Roseanne's 2018 Challenge

[Roseanne]

I am setting my goal for 50 books this year.

I have been working my way through the works of Edith Wharton and I am continuing to do that in 2018. I have become quite obsessed with her endings.

I also want to read Fyodor Dostoyevsky this year.

[Roseanne]

1. Spirit Junkie: A Radical Road to Self-Love and Miracles 1/5/18

I just love the feeling of finishing the first book of the year.

[Susy]

Roseanne wrote: "....

I just love the feeling of finishing the first book of the year."

I know!!! Felt great!

Wishing you the best of luck with your goal Roseanne & a very happy New (reading) Year!!

[Roseanne]

2. Bunner Sisters 1/9/18
3. Chakra Balancing Made Simple and Easy 1/12/18
4. On the Road 1/16/18

[Roseanne]

5. The Yamas Niyamas: Exploring Yoga's Ethical Practice 2/1/18

This was a reread for me.

[Roseanne]

6. Fifty Shades Freed

Another reread for me. You know you have a problem when you are rereading because you are planning to go to a movie and you need to be able to tear it apart properly.

[Roseanne]

7. The Importance of Being Earnest 2/4/18

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

It looks like you are right on track with your challenge. Hope you enjoy the rest of the books you are planning to read.

[Roseanne]

8. Winter Storms 2/13/18
9. Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying 2/17/18
10. Faithful 2/22/18

[Roseanne]

11. One with You 2/24/18

It was ok but Ugh! This is the reason I have a love/hate relationship with all series. The last book falls short of the rest of the series. I loved the other books. I went back and looked I gave 4 or 5 stars to every other book in the series and this one I gave 3. At this point I am invested in the series. I want to know how it ends but why does there always need to be that last book that makes me feel like they are milking the story?

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Do you think that the author was just tired of the series? Or maybe they just didn't care.
I like it when the last book in the series is the best one.

[Roseanne]

It was definitely not the best in the series. Maybe the author is tired of the story.

[Roseanne]

12. The Widow 3/4/18

It was good. Not something I would typically read but written really well.

[Roseanne]

13. The Desire Map 3/14/18
14. The End of Oz 3/15/18

[Roseanne]

15. Small Great Things 4/12/18
16. Holes 4/18/18
17. Still Me 4/25/18

[Roseanne]

18. The Peach Keeper 4/26/18
19. If You Could See Me Now 5/2/18
20. The Yoga Mind: 52 Essential Principles of Yoga Philosophy to Deepen Your Practice 5/6/18
21. Outlander 5/21/18

[Roseanne]

22. Practical Magic 5/27/18
23. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History 5/29/18

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

I thought that Isaac's Storm was a very interesting and informative book. I have read two of his other books, but this is my favourite.

[Roseanne]

Rosemarie wrote: "I thought that Isaac's Storm was a very interesting and informative book. I have read two of his other books, but this is my favourite."

Which ones? I read Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania and The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

I read In the Garden of the Beasts and The Devil in the White City.

[Roseanne]

I liked Devil in the White City the best.

I am torn about Isaac's Storm. I thought the first half of the book was a little slow but the second half of the book I just couldn't put it down. I do love the author and want to read more.

[Roseanne]

24. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World 5/31/18
25. A Man Called Ove 6/13/18
26. Worth Fighting for: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward 6/17/18
27. The Body 6/19/18

[Roseanne]

28. Paris for One and Other Stories 6/26/18
29. Angel Falls 6/26/18

[Roseanne]

30. Goodnight Nobody 6/27/18
31. The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship --Toltec Wisdom Book 7/7/18
32. Bound by the Heart 7/12/18
33. Legendary 7/20/18

[Roseanne]

34. Night 7/26/18

I am pausing here to say WOW. What a powerful book. So well written. I don't remember the last time a book moved me so much.

[Roseanne]

35. Sacrifice 8/4/18
36. Whisper Me This 8/11/18
37. Two By Two 8/19/18
38. The Alice Network 8/30/18
39. Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life 9/3/18

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Roseanne wrote: "34. Night 7/26/18

I am pausing here to say WOW. What a powerful book. So well written. I don't remember the last time a book moved me so much."

That is what non-readers miss out on-a powerful experience caused by a memorable book.
They really don't know what they're missing.

[Roseanne]

40. The Outsiders 9/10/18
41. Light on Life 9/15/18
42. Oola for Women: How to Balance the 7 Key Areas of Life to Have Less Stress, More Purpose, and Reveal the Greatness Within You 9/24/18
43. Wife 22 10/1/18
44. Dracul 10/18/18
45. Lilac Girls 11/8/18
46. The Hobbit 11/12/18
47. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls 11/15/18

[Roseanne]

48. Wuthering Heights 12/13/18

17 days and 2 books to go! I didn't get to Dostoyevsky though. I may need some peer pressure/buddy read like we had with War and Peace in 2015. That really was the best buddy read ever!

[Sonia]

I would be up for some Dostoyevsky in 2019. Crime and Punishment has been on our shelves since 2007 and I still haven't read it.

[Roseanne]

Oh wow that would be great!

[Roseanne]

49. Matchmaking for Beginners 12/16/18

Two weeks and one book to go!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Great progress! You are almost there.

[Roseanne]

50. My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N’ Roses 12/30/18

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

You did it!

[Roseanne]

And just in time:)