EOY 2014 Wrap Up

2014 was a pretty good year. I accomplished the goals that I really set out to accomplish. There were a few things that I had hoped would happen in 2014 that didn’t, but they weren’t goals since I define goals as being things I can accomplish. In other words, things I can (somewhat) control. And the things that I wanted to happen but didn’t were really beyond my control.

One of the biggest things I wanted to focus on in 2014 was relaxing. I put so much pressure on myself in 2013 that I realized how much I need to let go of trying to micromanage every aspect of my life. I love having goals and being able to put some focus to my life and each year, but I had to learn that I can’t control it all. So 2014 was all about letting go.

While I didn’t really slip on blogging and I actually didn’t take many blogging breaks, I did feel much more relaxed this year. And that’s really what I want 2015 to be like as well. I still have hope for the things that didn’t happen in 2014 to happen in 2015, but again…it’s beyond my control. I just want to enjoy the ride. I’m not going to recap my goals for 2014 or what I hope to accomplish in 2015 because I already posted about those in my Top Ten Goals for 2015 and the December EOM Wrap Up, but I did want to add some quick links in this post.

EOM Wrap Up Posts for 2014

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February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Blogging Highlights from 2014

Almost every week of 2014 included 3 book reviews. This is up from 2 reviews per week over the previous two years.

Holly and I successfully joint-hosted our first reading challenge, 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge which we have decided to return for 2015.

I participated in the March Take Control of Your TBR Pile Challenge and read 7 books from my TBR pile that month.

Celebrated my 3rd blogoversary.

Stayed scheduled ahead at least a month in advance and at one point almost three months ahead.

Participated in Armchair BEA for the 3rd year in a row.

Started three new features called Series DNF, Cover Doubles, and Discussions Only We Know.

The entire month of October was all about All Things Halloween. (This was the 2nd year I did this feature.)

Participated in the Black Friday Book Bonanza Giveaway Hop and the Best of 2014 Giveaway Hop.

I continued with my Upon Further Review and From the Ashes features, but didn’t have as many this year as last year.

I reviewed 5 movies that were based off books: Vampire Academy, Divergent, The Fault in Our Stars, If I Stay, and Mockingjay Part 1.

Even though listening to audiobooks isn’t exactly new to me, this year I listened to more than ever. Of the 142 books I “read” this year, 22 were audiobooks.

I re-read 7 books this year that I’ve read previously.

And I guess my last really “cool” blog related thing would be “meeting” Claire Wallis and Jen Frederick. (We didn’t actually meet, just had a few brief email/twitter/goodreads exchanges.)

