Okay so I know it’s the end of February already and it’s probably too late to post this, but luckily I’ve already started reading so it’s not that big of a deal.

So around two years ago, I set a reading list with all the books I wanted to read within a years’ time.

It worked out pretty well, and I was able to read all the books I had set out to read. 25 books isn’t a small amount and there were a few close calls where I thought I wouldn’t complete the challenge I had set for myself.

Last year, I participated in the Good Reads Reading Challenge and I almost didn’t complete it. Same amount of books, so it shouldn’t have been a problem. Why did I almost fail though?

I set out to look back and what I did different with the two years and only one thing stood out: two years ago, I set up a list of all the books I wanted to read and last year, I decided to wing it. The winging it took a lot longer because I couldn’t decide on what book to read next and I would skip a month before choosing a new book.

So my 2017 reading list was already set up towards the end of last year and I sort of did a little math to see how much time I need to spend per book to complete my challenge without rushing through it. This year’s list is compiled of different genres so I’ll have a taste of variety.

So, without further delays, this is my 2017 Good Reads Reading Challenge:

1. The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
2. The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4. The Notebook by Nikolas Sparks
5. Grey Magic by J.T. Lawrence
6. Sticky Fingers by J.T. Lawrence
7. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
8. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
9. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson
10. Taken by Chris Jordan
11. The Omen by David Seltzer
12. Shanghai Baby by Zhou Weihui, Bruce Humes
13. Annie by Thomas Meehan
14. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
15. I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
16. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes
17. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Willams
18. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
19. The Baby Group by Rowan Coleman
20. Julius Caeser by William Shakespeare
21. Deadly Devotion by Sandra Orchard
22. Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
23. Pearl Harbour by Steward Ross
24. The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell
25. Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney
26. The Short Second Life by Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer
27. The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson
28. The Host by Stephanie Meyer
29. Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger
30. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

What books are on your reading list for 2017?