welcome!!

~Elizabeth