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New Year's Reading Resolutions
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I put down to read 300 and have read 346 for the first time. I think I can add 30-40 books to that if I count what I read 2-3 times. I went off course lately working on my blog for a live tour January 4th. Actually a pre-show blog will be posted tomorrow and I just finished the final touches on that today.
well, I haven't set the reading goal yet. this year is possible to up 400 reading goal. My goal to catch up the Grace livingston Hill books , love inspired series and suspense. I almost caught up with Love inspired historical this year. Now I must catch up your books as well.
I said I wanted to read 100 books dont know how many but its over by around 20. and a book from every state of the US. I am on my last book set in Mississippi right now. I will do this again next year. I plan to read more Aussie books also. and again 100. As I also have to find a job it could cut down on the reading which is why I am leaving it at 100.
In recent years, I've averaged 130-140 books per year, topping out at 157 back in 2007. I've committed each year to reducing this number so I can write more. This year, I'm ending at 118. For 2012, I'd love to get this number under 100. Easier said than done for this book addict.I pledged to read more LIs and I did that, resuming my subscription to LI. I slashed my book review obligations so that I could both read fewer books but also be much more selective about what I read. More pleasure than business, so to speak.
In 2012, I want to continue to focus on reading LIs and Kimanis, but also read more new authors. 'Course I'll have to keep up with certain favorite authors but I'd like to widen my circle. I'd also like to read more non-fiction, maybe biographies or history books.
I do not really set goals. Some books are quick reads and others take a bit longer. I read 75 books this year, 24 of which were LIS according to Goodreads. :) It will be 76 by Saturday because the one I am currently reading has to be back to the library by then - The Lady of the Rivers. I am nearly finished it. I have a little pile of six more library books here yet to read (4 by Kathy Herman) but they are not due for a couple of weeks yet. Most of my spare evening time I spend cross stitching while watching TV.
I used to get all of the LIS every month but got way behind on reading them and then got my e-reader so I switched to getting them that way and only downloading the ones that sounded good or were by specific authors, like Camy, Lynette Eason, etc. I think I average 1-2 each month. Of course I have not read any of them yet as I am still reading down the stack of printed ones; have about a dozen left to go. I send them to my daughter in NB when I have read them.
Beth - ;)
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I went off course lately working on my blog for a live tour Jan..."
That's great, Judy! What's the link?
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I LOVE GLH!!! I have been reading the few books of hers that I haven't read yet, like Astra, which I finished a few months ago.
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I will do this again next..."
Wow, every state, that's awesome!
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Patricia, I also cut down on my reviews so I could be selective about my reading. That's the reason I had time to read some older books like Regency Miss and Practice to Deceive. Otherwise I'd have had books to review and wouldn't have had time to read them!
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I read 75 books this year, 24 of which were LIS according to Goodreads. :) It will be 76 by Saturday becaus..."
Beth, I am the same as you--I used to have the LIS subscription but when I got my Nook, I switched to downloading the ebooks instead! I download all 4 each month since I want to read them all to keep up with the line. I LOVE having them on ebook. Just the other day I was standing in line at the post office and didn't have my Nook with me, but I had my iPhone so I opened the Nook app and started reading a Shirlee McCoy book right there in line!
I called the LIS subscription service to see whether there might be an ebook option, but not as yet. I may have to make the switch too because I find that category romances are perfect for reading on my smartphone due to the length and pacing. And if I want to highlight stuff for later review, it's so easy to do.
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Camy wrote: "Terri wrote: "well, I haven't set the reading goal yet. this year is possible to up 400 reading goal. My goal to catch up the Grace livingston Hill books , love inspired series and suspense. I almo..."You should read it soon. Some books I have to find it . I have about five to ten books I have to find it.
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Camy Tang/Camille Elliot
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Astra (other topics)Saving Hope (other topics)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (other topics)
Practice to Deceive (other topics)
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I wanted to read more Love Inspired Suspenses but didn’t read as many as I wanted to. I just didn’t have time! I did read a rare historical romance since I happened to get a copy I wouldn’t otherwise have gotten my hands on--my friend Becca Whitham let me borrow Practice to Deceive by Patricia Veryan, which is selling for $40 on Amazon for just a “Good” grade used copy! (I love Becca, by the way!)
I got a chance to read an advance copy of Saving Hope by Margaret Daley, a romantic suspense that’s the first book in the Men of the Texas Rangers series. It was so awesome! I love Margaret’s Love Inspired Suspense novels, but this is her first single title novel and it’s terrific!
I also reread an old book I loved when I was a teenager, Regency Miss by Alix Melbourne. This was actually the very first Regency romance I ever read, and I loved it. As an entree into Regency romances, it was perfect. I read it again to see if it was as good as I remember, and it was. :)
For this coming year, my goal is again to try to read all the Love Inspired Suspense novels each month. I really love them, but I just don’t have time to read them all. I’m also “reading” several books on audiobook, like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, which is on my MP3 player for me to listen to when I go running.
What did you read this year? What are you hoping to read next year?