And with it being January 1st, 2013 we can officially end 2012 and all its reading goals. I’m very happy to say that I have succeeded in reading my 110 books for the year and exceeded that goal by a whopping 74 books! With the success of this year I’ll up my reading goal again for 2013. Keep an eye out for my annual New Year, New Challenges post for a breakdown of what I’m looking to accomplish.
2012 has definitely been a year of eclectic reading for me. It’s difficult to pick my favorite books of the year since I read so many, but here is my best go:
- The Girl on the Cliff by Lucinda Riley
- The Orchid House by Lucinda Riley
- Dangerous to Know by Tasha Alexander
- A Million Suns by Beth Revis
- The Apothecary’s Daughter by Julie Klassen
- When Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James
- The Siren by Tiffany Reisz
- Short Straw Bride by Karen Witemeyer
- In A Treacherous Court by Michelle Diener/The Greatest Knight by Elizabeth Chadwick
- Fever by Lauren DeStefano
Damn. That was difficult.
My reading challenges wrap up is as follows: I once again blew through the Historical Fiction challenge (woot woot!). I also succeeded in my first year participating in the Around the Stack challenge! Now for the bad parts. The TBR challenge and the Audio challenge both got only one completed review each out of me. I know I failed the audio challenge because of 1Q84 (AH SO LONG), plus my addiction of reading newer books killed any hope I had of finishing the TBR challenge. A 50% completion rate for the challenges isn’t terrible, but I’d still liked to have completed 100%.
Even though it’s 2013 I still have some books to review that I finished in 2012, so keep an eye out for them. You can also see a listing of EVERYTHING I read this year, including review links, here.
Well, there you go folks. My 2012 year in review. Enjoy the rest of your New Year’s and join me again tomorrow as we kick off a new year and new challenges!
Reflections of a Book Addict 
Congrats on making your challenges! I like this blog and will be back to check out your progress. (I also like the theme you chose — I have it too, “wink”.) I’m reading my way through the Guardian 1000 best novels and you have inspired me. Good luck!
Thank you!! The 1,000 book challenge you are doing is astounding! I wish you the best of luck! I’m adding your blog to my reader so I can follow your progress! Keep up the great work!
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Its the New Year and perfect timing to start keeping a record of everything you read during the year. This blog is another place to find recommended books with reviews – definitely worth checking out.
I have recently started my own book blog here to and I really like yours! Will be back to look at your progress! Keep it up 🙂
Awesome! I fully believe we can never have enough book blogs. Spreading love for books is awesome. High fives for you!
Hope i can hv the reading habit like u!
You can! When you find that book you become completely engrossed in, your love for reading will just take off. Good luck!
Love how you stuck to your challenge and completed it! I’m doing a (slightly) similar thing on my blog 18books.wordpress.com . I started it last year, and met my goals as well. Check it out if you have time.
That’s great! Completing challenges is always an accomplishment to be proud of! I’ll definitely check out your blog!