Project Bibliophile: 52+ Books in 2015

I am a certified bookworm. I grew up reading a lot of books and I spent most of my lunch breaks at our school library. My childhood was basically an adventure to the other side of the realm. Reading is fun as it takes you to other worlds for free. This is probably one of the reasons why I wear a -225 grade glasses now - the effect of too much reading. But then again, no one can stop me from reading!

In 2014, I didn't had the chance to read a lot books. During that year, I was still a new kid in town (lol, I didn't care if everybody loves me, lol at the reference though), adjusting to my new work environment. New Year 2015 came and one of my new year resolutions was to read more books.

My initial plan was to read 100 books in 2015, but I thought it would be impossible because I work five times a week, and some of the books that I want to read are thicker than my wrist. Change of plans: 52 books to read in 2015. That literally translates to one book per week. Seems possible. As of this writing, I have already read 59 books! Yey! Proud to say that I've exceeded 52 books!

Below is the list of books I had read since the first day of 2015:

1. A Feast of Crows - George R.R. Martin
2. How They Met and Other Stories - David Levithan
3. The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein
4. The 5th Extinction - James Rollins
5. The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak
6. Every Day - David Levithan
7. Why We Broke Up - Daniel Handler
8. Invisibility - Abdrea Cremer & David Levithan
9. The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling
10. Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan
11. A Dance With Dragons -  George R.R. Martin
12. Every You, Every Me - David Levithan
13. Love Letter to the Dead - Ava Dellaira
14. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
15. This Is What Happy Looks Like - Jennifer E. Smith
16. When The Killing's Done - T.C. Boyle
17. The Strain - Chuck Hogan & Guillermo del Toro
18. The Fall - Chuck Hogan & Guillermo del Toro
19. The Night Eternal - Chuck Hogan & Guillermo del Toro
20. Blood Line - James Rollins
21. The Doomsday Key - James Rollins
22. Wonder - R.J. Palacio
23. Looking For Alaska - John Green
24. Micro - Michael Crichton & Richard Preston
25. The Eye of God - James Rollins
26. Inferno - Dan Brown
27. The Judas Strain - James Rollins
28. The Lover's Dictionary - David Levithan
29. The Fault In Our Stars - John Green
30. Love, Rosie - Cecelia Ahern
31. Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami
32. After the Quake - Haruki Murakami
33. One More Thing (Stories & More Stories) - BJ Novak
34. Love Is The Higher Law - David Levithan
35. Paper Towns - John Green
36. Mr. Penumbra's 24 Hour Bookstore - Robin Sloan
37. The Art of Fielding - Chad Harbach
38. We Were Liars - E. Lockheart
39. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
40. The Kill Switch - James Rollins & Grant Blackwood
41. The Beginning of Everything - Robyn Schneider
42. The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
43. Bilbo's Last Song - J.R.R. Tolkien
44. Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki: And His Years of Pilgrimage - Haruki Murakami
45. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
46. For One More Day - Mitch Albom
47. 'Salem's Lot - Stephen King
48. The Shining - Stephen King
49. Before I Go To Sleep - S.J. Watson
50. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet - David Mitchell
51. The Twelfth Imam - Joel Rosenberg
52. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock - Matthew Quick
53. Auggie and Me - R.J. Palacio
54. The Martian - Andy Weir
55. The Tehran Initiative - Joel Rosenberg
56. The Devil's Elixir - Raymond Khoury
57. The Sign - Raymond Khoury
58. Pinball - Haruki Murakami
59. Damascus Countdown - Joel Rosenberg

I do not usually stick to one genre. I read young adult fiction, classic literature, geopolitics, general fiction, romance, horror, sci-fi, action/thriller, suspense, and whatever that tickles my fancy.

Looking forward to reading more books this 2016!