Goodreads Challenge

Did you see I'm over 50 books? I have a goal of 100 to read this year. Since it's July, I'm on track to meet that goal.

In case that doesn't sound like a lot, with 52 weeks in the year, that comes out to about 2 books per week. And no, they aren't the illustrated kind.

Obviously, I'm not reading 2 books a week.  I have work, the gym, dog walking, my Etsy shop, and homework to do. I only get about 45 minutes of reading each night before I fall asleep. It helps that I have every other Friday off, and I can do some power reading on the weekend.

Even so, I try to choose books that are 400-500 pages. I did have some George R. R. Martin in the beginning of the year, but eventually gave up that series. I also look for books that are easy to read; a good, strong voice with the intention to move the story along. Think J.K. Rowling as opposed to China Mieville.

Young Adult (YA) is a great genre for this. Reasonable length books with storytelling voices. You'll never get pages of how the faster-than-light engines work (Ben Bova) and backstory is practically non-existent. If it's not moving the story forward, it gets cut.

I've fallen pretty far behind on my book reviews, but you can click on the "book recommendation" label to see which ones kicked ass. I wanted to do links here, but Goodreads isn't loading. Some other time, perhaps. Like when I get to 75 books.