March Booklist

So by this stage I should have 25 books under my belt if I am going to hit my target of 100 books by the end of the year.  I am happy to report that I have exceeded that goal which gives me the opportunity to read a book or two that is longer than the ones I typically need to focus on.  Here's the list for March:

1. Darklandia by T.S. Welti
2. Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang
3. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
4. The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner
5. Pure by Julianna Baggott
6. Hounded by Kevin Hearne
7. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
8. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
9. Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines
10. Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

 That brings the total to 28.

It seems that a lot of my reading in the past couple of weeks has been apocalyptic (or post-apocalyptic) in nature (6/10 of the above), so during April I am going to try to vary the subject matter a little.  That is, once I finish number 7 post-apocalyptic novel.

February Booklist

I'm still on track to get to 100 books by the end of this year.  But February's target was much harder to reach than last month's.  We had a week where family was visiting which chewed up those little moments when its possible to steal a read here and there.  I also had to stop running for a while due to an overuse injury, which also takes away a set amount of time that is hard to get back from elsewhere.  I will need to be careful in March!  So here's the list:

1. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
2. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
3. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
4. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
6. Odd Interlude by Dean Koontz
7. Fight Club by Chuck Palahnuik
8. The Last Hunter - Descent by Jeremy Robinson
9. The Last Hunter - Pursuit by Jeremy Robinson

There were some great reads in this list.  Probably my favorites would be Harold Fry, Bernadette and Fault in Our Stars.

January Booklist

So new in 2013 I set an objective for myself (don't like the term New Year Resolution) of reading 100 books in the 12 month period.  I knew this would be tough because all I managed last year was about 40 or so.  However, with new resolve I got stuck into for January and managed to get through 9 books which is right on target -- if I can keep it up.  Here's the list:

1. The Visible Man by Chuck Klosterman
2. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
3. The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl, C M Kombluth
4. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
5. Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
6. Accidental Genius by Mark Levy
7. The Light Between Oceans by ML Stedman
8. 14 by Peter Clines
9. Bossypants by Tina Fey

It definitely helps that I am "reading" audiobooks (thanks @audible) and that I run a lot!