2012 Reading List Recap...2013 Reading List

I made a 2012 Reading List of 20 books last year. Sadly, I got through only four books: A Woman in Berlin, The Small Print, Kite Runner and Love in Paradise. I dumped To Kill a Mockingbird half way through, and I'm currently reading Infidel. I blame this poor record on reading what fell on my lap not what I wanted to read.

I read a few books that were not on my list, but I make no intentional effort to go after the books on my list. I read whatever I found laying around or whichever book was gifted to me. Unfortunately, I read less and did not feel excited about reading, because most of the books I read were not what I wanted to read. 

I love reading, but this year, I missed out on the pleasure and joy that comes with staying up all night to finish a book. I have only had that pleasure with one or two books this year. I also do better as a writer when I am reading what I enjoy.

I am hoping I can make a change in 2013 by reading what I feel like reading and what I love to read. Fortunately for me, the kind of books I want to read changes as the season changes. My desire can go from political fictions and non fictions to biographies and women fictions just as fast as the flowers blossom in early spring. I like this, because it helps me learn about different writing styles. I am currently craving summer beach reads, but my 2013 Reading List is not limited to that. 

Half of these books were on my 2012 list. 

Memoir of a Geisha by Arthur Golden (Arrived in the mail) :)

Hunger Game Trilogy: Hunger game, Catching Fire and Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Lolita by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov
Love at Dawn by Lara Daniels
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe
Baby's Proof by Emily Griffin (Arrived in the mail) :)
Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

The Officers Bride by Lara Daniels
Wanderlust by Elisabeth Eaves

Beloved, You are Loved Absolutely!

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