December 2019 Reading Goals



Hello December 

#Goals


 So here is the start, going to try again to get this blog up off the ground.  Fair warning, some posts maybe just be copies of my Goodread reviews and vice versa.  

Going into December I am at 106 books read.  And hoping with the 8 above to finish out the year!    

Before now that largest amount of books I have read in a year was 84.  So we are coming a long way along with that though is a lot of duds.  I am hoping to post some round up blog posts about the year throughout the month.

Lets get to reading. Up first will be Mullumbimby which is by one of Australia's leading Indigenous voices .  And Shrill by Lindy West.  Super excited to dive in and tell you all about them.

Happy Reading! 

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