2012 Reviews

2012 Page Goal of 15,000 exceeded by 4,804 pages!!!

For those of you who don't know, I was inspired by a former boss (arguably the best boss I've had, but certainly one of the most influential) who sets page goals every year. Her page goals are significantly higher than mine, but I think it's best I set them to around where I feel most comfortable.
In 2010, I tried to defeat my 10,000 goal from 2009, and read 10,501 pages.
In 2011, my goal was 12,500. I exceeded my goal, having read 13,052.

This year, I will read 15,000 pages. Minimum.

Here is my record of these pages, and links to the book reviews (if posted):

January 2012 (2,716 pages)
The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 355           Page Goal: 355/15,000
Single in the City by Michele Gorman
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 352           Page Goal: 707/15,000
State of Fear by Michael Crichton
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 640           Page Goal: 1,347/15,000
Scent of Double Deception by Jeannie Faulkner Barber & Ann Alan
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 259           Page Goal: 1,606/15,000
Proof of Heaven by Mary Curran Hackett
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 336           Page Goal: 1,942/15,000
Miss Minimalist by Francine Jay
Rating: 2/5          Pages: 98             Page Goal: 2,040/15,000
Ashes to Dust by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 360           Page Goal: 2,400/15,000
One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 316           Page Goal: 2,716/15,000

February 2012 (1,326 pages)
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 262           Page Goal: 2,978/15,000
Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 496           Page Goal: 3,474/15,000
Organized Simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 256           Page Goal: 3,730/15,000
Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 355           Page Goal: 4,042/15,000

March 2012 (1,598 pages)
Life from Scratch by Melissa Ford
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 266           Page Goal: 4,308/15,000
The Love of Her Life by Harriet Evans
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 427           Page Goal: 4,735/15,000
Sail by James Patterson
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 414           Page Goal: 5,149/15,000
The Rain Before it Falls by Jonathan Coe
Rating: 2/5          Pages: 240           Page Goal: 5,389/15,000
Colin Preston Rocked and Rolled by Bert Murray
Rating: 2/5          Pages: 251           Page Goal: 5,640/15,000

April 2012  (2,828 pages)

Walking with Grandfather by Joseph M. Marshall III
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 115           Page Goal: 5,755/15,000
Split Second by David Baldacci
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 484           Page Goal: 6,239/15,000
Carry the One by Carol Anshaw
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 269           Page Goal: 6,508/15,000
The Quickie by James Patterson
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 347           Page Goal: 6,855/15,000
The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 326           Page Goal: 7,181/15,000
Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 321           Page Goal: 7,502/15,000
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 167           Page Goal: 7,669/15,000
Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 375           Page Goal: 8,044/15,000
Without Mercy by Lisa Jackson
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 424           Page Goal: 8,468/15,000

May 2012 (876 pages)
The Modern Girl's Guide to Life by Jane Buckingham
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 362           Page Goal: 8,830/15,000
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 514           Page Goal: 9,344/15,000

June 2012 (2,946 pages)

7th Heaven by James Patterson
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 353           Page Goal: 9,697/15,000
Watch Me by Lauren Barnholdt
Rating: 2/5          Pages: 270           Page Goal: 9,967/15,000
The 8th Confession by James Patterson
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 342           Page Goal: 10,309/15,000
Dart by Phil Rustad
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 295           Page Goal: 10,604/15,000
The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 373           Page Goal: 10,977/15,000
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 337           Page Goal: 11,314/15,000
Body Count by P.D. Martin
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 393           Page Goal: 11,707/15,000
Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 546           Page Goal: 12,243/15,000
One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 400           Page Goal: 12,643/15,000

July 2012 (1,186 pages)
Four to Score by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 313           Page Goal: 12,956/15,000
Blaze by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 340           Page Goal: 13,296/15,000
A Girl Named Summer by Julie Garwood
Rating: 2/5          Pages: 176           Page Goal: 13,472/15,000
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 288           Page Goal: 13,760/15,000
Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 382           Page Goal: 14,142/15,000

August 2012 (1,444 pages)
Are you there, Vodka? It's me, Chelsea by Chelsea Handler
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 264           Page Goal: 14,406/15,000
Play Dirty by Sandra Brown
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 404           Page Goal: 14,810/15,000
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 449           Page Goal: 15,259/15,000
The Wedding Girl by Madeline Wickham
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 327           Page Goal: 15,586/15,000

September 2012 (1,004 pages)

High Five by Janet Evanovich
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 317           Page Goal: 15,903/15,000
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 311           Page Goal: 16,214/15,000
Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 376           Page Goal: 16,590/15,000

October 2012 (464 pages)
The Fiction Class by Susan Breen
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 296           Page Goal: 16,886/15,000
My Freshman Year by Rebeckah Nathan
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 168           Page Goal: 17,054/15,000

November 2012 (1,710 pages)
Left to Die by Lisa Jackson
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 496           Page Goal: 17,550/15,000
Chosen to Die by Lisa Jackson
Rating: 5/5          Pages: 460           Page Goal: 18,010/15,000
Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Rating: 2/5          Pages: 448           Page Goal: 18,458/15,000
The Search by John Battelle
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 306           Page Goal: 18,764/15,000

December 2012 (1,040 pages)
Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatshki Houston & James D. Houston
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 203           Page Goal: 18,967/15,000
Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline
Rating: 3/5          Pages: 410           Page Goal: 19,377/15,000
The Murderers' Club by P.D. Martin
Rating: 4/5          Pages: 427           Page Goal: 19,804/15,000

Audiobooks 2012
I do not count audiobooks toward my page goals, but do often review them! Click the link for the audiobook review! :)


You've Been Warned by James Patterson
Sing you Home by Jodi Picoult
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens
Guilty Wives by James Patterson
Calico Joe by John Grisham
Faith by Jennifer Haigh
It by Stephen King
Come Home by Lisa Scottoline
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker