B's Read 40 Challenge for 2015

[Balquis]

I set myself a challenge of reading 35 books last year. I exceeded it which made me very happy! I'm upping it to 40 books this year :)

[Cassandra]

Congratulations on exceeding last year's goal and increasing this year's. Are there any books in particular that you're looking forward to reading?

[Balquis]

Thanks Cassandra. I have promised my husband that I will finish reading his favourite series: Wheel of Time. I've read the first two and liked them. I'm looking forward to revisiting Jane Austen and reading more of Daphne du Maurier and Kate Atkinson.

[Cassandra]

Wow, those are big books! The Shadow Rising is sitting on my shelf, so if you want to read that together when you get to it, send me a message. :)

[Balquis]

That's awesome. I shall do! :)

[Balquis]

1. The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin

Started 1 January
Finished 5 January

3 stars

[Balquis]

2. 1Q84

Started 5 January
Finished 13 January

5 stars

[Balquis]

3. Knife Edge

Started 22 December
Finished 24 January

(A generous) 4 stars

[Balquis]

4. 1Q84

Started 18 January
Finished 25 January

4 stars

[Balquis]

5. Before We Met

Started 26 January
Finished 29 January

3 stars

[Balquis]

6. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves

Started 30 January
Finished 7 February

5 stars

[Balquis]

7. The Dragon Reborn

Started 8 February
Finished 24 February

5 stars

[Balquis]

8. We Were Liars


Started 10 March
Finished 12 March

2 stars

[Balquis]

9. The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

Started 12 March
Finished 13 March

3 stars

[Balquis]

10. The Fault in Our Stars

Started 13 March
Finished 14 March

5 stars

[Balquis]

11. Inferno

Started 14 March
Finished 22 March

4 stars

[Balquis]

12. Law's Strangest Cases: Extraordinary But True Tales from over Five Centuries of Legal History

Started 16 February
Finished 25 March

4 stars

[Balquis]

13. The Cuckoo's Calling

Started 26 March
Finished 8 April

4 stars

[Balquis]

14. The Silkworm

Started 8 April
Finished 16 April

4 stars

[Balquis]

15. The Miniaturist

Started 17 April
Finished 12 May

3 stars

16. What You Wish For

Started 29 April
Finished 5 May

3 stars

17. The Walking Dead, Vol. 01: Days Gone Bye

Started & finished 14 May

4 stars

18. The Little Prince & Letter to a Hostage

Started & finished 17 May

5 stars

[Balquis]

19. The Thief Taker

Started 5 May
Finished 18 May

3 stars

20. Elizabeth Is Missing

Started 25 June
Finished 9 July

4 stars

21. The Humans

Started 13 July
Finished 23 July

5 stars

[Balquis]

22. Follow You Home

Started 7July
Finished 26 July

3.5 stars

[Balquis]

23. The Good Girl

Started 27 July
Finished 13 August

1 star

24. The Accident

Started 16 August
Finished 22 August

3 stars

25. The Psychopath Test

Started 3 August
Finished 22 August

2.5 stars

26. Leaving Time

Started 20 August
Finished 31 August

5 stars

27. The Lie

Started 25 August
Finished 3 September

3 stars

28. The Husband's Secret

Started 6 September
Finished 17 September

3.5 stars

29. Stardust

Started 6 September
Finished 21 September

3 stars

[Balquis]

30. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

Started 17 September
Finished 1 October

4 stars

31. I Let You Go

Started 1 October
Finished 7 October

3 stars

[Balquis]

32. Trouble With Lichen

Started 11 October
Finished 25 October

4 stars

33. Will Grayson, Will Grayson

Started 14 October
Finished 16 October

5 stars

34. The Book of You

Started 3 November
Finished 27 November

2 stars

35. The Snow Child

Started 20 November
Finished 26 November

4 stars

36. Emma

Started 22 September
Finished 28 November

3 stars

37. The 5th Wave

Started 2 October
Finished 20 November

2 stars

38. The Crying Tree

Started 2 December
Finished 4 December

4 stars

[Cassandra]

Great job, Balquis!

[Balquis]

39. The Hunger Games

Started 6 November
Finished 8 November

Previously I gave it 5 stars but this time I gave it 4.

40. Catching Fire

Started 8 November
Finished 13 November

Previously I gave it 5 stars and this time I gave it 5 stars again.

[Megan]

Congratulations on conquering your challenge!

[Balquis]

41. Mockingjay

Started 13 November
Finished 19 November

Previously I gave it 5 stars but this time I gave it 4.

42. How It Works: The Husband

Started and finished 18 December

4 stars

[Balquis]

Megan wrote: "Congratulations on conquering your challenge!"

Thank you! I checked your challenge out and was blown away by how many books you've read this year! I'll get there one day!

[Balquis]

Cassandra wrote: "Great job, Balquis!"

Thank you! I did not get round to reading any Wheel of Time this year though. So I've got it on audiobook to listen to on my commute.

[Megan]

Balquis wrote: "Megan wrote: "Congratulations on conquering your challenge!"

Thank you! I checked your challenge out and was blown away by how many books you've read this year! I'll get there one day!"

Thanks! I read very fast and sleep very little:)