My Jamaican Vignettes: 2016 Year In Books

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Hello New Year and hello to a new 2017 challenge…but first let’s do a quick recap of the books that I read in 2016.

Year In Books Stats Breakdown

In January 2016, I set the goal of reading 60 books, and I am very happy that I surpassed that target by reading 75 books. According to Goodreads Year in Books, my round-up stats for 2016, the 75 books I read amounted to 20, 062 pages. From among these books, the shortest was, History, the poetry collection by David O’ Hanlon. That book was just 52 pages long. Meanwhile, my longest book for the year was A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness and that was 579 pages long.

Here is the complete list of the books I read in 2016.

January

The Hobbit (Middle-Earth Universe) by J.R.R Tolkein
The Legacy of The Key (Ancient Guardians #1) by S.L Morgan
Salvage by Duncan Ralston
A Passionate Spirit by SC Skillman
Your Body And The Stars: The Zodiac As Your Wellness Guide by Stephanie P Marango and Rebecca Gordon
The Secrets of Lizzie Borden by Brandy Purdy
History by David O’ Hanlon
We Just Clicked by Sophie Childs
The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
Live and Love Again by Jan Gayle
Novelista Girl by Meredith Schorr
Don’t You Cry by Mary Kubica

February

The Truth by Jeffry W. Johnston
Pepperpot: Best New Stories From The Caribbean (anthology) published by Peekash Press
The Children’s Home by Charles Lambert
Bumped by Sibylla Nash
The Useful Book: 201 Life Skills They Used To Teach In Home Ec and Shop by David and Sharon Bowers
My DisOrganised Life by Nina Wyle
The Widow by Fiona Barton
The Return of the Witch (The Witch’s Daughter #2) by Paula Brackston
Keep You Close by Lucie Whitehouse

March

Getting Over Gary (Whitsborough Bay #2) by Jessica Redland
Mosiac: A Collection of Independent Women (Mosaics #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1) by Deborah Harkness
The Uncommitted by Margaret M. Goss

April

How To Date Dead Guys (The Witch’s Handbook #1) by Ann M. Noser
The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon #2) by Weina Dai Randel
Gratitude by Dani DiPirro
How To Ditch Dead Guys (The Witch’s Handbook #2) by Ann M. Noser
Poison In The Water by Marissa De Luna
Will You Won’t You Want Me? by Nora Zelevansky
Bound To Fate (Bound #1) by Kiru Taye
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas #1) by Zoraida Córdova
Paper Hearts Volume 1: Some Writing Advice by Beth Revis
Elegant Entrepreneur: The Female Founders Guide To Starting And Growing Your First Company by Danielle Tate

May

A Mother’s Secret by Renita D’ Silva
Liminal Lights by J.M. Bogart
Shadow Shifts (Liminal Lights Book #2) by J.M. Bogart
A Bead In Hand (Glass Bead #2) by Janice Peacock
Returning Eden by Maria Mellins
Engaged In Death (Wedding Planner Mystery #1) by Stephanie Blackmoore
The Whispering Hollows by Lisa Unger
The Sister by Louise Jensen
The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti
Final Fondue (A Five-Ingredient Mystery #3) by Maya Corrigan
Black Rose (In The Garden #2) by Nora Roberts
All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda

June

S is for Stranger by Louise Stone
Red Lilly (In The Garden #3) by Nora Roberts

July

Nailbiters by MK Williams
One Less Problem Without You by Beth Harbison
Unlucky Charms (Superstition Mystery #3) by Linda O. Johnston

August

Valley of the Moon by Melanie Gideon
The Obsession by Nora Roberts
Dreaming About Daran (Whitsborough Bay #3) by Jessica Redland
A Scarlet Pansy by Robert Scully

September

Man and Wife by Katie Chase
Sugarland by Martha Conway
The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso
Rise of the Rain Queen by Fiona Zedde
A Proposal To Die For (Lady Alkmene Callender Mysteries #1) by Vivian Conroy
Alice of The Rocks by E. Graziani
Alice – Angel of Time by E. Graziani
Girl Number One by Jane Holland
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

October

Psycho Analysis by V.R. Stone
The Survivor’s Guide to Family Happiness by Maddie Dawson

November

Certain Dark Things by Silvia Morena-Garcia
A Christmas Surprise: A Regency Romance by Emily Murdoch
The Christmas Cake Café by Sue Watson
Diamonds of Death (Lady Alkmene Callender Mysteries #2) by Vivian Conroy

December

Deathly Treasures (Lady Alkmene Callender Mysteries #2) by Vivian Conroy
Christmas Kisses by Alison May
A Shoe Addict’s Christmas by Beth Harbison
Lamb To The Slaughter (Serenity’s Plain Secrets #1) by Karen Ann Hopkins

Overall 2016 was a great year for reading. I enjoyed the books that I selected to read and review and I loved reviewing books from NetGalley. Yay free books. I also had so much fun participating in blog tours with my Writerly Yours Bloggers Club friends.

This year I set my reading target for 80 books. For 2017, I hope to read more physical books and read more diverse books. I also want to read a few classics in 2017. I set the target last year and only manage to complete one classic and that was The Hobbit. I believe I am more realistic this year by hoping to read four classics. This month I will pick up with The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. In 2017 I also want to own more books, I will definitely be saving and buying more books this year, and building my collection, especially publications from Caribbean writers.

Did you guys set reading goals? Do you use Goodreads to track your progress? How about your 2017 reading goals?

This week I started reading The Thunder Beneath Us by Nicole Blades.

Happy reading!