85 Books in 2021!

While this has been a challenging year in some ways, the year, also, brought accomplishments, one in the form of books read.

My 2021 Reading Goals:  

1. to read an average of one book per week = minimum of 52 books
1. Mission accomplished...85 books!
2. to read half of my goal from my own TBR pile = 26 books (these will be bolded).
1. No...only 20.  OR 20!  (Cup is half full!)
3. to complete books for book clubs before the meeting time (love book clubs!)
1. Some, yes...some, no.  Uh oh!
4. to read more series (love series!)
1. Yes!  AND I so enjoyed thme!
5. to completely read more professional books 
1. No...
6. to read more ebooks 
1. Yes!  33 (at least!)
7. to continue to read more young adult books
1. Only three.  Need to work on this.
8. to read a classic...or four!
1. No...need to work on this one, also.

My favorite?  The series.  Of course!  AND I finished reading the Bible through for the sixth time...just in time to begin again tomorrow!

They say what you do on the first day of the year, you will do all year long.  I will find time to read on the first day of 2022!

Happy New Year!

Christmas Reads!

The most wonderful time of the year...well...hummm...honestly?...any day of the year is a good day to read!

But...I do enjoy reading seasonal reads, especially during the Christmas Season.

For this very time, I have downloaded several free Christmas books from bookbub.com (a great site that sends a daily email with either free or reduced-priced books from the categories of one's choosing).  Thus far, I have read two...and have a third loaded and ready to read.

Of course, I have purchased a few...just a few!

1. The Christmas Promise by Richard Paul Evans
2. Christmas with You and Starlit Winter Nights...both by Nora Roberts (used from thriftbooks.com)
3. This year for the first time (why did this take me so long?!) I purchased Christmas books as gifts for friends and family.  This has been sooooo much fun!  (Some recipients have already contacted me to share their enjoyment of reading the books!  Yay!)  Of course, I had to keep a set for myself.  Of course!
• The Carols of Christmas 
• A Royal Christms Wedding
• The Christmas Prayer
• Return to Christmas by Kathi Macias 

Please tell me...what are you favorite Christmas titles?!