2014...a year in books

According to my Goodreads account, I managed to finish 102 books in 2014. I was well below my goal of 150 books, but I knew it would be unlikely I'd hit 150 so I'm not upset by that at all. There were definitely some things I wanted to read that I didn't get to, but honestly, I finished 102 books this year. How many of you can say the same? Not all of the books were great, most were just good. Only a few made me wish I hadn't picked them up, but there were some that I loved and those are the ones I'd like to mention here.

Slip Sliding Away....

Earlier this week I was looking back at my calendar for this year. I don't remember what I was looking for, but I know what I found. A year filled with way more good than bad. Believe me when I say, there was plenty of bad, but wow....the good far out-weighed the bad. 

So here it is...my year in a nutshell:

Ten Books...

Some friends on Facebook keep posting some "challenge" in which they share the ten books that have stayed with them long after reading them. After sharing their list, they are then suppose to tag ten friends who are suppose to do the same. I had three different friends share their lists tonight. For some reason, despite everyone knowing about my love of books and reading, I have yet to be asked to do this is (Not surprising really...I talk about books to much as it is, why invite me to do more?). At least this time around. I think I participated in the same "challenge" a year or so ago. I don't remember how I answered then and I'm not going to take the time to go back and look, but after reading several lists tonight, I feel compelled to make my own new list. So here it is...