I am a bit of a self proclaimed bookworm/book nerd. People are always asking me for book recommendations, and I'm completely obsessed with goodreads (be my friend!), so I thought this page was necessary on my bloggy. In 2012, my goal was to again read 52 books. I assumed it'd be harder to complete that goal since I was in school for the full year. I was wrong. Midway through the summer, I squashed that goal, and decided to up it to 100. The most I'd ever read was 60 in 2011. I hit my goal and then some with 113 books read for 2012. Below are some posts I created as quarterly check ins for the books I had read, along with my ratings. In 2013 I've again challenged myself to read 100 books. Stay tuned for more book worm fun.
2012 books:
- Books by the Quarter--January to March
- Books by the Quarter--April to June
- Books by the Quarter--July to September
- Books by the Quarter--October to December
Books read in 2011
My goal for 2011 was to read 52 books (I read 60!) Listed below are the books I read as well as my ratings (via **s) for the books.
January 2nd-5th, 2011
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*****
February
January 26th-February 2nd, 2011
***
*****
Club Dead - Charlaine Harris
February 13th, 2011
****
Astrid and Veronika - Linda Olsson
February 14th-20th, 2011
****
Super Sad True Love Story - Gary Shteyngart
January 16th-February 21st, 2011
**
March
American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld
February 18th-March 2nd, 2011
****
Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris
March 3rd-5th, 2011
****
The Book of Tomorrow - Cecelia Ahern
March 6th-11th, 2011
***
Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris
March 13th-16th, 2011
****
Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
March 20th-22nd, 2011
****
So Much Pretty - Cara Hoffman
March 14-28th, 2011
*****
Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris
March 28th-30th, 2011
****
April
The Hunger Games
- Suzanne Collins
- Suzanne Collins
April 3rd-4th, 2011
*****
The Giver - Lois Lowry
re-read April 11th-13th, 2011
*****
All-time favorite book :)
Last Time I Saw You - Elizabeth Berg
April 15th-21st, 2011
**
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
April 22nd-25th, 2011
*****
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
April 26th-May 2nd, 2011
*****
May
Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
May 3rd-10th, 2011
*****
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
May 10th-17th, 2011
*****
May 18th-June 3rd, 2011
A Discovery of Witches - Deborah Harkness
*****
June
June 3rd-12th, 2011
If You Were Here - Jen Lancaster
***
June 13th-17th, 2011
Big Girl Small - Rachel DeWoskin
***
June 19th-20th, 2011
Normal Gets You Nowhere - Kelly Cutrone
***
June 22nd-26th, 2011
Once Upon a Time, There Was You - Eliabeth Berg
***
June 12th-July 8th, 2011 (reread)
Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer
****
July
July 10th-11th, 2011
Room - Emma Donoghue
- Emma Donoghue
*****
July 13th-16th, 2011
All Together Dead - Charlaine Harris
- Charlaine Harris
****
July 18th, 2011
The Peach Keeper
- Sarah Allen****
July 19th-21st, 2011
Bossypants
- Tina Fey****
July 23rd-26th, 2011
Always Something There to Remind Me
- Beth Harbison****
July 23rd-26th,2011
Skipping a Beat
- Sarah Pekkanen****
July 27th-30th, 2011
Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts
- Lucy Dillon****
August
August 1st-5th, 2011
August 7th-9th, 2011
Advanced Marathoning - Pete Pfitzinger
*****
August 9th-14th, 2011
Beauty Queens
- Libba Bray
***
August 14th-16th, 2011
Pretty Little Liars - Sara Shepard
****
August 17th, 2011
Flawless - Sara Shepard
****
August 17th-22nd, 2011
Then Came You - Jennifer Weiner
***
August 22nd-25th, 2011
Divergent - Veronica Roth
*****
August 27th-28th, 2011
Perfect - Sara Shepard
****
September
September 5th, 2011
Heart Monitor Training - John Parker
***
September 2nd-8th, 2011
Unbelievable - Sara Shepard
****
September 1st-10th, 2011
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl - Sandra Beasley
***
September 11th-19th, 2011
Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares
****
October
November
October 25th-November 3rd, 2011
Maine - J. Courtney Sullivan
***
November 4th-5th, 2011
Delirium - Lauren Oliver
*****
November 5th-9th, 2011
Wicked - Sara Shepard
****
September 3rd-November 9th, 2011
Organization of Information - Arlene Taylor
***
November 9th-12th, 2011
Before I Fall - Before I Fall
****
November 12th-16th, 2011
Uglies - Scott Westerfeld
****
November 21st-23rd, 2011
Matched - Ally Condie
****
November 23rd-29th, 2011
Killer - Sara Shepard
****
December
*****
August 9th-14th, 2011
Beauty Queens
- Libba Bray***
August 14th-16th, 2011
Pretty Little Liars
- Sara Shepard****
August 17th, 2011
Flawless - Sara Shepard****
August 17th-22nd, 2011
Then Came You - Jennifer Weiner
***
August 22nd-25th, 2011
Divergent
- Veronica Roth*****
August 27th-28th, 2011
Perfect
- Sara Shepard****
September
September 5th, 2011
Heart Monitor Training - John Parker
***
September 2nd-8th, 2011
Unbelievable
- Sara Shepard****
September 1st-10th, 2011
Don't Kill the Birthday Girl
- Sandra Beasley***
September 11th-19th, 2011
Sisterhood Everlasting - Ann Brashares
****
October
One Day - David Nicholls
- David Nicholls
****
November
October 25th-November 3rd, 2011
Maine
- J. Courtney Sullivan***
November 4th-5th, 2011
Delirium
- Lauren Oliver*****
November 5th-9th, 2011
Wicked - Sara Shepard
****
September 3rd-November 9th, 2011
Organization of Information
- Arlene Taylor***
November 9th-12th, 2011
Before I Fall - Before I Fall
****
November 12th-16th, 2011
Uglies
- Scott Westerfeld****
November 21st-23rd, 2011
Matched
- Ally Condie****
November 23rd-29th, 2011
Killer
- Sara Shepard****
December
December 8th-13th, 2011
It Looked Different on the Model
- Laurie Notaro***
December 13th-16th, 2011
The Best of Me
- Nicholas Sparks***
FYI: If you click on some/most of these links and purchase the book through amazon I get a couple of pennies to pay my bills. WHOO! ;)
Photos taken by my fabulous photographer friend Kathryn.
