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So, I’m off to a great start with my reading goals. For the month of January, I completed ten audiobooks and graphic novels. I am trying to broaden the types of books that I’m reading this year, too. I love me a good mystery/thriller, but there are so many other genres. I feel like I’m doing a disservice to my brain by only reading one. On my to be read list, I have included some poetry and science fiction books. I’m always looking for good books, so suggestions are welcomed.

Without further ado, here is January’s list

1. Doctor Doom: Mother Morgan Comes to Me #2 – Christopher Cantwell, Salvador Larroca – Graphic Novel

2. Death Masks – Jim Butcher – audio

3. Killing Moon – Jo Nesbo – audio

4. Books for Living – Will Schwalbe – audio

5. Adulthood is a Myth – Sarah Andersen – graphic novel

6. Tommyknocker – Stephen King – audio

7. Constantine (2013-2015) Vol. 1: The Spark and the Flame – Ray Fawkes & Jeff Lemire

8. Doctor Doom: Death in the Afternoon #3 – graphic novel

9. 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do – Amy Morin – audio

10. The Hanging Garden – Ian Rankin – audio

1. Dogs in the Street – JM Dalgliesh (audio)

2. The Whisper Man – Alex North (audio)

3. Brimstone- Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (audio)

4. The Silent Patient – Alex Michaelides (audio)

5. Police – Jo Nesbo (audio)

6. Rainbirds – Clarissa Goenawan (audio)

7. Blood Money – JM Dalgliesh (audio)

8. Fear the past – same as above

9. The Sixth Precept- above

10. The Hypnotist – Lars Kepler(audio)

11. My Voice – Angie Martinez (audio)

12. Grave Secrets – Kathy Reichs (audio)

These are the books that I read from October until December. There weren’t that many books at the end of the year that I completed. And I did not make my goal of 100 books read. I started many books that I was unable to finish and may come back to at a later date, but it wasn’t the right fit for now. I have also been doing a whole lot of research, so I’ve been reading, but not finishing the complete book.

For 2024, my reading goals are the same 100 books. But I will attempt to actually read more books as opposed to audiobooks. I also want to read different genres this year, maybe some science fiction and poetry books. If anyone has suggestions for any good science fiction or poetry books, please share in the comment suggestions below.

Since the last time I posted, I have read or listened to 19 books. I have started over 25 books, but if I have to fight to stay interested or if reading a book feels like a chore, I will no longer force myself to finish. There are way too many books for me to not enjoy what I’m reading. I also enjoy reading certain books over again, like I have with the book Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. There are certain gems or lessons that I may need to remember. Anyways, here’s a list of my books.

1. The Rising Tides by Ann Cleeves (audio)

2. She Eats The Night (Night Eaters) by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (graphic novel)

3. Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen Radtke (graphic novel)

4. A Study in Emerald – Neil Gaiman (graphic novel)

5. Harbour Street – Ann Cleeves (audio)

6. Wild at Home – Hilton Carter (book)

7. Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert (audio)

8. A Heart Full of Headstones – Ian Rankin (audio)

9. The Madness of Crowds – Louise Penny (audio)

10. Sister Eve, Private Eye – Lynne Hinton (audio)

11. Divided House – J,M. Dalgliesh (audio)

12. Blacklight – J.M. Dalgliesh (audio)

13. The Jay of the Hygge – Jonny Jackson, Elias Larsen (book)

14. Cultish- Amanda Montell – (audio)

15. Girls That Never Die – Safia Elhillo – (audio)

16. Doctor Doom (2019-2020) #1 (comicbook)

17. Close to the Bone – Stuart MacBride (audio)

18. Unnatural History – Jonathan Kellerman (audio)

19. Telling Tales – Ann Cleeves (audio)

So I started the year off doing a monthly update of books that I have read, sometimes sharing my views on a book or just making a list. I do this every year, and every year, I seem to stop posting before the year is up. No, I don’t stop reading, I stop posting. This year was no different. Except it is…I didn’t stop. I just paused.

So here’s the list from the end of April until August. I’m still on track for my 100 book goal, so that’s a plus.

1. The Naming of the Dead -Ian Rankin (audio)

2. Hidden Depths – Ann Cleeves (audio)

3. Jupitar’s Bones – Faye Kellerman (audio)

4. The Seagull – Ann Cleeves (audio)

5. The Theory of Death – Faye Kellerman (audio)

6. The Heron’s Cry – Ann Cleeves (audio)

7. Dead Water – Ann Cleeves (audio)

8. Freehand – Helen Birch (book)

9. Blue Lightning – Ann Cleeves (audio)

10. Autopsy – Patricia Cornwell (audio)

11. Strip Jack – Ian Rankin (audio)

12. The Creative Act – Rick Rubin (audio)

13. Silent Voices – Ann Cleeves (audio)

14. Scenes from My Life – Michael K. Williams (audio)

15. Blood on Snow – Jo Nesbo (audio)

16. This Sweet Sickness – Patricia Highsmith (audio)

17. The Glass Room – Ann Cleeves (audio)

18. Resurrection Man – Ian Rankin (audio)

19. Desert Star – Michael Connelly (audio)

20. The Complaints – Ian Rankin (audio)

21. A Question of Blood – Ian Rankin (audio)

22. The Impossible Dead – Ian Rankin (audio)

23. The Darkest Evening – Ann Cleeves (audio)

24. Thin Air – Ann Cleeves (audio)

25. The Moth Catcher – Ann Cleeves (audio)

26. I’d Rather Be Reading – Ann Bogel (audio)

27. One Police Plaza – William J. Caunitz (audio)

So now my list is up to date. So far, I’ve read 59 books. I am on a British mystery kick. I’m not sure what that’s about, but I’m enjoying it. As I type, I am up to book 60, 61, and 62. I find that I read more than one book at a time. I’m not sure if that’s because most of my reading is done with audiobooks. I listen to more than one book at a time and switch constantly between them. I am also getting back into my graphic novels, as you will see in the next book update. Until then, Happy Reading.

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1. Batman – Detective Comics – Volume 1: Rise of the Batman (graphic novel)

2. James Patterson The Stories of My Life by James Patterson (audio)

3. Border Crossings – a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway by EmmaFick (book)

4. Cold, Cold Bones – Kathy Reichs (audio)

5. Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith (audio)

6. Cat and Mouse by James Patterson (audio)

7. Things To Look Forward To by Sophie Blackall (book)

8. Rather be the devil – Ian Rankin (audio)

9. Pop Goes the Weasel- James Patterson ( audio)

I really enjoyed Border Crossings because it reminded me of a mix between an art journal and a travel guide. The drawings were a wonderful visual addition to the descriptive writing. I am definitely on the look out for more books like this.