

Because I’ve started Friday Reads posts, I’ll be changing the format of the monthly format slightly.
My goal for January:
I’m planning to read at least 4 books in January.
What I read: (Link to my Goodreads 2018 Reading Challenge)
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Zen and the Art of Happiness Chris Prentiss – 5* (Jan 3) Review |
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Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward – 3.5* (Jan 19) Review |
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I See You Clare Mackintosh – 3* (Jan 31) Review coming tomorrow |
Excuse(s) for Not Reading More: I was stuck trying to read The Keeper of Lost Things (Ruth Hogan) for almost 10 days before giving up on it.
Diversity? A “self-help” book, a southern novel about race, a modern psychological thriller.
Star Ratings: I base this on the flat stars Goodreads displays in list-view, not the quarter-star system I assign in my reviews.
- 5 stars: 1 book
- 4 stars: 0 books
- 3 stars: 2 books
- 2 stars: 0 books
- 1 star: 0 books
- 0 stars: 0 books
- Abandoned: 1 book
Pages Read:
- January – 849
Reading Goals:
1. Read 40 books – I’ve read 3. Goodreads says I’m on-track (even though I had planned to read 4).
2. Decrease my TBR –
- Jan 1 – 88 physical / 19 Kindle
- Feb 1 – 89 / 19
February is a shorter month, but I’ll keep my reading plan to 4 books. I’ll also be doing some purging of the TBR.