2016 | 50 Book Pledge

One of my challenges for 2016 was to read 50 books in 52 weeks and I reached that goal. I read a total of 67 books in 52 weeks. Not only was it my goal to read 50 books in 2016 but to also read as diversely as possible, which I did an alright job in attaining. I’m continuing on with both of these reading goals in 2017 and hoping to do even better than I did in 2016.

The books listed below are all the books that I completed in 2016. These books include novels, fiction and non-fiction, short story anthologies, and graphic novels (either a trade or a combination of 3 or more issues).

1. Why Not Me?  –  Mindy Kaling
2. Bitch Planet: Book 1 –  Script by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Art by Valentine De Landro
3. The Bone Labyrinth – James Rollins
4. Essays in Love – Alain de Botton
5. Love Poems – Pablo Neruda
6. SHIELD: Perfect Bullets – Script by Mark Waid, Art by Pacheo, Ramos, Davis, Choi, Sprouse, Renaud
7. Men Explain Things to Me – Rebecca Solnit
8. Monstress: Issues 1-3 – Script by Majorie Liu, Art by Sana Takeda
9. Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life – Emily Nagoski
10. Silk: Issues 1-3 – Script by Robbie Thompson, Art by Tana Ford
11. Stars Above – Marissa Meyer
12. The Duchess War – Courtney Milan
13. The Countess Conspiracy – Courtney Milan
14. Beautiful Boss- Christina Lauren
15. The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula Le Guin
16. When Breath Becomes Air – Paul Kalanithi
17. Being Mortal – Atul Gawande
18. Curb Stomp – Script by Ryan Ferrier, Art by Devaki Neogi
19. Monstress: Issues 4-5  – Script by Majorie Liu, Art by Sana Takeda*
20. Black Panther: Issue 1 – Script by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Art by  Brian Stelfreeze*
21. Alibis – André Aciman
22. DC Comics: Bombshell, Issues: 37-39 – Script by Marguerite Bennet, Art by Pasquale Qualano
23. Silk: Issues 4-6 – Script by Robbie Thompson, Art by Tana Ford
24. The Amazing Spider-Man & Silk: The Spider (Fly) Effect, Issues 1-3 – Script by Robbie Thompson, Art by Todd Nauck and Geoffo
25. Ms.Marvel: Last Days, Vol 4. – Script by G.Willow Wilson, Art by Adrian Alphona
26. Ms.Marvel, Issues 1- 6 (Series 2) – Script by G. Willow Wilson, Art by Adrian Alphona, Takeshi Miyazawa, Nico Leon
27. The Four Books – Yan Lianke
28. The World of Poldark – Emma Marriott
29. A Negotiated Marriage – Noelle Adams
30. Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities – Rebecca Solnit
31. The Course of Love – Alain de Botton
32. Neanderthal Seeks Human – Penny Reid
33. Neanderthal Marries Human – Penny Reid
34. The Unquiet Dead – Ausma Zehanay Khan
35. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne
36. Black Panter, Issues 2-4 – Script by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Art by  Brian Stelfreeze
37. Ms.Marvel, Issues 7-9 – Script by G. Willow Wilson, Art by Adrian Alphona
38. Spider-Women, Issues 1-8 – Script by Jason Latour, Dennis Hopeless, & Robbie Thompson, Art by Vanesa Del Rey, Bengal, Tana Ford
39. Mockingbird, Issue 1 – Script by Chelsea Cain, Art by Joelle Jones*
40. Monstress, Issue 6 – Script by Majorie Liu, Art by Sana Takeda*
41. The Amazing Spider-Man & Silk: The Spider (Fly) Effect, Issues 4 – Script by Robbie Thompson, Art by Todd Nauck*
42. Wicked Designs – Lauren Smith
43. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – N.K. Jemisin
44. The Wicked + The Divine: The Faust Act, Vol. 1 – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
45. The Wicked + The Divine: Fandemonium, Vol. 2 – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
46. The Wicked + The Divine: Commercial Suicide, Vol. 3 – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
47. The Broken Kingdoms – N.K. Jemisin
48. The Kingdom of Gods – N.K. Jemisin
49. The Awakened Kingdom – N.K. Jemisin
50. Shades in Shadow N.K. Jemisin
51. Silk: Issues 9-11 – Script by Robbie Thompson, Art by Tana Ford & Stacey Lee (Issue #9)
52. Sorcerer to the Crown – Zen Cho
53. Beautiful – Christina Lauren
54. For Love of the Duke – Christi Caldwell
55. More Than a Duke – Christi Caldwell
56. Milk and Honey – Rupi Kaur
57. Mockingbird, Volume 1 and Issues 6-8 – Script by Chelsea Cain, Art by Kate Niemczyk (#1-4, 6-8) & Ibrahim Moustafa (#5)
58. Ms. Marvel, Issues 10-12 -Script by G. Willow Wilson, Art by Adrian Alphona
59. Black Panther, Issues 5-7 – Script by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Art by Chris Sprouse
60. The Wicked + The Divine: Rising Action, Vol. 4 – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie
61. Prisoner of Tehran – Marina Nemat
62. Ru – Kim Thuy
63. Crash and Burn – James Rollins
64. We Gon’ Be Alright – Jeff Chang
65. An Affair Before Christmas – Eloisa James
66. Silk, Issues 12 – 14 – Script by Robbie Thompson, Art by Tana Ford (#12,13), Irene Strychalski (#14)
67. Play With Me – Alisha Rai
68. Risk and Reward – Alisha Rai
69. Bet on Me – Alisha Rai
70. Hot as Hades – Alisha Rai
71. Priest – Sierra Simone

* Indicates that these titles were read in a combination per the 3 single issue comic/ 1 book status. 

I hope you reached your 2016 reading goals. What are your 2017 reading goals? 

 

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