Here’s the GOOD news – I met my 2014 reading goal with an hour to spare. Phew! That also means that I crossed of item #17 on the bucket list – read 109 books.

Yes, this goal technically started January 1, 2014 and not March 21, 2014 in the year of 30 … but I’m making the rules so what I say goes. Here’s the fun part – stats, favorites, and the long long list of books.

2014 Reading Stats:

  • Total Books Read – 109 (2013 = 108)
  • Total Pages Read – 28,260 (2013 = 28,968)


Top Non-Fiction Books in 2014:

  1. The Bible
  2. What to Do When It’s Your Turn by Seth Godin
  3. What I Know For Sure by Oprah Winfrey
  4. Bird by Bird by Anne LaMott
  5. The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
  6. 20,000 Days by Robert D. Smith
  7. Loveology by John Mark Comer
  8. Break Out by Joel Osteen
  9. One Word That Will Change Your Life by Jon Gordon

Top Fiction Books in 2014:

  1. Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
  2. Death Comes to Pemberly by P.D. James
  3. Redeeming Love by Francince Rivers
  4. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
  5. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  6. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
  7. The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
  8. Me and Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter

Time to check out the full list of what I read in 2014? Click HERE.

I’m trying not to set too many goals for myself for 2015. I like the round even number of 100 books so that’s the goal. I also want to continue to make a dent in the books I own by have not read. At the beginning of 2014 this number was 604, NOW it’s 596 books on the shelf (that I officially know of) that I have not read.

Not too shabby considering the number of books I bought this year. 

To finish up, if you are up the challenge, I was sent this great 2015 reading challenge from a friend on Pinterest … who’s up for the challenge with me?