Bout of Books Goals!

My goals for Bout of Books 7.0 are the following:

Books I Plan to Read/Finish:

1. Oscar Wilde and Murders at Reading Gaol by Gyles Brandreth

2. Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman

3. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell

4. The Guest Book by Erika Marks

5. 3rd Generation and Beyond by Danna Pycher

Other Book-ish things:

1. Post my review for The Glass Wives

2. Post reading schedule for Reconstructing Amelia for my 1st online book club beginning in June!

3. Post review for Oscar Wilde and Murders at Reading Gaol

4. Post interview with Danna Pycher

5. Update my Goodreads page

6. Tweet about Danna Pycher Twitter chat on May 22 #3gab ( thanks to Love at First Book)

7. Update my blog with reading challenge info, book blog tour info, and other things.

8. Attend The Cherry Cola Book Club by Ashton Lee book signing!

Goodreads Tally:84 books read (so far) in 2012

I didn’t sign up for a reading challenge- mainly because, for me, reading is such a personal thing. Some weeks I’m reading books as fast as I can get my hands on them- and then, like the last week, if I’m getting a book read- I’m doing a VICTORY dance. So the pressure of a reading challenge is not for me.

But, it’s the 10th month of the year, and I’ve read 84 books. Which averages out to 8.4 books a month (although some months are more, some are less). I think 84 is a reasonable number.

How many books have you read in 2012? Anybody betting that I’ll make it to a 100 by Dec 31?

Reading Challenges….

Reading challenges- do you vow to read a certain number of books a year? A month? A particular author?

I’ve never really completed a reading challenge- I just read as much as I can; but make no vows as to how much to read. I lean more toward the thought that a “reading challenge” could be misconstrued as to make people feel forced to read; but I think it’s also a good way to keep track of books that have been read.

For me, I try to update my Goodreads as much as possible to help keep track of books I’ve read and books I want to read.

Other readers- fans of reading challenges? Do you keep track of books you’ve read through Goodreads or something similar?