I met my goal of reading 100 books for the Goodreads 2017 Reading Challenge! https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/7036070

Now it's time to see how many over I can go. 

Today I picked up for my library love reading challenge a few books from my library: 

• Rival Force
• Death's Rival
• Fair Game
• Midnight Marked
• Summer Knight

Looking back on my first Goodreads Reading Challenge in 2016, I can't help but feel proud of myself.  While a lot of the books were favorites that I re-read, the 30 books I managed to read while balancing school and part-time work proves how much I desperately need the consolation good stories provide.  The three years I have been in college have been consistently rough.  I haven't much enjoyed my experience and have found that escaping reality has been the only way to maintain sanity.  I've often felt alone on my campus, secure only with a book in hand.  I suspect I will feel this way for the rest of my life, but it doesn't sadden me like it used to.  Reading brings me great joy, and I can only hope to impress myself again with the 2017 Reading Challenge.  So far I am five books ahead of my goal, so it's looking good! 

Hopefully I can actually finish this challenge! LOL

PopSugar Reading Challenge 2016

A book of Poetry: El amor, las mujeres y la vida by Mario Benedetti