I don’t do so great at these seasonal challenges!

Here was my list:

1. The Kiss Murder – Mehmet Murat Somer
2. Mixed Blood – Roger Smith
3. Drood – Dan Simmons
4. Whiskey Sour – J.A. Konrath
5. The Uncommon Reader – Alan Bennett
6. The Love Wife – Gish Jen
7. Jacob – Jacquelyn Frank
8. Baltimore Blues – Laura Lippman
9. The Masque of the Black Tulip – Lauren Willig
10. Dead Girls Are Easy – Terri Garey
11. First Family – David Baldacci
12. Laura Rider’s Masterpiece – Jane Hamilton Darling Jim – Christian Moerk

The problem when I make a list of specific books to read is that inevitably, something comes up that makes me unable to read those specific books.  I did read 33 books in the three months, but not the twelve I said I would! Basically, I decided that I really needed to focus on my enormous stack of review books, so that’s pretty much all I’ve been reading the last couple of months.  I did start Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank, but didn’t like it.

The lesson I have learned here?  DON’T SIGN UP FOR CHALLENGES WHERE I HAVE TO FOLLOW A SPECIFIC LIST.  I never finish them.