Books I Read in 2014

*These qualify for the 2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge.
While It Lasts (Sea Breeze, # 3) by Abbi Glines
Just for Now (Sea Breeze, # 4) by Abbi Glines
Before We Fall (Beautifully Broken, # 3) by Courtney Cole
The Destiny of Violet & Luke (The Coincidence, # 3) by Jessica Sorensen
Twisted Perfection (Perfection, # 1 /Rosemary Beach, # ?) by Abbi Glines
Takedown Twenty (Stephanie Plum, # 20) by Janet Evanovich
Reason to Breathe (Breathing, # 1) by Rebecca Donovan
The Perfect Game (The Perfect Game, # 1) by J Sterling
*Requiem (Delirium, # 3) by Lauren Oliver
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, # 4) by George R R Martin
Sweet (True Believers, # 2) by Erin McCarthy
*Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy, # 6) by Richelle Mead
Believe (True Believers, # 3) by Erin McCarthy
Panic by Lauren Oliver
The Ever After of Ella & Micha (The Secret, # ?) by Jessica Sorensen
The Vincent Boys (The Vincent Boys, # 1) by Abbi Glines
Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual by Bobbi Brown
Lila & Ethan: Always & Forever (The Secret, # 4.5) by Jessica Sorensen
Four Seconds to Lose (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 3) by KA Tucker (no review)
The Power of a Praying Woman by Stormie Omartian (re-read)
Cress (Lunar Chronicles, # 3) by Marissa Meyer
Saving Quinton (Nova, # 2) by Jessica Sorensen
On the Fence by Kasie West
The Vincent Brothers (The Vincent Boys, # 2) by Abbi Glines (no review)
The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millenium, # 2) by Steig Larsson
Dark Triumph (His Fair Assassin, # 2) by Robin LaFevers
Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter, # 1) by Vi Keeland
Blindness by Ginger Scott
Undeclared (Woodlands, # 1) by Jen Frederick
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, # 1) by Suzanne Collins (re-read)
Unspoken (Woodlands, # 2) by Jen Frederick
Unraveled (Woodlands, # 3) by Jen Frederick
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, # 1) by Tahereh Mafi
The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, # 2) by Michelle Hodkin
Pivot Point (Pivot Point, # 1) by Kasie West
He Belongs with Me by Sarah Darlington
Passion (Fallen, # 3) by Lauren Kate
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
Emma by Jane Austen
Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy, # 1) by Jennifer Estep
Matched (Matched, # 1) by Ally Condie
Red at Night by Katie McGarry
The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian
Push (Push, # 1) by Claire Wallis
Barely Breathing (Breathing, # 2) by Rebecca Donovan
*The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millenium, # 3) by Steig Larsson
Pretty When She Dies (Pretty When She Dies, # 1) by Rhiannon Frater
Promise Me (Finding Forever, # 1) by Barbie Borhman (no review)
Above by Isla Morley
The DUFF by Kody Keplinger
Nash (Marked Men, # 4) by Jay Crownover
*Five Ways to Fall (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 4) by KA Tucker
Revived by Cat Patrick
Easy (Contours of the Heart, # 1) by Tammara Webber
Crossed (Matched, # 2) by Ally Condie
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Nova and Quinton: No Regrets (Nova, # 3) by Jessica Sorensen
Jane's Melody (Jane's Melody, # 2) by Ryan Winfield
Of Poseidon (The Syrena Legacy, # 1) by Anna Banks
I Hunt Killers (Jasper Dent, # 1) by Barry Lyga
Delilah: The Making of Red (Nova, # 2.5) by Jessica Sorensen
Lick (Stage Dive, # 1) by Kylie Scott
Losing Control (Kerr Chronicles, # 1) by Jen Frederick
*City of Heavenly Fire (The Mortal Instruments, # 6) by Cassandra Clare
Tristan: Finding Hope (Nova, # 3.5) by Jessica Sorensen
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, # 1) by Jenny Han
Very Bad Things (Briarcrest Academy, # 1) by Ilsa Madden-Mills
The Immortal Crown (Age of X, # 2) by Richelle Mead
City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, # 2) by Cassandra Clare (re-read)
The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles, # 1) by Mary E Pearson
*Mortal Heart (His Fair Assassin, # 3) by Robin LaFevers
Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
*Breakable (Contours of the Heart, # 2) by Tammara Webber
Left Drowning by Jessica Park (no review)
One Plus One by JoJo Moyes
The Power of a Praying Husband by Stormie Omartian
Something Strange and Deadly (Something Strange & Deadly, # 1) by Susan Dennard
*Shatter (True Believers, # 4) by Erin McCarthy
The Probability of Violet & Luke (The Coincidence, # 4) by Jessica Sorensen
V is for Virgin (V is for Virgin, # 1) by Kelly Oram
*A is for Abstinence (V is for Virgin, # 2) by Kelly Oram
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
*Sinner (Wolves of Mercy Falls, # 4) by Maggie Stiefvater
Mind Games (Mindjack Origins, # 1) by Susan Kaye Quinn
Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes
A Darkness Strange and Lovely (Something Strange & Deadly, # 2) by Susan Dennard
Sometimes It Lasts (Sea Breeze, # 5) by Abbi Glines
Misbehaving (Sea Breeze, # 6) by Abbi Glines
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, # 1) by Ally Carter
Silver Shadows (Bloodlines, # 5) by Richelle Mead
Take Me On (Pushing the Limits, # 4) by Katie McGarry
*Strange and Ever After (Something Strange & Deadly, # 3) by Susan Dennard
Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by Stephanie McAfee
Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
*Taking Control (Kerr Chronicles, # 2) by Jen Frederick
Games (Jasper Dent, # 2) by Barry Lyga
*Blood of My Blood (Jasper Dent, # 3) by Barry Lyga
In Her Wake (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 1.5) by KA Tucker
Of Triton (The Syrena Legacy, # 2) by Anna Banks
Ten Tiny Breaths (Ten Tiny Breaths, # 1) by KA Tucker (re-read)
Driftwood Tides by Gina Holmes
Burying Water (Burying Water, # 1) by KA Tucker
Bad for You (Sea Breeze, # 7) by Abbi Glines (review coming soon)
Play (Stage Dive, # 2) by Kylie Scott (no review)
Hold On Tight (Sea Breeze, # 8) by Abbi Glines (review coming soon)
Rewind to You by Laura Johnston
The Fall by Bethany Griffin
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White
Destroy Me (Shatter Me, # 1.5) by Tahereh Mafi
Unravel Me (Shatter Me, # 2) by Tahereh Mafi
The Fire Art of Pretending (The Fine Art of Pretending, # 1) by Rachel Harris
*Dreams of Gods and Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, # 3) by Laini Taylor
The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, # 2) by Rick Yancey
Jane's Harmony (Jane's Melody, # 2) by Ryan Winfield
Captivating by John & Stasi Eldredge (re-read)
Defiance (Defiance, # 1) by CJ Redwine
The Boys of Summer (Summer, # 1) by CJ Duggan (review coming soon)
An Endless Summer (Summer, # 2) by CJ Duggan (review coming soon)
*Pull (Push, # 2) by Claire Wallis
Believe (True Believers, # 3) by Erin McCarthy (re-read)
Rowdy (Marked Men, # 5) by Jay Crownover (review coming soon)
DNF Lailah (The Styclar Saga, # 1) by Nikki Kelly
Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, # 1) by Katie McGarry (re-read)
No Place to Fall by Jaye Robin Brown
We Were Liars by E Lockhart
Finding Mr. Brightside by Jay Clark (review coming spring 2015)
Play it Safe (Finding Forever, # 2) by Barbie Bohrman (review coming soon)
Undertow (Undertow, # 1) by K R Conway
A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, # 1) by Claudia Gray
Trouble from the Start by Rachel Hawthorne (review coming spring 2015)
Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Boys, # 3) by Maggie Stiefvater
Beautiful Oblivion (The Maddox Boys, # 1) by Jamie McGuire (review coming soon)
Heat of the Moment (Moment of Truth, # 1) by Lauren Barnholdt (review coming spring 2015)
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (review coming soon)
The Charlotte Chronicles (Jackson Boys, # 1) by Jen Frederick
This Shattered World (Starbound, # 2) by Meagan Spooner & Aime Kaufman
Even in Paradise by Chelsey Philpot (review coming soon)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, # 1) by LM Montgomery (review coming soon)
Just One Day (Just One Day, # 1) by Gayle Forman (review coming soon)
*Out of Breath (Breathing, # 3) by Rebecca Donovan (review coming soon)
*Maybe Not (Maybe, # 1.5) by Colleen Hoover (review coming soon)
Breaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits, # 1.5) by Katie McGarry (review coming soon)