15 Jan 2015

books read in 2014

My aim at the end of 2013 was to read twenty-six books in 2014 but this changed to fourteen books within two weeks. This second goal was accomplished by the end of August so I revised this goal to twenty books. Again, this goal was reached by October time so my new goal was back to the original twenty-six books.

Considering at the end of June, I was only on seven books, to have this, seemingly, exponentially increase in number to fourteen two months later is a sign that I must have read books that were really good.


Here is the list at the end of the year:


I finished every book that I started with the exception of That Summer by Sarah Dessen which I just found boring and so was unable to carry on reading. It seemed to have no plot and I got 25% of the way through before I put it down for good.

In 2014, I don't think I was particularly good at reading books from a variety of genres but then again, I've never really been a sci-fi sort of girl, for example. Although I stuck to genres that I knew I would enjoy reading, I still found plenty of books to keep me and my Kindle preoccupied and full respectively.

Considering I was ridiculously busy throughout the whole of 2014 (no rest for the wicked, eh) and I still managed to read 29 books (I put down Landline for a while to read My True Love Gave To Me - which I finished on the 30th of December!), I think I can set a goal of thirty books for 2015 and have a shot at achieving it (or at least try to!). I've already set up a 'to read' list in my 2015 planner and I am continuously adding to it - any suggestions for young adult, slushy chicklit type books, do let me know in the comments - most of the books I read are from suggestions from you guys through comments or on Twitter or ones that are featured on your blogs!


Are any of you doing a book challenge this year? If so, please let me know as I would like to do one but have yet to find one that piques my interest :)

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  1. You were very good! Last year I was very very busy: new job, last year of college, a lot going on, and I was able to read 22 I guess. But considering I used to read 100 each year, I got a little disappointed. But we grow up, and we start to not have time to do all we want. But this year I wanna read at least 35! Good luck on your list! Love your blog!

    Larissa Caldieri
    tellingtalesblog.blogspot.com

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    1. Good luck with your goal of 35! :) I totally get you about life being busy with a lot going on - I feel that way too but I find reading at the end of a long day really quite relaxing and a nice way to unwind before going to sleep :) x

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  2. You did really good!
    I've read at least 50 fanfictions last year (I know! I'm an addict!) but I can't even remember if I finished an actual book in 2014.

    This year I'm doing the 2015 Reading Challenge, which it's amazing but at the same time I'm not doing so good LOL

    I'm like you because I stick to the books I know I will like, the problem it's when there are so many prompts that take me out of my comfort zone. I want to read something different but then again, I end up not doing so.

    There is also a Curvy Heroine Challenge going around, that sounds more like my cup of tea too :)

    Your goal for this year it's great and I'm sure you will have fun achieving it :D

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth. Fanfiction still counts! :) I really want to try reading things outside of the usual genres I stick to but that's so much easier said than done x

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  3. How do you manage to read so much while studying so much for college? I really love reading, but I find it almost impossible to read consistently, mainly because I happen to study two social sciences at onces so yeah, lots of reading. Except for required reading for college, I can read one book each month max., so my reading challenge is to read 12 books. Not much, but it's still a challenge!

    I'm curious to know how you do it. xoxo

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    1. I usually read before i go to sleep and also when I'm having breakfast before leaving for uni :) x

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  4. I fell out of love with reading for a while, simply because the Internet has a story in pictures for you, at time of day!
    And then I found a series that I love. And I have to tell myself I can't read it before bed, or else I'll be up all night with it!
    I don't know if I could commit to reading a certain number of books in a year, but I do hope to at least be reading more than I have in the past few years!

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    1. The only reason I've set myself a numerical goal is because my 'to-read' list is getting way out of hand hehe :) x

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  5. Hello. A huge bookworm right here! Haha I don't know if you ever heard anything about goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com), but it's an incredible site for book-people. Mostly of my books I have found them there. It's incredible!

    Did you ever read anything by Kody Keplinger? She's pretty good. "The DUFF - Designated Ugly Fat Friend" is going to be made into movie, if you didn't read it yet, give it a change, before the movie comes out. If you like YA it will worth it! ;)

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    1. Hi! Yes, I've been a member on Goodreads for a while but I'm not that active on it. I usually just use it to update the books read and to find similar titles I may be interested in :)

      Will have to check out Kody Keplinger, thanks :) x

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  6. Such a lovely list of books! I've read Gone Girl and Sharp Objects before and loved them both as well. Gillian Flynn as an amazing author! Lena Dunham's and Amy Poehler's books are on my TBR as well. I should look into reading something by Rainbow Rowell, she is extremely popular and much loved! Great post (:

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    1. Hi Shanny. Looks like we have very similar taste in books hehe :) Thanks for the lovely comment x

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  7. I like Fangirl. Quick read :D
    Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling is a great read. I´m currently reading that.

    do you have goodreads? That´s a great place for recommendations. Here's mine if you wanna check it out: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/9161740-tina

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    1. I tried reading Mindy Kaling's book but I find her a bit unbearable on TV so I couldn't really get into her book unfortunately. Might give it another try later this year :) x

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