Goodreads

Do people still read actual books anymore? I’m probably an anomaly, because I still like to go to the local library and lend books (that’s geeky right? I probably shouldn’t have admitted that…). The other thing I like to do is keep track of what I read. Strangely enough, while I like to go and borrow a physical copy of a book, I keep track of them with an app. I use Goodreads, which you can download or sign up to online. 

It allows you to create lists of books you’ve already read, ones you would like to read, and you can even update what you’re currently reading down to the page (I don’t go that far!). What I like about Goodreads is that you can add your friends and see what they’re reading, you can rate a book you’ve read out of 5 stars at the end of it, and you can suggest books for your friends to read. 

My favourite part of the app is that you can set yourself a reading challenge for the year. You just choose how many you’d like to get through (I chose 20), and it keeps a separate list of the books you read as you complete them. 

It even has shows a handy diagram showing the percentage completed (this year it’s added whether or not you’re ahead of schedule – I am!). It might be geeky, but I still get excited when I finish a book and the percentage gets higher! It feels like I’ve accomplished something for myself.

Here’s a few books I’d like to make time to get through this year:

Wild – Cheryl Strayed

Battle for Iwo Jima – Robert Leckie

Love Tanya – Tanya Burr

Wicked Charms – Janet Evanovich

Yes Please – Amy Poehler

Still Alice – Lisa Genova

The Glam Guide – Fleur de Force

What books are you reading right now? Have you got any suggestions that I should push up my list?

Love times infinity,

Justine x