Well, here it is, January 1st once again.
I am not big on New Year's as a holiday, but it is a delightfully convenient benchmark.
A new year means that it is time to start a new reading list. Since I have yet to achieve it (although I did get closer last year with thirty-four), I think that I am going to stick with the same goal of a book a week. I am going to mix it up just a bit -- or perhaps give the plan just a bit more focus -- by participating in at least one reading challenge.
While I have never been much of a horror fan (although I think that more of what I read qualifies as horror than I think), I have become a definite fan of urban fantasy. Last year saw me reading quite a bit of urban fantasy written for young adults and finding it at least as sophisticated and engaging as anything I have pulled off the main science fiction and fantasy bookshelves, so I see no reason not to continue the trend. Therefore I am joining Book Chick City's Horror and Urban Fantasy Reading Challenge 2011.
She also has a Mystery and Suspense challenge that I am going to join because I used to read quite a few mysteries but got away from doing so as I discovered various sub-genres of science fiction and fantasy (i.e. steampunk and urban fantasy). I think that it will be a challenge to get back to it, and it will also be interesting to find titles which qualify for both challenges.
Even if none of the titles cross over, 24 urban fantasies and 12 mysteries sets a goal of 36 books total, which is 2 more than my 2010 achievement and thus a good starting point.
I also think that it will be just as much fun to see what books from other genres distract me from these two challenges.
There are plenty of other book challenges out there, if urban fantasy and suspense aren't your thing. Start here: http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/ or do a web search for reading challenges. Or start your own. It will be fun.
Enough blogging. Time to start reading.
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