I've always been an avid reader. As a kid, I was buried in a book the majority of the time and as a teenager, I was devouring a book a day. In college, I had to slow down to focus on RA duties, film projects, and script deadlines. Then as an adult building a Development Executive career, my reading list was a mile long and I had to speed through as many books and scripts as possible each week, but none of them were my choice. They weren't for fun or pleasure. Everything that I read for over 7 years was for work, even the material that I enjoyed had to be analyzed closely with a critical eye.
So I started this year with a goal of reading 12 books for FUN before the end of 2024. What I didn't anticipate was that it would reignite my LOVE for reading and before I knew it, I was a kid again reading as often as possible for the absolute joy of it. I completed 12 books before the end of Spring and I was hungry for more. A friend and fellow Stage 32 member, Sandra, challenged me to keep going and tackle 36 books by the end of the year. I said, "It's ON!" This morning, December 31st, I started book #36!
My completed 2024 books list is as follows:
1. Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
2. Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
3. Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
4. Assassins Blade by Sarah J. Maas
5. Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
6. Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas
7. Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
8. Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
9. Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
10. Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
11. & 32. One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig (I re-read it to make an annotated copy for a Xmas Gift)
12. Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig
13. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
14. A Good Girls Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
15. The Wicked King by Holly Black
16. Good Girl Bad Blood by Holly Jackson
17. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
18. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
19. A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
20. Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
21. A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer L. Armentrout
22. The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout
23. The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout
24. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
25. House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
26. A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout
27. A Light in the Flame by Jennifer L. Armentrout
28. House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
29. A Fire in the Flesh by Jennifer L. Armentrout
30. Born of Blood and Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout
31. The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
33. Red Rising by Pierce Brown
34. The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
35. Structuring Your Novel by K.M. Weiland
And starting today- Golden Son by Pierce Brown!
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That's impressive! I do Blinkist with morning coffee. Does that count? lol
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That's a lot of books, Ashley Renee Smith! Congratulations! One of my goals for next year is to read more books.
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Happy new years, Ashley