Welcome to our first Book Club for 2024!
I am happy to report that I did meet my Goodreads goal of reading 52 books last year and actually I exceeded it in reading 56 books which I am really happy with! If you are on Goodreads please hop over and friend me-it would be so nice to have more bookish friends.
For this year I decided to increase my reading goal to 65 books and with one short story already under my belt I am feeling pretty good. At the very least I know I won’t ever run out of books I want to read. The list just keeps on growing! I went to pick up a few books I had on hold at the library and found another one while on line. Too many books, such a lovely problem.
For January I have picked out a few books I am hoping to get through. The first is “Adorning the Dark” by Andrew Peterson. This is a Christian book that is focused on the creative practice and the struggle we can feel when bringing light into the world. I am really enjoying it and I purchased myself a copy. I am using this book as one of the exercises for The Year-long art class I am currently taking with Carla Sonheim.
Next up is “The Appeal” by Janice Hallett. I saw this book on BookTube and decided to give it a shot-I’ve heard lots of good things. I wasn’t able to get it read in December like I planned so this is moving over from last month.
“The Secrets of Winterhouse” by Ben Gutterson is the second book in the Winterhouse series. I purchased this and book #3 after reading the first book. I really love the series so far and I’m excited to delve back into the mysterious hotel.
Lastly I have “The Real Wallis Simpson” by Anna Pasternak. I was watching a documentary about Wallis Simpson and the former King and it sent me down the rabbit hole that lead to finding this book. I don’t read much for biographies so I am curious to see how I do with this one.
So that is my plan for January. To hit my goal of 65 books this year I need to read more than a book a week but usually I manage that when I couple it with audio books so I will be sure to share with you any additions next month.
I would love to hear what you are reading and feel free to link your bookish blog posts in the link party below.
Until next time…
-Michele, aka The Dreaming Dilettante
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