50 books

As a kid I used to read 100+ books a year, so as an adult now – every year I challenge myself to read at least 50 books in a year. Here is a list of the current books I’ve read:

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January 1st – December 31st, 2017:

  1. Paper Girls (Paper Girls, Vol. 1) – Brian K. Vaughan ★★★☆☆
  2. Saga (Saga, Vol. 6) – Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
  3. Defending Jacob – William Landay ★★★☆☆
  4. Monstrous (Monstrous, #1) – MarcyKate Connolly ★★★☆☆
  5. Ravenous (Monstrous, #2) MarcyKate Connolly ★★★★☆
  6. Commonwealth – Ann Patchett ★★★★☆
  7. The Star-Touched Queen (Star-Touched Queen, #1) – Roshani Chokshi ★★☆☆☆
  8. Truly Madly Guilty – Liane Moriarty ★★★☆☆
  9. Norse Mythology – Neil Gaiman ★★★★★
  10. The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood ★★★★★
  11. Steal Like an Artist – Austin Kleon ★★★★★
  12. American Gods – Neil Gaiman ★★★★☆
  13. Saga (Saga, Vol. 7) – Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
  14. The String Diaries – Stephen Lloyd Jones ★★★★☆
  15. Written in the Blood – Stephen Lloyd Jones ★★☆☆☆
  16. What to Expect When You’re Expecting – Heidi Murkoff ★★★☆☆
  17. Into the Water – Paula Hawkins ★★★★☆
  18. Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality – Laura Jana, Jennifer Shu ★★★★★
  19. Yeah BABY! – Jillian Michaels ★★★★☆
  20. Leaving Time – Jodi Picoult ★★☆☆☆
  21. To the Bright Edge of the World – Eowyn Ivey ★★★★☆
  22. Frog Music – Emma Donoghue  ★★☆☆☆

January 1st – December 31st, 2016:

  1. Saga, Vol. 5: Brian K. Vaughan ★★★★★
  2. Still Alice – Lisa Genova ★★★★★
  3. Why Not Me? – Mindy Kaling ★★★★☆
  4. Wonder – R.J. Palacio ★★★★☆
  5. Tales from the Perilous Realm – J.R.R. Tolkein ★★★☆☆
  6. We Were Liars – E. Lockhart ★★★★☆
  7. Eleanor – Jason Gurley ★★☆☆☆
  8. Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #3) – Ransom Riggs ★★★★☆
  9. Everything I Never Told You – Celeste Ng ★★☆☆☆
  10. All the Light We Cannot See – Anthony Doerr ★★★★★
  11. The Fish Ladder: A Journey Upstream – Katharine Norbury ★★★★☆
  12. The Festival of Insignificance – Milan Kundera ★★★☆☆
  13. The Future for Curious People – Gregory Sherl ★★★★☆
  14. After Alice – Gregory Maguire ★★★☆☆
  15. Our Endless Numbered Days – Claire Fuller ★★★★★
  16. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear – Elizabeth Gilbert ★★★☆☆
  17. Fates and Furies – Lauren Groff  ★★★★☆
  18. What Alice Forgot – Liane Moriarty ★★★★☆
  19. Bone Gap – Laura Ruby ★★★☆☆
  20. All My Puny Sorrows – Miriam Toews ★★★★★
  21. A Wild Swan: And Other Tales – Michael Cunningham ★★★☆☆
  22. A Murder in Time – Julie McElwain ★★★☆☆
  23. Dark Witch (Cousins O’Dwyer Trilogy, #1) – Nora Roberts ★☆☆☆☆
  24. The Iron King (The Iron Fey, #1) – Julie Kagawa ★★★☆☆
  25. The Iron Daughter (The Iron Fey, #2) – Julie Kagawa ★★★☆☆
  26. The Husband’s Secret – Liane Moriarty ★★★★☆
  27. An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) – Sabaa Tahir ★★★★★
  28. The Life of the World to Come – Dan Cluchey ★★★☆☆
  29. Jonathan Unleashed – Meg Rosoff ★★☆☆☆
  30. The Gap of Time – Jeanette Winterson ★★★★☆
  31. Big Little Lies – Liane Moriarty ★★★★★
  32. A Fine Romance – Susan Branch ★★★★☆
  33. The Children’s Home – Charles Lambert ★★☆☆☆
  34. Vinegar Girl – Ann Tyler ★★★★★
  35. Walk on Earth a Stranger (Gold Seer Trilogy, #1) – Rae Carson ★★★★★
  36. Like a River Glorious (Gold Seer Trilogy, #2 – Rae Carson ★★★★★
  37. A Torch Against the Night (An Ember in the Ashes, #2) – Sabaa Tahir ★★★★★
  38. The Language of Dying – Sarah Pinborough ★★☆☆☆
  39. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things – Bryn Greenwood ★★★★☆
  40. Lily and the Octopus – Steven Rowley ★☆☆☆☆

4 thoughts on “50 books”

  1. That’s a good question. On the lighter side, I loved all of the Rainbow Rowell books I read towards the end of the year – but earlier in the year, Me Before You by JoJo Moyes and The Fault In Our Stars by John Green probably stuck with me the most – although both made me cry. A lot.

      1. Me too! They’re my favorite, actually. But most people think that’s weird when I say that, haha. If I come across any really good tearjerkers, I’ll let you know! (And likewise let me know if you find one!)

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