January Wrap-Up

In January, I completed 14 books which contained a total of 4391 pages. With a yearly goal of 200 books and 50,000 pages, that puts me 3 books behind schedule, but a couple of hundred pages ahead. February is a short month, so I don't want to fall any further behind.

Now some statistics. Of the 14 books which I read, 12 were electronic books, while only two were conventionally printed books. One book was a contemporary book for young adults, while four were adventure books for mid-grade kids. I read five mystery novels and three science fiction books. Four of the fourteen books were advance reader copies from NetGalley.

Budget-wise, I did very well. While I did buy five books, it was a net cost of $0.00 since I was spending only gift-card credit. And I have a lot of gift card credit left to spend.

In progress toward challenges, I have borrowed 8 library books toward a goal of 50. At that rate, I should complete the Snagged @ the Library and I Love Library Books challenges by mid-year.

I've written one review for the 42 Science Fiction Challenge, and I have read another SF novel and should be posting the review soon.

The mid-grade adventure books are suitable for the Eclectic Reader Challenge.

Progress toward all the reading challenges I have taken on this year is being recorded on my 2015 Challenges page.

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