In the summer last year I started making lists of the books I own and wanted to read. I like making lists and checking off stuff on a list gives me a positive boost I need. I decided to make smaller lists and prioritize books I want to read in a few months intervals. That worked nicely and gave me an approximation of my reading habits and appetites. Reading more of the books I already own and want to read anyway; made me focus better and read more in general. I have a few books left over from the last list I made in 2019. and I’m happy to report I’ve made progress on those as well.
- ✔ Rogue (Shifters #2) by Rachel Vincent
- ✔ The Witch With No Name (The Hollows #13) by Kim Harrison
- ✔ Shadow and Bone (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #1) by Leigh Bardugo
- ✔ Siege and Storm (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #2) by Leigh Bardugo
- ✔ Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy #3) by Leigh Bardugo
- ✔ The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #1)
by Rick Riordan, Robert Venditti, - ✔ The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #2)
by Robert Venditti, Rick Riordan - ✔ The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels #3) by Robert Venditti, Rick Riordan
- ✔ Black Butler, Vol. 2 by Yana Toboso
- ✔ Black Butler, Vol. 3 by Yana Toboso
- Ender’s Game (Ender’s Saga #1) by Orson Scott Card
- Kitchen Princess Omnibus, Vol. 3 (Kitchen Princess #5-7) by Natsumi Andō
- ✔ Shifting Shadows (Mercy Thompson Shorts) by Patricia Briggs
- Serpent’s Kiss (Elder Races #3) by Thea Harrison
- ✔ Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake
Last three books I’m behind on!
For 2020. I compiled I list of 30 books I want to read that I already own and those are actually coming along nicely as well! The first three books I’ve read are on both of the lists and I’m making those a priority. It is satisfying to check off books from both lists at once. The books I’ve read from last update are:
The Witch With No Name (The Hollows #13) by Kim Harrison ★★★
Black Butler, Vol. 3 by Yana Toboso ★★★★
Girl of Nightmares (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake ★★★
I did a book review on The Witch With No Name and you can check it out HERE.
Here is the list of the books I own and want to read in 2020:
- ✔ Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo
- ✔ Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) by Leigh Bardugo
- The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark, #2) by Veronica Roth
- Prey (Shifters, #4) by Rachel Vincent
- Carniepunk by Rachel Caine (editor)
- ✔ The Witch With No Name (The Hollows, #13) by Kim Harrison
- Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy by Ellen Datlow (editor)
- ✔ The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1) by Holly Black
- ✔ The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2) by Holly Black
- Death of a Darklord (Ravenloft #13) by Laurell K. Hamilton
- Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell
- Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2) by Rainbow Rowell
- The Battle of the Labyrinth: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Graphic Novels, #4) by by Robert Venditti, Rick Riordan
- ✔ Black Butler, Vol. 3 by Yana Toboso
- Kitchen Princess Omnibus, Vol. 3 (Kitchen Princess, #5-7) by Natsumi Ando
- Saga: Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan
- Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years #1) by Gregory Maguire
- Serpent’s Kiss (Elder Races, #3) by Thea Harrison
- ✔ Djevojka iz noćnih mora (Anna #2) by Kendare Blake ( Girl of Nightmares )
- MOR – Plodovi osvete by Josip Kralik
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- Balzac i kineska mala krojačica by Dai Sijie ( Balzac et la Petite Tailleuse chinoise)
- Neobičan događaj sa psom u noći by Mark Haddon ( The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time)
- The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
- The Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga #5.3) by Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Dark Prophecy (The Trials of Apollo, #2) by Rick Riordan
- The Burning Maze (The Trials of Apollo #3) by Rick Riordan
- The Tyrant’s Tomb (The Trials of Apollo #4) by Rick Riordan
- Hellboy, Volume 1: Seed of Destruction and Wake the Devil by Mike Mignola
- The Darkness: Darkness/ Batman & Darkness/ Superman 20th Anniversary Collection by Garth Ennis, Jeph Loeb, Ron Marz, Scott Lobdell, Marc Silvestri
I’m already facing challenges because some of the new books from this year’s first book haul that are not on either of these lists look really tempting. I already read some of the newest books I got this year and you can check out my first Book Haul of 2020 HERE
So far my reading pace has been a little ahead of my reading goals and I will probably go easy on myself and continue reading the books that draw me in. Last month I enjoyed all of the books I’ve read a lot and I want to keep reading the books that make me happy and interested.
One of the reading challenges I’ve kinda neglected since last year is my TBR Jar Draw Challenge. Last update and reading I did was back in October 2019. I’ve read two books for it in less than one month and then felt I got some levy and held it back a bit. Now it’s time to get back on track for that as well!
My three TBR Jar draws are as follows:
The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood
Railsea by China Miéville
The Gospel of Loki (Loki #1) by Joanne M. Harris
I will probably have to take time to make some revisions for this challenge after I read one of the three books from this Jar Draw. My main concern is that some of the books I put in the TBR Jar Draw were just random books from the shelves that hold both my books and those of my boyfriend. We have different reading tastes and some of the books he reads would be a slow torture for me…
You can read more about how my TBR Jar Draw all started HERE
