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Hi there everyone! I hope your week has been going well and you are getting ready for some exciting plans this upcoming weekend!
In my January: Month @ a Glance post I mentioned that I would like to set up my 2015 reading plan and I found an hour or so to sit down and decide exactly how many books I want to read try to read in 2015. In 2014 I was only able to finish 8 of the 12 books that I had officially put on my reading list. I am disappointed that I was not able to read the one book a month goal I had for myself, so I have upped the ante and gave myself a goal of 30 books for 2015.
The difference between this year and last year is the fact that I have implemented a 30 minute reading time before bed. This means that every night I will take 30 minutes before bed to read a few chapters of a book and unwind. I'm hoping it will help me hit my goal of 30 books.
30 books in 30 minutes a day.
Seems doable right?
My 2015 Reading List
Lifestyle:
- The Places that Scare You by Pema Chodron
- This Year I Will by M.J. Ryan
- Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hanh
- 20-Something, 20-Everything by Christina Hassler
- Quiet: The Powerof Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
- The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Firess
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
- The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
- What Most Successful People do Before Breakfast by Laura Vanderkam
- The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter by Meg Jay
Fiction:
- YA Fiction
- The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
- I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- Pretty Little Liars Series (16 Books) by Sara Shepard
- Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall
- Dystopia
- The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
- The Kill Order by James Dashner
- Fiction
- Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
- Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
- You Knew Me When by Emily Liebert
- Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
- Where'd you Go Bernadette by Marie Semple
- The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
Fantasy:
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- Fire by Kristin Cashore
- Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
- The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
So in all reality, I have more than 30 books on my reading list for 2015. I am not 100% sure I will be able to get through all of the books but I am going to try with all of my might to get through them all.
I am already through one book and have made my way a good chunk into the second one! Be looking for a review to come shortly.
Question of the Day:
What books are you most looking forward to reading this year?
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Oh, I want to make a list. I read half of the Pretty Little Liars, and the Book Thief. I pretty much read what is popular. I just finished Jodi Picoult's new book.
ReplyDeleteGreat list! Pinned! I am always looking for new books to read.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to pin this too, I'm always looking for reading inspiration! I set a goal for myself to read 60 books this year. Last year I read 55. I want to read the new Wayne Dyer book, and I have tons in my Amazon cart (I put them in there so I don't forget), on hold at the library, and some pinned.
ReplyDeleteI do the same thing on Amazon! If I don't have the cash on hand, I save it for later so I don't forget it haha
DeleteI have pinned this list! I am always looking for good books across all genres to read!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear! I've read two so far: Code Orange and Where'd You Go, Bernadette? They're very different but both enjoyable
DeleteI think I might implement the 30 minutes before bed as well. Nice list!
ReplyDeleteEven if you only implement it for two days a week that's not too bad :)
DeleteI could never read before bed, I'd never get to sleep!! do read everyday on my lunch break
ReplyDeleteI found that out this week haha! I got so into a book that I ended up reading for over an hour - but I guess I would rather read a book than watch mindless TV (a.k.a Family Guy haha)
DeleteIt's a tough call but yeah, it's doable. 30 books in a year is not that much if you will take time to read at least few chapters daily. You got a pretty nice list of books to read too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ron! What books do you have planned for this year?
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