Last year I did not complete my "Bookish Goals" I listed on my Top Ten Tuesday post. In an effort to help keep myself on track this year, I am going to post occasional status updates.
This is the last status update for 2014. Overall it was a great year filled with enjoyable books. I completed a few challenges and fell a little short in others, but there is always next year :)
- Read and review at least 45 books -
- The Elite by Kiera Cass
- Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer
- Beautiful Dreams by Alicia Rae
- After The End by Amy Plum
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
- Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover by Ally Carter
- Panic by Lauren Oliver
- Body & Soul by Stacey Kade
- The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
- Frostbite by Richelle Mead
- Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
- The Guard by Kiera Cass
- This Side of Salvation by Jeri Smith-Ready
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
- Losing It by Cora Carmack
- Finally Forever by Katie Kacvinsky
- Faking It by Cora Carmack
- Keeping Her by Cora Carmack
- Breakable by Tammara Webber
- The Hunt by Stacey Kade
- Everneath by Brodi Ashton
- The One by Kiera Cass
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
- The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine
- Landline by Rainbow Rowell
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Still Point by Katie Kacvinsky
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Little Bee by Chris Cleave
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
- Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins
- Shatter Point by Jeff Altabef
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
- 4th of July by James Patterson
- A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
- Trial By Fire by Josephine Angelini
- Read books from at least 10 "new to me" authors.
- Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy
- John Green - The Fault In Our Stars
- Lynn Cullen - Mrs. Poe
- Holly Black - The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
- Cora Carmack - Losing It
- Brodi Ashton - Everneath
- Robin Constantine - The Promise of Amazing
- Markus Zusak - The Book Thief
- Rick Riordan - The Lightning Thief
- Chris Cleave - Little Bee
- E. Lockhart - We Were Liars
- Jeff Altabef - Shatter Point
- Natalie Lloyd - A Snicker of Magic
- Read at least 10 New Adult books
- Losing It by Cora Carmack
- Finally Forever by Katie Kacvinsky
- Faking It by Cora Carmack
- Breakable by Tammara Webber
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
- Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - I read books 4 - 6 over the past couple of years. I wanted to read the final book last year, but I didn't get around to it. Hopefully I will have time to read it this year.
- I still have not started reading Harry Potter.
- Finish reading at least 5 series I have already started. (I have several trilogies with final books I still need to read.
- Body & Soul (Final book in the Ghost & The Goth Series by Stacey Kade)
- Finally Forever (Final book in the First Comes Love Series by Katie Kacvinksy)
- The One (Final book in The Selection Series by Kiera Cass)
- Still Point (Final book in the Awaken Series by Katie Kacvinsky)
- Isla and the Happily Ever After (Final book in the Anna and the French Kiss series)
- Attend BEA this year.
- Flo and I had a FABULOUS time at BEA this year. I can't wait for next year's trip.
- Read at least 20 books from my TBR list that are not 2014 new releases for the TBR Pile Reading Challenge.
- The Elite by Kiera Cass - Release date 4/23/13
- Snakeroot by Andrea Cremer - Release date 12/10/13
- Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead - Release date 8/16/07
- Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover by Ally Carter - Released 1/1/09
- Body & Soul by Stacey Kade - Released 5/1/2012
- The Fault In Our Stars by John Green - Released 1/1/2012
- Frostbite by Richelle Mead - Released 3/10/2008
- Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen - Release date 9/10/2013
- The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Release date 9/3/2013
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - Release date 11/13/2008
- Losing It by Cora Carmack - Release date 10/12/12
- Faking It by Cora Carmack - Release date 6/4/13
- Everneath by Brodi Ashton - Release date 1/24/12
- Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella - Release date 1/21/2009
- The Promise of Amazing by Robin Constantine - 12/31/2013
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - Release date 3/14/2006
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - Release date 3/21/2005
- Little Bee by Chris Cleave - Release date 2/10/2009
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - Release date 1/1/2006
- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead - Release date 8/25/2009
- 4th of July by James Patterson - Release date 1/1/2005
- Read at least 15 books in this year's Sequel Challenge
- The Elite by Kiera Cass - The Selection Series #2
- Beautiful Dreams by Alicia Rae - Beautiful Series #3
- Don't Judge A Girl By Her Cover by Ally Carter - Gallagher Girls #3
- Body & Soul by Stacey Kade - Ghost & the Goth #3
- Frostbite by Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy #2
- The Guard by Kiera Cass - The Selection Series 2.5
- Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy #3
- Finally Forever by Katie Kacvinsky - First Comes Love #3
- Faking It by Cora Carmack - Losing It #2
- Breakable by Tammara Webber - Contours of the Heart #2
- The Hunt by Stacey Kade - Project Paper Doll #2
- The One by Kiera Cass - The Selection #3
- Still Point by Katie Kacvinsky - Awaken Series #3
- Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins - Anna #3
- The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson and the Olympians #2
- Blood Promise by Richelle Mead - Vampire Academy #4
- 4th of July by James Patterson - Women's Murder Club #4