Books read:
Last month, I challenged myself to read 14 books for May. Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to read this amount of books in a month. After reading five books during the first week, my outlook took an upswing. My goal is to read 120 books this year. I would like to read more than last year (115), but I’m not sure if I’ll reach this goal. To stay on track, for the rest of the year, I will need to read a minimum of 12 books each month. Well, even if I don’t read 120 books, at least I”ll have fun trying!
Anyway, on to my stats. I read 14 books this month and 3,415 pages. Year-to-date is 48 books and 13,051 pages.
- Life Without Summer by Lynne Griffin*
- Private by Kate Brian*
- Invitation Only by Kate Brian
- Untouchable by Kate Brian
- Confessions by Kate Brian
- Inner Circle by Kate Brian
- Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
- 204 Rosewod Lane by Debbie Macomber
- The 8th Confession by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
- Deadly Advice by Roberta Isleib*
- Preaching to the Corpse by Roberta Isleib
- Madame President by Nancy Krulik
- If I Stay by Gayle Forman*
- Asking for Murder by Roberta Isleib
* new-to-me author
TBR List Update
I read 13 books from my TBR list and added 11:
- Baggage Claim by Tanya Michna
- Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
- Hello Goodbye by Emily Chenoweth
- Love or Something Like It by Deidre Shaw
- The Smart One by Ellen Meister
- Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham
- Dune Road by Jane Green
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
- Hope in a Jar by Beth Harbison
- The Accidental Bestseller by Wendy Wax
- After You by Julie Buxbaum
Books read from my bookshelves: None
New to my bookshelves:
- City Doy by Alison Pace
- Hounding the Pavement by Judi McCoy
- The Beach House by Jane Green
- Souvenir by Therese Fowler
- Earthly Pleasures by Karen Neches
- Testimony by Anita Shreve
- Local Knowledge by Lia Gyllenhaal
- Baggage Claim by Tanya Michna
Challenges
Progress made towards the following challenges (excluding perpetual):
- 1st: Private, Deadly Advice
- 2nds: Invitation Only, Living Dead Girl, 204 Rosewood Lane, Preaching to the Corpse, Madame President
- 100+Life Without Summer, Private, Invitation Only, Untouchable, Confessions, Inner Circle, Living Dead Girl, 204 Rosewood Lane, The 8th Confession, Deadly Advice, Preaching to the Corpse, Madame President, If I Stay, Asking for Murder
- 999: Life Without Summer (blog); Private (blog); Invitation Only (2nds); Confessions (NYT); Inner Circle (NYT); Living Dead Girl (2nds); 204 Rosewood Lane (Audio Book); The 8th Confession (NYT); Deadly Advice (Cozy Mystery); Preaching to the Corpse (2nds); Madame President (Children’s Fiction); Asking for Murder (Cozy Mystery)
- A-Z: Life Without Summer (“L” Title); Private (“B” Author); Invitation Only (“I” Title); Deadly Advice (“D” Title); Preaching to the Corpse (“I” Author); Madame President (“M” Title); Asking for Murder (“A” Title)
- Audio Book: 204 Rosewood Lane
- Buy One Book and Read It: Private
- Countdown: Private (2006); 204 Rosewood Lane (2002)
- Cozy Mystery: Deadly Advice, Preaching to the Corpse, Asking for Murder
- Library: Life Without Summer, Invitation Only, Untouchable, Confessions, Inner Circle, Living Dead Girl, The 8th Confession, Deadly Advice, Preaching to the Corpse, Madame President, If I Stay, Asking for Murder
- Mystery Reader Cafe: Deadly Advice (new-to-me author); Asking for Murder (book with “murder” in its title)
- New Author: Lynne Griffin, Kate Brian, Roberta Isleib, Gayle Forman
- On The Porch Swing: Life Without Summer (title with the word summer)
- Pub: Life Without Summer
- Romance Reading: 204 Rosewood Lane
- RYOB: Private
- Serial Reader: Private Series (5 books); Women’s Murder Club (1 book); Cedar Cove (1 book); An Advice Column Mystery (3 books)
- Spring Reading: The 8th Confession
- What an Animal: Deadly Advice, Asking for Murder
- YA Fiction: Private, Invitation Only, Untouchable, Confessions, Inner Circle, Living Dead Girl
- Young Readers: Madame President
I completed The 2009 Pub Challenge and Young Adult Book Challenge this month.
