My Goals

It's often hard for me to admit that I have been successful in my ventures. So this page is for me as much as it is for you.

2023 Goals

This year it's time to rest and recharge.

Work Goals


Personal Goals

50 Book Challange (Add my own twist, make this brain candy, and read books that turn your brain off.)

  1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y

    Moon Called - Patricia Briggs takes place in the Tri-cities

  2. A book by an author you read in 2022

    Ugly Love - Colleen Hoover

  3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list

    A science fiction or fantasy novel written by a woman - A Touch of Darkness - Scarlett St. Clair

  4. A book with an interracial relationship

    The Vanishing Half - Brit Bennent (The best book I have read all year.)

  5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover

    Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs

  6. A book where books are important

    Silver Born - Patricia Briggs

  7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title

  8. An author's debut book

    You - Caroline Kepnes

  9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W

    10. Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid - Women's Prize for Fiction

  10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"

    Neon Gods - Katee Robert (A spicy book about a spicy girl)

  11. A book about a person/character with a disability

    Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

  12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies

  13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover

    Silence Fallen - Patricia Briggs

  14. A book with a con, deception, or fake

    Burn Bright - Patricia Briggs

  15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century, possibilities:
    • Set during Mythological Times (Ancient BCE)
    • Set Pre-19th Century (BCE through the 1700s)
    • Set in the 19th Century (1800s)
    • Set in the 20th Century (1900s)
    • Set in the 21st Century (2000s)

      • Tracers in the Dark - Andy Greenberg - A book set in the 21st Century

    • Set Post-21st Century (2100 and Beyond)

  16. A book related to science

    Lessons in Chemistry - Bonnie Garmus

  17. A book related to the arts

    18. If We Were Villains - M. L. Rio

  18. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel

  19. A book by an Asian diaspora author

    20. Dial A for Aunties - Jesse Q. Sutanto

  20. A book with a faceless person on the cover

    21. A Longer Fall - Charlaine Harris

  21. A book with a body of water in the title

    River Marked - Patricia Briggs

  22. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy

    Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs

  23. A book with a tropical setting

  24. A book related to pride

    The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

  25. A book by an author from continental Europe

    The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell

  26. A book that is dark

    You Love Me - Caroline Kepnes

  27. A book that is light

    A Touch of Ruin - Scarlett St. Clair

  28. A book related to a chess piece

    29. The Final Gambit - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

  29. A book found by inputting a favorite author on literature-map<

    The Russian Cage - Charlaine Harris

  30. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature

    The Spare - Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

  31. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923

    Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs

  32. A novella

    Alpha Omega - Patricia Briggs

  33. A book with a school subject in the title

  34. A book that has been translated from another language

    35. Story of O - Pauline Reage

  35. A book with the theme of returning home

    36. Foxglove - Adalyn Grace

  36. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover

    Night Broken - Patricia Briggs

  37. A western

    An Easy Death - Charlaine Harris

  38. A book with a full name in the title

    Jennifer Government

  39. A book from the NPR “Books We Love” lists

    Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros

  40. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter

    Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs

  41. A book that involves a murder

    Smoke Bitten - Patricia Briggs

  42. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal

    John Dies at the End - David Wong

  43. A book whose author has published more than 7 books

    Frost Burned - Patricia Briggs

  44. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe

    A Touch of Malice - Scarlett St. Clair

  45. A book related to a geometric shape

  46. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story

    Fire Touched - Patricia Briggs

  47. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 2023 link to be added soon

  48. No listopia for a second book that fits your favorite prompt

    A book with a con, deception, or fake

    Never Lie - Freida McFadden
  49. A book published in 2023

    Night Angel Nemesis - Brent Weeks

  50. A book with an unusual or surprising title

    The Serpent in Heaven - Charlaine Harris

Other books read

  1. Storm Cursed - Patricia Briggs
  2. Alpha & Omega - Patricia Briggs
  3. Hunting Ground - Patricia Briggs
  4. Fair Game - Patricia Briggs
  5. Wild Sign - Patricia Briggs
  6. Soul Taken - Patricia Briggs
  7. Electric Idol - Katee Robert
    8. Note: This book is 4 out of 10 stars.
  8. That Time I got Drunk and Saved A Demon - Kimberly Lemming
  9. Twisted Love - Ana Huang
  10. Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer
  11. The Way of Shadows - Brent Weeks
  12. Shadow's Edge - Brent Weeks
  13. Girl in Pieces - Kathleen Glasgow
  14. Beyond the Shadows - Brent Weeks
  15. Devine Rivals - Rebecca Ross
  16. Belladonna - Adalyn Grace
  17. The Hawthorne Legacy - Jennifer Lynn Barnes